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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Cindy FTask 5.4 Hooray For Hollywood
Book series made into TV series
21st Birthday by James Patterson
Link to TV Series Women's Murder Club https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0955353/
Points this post:5
Total points:5
Books read:1
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:0
Non-Fiction:0
Tasks completed:1
Cindy FTask 5.1 Votes For Women
Book by female author
Catacombs by Mary Anna Evans
Points this post:5
Total points:10
Books read:2
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:0
Non-fiction:0
Tasks completed:2
Cindy FTask 10.6 It Girl
Book with GIRL in title
The Last Girl by Jane Casey
Points this post:10
Total points:20
Books read:3
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:0
Non-fiction:0
Tasks completed:3
Amy B25.8 - MegSCL's Task: The Chinese Zodiac
For this task choose one animal and complete two of the following tasks using the same animal.
REQUIRED: State the animal and the options that you are using. SNAKE
Option 1
Read a book published in your animal's year. (Note that the lunar years don't align perfectly with calendar years, but ignore the month a book was published and read any book published in the animal's year according to the link above.)
2013 - The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
Option 2
Read a book with your animal on the cover. A few variations are allowed:
REQUIRED: post the cover
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 270 Points
Cindy FTask 10.10 The Latin Lover
MPG Romance
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory 518 pages
Claim 1 BB ticket
Points this post:10
Total points:30
Books read:4
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:1
Non-fiction:0
Tasks completed:4
Cindy FTask 15.2 Endings and Beginnings
A: Most recently published book in a series
22 Seconds by James Patterson
B: First book in a series
Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon
Points this post:15
Total points:45
Books read:6
Golden Oldies:0
Big books:1
Non-fiction:0
Tasks completed:5
Cindy FTask 15.5 All That Jazz
Book from list Jazz Age Books
From page 1 on list The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters 564 pages
Claim 1 BB ticket
Points this post:15
Total points:60
Books read:7
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:2
Non-fiction:0
Tasks completed:6
Cindy FTask 20.7 Marching For Women's Suffrage!
Sequential Art MPG may be used
Option A: MPG Feminism The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Renée Nault
Points this post:20
Total points:80
Boooks read:8
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:2
Non-Fiction:0
Tasks completed:7
Cindy FTask 25.4 Remembering My Grandparents
Combined pages >500
Option 1: Word in title from EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT (eight)
The Eight by Katherine Neville
598 pages
Option 3: Book set in New York state Liberty Falling by Nevada Barr
Claim 1 BB Ticket for Option 1 book
Points this post:25
Total points:105
Books read:10
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:3
Non-fiction:0
Tasks completed:8
trishhartuk10.3 Freudian Slip
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this list of books shelved as Psychology.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Mark Manson (Page 1, #20ish)
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB (Portuguese): here (224pg); Top PB (English): here (212pg)
It’s a Fact – Nonfiction, Self Help, Psychology
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
It’s a Fact: 1 – This book has nonfiction, self-help and psychology as front page tags
Total Points: 325
Tasks Completed: 23
Golden Oldie Tickets: 4
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Lisa MD15.9. I Resolve to Read Lots of Books
Author's first and last initials (LU) found sequentially in NEWYEARSRESO LU TION.
🎄Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger
by Lisa Unger400 pages
🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 270/840
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 17/52
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Non Fiction Tickets: 4
CYNBAXTER
Task: 5.2 - Guilty
Task Description: Read a book from this banned book list: Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
Book: The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Link: Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books, pg 1
**This is a Big Book (561 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket(s)
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 165 points
NF tickets this post: 0
Total NF tickets to date: 2
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 1
Golden Oldie tickets this post: 0
Total "GOLDIE" tickets to date: 0
DOM25.3 - Cat's Task: In the Twenties
I chose Options 1 and 3 for this task.
Both the books I read are new to me
Option 1: read a book from one of these lists of books you "should" read in your twenties:
A Room with a View
This book is first on the Penguin Random House '30 books to read before you're 30' list - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/th....
Option 3: read a book that is in the 20s of a series (#20 - #29).
Murder in Williamstown
This book is #22 in the Phyrne Fisher series and is listed in the grayscale series information above the title
I claim one golden oldie ticket for A Room with a View, which was first published in 1908
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 440
Books Read: 30
Golden Oldies: 4
It's a Fact: 2
Big Books: 2
Andy P,Task # 20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction
Option 2: Read a whole-numbered book from a mystery series and that takes place between 1919 and 1939.
An Irish Hostage by Charles Todd
This is #12 and according to the info in the task description books 10-14 will work
Points this post: 20
Total points: 355
Mod
Mai25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?
