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I only just realized that the book I finished yesterday can be used here.I've read In Their Footsteps / Thief Of Hearts by Tess Gerritsen. It contains 2 books. One of them (Thief of Hearts) was also published as Stolen.
I'm not really sure about the points, though!
Title: 0
Author: 0
Genre: 5 (Mysterie & Romance)
Cover: 4 (has no more than 3 colors on it:
- red, blue, white)Pages: 3 (or 5?) - this combined edition has 523 pages, but Thief of Heart/Stolen only has 330)
Bonus: 0
Total: 12 or 14 points? 12 points it is!
Elsbeth wrote: "I only just realized that the book I finished yesterday can be used here.I've read In Their Footsteps / Thief Of Hearts by Tess Gerritsen. It contains 2 books. One of..."
I'd go with the pages for the novel and not the omnibus. So 12 points.
I should mention that I need to have both titles reported. Report the title of the issue you read and follow with the alternate title.Following Elsbeth's example: Thief of Hearts aka Stolen.
Janice wrote: "Elsbeth wrote: "I only just realized that the book I finished yesterday can be used here.I've read In Their Footsteps / Thief Of Hearts by Tess Gerritsen. It contains..."
That's what I thought, but you can always hope, right? ;)
I read Little Bee original published as The Other HandTitle
5 pts contains proper noun Little Bee
4 pts two word title
Author
4 pts UK author
2 pts male
Genre
0 pts
Cover
4 pts no more than 3 colours
Pages
2 pts 200-299 266 pages
Bonus
3 pts set in two different countries
Total 24 pts
That garnered you a few points, Kerri!
I read Let the Right One In also published as Let Me In.TITLE :
3 pts - If both published titles have the same word in it - Let
AUTHOR :
3 pts – If the author's name is listed with three or more names - John Ajvinde Lindqvist
2 pts - If the author is male
COVER :
4 pts – Is no more than 3 colours on it (excluding title/author)
3 pts – The author's name is across the top
PAGES :
5 pts - 519 pages long
Total = 20 pts
I really enjoyed that book, Sarah, when I read it a couple of years back. I think I will have to read it again someday.
I read
Jellicoe Road & was 1st published as On the Jellicoe Road by Melina MarchettaTitle: 12 Points
Place in title = 5 Points
(each character uses jellicoe road as a place)
2 Words = 4 Points
Has same words - Jellicoe Road = 3 Points
Author: 0 Points
Genre: 5 Points
Romance - 3
Mystery - 2
Cover: 5 Points
Has a flower on cover - 5
Pages: 4 Points
432 Pages - 4
Bonus Points: 0
Total Points: 26
Another high point book! :)
Yeah, this month it's being the contrary of March, when the scores were really poor.
I read Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie. It was originally published as Remembered Death. Title: Two Words, 4 pts
Author: From UK, 4 pts
Genre: Mystery, 2 pts
Cover: Title in White, 2 pts
Pages: 312 pgs, 3 pts
15 pts
This is a great challenge for Agatha Christie fans.
OK, Just finished up Twinkle, Twinkle Little Spy by Len Deighton (also titled Catch a Falling Spy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...). This was a spy thriller written back in the 70's with a Cold War setting and I'm afraid I didn't really enjoy the read, I just finished it for the challenge. I'm still not really sure what the objective of the mission was. Perhaps I was expecting a little more James Bond or Jason Bourne. Points for this one:
TITLE :
3 pts - If both published titles have the same word in it
both titles have the word "spy"
AUTHOR :
4 pts – If the author is from the UK (yes)
2 pts - If the author is male (yes)
GENRE :
Spy thriller so 0 points I think
COVER :
4 pts – Is no more than 3 colours on it (excluding title/author) Yellow star, reddish burst behind star and bones of skeleton hand - three colors I think.
3 pts – The author's name is across the top (yes)
2 pts - Title is in white font (hmmm. author's name is in white but not title, so I guess no points for this)
PAGES :
2 pts - 200-299 pages long 240 pages
If I've added correctly I think I have 20 points for this one.
Adds up to 20 for me too. Too bad you didn't enjoy it more.
I read Death of a Peer aka Surfeit Of Lampreys by Ngaio Marsh.TITLE : 0
AUTHOR : 0
GENRE :
2 pts - Mystery
COVER : (GR doesn't have the exact cover of mine, which is red with a white box and white lettering. A hand silhouetted in black is holding a skewer by two fingers)
4 pts – Is no more than 3 colours on it (excluding title/author)
3 pts – The author's name is across the top
2 pts - Title is in white font
PAGES :
3 pts - 300-399 pages long
Bonus Points :
3 pts –If there are twins in the story.
3 pts - If it is set in two (and only two) different countries: New Zealand and England
TOTAL POINTS: 20
You managed to get two of the bonuses. I've been so involved in my book, I'm not even watching for them.
