Official Challenge #2 - January 1, 2010 through April 30, 2010

[Jeane]

Oh Jackie, I can watch you back again! (and more)

[Jon]

Jeane wrote: "Finished:
25 points read a non HF and a HF book about the same era...
The Last Fighting Tommy: The Life of Harry Patch, the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Trenches
It was funny a..."

how many stars for Atonement?

[Jackie]

Jeane wrote: "Oh Jackie, I can watch you back again! (and more)"

Haha! I feel you breathing down my neck. :P

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

So Jeane, how do I look from the back? You have to pass me before you pass Jackie.

[Becky, Moddess]

Scoreboard:

Jon 287
Toni 268
Me 194
Jeane 180
Jackie 173
Jayme 164
Heather 143
Teresa 82
Holly 53
Lyn 48
Jen Tudor 25
Jeanna 25

Jeane, you get bonus points for both books, which puts you at 180. :)

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Looks like I am looking at Jeane's and Jackie's backs.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I am "finally" done reading "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova. It was a 704pp book *faint*. I decided to use it for 15.3 read a historical fiction book about a time period you never read before. Well I certainly haven't read anything about Vlad the Impaler, the historical figure out anything about Romania or Hungary and I certainly learned from this book. I would not read it again. Overall I give it 4 stars based on the characters and the history and how it turned out.

Points for this task 15+8(bonus points for 704pp book) =23

New Points 187

[Becky, Moddess]

Scoreboard:

Jon 287
Toni 268
Me 194
Jayme 187
Jeane 180
Jackie 173
Heather 143
Teresa 82
Holly 53
Lyn 48
Jen Tudor 25
Jeanna 25

[Jeane]

Jon wrote: "Jeane wrote: "Finished:
25 points read a non HF and a HF book about the same era...
The Last Fighting Tommy: The Life of Harry Patch, the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Trenches
It ..."



four stars, I really enjoyed reading it and am very glad I did.

[Jeane]

Jackie, enjoy:-)

[Jackie]

Jeane wrote: "Jackie, enjoy:-)"

Wow, what a view!

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

So how do I look like from the back girls :)

[Jackie]

Jayme wrote: "So how do I look like from the back girls :)"

LOL...you need a profile pic...right now I'm just seeing brown :(

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

i don't have a picture to put up and the reason you are seeing brown is because I am...the Ghost Reader muhahahahahahahaha!

[Jackie]

Haha! Okay Ghost Reader....maybe you can scare Jon-bear out of his tree.

[Teresa]

I can update my list somewhat:
Cutting for Stone 5.2 pg.560-+6
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Doddpg.320 +4 15.3
Sarah: A Novel {Unabrirdged Audio}pg.325 +4 15.4[
:]Johnny Tremain Pg.322 +5 (5.50)

maybe 138.4 pts?

[Jeane]

Jackie wrote: "Jeane wrote: "Jackie, enjoy:-)"

Wow, what a view!"

hahahaha! I will turn when I have my very prolific shirt on!:-)

[Jon]

well i havnt updated for a while -i think it took my 2 weeks to read these 540 pages but loved every word. finished 20.1




5.1 Read a book set in Australia or written by an Australian author Tim 255p 4 bonus
5.2 Read a book set in India or written by an Indian author The Inheritance of Loss
5.3 Read a book set in Ireland or written by an Irish author The Gathering
5.4 Read a HF book with a strong female character
5.5 Read a YA HF Wolf Brother 320pp 4pnts

10.1 Read a HF about modern history (1900-1970),The Godfather
10.2 Read a book about the Celts and/or Druids,
10.3 Read a fantasy HF/alternate history book, Grass for His Pillow
10.4 Read a book about magic or witch craft The Witch's Trinity: A Novel 256pp 4pnts
10.5 Re-read your favorite HF. The Hours

15.1 Visit your local library or bookstore, choose a HF book at random and read that book. The Goldsmith's Daughter interesting! picked at random with eyes closed from librarys online HF list 290 pp 4 bonus
15.2 Read a HF book about a person you know little about, Empress Orchid
15.3 Read a HF book about a time period you've never read about before. Burma turn of century, The Piano Tuner
15.4 Read a HF book that relates to a HF TV show or movie and watch the show/movie..Ironweed 225 pp 4 bonus
15.4 Read a HF author you have never read and/or heard of before 2010. The Secret River 349p 4 bonus

20.1 Read a classic HF.Queen Margot, or, Marguerite de Valois542 p 6pnts
20.2 Read a book set during a revolution or civil war.In the Time of the Butterflies 320pp bonus 4pnts
20.3 Read a book that won a major literary prize The Road Home Organge Broadband 2008. 365p 4 bonus
20.4 Read a HF book that was released in 2009.The Help 445pp 6pnts
20.5 Both Paul Revere and Betsy Ross were born in January, so read a book about the American Revolution.
Someone Knows My Name 496p 6 bonus

25.1 Read 3 HF books - one each from 3 different bonus tier levels.

1.The English Patient, 305p, 4pnts
2. Flesh And Blood 468p
3.Vanity Fair 688p

25.2 Participate in a buddy read with another challenge participant. The Twentieth Wife: A Novelwith Jackie 345 p 4 bonus
25.3 Read 2 HF books from your TBR Dancer from the Dance, Andrew Holleran 254pp 4bonus pnts and The Feast of Roses: A Novel,416p 6pnts
25.4 For New Years, read a HF book that spans a new year, decade, millennium, etc. The Thorn Birds 692 pp 8 bonus


30.1 Freebie Prodigal Summer



50.1 Bonus: Be Jon's Cheerleader! Read 3 HF books that spell JON using the first letter of one of the words in the title.
J Pope Joan A Novel
O Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 262 pp 4 pnts
N Across the Nightingale Floor 330p 4bonus

Points 270
Bonus 78
Total 348

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Well aren't you just a reading machine, Jon.

