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WINTER CHALLENGE 2023
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25.4 Robin P’s Task: Children’s Party GamesOption 1: Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Book A: Read a book with a four-legged animal’s tail on the cover :
Setting off with their pet mongoose - tail on cover
Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi Book B: Read a book whose author’s first and last initials are found in DONKEY TaIl.
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 370
Jasmiina F15.8 An Extra Day:
Read a book first published in a leap year (2024, 2020, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004 etc):
Oikeilla nimillä – Seksuaalikasvatusopas aikuisille by Marja Kihlström.
First published in 2020.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 135
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Kai20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Sarah E's Task: The Chocolate Game
OPTION 2
Read a book with a person wearing at least one of a hat, scarf, or glove(s) on the cover.
11/22/63 by Stephen King
New Points: 20
Tasks Competed: 14
Total Points: 115
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15.9 Pass the Parcel
Read a book that has been "passed on". For the purposes of this task, your book may have been gifted to you, obtained second hand, or borrowed from the library
The Burning Soul
This book was borrowed from the library
Points this post = - 15
Points to date = 620
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25.2 JennRenee's Task: Oh What Fun!
Option 1 Twelve Days
Book 1: Read a book that is 1-12 of a series.
Home #11 in Myron Bolitar series
Book 2 : Read a book where all authors initials can be found in Tis the Season
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill Sophie Hannah
points this post = - 25
points to date =595
MAZZA115.9 Pass the Parcel
Read a book that has been "passed on". For the purposes of this task, your book may have been gifted to you, obtained second hand, or borrowed from the library
Home
this book was borrowed from the library
Points this post = 15
Points to date = 610
Bookwrm526Task #5.8- Polar Bear Plunge
Read book with a cover of at least 70% White according to Tineye. I read Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business by Roxane Gay, which is 75.4% white according to Tineye.
Tineye link: https://labs.tineye.com/color/4477449...
Total points so far: 390
MAZZA125.2 JennRenee's Task: Oh What Fun!
Option 1 Twelve Days
Book 1: Read a book that is 1-12 of a series.
I read an ARC kindle copy of this book via Netgalley
A Death in Diamonds: The brand new 2024 royal murder mystery from the author of THE WINDSOR KNOT #4 in series
A Death in Diamonds this is Hardcover as PB edition has no page numbers
Book 2 : Read a book where all authors initials can be found in Tis the Season
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill Sophie Hannah
points this post = - 25
points to date =635
Bookwrm526Task #20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Winter 2023 season and participate in the discussion post.
I read Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, and posted in the discussion thread at post 15.
Total points so far: 410
10.7 - It's-a Me, Mario!Book: Eine Frage der Chemie
How it fits: written by Bonnie Garmus; author name contains all letters of Mario: bOnnIe gARMus
Points this post: 10
Total points: 205
Kathy KS15.7 When the music stops ...
Read a book with MPG Music
Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon
MPG: Music
I listened to an audiobook; pb-271 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 500
Tasks completed: 27/49
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 5
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 6
Kathy KS5.6- Christmas Murder Mystery Night
Read a MPG Mystery or Christmas.
Case of the Lucky Legs by Erle Stanley Gardner
MPG: Mystery
I read as a large print book; next pb-288 p. (Дело о счастливых ножках)
**Claiming 1 (one) Golden Oldies ticket** 1st published: 1934
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 505
Tasks completed: 28/49
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 6
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 6
Joanne Mi5-3 Better in a sweater
All Quiet on the Western Front
The word is Western
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie published 1929
Points this task 5
Total Points 200
1 Golden this task
BB's 2
GO's 1
IAF 3
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Joop's Task: Golden OldiesFor the past challenges I have read may so-called "golden oldies". This assignment is therefore all about old age. Choose one of the following options.
Required: state the option.
Option B: Read a book published after the author's 65th birthday.
Requirement: State the author's year of birth and the book's original year of publication.