I finished
Matt - The Callahan Brothers (Brazos Bend) by Emily MarchAlternate Title :
Never Say Never by Geralyn DawsonTITLE :
5 pts - Contains a proper name (person or place) –Matt is the name of the Hero.
AUTHOR :
5 pts – If the author has a pseudonym (specify) : Emily March also writes as Geralyn Dawson
GENRE :
3 pts – Romance
COVER : (based on the edition you read)
3 pts – The author's name is across the top
2 pts - Title is in white font
PAGES : 330
3 pts - 300-399 pages long
Bonus Points :
3 pts –If there are twins in the story. (The heroine and her sister are twins)
Total : 24 points
Janice wrote: "Adds up to 20 for me too. Too bad you didn't enjoy it more."Yeah, I thought I'd try something different than my usual. Oh well. They can't all be favorites. I'll pick something else next time.
I have finished my April read.I read Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Alternative title - Murder for Christmas
Title
5pts - contains proper name
3pts- Christmas is in both titles.
Author
4pts - author from the UK (Agatha Christie)
Genre
2pts- Mystery
Cover
3 pts - authors name across the top
2 pts -title is in white font
Pages
2pts-200-299 pages long
That's 21 points
Both good points, Poongothai and Cassandra! Now to score my read.
I read The Serpent's Tale also published as The Death Maze. I prefer The Serpent's Tale as a title better. It's more in keeping with old English, or what I perceive of it.0 pts - Title
5 pts - Author: Ariana Franklin is the pen name for Diana Norman. (I just learned that!)
4 pts - Author was from UK
2 pts - Genre is Mystery
4 pts - Cover has no more than three colours
3 pts - 371 pages
0 Bonus points
Total points = 18
Janice wrote: "You managed to get two of the bonuses. I've been so involved in my book, I'm not even watching for them."I wasn't looking for them either. I had only been worried about identifying a book I already owned that really had two different titles. Then, when I looked at the scoring the bonuses were really simple. The twins are characters that go throughout the book as well, so it was easy to remember them.
I finished my challenge book! And Then There Were None (aka Ten Little Niggers or Ten Little Indians - Glad they changed the title!! Yikes.)
+2 264 pages
+0 “Ten” in original title, “none” in this one, but not really a number in my book title (2)
+4 Agatha Christie is from the UK
+5 Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.
+0 uses three names Agatha Christie Mallowan, but not listed that way on my book (3)
+2 Mystery
+4 No more than 3 colors
+2 Title is in white font
= 19 points!
I agree. "None" isn't what I had in mind when awarding points to a number being in the title. Good choice, Kristie.
TITLE : 0pts
AUTHOR : 0pts
GENRE : 3 pts – Romance
COVER : 4 pts – Is no more than 3 colours on it (excluding title/author)
PAGES : 3 pts - 300-399 pages long
Bonus Points : 0pts
Total: 10 points
You could be a contender for the glue stick, Lynn.
I have a question. I read Agatha Christie should I have included points for having more than one name. I didn't because she wrote under her own name. Thanks.
Janice wrote: "I agree. "None" isn't what I had in mind when awarding points to a number being in the title. Good choice, Kristie."
Thanks, Janice. I enjoyed it. :)
I read Second Thyme Around, first published as Thyme Out. It's my favorite of Katie Fforde's books. It was specially poignant this time because the main character nurses her elderly friend until her death and I was my mother's caretaker until she passed away last month.Now for the points:
Title -
3 points: both titles have the same word (Thyme)
Author -
4 points: author is from the UK
Genre -
3 points: romance
Cover -
3 points: author's name is across the top
Pages -
3 points: 385 pages
Bonus Points -
no twins
3 points: England and Scotland
only been married once
Total points - 19 points
Points have been adjusted.
Cassandra wrote: "I have a question. I read Agatha Christie should I have included points for having more than one name. I didn't because she wrote under her own name. Thanks."You can count the points.
Anyone else who read Agatha Christie and needs to adjust their points, please let me know because I've tracked to here.
Lanelle wrote: "I read Second Thyme Around, first published as Thyme Out. It's my favorite of Katie Fforde's books. It was specially poignant this time because the mai..."I disallowed "none", so I think I need to disallow "second". I was thinking more along the lines of an actual number - 1, 2, 3, or one two three, etc.
Thanks Janice,Here is my revised points
I read Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Alternative title - Murder for Christmas
Title
5pts - contains proper name
3pts - Christmas is in both titles
Author
5pts -author has a pseudonym - Mary Westmacott and Agatha Christie Mallowan
4pts -author from the UK (Agatha Christie)
Genre
2pts - mystery
Cover
3pts - authors name across the top
2pts- title is in white font
Pages
2 pts -200-299 pages long
That's 26pts
I read Lord Edgware Dies
also published as Thirteen At DinnerTITLE : Points are based on the edition you read.
