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SPRING CHALLENGE 2010
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Spring Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks
I finished 50.1, which was such a fun task, by the way! I love randomness. And the fact that I rolled a 3 + 4 = 7 means I get credit for reading two books that otherwise did not fit. :PI read Broken by Kelley Armstrong and Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead. Both are urban fantasies about werewolves and demons respectively.
I find that I’ve been hitting up my guilty pleasure reading a lot more heavily than usual lately. It’s the sleep-deprived, full-time working and nursing mama gig driving me to this mindless, brainless fluff. And thank God for it, seriously, or I’d go insane!
I think that puts me at 170 points.
Hi! I'm claiming no tasks this post but I just realized that I have finished half of the following 2-book tasks: 15.2B, 15.6B, 20.5, 20.8, 25.2, 25.4C, 25.8A, 25.10A, 30.1B, 30.2A, and 50B. Looks like I'll have to get discplined and finish the other half of these tasks :0)
Beth(MN) wrote: "I finished 50.1, which was such a fun task, by the way! I love randomness. And the fact that I rolled a 3 + 4 = 7 means I get credit for reading two books that otherwise did not fit. :PI rea..."
I laughed reading your post. With 2 kids under the age of 4, I have very little time, patience and focus. I read a LOT more mindless, brainless fluff and thankful for it!
5.5: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder - published 2004 Goodreads author5.9: The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt
25.9: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (1999)
Total Points: 135/980
Total Pages Read: 3080
Books Read:10
Tasks Completed: 8/57
Jennifer wrote: "Beth(MN) wrote: "I finished 50.1, which was such a fun task, by the way! "I laughed reading your post. With 2 kids under the age of 4, I have very little time, patience and focus. I read a LOT more mindless, brainless fluff and thankful for it!My youngest (I have three -- 3.5 years between first and last) is in kindergarten this year. I am STILL reading crap as my brain recovers from those years of sleep deprivation!
5.2 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
This book is a re-read for me and I still love this book.
80+5=85
This book is a re-read for me and I still love this book.
80+5=85
My points for this task were not added on the readerboard. I originally posted on April 11. Task 25.7 Ashley FL's Task - The Gods Must Be Crazy is complete.
I read The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28187...
Points earned for this task :25 points
My challenge total points:40 points
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3 More to Report5.6 Asian/Pacific: Blu's Hanging 3*
A rather unusual book written in pidgin English set in Hawaii and written by a Hawaiian author. Was interesting in that it showed what a great cultural disparity there is on the Hawaiian Islands.
15.4 Gems and Meaning:
A. Diamond: The Diamond Secret: A Retelling of "Anastasia" 3*
B. Innocence: Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist 3*
Both these novels were fun and fluffy - not too deep but great escapism. The Mrs. Pollifax series is really fun to read.
20.4 Heidi - Our History
A. Family Saga: City of Dreams: A Novel of Nieuw Amsterdam and Early Manhattan 5*
512 Pages so it qualifies for a Big Book ticket
This is a reread of one of the best family sagas ever. I just finished the 3rd book in the series for the last challenge and decided to reread the first which I had read a couple of years ago. Beverly Swerling has created a marvelous series which chronicles the Turner family from the 1600's in Manhatten through the Civil War. And there is another one coming! Great series which traces not only the family but the history of this area and the development of medical practices - totally amazing. I highly recommend for those who really like historical fiction.
B. Local Area: Dead Witch Walking 5*
This was a freebie from Amazon for my Kindle - a book in a series called "The Hollows". I thought it might be just fluffy and only was interested because it takes place in Cincinnati, OH which is in my state and meets the requirement for this task. Wow, was I pleasantly surprised - it is the first book in a totally entertaining series which has lots of action, humor and great characters. Now I am on a journey into a new series.
POINTS: 465
TASKS: 28
BOOKS: 38
PAGES: 11,710
5.5 Tuck EverlastingNatalie Babbitt
On the list of popular books published in 1975
5.5) "Whatever is popular deserves attention" - The Queen's Fool5.9) "I think even lying on my bed I can still do something." - Nobody's Fool
10.2) Three/Four/Five - Hotel California: The True-life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and Their Many Friends
The book was rated 3.45 when I started to read it.
