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[chucklesthescot]

Task 20.1 Bookmarks Magazine

I used issue January/February 2010 and picked out:

A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve

Points this task:20
Total Points:400
Tasks Completed:24
Books Read:31
Total Goodreads Authors:3
Total Big Book Tickets:3

[[deleted user]]

5.10 - Name That Car

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

"Titan" being the car name. If you were to name your car, why not name it after something powerful and legendary? (And it just sounds awesome)


Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 16
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Total Pages Read: 4110

[Sue]

Sue T

First I'm moving some books around.

For 15.9 Coin Flip I'm now using Rosemary Remembered and The Magdalene Cipher (700 pp total).

20.9 Babies - I'm moving Breaking Dawn here.

** Possible Spoiler**







Edward and Bella's half-vampire/half-human baby is critical to the plot.






**End Spoiler**



20.10 Group Reads

The Passage post number 18 in the commentary thread. *766 pgs - 2 big book tickets*

Points this post: 40
Total Points: 470
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 40
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (2), 1000+ (0)

[Lori]

15.5 Literature Map

Wake by Lisa McMann

I used Rachel Caine for my literature map and I was impressed with the names I got. Lisa McMann was a good choice for me.

Wake was an interesting story. I liked the idea of being able to go into someone else's dreams. Not that I would want to do it, I just liked the idea that someone could. And I thought the author handled the problems caused by this in a realistic way.

Lisa McMann is a GoodReads Author.

This should give me 100 points.

[Jenny L]

Jenny L

10.9 Under The Covers

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

This book was listed under the Best Tween Books of 2009. I thought this book was flashlight worthy!

Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Pages Read: 1548

[Elaine]

5.2 The Play Must Go On.

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

10.10 Group Hug

Dracula by Bram Stoker. On "The Book Addicts" group October read list.

Points these tasks 15
Total points 35
Tasks completed 4
Books read 4
GoodReads Authors 1

[Alice]

Alice G

Task: 20.6 Seeing Yourself in the Title

Book: The Devil's Acre

Name Used: Alice

Hated this book!

Total Points: 265

PREVIOUS READS
5.2 The Play Must Go On - Jonah and Otto by Robert Holman
5.7 Circle of Life - Jonah's Compass by Anne Tyler
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
15.3 Continental Divide - The Cat Sanctuary by Patrick Gale
15.5 Literature Map - Run by Ann Patchett
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

25.3 Daylight Savings - The Backward Shadow by Lynne Reid Banks and My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult
25.4 Stay Tuned for Your Regularly Scheduled Program - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning by Alan Sillitoe and The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas

30.1 It's in the Cards - Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith and Men from Boys by Tony Parsons
30.3 Shipwrecked - A Whole Day Through by Patrick Gale and The Invisible Mountain by Carolina de Robertas


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[Susan]

20.2 Music Tells the Story

(A)I picked the Musical "Wicked". I saw in performed in San Francisco last spring.
I read the book "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire. It is 406 pages long.

The book obviously alot more detail and characters than the musical. I loved the musical-had alot of humor and music and a happy ending.

The book was almost a completely different story. I liked it, but didn't love it. The only reason I kept reading it is because I wanted to see if the ending was the same. And of course, it wasn't.

Total Points: 215
Total Tasks: 13
Total Pages: 7453
Total Books Read: 20
Total GoodReads Authors: 6

[Emily IN]

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

2010 Fall T.V. Line-up - Rolled a 1, read a book set in Hawaii and read Delicious

**Mark Haskell Smith is a Goodreads author**

1960 Fall T.V. Line-up - Rolled a 5, read a book with a number in the title and read Eleven on Top

Points: 25
Total Points: 515
Tasks Completed: 29
Books Read: 42
Pages: 13,541
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

[Vanessa]

10.1 Shorter Days
My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler
Points this Task:10
Pages this Book:213

15.5 Literature Map
Original Name - Christopher Moore
Recommendation Carl Haissen
Star Island by Carl Haissen
Points this task:15
Pages this Book:352


Total Points: 95
Tasks: 8
Books: 8
Total Pages: 3635 pages
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(1)

[JC]

Task 10.10 - Group Hug
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen currently being read by "Jane Austen Book Club".
Task points = 10

Total challenge points = 455

[Fran]

30.7- Good Spirits
1. I read Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag by Louisa May Alcott- first published in 1872 (way before I was born)
2. I also read - which has 2 faces that are grinning


Points for this task-30
Total Points- 560
Books Read- 43
Goodreads Authors-14
Total Pages Read- 13713

[BJ Rose]

BJ Rose

2 new tasks

#15.3 Continental Divide - The List Randomizer gave me Australia so I read
Matthew Flinders' Cat by Bryce Courtenay - the story takes place in Sydney & was written by an Australian author.

#15.7 Solve the Mystery
I chose Solution C: a heavy book fell off the shelf and hit her in the head
The Name of the Rose: Including Postscript by Umberto Eco

Big Book ticket for The Name of the Rose at 611 pages
and
Big Book ticket for Matthew Flinders' Cat at 560 pages

Total Points = 610

Tasks Completed = 39
Total Pages = 16,917
Goodreads Authors = 12
Big Books (500+) = 3

[Jayalalita]

25.3 - Daylight Savings
option A) Seraglio by Janet Wallach
option B) Pirate Freedom by Gene Wolfe

Seraglio takes place in the eighteenth century. Pirate Freedom involves a fellow being transported in time to the age of piracy.


