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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2010
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Summer Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
Another new one in bold. Total should be 120.10.2 The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories by Rudyard Kipling
15.3 The Garden of Last Days: A Novel by Andres Dubus III.
15.10 The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. LOVED this book.
20.10 The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
30.1 Ghost Light: A Memoir by Frank Rich and Dirty Work by Stuart Woods
My categories were musical theater and noir. I didn't love either of these books, but Ghost Light has been on my shelf forever, so I'm glad I finally read it!
30.2 Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens and Peter and Wendy by JM Barrie and A Little Princess by Frances Hodgins Burnett
30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task - Birthdays and BirthmonthsApril: Disasters, Natural or Man-made NONFICTION
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Thursday: Dystopia FICTION
Unwind
Task Points: 30
Total Points: 145
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 12
Pages Read: 4073
10.6 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - this was a very interesting book! Discrimination was indeed very prevalent throughout the entire medical history of this family.20.10 - The ABC Murders - also posted in the discussion thread.
Points: 180
REPOSTING: ORIGINAL POST 952 - FORGOT PART SORRY15.4 My magic number was 6, same as Madeleine l'Engle.
The characteristics for 6 are responsibility, community, protection, nurture, balance and sympathy.
A. I read A Wind in the DoorbyMadeleine L'Engle and
B. Private Justice by Terri Blackstock
This task requires "Include a short explanation of how the character matches the characteristics in your post. A sentence or two would be sufficient."
The main character in this book was a Louisiana firefighter who by the nature of his job provided community service, protection and responsibility for others.
Points this task 15
Finished 20.3I read The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, which was written during the reign of Queen Victoria. I enjoyed this book and gave it 4 stars.
Total Points: 160 + 20 = 180
25.7 -- Wendy's Task -- I'm Passionate About...Knitting is one of my passions. I'm not the best, I love to knit scarves, hats, washcloths, and baby blankets. I've recently knit my very first pair of socks. And I also just finished knitting a Dalek from Doctor Who for a friend's baby.
For my non-fiction book, I read
A. Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
and for my fiction book, I read
B. Knitting Under the Influence by Claire LaZebnik (Goodreads Author)
I loved Yarn Harlot. It was full of essays about knitters and their love for knitting, yarn, and their stashes...and all of the pain and triumphs that come along with creating something out of a piece of string and two sticks. I'm only a knitter and not a Knitter (with a capital K) as the author describes a Knitter. I personally believe that I'm in between the two categories. Can there please be a Middle-case K? Now I'm sure that if you haven't knitted a thing in your life, you aren't going to get anythin...more This book was full of essays about knitters and their love for knitting, yarn, and their stashes...and all of the pain and triumphs that come along with creating something out of a piece of string and two sticks. I'm only a knitter and not a Knitter (with a capital K) as the author describes a Knitter. I personally believe that I'm in between the two categories. Can there please be a Middle-case K? Now I'm sure that if you haven't knitted a thing in your life, you aren't going to get anything out of this book, but if you are a knitter or a Knitter, I'm sure that you will love this book.
Knitting Under the Influence is a fun quick read. Pure chick lit. Being that the word "knitting" is in the title, you would have thought that it would have played more of a part in the book. It seemed to be the only reason that the three main characters were friends. The story centers around three best friends and their relationships outside of each other. I really liked their individual stories, but I never fully understood why these people were friends in the first place. Otherwise, pretty fun.
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 4
Tasks in Progress: 4
Books Read: 6
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Pages Read: 1662
10.8 Under the SeaI read Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn. 4*s I can't think of another book that made me both LOL and think at the same time.
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 240
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 22
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (2), 1000+ (0)
Repost from post 977:I finished 25.6 by reading Speak by Laurie Halsie Anderson. This book has the same theme as my favorite summer song "The Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini". This song reminds me of summer because I like going to the beach in the summer and it is always a struggle to find a perfect bathing suit and I always wanted a yellow polka dot one because of this song.
They are both about a girl standing on the edge of the society overcoming her fears and coming out of the shell.
Laurie Halsie Anderson is a goodreads author.
Nicki (UK) wrote: "Two more...5.2 Blockbuster Books
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
(I'm looking forward to seeing Eclipse at some point)
I loved this! I read Club Dead last year and thought it wa..."
