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FALL CHALLENGE 2023
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Nick KY25.1 - Andy P.’s Task: “Eat Your Words”
Pick a word and eat another word to create a new word
Read two books, each of which has a title and/or subtitle that matches a different word selected from the three in your creative endeavor
Must be +500 pages
chosen word Pain
eaten word Lad
New word Paladin
used words Pain and Paladin for my two books
Book 1 read Regarding the Pain of Others 117 pages
book 2 I read Paladin of Souls by Bujold, Lois McMaster (2005) Mass Market Paperback 470 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 845
Nick KY25.5 Lois’ Hear Here!
Book 1 uses the word “Hire.” This Gun for Hire by Graham Greene.
Book 2 uses the word “Higher.” Higher: The Lore, Legends, and Legacy of Cannabis by Dan Michaels.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 870
JEN B25.10 - RedSycamore's Task: It's My Party!
I used Option 4 for both books
Option 4: Keep in the Halloween spirit by reading a book with MPG Paranormal
Weyward by Emilia Hart (MPG Paranormal)
AND
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (MPG Paranormal)
TOTAL POINTS: 170
Mai20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Terri FL's Task - ChatGPT
Option D: read a book where AI is a key theme.
Neom by Lavie Tidhar
256 pages
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 400
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 33
NF Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.9 How to Save a Language
Finding Elmo by Monique Polak
WORD=Elmo
Points this post: 5
Total points: 380
Task completed: 26
Bookwrm526Task #10.1 - Singing in the Rain
Read a book with an umbrella on the cover. The umbrella must be a full sized one (not a cocktail umbrella!). I read Timeless by Gail Carriger (umbrella approved in posts 16 & 17 of help thread.
Total points so far: 625
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.3 Jen B's Task: Grease (Is the Word)
Option 1:
by Barbara DunlopOption 3: The Breakdown by B.A. Paris
Used: TBIRDS
Points this post: 25
Total points: 405
Task completed: 27
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.7 MegSCL's Task: It's Called Autumn!
Book 1: Early Autumn by Robert B. Parker
Autumn=Fall
Book 2: Desire or Defense by Leah Brunner
Rule used: -ence (British) vs. -ense (American) eg. defence vs. defense
Points this post: 25
Total points: 430
Task completed: 28
trishhartuk15.10 Fall Back
Read a book first published in September, October, or November 2022
Hell and Back, Craig Johnson
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (352pg)
First published 6 September 2022
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 500
Tasks Completed: 30
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Task 30.3 - Mazza1's Task: Going StatesideOPTION 1 - Illinois IL
Book 1 - a) A book whose author initials are also the state's abbreviation
Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews
Date Read: 10/11/23
Book 2 - b) A book whose author's initials reverse the state's abbreviation
The Prince of Darkness by Lee Isserow
Date Read: 19/09/23
410 points
6GO
30.5 - Nick KY's Task: True ChillsOpt. 1. Read a biography, autobiography, or memoir. The book must be nonfiction (NOT a biographical novel)
No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison by Behrouz Boochani
416 pages
Opt. 4. Truly Cold. Read a book with the word “Cold” or the word “Frozen” in the title/subtitle.
in COLD blood (D.I. Isabel Blood #1) by Jane Bettany
384 pages
Total pages read: 800
Total this Post: 30
Season Total: 615
ROBIN P20.1 Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Earning a PhD
Option 2 - author initials in TEACHING AND LEARNING
High Rising - Angela Thirkell
**Claiming 1 GO point, 1st pub 1933
Points this post: 20
Total points: 670
BB:5 GO:6 IAF:8
ROBIN P25.10 RedSycamore's Task: It's My Party
Option 1 - Title has 2 or more words of 4+ ltrs starting w same ltr
The Penguin Pool Murder
Option 2 - 5-star author per task creator
The Currents of Space - Isaac Asimov is on the list provided
Points this post: 25
Total points: 695
BB:5 GO:6 IAF:8
PegW25.8 Tien’s Task: Pokémon Go
Option 1:
Book 1: A book where authors first and last initials can be found in “Pokémon Go”
I read Grief is the Thing with Feathers / On Grief and Grieving / Mindset / The Art of Happiness 10th Anniversary Edition by Max Porter
Book 2: Read a book with a type* of Pokémon in the title (no subtitle).