I read Making It So by author Patrick Stewart who is 83. This is a non-fiction book so please sign me up for one ticket for ******It's a fact*****
points: 80
books read: 7
tasks complete: 5
it's a fact: 3
pages read: 2036
Delicious Dee50.1 - Trishhartuk’s Task: The Spirits of the Past, the Present and the Future
Book A - The Nature of Fragile Things
Book B - Blood Betrayal - published 2023; discusses topics like police brutality and killing of minorities
Book C - Faithless in Death - J.D. Robb also publishes as Nora Roberts who has written maybe contemporary books to include The Witness; Faithless in Death has Science fiction as a top genre
Points in Post: 50
Total Points: 465
Its a Fact Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Delicious Dee20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sarah E's Task: The Chocolate Game
Option 2 -
- scarf on the coverPoints in Post: 20
Total Points: 485
Its a Fact Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
ROBIN P15.4 Feed the Birds
Option 2 - Bird on cover & author initials in bird name
Death at Bishop's Keep
- black swan on coverauthor Robin Paige initials in House Sparrow
Points this post: 15
Total points: 525
BB:2 GO:5 IAF:4
ROBIN P20. Nickels & Dimes - Aimee G's Task - Seeking Sanctuary
Option 2 - Main character is refugee
Solito - read ebook, linked pb
Main character's family left El Salvador because of war - approved Msg 18 of Help thread
** claiming 1 IAF point, nonfiction**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 545
BB:2 GO:5 IAF: 5
Task 10.6 - Roll the BonesRead a book whose page count consists solely of numbers found on a traditional six-sided die: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. Digits may appear multiple times.
Pages: 2 5 6
Pudd'nhead Wilson/Those Extraordinary Twins (1894) by Mark Twain (Paperback 256 pages)
**Pudd'nhead Wilson/Those Extraordinary Twins is a Golden Oldie, published in 1894**
135 + 10 = 145
Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 135 + 10 = 145
Books read: 12
Pages read: 3,080 + 256 = 3,336
Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 01
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Aimee G's Task: Seeking SanctuaryMain character is a refugee: House of Sticks by Ly Tran
Points this post: 20
Total points: 505
trishhartuk25.1 Susan A's Task: Long, Longer, Longest
Option 1: Book 1: Read a book with a title of 3 or more words, each containing more letters than the preceding word.
A Fatal Footnote, Margaret Loudon
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (320pg)
Okayed in Help Thread message #6: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 2: Read a book in which every number in the page count is greater than the number preceding it.
Hideaway in Iceland, Victoria Walker (246pg)
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 360
Tasks Completed: 25
It’s a Fact Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Aimee G's Task: Seeking SanctuaryOption 1: Read a book that is at least 75% set in one of these countries (Germany)
Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder
Total this Post: 20
Season Total: 655
Amy B15.2 Out with the Old, In with the New
This is a 2 book task, read one book for each option:
a) Read the latest published book in a series which has at least 3 published works.
The Days of Anna Madrigal by Armistead Maupin (#9 of 9 Tales of the City series - 10th book in series has not been published yet)
b) Read the first book (#1) in a series
If a new book in the series is published on or after Dec 1st 2023, you may count this or the previous one as the "latest in the series". If there is only one book listed in the series, you may count it for option b.
In both cases, the series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title or grayscale italics above the title.
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman (Call Me By Your Name #1)
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 340 Points
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Read a book that contains one of the following D&D classes in its title or subtitle: Fighter, Bard, Cleric, Warlock, Sorcerer, Wizard, Paladin, Rogue, Ranger, Druid, Monk or Barbarian. Plurals and possessives allowed, no other variations.
The Great White Bard: Shakespeare, Race and the Future
This book has the word BARD in the title
I listened to the audiobook, the paperback is due to be published in April but the hardback has 328 pagesThe Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race
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: 125 + 10 = 135
Total Tasks Completed: 9
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Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
It's a Fact: 4 + 1 = 5
MAZZA125.2 JennRenee's Task: Oh What Fun!
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Option 1 Twelve Days
Book 1: Read a book that is 1-12 of a series.