10.9) "A lovely horse is always an experience..." - The Horse and His Boy
15.1) Independently Speaking -
A. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, which is set in Sierra Leone and tells the story of a boy who grew up in their war-torn cities, and forced into becoming a boy soldier.
B. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde is from Ireland
15.7) Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
Part of me agrees with the tying of "lust" to this book. Nancy Pearl details lists of recommended books that people should read in this story. I think of lust as more the craving of something superficially, without (sometimes) a lot of thought into that desire. This can be disastrous, in the realm of overzealous book reading or pining after someone's body in that it can lead to poor decisions and rash judgments, as well as take over the mind until you satisfy the craving, like an addiction. I think gluttony would be as fitting as lust in regards to the title of this book. I know when I am choosing what to check out from the library, it's like a Lays potato chip--I can't stop at just one! I have to check out several books at a time and can't read just one book at a time either.
20.10) Group Reads - The Handmaid's Tale
30.6) Character References - Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life & Days Of Grace: A Memoir
James Blake mentions a proverb referenced in Arthur Ashe's memoir, as well as mentions Arthur Ashe's memoir a couple of times in his book.
This should bring my total to 150 points.
pjreads wrote: "5.4 Mentioned in JAN 09 Goodreads Newsletter - Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun* Goodreads Author
980 points
76 books
22,611 pages
4 Goodreads authors
8 Big B..."
Congratulations, Pjreads!
25.1
Rory FreedmanThere is an extremely thin woman on the cover and I need to lose some weight. I spent the winter eating and reading. No problems with the reading, but the eating has got to stop! However, I wouldn't recommend this book as a way to get it done. The author is militantly anti-dairy, meat, poultry, and fish. She also believes that all food should be organic and that sugar, sugar substitutes, and any processed food is evil. This book should be called skinny and homicidal because, if I followed it, I would kill someone!
I completed two tasks: 20.8 A Magical Birthday: The Realms of the Gods by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads author) and Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones. A total of 548 pgs.
25.4 The Name Game: The Joys of Love by Madeleine L'Engle who shares my first name and The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
Total: 80
On a side note I read a small bit of that skinny bitch book and couldn't stand it. Your review made me smile Belinda!
30.6-- Character ReferencesThe first book I read was Making Toast: A Family Story. The author is a writer and this book was a memoir of what happened with his family after his daughter died. In one part he mentions reading Anne Tyler's Accidental Tourist, which I read for the second part of this task. I didn't really care for either book, and the ending of "The Accidental Tourist" was just annoying, maddening, and frustrating. I've heard nothing but good things about Anne Tyler's works, and this book just doesn't sell me on her. I own 2 other books by her, and I am in no rush to get to them.
Total: 430 points
15.10 - "Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are." In Honor of Søren Kierkegaard (May 5, 1813 – November 11, 1855) a Danish Philosopher...Read a book whose title relates to your personal philosophy OR a book written by a philosopher whose ideas you identify with. When posting this task share your personal philosophy of life.
Everything Happens for a Reason: Finding the True Meaning of the Events in Our Lives by Mira Kirshenbaum-4/14
I have always believed that when ever something good or bad happens to us, there is a reason for it. One of the things I really enjoyed about this books was that it had 10 reasons why something happens and each chapter gave examples and showed how to find meaning in an event. This was a very powerful book and I plan to purchase it!
New Total: 155 Points
10.1 Books Really Do Grow on TreesI read "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Books Read - 11
Tasks Completed = 8
Pages Read - 3,270
Total Points - 150
25.5 - Spring Cleaning (850 pages from TBR)1. God is Not Great - Christopher Hitchens (377p.)
2. The Cider House Rules - John Irving (576p.)
pjreads wrote: "5.4 Mentioned in JAN 09 Goodreads Newsletter - Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun* Goodreads Author
980 points
76 books
22,611 pages
4 Goodreads authors
8 Big B..."
Congradulations, pj. Well done.
20.9 A Really Cheesy Task: 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen JohnsonPOINTS FOR THIS TASK: 20
Total Points: 250/980
Tasks Complete: 16/57
Repost of Posting 1355. I forgot to include a pseudonym for myself. If I were to be published I'd use the name Patty Taylor. (Petra = Patricia (too formal = Patty) & Taylor because it's nice, neutral & easy to remember name.
