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FALL CHALLENGE 2010
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Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
Kathryn NC20.5 - Oprah's On:
The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King published in 1987.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 95
Tasks Complete: 7
Books Read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Pages Read: 3027
Task 25.1 And the story continues...1) Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (book 9 in series)
2) Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (book 10 in series)
Points this task:25
Total Points:260
Tasks Completed:17
Books Read:23
Total Goodreads Authors:3
Total Big Book Tickets:3
5.5 - Take Me Out to the Ball GameA Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
15.6 - ONE-HIT WONDERS
American Rust by Philipp Meyer - A Goodreads Author
30.6 - KIRI's task
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Points to Date: 425
**Claiming Goodreads Author for Philipp Meyer
Joanne15.6 - 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.
I read Ford County by John Grisham. His only book of short stories
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 7
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
5.1 FALL COLORS
Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
Vintage Crime, 1989 (1929)
216 pg.
Read - 10/18/10
3 Stars
TOTAL POINTS: 210
25.2 As Her DebutA. Debut Novel - Think of a Number by John Verden. I enjoyed this book and gave it 4 stars.
B. Debut Work Published in 2010 - Still Missing by Chevy Stevens. I absolutely loved this book, giving it 5 stars.
Both John Verden and Chevy Stevens are GR authors.
Total Points: 70 + 25 = 95
Total GR Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 500+ (1)
Completed Task #5.5 - Take Me Out to the Ball GameSliding into Home by Joanne Rock
Task Points: 5
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Total Challenge Points = 230
25.3 Daylight Savings -
A) historical fiction novel: Black Hills
C) a short book (100-300 pages): The Guinea Pig Diaries
More detail:
25.3 Daylight Savings : Choose two books from the following options:
A) Since we'll be "falling back" with our clocks, fall back in time and read a historical fiction novel or a nonfiction book about a historical time period before you were born.
I read: Black Hills (2010) by Dan Simmons (Hardcover, 487 pages) The historical time frame was split between 1876 (the events surrounding Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Big Horn), and 1936 (the events surrounding the construction of Mount Rushmore), plus a few times in between. I was born after 1936.
C) Since the days will be shorter, read a short book (100-300 pages). REQUIRED: If you choose option C, include in your post the number of pages in your book.
I read: The Guinea Pig Diaries (2009) by A.J. Jacobs (Hardcover, 256 pages) A collection of real-life experiments (one example: He goes to the Academy Awards disguised as a movie star to understand the strange and warping effects of fame.) that the author originally wrote for the magazine Esquire.
The 256 pagecount fits the task's requirements.
95 + 25 = 120
Tasks Completed: 8
Points for this task: 25
Points thus far: 120/890
Books read: 9
Pages Read: 3091
Read but not claimed: 8
Goodreads Authors: 3
(Goodreads Author) Chris Cleave (#20.10)
(Goodreads Author) Jamie Ford (#20.8)
(Goodreads Author) John Joseph Adams (#20.6)
I have several more to add to my completed total:5.6 - she's a beauty - The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads author)
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5.7 - born 11/11/22 - Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut was a bizarre man. I will definitely read more of his work.
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5.9 - comfort read - In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author)
I read the first two of this series and thought they were alright. And then I picked up the third, fourth and fifth on audiobook and fell head over heels in love. This is the sixth in this series and just like the others it was so enjoyable. The narrator, Lisette Lecat, is fantastic. Highly, highly recommend to audio fans--especially nice for those of us who are listening along with little ears, because Mma. Ramotswe and company are such gentle spirits (even though we find out that she has quite a skeleton in the closet in this installment--how scandalous!)
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5.10 - name that car - Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead
I've never actually been a "name that car" person but I have been the unfortunate owner of some vehicles that would have been aptly named had I decided to call them Succubus.
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10.3 - freedom - Persepolis 1: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
My first graphic novel and I'm not sure what I was expecting, but this wasn't it! I am now motivated to check out some others.
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10.7 - city lights - Persepolis 2:The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis was an ancient city that is located approximately 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz, Iran.
