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FALL CHALLENGE 2010
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Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
wendyma20.1 Stephanie Anne’s Task (Most Improved Player) - Bookmarks Magazine
I am a huge fan of Bookmarks magazine and look forward to each new issue in my mailbox. Check out the website at Bookmarks Magazine and scroll down to view the issues from 2010. You can also find the Bookmarks Magazine’s Goodreads Shelves at Bookmarks Goodreads shelves That link has shelves for all books reviewed in Bookmarks in 2010 – the magazine website does not yet include clickable links for the July/August or September/October issues.
Click on an issue to view all books reviewed and the stars awarded by the magazine. Select and read any book of your choice that was reviewed this year.
The First Rule: A Joe Pike Novel By Crais 4 Stars 1/11/2010
20 points
205 points
REPOST:Readerboard Name CherylTX
20.8 The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler
25.3A/C Walks With Men by Ann Beattie had 102 pages in it.
Emily ID15.4 - Fall Equinox - read Pretties AND Pirates!. (Celia Rees is a Goodreads Author.)
Total completed: 40
Total points: 535
Total books: 46
Total pages: 16515
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+ (4); 750+ (); 1000+ ()
Readerboard Name: CHerylTX5.6 She's a Beauty
The Way We Were by Marcia Willett
10.6 In The Pink
Vegan Virgin Valentine by Carolyn Mackler
10.8 What a Way to Make a Living
The White House Doctor by Connie Mariano
15.4 Fall Equinox
After by Amy Efaw
After by Francine Prose
15.5 Literature Map
The Name I entered was Cecily von Ziegesar
Phymes with Witches by Lauren Myracle
I think that the Literature Map matched these authors up ppretty well.
15.6 One Hit Wonders
Donut Days by Lara Zielin
20.2 Music Tells the Story
Musical: WICKED
Wicked: The Grimmeerie by David Cote 191 pgs
The Witch of Blackberry Pond by Elizabeth George Speare 205 pgs
20.4 The Plot Line Thickens
Midnight Rainbow by Linda Howard
20.7 The Melting Pot
The Rhythm of Success: How an Immigrant Produced his Own American Dream by Emilio Estefan
20.9 BABIES!
Getting Near to Baby by Audrey Couloumbis
Points Added: 150
Emily ID15.5 - Literature Map - read The Handmaid's Tale. Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads Author.
I put in Jane Austen, because she's one of my favorites and I tend to like things similar to hers. I hadn't ever read anything by Margaret Atwood before, so I picked her. I really liked The Handmaid's Tale, so Literature Map did a great job!
Total completed: 41
Total points: 550
Total books: 47
Total pages: 16826
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500+ (4); 750+ (); 1000+ ()
wendyma30.3 - Dlmrose's task: SHIPWRECKED!
Your Summer vacation cruise ship has sunk and you are now alone on a deserted island. You have managed to find survival supplies, but THE HORROR! you have found only TWO books. You may be on the island for a very long time.
Read the two books that you would wish to find.
Optional: Tell us why you chose your books
The Cat Who Said Cheese , by Lilian Jackson Braun
(Comfort read)
Fresh Disasters by Woods
I love Stone Barrington and the title is appropriate to being stranded.
30 points
235 total.
