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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Andy P.Task # 25.4 - Sandy's Task: Remembering my Grandparents
Option 1. Read a book with a title (not subtitle) containing a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT Know My Name by Chanel Miller the word is NAME AMENDMENT 357 p.
Option 2. Read a book with a single author, whose initials (all of them) appear in the phrase BATHTUB GIN. Splintered Icon by Bill Napier BATHTUBGIN 384 p.
357 +384 = 741>500 p minimum
Points this post: 25
Total points: 510
Julia103UNCLAIMING
10.5 - Chanel No. 5
Next in Line
This post: -10 points
Total points: 400
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 4
Tasks completed: 24
Books read this season: 33
Julia10310.5 - Chanel No. 5
Victory Conditions (Vatta's War #5)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 410
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 4
Tasks completed: 25
Books read this season: 34
Julia10315.4. "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet"
Book 1: A Share in Death
(DEATH: DEA in Heard TH in Nothin')
Book 2: Next in Line by Jeffrey Archer
(JA in Jazz)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 425
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 4
Tasks completed: 26
Books read this season: 36
Angela IL25.1 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Book Style Challenge
Option 1: Read a book from one of these lists
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo- 2/3
Read Kindle version/ No MMPB/ PB version: Clap When You Land
List: Novels in Verse: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
On Page 1
Option 2: Read a book from this list: Epistolary_Fiction/ https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides- 2/4
On Page 2
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 335
Books Read: 28
Tasks Completed: 21
BB Ticket: 2
NF Ticket: 2
Task 15.10 - They All Look Good to Meread a nominee from different category to my 20.10 choice
The Christie Affair
I read Remarkably Bright Creatures for 20.10 (reported in #1954), which was the Animals category winner.
The Christie Affair was a nominee for the Historical Fiction 1919 - 1939 category
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790 points
7 NF tix
6 GO tix
2 BB tix
Coralie25.6 Gotta Dance
Option 2: Book with an MPG of Music
The Noise of Time
Option 3: Book by an female author who shares a name with one of the instructors – Robin
Fool's Quest by Robin Hobb
Total to date 675 points
Mod
Option 4-
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston / pg 2 of list, 3/4 way down
Option 6-
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys / pg 1 of list #13
Points this post: 30
Total points: 340
ROBIN P25.5 - Tien’s Task: Bubble Tea
Option 1. Pearl Milk Tea with extra topping (pudding)
Book with “pearl” found intact in title or author’s name.
The Pearl
**Claiming 1 GO point, 1st pub 1945
Option3. One or more strawberries or pieces on cover -
Strawberry Yellow
Points this post: 25
Total points: 630
BB:2 GO:6 IAF:4
FLY Task #20.10 - Group Reads
task: Read and participate in the discussion thread
book: Remarkably Bright Creatures
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first paperback here)
how it fits: discussion post
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 16/52
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
It's A Fact tickets: 1
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20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public EnemyOption 2: BUGS MORAN
To commemorate the date of the massacre (14/2/1929), read a book with a page count consisting of 3 of the following digits in any configuration 1, 4, 2, or 9. The numbers 1, 2, and 9 can be used twice.
Band Sinister by KJ Charles
Band Sinister is 249 pages.
IAF tickets general: 1
GO tickets general: 2
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 220
15.5. All That JazzThis Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
page 1
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub. 1920)
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 5
It's a Fact: 8
Season Total: 690
Alexxy15.4. "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet"
Book 1, Option A: Read a book with the word "silent" in the title. The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
Book 2: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in "The Jazz Singer." Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 175
Julia10315.9. I Resolve to Read Lots of Books
On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi
(SO in ReSOlution)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 440
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 4
Tasks completed: 27
Books read this season: 37
5.10 - The Best Things in Life Are FreeBook: Heartstopper: Volume Two
Points this post: 5
Total points: 250
FLY Task #10.1 - BINGO!
task: Read a book with ALL the letters of BINGO in the title
book: Dog with a Bone
(my version is kindle, no MMPB, paperback here)
how it fits: BINGO in doG wIth a BONe
Points this post: 10
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 17/52
Big Book tickets: 4
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
It's A Fact tickets: 1
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CathyG25.4 - Sandy's Task: Remembering my Grandparents
No books with the main page genres childrens, kids, middle grade, etc. can be used. The two books must have a combined page total of at least 500 pages.