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15.10 - second chances - Unclean Spirits by M.L.N. Hanover and Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin (Goodreads author)
The other task my first book fits is "the first estate" as one of the main characters is a Jesuit priest.
The second book was nominated as a group read but was not selected. It wasn't what I was expecting and it took me a bit to get into it, but towards the end I couldn't put it down.
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25.4 - tv programs - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling and Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
I rolled a 4 and a 5 so I re-read a book with a paranormal character (Voldemort, returned from the dead) and a book with a number in the title (so funny! I can't wait to read more from this series).
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Points Claiming: 80
Points Total: 215
Total Goodreads Authors: 5 (Carly Phillips, Julia Quinn, Sarah Addison Allen, Alexander McCall Smith, Melanie Benjamin)
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1,000+ (0)
Sue TI'm rearranging some books
For 15.10 I'm substituting Savor the Moment in part B
15.3 Continental Divide - I got Europe
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson (big book tickets already claimed)
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 400
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 33
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Completed Task #15.6 - One Hit WondersThe Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
Task Points: 15
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Total Challenge Points = 245
Leslie NJ15.1 New Horizons: I chose the shelf "death" and read Death: The Final Stage of Growth by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
15.6 One Hit Wonders: The Impostor's Daughter: A True Memoir by Laurie Sandell
**Laurie is a GR author
20.6 Seeing Yourself in a Title: What Should I Do with the Rest of My Life?: True Stories of Finding Success, Passion, and New Meaning in the Second Half of Life by Bruce Frankel
What ShouLd I Do With the RESt of My LIfE? (Leslie)
30.7 Good Spirits: The book that is older than me written in 1953: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Smiling person on cover:
by Mary Beth ChapmanTotal Points to Date: 200/890
Readerboard name: LeoraTask: 20-8 Pirate Talk
I read: The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson
155 points
Readerboard name: Leora Task: 25-4 Stay Tuned For Your Regularly Scheduled Program
I rolled a 26
2010 Line Up: How I met Your Mother:
The Spellmans Strike Again by Lisa Lutz. Olivis Spellman orchestrates her family from behind the scenes in a huge way!
1960 Line Up: The Bugs Bunny Show:
The Penguin Who Knew Too Much by Donna Andrews
200 points
Some weekend reading...Task 10.3 Freedom!
Very excited to be able to fit this book into a task -
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
(After all, HAD to read #2 after finishing #1 for another task, and planning to read #3 for the group reads task! Wouldn't want to waste a perfectly good read!!)
Task 25.3 Daylight Savings
C)Since the days will be shorter, read a short book (100 - 300 pages).
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch 206 pages
D)Since dark will come earlier, read a "dark" book. From the linked list, I chose the following book, and while achingly beautiful, I have to agree, all in all, pretty depressing.
Sophie's Choice by William Styron
Claiming one 500+ "Big Book" Ticket for Sophie's Choice - 688 pages.
Points these tasks = 35
Big Book Tickets these tasks = 1
Points to date = 215
10.8 What A Way to Make A LivingI read "Patient by Patient" by Emily Transue MD. It's about her new life as a internal medicine doctor.
Total Points: 180
Total Tasks: 11
Total Pages: 6645
Total Books Read: 19
Total GoodReads Authors: 6
Southpaw285I would like to move The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom (original post #369 on 09/10/10)
From: Task #10.10 - Group Hug
To: Task #30.2 - Sheila's Task: Ins and Outs
This will leave Task #10.10 incomplete (-10 points)
Completed Task #30.2 - Sheila's Task: Ins and Outs
Book A (Exterior) - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Book B (Interior) - The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Task Points: 30
Minus 10 Points - Incomplete Task #10.10
The Pillars of the Earth (976 Pages) = 2 Big Book Tickets
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Total Challenge Points = 265
10.2 We Need a DrinkAre You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea-Chelsea Handler
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 100
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For Task 10.6 In The Pink, I readManhunting
I think there's a reason why I didn't have any books with pink covers in my TBR piles...