wendyma10.5 THE FIRST ESTATE-- Read a book with a a significant character who is a religious leader/has a religious vocation. Ex. minister, priest, imam, rabbi, parson, abbott, monk, nun, prior, friar, priestess, lama, etc. Ex. Sacred Hearts, In the Bleak Midwinter, Dalai Lama: Man, Monk, Mystic, A Morbid Taste for Bones If the character is not clearly identified in the book description, please identify the character when you post
The Titan’s Curse by Riordan
Every character is a God (Zeus) or half- God (Percy Jackson)
10 points
245 total
Emily KateMy appologies for incorrectly placed books. I don't always read the help thread so thank you for pointing them out to me. Here is abother batch of completed tasks
5.4 Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
I would hate to be called Calliope
5.5 Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris
word: "player"
5.6 Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
10.7 Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
10.10 The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Read in Rory Gilmore Bookclub
15.9 I had to read 500 pages total
Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner (400pp)
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis (266pp)
20.4 I love love stories -- this didn't turn out exactly like i was expecting, but close enough (it is hard to tell from the description what the story will be about)
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
20.6 I used my middle name "Kate"
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
25.2 debut: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
2010 debut: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
25.4 I rolled 2 and 2
mother main character: Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs
cat on cover: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron
30.3 I chose to re-read 2 of my old favorites
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
30.7 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali
Total: 555 points
Stacey
5.5 Take Me Out to the Ball Game
The Long Walk by Stephen King/Richard Bachman
The Long Walk
"Walk" would be my baseball word.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 145
Completed tasks: 10
Books read: 16
5.5 Take Me Out to the Ball Game
The Long Walk by Stephen King/Richard Bachman
The Long Walk
"Walk" would be my baseball word.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 145
Completed tasks: 10
Books read: 16
Jenny ChicagoTask 15.3 Continental Divide.... I drew Asia as my continent. It's a big continent. Lots of choices.
I met all three requirements with my choice of A Thousand Splendid Suns.
It is set in Afghanistan and Pakistan, which are located on the Asian continent. The main charicters were Afghani women, and the author, Khaled Houssani is Afghani.
Points this task 15
Total Points 45
Task 15.1 - New Horizons. From the Graphic Novel shelf I read: The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel by Diana Gabaldon. I've never read a graphic novel before; don't know if I'd do it again unless it was another from the Outlander series.
Task points = 15
Total Challenge points = 230
LIZZIE JANE 15.3: Continental Divide: Australia
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak (3.5*)
20.6: Seeing Yourself in a Title
D, E, E, G, N, R - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon (4*)
Tasks: 6
Books: 7
Goodreads authors: 0
Pages: 1,809
TOTAL POINTS: 95
Stesse5.7 Circle of Life
Labor Day by Joyce Maynard who is a GoodReads author who was born November 5, 1953.
Incidentally, I didn't really enjoy the book. A friend recommended it but I guess I didn't see in it what she did.
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 110
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Read: 10
Total Pages Read: 3530
Total GoodReads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
15.5 Literature MapBrimstone by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Entered "Dan Brown" and chose Douglas Preston. The style of Brimstone was very similar to that of Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code. I liked Brimstone although I find the content in Brown's books a bit more fascinating. Still deciding whether or not to read the remaining two books in the series.
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
15.9 Coin CollectorGot 1 Do It! And 1 The Hell With It! (read a book or books at least totaling 500 pages)
Books read:
In the Walled Gardens: A Novel(338 pages)
Handful Of Time (192 pages)
Total pages for challenge: 530
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 35
Total Tasks: 3
Total Books: 4
Total Pages: 1133
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Jayme VAFinally on the board!
15.7: Solve the mystery. Persuasion by Jane Austen
I chose option A and read something from the Classics Library.
20.7: Immigration: The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid about an immigrant to America.
20.10: Group Reads: Little Bee by Chris Cleave. **Cleave is a goodreads author, so claiming that for this task.** Posted on the spoilers chat on 9/29.
Points this task: 55
Total Points: 55
Total Tasks: 3
Total Books: 3
Total Pages: 776
GR Authors: 1 (Cleave)
Big Books: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
5.3 T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.GHer Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger* (GR Author)
Author's initials = A.N
10.6 In the Pink
The Elegant Gathering of White Snows by Kris Radish* (GR Author)
Self explanatory, I hope! :)
10.9 Under the Covers
Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner* (GR Author)
Used list "Nine Wicked Beach Reads About Friends Fatales".
15.9 Coin Collector
Jane Slayre: The Literary Classic... With a Blood-Sucking Twist by Charlotte Bronte and Sherri Browning Erwin.
I got 2 Do It! for a book over 300 pages. My edition has 391 pgs, not including the 5 page "Reading Group Guide", but there is not an edition with the correct number of pages as a link.
