Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread) Showing 901-950 of 2,785

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

10.4 LEAVING CIVILIZATION BEHIND

I read The Year of the Flood.

Total points: 155

[Nancy]

10.1 SHORTER DAYS – Read a book of short stories

The Turning: Stories

I prefer Winton's novels to his short stories.
3 stars

New Points: 10
Total Points: 30

[Laura]

Laura FL

15.4 - FALL EQUINOX
Read two books that have the same number of characters in their titles.
I read and both by Scott Westerfield - Both books have 8 characters in the title.

Task Total: 15
Challenge Total: 65

[Kristina Simon]

15.9 -- Coin Collector!
I got 1 Do It! and 1 The Hell With It! = Read 500 pages

Secret Star by Nora Roberts -- 248 pages

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka -- 294 pages

Total pages read = 542 pages


Total Points: 160/890




Tasks Completed: 10/53
Tasks in Progress: 15.10; 25.3; 30.1; 30.7
Books Read: 16
Books by Goodreads authors:
Big Books: 0 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)

[Lindsey]

Lindsey IL

20.5 - Oprah's On!

Nell's Quilt by Susan Terris (1987)

30.1 - It's in the Cards

12 Steps to Raw Foods: How to End Your Addiction to Cooked Food by Victoria Boutenko (9 of hearts, published 2007)

The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner (10 of spades, published 1942)

Total Points: 115
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
Pages Read: 1229

[Emily IN]

30.5 - Ms. Anderson and Tanja's Task: LIFE LESSONS

I rolled 1 and 2.

1. Twilight (mythical or supernatural creature - vampire)

2. Three To Get Deadly (mispelled word - to)

Points: 30
Total Points: 220
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 19
Pages: 5,913
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

[Jackie]

Jackie NM

15.9 Coin Collector- I rolled a heads and tails for a total of 500 pgs. I read The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova which had 642 pages.

I would like to claim a Big Book Ticket for this book.

Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 6
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

[Kristina]

Kristina UK

30.7 - GOOD SPIRITS

A. Read a book first published before you were born (1972)
Foundation

AND

B. Read a book with a person smiling on the cover

Cat

(might be hard to see on the GR image but the girl on the cover is definitely smiling)

Points this task: 30
Total Points: 260
Total Tasks: 12
Total Books: 14
Total Pages: 5408
GR Authors: Margaret Atwood, Chris Cleave, Rebecca Skloot
Big Books: 500 (0), 750 (1), 1000(0)

[Jennifer]

Jennifer Ks

10.9 UNDER THE COVERS- Flashlight Worthy

I read Beach Trip Cathy Holton a Good Reads Author
This was on the Best Book Club Selections of 2009 as chosen by Women Book Bloggers.

This was a pretty good story about lasting friendship but was predictable. The things that the author was waiting to reveal at the end I had figured out really early in the book.

Points this task 10
Total Points 140
Good Reads authors 4
Total Tasks 11
Total Books 14
Total Pages 4298

[Wendy UK]

10.8 - What a Way to Make a Living


Blood, Sweat & Tea: Real-Life Adventures in an Inner-City Ambulance by Tom Reynolds

Total points to date 195

[Foxy Grandma]

Sorry, for posting all these at one time. I went on vacation, got sick and then had family/work issues. So I haven't been online in several weeks.

5.2 THE PLAY MUST GO ON - The Glass Menagerie BY Tennessee Williams

Review: The Glass Menagerie is one of my favorite plays. It was the first one I ever saw in the theater when I was 10. I have seen it many times since, and as I grew older the meanings changed. The book was very well written and let me see the play from the author’s point of view. Even though the book is dated, we are still able to connect with the characters. You have the mother, who lives in the past and is a little overbearing. Laura, is shy and just wants to stay to herself. Tom, is constantly trying to escape reality. Which seems to be the main plot in the story. To escape reality of life. The plot tells us that it is better to live today instead of dwelling on the past and fearing the future.

5.3 THANKSGIVING - The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff
GR Author

5.6 SHE'S A BEAUTY - by Yasmine Galenorn

5.7 CIRCLE OF LIFE - Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater Birthday Nov 18 GR Author

5.9 COMFORT READ Poor Little Bitch Girl by Jackie Collins
This is a comfort read because when I was younger I devoured all of Jackie Collins books and hadn't read one in a while. It was fun going back to her.
512pgs Big Book Ticket

5.10 NAME THAT CAR Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
I would call my car Wicked when it is acting up and Lovely when it is running like a dream.