New Points: 10
Total Points: 50
I'm back in! :) 5.6 Beautiful Cover -
by Dave Eggers5.9 Comfort Read - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris. When I'm stressed out I like to read David Sedaris or Augusten Burroughs before I go to bed.
20.4 Movie Plotline - I like movies with angsty teen characters (I know, I know, I'm too old for that!) and so I read Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron which was quite good.
25.4 TV Lineups
I rolled a 3 - Police Officer is Main Character - I read Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen (GOODREADS AUTHOR) whose main character is Detective Jane Rizzoli.
I also rolled another 3 - "sons" or male name in title - I read Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko (GOODREADS AUTHOR)
Total Points To Date: 110
EllenCATask 30.8
September 15 2009 - #138: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by: Muriel Barbery
November 15, 2000 - #59: City of Light by: Lauren Belfer
City of Light is 512 pages so I'm claiming a "Big Book".
EllenCA Points TOTAL: 60
Big Book Tickets: 2
Goodreads Author: 1
Carly25.2 - Leigh Ann's task - As Her Debut...
A. I read Lisa Lutz's first book, The Spellman Files. It was published in March of 2007.
and
B. I read The Red Umbrella by Christina Gonzalez. This was the first book that Gonzalez published. It was published on May 11, 2010.
***Both Christina Gonzalez and Lisa Lutz are GoodReads authors.***
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed: 10
Tasks in Progress: 3
Books Read: 11
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Pages Read: 3619
20.9-Babies!I read Deadly Game by Christine Feehan. This book centers on the insane, brilliant mind of a scientist who purposely injected pheramones into certain couples to ensure they would be attracted to each other for breeding purposes. There is already one couple that were initially attracted to each other because of this, and they are now trying to keep her pregnancy a secret from the madman, and her and her unborn baby out of his hands.
Points for this task-20
Total Points- 450
Books Read- 34
Goodreads Authors-11
Total Pages Read- 11211
Stacey
30.1: It's In the Cards
Book 1: I got a 6 of hearts and read The Scorch Trials by Goodreads author James Dashner, published 2010
Book 2: 10 of Spades. I read Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, published 1938.
New points: 30
Total points: 370
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 33
30.1: It's In the Cards
Book 1: I got a 6 of hearts and read The Scorch Trials by Goodreads author James Dashner, published 2010
Book 2: 10 of Spades. I read Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, published 1938.
New points: 30
Total points: 370
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 33
30.1 - It's in the CardsAce of Clubs- First in a series by a GR author: Portuguese Irregular Verbs by Alexander McCall Smith
Six of Spades - Even numbered year before 1960: Where There's a Will published in 1940
Total pages in book(s): 401
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Read: 15
Total Pages Read: 4494
Total Points: 155
Big Books: 500+(1)
Total GR Authors: 3
30.7 Donna Jo's task as suggested by Meghan - GOOD SPIRITSa) The Luckiest Girl by Beverly Cleary {published in 1958; I was born in 1980}
b)
by **Rebecca Wells****Rebecca Wells is a Goodreads author!**
Points: 30
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Total Points: 245
Completed Tasks: 15
GR Authors Tickets: 5
Big Book Tickets: 1
Jayme(the ghost reader)I completed task 15.9 Coin Collector. I rolled two heads(300pp) so I read "Not That Kind of Girl" by Siobhan Vivian. The book was 322pp long.
Tasks Completed 7/53
Books Read 8/71
Goodread Authors: 2 Rachel Simmons, Cassandra Clare
Big Books 500+ 1
Grand Total: 75/980
LaurieTask 30.1 - It's in the Cards
I drew 7 Diamonds - Odd year published bestseller
and 8 Diamonds - Even year published bestseller
Pinheads and PatriotsBill O'Reilly published in 2010
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the PieAlan Bradley publishe in 2010
Pinheads and Patriots was #6 on the New York Times bestseller list on 10/8/10 and The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie was #30 on the NY Times Bestseller list on 5/8/09
Pages read this task: 620
Pages read to date: 4,075
Points this task: 30
Total points to date: 140
15.6 One Hit WondersTwilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by Stephenie Meyer
*NB volume 2 not yet publihed so this is her only graphic novel*
Points this task:15
Total Points:275
Tasks Completed:19
Books Read:25
Total Goodreads Authors:3
Total Big Book Tickets:3
READERBOARD NAME: Rachel OHI completed...
