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FALL CHALLENGE 2010
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Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
25.4 - Lisa MD's Task: Stay Tuned For Your Regularly Scheduled ProgramI rolled snake eyes and chose:
2010 #4 Vampire Diaries
A Great and Terrible Beauty2010 #2 How I Met Your Mother
GlassTask Points: 25
Total Points: 160
Ashley FLFor Task 20.2 (Music Tells the Story), my favorite musicals are Gilbert & Sullivan -- I just love the time period!! So I read The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn, which takes place in the same setting and time period. **Julia Quinn is a Goodreads Author**
For Task 25.4 (TV shows), I rolled:
5 and read Hickory Dickory Death by Agatha Christie, a book which takes place in the 50s and 60s; and
3 and read Geronimo Stilton, Secret Agent by Geronimo Stilton, a book with a male name in the title.
295 Points
Goodreads Authors: 3
Julia Quinn (10 Things I Love About You) Post 133
(The Lost Duke of Wyndham) Post
Heather Webber (deeply, desperately) Post 209
Big Book Tickets: 2
750+: The Terror (Post 645)
500+: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Post 1166)
Readerboard name: Leoratask: 5-4 I'm glad my mother didn't name me....
I read: Tirant Lo Blanc Tales Of The White Knight by Joanot Martorell.
One of the ladies-in-waiting who is closet to Princess Carmesina is named: Plaerdemavida. Phew! And I thought Leora was bad! :)
100 points.
20.7 Erin NY’s Task – The Melting Pot The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
30.7 - Donna Jo's task: GOOD SPIRITS
A. Moll Flanders - Published in 1722
B.
Total Points to Date: 295
Alice GTask: 25.3 Daylight Savings
Option C: Read a short book (between 200 and 300 pages)
Book: The Backward Shadow
Pages: 256
Option D: Read a book from the most depressing book of all time list
Book: My Sister's Keeper
This really DOES deserve to be on this list!!
Total Points: 180
PREVIOUS READS
5.2 The Play Must Go On - Jonah and Otto by Robert Holman
5.9 Comfort Read - The L Shaped Room by Lynne Reid Banks
10.6 In the Pink - A Rabbit's Eyes
10.9 Under the Covers - The Prestige by Christopher Priest
15.1 New Horizons - Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs
15.6 One-hit wonders - The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison
20.1 Bookmarks Magazine - Solar by Ian McEwan
20.7 The Melting Pot - Small Island by Andrea Levy
25.4 Stay Tuned for Your Regularly Scheduled Program - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning by Alan Sillitoe and Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler
30.1 It's in the Cards - Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith and Men from Boys by Tony Parsons
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Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneMy Goal Reading Points: 150
Points for this Task: 20
Total Points to Date: 60
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 1,041
I finished Task 20.6 Seeing yourself in a title:
Read a book whose title includes all of the letters of your first name....named used for this task=LINDY
I read "aLwaYs the baker Never the brIDe"
by Sandra D. Bricker 10.6-10.7
5.6 She's a BeautySkinned by Robin Wasserman
This was a very interesting book. It certainly had all the elements to make you stop and think about some issues. Issues with technology and life and what it really means to be alive. I'm ready to read the next one.
This gives me a total of 85 points. Moving right along, not very fast, but moving. LOL
LIZZIE JANE 10.10: Group Hug - 'Book Addicts' Sept.
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Tasks: 8
Books: 9
Goodreads authors: 0
TOTAL POINTS: 115
I finished 20.1 by reading Remarkable Creatures from the Mar/Apr 2010 issue of the Bookmarks Magazine.Total Points: 90
I completed the group read, Little Bee. It was 20.10 task. I also posted a review and did discussion. I felt this was a great book! Since I work with kids I felt the author really nailed the character of Charlie in how kids can talk and act.
15.5 - LITERATURE MAP - Used Kathryn Sockett and got Joshilyn Jackson read: Backseat SaintsTotal Points: 195/870
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 17/64
Books by Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 0 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
20.5 - Oprah's On!Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones - published 1986
Points for this task: 20
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 8
Pages Read: 2766
Completed 2 more tasks:15.5 Literature Map - I chose Charlaine Harris as the author to enter, which led me to Victoria Laurie I think the literature map did a good job in recommending another author to me, as I enjoyed this book by Victoria Laurie, and plan to read more of the series.
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie
25.3 Daylight Savings - I chose option A: historical fiction and option C: read a short book.
A. Historical fiction - Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare which chronicles the tale of a young girl and her family being abducted by Indians in the mid-1700's.
