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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
5.7 - The Everest of SwimmingSet in the UK: The No-Show by Beth O'Leary
Points this post: 5
Total points: 710
5.10 - The Best Things in Life Are FreeBook of choice: Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
Points this post: 5
Total points: 715
trishhartuk5.10 The Best Things in Life Are Free
Every Trick In The Book, Liz Hedgecock
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 490
Tasks Completed: 32
Golden Oldie Tickets: 5
It’s a Fact Tickets: 6
Angela IL20.9 - 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”.
Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout-2/17
Read via Kindle/ No MMPB/ Paperback attached Anything Is Possible
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 500
Books Read: 39
Tasks Completed: 28
BB Ticket: 3
NF Ticket: 6
15.3 - From A to Ztitle begins with the letter A AND author of which contains the letter Z
PB: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
**516 pages - claiming 1 BB ticket**
I listened to the audiobook: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
Total points: 450 + 15 = 465
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 4
Kim O10.7 - Black Venus Read a book by an AUTHOR on this list A Book By A Woman of Color
Kindred (found on page 1)
Points this task: 10
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Totals:
Points: 85
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 4
Delicious Dee15.1. Pick your century!
Book A - A book first published in 1820 - 1829 - The Last Day of a Condemned Man - first published 1829, 1 golden oldies ticket
Book B - A book first published in 1920 - 1929 - A Passage to India - first published 1924; 1 golden oldies ticket
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 385
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 3
Its Just a Fact: 5
MAZZA15.3 - April Showers
Read a book FIRST published in April or May of any year.
Thrown first published May 2022
points this post = 5
points to date = 570
MAZZA15.5 - Herald Square
Read a book with a main page genre of Holiday or an individual seasonal holiday genre that occurs from December to January, such as "Christmas"
Moonlight on the Thames
MPG Christmas
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 575
MAZZA1 REMOVAL OF BOOK CLAIMED FOR
5.7 - The Everest of Swimming
Read a book set 50% or more in either the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) or France.
Please can i take Tooth and Nail from this task
this will leave my current total at 570 Points
MAZZA115.4. "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet"
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills the requirements of Book 1 and Book 2 of option 1.
Tooth and Nail
1B. 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!"
WORD USED - TOOTH
Book 2:
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in "The Jazz Singer."
Ian Rankin
POINTS THIS POST = 15
Points to date = 585
MAZZA120.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy
Option 2: BUGS MORAN
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.
The Best of Me Pages 292
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 605
MAZZA120.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Julia103's Task: Marching for Women's Suffrage!
Option A: Read a book with MPG Feminism, Womens, Social Movements, or Social Justice.
Uncontrollable Women: Radicals, Reformers and Revolutionaries
approved here in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
This book is Non fiction and I am claiming 1 IAF ticket
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 625
IAF tickets this post = 1
IAF tickets to date = 5
MAZZA125.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?
Book A
Option 3 - Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found in ESTONIA,
I read an ARC of this book via Netgalley
Lady MacBethad Isabelle Schuler
This is HB editionLady MacBethad 368 pages
Book B
Option 3 Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found in CHICAGO
The After Wife Cass Hunter 357 pages
368+357 = 725 pages exceeding page requirement
points this post = 25
Points to date = 650
MAZZA130.2 - Teri-k's Task: Happy Birthday, Grandkids!
There is a minimum of 600 pages total for this task.
Option 1. December
Read a book where all the letters in ANIME are found in the title only, not including subtitle.
The Last Camel Died at Noon 448 pages
Option 3. February
Read a book that is part of a series AND has an MPG Humor.
Lion in the Valley 360 pages
approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
448 + 360 = 808 pages exceeding requirement
points this post = 30
Points to date = 680
30.1 The Sandman2) Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard
398 pages
4) From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
The word "from" is in the first verse.
256 pages
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 330
Lisa MD✅ 25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?
Book A
Option 2 -ESTONIA, or LATVIA or BELGIUM can be found in the title
☑️🎄A Wish for Winter by Viola Shipman
416 pages
ESTONIA found in Title: A wISh fOr wiNTEr
Book B
Option 3 -Author's initials found in CHICAGO
☑️🎄It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover
336 pages
416 + 336 = 752 >600 pages
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 550/840
Total Books Read: 42
Tasks Completed: 32/52
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 4
Non Fiction Tickets: 10
Readerboard Name: Priya20.1 Most Improved - ForestGardenGal's Task: So Much to Read...So Little Time
Option A - Read a book from this list: Best Philosophical Literature
From page 1 of the list
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 23
Readerboard Name: PriyaTask 20.6 - It's a Fact - CynBaxter's Task: The Right to Vote!