10.10 Group Hug
Dracula
This book is on the "Currently Reading" list for the Victorians group through the end of October.
TOTALS
POINTS=50
BOOKS=[Big Books: 0; GoodReads Author books=0]
TASKS=4
10.5 The First Estate I read Playa Perdida which is about a pastor and his family, I think the description will tell you that but wanted to make sure it was mentioned. This was written by Dan Schmidt who is a Goodreads author so i would like a ticket for that.
20.3 Feminist Literature
I found Jane Eyreby Charlotte Brontë on the list provided in the task (I believe it was Wikipedia)and it being on my TBR list I decided to read it. I really enjoyed it, much better than her sister's Wuthering Heights!
Total tasks this post: 2
Total points this task: 30
Posting Name: DIANE20.4 Mrs. Soule’s Task (Author! Author!) - The Plot Line Thickens:
Choose your favorite movie scenario then read a book with a similar plot line. I love crime mysteries that are interspersed with humor and clear-cut solutions, in which the good guys ultimately prevail so I chose:
Hot Six by Janet Evanovich.
20.9 (Lucky Me) Babies - Read a book with "baby" in the title - Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg. This book had 512 pages, so I will claim it as a BIG BOOK.
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: SHIPWRECKED! - Read the two books that you would wish to find - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and The Other Side of Heaven by John H. Groberg.
Total Points: 350/890
Tasks Completed: 23
Tasks in Progress: 5
Books Read: 31
GoodReads Authors: 2 (Laila Lalami, Tatiana de Rosnay)
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
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Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 30.4
Part a) Mystery with an animal as pet or sidekick. I read The 6th Target by James Patterson. The main character Lindsay Boxer has a pet border collie named Sweet Martha.
Part b) Mystery with an animal in the title other than a cat or dog
I read Four Blind Mice by James Patterson
Task 20.7 Immigrant
I read
Eilis the main character is an Irish immigrant who moves to Brooklyn. The book is about her journey to America and her adjustment to her new home.
Total Points: 195 points
Task 30.4
Part a) Mystery with an animal as pet or sidekick. I read The 6th Target by James Patterson. The main character Lindsay Boxer has a pet border collie named Sweet Martha.
Part b) Mystery with an animal in the title other than a cat or dog
I read Four Blind Mice by James Patterson
Task 20.7 Immigrant
I read
Eilis the main character is an Irish immigrant who moves to Brooklyn. The book is about her journey to America and her adjustment to her new home.
Total Points: 195 points
Stesse10.2 WE NEED A DRINK-
The Chardonnay Charade by Ellen Crosby (#2 of Wine Country Mystery Books) (254 pages)
Ellen Crosby is a GoodReads Author.
15.6 - ONE-HIT WONDERS
I read Famous All over Town by Danny Santiago(284 pages). Seriously, it reminded me of books we used to have to read in high school. I struggled to finish it - I just wasn't into it!
Points this Post: 25
Tasks Completed this Post: 2
Books Read this Post: 2
Pages Read this Post: 538
Total Points: 300
Total Tasks Completed: 20
Total Books Read: 25
Total Pages Read: 8688
Total GoodReads Authors: 7
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Task 20.4 The Plot Line ThickensI love a plotline where the big hero takes on the evil vampires to try to save the world! So what better hero and book to choose than...