Nicki, I agree with your assessment of Tractors. I too thought it would be funnier. I just finished her book Strawberry Fields: A Novel and am still trying to decide what I thought about it.
20.6-Supporting Goodreads Authors-Nicole CA's task-List Maker
This is an absolute MUST READ. I feel that any book that makes you feel emotion is a book that is always a must read. It makes you laugh, smile, cry, and even cry out "Oh my gosh!". If you like romance and love your dad I would definitely recommend this book.
Points for this task: 20
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 7
Books by Goodreads authors: 0
Big Books: 1 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
Donna Jo wrote: Nicki, I agree with your assessment of Tractors. I too thought it would be funnier. I just finished her book Strawberry Fields: A Novel and am still trying to decide what I thought about itDonna Jo - I thought it started pretty well but didn't quite get there :( I was wondering whether to try some of her others so it'll be interesting to see what you decide!
Carly wrote: "25.7 -- Wendy's Task -- I'm Passionate About...Knitting is one of my passions. I'm not the best, I love to knit scarves, hats, washcloths, and baby blankets. I've recently knit my very first pa..."
I really need to read this - I'm a knitter (with a definite lower case) but I'm working on being a Knitter!
Zakiya wrote: "5.2 - Blockbuster Books: Eclipse5.10 - "If One Cannot Enjoy Reading A Book Over And Over Again, There Is No Use In Reading It At All.": Eclipse, [book:Song of the Sp..."
Zakiya just to let you know you can't use the same book for more that one task and for 5.10 you only need to read one book not 3.
20.9 Spirit of IndependenceRead Madeline and Where the Wild Things Are (one of my favorite children's books) and watched Crazy Heart.
My total - 130 Points
Rhiannon wrote: "Zakiya wrote: "5.2 - Blockbuster Books: Eclipse5.10 - "If One Cannot Enjoy Reading A Book Over And Over Again, There Is No Use In Reading It At All.": Eclipse, [book:S..."
Oh okay. Thanks :).
Corrected it. Thanks again! :D.My Point Total: 30.
I have finished the following tasks:10.5 Not My Daighter by Barbara Delinsky
15.52A Arizona Dreams by Jon Talton
15.2B Between, Georgia by7 Joshilyn Jackson
20.1A Ice by Linda Howard
20.1B My favorite ice cream flavor is Daquiri Ice by Baskin Robbins
20.4 Walking on Glass by Alma Fullerton This is my third challenge
Mod
5.6, Nathan Hale spy, with
Inside Out by Barry Eisler
Publishers Weekly calls Ben Treven a "black ops spy/assassin"
This is the second Treven book. This one is based on actual events- the disappearance of videos of American torture of suspected terrorists. Some good action and the promise of an appearance by John Rain and Dox (Rain series) in the future
25.4, Nicole's Happy Birthday, with
A. Cancer author- Solar by Ian McEwan birthday June 21, 1948
B. noun on pg 31: machine- The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
I was disappointed by Solar- didn't like the structure
Re: time machine- I find myself reading more science fiction thanks to Helen's task in a past challenge. This one had some humor and an interesting premise, but was a little light- it could have used some intellectual heft
25.2, Coralie's Q & A with
Q: When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
A: Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime by John Dunning
In WWTBGN, Atkinson's characters skillfully intertwine in a Jackson Brodie mystery- complicated but worth it
I really like John Dunning's Bookman novels, but this stand alone was too ambitious- too many themes and way too long. The mystery gets lost, by the end I didn't care who the killer was- and I could have suggested a few more victims.
25.10, Belinda's Name Game, with
A. Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
B. Songs for the Missing by Stewart O'Nan
Stewart ==> Stewart
I have a soft spot for Mary Stewart- she was the first author I read when I was allowed across the threshold into our library's adult section (literally- kids couldn't go in- how times have changed!)
In Songs for the Missing O'Nan examines what a family faces when their worst nightmare comes true. The multiple POVs were very effective
+80
total 750
15.9 - “He Who Knows Others Is Wise. He Who Knows Himself Is Enlightened.” - Lao TzuFor this task I read How to Murder Your Mother-In-Law by Dorothy Cannell
The mother-in-law in this book was overbearing, meddling, and impossible to please. Sort of the big stereotypical protrayal of the "mother-in-law".