C. Short book - Hydroponics for the Home Gardener by Stewart Kenyon which had 146 pages.
Total new points: 40
Brings my totals to:
105/890 points
Tasks Completed: 7/53
Books Read: 10
Books by Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 0(500+), 1(750+), 0(1000+)
Completed 20.7 - The Melting PotListened to The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan on audiobook. Excellent story. It was also narrated by the author herself and I loved her voice and inflections. I will definately read and/or listen to more by Amy Tan! 4 stars!
Total Points - 80
BJ Rose2 new tasks
#20.3 El's Task: Feminist Literature
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
#20.8 Nancy's Task: Pirate Talk: must have arr in the title
Moonlight Warrior by Janet Chapman
Total Points = 395
Tasks Completed = 27
Total Pages = 10,702
GR Authors = 9
Here's a few more...Task #5.1 Fall Colors
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
Task #10.5 The First Estate
Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
For clarification, if needed: A non-fiction collection of essays by contemporary Christian writer Anne Lamott on spirituality, faith, and life. Classified "Literature/Spirituality"
Task #10.7 City Lights
Nantucket Nights by Elin Hildebrand
Task #30.1 It's in the Cards
I picked an Ace and a King, both diamonds, so had to read a book that was first in a series and a book that was set in/about/by an author from a country that is ruled by a king or queen, both bestsellers!
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacke...
Total points these tasks: 55
Total points to date: 140
10.7 CITY LIGHTSBright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me?
Points: 10
Total Points: 265
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 23
Pages: 7,507
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Lindsey IL20.4 - The Plot Line Thickens
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
I like movies that are fairy tales/retellings and movies where the main character has something nearly impossible to overcome.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 175
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
Pages Read: 2049
Elizabeth NC30.2 (inside and outside of a house)
Inside: Crawlspace (approved in help thread)
Outside: A Face at the Window
Both by Sarah Graves (good for people looking for a long series. While the characters are the same throughout, their relationships are not central to the mystery of each book)
That gives me:
Points: 110
Books Read: 9
Challenges Completed: 8
Pages Read: 2933
LIZZIE JANE 15.6 One Hit Wonders
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson (goodreads author) 4.5*
This is Davidson's only book.
Tasks: 9
Books: 10
Goodreads authors: 1
TOTAL POINTS: 130
CHRISTINE USTask 15.3 Continental Divide
I got Europe
Call After Midnight by Tess Gerritsen
About 85% of the book takes place between the UK, Germany & Amsterdam
Task 20.2 Music tells the story
One of my favorits is the Pirates of Penzance
bookThe Pirate Next Door by Jennifer Ashley
The similarity of a pirate wanting to adjust in normal life and falling in love works with the story line of the musical.
***TESS GERRITSEN & JENNIFER ASHLEY ARE BOTH GOOD READS AUTHORS***
Total Points: 245
GoodReads author: 5
Big Books: 1
20.2 MUSIC TELLS THE STORY(Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street -- PART C)
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Vintage Contemporaries, 1991
399 pg.
Read - 10/8/10
4 Stars
TOTAL POINTS: 130
10.7 City Lights- I read Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney. Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
25.4 LISA MD'S Task: Stay Tuned For Your Regularly Scheduled ProgramI rolled a 4 (Read a book with a supernatural character) and a 5 (Read a book with a number in the title)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart
Task Points 25
Total Points: 200
20.4 Mrs. Soule’s Task (Author! Author!) - The Plot Line ThickensOut of Control by Suzanne Brockmann - Romancing the Stone.
It was funny when I was doing this task because I had just been thinking of that movie (one of my favorites). I had been reading about Michael Douglas battle with throat cancer and was thinking of some of his movies that I really liked. Romancing the Stone being # 1 (I also fell in love with Danny Devito in that one). My other fave was Coma.
20.5 Liz Vegas’s Task (Bigger is Better) - Oprah's On!
The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke (first published in 1987)
Total Points = 840 Points
ALL DONE! (at least until the 50 Point Task) :)
Jennifer Oh10.10 GROUP HUG- Read a book that is on any OTHER Goodreads Group’s “Currently Reading” shelf. You do not need to be a member of the other group. Required: Please tell us the name of the group.
adult vampire/paranormal romance/uf Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost read 10-8-10
Challenges Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 10
Total Points: 105
ReaderBoard Name: Gina NY
Sorry that I have to post all of these at once, I was out of town and hadn't been able to post since we started this challenge.
Task 5.1 Fall Colors:
Task 5.5 Baseball: Baseball term: SAFE
Task 15.9 Coin Collector: I got Do It Do It so I read a book totaling at least 300 pages. I read The 5th Horseman 432 pages
Task 20.1 Bookmarks Magazine. I used the link and picked The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest which was reviewed on June 16 2010
Task 20.10 Group Read:
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Sorry that I have to post all of these at once, I was out of town and hadn't been able to post since we started this challenge.