5 pts - Contains a proper name (person or place)
AUTHOR :
5 pts – If the author has a pseudonym (Mary Westmarcott)
4 pts – If the author is from the UK
GENRE :
2 pts - Mystery
COVER : (based on the edition you read)
4 pts – Is no more than 3 colours on it (excluding title/author)
2 pts - Title is in white font
PAGES :
2 pts - 200-299 pages long
Bonus Points = 0
Total Points = 24
corrected 4/20/2015 clr
Janice wrote: "Lanelle wrote: "I read Second Thyme Around, first published as Thyme Out. It's my favorite of Katie Fforde's books. It was specially poignant this time..."Okay.
Janice wrote: "You could be a contender for the glue stick, Lynn."It had crossed my mind but not getting my hopes up yet
Thanks Cassandra for updating.Cherie, unless otherwise specified points are based on the edition you read - so 24 pts.
I read Jellicoe Road with the alternate title On the Jellicoe RoadPoints:
TITLE : 12 points
5 pts - Contains a proper name (person or place) - Jellicoe is the name of the town and school
4 pts - Is two words long
3 pts - If both published titles have the same word in it (Jellicoe Road)
AUTHOR : 0 points
GENRE : 5 points
2 pts - Mystery (goodreads has the genre also as Romance, but to me, there wasnt much romance)
3 pts - Romance (since Janice says ;) )
COVER : 5 points
5 pts – Has flowers on it
PAGES: 4 points (my edition has 418 pages)
4 pts - 400-499 pages long
Bonus: 0 points
Total points: 26
Anne & Liz - Jellicoe Road is listed as both Romance and Mystery, so I`m updating you both to 26 points.
That's exciting :) Janice wrote: "Anne & Liz - Jellicoe Road is listed as both Romance and Mystery, so I`m updating you both to 26 points."
I've finished
The Siege Winter aka Winter SiegeTITLE :
3 pts - If both published titles have the same word in it
AUTHOR :
5 pts – If the author has a pseudonym (Diana Norman)
4 pts – If the author is from the UK
GENRE :
2 pts - Mystery
COVER :
3 pts – The author's name is across the top
PAGES :
3 pts - 300-399 pages long
Bonus Points :
3 pts – If the protagonist has been married more than once.
Total : 23
Janice wrote: "Anne & Liz - Jellicoe Road is listed as both Romance and Mystery, so I`m updating you both to 26 points."Yay! Thank you, thank you! Edited my post to reflect point change, Janice. =)
Janice wrote: "Thanks Cassandra for updating.Cherie, unless otherwise specified points are based on the edition you read - so 24 pts."
Okay - it was worth a try though!
Dawn wrote: "I've finished The Siege Winter aka Winter Siege"I've got this on my wishlist. Did you like it?
I didn't really but I think anyone who liked her other books will (I was never a fan). The ending was a little abrupt but the first 3/4 of the book had a good story. A couple spunky female characters and a little romance and quite a bit of action, the war kind that is. :)
No need to be sorry, Janice. Your challenge, your rules. I am happy that I read the book. I am trying hard to like Hercule Poirot. I think I tried years ago and failed. I don't care all that much for Captain Hastings, but he was only in 9 books. I have two more books to read that I already own and that may be it for the series. I can abandon it for the challenge without any lingering feelings of loss.
Dawn wrote: "I didn't really but I think anyone who liked her other books will (I was never a fan). The ending was a little abrupt but the first 3/4 of the book had a good story. A couple spunky female charac..."
I've been enjoying her Mistress of the Art of Death series, so if the opportunity to read this book presents itself, I'll probably read it too.
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Here's the scoring criteria for a reminder. Please list the title of the edition you read followed by the alternate title.
Scoring Score all that apply:
TITLE : Points are based on the edition you read.
5 pts - Contains a proper name (person or place) - explanation may be required.
4 pts - Is two words long
3 pts - If both published titles have the same word in it (excluding the, and, a, etc) - eg Shindler's List & Shindler's Ark.
2 pts - Has a number in it (may be either numeral or spelled out)
AUTHOR :
5 pts – If the author has a pseudonym (specify)
4 pts – If the author is from the UK
3 pts – If the author's name is listed with three or more names
2 pts - If the author is male
GENRE :
5 pts - Non-fiction
4 pts - High (or Epic) Fantasy
3 pts – Romance
2 pts - Mystery
COVER : (based on the edition you read)
5 pts – Has flowers on it
4 pts – Is no more than 3 colours on it (excluding title/author)
3 pts – The author's name is across the top
2 pts - Title is in white font
PAGES :
2 pts - 200-299 pages long
3 pts - 300-399 pages long
4 pts - 400-499 pages long
5 pts -500+ pages long
Bonus Points :
3 pts –If there are twins in the story.
3 pts - If it is set in two (and only two) different countries.
3 pts – If the protagonist has been married more than once.