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FALL CHALLENGE 2023
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OceaneMontanea5.10 - As Easy as Falling off a Log
A book of my choice
Páradais
Points for this task: 10
Total for this challenge: 120
Nick KY10.2 Audrey Hepburn I read The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin, with the word “Children’s“ in the title,
from the title of the Audrey Hepburn film “The Children’s Hour.”
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 710
Nick KY20.1 Rockynook’s Ph.D.
I read Three Plays by Ugo Betti.
Opt. 1. Letters in the word PLAYS in “doctorAte of PhiLoSophY.”
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 730
30.2 - Cat's Task: Books of the Autumn MonthsI'm using the month of OCTOBER.
Option 1, book 1, all the letters of OCTOBER found in the title: Congratulations, the Best is Over! by R. Eric Thomas
Option 1, book 2, author's first and last initials in OCTOBER: The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
Points this post: 30
Total points: 525
Sarah E15.4 I Spy Fall Pie
Option 2
Apple Strudel Alibi
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Apple Strudel Alibi - 318 pages
Total Points: 95
20.3 - Best Review - Michelle in Alaska’s Task: Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Alaska anymore.This is a ONE book task. Your book must have a minimum of 250 pages. The book has 368 pages.
Choose ONE of the choices below.
Required: State which option you choose when you post: OPTION 1
Rather, for this task, read a book by a single author whose first and last initials match 2 of the 3 initials of my new favorite author: “SJM”. Initials can occur in any order; however, you may only use letters as often as they appear.
I read De laatste sneeuw by Stina Jackson. Initials SJ are within SJM.
Points for this task: 20
Total points : 370+20=390/950
Tasks completed: 19/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 10
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 2
Nick KY50.1 Angela IL's Task: Sort by...
Read three books, each from different options. The three books must total at least 750 pages.
All books must have been added to your TBR before October 20th 2023 to count for this challenge.
Option 1: Read the book that has been on your TBR the longest or the shortest. Sort by Date Added. (The Newest must have been added before Oct 20, 2023)
Opt. 1. Newest on the TBR: I read The North Water by Ian McGuire
Required: State date added to your TBR list: Oct. 18, 2023 -- 255 pp.
Option 2: Read the book that has the lowest rating on your TBR or the highest. Sort by Avg Rating.
Required: State the rating at time of reading. Opt. 2. I read the lowest rated on my TBR (of books that have been rated) -- 2.29,
Horrid Mysteries by Carl Grosse – 434 pp.
Option 5: Read a book that starts with an A or starts with a Z. Sort by Title. Ignore A, The, or An. Keep in mind it will also sort books you have already read so scroll until you get an unread book (or do a reread if you desire) and you may also get a number title, which you can chose instead.
I read a title that begins with “Z” on my TBR -- Zen Shiatsu: How to Harmonize Yin and Yang for Better Health by Shizuto Masunaga– 176 pp
Total pp = 865 > required 750
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 780
Sarah E15.9 Space Exploration
Aurora Rising
I listened to an audio, top paperback - no MMP - is Aurora erwacht
Set at least 50% on various spaceships and space stations. This review indicates the spaceship setting - '...this story about the misfit crew of a spaceship...'.
Total Points: 110
MaryPDX10.2 Audrey Hepburn
The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
Word: Seven
Audrey Hepburn Film: Dutch in Seven Lessons
This Task:
BB: 0
IF: 0
GO: 0
Books: 1
Points: 10
Totals:
BB: 2
IF: 3
GO: 1
Tasks: 17
Books: 21
Points: 330
]Andy P.Task # 30.2 - Cat's Task: Books of the Autumn Months
Option 1.
Book 1: ALL the letters of your chosen month can be found in the title of your book
Broomsticks and Board Games by Amy McNulty
Book 2: The author of your book has first and last initials found in your chosen month.