I read Catarina the Wise and Other Wondrous Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales using the word Fairy
Points this post: 25
Total points: 215
GO tickets: 2
BB tickets: 1
IF tickets: 2
Mai25.4 - Kristina Simon's task: Sailing Abaco
Option 2: Book first published in 2000
The Truth by Terry Pratchett
Option 4: letters of ABACO found in the title and author
Intergalactic Exterminators, Inc by Ash Bishop
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 425
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 35
NF Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
10.1 - Singing in the Rain Umbrella on the cover: Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson
Points this post: 10
Total points: 540
15.1 Golden Age of TelevisionBook 1, author shares a name with Susan Hayward: Only Mine by Susan Mallery
Book 2, a book featuring a movie or television celebrity: Forever Young: A Memoir by Hayley Mills
Points this post: 15
Total points: 555
Task 25.10 - It's My Party!Option 1: In honor of Dear Dead Days, read a book with a title that contains at least two words of four or more letters. All of the 4+ letter words must begin with the same first letter. Subtitles are excluded from the requirement.
The 4+ letter words: Free, Fatal
Fat Free and Fatal (A Savannah Reid Mystery #12) (2007) by G.A. McKevett (female) (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover 291 pages)
Option 4: Keep in the Halloween spirit by reading a book with MPG Paranormal, Horror, Suspense, or Thriller.
MPG HORROR
Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow (2021) by Christina Henry (Goodreads Author) (Paperback 302 pages)
200 + 25 = 225
Tasks Completed: 12
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 200 + 25 = 225
Books read: 17
Pages read: 4,835
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 13
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
MEGSCL25.2 - Delicious Dee's Task: The Big Bang Theory
Option 2
Microbiology (for Bernadette) - Microbiology Books page 1
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
++nonfiction It’s a Fact
Actress (for Penny) Actress Books page 1
I'm Glad My Mom Died
++nonfiction It’s a Fact
TOTAL
555 points
5 IAF ticket
1 Golden Oldie ticket
3 big book ticket
MEGSCL25.10 - RedSycamore's Task: It's My Party!
Option 2
Saga, Volume 10 by Brian K. Vaughan
Option 4
56 Days
TOTAL
580 points
5 IAF ticket
1 Golden Oldie ticket
3 big book ticket
Deborah20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - KSMary's Task: Season of Change
2) Written in Red
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 225
Books Read: 17
Tasks Done: 12
15.5 It’s a Barbie WorldA cover that is at least 59% pink: The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland
69% pink
Points this post: 15
Total points: 570
5.10 - As Easy as Falling off a LogRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 165
20.1 - Most Improved: Rockynook's Task: Earning a Ph.D. B) Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are found in TEACHING AND LEARNING.
lEaRning
Shutter by Ramona Emerson
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 185
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - MaryPDX’s Task: Open to InterpretationOption 1: Read a book with a MPG tag of Romance, History, Business or War.
Romance (approved in help thread)
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 205
20.3 - Best Review - Michelle in Alaska’s Task: Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Alaska anymore.250 Pages: 479 pages
OPTION 1: NEW OBSESSION.
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 (e.g., MS, JM, MJ, but not MM).
The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 225
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Terri FL's Task - ChatGPTOption B: I live in Florida so am in the middle of hurricane season. I told this to ChatGPT, and this was its prompt – Read a book with cover art that includes any of these weather phenomena, storms, or natural disasters: rain, tidal wave, tornado, snow, or stormy skies (lightning or dark clouds).
250 Pages: 371p
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel CañasTask Total: 20
Season Total: 245
Kristina Marie15.1 Golden Age of Television
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of these famous movie/television stars listed below. The names may be found in any position, but must match exactly.
James Stewart, John Wayne , Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, James Dean, Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, Kirk Douglas, Shirley McClaine, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren, Natalie Wood, Doris Day, Lucille Ball, Susan Hayward
REQUIRED:State the Name
The Quiet at the End of the World by Lauren James
Lauren James shares the name James with James Dean.
