Su 2015 Task Overview

[Liz M]

10.1 - Square Peg: Read a book that does not fit any of the other Reading with Style 10 or 20-point tasks. This task cannot be repeated.

10.2 - Subtitles - Read a book with a unique subtitle, such as The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose or Love Game: A History of Tennis, from Victorian Pastime to Global Phenomenon. The subtitle must be included on the most popular English language edition.

10.3 - Twists - In recognition of July - National Anti-Boredom Month, read one of the top 200 books with Best Twists.

10.4 - TBR Roulette: Sort your TBR on goodreads by selecting "random" from the drop down box labeled "sort" at the bottom and then read one of the top ten books. You may repeat this task three times, but each book must come from the original ten books. This task cannot be used for combo points.

10.5 - June Solstice: The Tropic of Cancer is the most northerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead. This only occurs once a year on the June solstice. Read a book written by an author born in one of the countries which the Tropic of Cancer passes through.

10.6 - WILLA: In honor of July 27 - National Day of the Cowboy by reading a book that was nominated for or won a WILLA Literary Award.

10.7 - Multi-Century - Coralie's Task:
Read a book that spans at least 100 years. When posting a book for this task, please indicate the time span covered.

10.8 - Summertime Heat - Krista's Task:
Read a book that contains at least one of the following words (or the plural form) in the title: Blazing, Bright, Burn, Burning, Fire, Fiery, Heat, Hot, Inferno, Scorch, Scorching, Sun, Sunny, Sunlight, Sunshine.

10.9 - Diverse Genres - Cory Day's Task:
Read a "genre" novel (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Historical Fiction, Western listed on the genre section of the book's page) in which the narrator or a main character is a person of color OR written by a person of color.

10.10 - Group reads
Liz M: The Street by Ann Petry
Elizabeth (Alaska): The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
Kate S: Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: The Early Years by Thomas Mann
Karen Michelle: God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
Ed: The Book of Salt by Monique Truong
Eleanor: Tiger Hills by Sarita Mandanna
Tuyen: Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Heather: How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
Kath: Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone

15.1 - 15.10: 10-20

[Liz M]

20.1 - Every 25 Years:
Read a book originally published more than 20 years ago in the years ending in --15, --40,
--65, or --90 (for example: 1815, -440, 1965, 1790).

20.2 - Awards:
In honor of Chang-rae Lee’s 50th birthday, read a book that has won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award OR the American Book Award .

20.3 - Post-modern:
In honor of Saul Bellow’s 100th birth anniversary and Bharati Mukherjee’s 75th birthday and read any work by one of these Post-modern Writers .

20.4 - The South:
In honor of Margaret Walker’s 100th birth anniversary, read a book in which at least 75% of the story is set in the US South (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia).

20.5 - Post-Colonial:
In honor of Jean Rhys’ 125th birth anniversary, read a book shelved as " Post Colonial " at least
3 times.

20.6 - Under 31:
In honor of W.B. Yeats' 150th birth anniversary, read a book published when the author was
30 or younger.

20.7 - Jumbo Books:
In honor of Thomas Hardy’s 175th birth anniversary, read one of the top 450 Big Fat Books Worth the Effort. The book you read must qualify for RwS jumbo points (the most popular English-language print edition must be at least 500 pages).

20.8 - A Funny Story - Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task:
Read a book shelved as comedy at least 40 times.

20.9 - Novel Lives - Kate S's Task:
Read a novel in which the narrator or main character is a real person. For example, Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald, The Aviator's Wife, or Daphne.

20.10 - Books in Books - Liz M's Task:
Read a book that was mentioned in a novel you read for the Spring or Summer 2015 challenges. The reference must be specific enough to apply to a single title. This task cannot be used for combo points .