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SP 2015 RwS Completed Tasks - Spring 2015
20.7 Penguin ClassicsThe Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.4, 20.10)
+10 Canon
Task Total = 40
Grand total = 650
10.1 - Rants and RavesThe Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion
+10 task
+10 prize-worthy (UC book of the year; ABIA winner for general fiction)
+20 combo (10.3 - Sam's shelves; 10.4; 10.8 - http://booksonthenightstand.com/2013/... 10.9)
Post total: 40
Grand total: 240
10.4 - Scrabble!Welcome to the Monkey House - Kurt Vonnegut
+10 task
+10 not a novel
Post total: 20
Grand total: 260
20.4 - GuardianThe Third Policeman - Flann O'Brien
+20 task
+10 canon
+15 combo (10.3 - Liz M.'s shelves; 10.7; 20.9)
Post total: 45
Grand total: 305
10.8 - Podcast ReadingYou - Caroline Kepnes
http://booksonthenightstand.com/2014/...
+10 task
Post total: 10
Grand total: 315
Post 972 Anika wrote: "10.5 NebulaDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
+10 Task (finalist in 1969)
+20 Combo
-10.3 (on LizM's read shelf)
-10.7 (shelved 5 times as "weird")
..."
I'm sorry, Anika. This book has a YA Assignment listing at BPL and no lexile. Task, but no style points.
20.6 - CrimeThe Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
+20 task
+15 combo (10.1; 10.8 - http://booksonthenightstand.com/2015/... 10.9)
Post total: 35
Grand total: 370
10.6 Women's EdWhat Happened at Midnight by Courtney Milan (35,273 words - http://www.courtneymilan.com/rambling...)
+10 Task (Milan has a JD)
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 1340
15.10 – Europe – NorwayThe Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
+15 Task (A, B)
Task Total: 15
Reading Globally Completion Bonus: 150
Grand Total: 1505
20.2 - SeriesBroken Harbour by Tana French
+20 task
+15 combos (10.4 – Harbour, 20.6 - Crime, and 10.1 - Tony's review)
+10 prize-worthy
+5 jumbo
Task total: 50
Grand Total: 740
Rebekah wrote: "20.4 GuardianFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
+20 pts - Task
+25 pts - Combo (10.7 -weird, 10.3 - Sam, 10.8 - BOTN, 20.6 -crime,20.9 - nameless)
+ 5 pts - Prize worthy (Or..."
Yes, it was weird (and that's coming from someone who really enjoys books classified as weird!). It took me a long time to grasp exactly what was going on, although I was always suspicious about the blown up apt. I saw the movie when it 1st came out, but have no recollection of it being like the book!
From Post 1000Cory Day wrote: "15.9 – Central America – Mexico
The Mongolian Conspiracy by Rafael Bernal
+15 Task (A, B, C)
+5 Oldies (pub. 1969)
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 1240"
You have already claimed this book in post 970
Sam wrote: "20.4 - GuardianThe Third Policeman - Flann O'Brien
+20 task
+10 canon
+15 combo (10.3 - Liz M.'s shelves; 10.7; 20.9)
Post total: 45
Grand total: 305"
+5 Prize: Tahtivaeltaja Award
From Post 984Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "10.9 Tried and True
Cat O' Nine Tales: And Other Storiesby Jeffrey Archer
3.93 rating average, 328, 632 ratings
Task +10
Style +10 Not A Novel (short stories)
Book Total..."
+5 Combo 10.4: STORIES
From Post 990Jenifer wrote: "Task 20.7 Penguin
Persuasion by Jane Austen
+20 task
Task Total = 20
Grand Total = 365"
+20 Combo (10.1, 20.4, 10.9, 20.10)
+10 Canon
From Post 991itpdx wrote: "10.1 Rants and Raves
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
+10 task-reviewed by Krista 12/19/14
+5 combo 10.9
+5 jumbo
+10 prize worthy (Pulitzer and ALA Alex)..."
