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

[Jon]

Holly wrote: "There is a new movie. It was released in Europe in October but hasn't been released in the US yet. The author made a comment on my blog about my review this morning and she gave me this link whic..."

oh yeah could be good!

[Jon]

Heather wrote: "I loved it, Becky!! Both the book and the movie. It was such a beautiful story...and I thought they did a great job with the movie too. There were some things that were changed, of course, but noth..."

yeah i watched the movie again recently ..v good!

[Jon]

Heather wrote: "Oh that was one of my favorite scenes, Becky! I got all choked up watching that...mmmm, good stuff. :)

I thought they did a really good job with the casting too. I loved the actors who played Sayu..."

yeah Mameha was a bit old , i thought that too, but v wise and graceful, shes a famous actress that one

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I got The First Man of Rome from the library. I didn't realize it was an 800 page book.

[Jackie]

I completed:

5.5 Read a YA HF= Envy (432 pages)

5 + 6 bonus pts= 11 pts

Total= 96 pts

[Jackie]

Jayme wrote: "I got The First Man of Rome from the library. I didn't realize it was an 800 page book."

Mmmhmmm, that is one is a brick, but think of all the bonus pts you get.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

If I ever getting around to reading it. :)

[Jon]

Jackie wrote: "I completed:

5.5 Read a YA HF= Envy (432 pages)

5 + 6 bonus pts= 11 pts

Total= 96 pts"

yay 4th place for you Jackie!

[Jackie]

Thanks. I couldn't let Heather get too comfortable in my place ;)

[Jackie]

Haha! No worries. You have plenty of time to catch up. I have Club Dead to finish and my Vine book to read giving me a break from HF. I love this challenge, but from time to time I need to mix it up.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I am doing three challenges. Though two are in one group.

[ToniS]

Who is doing the Katherine group read and what category are you using it for in the challenge?

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I am, and I am putting it in the category of a person I know little about 15.2, I can also use it for 15.4, or 25.1 for one of the three bonus tiers. I am leaning towards 15.2.

[Becky, Moddess]

Scoreboard:

Jon- 150
Toni- 137
Jayme- 105
Me- 100
Jackie- 96
Heather- 86
Jeane- 75
Holly- 37
Lyn- 29
Jen Tudor- 25
Jeanna- 25

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

yay! i am still in third place! I am trying to finish "The Silver Chair" so I can start Katherine.

[Becky, Moddess]

I'm trying to save my freebie... but I feel like I should claim SOMETHING. LOL

I think I'm going to claim Dreamcatcher by Stephen King (879 pgs) for my 30.1 Freebie task for right now. It's a good amount of bonus points. :)

30 + 8 bonus - 38 pts

Total 100 pts

(Sorry Jackie. Love ya!!)

[Jackie]

Yeah, love you too Becky. *goes to sulk*

[Becky, Moddess]

*pinches Jackie's butt*
You'll pass me in no time. Save that for later! :P

[Jackie]

Toni wrote: "Who is doing the Katherine group read and what category are you using it for in the challenge?"

I plan on reading it at some point for the 25.5 Read a fiction and non-fiction book about the same era, person, theme or event, etc. – task

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

but I am still in third place!

[Jackie]

Becky wrote: "*pinches Jackie's butt*
You'll pass me in no time. Save that for later! :P"

*giggles*

[Holly P]

I'm reading Katherine for the person I know little about category too.

I'm having trouble finding one about a time period I know nothing about because I think I've read a little from just about every time period. I'm sure I'll run across something eventually.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I think I have to go to Japanese or Chinese history for that.

[Becky, Moddess]

Holly, for the time period task, you can read something about a time period for a specific place you've never read before.

Like, for instance, if you have read about the early 1900s in America or Europe but haven't read about the early 1900s in Africa, I'll accept that for the task.

It might make it a little easier to find something. :)

[Jon]

finished my 2009 book - 5stars!