Option 2: Choose a non-fiction book with an MPG of one of the following: History, Feminism, Politics, Womens, Social Movements
MPG Feminism
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Points this post: 20
Total points: 320
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 24
ROBIN P30.1 Katrisa's Task: The Sandman
2 options - 500+ pages
Option 2 - book with one of the names of the Endless found in the title - Death and the Chapman - word is DEATH - 362 pages
Option 3. Adaptations - book with an MPG of Retellings
Demon Copperhead - 546 pages
**claiming 1 BB point**
Total pages 908
Points this post: 30
Total points: 775
BB:4 GO:7 IAF:6
Task 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.
Word: MEANT
MEANT = pENicilliuM noTAtum
Honestly, We Meant Well (2019) by Grant Ginder (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover 308 pages)
195 + 10 = 205
Tasks Completed: 12
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 195 + 10 = 205
Books read: 17
Pages read: 5,049
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 01
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Reader name: Marie-Anne*** Reposting ***
Task 25.8: The Chinese zodiac
Zodiac animal: horse, calender years 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014
Option 1: Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde was first published in 2002.
Option 2: The Shaman's Bones by James Doss has a horse on the cover.
*** Totals may be off as I have another task to repost.
Totals: 25
Books: 2
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 305
Books: 21
Tasks: 18
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
Reader name: Marie-Anne*** Reposting: Number of pages now included on GR main page ***
Task 20.9: Foxlease- Option 1: Murder at Farrington Hall by Ann Sutton. AUthor initials AS can be found in foxleASe.
Totals: 20
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 230
Books: 15
Tasks: 15
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
babbling c5.4 - Hooray For Hollywood
Read a book or book series that was made into a TV show or movie.
REQUIRED: If the TV show/movie is not mentioned on the book's main page, provide a reference to indicate how the book fits the task when you post.
The Duke and I - audible The Duke and I - mass market paperback pg 384 by Julia Quinn
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8740790/...
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
NONFICTION : 0
Total This Season
Points:180/840
Completed Tasks: 13/52
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 4,883
Books read this season: 14
Delicious Dee15.6. King Tut
The Secret of the Stones - the premise of the story is the solving of an archelological mystery in GA - the main character works for the IAA - the International Archaeological Agency
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 400
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 3
Its Just a Fact: 5
babbling c5.8 - And The Winner Is...
1927 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which will create the Academy Awards, is founded in the United States.
Read a book that has WON an award. The award must be listed in the GR metadata.
Shades of Treason - kindle Shades of Treason paperback pgs. 288 by Sandy Williams
Literary awards SFR Galaxy Award for Best Love Story With a Twist (2017)
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
NONFICTION : 0
Total This Season
Points:185/840
Completed Tasks: 14/52
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 5,171
Books read this season: 15
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5.1 - Votes For Women
1920 - The 19th amendment was ratified legally guaranteeing American women the right to vote. Read a book by a female author.
The Bookshop of Forgotten Dreams - kindle The Bookshop of Forgotten Dreams - paperback pg. 343 by Emily Blaine
THIS POST
Points: -5
Completed Tasks: 1
NONFICTION : 0
Total This Season
Points:180/840
Completed Tasks: 13/52
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 4,828
Books read this season: 14
babbling c10.8 - Well, I'll Be Dammed!
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these U.S. states: Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, California.
Required: REQUIRED: If the setting is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, state the setting and provide a reference.
Make It Sweet - audible Sweet Enemy - paperback 496 by Kristen Callihan
from the description "...Rosemont, a gorgeous estate in California promising rest and relaxation."
THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
NONFICTION : 0
Total This Season
Points:190/840
Completed Tasks: 14/52
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 5,324
Books read this season: 15
MEGSCL20.3 - 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. A Few Right Thinking Men
TOTAL - 605
babbling c5.3 - April Showers
1922 - The most popular song in 1922 was Al Jolson's "April Showers".
Though April showers may come your way
They bring the flowers that bloom in May
Read a book FIRST published in April or May of any year.