10.1 SHORTER DAYS Never After by Laurell K. Hamilton, Yasmine Galenorn, Marjorie M. Liu, Sharon Shinn

10.6 IN THE PINK - by Dorothea Benton Frank
GR Author 528 pgs Big Book Ticket

10.9 UNDER THE COVERS - Cane River by Lalita Tademy
This came from Oprah's List. This is a wonderful tale of a family's journey through slavery, emancipation and civil rights.
584 pgs Big Book Ticket

Points: 60
Tasks: 9
Books: 9
Pages: 3482
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 3

Total Points: 85
Total Tasks: 11
Total Books: 11
Total Pages: 4244
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 3

[Arow]

20.4- favorite movie scenario
I love movies that deal with first loves and the heartbreak and growing that teenagers go through with the discovery of sex and the real world. For that reason I read...
Forever by Judy Blume

The book follows the first love between Michael and Katherine. It is very realistic look at the growing pains that come with first loves and the heartache one feels once they realize the relationship is ending.

New Grand Total = 145

[Leslie]

Leslie NJ

30.1 It's In the Cards

8Diamonds: The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille. Published in 1990 and on the NYT paperback bestseller list of 3/91.

QClubs: Just Listen by Sarah Dessen. Written by a female Goodreads author.

Claiming:
1 Big Book Ticket for The Gold Coast at 707 pages
1 GR Author: Sarah Dessen


Total Points to Date: 120/890

[Foxy Grandma]

15.6 ONE-HIT WONDERS In Jupiter's Shadow by Gregory Gerard
GR Author


15.10 SECOND CHANCES -
a Thicker Than Water by Maggie Shayne
fits task 5.9 since I haven't read Maggie Shayne in a long time

bTell No One by Harlan Coben
was nominated in Suspense category


20.7 MELTING POT - A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett
About Scottish immigrants to America


25.2 AS HER DEBUT -
a. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
This is the author's debut book. GR Author

b Sunrise in a Garden of Love & Evil by Barbara Monajem
This authored debuted with this book in 2010.


30.4 MYSTERIES AND ANIMALS -
a. Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown
The Cat and Dog solve the mystery before the humans do.

b Bulls Island by Dorothea Benton Frank
GR Author


30.8 FALL INTO READING
a. Book from 2000 - A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton

b. Book from 2009 Southern Lights: A Novel by Danielle Steel

Points: 135
Tasks: 6
Books: 10
Pages: 3769
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0

Total Points: 220
Total Tasks: 17
Total Books: 21
Total Pages: 8013
GR Authors: 7
Big Books: 3

[Jennifer]

Jennifer OH

5.9 - Comfort Read
The weather is turning colder. It's time to snuggle up with your hot beverage of choice and a good book. For this task, you should reread an old favorite, revisit a beloved author, or pick up your favorite genre. OPTIONAL: Tell why you consider this a comfort read.

The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong re-read 9-26-10 I love YA books and paranormal books and this book has both. Also, I'm a sucker for a happy ending and my two favorite characters get theirs. LOVE DEREK!!!

Challenges Completed: 5
Total Books Read: 5
Total Points: 50

[Jennifer]

Jennifer OH

15.9 - COIN COLLECTOR!

Go to: Coin Collector

Please click Flip Again! Those are your coins - no more flipping!
-If you get 2 Do It! (or heads), read a book or books totalling at least 300 pages
-If you get 1 Do It! (or heads) and 1 The Hell With It! (or tails), read a book or books totalling at least 500 pages
-If you get 2 The Hell With It! (or tails), read a book or books totalling at least 700 pages

You may read as many books as you like to meet this task, but each book must be at least 100 pages long.
REQUIRED:With the task, please list the result of your coin flip and the # of pages that were in each book you read.

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong re-read 9-24-10 390 pages
The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong re-read 9-25-10 357 pages
*747 total pages

Challenges Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 7
Total Points: 65

[Jennifer]

Jennifer KS

15.7 - SOLVE THE MYSTERY B) Someone broke in, knocked her over and ran out the open door when they heard you come in. - Read a book from Best Crime and Mystery Books

I read 2nd Chance (Women's Murder Club #2) by James Patterson a GoodReads Author

Points this task 15
Total Points 155
Good Read Authors 5
Books Read 15
Task Completed 12

[[deleted user]]

10.2 WE NEED A DRINK

Black Juice by Margo Lanagan
("Juice" being the drink in the title)

Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 75
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Total Pages Read: 2086

[Nicole]

Nicole AR

10.5-THE FIRST ESTATE TASK

I read "Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown.