+5 Combo 10.8
Sam wrote: "10.4 - Scrabble!Welcome to the Monkey House - Kurt Vonnegut
+10 task
+10 not a novel
Post total: 20
Grand total: 260"
+10 Combo 10.1 and 10.9
15.10 Reading GloballyCaribbean-Barbados
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
+15 task
+150 completion bonus
Grand Total: 650
Kate S wrote: "From Post 1000Cory Day wrote: "15.9 – Central America – Mexico
The Mongolian Conspiracy by Rafael Bernal
+15 Task (A, B, C)
+5 Oldies (pub. 1969)
Task Total: 2..."
Sorry! I didn't add it twice, just posted twice. I DID number it wrong, however, originally. I have the following as my 10 Reading Globally posts, which should still entitle me to the completion bonus:
15.1: She Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (post 80)
15.2: Heat Trap (post 457)
15.3: This Earth, My Brother (post 584)
15.4: Pedagogy of the Oppressed (post 588)
15.5: The Galaxy Game (post 696)
15.6: Last Days of Summer (post 903)
15.7: The Three-Body Problem (post 904)
15.8: Girl Least Likely to Marry (post 932)
15.9: The Mongolian Conspiracy (post 970)
15.10: The Solitaire Mystery (post 1012)
Apologies for the confusion!
Task 10.4 – Scrabble!STATION
Station Eleven (2014) by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 336 pages)
+10 Task
+10 Combo(#10.1 Winter 14/15 Post#0273 ; #10.8 Bookrageous Podcast, Episode 73)
+05 Prize Worthy (Winner: Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Novel (2015))
Task Total: 10 + 10 + 05 = 25
Grand Total: 740 + 25 = 765
20.6 CrimeEarthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood
+20 Task (Crime listed as one of the genres)
+10 Combo (10.4 – Earthly, 10.6 – she is a lawyer)
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 1335
20.8 Spring BreakThe Elephant's Journey by José Saramago
+20 Task (one of the authors listed)
+5 Combo (10.4 – journey)
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 1360
10.2 Women's LitWild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
+10 task
+10 combos 10.4, 10.1 reviewed by Claire 9/10/14
+10 not a novel (memoir)
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 680
20.7 – PenguinThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
+20 Task
+15 Combo (10.3 - Krista, 10.8, 20.4)
+10 Canon
Task total = 45
Points total = 315
10.8 - PodcastA Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
+10 task (Writers and Company 22/2/15)
Task total: 10
RwS total: 570
Reading Globally total: 70
Grand Total: 640
20.6 CrimeImprobable Cause by J.A. Jance
+20 Task (on genre section)
+5 Combo (10.9 Tried and True - 3.93; 122,344)
Task total: 25
Grand total: 300
20.6 CrimeCity of Bones by Michael Connelly
+20 task (shelved 220 times)
+5 Combo (10.9 Tried and True - 4.06; 785,733)
+10 Prize Worthy - Barry Award Best Novel 2003 and Anthony Award Bet Novel 2003
Task total: 35
Grand total: 335
20.6 CrimeA More Perfect Union by J.A. Jance
+20 Task (on genre section)
+5 Combo (10.9 Tried and True - 3.93; 122,344)
Task total: 25
Grand total: 360
20.6 CrimeLost Light by Michael Connelly
+20 task (shelved 179 times)
+5 Combo (10.9 Tried and True - 4.06; 785,733)
+5 Prize Worthy - Falcon Award 2006
Task total: 30
Grand total: 390
20.2 SeriesA Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
+20 Task
+15 Combo (10.3 - Kate S; 10.9; 10.8 - BOTNS #227 - http://booksonthenightstand.com/2013/...)
+10 Prize-worthy (Ignotus; Locus)
+25 Jumbo (1100+ pgs. - 48 hours on audio)
Task total: 70
Grand total: 455
20.2 SeriesWeetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
Lexile: 970
+20 Task
+20 Combo (10.2, 10.4 - Weetzie, 10.7, 10.8 - Smart Bitches #107 - http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/po...