Task 5.1 Fall Colors:
Task 5.5 Baseball: Baseball term: SAFE
Task 15.9 Coin Collector: I got Do It Do It so I read a book totaling at least 300 pages. I read The 5th Horseman 432 pages
Task 20.1 Bookmarks Magazine. I used the link and picked The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest which was reviewed on June 16 2010
Task 20.10 Group Read:
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15.1 - New HorizonsJane Eyre
I chose the "classics" shelf since I am generally bored by them and tend to choose other genres first.
*I really liked this book and wouldn't mind reading another of the same genre if it was guaranteed to be just as good.
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 50
15.3 - CONTINENTAL DIVIDEList Randomizer: ASIA
The Lover, Marguerite Duras.
The story takes place in French colonial Vietnam (primarily Saigon) and involves the relationship between a young French girl and an older Chinese businessman.
20.2 - Karen GHHS’s Task (Rookie on Top) – Music Tells the Story
Musical: The Sound of Music
Book: The Informed Heart, Bruno Bettelheim (336 pp).
Connection: The musical takes place in Austria just before World War II and into the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938. The Informed Heart was written by an Austrian psychologist who was forced to live in the labor and concentration camps of Dachau and Buchenwald.
TOTAL POINTS: 220/890.
Time to post some tasks....5.4 - I'm Glad My Mother Didn't Name Me...
I'm glad my mother didn't name me Lucinda. Sorry to all the Lucindas' out there. It just seems so Adam's Family-ish. One of the main characters in One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly (Goodreads author) has the name.
15.1 - NEW HORIZONS
I'm really not a fan of young adult books, so I picked the young adult shelf. I really try to avoid them, I'll breakdown and read them if required for a challenge, but thats about it. So I read Fade by Lisa McMann (Goodreads author) I had read the first book for a challenge and it was ok, so I thought I would read the next book in the series.
15.6 - ONE-HIT WONDERS
For this task I read Mercy Thompson: Homecoming by Patricia Briggs. This is a graphic novel and Patricia Briggs normally writes urban fantasy books.
20.2 Karen GHHS’s Task (Rookie on Top) – Music Tells the Story
I picked the play Wicked and read A Charmed Death by Madelyn Alt
30.7 - Donna Jo's task as suggested by Meghan: GOOD SPIRITS
For part A I read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley which was first published in 1818(well before my time!) and for part B I read A Taste of Magic by Tracy Madison (Goodreads author). It looks like the woman on the cover is smirking/smiling.
Total Points This Post: 85
Total Tasks This Post: 5
Goodreads Authors This Post: 3
Grand Total Points: 260/890
Total Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 20/53
Total Goodreads Authors: 10
BRENDA WI10.8 What a way to make a living - Mentor This was a book I received as a Goodreads giveaway!
15.5 Lit MapNextI put in Jody Picoult and I was amazed at the names that came up. It was almost unnerving.
10.5 The First EstateThe Sparrow I picked this one because someone else had posted it. Glad I read it.
35 points this post + 25 previous = 60 points total
20.6 LDB’s Task (Seasoned Reader) - SEEING YOURSELF IN A TITLEA Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
Name used: Anna
Points: 120
Tasks: 6
Books: 9
Pages: 2772
15.10 Second Chances The Plantagenet Prelude by Jean Plaidy (fits another task)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson (from the Group Reads nominations)
The Plantagenet Prelude fits several tasks, including 25.3 (historical fiction) and 30.5, for which I rolled a three (an author with a p or q in their name)
*Please may I have a Big Book ticket for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (746 pp)*
Can I also say this is a brilliant book. If you're considering reading them - do! And if you're struggling with book 1 - keep going. If took me half of the first book to get into these but it was soooo worth it :)
Total points: 205
Big Book tickets: 500+ (3), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Goodread authors: 4
Books read: 20
Pages read: 8422
Task 10.3 Freedom!Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Task 20.8 Pirate Talk
The End of Harry Potter? by David Langford
Point for these tasks:30
Total Points:150
Tasks Completed:12
Books Read:14
Total Goodreads Authors:3
Total Big Book Tickets:3
15.4 - Fall EquinoxBurning Bright by Tracy Chevalier
The Photograph by Penelope Lively
Each title has 13 letters.
Total points to date 305
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I read Foundation by Mercedes Lackey
Any of the Valdemar books are comfort reads for me, since I know that I'll always enjoy them. This one especially, since I picked up the 2nd book in this set at the library earlier this week, so I know I can move right on to the sequel!
Total points: 220
20.6 See Yourself in a TitleMy name is Victoria so I read Victoria Victorious: The Story of Queen Victoria by Jean Plaidy. This a was an interesting read, and I gave it 4 stars.
At 576 pages, I would also like to claim a big book ticket.
