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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2010
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Summer Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
25.8 - Sandy's Task - Once Upon A Time… ~ Ella Enchanted and The Hobbit: Or There and Back AgainTotal Points: 275/950
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 20/74
Books by Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 1 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
Completed Tasks
Task 10.5 - Beach Cover -
by Jennifer Echols (6/29/10)Task 20.4 - Shelley - 6th Anniv (Candy, Iron, Wood) - Sweethearts by Sara Zarr (Sweethearts) (6/27/10)
Task 25.3 - Jennifer N - Visit Country; Foreign Lang - One Night with a Spy by Celeste Bradley (England) (6/9/10) AND The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Swedish) (6/26/10)
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Current Stats
Tasks Completed: 13/56
Partially Completed Tasks: 3
Books Read: 19/80
Pages Read: 6,192
Points Earned: 180/950
5.4 - Lesser Known AwardsWe all know the big names in book awards (Pulitzer, Man Booker, Hugo, Newbery etc.) but there are a lot of lesser known book awards out there and lucky for us Goodreads has a list of them. Go to this link (Awards) and: Read a book found on the list of winners and nominees for an award you had previously never heard of. (From the foreign language awards you may read a translation if it is available).
The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf-6/28
Goodreads Nominee for 2009
*** Goodreads Author
5.10 - "If One Cannot Enjoy Reading A Book Over And Over Again, There Is No Use In Reading It At All." - Oscar Wilde
This summer let's test Mr. Wilde's statement by taking the time to...Re-read a book that you loved reading the first time.
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks-6/25
Read this back in 2006 and watched the movie yesterday! Still one of my favorites :)
New Total: 40 points
15.2A State name in title
California Characters: An Array of Amazing People by Charles Hillinger
15.2B Set in original state = New Jersey
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
(I originally slated The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri for this task -- set in Massachusetts, I thought. It's a really good book but parts take place in Connecticut, New Hampshire and New York as well as a couple of flash backs to India.)
820 points
I have been reading like crazy, and have several tasks half finsihed, but here are a few that I can actaully claim points for:20.4 This is my eighth challenge, so I had to read a gift related to lace. I read The Lace Reader
10.1 (hurricane names) I read The Spellmans Strike Again
10.2 (The ___ who _____) I read The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
I feel like I should have a lot more, but that gives me
40 points
1349 pages read
**Lisa Lutz is a Goodreads author
** The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is 575 pages, so it counts as a big book.
I finished another task!
30.2 - PJ Read's Task - As Suggested By Shannon South Africa - For The Children
A.Read a children’s classic book (EXAMPLE: Peter Pan) AND either pass it on, or recommend it to a child (give details when you claim your points).
I read: A Traveller in Time by Alison Uttley (Paperback, 286 pages) (4 stars) and I recommended it to my youngest daughter, as a change from all those vampire romances that she likes. “We’ll see” she said. OK then, whatever.
and
B. Read any book where a child is the main character
I read: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (2009) by Alan Bradley (Hardcover, 374 pages) The heroine is an 11-year-old girl. Inventive. I’ve put the next one in the series on my TBR. (4 Stars)
Both books must be at least 100 pages. Both books are.
85 + 30 = 115
Tasks Completed: 7
Points for this task: 30
Points thus far: 115/950
Books read: 9
Pages Read: 2716
Books by Goodreads authors: 1
(Goodreads Author) Sheramy Bundrick (20.4)
Read but not claimed: 4
(Parts of the following 2-book tasks: 15.4, 25.1B, 25.2, 30.1B)
20.9 Cutting for Stone - good book, but took a long time to read10.5Dear John
30 pts + 140 previous = 170 total pts
My first challenge and I'm getting a late start! Better late than never, I guess :)
5.1 - Heat Wave
Solar by Ian McEwan
This task: 5 points
Total: 5 points
25.3 Guernica: A Novel by Dave Boling Set in Spain(Goodreads author)
and
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson Translated from Swedish
Big Book Ticket: 576 pages
5.9 The Other Side of Paradise: A Memoir which I read all sorts of places - the train, a bus full of fifth graders on a field trip, the waiting room of the IRS office (fun!) and a coffee shop.30.4 - Neighborhood Watch by Cammie McGovern - in which forensics is used to clear the protagonist's name and The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker - a great thriller with lots of twists, using both forensics and set partly in a mental health center.
25.8 - The Book of Lost Things and Weetzie Bat which together make up 452 pages. Weetzie bat was a reread for me but a good one. The Book of Lost Things had a terrific ending but didn't keep me particularly interested throughout the middle. Parts of it were excellent though.