Book A: Option 3 - Author's initials found in LATVIA
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
416 pages
Book B: Option 3 - Author's initials found in CHICAGO
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
297 pages
The total page number is more than 601
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 18
NF Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
25.6 - Amy FL’s task – Gotta DanceOption 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in ZUMBA found in any combination of the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
The Coffeehouse by Naguib Mahfouz 145 pages
All letters of ZUMBA found in authors name
Option 2:Read a book by a single female author who shares a name with one of my instructors.
I used the name Susan
I listened to an audio version ofAngelfall MMPB edition is Angelfall - Tome 1: Penryn et la fin du monde by Susan Ee 368 pages
145+368=513 pages
New Points: 25
Total Points: 205
IaF: 3
Shiraloo20.10 - Group Reads
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
REQUIRED: Post #25 in the group reads thread
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Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 170
Total Tickets:
GO: 0
BB: 0
NF: 2
Jasmiina F15.4. "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet":
Option 2:
1.B: Read a book with a title word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in the phrase, "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet!"
2: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in "The Jazz Singer."
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys.
Word: Wide
Points this post: 15
Total points: 80
Golden Oldies this post:
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BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Jasmiina F5.1 - Votes For Women:
Read a book by a female author:
I Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer.
My one book with 80-99 pages for a 5 point task.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 85
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
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BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Readerboard Name: Priya30.1 - Katrisa's Task: The Sandman
Option 1: Read a book by Neil Gaiman. For this task co-authored books or anthologies are acceptable as long as Neil Gaiman is listed.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Option 6: Read a book with an MPG of Mythology.
Colel by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
The combined page total should be at least 500 pages.
491 pages (option 1) + 324 pages (option 6) = 815 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 18
10.3 - Freudian Slip List: Psychology - PAGE 1
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
First published in 1946 for 1 Golden Oldie Point.
Task Points: 10
Total Points: 705
BB Points:
GO Points: 19
NF Points: 2
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lucy- Bookworm's Task: FOXLEASE 1) First and last initials in “FOXLEASE”.
A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 725
BB Points:
GO Points: 19
NF Points: 2
Kai25.6 Amy FL’s task – Gotta Dance
OPTION 1
Read a book with ALL of the letters in ZUMBA found in any combination of the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
The Autumn of the Patriarch by Gabriel García Márquez
gABriel garcia MarqUeZ
255 pages
OPTION 2
Read a book with a MPG of Music.
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
345 pages
New Points: 25
Total Points: 230
Tasks Completed: 12
Readerboard Name: Librarianish5.2 Guilty
Read a book from banned books list.
I read A People's History of the United States (pbk)
This title appears on Page 2 of the list.
Claiming 1 IF ticket for this nonfiction title.
Claiming 1 BB ticket for this 729 page edition.
❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️
Points this post: 5
Points to date: 380/840
Books read: 232/75
BB: 5
GO: 1
IF: 7
Mai30.2 - Teri-k's Task: Happy Birthday, Grandkids!
Option 1. December
Read a book where all the letters in ANIME are found in the title
Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation by Kevin Roose
272 pages
*Claim 1 NF Ticket*
Option 3. February
Read a book that is part of a series AND has an MPG Humor.
Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne
336 pages
In total: 608 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 210
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 20
NF Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 2
trishhartuk10.1 BINGO!
ALL the letters of BINGO in the title and/or subtitle.
The Ancient Egyptian Book Of The Dead (192pg)
B, O in BOok; I, N, G in eGyptIaN
First published date is stated as -1550 on my read books shelf (which seems plausible), or 1551 in the book page
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: 1 – First published date is stated as -1550 on my read books shelf, or 1551 in the book page
Total Points: 335
Tasks Completed: 24
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
LAUREN JODI10.7 - Black Venus
The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan
Page #2 in the list
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 340/840
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies Ticket: 6
It's A Fact Ticket: 3
Total Books Read: 27
Total Tasks Completed: 23/52
Andy P.Task # 15.7. Here's Mickey!
Read a book with a 2 word title, where both words begin with the same letter.
Double Double: A Dual Memoir of Alcoholism by Martha Grimes
Points this post: 15
Total points: 370
Pat20.4 ~ Remembering my parents
Choose one book from the following options.
Required ~ Specify the option you used.
Option 3: Read a book with ALL of the letters in BINGO found in the author’s name.
People of the Book by Geraldine BrooksRead ~ 1.24.23
Pages ~ 372
Relevance ~ (G)erald(I)(N)e (B)r(O)oks
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Points this Task ~ 20
Total Points ~ 345
Total Books ~ 27
Total Pages ~ 10,639
15.5 list: Jazz Age Books To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
page 1 of the list
Books read: 17
Point Total:180/840
Tasks Total: 15/52
DOM15.1. Pick your century!
Read 2 books, from 2 different options:
I chose Options C and D
C. A book first published in 1820 - 1829
The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo
This book was first published in 1829
D. A book first published in 1920 - 1929
The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This book was first published in 1922
I claim two Golden Oldie Tickets for these books
Points this Task: 15
Total points: 455
Books Read: 32
Golden Oldies: 6
It's a Fact: 2
Big Books: 2
Christine V10.6 - It Girl
The Last Girl
Points this post: 10
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 2
CHANDNI5.4 - Hooray For Hollywood
Read a book or book series that was made into a TV show or movie.
Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0956038/
Points this post: 5
Total points: 670
Coralie15.1 Pick your century!
Option C. book published 1820- 1829
Armance published 1827
Option D book published 1920 – 1929
Billy Budd, Sailor published 1924
Total to date 475 points
Coralie15.2 Endings and Beginnings
A. most recently published book in series
Into the Riverlands
B. First whole numbered book in a series
Vita Nostra
Total to date 490 points
ROBIN P30.3 Robin(Saturndoo)'s Task: The Importance of December 7th
Option 4: Book from list of Epistolary Novels
Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love - found on p 1 of list
Option 6: book from list of WWII Historic Fiction
Requiem for a Wren - found on p 6 of list
Points this post: 30
Total points: 500
BB:2 GO:5 IAF:4
25.2 - Nick KY's Task: Playing DoublesBook 1.
Read a book with a title of two words. Each word must begin with a letter from the phrase “TWO DOUBLES.”
Subtle Blood by Kj Charles
Subtle Blood is 290 pages
Book 2.
Read a book first published in a year from this list of years with exactly two twos:1922, 2002, 2012, 2020.
The Sugared Game by KJ Charles
The Sugared Game is 288 pages long, and was published 2020.
IAF tickets general: 1
GO tickets general: 2
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 195
Amy B20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Julia103's Task: Marching for Women's Suffrage!
To celebrate this victory do one of the following options:
Option A: Read a book with MPG Feminism, Womens, Social Movements, or Social Justice. These can be stand-alone or embedded. Variations on these MPGs cannot be used.
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo (Feminism)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 290 Points
15.2. Endings and BeginningsA. Celebrate the end of the year by reading the most recently published book in a series or a book that includes the word FINAL or LAST in its title.
Book: Crush the King
How it fits: final book in the trilogy "The Crown of Shards" (3 primary works)
B. Celebrate the beginning of the year by reading the first whole numbered book in a series or a book that includes the word FIRST or ONE in its title.
Book: A Ferry of Bones & Gold
How it fits: #1 in the Soulbound Series (7 primary works)
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 372 pages.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 205
15.4. "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet"Read a book with a title word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in the phrase, "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet!"
&
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in "The Jazz Singer."
Book: One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
How it fits: "window" can be made from "WaIt a miNute, Wait a minute, yOu ain't hearD nothin' yet" & author initials R, G appear in "the jazz sinGeR"
Points this post: 15
Total points: 220
Readerboard name: List_addict20.9: Moderator’s Pet
Option 1: An author’s initials in FOXLEASE
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
Points this challenge: 20
15.7 2 word title, both words begin with same letter. Telling Tales by Ann Cleeves
Books read: 18
Point Total:195/840
Tasks Total: 16/52
Task 10.2 - Bee's KneesRead a short book, one less than or equal to 200 pages.
The Dolphins of Altair (1967) by Margaret St. Clair (Paperback 188 pages)
85 + 10 = 95
Tasks Completed: 06
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 85 + 10 = 95
Books read: 08
Pages read: 2,195
Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
5.3 April ShowersRead a book FIRST published in April or May of any year.
Scotland with a Stranger by Ninya
Non-fiction memoir. Does this qualify for IT'S A FACT ticket?
Points: 5
Season Points: 5
IAF Ticket: 1, if approved
5.4 Hooray for HollywoodRead a book or book series that was made into a TV show or movie.
Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
Found on IMDB. Made in 1951, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on book by Patricia Highsmith
Golden Oldie - First published 1950
Points: 5
Season Points: 10
IAF: 1
GO: 1
5.5 Herald SquareRead a book with a main page genre of Holiday or an individual seasonal holiday genre that occurs from December to January, such as "Christmas"
The Trouble with Turkeys by Kathi Daley
Points: 5
Season Points: 15
IAF: 1
GO: 1
5.7 The Everest of SwimmingRead a book set 50% or more in either the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) or France.
The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds by Alexander McCall Smith
Set in Edinburgh, Scotland
Points: 5
Season Points: 20
IAF: 1
GO: 1
5.8 And The Winner Is...Read a book that has WON an award. The award must be listed in the GR metadata.
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
GR Choice Award Winner of Best Graphic Novels and Comics (2019), VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Award for Youth Honor (2019), Whippoorwill Award (2020)
Points: 5
Season Points: 25
IAF: 1
GO: 1
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15.10. They All Look Good to Me
Playing with Myself - For the Group Read, I read Remarkably Bright Creatures, reported completion in post 1647; Claiming 1 Its a Fact Ticket for non-fiction(memoir)
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 240
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 1
Its Just a Fact: 3