I have been a mother-in-law since 2001 to my son's wife and just became a mother-in-law to my daughter's husband in Oct. My philosophy is to avoid getting involved unless asked and to try to treat all my children whether it be my original ones or my added ones equally with love. I asked my daughter-in-law yesterday if I did anything that drove her nuts and she assured me I was fine and she wouldn't hesitate to tell me if I bugged her.
I have been thinking a lot about the mother-in-law relationship a lot lately as we just had to put MY mother-in-law in a nursing home.
15 points this task
I think this completes my challenge (at least until the 50 point task is posted)
10.10 - Great Minds Think Alike ~ The Secret Life of BeesTotal Points: 435/950
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 33/74
Books by Goodreads authors: 3
Big Books: 1 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
ok, I did a huge posting a couple of weeks ago, but apparently my computer decided to eat it and it never posted...so here it is again, with any new books i've completed...5.3 - Lisa's Gift - Mackenzie McKade
5.4 - The River In Winter - Matt Dean (GR Author) - was a finalist in the 2010 Lambda Literary Award, Gay Fiction
5.5 - Firefly Lane - Kristin Hannah (GR Author) - most popular book read by her, and she was read in a previous challenge
10.2 - The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen (GR Author)
10.7 - Inside the Mind of Scott Peterson - Keith Ablow - a fiction writer known for his forensic psychology novels
15.1 - Old/Borrow - Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte (from the library)
- New/Blue -
- Kate Atkinson15.5 - Very Valentine - Adriana Trigiani (featured on the list)
- Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (featured on Adriana's list)
15.8 - Broken - Megan Hart
- Broken - Karin Slaughter
20.1 - Sweet Surrender - Maya Banks (GR Author)
My favorite ice cream is Sweet Cream from Coldstone because it’s a simple flavor that you can mix almost anything into depending on my mood
25.1 - Jake - Beth Williamson (GR Author) - hero is a civil war veteran in the years immediately following
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- JR Ward 25.3 - The Captivation - Natasha Rostovo - historical set in Russia, which is a place I would love to visit
- Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand: A Novel of Adam and Eve - Gioconda Belli - originally written in Spanish
25.9 - Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews (Published 2007, 260 pages)
- Forbidden Pleasure - Lora Leigh (Published 2007, 335 pages)
- This Duchess of Mine - Eloisa James (GR Author) (Published 2009, 384 pages)
Total Points This post: 175
Total Points: 385/ 950
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 35
Books by Goodreads authors: 14
Big Books: 0 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
Tasks Already Completed
5.1; 5.7; 5.9; 5.10
10.1; 10.4; 10.5;
15.3; 15.9
20.2; 20.3; 20.6; 20.8
25.6; 25.10
LIZZIE JANE10.2 - The (Fill In The Blank) Who...
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen (5*) (goodreads author)
Tasks: 13
Books: 15
Goodreads authors: 9
Pages: 6,129
TOTAL POINTS: 210
REPOST WITH SHORT REVIEW- AND WHYI LIKED THESE GENRES
25.5- Share the Summer Love-
First Genre- Historicial Romance
Daughters of England by Philippa Carr
***I read the purple cover--- 308 pgs.)
I like historical romance because the love story is interwined with great historical facts.
This story was set in the time when the ruling class had just replaced puritan rule. Things were very stringent during this time and then the king changed things and there were more freedoms--- along with some abuses (as always) of moral rules and regulations. This book takes you through the life of
a mother and later her daughter. I'd give it a 3 1/2.
Second Gengre- Fantasy
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
(500+ pages)
I love fantasy books and this one was wonderful. With
fantasy, anything goes and you are at the mercy of the author's fantastic imagination. This story is about a young man named Eragon who is destined to be a Dragon Rider. He goes though many adventures and dangers discovering his abilities and his destiny. There are more books in the series and I'll have to read them. I'd rate this a 4.
This was my first (and only 500 pg. Big Book- Thanks)
25.4 - Nicole OH's Task - Happy Birthday to Me!In honor of my (Nicole's) July 10th birthday:
I picked the author S. E. Hinton (Cancer Birthday)
and I read: The Outsiders
On page 31 was the word STREET--
I read The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.
Total Pages- 3,113
Total Tasks- 6
Total Points- 140
I need to correct 2 items #1651 dated 07/15/10 15.2 is the one I was referring to
#1425 dated 07/09/10 25.3 instead of 20.3
Sorry
10.7 I think we can handle the truth Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic WomenAlso, I forgot to say in post 1631 that Alexander McCall Smith and Neil Gaiman are Goodread authors.