Total This Post: 60
Current Total: 90
Time for me to join in on this challenge... 10.5 - The Sex on the Beach Book Club- Jennifer Apodaca
Total - 10 points
5.9 - Paper Towns by John Green (6/25/10)Just returned from vacation and read most of this book on the beach.
15.3 Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell (6/18/10)
Blog: http://juliepowell.blogspot.com/
3 Stars
The story was ok. It's an interesting idea and interesting to read Julie's thoughts and revelations through each recipe. I actually liked Julia Child in the movie better. Her story was more developed than it was in the book and it was easier to see the connections.
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 705
10.10 Great minds think alike
5* book = The Odyssey: John on page 6
Fathers and Sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
830 points
30.4 The Science Of Crime:Undone by Karin Slaughter
The Cutting by James Hayman
20.2 A Trip To The Past: Metamorphoses by Ovid
20.3 School May Be Out: The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1886.
20.7 For Those We Love To Hate: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
15.7 "...Be The Change...": Kim by Rudyard Kipling
I would like to see the U.S. become less dependent on carbon-based, non-renewable forms of energy. I don't own a car & take public transportation or walk everywhere I need to go. I conserve energy at home by buying energy efficient appliances, only using compact fluorescent lights and using the AC sparingly. When I can, I donate money to renewable energy advocate groups & am an email activist for conservation/renewable energy.
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 7
Total Points: 150
Liz (Bklyn)
I completed task 10.1 - Stormy Weather by reading:The Rock Orchard: A Novel by Paula Wall
Total points = 110
25.5 Magic Bites and Wicked PleasureMy favorite genre has been urban fantasy for several years running--ever since I picked up the Dresden Files, actually. Magic Bites was very enjoyable; it's a series I plan to continue. It was a dark, dystopian noir and was right up my alley.
For my second favorite genre, I struggled between romance and historical fiction. And then ultimately went with romance because I've been reading more of that than anything else since my daughter was born. Yeah, I have mom brain. Unfortunately, I thought the book I chose sucked. I gave it one star.
20.6 - Just Above a Whisper - 304 pages - I would not recommend this book be on a must-read list. It was trite and sappy and the head-hopping writing style drove me batty. This book is the second in a trilogy; somebody gave me all three so I'm committed to finish, but would otherwise have to say that this just isn't worth it.
Points: 130
25.10 - The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory (4 stars) and Pandemonium by Daryl Gregory (4 stars)New total: 200 points
5.2 Blockbuster Booksread The Thin Manby Dashiell Hammett which is the basis for the movie Knight and Day out in theaters this week. I was suprised how much I enjoyed this one. I will plan to see the movie now that I have read the book.
Points this task 5
total point 210
total books 22
total pages 6231
My first post for this challenge and my first challenge since the winter one. I took a bit of a reading break - I was getting obsessed! - but the weather is hot and books are calling again :)25.2 Coralie's Task - Q & A
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon by Nancy Atherton
The Aunt Dimity was good - I liked the Ren fair theme but I am getting a bit tired of Lori. I'm sure she wasn't as irritating in the earlier books.
The second Millennium book was great - I gave it 5 stars even though it was 4 and a half to me (I'm very stingy with my 5 stars). But it deserved more than just 4.
One big book ticket please for The Girl Who Played with Fire.
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
In progress: 4
Books by Goodreads authors: 0
Big Books: 1 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
15.4 Learn Your NumbersI'm a 6, so I read Angel's Peak by Robyn Carr. A 6 is supposed to be responsible, protecting, nurturing, involved in community, balanced, and sympathtic, so I read The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner, where the main character is an FBI agent protecting his family. I would say he is also responsible, involved in the community and balanced as part of his job.
Points for this task: 15
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 14
Pages Read: 3772
5.9 Get Caught ReadingThe Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen
I read this book while waiting at the passport office.
Tess Gerritsen is a Goodreads Author.
Total points: 70
5.2 - The Carrie Diaries by Candace BushnellSex and the City 2 came out this summer, and The Carrie Diaries is a prequel to the SATC series.
Great book if you love SATC!
#10.3 Same Place, Same Time... Same Books:Thanh in WA was reading: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley June 29
#15.8 Double, Double, Toil and Trouble...
A. Read 2 books that have the same title but are written by different authors:
To The Limit by Pamela Britton June 9
To the Limit by Cindy Gerard June 30
Total Pages = 7,598
Tasks Completed = 20
Total Points = 245
Just finished 25.3Part A, read Angels & Demons by Dan Brown. The book is set in Italy and the Vatican, places I've always wanted to visit.