I read an ARC kindle copy of this book via Netgalley
A Death in Diamonds: The brand new 2024 royal murder mystery from the author of THE WINDSOR KNOT #4 in series
A Death in Diamonds this is Hardcover as PB edition has no page numbers
Book 2 : Read a book where all authors initials can be found in Tis the Season
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill Sophie Hannah
points this post = - 25
points to date = 610
MAZZA125.2 JennRenee's Task: Oh What Fun!
Option 1 Twelve Days
Book 1: Read a book that is 1-12 of a series.
The Burning Soul # 10 in series
Book 2 : Read a book where all authors initials can be found in Tis the Season
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill Sophie Hannah
points this post = - 25
points to date =635
Gangee Read a book of your choice 5.10 The Eight Reindeer of the Apocalypse by Tom Holt
Points 5
Total points 15
Mai25.1 Susan A's Task: Long, Longer, Longest
Option 1:
Book 1: Read a book with a title of 3 or more words. Each word in the title must contain more letters than the preceding word.
The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
Book 2: Read a book in which every number in the page count is greater than the number preceding it.
Turkey and the Wolf: Flavor Trippin' in New Orleans A Cookbook by Mason Hereford
256 pages
*Claim 1 NF Ticket*
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 270
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 22
NF Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Christine V20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Kathy P's Task: Winter Love... Actually
The Remedy: Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Quest to Cure Tuberculosis
Author: Thomas Goetz Actor: Thomas Sangster
This book is Nonfiction. ***Claiming 1 It's a Fact Ticket***
Points this post: 20
NF tickets this post: 1
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
It's A Fact: 3
MAZZA15.3- Better in a sweater
Read a book with a 4 or more letter word found in betterinasweater in the title.
A Morbid Taste for Bones using the word TASTE
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 640
Line20.6
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in one of these famous quotes:
“LOVE ACTUALLY IS ALL AROUND” (Love Actually) or
“I KNOW HIM!” (Elf)
i read Happening by Annie Ernaux
A and E can be found in lovE actuAlly
points for this task: 20
total points: 55
books read: 5
tasks done: 5
MAZZA125.5 Dee's Task : I Like A Good Mystery (series) and I Cannot Lie!
Option 1.
Read a mystery set at least 50 years ago (before 1973).
I read an ARC via Netgalley A Death in Diamonds: The brand new 2024 royal murder mystery from the author of THE WINDSOR KNOT
A Death in Diamonds PB edition Set in 1957 in GR info # 4 in Series of 4
Option 3. . Read a book set 80% outside your home country, in a place you have never visited but would like to.
Disco For The Departed # 3 in series of 15
Set in Laos which I have never Visited but would love to go there
Points this post = 25
Points to date = 665
REPOST 25.3 Amy FL's task: Best Sister EverOption 1: Read a book with SISTER in the title
The Rebellious Sister (Unstoppable Liv Beaufont #1) by Sarah Noffke & Michael Anderle
Option 2: Read a book with a title that contains at least two rhyming words of three or more letters each.
Humble Pies and White Lies (Amish Inn Mysteries #8) by Elizabeth Penney
Total this Post: 25
Season Total: 680
Delicious Dee30.2 Katrisa's Task : Winter Zodiac
Option 3
Book A - Herc - mythology is the top genre
Book B - The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride - STARS in the title; claiming 1 Its a Fact ticket
Points in Post: 30
Total Points: 515
Its a Fact Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Rockynook15.9 - Pass the Parcel
book that has been passed on
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
this book was gifted to me!
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 235
Chris MD 10.3 Season of Love
Read a book with an MPG of Romance
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Total points: 195
Chris MD 10.4 You All Meet in a Tavern
Read a book that contains one of the following D&D classes in its title or subtitle: Fighter, Bard, Cleric, Warlock, Sorcerer, Wizard, Paladin, Rogue, Ranger, Druid, Monk or Barbarian.
Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham by M.C. Beaton
Title contains "Wizard."
I listened to the audio version of this book. The MMP has 224 pages.
Total points: 205
Chris MD 10.5 A Ghost Story for Christmas
Read a book that features ghosts or spirits.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
There's a few ghosts in this one.