Book 2 : Read a book featuring a movie or television celebrity
REQUIRED: If the information is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, provide a reference.
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember by Lauren Graham
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 208 pages.
Lauren Graham is an actress and most known for her starring role in Gilmore Girls and talks about herself in this memoir.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 635
Kristina Marie30.2 - Cat's Task: Books of the Autumn Months
Choose an option.
Required: Indicate the option and month you are using.
Option 1: TWO book task OCTOBER
Pick one of the months within this season (i.e. September, October, November) and read one book for each of the tasks below. There is no page minimum for the two book option.
Book 1: ALL the letters of your chosen month can be found in the title of your book (ignore subtitles).
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 368 pages.
October can be The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
Book 2: The author of your book has first and last initials found in your chosen month. Letters may only be used as often as they appear
Upgrade by Blake Crouch
Audiobook. There is no MMPB. The paperback has 349 pages.
Black Crouch's first and last initials can be found in October.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 665
Kristina Marie15.2 State of Induction
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in a coastal setting.
REQUIRED: If the information is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, provide a reference.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Audiobook. The MMPB has 368 pages.
This book takes place at least 50% along the west coast of the US.
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in wooded, forest , or jungle territory.
REQUIRED: If the information is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, provide a reference.
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Audiobook. The MMPB has 277 pages.
This book takes place at least 50% in the jungles of India.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 680
trishhartuk25.6 Robin P's Task: Four and More
Book 1 – At least one word of exactly 4 letters in the title.
One Word Kill, Mark Lawrence
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (197pg)
The word is Kill
Book 2 – One word of 5 or more letters in the title which contains the 4 letters in your first title.
Killer Chardonnay, Kate Lansing
Read the kindle edition. PB: here (293pg)
The word is Killer
Kill to Killer okayed in Help Thread message #6: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 525
Tasks Completed: 31
It’s a Fact Tickets: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Nick KY20.9 Terry FL’s ChatGPT
I read Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms by Hannah Fry.
Opt. D. AI is the theme of the book. From the GR blurb, “When it comes to artificial intelligence, we either hear of a paradise on earth or of our imminent extinction. It’s time we stand face-to-digital-face with the true powers and limitations of the algorithms that already automate important decisions in healthcare, transportation, crime, and commerce.”
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 890
Kathy KS25.6 - Robin P's Task: Four and More
Book 1 – at least one word of exactly 4 letters in the title (not subtitle).
Pay Dirt Road by Samantha Jayne Allen
Word: ROAD
I listened to an ARC version of the audiobook; pb-320 p. (no mmpb)
Book 2 – There is one word of 5 or more letters in the title (not subtitle) which contains the 4 letters in your first title.
Researching Your Irish Ancestors at Home and Abroad by David R. Elliott
Word: abROAD
I read as an ebook; pb-224 p. (no mmpb)
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 440
Tasks completed: 21/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 4
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
25.10 - RedSycamore's Task: It's My Party!Option 1: read a book with a title that contains at least two words of four or more letters. All of the 4+ letter words must begin with the same first letter. Subtitles are excluded from the requirement.
Sharp Shooter (Tara Sharp #1) by Marianne Delacourt
Option 4: Keep in the Halloween spirit by reading a book with MPG Paranormal, Horror, Suspense, or Thriller
Violins and Vampires (Vampires of the Daemonverse #1) by Cee Bee
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 640
Christine V5.3 - Hot off the Press
The Island of Dr. Moreau
This book was first published in 1896. ***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket***
Points this post: 5
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
It's A Fact: 0
Christine V30.2 - Cat's Task: Books of the Autumn Months
Option 1 - Chosen month is October
Book 1: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
Book 2: Mind of My Mind by Octavia E. Butler
Points this post: 30
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 11
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
It's A Fact: 0
Nick KY20.4 Paula S’s Autumn in Sweden Opt. 2. I read The Mesmerist by Barbara Ewing, lit candle on cover.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 910
Nick KY20.5 Insiyah’s Pre-Loved. Read a book with 3 and 5 in page enumeration. I read Sefira by John Langan, 352 pp.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 930
Nick KY20.7 KSMary’s Season of Change
Opt. 2. “Gray” in author’s name. I read Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus by John Gray.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 950
Erica H.Task 15.7 - Pink and Blue
Read a book where all the letters from PINK and BLUE can be found in title/subtitle/series name/author name
The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch by Jacqueline Firkins
thE PredIctaBLe heartbreaKs of imogeN finch by jacqUeline firkins
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 11
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 0
NF tickets: 2
Kathy KS25.5 - Lois' Task: Hear! Here!
choose a set of homophones and read two books, each with one of your chosen homophones in the title.