25.7 I'm Passionate About...The Vikings (non-fiction) and Viking Adventure (fiction)
The Vikings! I love anthropology and history as a rule, but I love to study the Vikings. I feel like they've gotten a bad rap throughout history and most of their accomplishments are ignored (two examples: William the Conqueror was a descendant of the Vikings--"Norman" = "Norseman," and women had more freedom under Viking law than any contemporary society and even most societies throughout history). And besides, I've got serious Viking blood in me--one of my great-grandmothers traced our lineage back to Leif Eriksson and Erik the Red! So maybe I'm a little biased?
Total: 25 + 495 (from earlier) = 520pts
30.4 The Science of CrimeI read The Christopher Killer by Alane Ferguson and The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson.
Books read: 23
Pages read: 6814
Tasks complete: 16
Tasks in progress: 3
This is a re-post including updated information for this task:30.2 For the Children
Children's Classic
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden is one of my favorite books from my childhood. Revisiting it this summer was a joy! This story taught me a lot about how I wanted to live my life, and this was revealed to me as I reread this wonderful book. In the story, Mary learns to let go of prejudices ingrained in her when she was part of the British “ruling class” in India and truly connect with people. She helps Colin find his own inner strength and helps others make more empathetic connections as well. Although I no longer garden much myself, I love being in nature and studying and taking time to look at the animals and plants around me. I love this story and recommend it to you as a reread or a first time reading of a wonderful classic for children that speaks to adults as well. For a number of years on Fox Island there was a Secret Garden maintained for people to visit and I used to spend a lot of time there. That was my biggest memory of the book and I am glad that I revisited the story and discovered so much more meaning than I had remembered.
I bought a copy for my "adopted" son's daughter to keep for when she's old enough and I have saved my own childhood copy for my first grandchildren which will probably be awhile!
Child Main Character: Ted/12 Years Old
The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
In the same spirit as The Curious Incident of the Dog in Nighttime by Mark Haddon and House Rules by Jodi Picoult, Siobhan Dowd brings us Ted, a young boy with Asperger’s Syndrome who helps solve The London Eye Mystery. Ted’s cousin Salim goes up for a ride on the London Eye, but he doesn’t come down. Ted has some theories about how this could have happened and he and his older sister, Kat, set out to find their cousin. This one kept me guessing right to the end. It’s a great little mystery!
30 Points this post
Grand Total: 410 (if everything else has come out ok)
Cheryl wrote: "I need to correct 2 items #1651 dated 07/15/10 15.2 is the one I was referring to
#1425 dated 07/09/10 25.3 instead of 20.3
Sorry"
Cheryl, you can edit the original posts to fix the task numbers. It'll be a while before the Readerboard is updated through #1425.
20.1- Sweltering Summer DaysMy favorite ice cream is Baskin Robbins Rocky Road.
I read The Rocky Road to Romance by Janet Evanovich
Points for this task- 20
Total Points- 180
Total books read- 17
Pages Read- 4474
GR authors- 6
Lisa MDRepost (#862) with correction:
15.2 Stars And Stripes Forever
A. Stars (State in Title)
Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey - READ 6.18.10
B. Stripes (original 13 colony setting)
Since it is questionable if this book will count because it takes place in two of the colonies and not just one, I will substitute it with the following book, which takes place in New York:
The Ask: A Novel by Sam Lipsyte GOODREADS AUTHOR (304 pp) - READ 6.18.10
My Rating: ★★
10.4 Roll the Dice...Rolled: 415
Book Read: 409
Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz(Goodreads Author - 4 stars)
Everyone needs a frivolous, funny, comfort read once in a while. For me, it was this week. I adore this series about a family of PIs. True, the mysteries aren't very profound, but the family dynamics are portrayed in such an engaging matter that I've become addicted.
Janice CA
+10
points: 85
books: 8
tasks: 6
GR Authors: 3
15.5 -- Great Authors/Great ReadersI read Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees and, from her top ten list, To Kill a Mockingbird. Both fantastic!
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 2
Tasks in Progress: 1
Books Read: 3
Pages Read: 938
Goodreads authors: 1
Ms Anderson wrote: "25.7 I'm Passionate About...The Vikings (non-fiction) and Viking Adventure (fiction)
The Vikings! I love anthropology and history as a rule, but I love to study the..."
