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SP 2015 RwS Completed Tasks - Spring 2015
20.6 - Crime A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
+20 Task: Crime on main page
+ 5 Combo: 10.4 – Scrabble! (history)
+ 5 Jumbo (688)
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 1055
Also, thanks for the +5, Kate!
10.2 Women's LitThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi - on the Flavorwire's Girl Canon list.
+10 task
no style points as graphic novel
Task Total: 10
Grand total: 340
10.9 – Tried & TrueAgatha Chritie 3.93 average rating 1,584,878 ratings
They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie
task +10
combo +15 (10.4- Baghdad; 20.6 shelved 117 times as crime; 20.9)
total = 25
grand total = 510
20.2 - SeriesJustine by Lawrence Durrell 1st part of the Alexandria Quartet
task +20
combo +15 (10.3 - read by Sam 4/10/2009; 10.4- Justine; 20.9)
canon +10
total= 45
grand total = 555
10.6 - Women's EdFrog Music by Emma Donoghue
Emma Donoghue's bio on goodreads states that she received a PhD
+10 task
+15 combo (10.8 - http://bookbasedbanter.co.uk/thereade... ; 10.9 - 3.91 average · 390,739 ratings ; 20.6 - main book page)
Task total = 25
Points total = 55
20.3 - ParisCabu et Paris by Cabu and Cavanna, François
Cartoonist illustrations of Paris by Camus and texts by Cavanna
+20 task
Task total = 20
Points total = 75
20.2 - SeriesIn the Woods by Tana French
+20 Task
+15 Prize-worthy (Barry Award, Macavity Award, Anthony Award, Edgar Award)
+10 Combo: (10.8 - BOTNS #196, 20.6)
Task total: 45
Grand total: 240
10.8 - Podcast ReadingSous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line by Michael Gibney
+10 Task (BOTNS #273: Fan-tastic Reading)
+10 Not a novel
Task total: 20
Grand Total: 260
Task 15.04 Reading Globally NORTH AMERICA
United States of America
Fits A, B and C
The Probable Future (2003) by Alice Hoffman
+15 Task
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 475 + 15 = 490
20.2 - SeriesNo Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
+20 task (approved here)
+5 Prize-worthy (2014 RITA for Best Historical)
+10 combo
10.1 - Cory Day reviewed Winter 14/15
10.8 - mentioned in Book Riot #29
Task total: 35 points
Grand total: 220 points
20.2 - Series The Demi-Monde: Fall by Rod Rees
+20 Task
+5 Jumbo (554 pages)
Task Total = 25
Points total = 100
I've fallen behind in my challenge - boo....20.8 Spring Break
Bitter Lemons by Lawrence Durrell
+20 task
_______
20
Running total 320 (according to those in the know I had 300 before adding this book).
20.8 CanonicalWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
+20 task
+30 combo (+5 scrabble, +5 womans lit, +5 kate s read
sept2011, +5 zola (1847), +5 guardian, +5
penguin)
____
50
Running total 370
Valerie wrote: "20.8 CanonicalWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
+20 task
+30 combo (+5 scrabble, +5 womans lit, +5 kate s read
sept2011, +5 zola (1847), +5 guardian, +5
..."
+5 Combo 10.8 - http://bookrageous.podbean.com/e/book...
10.8 – Podcast Reading - Cory Day’s Task:Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis
+10 Task: Books on the Nightstand #276: http://booksonthenightstand.com/2014/...
+ 5 Combo: 10.9 Tried and True: Average rating: 4.11 · 241,195 ratings
+10 Not a Novel (non fiction)
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 1080
10.9 – Tried and True - Karen Michele’s Task:At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
+10 Task: Average rating: 4.03 · 960,100 ratings
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 1090
20.4 GuardianThe Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers
Lexile 900
+20 Task
+5 Combo 10.4-wedding)
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 1015
20.5 GerminalRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
20 pt. task
+40 Combo (10.1, 10.2, 10.3 - Liz, 10.4, 10.8 - http://bookbasedbanter.co.uk/thereade..., 10.9, 20.4, 20.9)
+5 award worthy (National book award)
Task total: 65
Grand total: 335
From post 517, Could I please move Annihilation from 10.7 to 20.9? This will give me a total of 345.
I would like to change Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China by Paul French in message 218 from 10.4 scrabble with 20.6 as a combo to 20.6 Crime with 10.4 as a combo which should increase my total by 10 points to a grand total of 320.
10.2 Women's LitDare Me by Megan Abbott
+10 Task (on the Flavorwire list)
+5 Combo (10.8, BOTNS episode 246)
Task Total = 15
Grand Total = 145
15.3 - South AmericaThe Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
+15 task (Colombia - qualifies through A and C)
Task total: 15
Grand Total: 390
20.4 GuardianMaking Money by Terry Pratchett
A Discworld novel
+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.5-2009, 20.2)
+5 prize-Worthy (Locus Award)
Task total: 35
Grand Total: 1065
10.8 Podcast ReadingHild by Nicola Griffith
+10 Task (Episode 41)
+5 Combo (10.5-2014)
+5 prize-Worthy (Washington State Book Award for Fiction 2014)
+5 Jumbo (560 pages)
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 1090
20.8 Spring BreakThis Cold Heaven: Seven Seasons in Greenland by Gretel Ehrlich
+20 task approved by Liz in the Spring Break thread
+10 not a novel nonfiction
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 350
Valerie wrote: "I've fallen behind in my challenge - boo....20.8 Spring Break
Bitter Lemons by Lawrence Durrell
+20 task
_______
20
Running total 320 (according to those in the kn..."