Homophones used: TO, TOO
Book 1- Every Three Hours: A Mother’s Story of Raising a Child with Chronic Illnesses from Car Seat to Career by Janet Malcolm Hayles
Word: TO
I read as an ebook; pb-274 p. (no mmpb)
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
Book 2- His Burial Too by Catherine Aird
Word: TOO
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb-196 p.
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 465
Tasks completed: 22/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 4
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 5
Inge199020.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - KSMary's Task: Season of Change
option 2: read a book with red, gold, purple, gray, white, black or silver in the title, subtitle, series name or author’s name
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
point this post: 20
Total points: 270
MaryPDX50.1 Angela IL's Task: Sort by...
*** 1 IF ticket and 1 GO ticket ***
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)
The Grapes of Wrath longest on TBR added Jan 13, 2021. (GO ticket)
479 pgs
Option 2: Read the book that has the lowest rating on your TBR or the highest. Sort by Avg Rating.
The Happiest Man on Earth
Average Rating: 4.63 highest rated on my TBR (IF ticket)
208 pgs
(In my opinion everyone on the planet should read this book!)
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.
All Systems Red
152 pgs
Total page count: 839
This Task:
BB: 0
IF: 1
GO: 1
Books: 3
Points: 50
Totals:
BB: 2
IF: 5
GO: 2
Tasks: 20
Books: 28
Points: 425
Inge199025.3 - Jen B's Task: Grease (Is the Word)
option 1: romance with 2 people on the cover
option 2:
list 1 (Books Set in High School (686 books))
page 5 book 451
point this post: 25
Total points: 295
Amy B25.1 - Andy P.’s Task: “Eat Your Words”
First and foremost, this task is intended for adults so no book that has Childrens, or Sequential Arts, Comics or Manga as a genre may be used.
This is a two book challenge and the total number of pages for these books must total 500 pages or more.
For this task you will read two books that satisfy the following conditions:
Book 1: Read a book and choose a word from the title/subtitle. This word will be the basis for your Book 2.
This is your hungry word.
Required: state your hungry word: MAGIC
That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo - 261 pages
Book 2: Read a book with the new formed word in the title/subtitle
Required: state the word your original word "ate" and the new word it became.
The Magnetic Girl by Jessica Handler (magic ate net to become magnetic) - 280 pages
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 485 Points
Joanne Mi15.10 Fall Back
When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm
Published October, 2022, Claiming 1 IAF
Task Total 15
Season Total 225
IAF this post 1
Total IAF
BB's 4
20.3 - Best Review - Michelle in Alaska’s Task: Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Alaska anymore.Option 1:
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials match 2 of the 3 initials of : “SJM”.
The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez
Total Points: 145
Aimee G10.2 - Audrey Hepburn
Read a book that shares a word of 4 letters or more in the title with one of her movies
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin
"Wives" in title matches "Young Wives' Tale"
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Points for this task: 10
Total points: 280
BB: 5
GO: 3
IaF: 3
Andy P.Task # 25.2 - Delicious Dee's Task: The Big Bang Theory
Option 2.
Pick TWO different options from the following shelves and read a book from the first 5 pages of each shelf
Neuroscience books
The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman page 1
Microbiology Books
The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston page 1
Both books are nonfiction
Points this post: 25
Total points: 630
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5.6 - We've Got Reading Down to a Fine Art
Sharpe's Tiger=The word Tiger is found in the painting "A Young Tiger Playing with its Mother"
Task Total 5
Season Total 210
IAF 6
BB's 5