Points These Tasks: 40
Total Points to Date: 40
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 4
Total Big Books: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
20.10 Group ReadThe Other Hand (Little Bee)
Posted in the discussion thread - post #17
Chris Cleave is a Goodreads Author
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 8
GoodReads Authors: 3 (Lisa Lane, James Patterson, Chris Cleave)
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Emily ID25.1 - And the Story Continues... - Star by Star by Troy Denning, (Big Book Ticket, 500+, 560 pgs)
AND
Dark Journey by Elaine Cunningham (Goodreads Author).
These are the 9th and 10th books in the New Jedi Order series.
Total completed: 42
Total points: 575
Total books: 49
Total pages: 17770
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500+ (5); 750+ (); 1000+ ()
Sue T25.4 Lisa's TV task - I rolled two 4s
2010 - book with paranormal character - Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer 629 pages, big book ticket
1960 - book with badge on cover
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 250
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 22
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
20.1 Bookmarks MagazineI read A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan.
This was reviewed in the Sept/Oct Bookmarks Magazine.
Points this task - 20
20.10 Group Reads
B. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Review posted in the discussion thread.
Points this task - 20
Total Points - 40
Tasks Completed - 2
Books Read - 2
Stacey
5.5 The Play Must Go On
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Millennium Approaches
Points this task: 5
Total points: 150
Completed tasks: 11
Books read: 17
5.5 The Play Must Go On
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Millennium Approaches
Points this task: 5
Total points: 150
Completed tasks: 11
Books read: 17
Task 10.7 - City Lights (Harvest, AL)
Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long by Eliot Coleman
Task points = 10
Total Challenge points = 240
Mod
10.5 The First Estate
Absolution by Murder A Sister Fidelma mystery by
Peter Tremayne
10.9 Under the Covers
A Quiet Belief in Angels by R.J. Ellory
This book was definitely flashlight worthy- beautiful language, taut storyline, sympathetic characters- very well done
From the Best Crime Books of 2009 list
15.3 Continental Divide Radomizer = Asia
The Vagrants by Yiyun Li set in 1979 China
15.9 Coin Collector I rolled one of each for 500+
The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland 576 pages
20.6 See Yourself in a Title
A Taste for Adventure: A Culinary Odyssey around the World by Anik See
I had a good time coming up with an anagram for my 3 names: "A delusion sooner" or "A noodle neurosis"
1 A, 1D, 2E, 1I, 1L, 2N, 3O,1R, 2S, 1U
total 325
15.4 - FALL EQUINOX Trunk Music by Michael Connelly
AND
Blindsight by Robin Cook
15.6 - ONE-HIT WONDERS
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens (Goodreads Author)
Note: A second book is listed for this author but is not due to be published until 2011.
Total Points = 560 Points
New Goodreads Author = Chevy Stevens
20.2 Music Tells the Story: For this one, I chose the book "Memoirs of a Geisha" as well as Madame Butterfly for the musical portion. I can't wait to read more about the Japanese culture.20.6 Seeing Yourself in a Title: My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientists Personal Journey (My name is "Karen" and all of the letters are in the title)
30.1 PJReads: It's In The Cards - my cards are 3 of Hearts and Jack of Hearts
A. 3 of Hearts: odd # & published after 1/1/2000: The Wind Comes Sweeping by Marcia Preston published in April. 2009.
B. Jack of Hearts: published after 1/1/2000 and written by a man: "Brangelina" by Ian Halperin - published in Dec. 2009.
30.8 Fall Back Into Reading:
A. 2000 List: (September) Pagan Babies by Leonard Elmore
B. 2009 List:
Total Challenges Completed: 3
Challenges in Progress: 1
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read: 1607
Total Points: 70
Finished:5.1 Fall Colors:
The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
10.8 What a Way to Make a Living:
Hack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to Do with My Life and Started Driving a Yellow Cab by Melissa Plaut
30.4 Mysteries and Animals:
A. Animal Appetite by Susan Conant
B. The Lions of the North by Edward Marston
Today's Total: 45
Grand total: 415
20.10- Group ReadI read Mockingjay and left a comment (#98) in the book's discussion thread.