Thanks, Cynthia, for reminding me of my slip-up.
Reposting:
I completed Task 15.9 with Blaze: A Novel by Richard Bachman (aka Stephen King).
What a marvelous find of a book! I didn't expect to find such a gem from Stephen King. I gave it 5*.
Blaze's story is so sad. I really felt for Blaze in his loneliness and confusion and to really dislike those who turned their backs on him time and time again.
Richard Bachman has much better character developement than any King book I've read.
I've written a more detailed review in the Review Forum.
5 POINT TASKS1. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
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3. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
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5. The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks
6. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
7. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
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10. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel
10 POINT TASKS
1. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
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3. Cut by Patricia McCormick
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5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson
6. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game (Movie Tie-in Edition) by Michael Lewis
7. The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
9. The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #3) by C.S. Lewis
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15 POINT TASKS
1.House of Dolls by Ka-tzetnik 135633 (Yehiel De-Nur/Dinur) and Aches & Painsby Maeve Binchy
2.Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah and Billy Bishop Goes to War by John Gray, Eric Peterson
3. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
4.The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum and PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
5.Wicked Poems by Roger McGough
6. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult and Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom
7.Lust (Seven Deadly Sins #1) by Robin Wasserman
8.Letters of Vincent Van Gogh by Vincent Van Gogh
9.Educating Caroline by Patricia Cabot
10. Fear and Trembling (Penguin Great Ideas) by Søren Kierkegaard
20 POINT TASKS
1.The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1 by Douglas Adams
2.Green This!: Greening Your Cleaning (Green This, #1) by Deirdre Imus
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4.Roots by Alex Haley and Maud Hart Lovelace's Deep Valley: A Guidebook of Mankato Places in the Betsy-Tacy Series by Julie A. Schrader
5.Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells and green Eggs and ham and the lorax by. Dr. seuss
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7.Boyz and the Bandz: The Hottest Men in Music: From Elvis to Nsync by Donald F. Reuter
8.Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
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10. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman
25 POINT TASKS
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2.The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks and Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
3.Wicked by Gregory Maguire
4. Hex (Hex, Book 1) by Rhiannon Lassiter and Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
5. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4) by Stephenie Meyer ( Large Print)
6.Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861 by David Detzer and First Blood (Civil War) by William C. Davis, Time-Life Books
7. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan
8. Animal Farmby George Orwell and Marley & Me by John Grogan
9. Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris
10. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen
30 POINT TASKS
1.Spring Break (Sweet Valley High, Super Edition) by Francine Pascal and Toss the Bride by Jennifer Manske Fenske
2. Where I Live by Eileen Spinelli, Matt Phelan and Girlfriend Material by Melissa Kantor
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4.Best Friends (Sweet Valley Twins #1) by Francine Pascal and Deep End of the Ocean (Oprah's Book Club) by Jacquelyn Mitchard
5.The Color of Money by Walter Tevis and Revolutionary Road (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Vintage Contemporaries) by Richard Yates (Tom Cruise was in The Color of Money, which was directed by Martin Scorsese. Scorsese has collaborated with Leonardo DiCaprio in a number of films. Leo has starred in the following film adaptation: Revolutionary Road - Richard Yates)
6.Inkheart (Inkheart, #1) by Cornelia Funke and The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) by J.R.R. Tolkien
50 POINT TASK
1. (6) Coraline by Neil Gaiman (4)Life of Pi by Yann Martel One of your books must be by a GoodReads author
3382/24573 Pages Read
135/980 Total Points
12/76 Books Completed
10.8 Space exploration, I read From the Earth to the Moon and 'Round the Moon and was disappointed. I had recently read another Jules Verne and liked the whimsical contrasted with the serious, but in this book it was way too much about the science that went into the space travel and I found the characters pompous and annoying. 15.2 Anzac day
The Forgotten Garden set in Australia, this one took me a while to get into as it jumped around from different narrators and settings, but I ended up really enjoying it.
Deafening set during WWI kind of jumped around from the perspective of a deaf girl going through life and the hearing man she married as a soldier in the war. Wasn't a huge fan of this one.