[ToniS]

I've kind of hit the challenge wall myself. I've been reading the same book forever. I have about 100 pages left. It's killing me.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

You can do it Toni!

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I have done 8 tasks. I feel proud of myself.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I'm currently in 4th :)

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

you can always move up :)

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

me too :)

[ToniS]

I'm still reading Calico Palace. It's not a bad book, I'm just distracted by 18,000 other things.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

That can happen. I am on spring break this week. So I got two audiobooks done. Still working on "The Eight" but I got most of the book read this week. I have 130 pages left

[Jackie]

Toni wrote: "I'm still reading Calico Palace. It's not a bad book, I'm just distracted by 18,000 other things."

I've been reading Tea Rose for about 2 weeks now and Empress Orchid for a week :/ I know what you mean about distractions.

[Teresa]

I'm on Spring break too! I got through a couple more
Good Things I Wish You: A Novel pgs 258
+4
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyPg 274 +4 They complete 25.3

I'm plodding my way through Wolf Hall: A Novel not loving it

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I have that on my list to read Teresa.

[Jon]

Toni wrote: "I've kind of hit the challenge wall myself. I've been reading the same book forever. I have about 100 pages left. It's killing me."

im flagging a bit i must admit too.. might have to sit the next one out!. you should see the speed theyre reading them in the seasonal challenges - its mind boggling!

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

no kidding, every time I check that group, there are like 5-12 new posts. Someone already finished the challenge in like a month.

[Becky, Moddess]

That's impossible. That challenge is tough!! How in the world could someone read that many books in one month??

[Becky, Moddess]

OK - I'm reporting: 10.1 (Modern History) - Milkweed by Jerry Spinnelli (WWII), 208 pgs

10 + 4= 14

Total points 208

[Becky, Moddess]

Scoreboard:

Jon 313
Toni 268
Me 208
Jayme 187
Jeane 180
Jackie 173
Teresa 173
Heather 143
Holly 53
Lyn 48
Jen Tudor 25
Jeanna 25

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Becky wrote: "That's impossible. That challenge is tough!! How in the world could someone read that many books in one month??"

I don't know Becky, I only done like 6 of those tasks and I am in in the middle of two of them.

[Rachel]

I just noticed this challenge!! I'm going to see what I've done since January and where it fits... but it's great to see the lists everyone has.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I just finished "The Eight" by Katherine Neville for task 25.4 read a HF book that spans a new year, a decade or a millineium. This book seemed to fit that category.

Points for task 25+6(598pp)=31pts

New Total= 218
Tasks Completed: 9

[ToniS]

I finished task 40.1

Buffalo Girls : A Novel (completed 2/7/10. 344 pages) and Calico Palace (completed 4/3/10. 589 pages)

40+10 bonus points = 50 points! Yay!

So I think that makes my total 318.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

You knocked the Koala out of his tree. :)

[Becky, Moddess]

Scoreboard - NOW WITH A NEW LEADER!

Toni 318
Jon 313
Jayme 218
Me 208
Jeane 180
Jackie 173
Teresa 173
Heather 143
Holly 53
Lyn 48
Jen Tudor 25
Jeanna 25

[Jackie]

WWHHHHOOOOOHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Go Toni!

[Jon]

Jayme wrote: "no kidding, every time I check that group, there are like 5-12 new posts. Someone already finished the challenge in like a month."

i was going to give it a go in tandem to this one just for fun, as i enjoy fitting books to tasks as much as anything but its really too big in there now, im not a fan anymore, i liked the first one i did of those, but that was about 5 challenges back or something and it was a bit smaller. even then i suspected some people of just reading an implausable ammount i.e making it up.

[Jon]

Toni wrote: "I finished task 40.1

Buffalo Girls : A Novel (completed 2/7/10. 344 pages) and Calico Palace (completed 4/3/10. 589 pages)

40+10 bonus points = 50 points! Yay!

So I think that makes my total 318."

Way to go!!

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Jon wrote: "Jayme wrote: "no kidding, every time I check that group, there are like 5-12 new posts. Someone already finished the challenge in like a month."

i was going to give it a go in tandem to this one j..."

this is my third one and I never finished a challenge.

[Jon]

oh .. a bit too much way to go though - your beating me!! Well done! lol

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

do you mean me?

[Becky, Moddess]

Scoreboard:

Toni 318
Jon 313
Jayme 218
Me 208
Heather 202
Jeane 180
Jackie 173
Teresa 173
Holly 53
Lyn 48
Jen Tudor 25
Jeanna 25

[ToniS]

I think Jon's working on that 50 point category, so I imagine my lead will be short-lived.