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the options you used.
Option 1 - Prohibition
Read a book with a title (not subtitle) containing a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT Dating
The Dating Plan by Sara Desai352pp
Option 2. Bathtub Gin.
Read a book with a single author, whose initials appear in the phrase BATHTUB GIN.
Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews 156pp
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 210/840
Tasks completed: 13/52
Books read: 15
It's a Fact tickets: 2
CathyG20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Winter 2022- 2023 season.
Fiction - Animals
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 230/840
Tasks completed: 14/52
Books read: 16
It's a Fact tickets: 2
CathyG20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Paul's Task: Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store
Read a non-fiction book of 200 or more pages with a word of four or more letters in the title / subtitle that can be made from the letters in Frank Winfield Woolworth REQUIRED: Specify the word. life
This Is Not a Book about Benedict Cumberbatch: The Joy of Loving Something--Anything--Like Your Life Depends on It
Claiming one It's a Fact ticket
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 250/840
Tasks completed: 15/52
Books read: 17
It's a Fact tickets: 3
Amy B5.9 - WGY TV
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title that can be made from the letters in SCHENECTADY. You may use letters as often as they appear.
REQUIRED: State the word.
Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet (Case)
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 380 Points
Amy B30.1 - Katrisa's Task: The Sandman
This is a two book task. Choose 2 different options. The combined page total should be at least 500 pages.
REQUIRED: State the options you used when you post.
1. The Author - Read a book by Neil Gaiman. For this task co-authored books or anthologies are acceptable as long as Neil Gaiman is listed
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (370 pgs)
2. The Endless - The 7 Endless are: Destiny, Death, Dream, Destruction, Desire, Despair, and Delirium/Delight.
Read a book with one of the names of the Endless found in the TITLE.
Death Is Hard Work by خالد خليفة (Khalid Kalifa) (192 pgs)
This Task: 30 Points
To Date: 410 Points
Readerboard Name: Librarianish15.5
Read a book from this list: Jazz Age Books.
I read Passing (page 3 of list).
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Points this post: 15
Points to date: 470/840
Books read: 39/75
BB: 5
GO: 1
IF: 7
5.1 - Votes For WomenRead a book by a female author.
https://www.wanjikuwangugi.com/
Seasons in Hippoland by Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 190
Mod
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this list of books shelved as Psychology
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and Art of Battling Giants
This is currently #53, at the top of page 2 of the list
This is a NON-FICTION book so I claim an "It's a Fact" ticket
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 280 + 10 = 290
Total Tasks Completed: 19
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Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 10 + 1 = 11
5.8 - And The Winner Is... Read a book that has WON an award.
Nebula Award for Best Novella (2020), Locus Award for Best Novella (2021), World Fantasy Award for Best Novella (2021)
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 195
Vicki Willis50.1 - Out With the Old, In With the New
Book 1 : Word NEW in book title
The New Husband
376 pages
Book 2: Published in 2023
All the Dangerous Things
326 pages
Book 3: Author's Initials in cLEan slate
Saved Lorhainne Eckhart (L.E) 184 pages
376 + 326 + 184 = 886 total pages (more than 750 pages)
50 points this post
165 points total
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lucy- Bookworm's Task: FOXLEASE 1) Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in “FOXLEASE”.
foxLeAse
The Hurting Kind: Poems by Ada Limon
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 215
10.10 - The Latin LoverRomance listed on the main page
Reminders of Him
This post: 10
Total for challenge: 175
MEGSCL25.3 - Cat's Task: In the Twenties
BOTH BOOKS ARE NEW TO ME
Option 1 - Behold the Dreamers - from https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/th...
Option 3 - Dragon's Time (Pern #22)
TOTAL - 450
MEGSCL20.1 Most Improved - ForestGardenGal's Task: So Much to Read...So Little Time
Option A - P4 - Hogfather
TOTAL - 485
Delicious Dee5.9 - WGY TV
Acts of Violet - ACTS can be found in SCHENECTADY
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 315
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 1
Its Just a Fact: 3
Chris MD UNCLAIM
10.4 Wonder Drug
Read a book with a word in the title of at least 4 letters that can be made using the letters in Penicillium notatum.