Total points: 290
Thanks Ashley, Petra, Cindie and Donna Jo. Lots of fun tasks which I enjoyed and of course I'm still reading just as much!
pjreads wrote: "Thanks Ashley, Petra, Cindie and Donna Jo. Lots of fun tasks which I enjoyed and of course I'm still reading just as much!"PJ, I think the tasks in this Challenge are my favorites yet. They're all so good. I'm already sorry about the books I won't be able to get to.
Finished task 5.9: What I Know Now by Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York(5*)TOTAL POINTS = 145
Finished task 50.1 First roll – 6 / Second Roll – 1 / Total=7 - Lucky Sevens! Toss out the genres and read whatever you'd like! Since I got to choose whatever I wanted, I read two books I've wanted to read for awhile, Nightlight by The Harvard Lampoon and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. I absolutely loved The Guernsey book. I hated for it to end, I felt like I was leaving old friends. As for the Nightlight, it's a parody of Twilight. It was funny and snarky, and a nice light read.
290/980 points
Tasks Completed: 14/57
Tasks In Progress: 4
Books Read: 24/82
Pages Read: 5753
25.4 (The Name Game)Share name with author...
No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World's First Supermodel by Janice Dickinson (3.5 stars)
This book was just what I needed, an engaging, gossipy, guilty-pleasure read about the fashion industry and some of its 70's and 80's icons.
Name in title...
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz (4 stars)
I enjoyed the story telling in this sad, unique family saga.
+25
total: 80
books: 6
Tasks: 5
20.6-- Favorite SeriesShadowland
The Immortal series is about a girl named Ever, and her relationship through the centuries with an Immortal named Damen. In each of her various incarnations, something has prevented them from having a happy ending. The series is about the trials and tests they go through in modern time, and the risks they will take to be together.
I keep forgetting to claim when authors are goodreads authors, but I remembered this time! Alyson Noel is a Goodreads author. And I also highly recommend this series. I love it!
Total: 450
15.7 Beware the 7 Deadly SinsEnvy by Sandra Brown
As the title says the sin is envy. Envy over another persons talent/success. Envy that consumes for 14 years to the point that envy turns into revenge/murder. This is an interesting book as it is a book within a book. The book is being written as the plot for revenge is revealed.
Goodreads author AND
big book
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25.10 Melissa GA's Task - Deja Vu
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott AND
March by Geraldine Brooks
I don't know but it bothers me when someone tries to capitalize on the popularity of a classic. March didn't come close to the original. The same thing bothered me when I read Scarlett. Actually I think it is pretty nervy of an author to try to change characters that were created by someone else. I guess my thought is "write your own book!"
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30.2 Texas
Piper Reed: Navy Brat by Kimberly Willis Holt from the 2009-2010 Blueboonet Award AND
Graceling by Kristin Cashore from the Texas Lone Star Reading List
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910 + 70 = Done!!!!
I have really enjoyed my very first challenge and thank all who are participating. Cynthia I cannot even imagine the amount of work that goes in to organizing a challenge of this magnitude and the amount of hours that goes into keeping track of everyone's points. Thank you - thank you. I have discovered many new book/authors that I probably would not have found otherwise.
I finished 20.3 Thirteen Reasons Why. Total Points: 390
Tasks Completed: 21
Tasks In Progress: 2
Books Read: 28
Pages Read: 8824
5.9 I read The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain10.9 I read They Shoot Horses, Don't They by Horace McCoy
15.7 I read the Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The sin of the book is wrath. In the book wrath was written as being a necessity and a good thing. Without wrath hopelessness and loss of dignity ensued. In this instance, I don't believe that wrath was a deadly sin.
My copy of The Grapes of Wrath was 586 pages for a big book ticket.
Hi Cynthia! Very impressed that you caught up on the readerboard!! That must have taken forever! I noticed that there were 10 points missing for me, so thought I would repost all the tasks that I have completed:
5 Points: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 = 30 points
10 points: 2, 5, 7, 8, 9 = 50 points
15 points: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 = 105 points
20 points: 2, 5, 9 = 60 points
25 points: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 = 175 points
30 points: 2, 4 = 60 points
50 points: none
Can you let me know which one you are missing and I will resubmit the book?
Thanks!