Ms Anderson - have you read Njal's Saga? Very readable, fascinating and I found it quite funny in places too!
Task 25.5 "Share the Love"Christine US
1st book: Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts
2nd book: The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen
The 1st book is within the genre "romance". The 2nd is within the genre "mystery".
What I enjoy the most about romance novels is there ability to totally whisk me away to another place through my imagination,without having to take a heavy toll on my brain. It's just good light-hearted fun to read and enjoy, while making me smile at the end that there are people living "happily ever after" in the world (or the world within the book). Within the genre as a whole, my favorite subgenre is the paranormal romance. It adds to the fun and light-heartedness with ghosts, witches, vampires, charms, etc. I like reading about all the mysteries of the paranormal and thinking about "what if" there was magic in the real world.
Mysteries do the opposite for me -- when I want to read a book and be totally absorbed and forced to think, I will pick up a mystery. Sometimes in life, things can get so routine with work, daily commute, errands...I feel I function on auto-pilot and real heavy thought isn't required. That is when I want to be shaken out of the typical and will pick up a mystery novel. Reading a mystery really pushes my mind's limits in trying to figure out 'whodunit' and why. I feel like it keeps my mind alert, aware and healthy - which is always a good thing! I prefer if the villian isn't obvious from page 1, but sometimes I feel like authors are really dumbing down their books for the general public. If I find a book that keeps me hooked and shocked at the end -- I feel like I've found a real treasure.
Tess Gerritsen is a GoodReads author.
Tasks Completed: 20
Books read: 23
Points earned:285
Goodreads author tickets: 3
Nicki (UK) wrote: "Ms Anderson wrote: "25.7 I'm Passionate About...The Vikings (non-fiction) and Viking Adventure (fiction)
The Vikings! I love anthropology and history as a rule, but..."
I read it about ten years ago and I'd like to read it again, but my library doesn't have it. I'll probably break down and just buy a copy next time I have money ^_^;
Task #15.1 - Wedding Bells Are Ringing - for "New" and "Blue", I read Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah. This was the first book I've read by Kristin Hannah, and it has a blue cover...
For "Old" and "Borrowed", I read Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter. It was originally published in 1913 and I borrowed the book from the library.
30.2 - PJ Read's Task - As Suggested By Shannon South Africa - For The ChildrenThe Summer Challenge starts on 1 June, and 1 June 2010 is International Children's Day.
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).
AND
B. Read any book where a child is the main character. (EXAMPLE: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie)
Both books must be at least 100 pages.
I read A Wrinkle in Timer
(211 pages) and recommended it to my son.And The best Halloween Ever
(116 pages) This one actually caught my eye because my oldest son loved The BEst School Year Ever.points: 200
books read: 21
tasks completed: 12
pages: 7103
Big Books: 2(500) 0(750) 0 (1000)
Goodreads authors: 3
5.2 Blockbuster Books Blood Song (urban fantasy about vampires; Eclipse is out in movies)
5.9 Get Caught Reading
The Forest (Read this is almost all my summer classes & at a bagel deli)
Big Books: The Forest over 750 pages
Points for this post: 10
Total Points: 25
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Books by Goodreads authors: 0
Big Books: 0 (500+), 1 (750+), 0 (1000+)
15.7 The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin HamidThere's a lot of change still needed in my country, South Africa; the change I'd like to see that relates to this novel is that different cultures could respect and accept each other.
Total Points: 50
5.1- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins5.2- The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. I like horror movies, and The Last Exorcism is coming out on August 27.
Points- 55
I'm Laura NY, I just changed my name. I'm fine with either Rhea or Laura NY on the board, which ever one is easier. I'll sign my posts with both.
5.9- The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi, 315 pages, read it on airplanes coming back from New Orleans this summer.