All Fall Down by Tom Bale
OCToBER
Points this post: 30
Total points: 525
Julia10310.4 - America's Cup
Sharpe's Trafalgar
(For most of the book the main character is on a ship returning from India to England. In the last 25% or so he is involved in the naval battle of Trafalgar.)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 445
BB: 1
GO: 7
NF: 2
Tasks completed: 26
Books completed: 34
25.3 - Jen B's Task: Grease (Is the Word)Option 4: Read a book with a word from this list of words with multiple meanings in the title.
I used the word LIGHT
Claire of the Sea Light
Option 5: Read a book with a word in the title of four or more letters that matches a word in one of the song titles.
I used the word BEAUTY from the song Beauty School Drop Out
I istened to an audio version of While Beauty Slept
New Points: 25
Total Challenge Points: 165
BB: 3
GO: 1
IaF: 1
Amy B20.2 - Rookie at the Top - MaryPDX’s Task: Open to Interpretation
Choose 1 book from either option below:
Required: State the option.
Option 1: Read a book with a MPG tag of Romance, History, Business or War.
DMZ Colony by Don Mee Choi (History)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 440 Points
ROBIN P25.1 Andy P's Task; Eat Your Words
2 words combine to make a third as per task - 500 p
FAR eats THE to get FATHER
I used THE and FATHER
THE in subtitle -Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic - 376 p
**Claiming 1 IAF pt, nonfiction
FATHER in title - The Incredulity of Father Brown - 198 p, claiming 1 GO pt, orig published 1923
Total pages - 574
Points this post: 25
Total points: 540
BB:4 GO:4 IAF:8
Task 20.10 - Group ReadsThe Witches of Moonshyne Manor
comment: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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800 points
BB (8)
GO (6)
NF (7)
Mod
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TessaVanessaChallenge 10.1 Singing in the Rain
by Rainbow RowellPoints this post: 10
Total points: 285
Task completed: 19
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.3 Rock ‘N’ Roll is born
Option 1:
Book 1: Misadventures in Blue by Sierra Simone
BLUE suede shoes
Book 2: Face the Music by Lesley Choyce
Points this post: 15
Total points: 300
Task completed: 20
Mod
Option 3: Read a book with MPG Halloween
Hex and the City
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 210 + 20 = 230
Total Tasks Completed: 15
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 7
Jen K5.1 – For the Horde!
Winter Pasture: One Woman's Journey with China's Kazakh Herders
Set over 50% in China
****Requesting 1 IAF ticket for non-fiction****
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 405
Big Books: 2
IAF: 1
Task 25.1 - “Eat Your Words”500+ pages
hungry word: KING
eats: NIGHT
new word: KNIGHTING (the act of ennobling some one, esp in British court: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dict...)
book 1: Witch King
432 pages
book 2: Untold Night and Day
192 pages
432+192>500pages
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825 points
BB (8)
GO (6)
NF (7)
Jen K25.8 Tien’s Task: Pokémon Go
Book 1: Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez
pokEMon
****Requesting 1 BB ticket@588 pages****
Book 2: Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
Type of Pokemon Used: Fire
****Requesting 1 IAF ticket for non-fiction****
*****
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 430
Big Books: 3
IAF: 2
Jen K20.1 - Most Improved: Rockynook's Task: Earning a Ph.D.
Option B) The Nix by Nathan Hill
teacHiNg
****Requesting 1 BB ticket @640 pages****
*****
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 450
Big Books: 4
IAF: 2
ROBIN P10.5 Calendar changes -day of week in title
Un dimanche à Ville-d’Avray - Dimanche is French for Sunday, English edition is A Sunday in Ville-d'Avray
Points this post: 10
Total points: 550
BB:4 GO:4 IAF:8
Theresa10.5 - Calendar Changes
Tuesday Mooney Talks To Ghosts by Kate Racculia
Tuesday
Points this post - 10
Total points - 50
Theresa10.7 - Guinness
by Kate AtkinsonTineye
77.2% - #525151 - Grey
4.4% - #0f0c05 - Black
4.1% - #f7f6f6 - White
3.8% - #a5a3a3 - Grey
3.6% - #616349 - Grey
2.0% - #7a0d1a - Red
1.8% - #350d0b - Brown
1.7% - #865d5d - Violet
1.4% - #631419 - Red
Points this post - 10
Total points - 60
Erica H.Task 10.9 - Fahrenheit 451
Read a book that is number 4, number 5 or number 1 in a series
The Apothecary by Maile Meloy is the first book in The Apothecary series
This is a children's book with an IL of MG+.