I completed Task 20.7 by reading The Rule of Four. For the declutter part of this task, I finally (after 12 years) got around to sorting through my husband's and mine CD collection and clearing out the duplicates we had from before we met & married. I took these duplicates and some books & clothing to a charity shop for donation. As for The Rule of Four, I was rather harsh on the rating and gave it a 2*. I contemplated a 3 but don't think I liked it that much. It wasn't very compelling or engaging, although it was interesting.
I enjoyed the mystery of deciphering the Hypnerotomachia. I am always amazed at the depth of knowledge that is required to decipher ancient texts accurately, be it a book such as the Hypnerotomachia or The Bible. This book, despite being fictional, gives an indication of the effort, knowledge and commitment it takes to accomplish such a task.
However, that's the best part of this book. The characters aren't engaging and the "coming of age-contemplating the future-coming to terms with the past" part of the story takes away from the book. The attempt of a love interest could have been removed completely and the story would have read the same, maybe better.
This book was an easy, fluffy read. Entertaining but not memorable.
TOTAL POINTS: 250 + 10 + 25 + 50 = 33510.4 (Reduce) Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn
25.4 (a) Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, or, the Wonder Years Before the Condescending, Egomanical, Self-Centered Smart-Ass Phase by Jen Lancaster
(b) Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
50 I went to the website to roll because I have absolutely no idea where I have a pair of dice. I rolled a "5" (poetry) and a "2" (nonfiction), but together they added up to "7" which meant I got to read anything I wanted! And as it so happens, I have read two books this challenge that didn't fit into any of the tasks that I had yet to finish. So, the books for this task are Crazy Salad: Some Things About Women by Nora Ephron and The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny by Simon R. Green. The first book was an eclectic assortment of essays that I enjoyed. The second was the tenth book in a noir-type urban fantasy series, but was a disappointment.
Completed Tasks
5.2 Wicked Plants by Amy Stewart
5.6 Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
5.9 Walking Dead by C. E. Murphy
10.1 Little (Grrl) Lost by Charles de Lint
10.5 At Home in France by Ann Barry
10.8 Spin State by Chris Moriarty
10.9 Moving Target by Mercedes Lackey et al
10.10 Angus Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
15.9 Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
20.1 Dave Barry Does Japan by Dave Barry
20.3 The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
20.5 The Giver by Lois Lowry, Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
20.6 Roadkill by Rob Thurman
20.7 The Pleasure of Cooking for One by Judith Jones
20.8 Shalador’s Lady by Anne Bishop
25.1 Recipes from a American Herb Garden by Maggie Oster
25.9 Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Completed the 50 point task - what fun with the dice!I first rolled double 6s, and then took my prerogative for the 12 points to re-roll the second 6 and came up with a 2.
6 = Mystery or Thriller
Die for You For a thriller, there was way too much introspection for my taste. The plot on it's own was decent, but I could have done without all of the characters' thoughts.
2 = Nonfiction
PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives This collection of anonymous secrets from around the world was at times hilarious, but also incredibly sad. It really made me appreciate all the happiness and good things I have in my life.
Total points: 340
Sheila wrote: "15.7 Beware the 7 Deadly SinsEnvy by Sandra Brown
As the title says the sin is envy. Envy over another persons talent/success. Envy that consumes for 14 years to ...
910 + 70 = Done!!!! ..."
Congratulations, Sheila!
Sheila wrote: "15.7 Beware the 7 Deadly SinsEnvy by Sandra Brown
As the title says the sin is envy. Envy over another persons talent/success. Envy that consumes for 14 years to th..."
CONGRATS, Sheila!! Done at the halfway point = wow :)
Repost: I finished 20.3 Thirteen Reasons Why. In this book the main character commits suicide. The book explains how small for other people things snowballed and caused her to end her life. The book was fabulous by the way!
The main thing I learned from the book is how small interactions can affect people. So we must always think how our actions would influence another person's life.
Total Points: 390
Tasks Completed: 21
Tasks In Progress: 2
Books Read: 28
Pages Read: 8824
15.9 - The Preacher Man by hamingbyrd9. This is an ebook found on Literotica.com I would choose Euler Newton as my pen name in tribute to my favorite scientists.
I have finally completed another task.30.2 I read The Maze Runner by James Dashner and The Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman. Texas Lone Star and Texas Bluebonnet respectively.
This brings me to a grand total of 45 points.