5.2 The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella by Stephenie Meyer (book about a newborn vampire in Eclipse)20.10 Group Reads: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (I posted on the discussion board today 7/17)
25.9 Swimsuit Edition C. Tankini (Read 850 pages of book(s) published in last 5 years Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (611 pages) AND Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (350 pages)
25.10 Name Game A. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
B. Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris
Total Points: 75
Tasks Completed: 4
Tasks in Progress: 1
Books Read: 6
Pages Read: 2412
5.3 Summer - Cleopatra's Daughterby Michelle Moran 2009 432pp5.5 Dropping Names - Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach (1970) 112pp
5.6 Spy - Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes (1943) [840L:] 354pp
5.7 Transport - North and South by John Jakes (1982) 812pp
5.8 WSJ - The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce (1881) 193pp
5.9 Public - Library Mascot Cage Match: An Unshelved Collection by Gene Ambaum (2005) 120pp
5.10 Re-read - The Maude Reed Tale by Norah Lofts (1971) 190pp
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15.2A Stars - Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii by Mark Twain (1866) 316pp
15.2B Stripes - My Heart is on the Ground: the Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl, Carlisle Indian School, Pennsylvania, 1880 by Ann Rinaldi (1999) [700L:] 206pp
15.5A - The Raphael Affair (Jonathan Argyll, Book #1) by Iain Pears (1990) 240pp
15.5B - The Bacchae by Euripides (405 BCE) 320pp
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20.10A Group Read - The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie (1936) 224pp
20.10B Post # 9(?)
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25.2A-1 - Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver (1983) 544pp
25.2A-2 - Constance: A Story of Early Plymouth by Patricia Clapp (1975) [1060L :] 255pp
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30.1A Occultism - Heresy by S.J. Parris (2010) 464pp
30.1B Fan Fiction - Face it (2 & Jamie) and this.. cause its rather good!
30.4A - The Case of the Stuttering Bishop by Erle Stanley Gardner (1936) 207pp
30.4B - The Lady Chapel: An Owen Archer Mystery by Candace Robb (1994) 287pp
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Total Points This post: 170
Total Points: 295 / 950
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 32
Books by Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 1 (500+), 1 (750+), 0 (1000+)
This is my first time posting so I hope I do this right. I have completed tasks:
5.5 I read Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
10.4 I rolled 2,3,6. I read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time It is 226 pages.
15.2 Two parts: For Stars, I read Looking for Alaska and For Stripes I read The Lovely Bones which is set in New York
20.10 I read group read B:
The Hunger Games
25.3 A: book in another country: Set in England
What A Lady Wants
B: Translated from French The Stranger
25.4 A.The Road by Cormac MaCarthy born July 20th
B: On page 31 is word "fire" so I read Catching Fire
25.9 Tankini books published in last 5 years totaling 976 pages: Grave Sight320 pages,Valiant 320 pages, Ironside 336
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 12
Books by Goodreads authors: 4 Melissa Marr (1), Holly Black (3)
Task Update: 5.4 Magic for Beginners (won Nebulla Award for Best Novella, Locus Award for Best Collection)
10.1 JULIA: My Life in France by Julia Child
15.6 Africa: Brazzaville Beach Second Longest Book by Author: Gone by Lisa McMann
20.5 Miss Zukas and the Library Murders
20.7 Dearly Devoted Dexter
25.1 Military: Child 44 Blue Cover:
25.5 Favorite Genre: general fiction The Lacuna Second Favorite Genre (more like a new favorite): YA fiction Burned
Points Added: 120
New Point Total: 215
30.2 - PJ Read's Task A. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glassby Lewis Carroll is a classic children's book, and I recommended it to my friend's daughter.
AND
B. A Child Called "It" is the story of Dave Pelzer's childhood.
This Task: 30 points
15.4 Learn your Numbers ( I was a 1)
A. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
B. The characteristics of a 1 are: initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.
Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games fits those traits, she is very independent and doesn't bow to the Capitol's rules. She also steps up and leads her family after the death of her father, she isn't afraid to initiate action and do what needs to be done.
This Task: 15 Points
Cumulative total: 215
I completed task 25.6 - Ashley FL'S Task - "Summer Lovin". Being a "Jersey Girl", summers remind me of going to the shore and going to concerts, particularly Bruce Springsteen or Bon Jovi. Thinking of a classic Bruce hit, Born to Run, I read 4th of July, Asbury Park: A History of the Promised Land by Daniel Wolff which takes a look at the social and musical history of Asbury Park, NJ. This shore town greatly influenced Bruce Springsteen and as you read from the novel, many of Bruce's lyrics like those in Born to Run talk about Asbury Park (not to mention the name of his first album, Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ).Total points = 175
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The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, John Le Carre
It was perfect! If you haven't rea..."
I think it's to keep track of who has read a book by a GR author (the same for the "Big Books" post after it).