Points this task: 10
Tasks completed: 2
Total points: 40

[Stesse]

Stesse - had a busy (HOT) weekend huddled by the A/C with no much else to do but read! (Darn.)

5.4 I’m Glad my Mother Didn’t Name Me…
I can’t imagine sharing a name with a car brand. Having a name that is often used on cows isn’t much better, but at least I’m used to it!
I read The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey. Pages: 417.

5.9 Comfort Read (One can only WISH that the weather is turning colder…)
One of my all-time favorites is “The Power of One” by Bryce Courtenay. Pages: 512. This is a Big Book. I cannot find the version I have here on the site which is why I didn't link to the title.
I first read it as an exchange student in New Zealand while homesick and physically sick. It lifted my spirits and taught me “First with the head, then with the heart…” which is usually true (except when it’s not).

15.9 Coin Collector
I flipped the coins and got 1 Do It! & 1 The Hell with It!, which meant I needed to read a book or books totaling at least 500 pages.
I read Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie (Pages: 342) and Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts (Pages: 339) for a total of 681 pages.
After reading Crusie’s book, I felt like a little kid again, totally freaked out by every little bump in the night. Roberts’ book was light and breezy – a nice restful (and fast) read.

20.1 Bookmarks Magazine
I love watching “No Reservations” so I knew I had to read Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain from the Sept/Oct issue of Bookmarks magazine. Pages: 281.
I enjoyed it almost as much as the show – but there’s something about his wry humor that works just a little bit better on film than on paper.

30.1 It's in the Cards
(A) I drew the Two of Diamonds, so I had to select a book published in an even year that was on a best seller list. I read James Patterson's The Postcard Killers which was published in 2010 and was/is on the USAToday Bestsellers List. Pages:432. Patterson is a GoodReads Author.
(B) My second card was the Ace of Clubs, so I had to read a book that is first in a series by a Goodreads Author. I read The Merlot Murders by Ellen Crosby. Pages: 286.
This is the first book in the Wine Country Mystery series, and Ellen Crosby is a GoodReads Author.

Total Points: 105
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 9
Total Pages Read: 3289
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)

[Iamthez]

5.3 - T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G.

Kathryn Stockett - The Help. Goodreads Author.

5.7 - Circle of Life

Margaret Atwood (DOB: November 18th) - The Year of the Flood. Goodreads Author


Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 75
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 6
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

[Nicki]

5.1 - Fall Colors - a form of yellow - lemon -The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
5.8 - Banned book - Holes
5.10 - Name that Car - Heat Wave
10.2 - Drink - Whiskey Sour
10.6 - In the Pink -

Nicki STL
Task Points: 5,5,5,10,10
Total Points: 35

[Karen Michele]

25.3 Daylight Savings

A. Takes place during Shakespeare's life.

The Fool's Girl by Celia Rees Goodreads Author

C. Short Book: 246 pages

Mrs. Bridge: A Novel by Evan S. Connell

1 Goodreads Author
Task Points: 25
Grand Total: 105

[Carly]

Carly

10.2 - We Need a Drink

I read Sex, Murder And A Double Latte by Kyra Davis.

Kyra Davis is a Goodreads author.

Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 6
Tasks in Progress: 3
Books Read: 6
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Pages Read: 1893

[Sheila]

25.4 - Lisa MD's Task: Stay Tuned For Your Regularly Scheduled Program

I rolled a 1 for 2010 which meant Hawaii. I read
Burned by Carol Higgins Clark which takes place in Honolulu.

AND

I rolled 6 for 1960 which meant an animal in the title. I read Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews

Total Points = 530 Points

Very clever task Lisa!

[Barbara VA]

15.9 The Coin Collector
Rolled The Hell With It and had to read 700 pages, that meant 3 books, but that was good! It got 3 in a series to get to 9 & 10 for 25.10 And The Story Continues

Death Bed, Beyond Blame, and Fatal Obsession. All 3 byStephen Greenleaf for a total of 858 pages.