Part B, read Heidi by Johanna Spyri. Originally written in German, it has been translated into over 30 languages!
Total- 105 points
Three of these books took forever! I'm back in stride now though, with the 4th and vacation coming up!5.5 Authors from the spring: Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon, 337pp, read 6/28/2010.
10.4 Random Dice: 425-445 pages, Sarah's Quilt, by Nancy E Turner, 432pp, read 6/26/2010.
25.8 Fairy tales 400 pages: Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier, 560pp, read 6/30/2010.
30.3 Illinois - Lincoln or Mary Todd Lincoln AND Chicago: Changes and Honor's Voice by Douglas Wilson and Jim Butcher, 770pp, read 6/25/2010 and 6/29/2010.
30.5 Food for potluck, cookbook, food book, not cookbook, novel with recipes, book with food or beverage in the title: The Sonoran Grill and Heat by Mad Coyote Joe and Bill Buford, 455pp, read 6/14/2010 and 6/15/2010.
My dish was guacamole, posted on the recipe thread. The Sonoran Grill had a guacamole recipe that you pureed into almost liquid - not my way of making guac
Books read: 30/71
Tasks completed: 16/56
Points: 290/950
Pages read: 9369
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5 POINT TASKS1.
2. Eclipse by Stephine Meyer
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5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling
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7. Up in the Air by Walter Kirn
8. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
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10.
10 POINT TASKS
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2. The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium, #2) by Stieg Larsson
3. The Host By Stephine Meyer
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland (Translator) (rolled a 465)
5. True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
6.
7. The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson
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9. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
10.
15 POINT TASKS
1. Cyrano de Bergerac (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)by Edmond Rostand and Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
2. Ghost Stories of Minnesota (Ghost Stories of) by Gina Teel and Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Stephanie Plum, #15) by Janet Evanovich
3. Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell
4. Salem's Lot by Stephen King and Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye (A Psychic Eye Mystery, #1) by Victoria Laurie
5. Carrie by Spehen King and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Blindness by José Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero (Translator) and Breaking Dawn by Stephine Meyer
7. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
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9. A Hopeless Romantic by Harriet Evans
10. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
20 POINT TASKS
1. Throw Darts At A Cheesecake (Bernstein/Miller Mystery, #1) by Denise Dietz
2. Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Anonymous, Seamus Heaney (Translator)
3. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
4. The Toaster Broke, So We're Getting Married: A Memoir by Pamela Holm
5.Free For All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library by Don Borchert
6. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
7. Wicked by Gregory Maguire
8. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
9. Catching Fire (Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins
10. The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins
25 POINT TASKS
1. Killing Floor (Jack Reacher Series, #1) by Lee Child and Look Again by Lisa Scottoline
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3. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and Anonymous Celebrity (Latin American Literature) by Ignácio de Loyola Brandão, Nelson Vieira (Translator)
4. Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) by Dan Brown and The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
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7. A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain and Cooking Up Murder (A Cooking Class Mystery, #1) by Miranda Bliss
8. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
9. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
10.Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris and Chocolat by Joanne Harris
30 POINT TASKS
1.Body Art by Kym Menzies and Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld
2. Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
3. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith and Deep End of the Ocean (Oprah's Book Club) by Jacquelyn Mitchard
4.Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) by Patricia Cornwell and Beat the Reaper: A Novel by Josh Bazell
5.
50 POINT TASK
5243/26243 Pages Read
175/950 Total Points
18/71 Books Completed
Books by Goodreads authors: 3
Big Books: 0 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
Amanda wrote: "I finished task 20.6 with Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson. My copy is 303 pages. This is a definite must-read. It's a classic of American literature, and Anderson was a direct i..."
Thanks for this, Amanda. I've added it and his Death in the Woods: Stories to my ever-expanding Wish List.
Finished 3 tasks on vacation:5.5 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo By Stieg Larsson
20.8 Emma by Jane Austen
and
25.9 A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabladon
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed:9
Books Read:11
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (1)
15.6A Set in Portugal (& by Portuguese author)
Knowledge of Hell by António Lobo Antunes
15.6C Author's second longest book
Self Storage: A Novel by Gayle Brandeis
845 points
20.6 Belong to Me I love Marisa de los Santos, her characters feel like friends, and I was so happy that many of them returned from her previous book Love Walked In. I'm on the fence about it being a must read, I enjoyed it largely for the great characters and it does hit on some serious issues, so not all fluff, but I wouldn't say it's destined for literary greatness. :)20.7 The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella On the subject of literary greatness...Kidding, I find her books fun and this one didn't quite live up to the rest, but was a nice, quick read.