Points for this task-20
Total Points- 250
Books Read- 21
Goodreads Authors-7
Total Pages Read- 6491
10.1 - Shorter DaysA City of Ghosts: Stories-Betsy Phillips *Goodreads Author*
Points for this task: 10
Total Points: 80
Goodreads Authors: 2
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15.3 Continential Divide Europe was 1st on my list so I read Sense and Sensibility by Jane AustenPoints for this task: 15
Total Points: 85
Total Tasks Completed: 8
RACHEL CA—Total pts, 1105.09 COMFORT READ
Heart and Soul, Maeve Binchy
10.01 SHORTER DAYS
Take the Cannoli: Stories From the New World, Sarah Vowell (book of essays)
10.03 FREEDOM!
A Doll's House and Other Plays, Henrik Ibsen (women’s rights)
10.05 THE FIRST ESTATE
Emma, Jane Austen (Mr. Elton is the vicar)
20.07 THE MELTING POT
The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri (Gogol Ganguli’s parents are Bengali, the book follows their immigrant experience, as well as its effects on their son and others)
25.03 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS—A) Nonfiction about historical time period before you were born, C) Read a short book (100-300 pgs)
A) 1215: The Year of Magna Carta, Danny Danziger, John Gillingham
C) Babes in the Woods: Hiking, Camping & Boating with Babies and Young Children, Jennifer Aist (176 pgs)
30.01 IT’S IN THE CARDS--8 hearts: book published after Jan 1, 2000 in an even year AND 3 hearts: book published after Jan 1, 2000 in an odd year
The Right Attitude to Rain, Alexander McCall Smith (pub. 2006)
The Careful Use of Compliments, Alexander McCall Smith (pub. 2007)
10.2 We need a drinkI read Espresso Shot.
25.2 As her debut...
For A I read Shadow Man which is Cody McFadyen's first book.
And for B I listened to the audio book Feed by Mira Grant.
30.5 Life Lessons
I have rolled 1: Grunts I think very obvious :)
and I have rolled 6: For this I read Saat der Zerstörung. Die dunkle Seite der Gen-Manipulationwhich is about gene manipulation in food and how the governments are trying to take control over the world through that.
Total Points: 125
Books Read: 11
Tasks completed: 8
Michelle WI20.2 Music Tells a Story
My favorite musical is RENT. The author, Anthony Rapp, was an original cast member of RENT. The memoir deals not only with his personal life, but a large portion of it is dedicated to his experiences with RENT.
Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent by Anthony Rapp
**Anthony Rapp is a Goodreads author**
Points This Task 20
Total Points 140
Tasks Completed 9
Books Read 8
Total Big Book Tickets 0
Total Goodreads Authors Tess Gerritsen, Anthony Rapp
Lauren CT25.3 Daylight Savings:
I read a short book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald for 180 pages and
a dark book: New Moonby Stephenie Meyer. I am claiming a 500+ big book for this one. Although I don't think the story itself belongs on the most depressing books of all time, I can see how the tone throughout the book could earn a place there.
30.3 Shipwrecked!: I would pick my 2 favorite books from my two favorite series so I read Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (another Big Book 500+) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (Another! Big Book 750+). I have read each of these books countless times, and the story never ceases to draw me in.
Totals:
Total Points: 195
Total Tasks: 12
Total Pages: 6492
Total Books: 17
Total GR Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 3 500+, 1 750+
CHRISTINE USRepost
Group Name below the book name.
Task 10.10 Group Hug
Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan
Group: Chick Lit Book club
Total: 165
15.9 - COIN COLLECTOR! – -If you get 2 Do It! (or heads), read a book or books totalling at least 300 pages
REQUIRED:With the task, please list the result of your coin flip and the # of pages that were in each book you read.
So I got 2 Do It! flips and read:
New Moon which is 337 pages.
Current totals:
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 5
Pages read: 1931
Books Read: 6
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
RACHEL CA, total points 110Forgot to say that:
Heart and Soul, Maeve Binchy should have a Big Book ticket (684 pgs).
Thanks!
Erin NY20.5 Book published in 1986-87.