Total Points: 30 + 20 = 50
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1)
Readerboard name: LeoraTask: 10-1 Shorter Days
I read: A Cup of Comfort: Stories That Warm Your Heart, Lift Your Spirit, and Enrich Your Life edited by Colleen Sell.
Total points: 110
I finished task 5.5 today! I read A Box of Matches by Nicholson Baker. The reason I related it to 5.5 is because a coach's "box" is the space where the first base coach and third base coach stands. (I DISLIKED THIS BOOK!)So that makes:
Points for these tasks: 5.5
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 5
Tickets: 2 (Goodreads author and Bigger Is Better)
30.5 - Ms. Anderson and Tanja's Task: LIFE LESSONS - Roll a die twice, once for each book. I rolled a 2 and a 3.2. Learn from Your Mistakes: Read a book where the title contains a commonly misspelled word - The Last Thing He Wanted by Joan Didion. The misspelled word was "wanted".
3. Mind Your P’s and Q’s: Read a book where the author has a P or Q in his or her name - Buxton Spice by Oonya Kempadoo.
Total Points: 250/890
Tasks Completed: 19
Tasks in Progress: 7
Books Read: 27
GoodReads Authors: 1 (Laila Lalami)
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
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JEN B25.4 Lisa's Task
A. I rolled a 3 - a book with a police officer as the main character, so I read Faithful Place by Tana French. The main character is a detective with the Dublin Police.
B. I rolled a 5 - a book with a number in the title, so I read Two Years, No Rain by Shawn Klomparens.
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 8
Books by Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 1(500+), 0(750+), 0(1000+)
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5.9 - COMFORT READ Silent on the Moor by Deanna RaybournThis is a comfort read for me for a couple of reasons. First I've always loved historical fiction and second because having lucked upon my first Deanna Raybourn book, and the first in this series, a few years ago I've become a huge fan of Ms. Raybourn. I look forward to her new books with a great amount of anticipation and recommend them to anyone I meet who loves this genre and hasn't read her books. (And now to read her latest!)
Total Points: 75
Tasks Completed: 8
Pages read: 3459
Books Read: 10
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
ERIN C10.9 Under the Covers
The list I used was "Dystopian Novels"
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
By the way, I loved the website 'Flashlight Worthy! Thanks for giving this challenge so I was encouraged to check it out!
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 20
Pages Read: 7,624
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
5.1 - Fall ColorsThe leaves, they are a-changin'... Read a book with a title that includes a fall leaf color (yellows, oranges, browns, reds). (EXAMPLES: The Red Tent, The Scarlet Letter, The Gold Coast, A Clockwork Orange, Tangerine, etc.)
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective Finished 10/9/10
5.2 - The Play Must Go On
Read a play (minimum 70 pages). Listopia Help: Best Plays Ever, Best American Plays, Best British Plays, Best Non-American and Non-British Plays
OPTIONAL: What did you think of the play? Write a short review.
Romeo and Juliet Finished 10/8/10
Total Point Earned: 105/890
Total Pages Read: 2955/23446
Total Books Read: 12/65
Good Read Authours:
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
ERIN C.10.8 What a Way to Make a Living
Too Much Tuscan Sun: Confessions of a Chianti Tour Guide by Dario Castagno
In this book, Dario Castagno writes about his job as a tour guide in the Chianti region of Tuscany.
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 21
Pages Read: 7,912
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Carly10.9 - Under the Covers
I read The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson.
I got this from the list, What New Yorkers Read on the Subway, from the Flashlight Worthy website.
I did think that it was flashlight worthy, but it didn't get that way until the middle of the book for me. I wanted to know what was going on. I didn't think that it was as flashlight worthy as the first in its series though.
Big Book Ticket: The Girl Who Played with Fire is 503 pages long.
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 8
Tasks in Progress: 4
Books Read: 8
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Pages Read: 2686
STACIE MITask 5.8 - Freedom to Read
I read Forever by Judy Blume, which is highly controversial due to its sexual nature.
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 160
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read 13
Pages Read: 3838
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
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10.6 - In the Pink - I read
15.3 - Continental Divide - My randomizer listed Africa at the top, so I read They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan, about the Lost Boys of Sudan.
15.9 - Coin Collector - I rolled "2 Do It!" I read Rosemary's Baby, which has 320 pages in it.
25.4 - Stay Tuned for Your Regularly Scheduled Program - I rolled a 1 & 2. For my Hawaii book, I read House of Many Gods: A Novel, which took place on the islands of Kauai and Oahu. For my Western cover book, I read
30.7 - Good Spirits -
A. I read A Farewell to Arms, which was published in 1929 (I was born in 1982).
B. I read
30.8 - Fall Back into Reading -
I chose September, so for September 15, 2009, I read Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen. For September 15, 2000, I read A Child Called "It".
This should bring my book total to 125 points.