The Road Trip -audible Rumbo a ti - mass market paperback pg. 496 by Beth O'Leary
First published April 17, 2021
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
NONFICTION : 0
Total This Season
Points:195/840
Completed Tasks: 15/52
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 5,820
Books read this season: 16
babbling c5.7 - The Everest of Swimming
Read a book set 50% or more in either the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) or France.
REQUIRED: If the setting is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, provide a reference.
The Bookshop of Forgotten Dreams - kindle The Bookshop of Forgotten Dreams - paperback pg. 343 by Emily Blaine
France: " I now understood that he wouldn’t change his ways for me. On the contrary, the distance between Paris and Chateaurenard was going to make things even easier for him."
Blaine, Emily. The Bookshop of Forgotten Dreams: A page-turning opposites attract romantic comedy! (p. 265). HarperCollins Publishers. Kindle Edition.
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
NONFICTION : 0
Total This Season
Points:200/840
Completed Tasks: 16/52
NONFICTION : 1
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Pages read this season: 6,163
Books read this season: 16
Julia10310.1 - BINGO!
No Turning Back: Two Nuns' Battle with the Vatican Over Women's Right to Choose
(B in Back, ING in Turning, O in No)
This is non-fiction, so claiming one It's A Fact ticket
This post: 10 points, 1 NF
Total points: 550
BB: 3
GO: 2
NF: 6
Tasks completed: 32
Books read this season: 45
LAUREN JODI10.4. - Wonder Drug
The Plot and the Pendulum by Jenn McKinlay
Word: Plot
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 550/840
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldies Ticket: 6
It's A Fact Ticket: 3
Total Books Read: 44
Total Tasks Completed: 34/52
Delicious Dee5.6 - Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 405
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 3
Readerboard name - DaireI'd like to remove my submission for 20.9 (Author initials in Foxlease) - Flawless by Elsie Silver
So my totals should now be:
Points this post: -20
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 14
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
IAF /tickets: 1
Readerboard name - Daire25.4 -
Option 2 - author initials in "bathtub gin"
What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
Option 3 - set at least 50% in New York
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers
Points this post: 25
Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 16
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
IAF /tickets: 1
Readerboard name - Daire25.8 - Chineses Zodiac
Animal of choice - Ox
Option 2 - Animal on the cover
Flawless by Elsie SilverOption 3 - Qualities of character in GR description
Ox qualities - diligent, dependable, strong, determined
In GR description: "successful and powerful"
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
Points this post: 25
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 18
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
IAF /tickets: 1
20.3 Detective FictionOpt 2 whole numbered mystery series that takes place between 1919-1939
Pardonable Lies- set in 1939 See Post 3 Help Thread
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 325
20.4 Remembering My ParentsOpt 2 - set in Scandanavian country - set in Sweden
Us Against You
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 345
20.7 Women's SuffrageOpt C - set 50% in WY or TN
The Atomic City Girls
Set in Oak Ridge, TN
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 365
ROBIN P5.5 Herald Square
Book w MPG Holiday or a Dec/Jan holiday
A Yuletide Kiss - read ebook, linked mmpb
Points this post: 5
Total points: 780
BB:4 GO:7 IAF:6
25.3 In the TwentiesOpt 1 - Found on vogue List
Exit West
Option 3: read a book that is in the 20s of a series (#20 - #29)
Hardcore Twenty-Four (Stephanie Plum #24)
Both books are new to me.
Points: 25
Total/challenge: 390
Sarah E20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Becky's Task: Little Loves
Option 1: Author initials in OILMAN
Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert
Total Points: 230
Lisa MD10.3 - Freudian Slip
Shelved on Psychology List - Page 1
☑️🎄Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
303 pages
Listened to audiobook. Linked to PB. No MMPB
I claim a NF ticket
🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️🎄☃️❤️
COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 560/840
Total Books Read: 43
Tasks Completed: 33/52
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 4
Non Fiction Tickets: 11
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25.8 - MegSCL's Task: The Chinese Zodiac
Animal: Tiger -- Year 2022
Option 1
Read a book published in your animal's year.
Book: Nightwork
Completed: 1/15/23
Pub: 5/4/22
Option 2
Read a book with your animal on the cover.
Book:
Completed: 2/16/23
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 415
Tasks Completed: 26