Misery by Stephen King
Total Points: 60
Pages Read: 2781
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4
Vanessa S.10.9 UNDER THE COVERS
List Name: What New Yorkers read on the Subway
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Definitely Flashlight Worthy!
5.8 A banned or challenged book.I read The Giver by Lois Lowry. Sadly, one of those that did not live up to the hype for me! 3*
Total points: 40
Joanne15.2 - RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Added/voted for Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, and The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
20.1 Stephanie Anne’s Task (Most Improved Player) - Bookmarks Magazine
From the Sept/Oct reviews
The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman
20.10 Group Reads
B. Most Wanted of 2010 -Mockingjay
I posted on the discussion board at post #99
25.4 - Lisa MD's Task: Stay Tuned For Your Regularly Scheduled Program
I rolled a 2 and a 6
2. How I Met Your Mother
Read a book where a mother is a main character.
The Mammy by Brendan O'Carroll
6. The Bugs Bunny Show
Read a book with an animal (insects are acceptable) in the title
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Claiming big book ticket since 566 pages
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 4
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Kristine5.6 - She's a Beauty
The Love of Her Life – Harriet Evans
Total: 15 points
Kate C.Finished 20.6 - Seeing Yourself in a Title
Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas by Chuck Klosterman
This title actually contained the letters for any of my names: Katherine or Kate or Leigh or Childress
Total Points: 100
5.7 Circle of LifeLocked In by Marcia Muller
5.10 Name That Car
Father's Day Murder: A Lucy Stone Mystery
I own a Cherolet Lumina that we nicknamed Lucy because it sounded silly.
10.5 The First Estate
Priest by Ken Bruen
15.2 Recommended Books
I voted for Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Read the Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry
25.1 And the Story Continues
To The Nines by Janet Evanovich 9th book in series
Class - An It Girl Novel by Cecily von Ziegesar 10thj book in series
30.1 It's In The Cards
1st Card - 7 Clubs
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson published in 1999
2nd Card Queen of Hearts
The Earth, my Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
30.3 SHIPWRECKED!
Marley and Me by John Grogan because Marley reminds me of my Orton adn they look the same too!
Just When I Thought I Had Dropped My Last Egg by Kathy Lee Gifford just because I laughed evertime I read the book
30.5 Life Lessons
1st Roll was a 2
Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
I felt that IF we were just talking about misspelling then I don't get it but I am an excellent speller( Not a great typist, mind you) I felt tyhat the book taught me to appreciate everyone in my life not just those we want to remember. Everyone that we encounter affects our life in some way.
2nd Roll was a 6
Head Massage by Rosalind Widdowson
I learned so much from this book-it was something I never looked up. Massage was suggested to me and I have Migraine Headaches so this book was perfect to help with those.
150 points reported
20.6 My middle name is Marie and so I read PRIncEss AcadeMy by Shannon Hale. I've been meaning to read it for a long time. It was pretty good, but would have been better if I hadn't had such high expectations.70 points!
Finally catching on!I read The Passage by Justin Cronin for 20.10 and posted in the discussion thread.
Do I get the big books ticket for this one, since it's 766 pages?
ERIN C15.4 Fall Equinox
Mating: A Novel by Norman Rush
AND
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Each title has 6 characters in the title.
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 16
Pages Read: 6,352
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Stacey
30.5: Life Lessons.
Part 1, Mind Your Ps and Qs:
In the Country of Last Things by Paul Auster
Part 2, Learn From Your Mistakes:
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (misspelled word is 'when')
Points this task: 30
Total points: 180
Completed tasks: 12
Books read: 18
30.5: Life Lessons.
Part 1, Mind Your Ps and Qs:
In the Country of Last Things by Paul Auster
Part 2, Learn From Your Mistakes:
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (misspelled word is 'when')
Points this task: 30
Total points: 180
Completed tasks: 12
Books read: 18
Two more to update:10.1 Shorter Days
Ford County by John Grisham
20.8 Talk Like A Pirate
Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger (the "arr" in Harry)
Total Points: 75
Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Read: 7
Books by Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 1(500+), 0(750+), 0(1000+)
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I read Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. I have posted in the discussion thread - message no. 96
Total points: 35