+5 Prizeworthy-Duff Cooper Prize
+10 Not-a-Novel (non fiction)
10.8 title here....The Graveyard Book By Neil Gaiman (lex 820)
The Graveyard Book listed on the Books on the Nightstand book list ( http://booksonthenightstand.com/booki... , pg.2 if it doesn't come up )
+10 task
+20 combo for tried + true, prizeworthy, weird (13x),
Sam read Aug2010
_______
30
Running total 425
Jama wrote: "From post 517, Could I please move Annihilation from 10.7 to 20.9? This will give me a total of 345."Got it.
itpdx wrote: "I would like to change Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China by Paul French in message 218 from 10.4 scrabble ..."No problem.
Ed wrote: "10.9 – Tried & TrueAgatha Chritie 3.93 average rating 1,584,878 ratings
They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie
task +10
combo +15 (10.4- Baghdad; 20.6 shelved 117..."
It appears Victoria Jones is the narrator of this book. Did you mean a combo with 20.9 or a different task?
Ed wrote: "20.2 - SeriesJustine by Lawrence Durrell 1st part of the Alexandria Quartet
task +20
combo +15 (10.3 - read by Sam 4/10/2009; 10.4- Justine; 20.9)
canon +10
total= 45..."
+10 Combo 20.4, 20.8
Joy wrote: "10.8 - Podcast ReadingSous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line by Michael Gibney
+10 Task (BOTNS #273: Fan-tastic Reading)
+10 Not a novel
Task total: 20
Grand Total: 260"
+5 Combo 10.1 Winter
Valerie wrote: "20.8 CanonicalWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
+20 task
+30 combo (+5 scrabble, +5 womans lit, +5 kate s read
sept2011, +5 zola (1847), +5 guardian, +5
..."
+5 Combo 20.5 Germinal
Nevermind
Coralie wrote: "20.4 GuardianThe Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers
Lexile 900
+20 Task
+5 Combo 10.4-wedding)
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 1015"
+5 Combo 20.10
Anika wrote: "10.2 Women's LitDare Me by Megan Abbott
+10 Task (on the Flavorwire list)
+5 Combo (10.8, BOTNS episode 246)
Task Total = 15
Grand Total = 145"
+10 Combo 10.6 and 20.6
From Post 626Coralie wrote: "20.7 Penguin
Manon Lescaut by Antoine François Prévost
+20 Task
+20 Combo (10.1, 10.4-Lescaut, 20.3, 20.4)
Task total: 40
Grand Total: 990"
+10 Canon
From Post 646Valerie wrote: "20.8 Canonical
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
+20 task
+30 combo (+5 scrabble, +5 womans lit, +5 kate s read
sept2011, +5 zola (1847), +5 guardian, +5
..."
+10 Canon
Don (The Book Guy) wrote: "20.1 ZolaSongs of Childhood by Walter de la Mare
+20 Task
+10 Not a Novel
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 400"
+10 Canon
20.6 CrimeA Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly
+20 task (shelved 185 times)
+5 Combo (10.9 Tried and True - 4.06; 785,733)
+5 Prize Worthy - Barry Awards Best Novel 2002
Task total: 30
Grand total: 230
20.6 CrimeTrial by Fury by J.A. Jance
+20 (on genre section)
+5 Combo (10.9 Tried and True - 3.93; 122,344)
Task total: 25
Grand total: 255
Hi Kate, Victoria Jones is the prime character of the book but NOT the narrator. The narrator is the all-knowing omniscient unnamed narrator. Victoria Jones isn't even introduced until the 2nd chapter. So, yes, I meant 20.9 to be a combo for this task.
Kate S wrote: "Ed wrote: "10.9 – Tried & True
Agatha Chritie 3.93 average rating 1,584,878 ratings
They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie
task +10
combo +15 (10.4- Baghdad; 20.6 ..."
Penguin ClassicsHe Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope
+20 Task
+ 5 Combo (20.1)
+20 Jumbo (952 pgs)
Task Total = 45
Grand total = 395
Most of you know what a fan of Trollope I am. It was important to me to be able to post this in honor of the 200th Anniversary of his birth, April 24, 1815.
Task 10.3 – Borrowing from the Mods:Borrowed from Katie S
Next (2006) by Michael Crichton (Hardcover, 431 pages)
+ 10 Task
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 490 + 10 = 500
20.5 GerminalThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Task +20
Style +5 Combo 10.9
Book Total: 25
Grand Total: 265
10.4 ScrabbleDear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher
+10 task (members)
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 400
20.1 ZolaLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
+20 task (pub. 1868)
+35 combo (10.2 - #18 on first list; 10.3 - Liz; 10.9; 20.4; 20.5 - #20 on list; 20.7; 20.10)
+10 canon
Task Total: 65
Grand Total: 465
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