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
Points this task:20
Total Points:295
Tasks Completed:19
Books Read:25
Total Goodreads Authors:3
Total Big Book Tickets:3
Tasks Completed: 7Total Points: 80
10.4 Leaving Civilization Behind
Walking Home: A Woman's Pilgrimage on the Appalachian Trail by Kelly Winters
10.9 Under the Covers
List -- The Best Young Adult Books of 2009
I read Willow by Julia Hoban
15.5 Literature Map
The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. by Sandra Gulland
I typed in Philippa Gregory. Sandra Gulland is a good writer. I don't know if I would read her again, she gets rather slow at times and I don't read many books based in France. Very interesting though on a topic I know little about.
Kristina UK30.2 – Interior & Exterior
The Llama Parlour
A Light in the Window
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 410
Total Tasks: 17
Total Books: 24
Total Pages: 8669
GR Authors: Margaret Atwood, Chris Cleave, Rebecca Skloot
Big Books: 500 (0), 750 (1), 1000(0)
15.4 Fall EQUINOX American pie - Pascale LeDraoulec
A cook's tour - Anthony Bourdain
Both have 11 characters
Total: 70
Stacey
20.7: Melting Pot
Hungry Hearts by Anzia Yezierska
New points: 20
Total points: 390
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 34
20.7: Melting Pot
Hungry Hearts by Anzia Yezierska
New points: 20
Total points: 390
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 34
30.1 - It's In the CardsFirst draw = 2 of Diamonds (best seller published in an even numbered year)
World Without End by Ken Follett
*BIG BOOK TICKET (1014 pages)
Second draw = 9 of CLubs (Goodreads author published in an odd numbered year)
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Points for this task: 30
Total Points: 50
5.3 – T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.GAN Radiance by Alyson Noel Goodreads Author
5 Points
5.7 – Circle of Life
Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko Goodreads Author
Birthday: October 20
5 Points
5.10- Name That Car
Dark Flame by Alyson Noel Goodreads Author
I could imagine a car named "Flame" or "Dark Flame".
5 Points
20.3 Feminist Literature
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
20 Points
Points This Claim: 35
Goodreads Authors This Claim: 3
Grand Total: 215
20.6 - LDB’s Task (Seasoned Reader) - Seeing Yourself in a TitleThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Tom Wolfe. (E, L, A, I, C, I)
20.7 - Erin NY’s Task (Shorter is Sweeter) – The Melting Pot
Call It Sleep, Henry Roth.
30.7 - Donna Jo's task as suggested by Meghan: GOOD SPIRITS
A. Devoted Ladies, M.J. Farrell (Molly Keane). Original publication date, 1934.
B. The Children, Edith Wharton. Since the image is small on GR, I found this image of the cover online which was approved in the 30.7 thread. All the girls in the Singer painting on the cover are smiling, though all three are rather subtle.
TOTAL POINTS: 290/890.
Tani 10.4 - Leaving Civilization Behind
Dark Whispers by Bruce Coville. The majority of this book takes place across a fantasy world in places such as the forest and caves.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 85
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 6
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
CHRISTINE USTask 5.2 Play
All My Sons by Arthur Miller
Task 20.8 Pirate Talk
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Total Points:375
GoodReads author: 8
Big Books: 1
Erin B.5.7 - Circle of Life
Read any book by an author that was born or died in September, October, or November.
I read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larsson died in Nov. 2004.
TOTAL POINTS: 40
Mod
A. Since beer is the oldest alcoholic beverage, read a book that is older than you.
I read Brave New World, published in 1932.
AND
B. Since beer brings about the "good spirits" in people and relaxes those after a long day, read a book with a person smiling on the cover.
I read
. The picture is small, but on the actual book you can see Roberts and Alito smiling.Total points: 280
Mod
Task 30.1 - It's in the Cards
I drew 7 Diamonds - Odd year published bestseller
and 8 Diamonds - Even year published bestseller
Pinheads and Patriots[author:Bill O'Reilly|..."
I saw you had a typo on the pub. year for the Bradley book, Laurie (2009, rather than 2010). No need to repost, just wanted to let you know that you don't have to repost to fix this.
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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I read Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card from the list.
And I voted for The Hunger Games, The Book Thief, Birthmarked and The Maze Runner.
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Total Pages Read: 2651