+5 Prize-worthy (Phoenix Award)
Task total: 45
Grand total: 500
20.7 PenguinNew Grub Street by George Gissing
+20 Task
+10 Combo (20.1 - 1891, 20.4)
+10 Canon
Task total: 40
Grand total: 540
10.9 Tried and TrueNight of Cake and Puppets by Laini Taylor
5/27/15: Average rating: 4.11 of with 277,990 ratings
This book has been published in eBook format only. The most popular eBook is 100 pages in length.
This is only shelved as 'Electronic Resource' at BPL so I'm assuming that this will qualify for Combo points. I know you'll let me know if that's incorrect. :-)
+10 Task
+ 5 Combo (10.4 'Puppets')
Task Total = 15
Grand Total = 995
20.2 SeriesPerfecting Fiona by Marion Chesney
(Part of the School for Manners series that was approved on this task's help thread.)
+20 Task
Task Total = 20
Grand Total = 1015
20.4 GuardianThe Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
+20 Task
+25 Combo (10.3 Elizabeth's Read shelf, 10.9 Tried & True (5/27/15 Average rating: 3.91 with 140,153 ratings 5/10/15) 20.1, 20.6, and 20.7)
+15 Style - Canon, and Jumbo (528 pages)
Task Total = 60
Challenge Total = 1,075
With this book, I've read a book for all 30 tasks this season. (Yay!)
+100 RwS Finish
+200 Mega Finish
Grand Total = 1,375
Congratulations on your Mega Finish, Krista!
10.4 ScrabbleHundred, journey
The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais
+10 task
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10
Running total 585
20.6 CrimeThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.2, 20.4)
Task Total = 30
Grand total = 680
Reading Globally15.8 Africa: Nigeria
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
+15 Points
Grand Total: 1480
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Congratulations on your Mega Finish, Krista!"Thanks!
Task 20.6 – CrimeStorm Front (The Dresden Files #1) (2000) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author) (Paperback 322 pages)
+20 Task
+05 Combo (#10.9)
Task Total: 20 + 05 = 25
Grand Total: 765 + 25 = 790
10.2 - Women's LitGet in Trouble by Kelly Link
+10 task (Girl Canon)
+10 combo (10.4 - trouble, 10.8 - Books on the Nightstand #318
+10 NaN (short stories)
Task total: 30 pts
Grand total: 265 pts
10.5 - NebulaAncillary Justice by Ann Leckie
+10 task (Nebula)
+10 combo (10.4 - justice, 10.8 - Bookrageous #66)
+15 prize-worthy (many many prizes)
Task total: 35 pts
Grand total: 300 pts
Cory Day wrote: "Kate S wrote: "From Post 1000Cory Day wrote: "15.9 – Central America – Mexico
The Mongolian Conspiracy by Rafael Bernal
+15 Task (A, B, C)
+5 Oldies (pub. 1969)..."
All cleared up now. Sorry, I should have looked for another few minutes, I would have seen the discrepancy. Congratulations on your RG Finish!
Kätlin wrote: "Woohoo, this was my first ever finish of any challenge or sub-challenge :) "Congratulations on your first challenge finish!
From Post 1037Joanna wrote: "20.7 Penguin
New Grub Street by George Gissing
+20 Task
+10 Combo (20.1 - 1891, 20.4)
+10 Canon
Task total: 40
Grand total: 540"
+5 Jumbo (560 pages in MPE)
From Post 1025Christine wrote: "20.10 canonical
The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead
+20 task
+ 5 combo (20.4)
+10 canon
+ 5 jumbo
Task total = 40
Grand total = 630"
+5 Combo 10.2
From Post 1027Coralie wrote: "20.8 Spring Break
The Elephant's Journey by José Saramago
+20 Task (one of the authors listed)
+5 Combo (10.4 – journey)
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 1360"
+5 Combo 10.9: 3.96 average rating, over 195,000 ratings
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The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
+10 Task
+10 Prize Worthy (DSC; Paris Review)
+30 Combo (10.1, 10.3 - Elizabeth, 10.4, 10.6, 10.8, 10.9)
Task total: 50
Grand Total: 1330