Points for this task: 10
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 9
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
NF tickets: 2
Readerboard Name Jammin JennyFall 2023 SRC
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - KSMary's Task: Season of Change
To celebrate, we will be going to a NFL game to see our favorite team, the Kansas City Chiefs and our favorite college team throughout the season. **Go Chiefs!!
Option 1 – 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas - MC is a reluctant attorney
Points this post: 20
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
It's a Fact Tickets: 0
Total Points: 245
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
It's a Fact Tickets: 6
MaryPDX15.1 Golden Age of Television
Book 1: Audrey Hepburn
The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger
Book 2: Why Not Me?
Mindy Kaling
****1 IF****
This Task:
BB: 0
IF: 1
GO: 0
Books: 2
Points: 15
Totals:
BB: 2
IF: 4
GO: 1
Tasks: 18
Books: 23
Points: 345
Inge15.5 It’s a Barbie World
read a book that is at leas 59% pink
82.7 %#fe13a4Pink
4.0 %#f23a82Pink
2.9 %#aa1776Violet
2.5 %#f1775eOrange
2.1 %#f9dd26Yellow
1.9 %#f39a4bOrange
1.7 %#f05c6ePink
1.4 %#f6b939Orange
0.7 %#641345Violet
point this post: 15
total points: 220
Inge199015.1 Golden Age of Television
book 1: famous name
The Bookseller's Secret
Name Gable from Clark Gable
book 2: book featuring a movie/tv celebrity
Vallen
point this post: 15
Total points: 235
30.1 - JennRenee's Task: Board Gaming in the Fall!Option 2:
Read a book off this list Books About Books
A Discovery of Witches - Page 1
Option 3:
Read a book that is part of series.
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
Total Points: 105
Amy B15.3 Rock ‘N’ Roll is born
Option 1. Read one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with a word of at least 3 letters from a song title from Elvis’ first released record.
Word must match exactly except for Darling may be used instead of Darlin'
https://genius.com/albums/Elvis-presl...
REQUIRED: State the word
Love from Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill (I Love You Because)
Book 2: Read a book with an authors initials can be found in ROCK N ROLL
All initials must be used.
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 455 Points
Amy B5.9 – How to Save a Language
Read a book with a word of 4 or more letters in the title found in ONE MILLION WELSH SPEAKERS. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Required: state the word.
Girlfriend on Mars by Deborah Willis (Mars)
This Task: 5 Points
To Date: 460 Points
Kai20.8 Nickels and Dimes - Julia103's Task - Loose Change
Read a book in which a denomination of coin is found in the title (subtitles excluded).
A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey
Shilling - former currency in United Kingdom
New Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 11
Total Points: 165
Jen K15.6 Classic Horror VS New Horror
The Ballad of Black Tom
Blog: Scary Reading Recommendations Based on Classic Horror Novels
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 465
Big Books: 4
IAF: 2
Jen K15.4 I Spy Fall Pie
Options 2: The Cherry Robbers - 432 pages
Word: Cherry
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 480
Big Books: 4
IAF: 2
Jen K15.3 Rock ‘N’ Roll is born
Option 2: A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter
Word: Woman - song I Got a Woman
RoCk
***Requesting 1 IAF ticket for non-fiction****
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 495
Big Books: 4
IAF: 3
Jen K5.3 - Hot off the Press
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Published 1848
****Requesting 1 BB ticket @576 pages***
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 500
Big Books: 5
IAF: 3
EMurphy25.7 MegSCL's Task: It's Called Autumn!