New Points - 15
Tasks Completed - 11
Books Read - 14
Pages Read - 3995
Points/Goal - 110/400

[Lindsey]

I'm LindseyKY.

15.6-One Hit Wonders

I read Alice I Have Been, which is the author's first foray into historical fiction. The author, Melanie Benjamin, is a goodreads author.

New total: 40pts

[Celeste]

15.8 is that an eye under that nose.
Why the Sky Is Blue (spoiler in comments below)
Challenges Complete 4
Points 60
Total pgs 1191

Kate is an painter and her half sister Lara is a photographer. Neither of them can capture the night sky in perfect detail. Lara tells Kate she has to take her canvas to the sky and not try to bring the sky to the canvas.
The plot is much deeper than this but this is a small element i enjoyed.

[Fran]

25.3-Daylight Savings -I read
C. Short Book- A Little Harmless Sexby Melissa Schroeder- 193 pages.

*Melissa Schroeder is a Goodreads Author*

D. Depressing Book- Catching Fireby Suzanne Collins. It was excellent but very depressing.


Points for this task-25
Total Points- 230
Books Read- 20
Goodreads Authors-7
Total Pages Read- 6101

[Katy]

10.4 - Wilderness Setting - I read In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall which takes place almost entirely in the forests of Tanzania

10.6 - Pink Cover - I read by Charlotte Hughes - very pink!!!

Total Points: 55
(35 new points)

[Megan]

10.8 What a Way to Make a Living
The Way I See It: A Look Back at My Life on Little House

This is the memoir of Anderson's experiences on Little House on the Prairie...and it was pretty awful. The book, not her experiences. I couldn't wait for this book to end.

Total: 10 + 350 (from earlier) = 360 points

[Leigh Ann]

15.1 - NEW HORIZONS - Three To Get Deadly

I found this book on the mystery shelf. I had never read any of the "chick lit mysteries" and I really enjoyed this book!

Total Points: 170/870
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 14/64
Books by Goodreads authors: 0
Big Books: 0 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)

[Christine US]

CHRISTINE US

Task 10.10 Group Hug
Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan
Group: Chick Lit Book club

Task 20.4 the Plot Thickens
Love the One You're With by Emily Giffin
I enjoy movies where the main character really has to take a look at their life, make decisions about whether or not they are happy, think about the "what if"...a change of life type scenario.

Task 30.5 Life Lessons
1: Deadly Gift by Heather Graham. Main female character was a banshee

4: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Book is rated 4.2 (or was rated 4.2 at the beginning of the challenge)

MARIA SNYDER IS A GOOD READS AUTHOR
I forgot to previously post that
The Red Pyramid is over 500 pages. I'd like to get 1 Big Book ticket please

Total Points: 165
GoodReads author: 3
Big Books: 1

[Nicole]

NICOLE VA

5.9 Comfort Read

I read Mini Shopaholic. Sophie Kinsella is one of my favorite authors, and I especially love her shopaholic series. The book is a comfort read because it is light and funny and just makes you feel good!

Total points= 165

[JC]

Task 30.8 - Fall back into reading
October '00 - Gap Creek : The Story Of A Marriage by Robert Morgan
September '09 - The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein **GR Author**
Total task points = 30
Total GR Authors = 3
Total Challenge points = 215

[★Meghan★]

20.4 Mrs. Soule's Task (Author! Author!)-The Plot Line Thickens

Water Song by Suzanne Weyn

My favorite movies are always the fairy tale retellings whether they be Disney movies like The Princess & The Frog or a retelling like A Cinderella Story or Sydney White. I know unrealistic but one can always dream.

Points this post: 20
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 7
Goodreads Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 500+() 750+() 1000+()

[Cindie]

★Meghan★ wrote: "20.4 Mrs. Soule's Task (Author! Author!)-The Plot Line Thickens

Water Song by Suzanne Weyn

My favorite movies are always the fairy tale retellings whether they b..."
For what it is worth, I love the Princess and the Frog. All the retelling, really.

[Trina]

Task 5.9 Comfort Read

The Pawn by Steven James. This is a goodreads author.

My favorite genre is mystery and this book is a mystery/thriller. That is why I chose it as a comfort read.