This book was first published in 1843. Claiming one Golden Oldie ticket.
Total points: 215
Chris MD 10.6 Roll the Bones
Read a book whose page count consists solely of numbers found on a traditional six-sided die: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6.
Christmas at Whisper Beach by Shelley Noble
I read the Kindle edition. The top MMP has 151 pages.
Total points: 225
b>Chris MD 15.1 Long and Short
a) Read a SHORT book (under 200 pages)
Urn Burial by Kerry Greenwood
Book has 187 pages
b) Read a LONG book (over 500 pages)
The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith
This book has 960 pages. Claiming TWO Big Book tickets
Total points: 240
Chris MD 15.6 Let's Celebrate!
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in firEworkS.
The Return of Captain John Emmett by Elizabeth Speller
I listened to the audio version of this book. The MMP has 408 pages.
Total points: 255
LoraTask: 30.1 Mazza1's Task - The Life of Solomon, using Option 2
Book/Author: The Three Musketeers / Alexandre Dumas
How it fits: verse line used is CHRISTENED ON TUESDAY, where initials AD and the word three are present
Claiming 1 Big Book ticket, as book length is 648 pages.
Claiming 1 Golden Oldies ticket, as published in 1844.
Points for this task: 30
Total points: 595
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 3
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 7
10.2 - Festive FolkloreSix Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes #1) by Elizabeth Lim
page 4
Total this Post: 10
Season Total: 690
Andy P.Task # 30.1 Mazza1's Task - The Life of Solomon
Option 1 Two book option
Using Christened on Tuesday
a) Read a book where the Author’s FIRST and LAST initials appear in the line of verse. Nothing More Dangerous by Allen Eskens EA in Tuesday
b) Read a book with a word of 4 OR MORE letters in the title made from the remaining letters in your chosen line of verse
Perfect Shot by Steve UrszenyiSHOT SHT in Christened O in On
Points this post: 30
Total points: 485
ROBIN P20.5 Bigger is Better - Jenny H's Task: The Nobel Prize
Option 1 - book by author on list of prizewinners
An Artist of the Floating World - Kazuo Ishiguro - winner of Nobel for Literature in 2017
Points this post: 20
Total points: 570
GO:2 BB:5 IAF:5
Task 15.3 Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for Alla) Read a book where the letters of UDHR appear in the title
stealing bUdDHa's dinneR
Stealing Buddha's Dinner: A Memoir (2007) by Bich Minh Nguyen (female) (Paperback 256 pages) [977.4]
** Stealing Buddha's Dinner: A Memoir is an It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction) Book**
b) The 2023 Theme is Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All
Read a book that is on the first 20 pages of one of the following shelves: "human rights", "dignity", "freedom" or "justice"
Required: State which shelf you chose and what page the book is on.
Shelf: Justice
On February 01, 2024:
Page Eight
The Vanishing Half (2020) by Brit Bennett (female) (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover 343 pages)
145 + 15 = 160
Tasks Completed: 12
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 145 + 15 = 160
Books read: 14
Pages read: 3,935
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 01
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 02
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
MAZZA120.6 - It's A Fact - MaryPDX's Task: Say It's Carol Singers
Option 1: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in one of these famous quotes:
Using - “LOVE ACTUALLY IS ALL AROUND”
First Lie Wins Ashley Elston
points this post= 20
points to date = 685
FLY Task #10.2 - Festive Folklore
task: Read a book from the first 25 pages of the Folklore shelf
book: East
(my version is audio, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: page 4 on the list of Folklore Books
other:
MPG Middle Grade: AR Quiz Info - IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 16.0
**claiming 1 BB ticket for 507 pages, Paperback edition
Points this post: 10
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 6/49
BB: 1 / GO: 0 / IAF: 2
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option 1: Twelve Days:
Book 1: Read a book that is 1-12 of a series.
Amelia Peabody #10
The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters
Book 2 : Read a book where all authors initials can be found in
tis the sEasoN
I Feel Bad About My Neck, And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 345