A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong
Total points reduced to 280
Chris MD 5.2 Guilty
Book from Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
This book is currently on the first page at #71.
I read the Kindle edition but linked to the top MMP.
This book was first published in 1928. Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket.
Total points: 285
Chris MD 5.3 April Showers
Book published in April or May of any year
A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong
This book was published in May 2022.
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 352 pages.
Total points: 290
Chris MD 5.7 The Everest of Swimming
a book set 50% or more in either the United Kingdom
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
The book is set entirely in London.
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no MMP. The top paperback has 400 pages.
Total points: 295
Chris MD 10.4 Wonder Drug
Read a book with a word in the title of at least 4 letters that can be made using the letters in Penicillium notatum.
Plum Island by Nelson DeMille
All the letters in PLUM as in PenciLliUM
I listened to the audio version of this book. The MMP has 640 pages.
Claiming one Big Book ticket
Total points: 305
Chris MD 10.5 Chanel #5
Read a book that is #5 in a series.
A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie
This book is #5 in the Miss Marple series.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The MMP has 288 pages.
This book was first published in 1950. Claiming one Golden Oldie ticket
Total points: 315
Chris MD 15.9 I Resolve to Read a Lot of Books
Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found sequentially in NEWYEARSRESOLUTION.
Normal People by Sally Rooney
yearSResol
I listened to the audio version of this book. The MMP has 332 pages.
Total points: 330
Chris MD 20.2 Little Loves
Option 1: Author's first and last initials in OILMAN.
MURDER ON HOGTOWN CREEK: A North Florida Mystery by M.D. Adams
Total points: 350
Chris MD 25.6 Gotta Dance
Option 2: Read a book with a MPG of Music or a book from this list: Best Books About Dance.
Shiva's Fire by Suzanne Fisher Staples
Currently #58 on the first page
This book has 276 pages.
Option 3: Author shares a name with Robin Davies, Johanna Llanos, Catherine (Cathy) Castro, Johana O’Neill and Susan Ortiz
Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall
Author matches with Susan Ortiz.
This book has 308 pages.
276 + 308 = 584
Total points: 375
Kathy KS20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy
Option 2: read a book with a page count consisting of 3 of the following digits in any configuration 1, 4, 2, or 9.
Hammerlocke: A Mystery Introducing John Locke by Jack Barnao
Pages include 1, 4, 2 (214)
I read a large print book; hb-214 p. (no mmpb or pb)
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 240
Tasks completed: 13/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Chris MD 25.8 The Chinese Zodiac
I chose the year of the horse (2014, 2002, 1990).
Option 1: Read a book published in the year of that animal.
Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey by Adrienne Dillard
This book was first published in 2014.
I read the Kindle edition but linked to the paperback.
Option 2: Read a book with your animal on the cover.
by Charles ToddTotal points: 400
Readerboard Name: Librarianish10.7
Read a book by an AUTHOR on this list A Book By A Woman of Color.
I read Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler (Butler appears on page 1, with Kindred).
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Points this post: 10
Points to date: 480/840
Books read: 40/75
BB: 5
GO: 1
IF: 7
JUKKA20.4 - Golden Oldies - XBM's Task: Remembering my parents
Option 3: Book with the letters BINGO in the author's name.
The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore. The mass market paperback clocks in at 912 pages, so claiming Big Books for those.
Total Points: 105/840
Total Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 8/54
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 1
25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?Book A, option 3, author's initials in ESTONIA: Anna: The Biography by Amy Odell
paperback edition Anna: The Biography 464 pages
Book B, option 1, set in Chicago: Windy City Blues by Renée Rosen 480 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 640
trishhartuk20.10 Group Reads
Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby van Pelt
My comments are in message #32 of the discussion thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 465
Tasks Completed: 29
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
It’s a Fact Tickets: 5
Task 15.5 - All That Jazzon p9 of Jazz Age list
Her Royal Spyness
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805 points
7 NF tix
6 GO tix
2 BB tix
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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word: time
Books read: 22
Point Total: 250/840
Tasks Total: 19/52