Points for this task: 5
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 2
Tasks in Progress: 3

[Ceinwin]

Completed Task :

10.6 In the pink

Romeo and Juliet

Task points : 10

5.6 - She's a Beauty

Twilight

Task points : 5

Total Points: 45
Total Tasks Complete: 5
Total Tasks in Progress: 2
Total Books Read: 5
Total Big Book Tickets 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Total Goodreads Authors 0

[Bridgit]

Here is my next set of updates:

5.1 - Fall Colors The Amber Spyglass- Phillip Pullman (518 PAGES - BIG BOOK)

5.2 - Play must go On - The Glades - Clifton Campbell

5.5 - Baseball - The Windup Girl - (WINDUP)

5.10 - Name That Car - The White Tiger - Car's Name: Tiger

15.5 - Literature Map - Dark Lover. The author i entered was Ann Bishop. I guess JR Ward and Bishop relate, but it wasnt really what i was looking for...

15.6 - One Hit Wonder - The Gargoyle (Only book published by Andrew Davidson) (516 PAGES - BIG BOOK) (GOODREADS AUTHOR)

Total Points: 155
Tasks Complete: 13
Books Read: 16
Pages Read: 5728
Tasks In Progress: 4

GOODREADS AUTHOR 3
BIG BOOK (500) 2
BIG BOOK (750) 0
BIG BOOK (1000) 0

Percent Complete: 24%
Time Elapsed: 31%

[Tami]

10.1 Shorter Days - Read A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris - The complete stories of Sookie Stackhouse.

Points this task: 10
total points: 65

[Deedee]

DeeDee


15.7 - SOLVE THE MYSTERY
A) She fell off the ladder reaching for the classic leather bound books on the top shelf - Read a book from the Classics Library List

Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker (Paperback, 454 pages)

30 + 15 = 45





Tasks Completed: 3
Points for this task: 15
Points thus far: 45/890
Books read: 3
Pages Read: 576 + 454 = 1030
Books Read but not yet claimed: 7

[Kate]

Kate.x.

5.2 The Play Must Go On... I read Hamlet by William Shakespeare, a hard read but a great story, very much worth the effort.

Total points = 120.

[StangGirl]

Task # 15.6 - One Hit Wonders -

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

This was hard at the beginning and the end, but the middle was amazing!

Challenges Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 30

[Izzy]

Task 20.6 LDB's Task (Seasoned reader) Seeing yourself in the title.


The Mephisto Club


My nickname is Izzy short for Isobel which is in the title.

Tasks completed :4
Points for this task :20
Total points: 55
Tess Gerritsen is a Goodreads author

[Lori]

5.8 Freedom to Read

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

This makes my point total 65.

[StangGirl]

Task # 5.2 - The Play Must Go On

All My Sons by Arthur Miller

This was a touching play about the World War and the affects that it had on families even years later. Of waiting and moving on, of the differences between living your life, and living for a dream. I would love to see this on stage to get an even better feel for the flow and presence of the work.

[Wendy]

wendyma
10.3 FREEDOM!: The Emancipation Proclamation (Sept. 22, 1863) – Read a book related to any “emancipation” movement related to a social or legal condition – it could be American slavery, but it could also include South Africa, women’s rights, people rebelling against colonial powers, the Jedi knights trying to overthrow the empire, etc. Ex. Chains, On Account of Conspicuous Women: A Novel, The Long Song
Shadow of the Giant by Card
10 points
160 points total

[Wendy]

wendyma

15.6 - ONE-HIT WONDERS
One-hit Wonder Day is Sept. 25 – Read a book that was the only book of its type by the author (a foray into science fiction by a mystery writer, an adult book by someone who normally writes children's books, a fiction book by someone whose other books are nonfiction, etc.), or the only book the author has published to date.
Examples: The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town (only nonfiction by John Grisham); The School of Essential Ingredients (her other books are nonfiction); Beat the Reaper (only published book).
For a list of well-known "One Hit Wonders," see One Book Authors
To Kill A Mockingbird by Lee only fiction novel she published
15 points
175 points

[Wendy]

wendyma
5.10- Name That Car
October 2nd is Name Your Car Day. Read a book with a title that contains a word or words that someone might name their car if they were so inclined. (EXAMPLES: Beast, Baby Baby, Asking for Trouble, Summer On Blossom Street (Blossom being the car's name), Frankenstein, etc.). OPTIONAL: Tell us why you chose that name.
Bone to Pick : An Aurora Teagarten Mystery by Harris (Aurora is a great name for a car, my car is called El because my license plate begins EL)
5 points
180 total