25.9 C:tankiki with The Titan's Curse, Winter Garden and Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman. I'm still enjoying the Percy Jackson series, but I really didn't care for Winter Garden, the last book was just eh.
Total points: 120
15.9 - “He Who Knows Others Is Wise. He Who Knows Himself Is Enlightened.” - The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott. The character whom the title alludes to, Ellen Douglas, is nothing like me really, except that she is also blonde (only real) ;). The fact that the book was set a long time ago in the Scottish Highlands doesn't help either. I chose this title for this task because it relates to my summer job - camp nurse at an all-boys camp set on a lake. Here, I truly am the lady of the lake. Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 6
Tasks in Progress: 4
Total Points: 90
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: (500)x (750) (1000)
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25.4 - Nicole OH's Task - Happy Birthday to Me!
A. Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel (born June 25, 1963)
From page 31: “Julian’s mother and father lived in a castle on the side of a hill in the middle of the woods.”
B. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
This task: 25 points
Total: 30 points
Task 20.1: My favorite ice cream flavor is definitely Mint Chocolate Chip -- I adore it!! So I read Mint Julep Murder by Carolyn Hart. It was a cute cozy mystery, which had the added bonus of taking place on Hilton Head Island! For 25.5: My two favorite genres are Post-Apocolyptic and Legal Fiction.
For the first, I read One Second After by William R. Forstchen. In this book, a small Carolina town deals with the first year following an EMP. It was interesting, and really really scary (in a: my goodness, this could so easily happen! kind of way). The author clearly had political reasons for writing this book (and the "hero" is so obviously the writer that it is a bit painful), but overall I thought it was interesting and a good read.
For the second, I read by John Jay Osborn, Jr. I somehow missed reading this when I went to law school. It was an interesting story about a man in his first year at Harvard Law. It actually seems pretty accurate, based on people I know who went to Harvard in the early '90s. My law school was populated with more people who actually loved law, so it wasn't as bleak! It was a good story, but not as good as One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School.
Task 25.8: I read two books, both based on Cinderalla: The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie and Stroke of Midnight by Julie Kistler (this is only in e-book format, so I don't have a page #, but the first book is 288, so I figure they have to total 400!)
**Jennifer Crusie is a Goodreads author**
For Task 30.4, I read Innocent by Scott Turow. I won this as a Goodreads give-away and it reminded me why I love this genre: his books are so well-plotted, and full of interesting characters. I loved it! Lots of good forensic details.
My female author was Elizabeth George and I read This Body of Death. Loved this one also! Her Lynley books are fabulous. Again, lots of crime detail and forensics, but both authors do a good job of make it interesting and not over-whelming. This book was almost 700 pages, so I'd like to claim my Big Book Ticket!!
This brings me to 150 points.
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
15.1) borrowed(1971) Gerdel - John Gardner/(blue cover) Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie
40+15=55
40+15=55
For Task 15.1 I read: The Divorce Party: A Novel by Laura Dave (borrowed from the library and new author to me) **Goodreads Author** and After the Funeral by Agatha Christie (written before I was born and blue cover)
This brings me to 165 points.
Goodreads authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1
5.4 - Lesser Known AwardsNation by Terry Pratchett (British Fantasy Award) - ★ ★ ★ ★
5.9 - Get Caught Reading
Burning Alive by Shannon K. Butcher - ★ ★ ★
5.10 - "If One Cannot Enjoy Reading A Book Over And Over Again, There Is No Use In Reading It At All." - Oscar Wilde
Dance With The Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
15.3 - Books And Blogs
Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson - ★ ★ ★ ★
http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.co...
15.4 - Learn Your Numbers (Adjustment from June 15th posting)
A. Linda Howard is a One like me – Almost Forever (change from Kausey’s Bobbi Faye) - ★
AND
B. Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton – Anita Blake is very much a dominant, action-oriented leader who fights to remain independent. ★ ★ ★ ★
20.3 - Best Review Contest - Amanda VA's Task - School May Be Out
A. Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Louis Carroll - ★ ★
20.9 - Luck Of The Draw - Terri's Task - The Spirit of Independence
A. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - ★ ★ ★ ★
AND
B. (500) Days of Summer
25.2 - Coralie's Task - Q & A
D. I Don't Know How She Does It ★ ★ AND Bobbie Faye's (kinda, sorta, not exactly) Family Jewels by Bobbi McGee Causey - ★ ★ ★ ★
25.8 - Sandy's Task - Once Upon A Time…
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly (470 p.) - ★ ★ ★
Points This Post, including adjustment: 135 pts.