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 The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
5.5 Read a YA HF Wolf Brother

10.1 Read a HF about modern history (1900-1970),The Godfather
10.2 Read a book about the Celts and/or Druids, The Meeting of the Waters
10.3 Read a fantasy HF/alternate history book, Night of the Wolf
10.4 Read a book about magic or witch craft The Witch's Trinity: A Novel
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. 60's Mongolia, Wolf Totem 527p
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 Valois
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
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,Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe: A Novel - 406p
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
25.4 For New Years, read a HF book that spans a new year, decade, millennium, etc. The Thorn Birds 692 pp 8 bonus
25.5 Read a fiction and non-fiction book about the same era, person, theme or event, etc. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee An Indian History of the American West and The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse

30.1 Freebie Prodigal Summer

40.1 Bonus: Read two HF books that take place in the American West. At least one of them has to have actual a historical figure or group as the main character (i.e. Jesse James, Buffalo Bill Cody, The Texas Rangers, Annie Oakley, etc.) Lonesome Dove and Zeke and Ned

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
OPerfume: The Story of a Murderer
N Across the Nightingale Floor 330p 4bonus

Points 160
Bonus 44
Total 204

[Becky, Moddess]

Yay Jon! Was it as good as everyone says??

[ToniS]

Done with 25.3. 12 bonus points. So, 37 points to add to my total.


25.3 Read 2 HF books from your TBR Through a Glass Darkly (completed 1/3/10. 674 pages) and The Binding Chair: or, A Visit from the Foot Emancipation Society (completed 2/14/10. 312 pages)

[ToniS]

Updated list:


5.1 Read a book set in Australia or written by an Australian author The Forgotten Garden
5.2 Read a book set in India or written by an Indian author The Far Pavilions (Completed 1/26/10 1191 pages)
5.3 Read a book set in Ireland or written by an Irish author Ireland: A Novel
5.4 Read a HF book with a strong female character The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
5.5 Read a YA HF The Book Thief (completed 1/18/10. 552 pages)

10.1 Read a HF about modern history (1900-1970) The Lost Mother (completed 2/17/10 274 pages)
10.2 Read a book about the Celts and/or Druids The White Raven
10.3 Read a fantasy HF/alternate history book The Mists of Avalon
10.4 Read a book about magic or witch craft A Vision of Light
10.5 Re-read your favorite HF.

15.1 Visit your local library or bookstore, choose a HF book at random and read that book.
15.2 Read a HF book about a person you know little about Katherine(Completed 3/1/10. 500 pages)
15.3 Read a HF book about a time period you've never read about before The Red Tent
15.4 Read a HF book that relates to a HF TV show or movie and watch the show/movie. The Rose Without a Thorn: The Wives of Henry VIII(Completed 2/3/10 260 pages) and renting season 3 of The Tudors
15.4 Read a HF author you have never read and/or heard of before 2010. A Reliable Wife

20.1 Read a classic HF. Gone With The Wind
20.2 Read a book set during a revolution or civil war. The King's General
20.3 Read a book that won a major literary prize The Known World
20.4 Read a HF book that was released in 2009. The Help
20.5 Both Paul Revere and Betsy Ross were born in January, so read a book about the American Revolution.

25.1 Read 3 HF books in different bonus levels.
The Crimson Petal and the White (894 pages)
The Blind Assassin (540 pages)
I Capture the Castle (343 pages)
25.2 Participate in a buddy read with another challenge participant. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan with Jayme (completed 2/1/10 258 pages)
25.3 Read 2 HF books from your TBR Through a Glass Darkly (completed 1/3/10. 674 pages) and The Binding Chair: or, A Visit from the Foot Emancipation Society (completed 2/14/10. 312 pages)
25.4 For New Years, read a HF book that spans a new year, decade, millennium, etc. Secrets of the Tudor Court: The Pleasure Palace (completed 1/30/10. 358 pages)
25.5 Read a fiction and non-fiction book about the same era, person, theme or event, etc. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective and Silent In The Grave OR Neverland: J. M. Barrie, The Du Mauriers, and the Dark Side of Peter Pan and Daphne

