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Spring Reading Challenge - Tasks, Rules and Questions
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What's the best way to find Goodreads Authors? Is there a searchable list by book subject?
Here's a list of Goodreads authors who have joined this group:http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...
Thanks, this looks like a good challenge.
Thanks for setting up the challenge this time, Nancy! I really appreciate it. =)
No problem, Ralph! It's tough when we both go to school. :)
Ohh, I suspect I'm going to discover some great books and authors through this challenge. Thanks for doing this Nancy!
Personally I wouldn't count a book I started before March 1, but it's up to you and what your conscience can comfortably live with. :)
This might be a stretch, but for -4. Read a book with the word "flower" in the title.- could I use a title with a 'name of a flower' instead of flower'?
You can use flower names as long as the word "flower" is in the title - eg. "sunflower" "elderflower", etc.
It's a romantic relationship where there's a significant age gap between both partners.
Well, I've been lurking but I somehow missed that you have a Challenge! Well, folks, now you definitely have my attention. I'm putting on my tiara and working up a list now.
Hey, did you put that true crime thing in there so I would participate?!?!?!?! :)
hahahahaha!The 2008 Shamus award winner/nominees was also added with you in mind. :)
OOOOOH, I also read one last month that was Norwegian and translated into English! Maybe I can do this one! And of course, reading a five star book on a moderator's shelf is no problem for me, because I AM a moderator, and I make the rating!
And I read one about war, as well.
I also read one about the Mona Lisa and Paris and the Louvre, which I would like to visit someday...
2. You can join any time after March 1 and before May 31.
3. You can only use books that you have started after you post a list on the official challenge thread. Books will not count unless they were started on or after March 1st.
4. Audio and e-books may be used to complete any of the tasks.
5. Re-reads are fine, except where stated otherwise.
6. All books should be at least 150 pages. (Unless told to read a children's book.)
7. Have fun!
5 Points
1. Read a book by an author whose last name starts with "S".
2. Read a science fiction novel written before 1980.
3. Read a book by an author who died in 2009.
4. Read a book with the word "flower" in the title.
5. Read a true crime novel.
6. Read a novel that you hope is never made into a movie.
7. Read a 5-star book from one of the moderator's shelves.
8. In honor of April Fool's Day, read a humorous novel.
9. Read a book about the ocean or sea.
10. Read a World Fantasy Award winner
10 Points
1. In honor of International Workers' Day, read a fiction or non-fiction title about workers' rights, struggles, job security, unions, equal pay for equal work, or worker exploitation.
2. Read a collection of short stories/essays.
3. Read a horror book.
4. Read a title from TAYSHAS High School Reading List
5. Read a banned book.
6. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, read a story that takes place in Ireland.
7. Read a book about food, health, or weight loss.
8. Read a book by an author who uses three names (Patricia Nell Warren, Michael Thomas Ford, Edgar Allan Poe, etc.)
9. Read a "May-December" romance.
10. Read a book set in a place you'd like to visit.
15 Points
1. Read a book by a Goodreads Author.
2. Read a novel that features a transgendered character.
3. Read one of the group reads AND discuss it in the appropriate topic.
4. In honor of Memorial Day (US), read a book about war.
5. Read a memoir that deals with homelessness or poverty.
6. In honor of the International Day of Families (May 15), read a fiction or non-fiction title about childbirth, adoption, marriage, family life.
7. Read a book that was originally written in a foreign language and translated into English.
8. Read a fiction or non-fiction title from ALA's 2010 Rainbow Project recommendations.
9. Read a book that has the letter "X" somewhere in the title.
10. Read a 2008 Shamus Award Winner or Nominee
25 Points
1. Read a book that you once started and couldn't finish.
2. Read a book that has more than 400 pages.
3. Read a novel that was made into a movie, then watch the movie.