Option 1: Term in the title/subtitle from the list of differences between American and British English The Mad, Mad Murders of Marigold Way by Raymond Benson
*American mad vs. British angry
Option 2: Word in the title/subtitle that is spelled differently in the two languages using one of the rules listed The Defense by Steve Cavanaugh
*American -ense vs. British -ence
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 290
Books Read: 21
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 4
Tasks Completed: 11
Jasmiina F20.6 - It's A Fact - EmilyGraceR's Task: In Pursuit of Trivia:
Option 2: Read a book whose authors first and last initials can be found in the word TRIVIAL PURSUIT:
Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Kristina Marie5.10 - As Easy as Falling off a Log
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Golden Frog Games by Claribel A. Ortega
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 384 pages.
AR BookFinder Information: IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13.0
Points this post: 5
Total points: 495
Kristina Marie20.5 - Bigger is Better - Insiyah's Task: Pre-Loved
Read a book that has 3 and 5 in the page count. The book must be new to you.
Required: State the book is new to you.
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Audiobook. The MMPB has 352 pages.
This book was new to me and has a 3 and 5 in the 352 page count.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 515
Kristina Marie25.7 - MegSCL's Task: It's Called Autumn!!
Book 1: Read a book with a term in the title or subtitle from this list of differences between American and British English. https://www.thoughtco.com/american-en... in the table on this page.
Required: state the term.
Death of a Dustman by M.C. Beaton
Audiobook. The MMPB has 226 pages.
The term is dustman and can be found in Death of a Dustman.
Book 2: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that is spelled differently in the two languages using one of the rules below.
Required: state the word and rule used.
Tiger Honor by Yoon Ha Lee
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The Tiger Honor has 272 pages.
AR BookFinder Information: IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11.0
The rules used is "-our (British) vs. -or (American)" and the word is honor and can be found in Tiger Honor.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 540
5.1 – For the Horde!A book set in Poland: The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin
Points this post: 5
Total points: 530
Kristina Marie25.2 - Delicious Dee's Task: The Big Bang Theory
For this task you will pick one of the THREE options.
No Children’s Books or Graphic Novels allowed.
Required: State the options chosen.
Option 2
Pick TWO different options from the following shelves and read a book from the first 5 pages of each shelf. One of your books MUST be Non-Fiction:
Astrophysics (for Raj) - Astrophysics Books https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Audiobook. The MMPB has 240 pages.
This book can be found on the first page of the list.
Actress (for Penny) Actress Books https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Required: State the shelves you used and the page number the book was located on.
Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones
E-book. There is no MMPB or paperback version. The hardcover has 288 pages.
This book can be found on the 4th page of the list.
Both books are non-fiction.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 565
Kristina Marie15.6 Classic Horror VS New Horror
Read a book that appears in one of these blog posts.
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2...
REQUIRED: State the Blog
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Audiobook. The MMPB has 480 pages.
This book can be found on the Scary Reading Recommendations Based on Classic Horror Novels list.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 580
Kristina Marie20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - KSMary's Task: Season of Change
The genres of children, sequential art and graphic novels/comics are not allowed for this task.
Choose one of the following options.
Required: State the option.
Option 1 – Read a book with a main character who is a military service member, a veteran. . .
Required: If the character's occupation is not clear from the GR book description, provide a reference.
Countdown to Midnight by Dale Brown
Audiobook. The MMPB has 512 pages.
The main character, Nick Flynn, is a former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 600
Kristina Marie15.8 It’s A Suburban life
Read a book from the list https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
REQUIRED: state the page.
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 355 pages.
This book is on page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 615
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25.7 MegSLC's It's Called Autumn
Book 1. I read Dead Men's Trousers by Irvine Welsh Pants = Trousers
Book 2. I read Twilight of American Sanity: A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump by Allen Frances. Analyses AND Analyzes.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 700