30.1 Bonus: FREEBIE! Read a book of your choice, ANY GENRE! Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation (completed 1/13/10. 207 pages)

40.1 Bonus: Read two HF books that take place in the American West. At least one of them has to have actual a historical figure or group as the main character (i.e. Jesse James, Buffalo Bill Cody, The Texas Rangers, Annie Oakley, etc.) Buffalo Girls : A Novel (completed 2/7/10. 344 pages) and Calico Palace

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-Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford
O-Mistress of Mellyn
N-The Meaning of Night: A Confession

[Becky, Moddess]

Scoreboard:

Jon- 176
Toni- 174
Jayme- 105
Me- 100
Jackie- 96
Heather- 86
Jeane- 75
Holly- 53
Lyn- 29
Jen Tudor- 25
Jeanna- 25

[ToniS]

Even when I post the big pointers, it's never quite enough to take out Jon...

[Becky, Moddess]

He's a HF loving koala!

[ToniS]

math check! I think I'm at 174 instead of 169. I was at 137 and added 37.

[Becky, Moddess]

You are.
My spreadsheet automatically adds for totals, but I mistakenly put in 20 pts rather than 25. Oops!

Updated Scoreboard. :)

[ToniS]

Yay! Just 2 little points behind...

[Holly P]

Finished Task 10.4: The Silver Rose by Susan Carroll (515 pgs)

10 pts + 6 bonus pts = 16 pts

TOTAL POINTS: 53

[Becky, Moddess]

Holly wrote: "Finished Task 10.4: The Silver Rose by Susan Carroll (515 pgs)

10 pts + 6 bonus pts = 16 pts

TOTAL POINTS: 53 "

Updated Scoreboard. Again! LOL :)

[Jackie]

Toni wrote: "Yay! Just 2 little points behind... "

Someone needs to shake that Koala out of his tree. lol.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I think Toni will do it.

[Jon]

Becky wrote: "Yay Jon! Was it as good as everyone says??"

yeah its awesome you have to read it

[Jon]

i think toni's got higher bonus points so she might end up with more towards the end anyway

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I am still trying to get through "The Silver Chair" so that I can start "Katherine tomorrow.

[Jon]

are we still docking a point for audio Becks? doesnt mention in the rules this time unless i missed.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

okay I am on Katherine now.

[Jon]

Heather wrote: "I completed:


Task 20.3 - The English Patient (302 pgs)

20 + 4 bonus points = 24

Total Points: 110"


thoughts? was it just me having an issue with audio and ruining a good book for myself or was it boring as all hell?

[Becky, Moddess]

Jon wrote: "are we still docking a point for audio Becks? doesnt mention in the rules this time unless i missed."

Umm... I don't think that I put it in the rules this time, so no. Forgot all about it, you know!

[Jon]

awesome! chalks up extra point for when i finish that task

H..i think your prob right - i might well have liked it reading, will i never learn, i like the idea of audio much better than the reality - our heads are so much cleverer at creating the world than oscar winning actors!

[Jon]

oh..and i hate to ask this one, but did you say if a task says read a book - not specifying HF book, then doesnt have to be HF. I really dont mind if the answer is no seeing as this IS an HF challenge, but may as well get my facts right lol

[Becky, Moddess]

Jon wrote: "oh..and i hate to ask this one, but did you say if a task says read a book - not specifying HF book, then doesnt have to be HF. I really dont mind if the answer is no seeing as this IS an HF challe..."

Right... if it just says "read a book" or something, and doesn't say "HF" or anything indicating Historical Fiction, then it can be any genre.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

And here I thought all the books had to be HF

[Becky, Moddess]

The rules say all books must be HF unless otherwise specified. However, if the task says "read a book" vs. "read a HF", then I will allow a different genre. :)