Total Points So Far: 225 pts.
I finished 20.10 Group Read
Joined in the discussion
My new favorite book. I covered the jacket with mylar and plan to keep it on my shelf for eternity... to reread over and over again!
points: 20
Total: 60
Task 5.6 (Spies): I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter (main character is a spy -- or in training to be one!)Task 5.3 (SUMMER): His Lady Mistress by Elizabeth Rolls
Total: 175 Points
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 1
20.5 - Just Joined In - Amber GA's Task - Library Love -- Read The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónBooks Read: 17
Pages Read: 5157
Tasks Completed: 11
Tasks in Progress: 2
Goodreads Authors: 2
Total points: 240
10.4- Roll the Dice: Chocolat- Joanne Harris (306 pages)15.9- Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict- Laura Viera Rigler (The person in the book was not like me at all. She was so self-absorbed and self-effacing yet at the same time highly arrogant. While my addiction to Jane Austen lead me to read more non-fiction about the times hers seems to have lead her to watch the movies intently and pick up everything from there.)
30.4- Darkly Dreaming Dexter-Jeff Lindsay and Deadly Decisions-Kathy Reichs
Total this Post: 55
Finished Challenges Total: 95
Mod
Read a book that made the WSJ's Top 5 Best books in any of the categories found here..
From the Top 5 books on Irrational Decision Making, I read Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
Fascinating book - fun to read, and gave me a lot to think about, both in evaluating my own decision making and in understanding why things happen the way they do.
Points: 195
Books: 15
Books by Goodreads authors: 4
Big Books - 1 (Over 500)
Tasks: 12
Task 5.9 - Get Caught ReadingI read The Engineer ReConditioned by Neal Asher. I was able to read at my physical therapy while waiting for my ride to pick me up. It didn't think I would have the opportunity, but voila!
Points for this task: 5
Total Points: 45 / 950
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
Books by Goodreads authors: 4
Big Books: 0 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
10 POINT TASK10.9 - “You Cannot Open A Book Without Learning Something.” - Confucius
For this task you will need to select a subject that you would like to learn more about. Then you will need to read...
A.A non-fiction book related to your subject.
OR
B.A fiction book were the main character does something related to your subject for a living.
Subject: Animal Behavior.
A. Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals, Temple Grandin.
15 POINT TASK
15.5 - "The Great Authors Were Great Readers, And One Way To Understand Them Is To Read The Books They Read." — Mortimer J. Adler
Top Ten Books - For this task...Read a book written by one of these authors AND a book from their top 10 list.
A. The Lovers: A Novel, Vendela Vida.
B. The Decameron, Giovanni Boccaccio (693 pp) - BIG BOOK TICKET 500+.
25 POINT TASK
25.9 - Donna Jo's Task - It's Time For The Swim Suit Edition.
Pick one of the following swim suit styles to fit your reading type:
A. Tank Suit - Read 1 book of at least 850 pages.
B. Bikini - Read 2 books totaling at least 850 pages and first published in 1946 (date of first named bikini) or later.
C. Tankini - Read 850 pages of book(s) published in last 5 years.
D. Victorian (The kind with sleeves, skirt & bloomers.) - Read 850 pages of book(s) published between 1834 and 1901.
D. Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens (c1865) (916 pp) - BIG BOOK TICKET 750+.
TOTAL POINTS: 90/950.
Finally on the board!25.9 Tankini
New Moon and Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
I am also claiming the 500 page book credit.
Total points - 25
Task 5.7
Heaven & Earth by Nora Roberts
There is a boat on the cover.
Tasks Completed: 13
Books read: 15
Points earned:170
Goodreads author tickets: 1
I completed Task 15.7 by reading The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall (Goodreads Author), which is set in Delhi, India. I really enjoyed this comfortable mystery with warm, delightful characters. I'm looking forward to continuing with the series as more books are published.
I would like Nature to be actively thought about more often and to stop littering in streets, forests, beaches, etc. I have volunteered in the Adopt A Highway program, where volunteers clean up litter along the highway. I'll continue to help out with this and other community programs as I can.
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Daughters of the North (other topics)At the Sign of the Golden Pineapple (other topics)
The Catcher in the Rye (other topics)
Every Man Dies Alone (other topics)
Sepulchre (other topics)
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Elise Broach (other topics)Virginia Woolf (other topics)
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Total Points: 160
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 13
Pages Read: 4,349
Tasks in Process: 15.8, 20.8, 25.9