Hi Cynthia, I think that my numbers got messed up somehow. I should have 850 points, not 830. I'm not sure what is the best way to synthesize with you. I have a Word Document with each task and which message # I posted it for. Since there are 20 points difference, I will post the numbers completed for 20 points or less here, and you can let me know which you need more info on? Or if you'd prefer something else? I could e-mail you the document if that is easiest.5.1-6, 5.8-10
10.1-5, 10.7, 10.9-10
15.3-10
20.1-7, 20.9-10
Thanks!
P.S. Gotta say: WOW!!! How many messages did you do in the past 24 hours -- I'm in awe!
Finished:20.6 - Series
Fudge Cupcake Murder - Joanne Fluke
#5 Hannah Swenson series
This series is about Hannah Swenson who returns home to Lake Eden, MN and open a cookie store. She also finds herself solving murders that happen in her small town. This is a great series with lots of yummy cookie recipes!
Total Points = 130
Goodreads Authors = 2
Big Books = 0
10.4 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - I chose options B & C, by reading a book that I have slated for the last two challenges and ended up not using both times and then giving it away - The Road to Ubar: Finding the Atlantis of the Sands by Nicholas Clapp15.8 - "A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it." - The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant.
Artist: Michelangelo. He is a favorite of mine because not only was he a spectacular painter, he was a magnificent sculpturer and architect as well. His works simply take my breath away. My favorite work of his are the frescoes inside the Sistine Chapel. They are simply awe-inspiring.
20.3 - Best Review Contest - Amy MO - Mental Health - Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho.
The main character was institutionalized for attempting suicide and then upon recovery is told she only has a week to live. In the asylum she meets other characters suffering from various other mental illnesses. I learned a lot about some of the awful treatment modalities used in the past to treat mental illness.
50 POINT MIDWAY TASK - MS ANDERSON - LUCK BE A LADY
- I rolled #2 Graphic Novel and #5 Historical Fiction, ending up with 7 total points (toss out the genres and read what you like). I decided to keep the graphic novel and read The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi. As much as I love Historical Fiction, I ended up tossing it out to squeeze in a required reading booking that took a few days out of my life last week - GO DIVE: OPEN WATER DIVERS MANUAL by PADI.
Total Points: 380/980
Tasks Completed: 22/57
Tasks in Progress: 8
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20.10 - Group readThe Handmaid's Tale. Excellent book! I posted my thoughts on the discussion thread!
My total - 170 points
We've officially reached the Midway Point of this Challenge!!!! Post 1559 is the last one to count. I'll now be going to figure out which of you will be choosing the books for the Group Read for next seasons challenge. As a reminder the top 3 people after the midway winner get to make suggestions as well as pick the categories and the top 30 get to make suggestions overall that will then be voted on in a poll. BUT also if you got to make selections last time you will not be eligible to make suggestions this go around. I will contact the top 3 first to get the categories and then contact the rest of you.Cynthia
Deedee wrote: "Hi! I'm claiming no tasks this post but I just realized that I have finished half of the following 2-book tasks: 15.2B, 15.6B, 20.5, 20.8, 25.2, 25.4C, 25.8A, 25.10A, 30.1B, 30.2A, and 50B. Looks..."Deedee, why don't you claim it as good planning?! Just think of all the points you'll soon be racking up?!! I only have 6 half-finished tasks!
Completed - 20.9 - A Really Cheesy TaskListed to I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier on audiobook. I enjoyed this story. It drew me in & kept me wondering throughout if Brint was a good guy or a bad guy? Was he truly trying to help him, or just digging for information!
LOVED this task btw, Rebecca!
My total - 190
I have completed the following tasks:10.1 The Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky
25.3A We attended a Little league Tournament which was great fun since I used to play softball and I was an Umpire for several years
25.3B The Entitled: A Tale of Modern Basebakk by Frank Deford
25.9 Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
25.10A 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones by Rick Rioodan
25.10B 39 Clues: One False Note by John Dunning
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I'm new to this whole thing and have just finished my first book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time I was going to count it for task 5.7, but am now wondering if it could count for 20.3?
It was about a young boy with autism and taught some of the things that go on in an autistic childs head, like the way they don't seem to express emotion very well, but really they often feel the same things as us, they just feel it differently...
Caz xx