Points for this task: 25
Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 11
Pages Read: 3674

[Valorie]

More completed tasks!

5.5 - Take Me Out to the Ball Game
For this task I read Run No More by Catherine Mulvany

10.1 SHORTER DAYS
Forth this task I read Unusual Suspects: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy a fantasy anthology. There are 3 Goodreads authors in this anthology, not sure if they count but here they are... Carole Nelson Douglas,Dana Stabenow,Laura Anne Gilman. I counted one in my post. Please let me know if all three count, or if none of them count. Thanks!

10.8 WHAT A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING
For this task I read Secret Diary of a Call Girl by Belle de Jour

15.3 - CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
The first continent listed for me was Europe, so I read Dane by Elizabeth Amber (Goodreads author) which is set in Italy.

30.1- pjreads's task as suggested by Jen B: IT'S IN THE CARDS
My first card was a 6 of hearts, so I read Fallen Angel by Margaret Weis, which was published in 2008. My second card was the Ace of clubs, so I read Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert (Goodreads author). It is the first in the China Bayles series and Susan is a Goodreads author.

30.6 - KIRI's task: KIRI's task: Exploration & High Adventure
For part A I read The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann and for part B I read The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs And Men in a Race Against an Epidemic by Laney Salisbury.

Total Points This Post: 100
Total Tasks This Post: 6
Goodreads Authors This Post: 3
Grand Total Points: 445/890
Total Books Read: 39
Tasks Completed: 31/53
Total Goodreads Authors: 16

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Jayme(the ghost reader)

I completed task 25.3 Daylight Savings. I chose:
option A Historical Fiction: "Luncheon of A Boating Party by Susan Vreeland and Option C: short book: "The Summer I Turned Pretty" by Jenny Han.(276pp) Jenny Han is a Goodreads author.

Tasks Completed 8/53
Books Read 9/71
Goodread Authors: 3, Rachel Simmons, Cassandra Clare, Jenny Han
Big Books 500+ 1
Grand Total: 110/980

[Jen]

Jen UT

30.5 - Life Lessons

2: Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull 593 pages
to is a commonly misspelled word

5: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 324 pages
This book is controversial to me because I don't believe the experiment they did to Charlie was ethically right.

Total Points: 55

[Casey]

Casey TN

5.6 – She’s a Beauty
I read A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray.

10.7 – City Lights
I read The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry.

10.8 - What a Way to Make a Living
I read The Lost Pet Chronicles: Adventures of A K-9 Cop Turned Pet Detective by Kat Albrecht.

15.10 - Second Chances
Part A: I read Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner, which could also have worked for task 25.2 - As Her Debut. Good in Bed was Jennifer Weiner's debut novel.

Part B: I read Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare, which was a nominee for Most Wanted of 2010.

Both Jennifer Weiner and Cassandra Clare are Goodreads authors.

20.1 - Stephanie Anne's Task (Most Improved Player) - Bookmarks Magazine
I selected the July/August issue and read Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel

30.4 – Cheryl’s Task – Mysteries and Animals
Part A: I read Dog Tags by David Rosenfelt.
Part B: I read Dr. Nightingale Rides the Elephant by Lydia Adamson.

Total Points This Post: 90
Total Points to Date: 170
Tasks Completed: 12
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

[[deleted user]]

5.1 - Fall Colors

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red
("Red" being the fall color)


Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 185
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 17
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Total Pages Read: 4462

[Emily IN]

10.1 SHORTER DAYS

21 Proms

** There are three stories in this book by Goodreads authors - Lisa Ann Sandell, Aimee Friedman, and Holly Black **

Points: 10
Total Points: 525
Tasks Completed: 30
Books Read: 43
Pages: 13,830
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

[Brooke]

Completed task 5.3: THANKSGIVING

I read Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen.

Points this task: 55
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 14
GoodReads Authors: 3 Kate Quinn Chris Cleave Monica Burns
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0) (less)

Completed task 5.5: Take Me Out to the Ball Game

I read The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson. (Big Book ticket please)


Points this task: 5
Total Points: 195
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 15
GoodReads Authors: 3 Kate Quinn Chris Cleave Monica Burns
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0) (less)

I completed task 5.7: Circle of Life. Steig Larsson died in November.

I read The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson. (Big Book Ticket please)


Points this task: 5
Total Points: 200
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 16
GoodReads Authors: 3 Kate Quinn Chris Cleave Monica Burns
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0) (less)

I completed task 25.3: Daylight Savings.

For part A I read Rumors by Anna Godbersen. For part C, I read The Fiend of White Buck Hall by Penelope Marzec (Goodreads Author). This book is 192 long.


Points this task: 25
Total Points: 225
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 18
GoodReads Authors: 4 Kate Quinn Chris Cleave Monica Burns Penelope Marzec
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0) (less)

[[deleted user]]

Stacey
5.8: Freedom to Read
The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel. It's part of the Earth's Children series, which have all been banned/challenged. It's also a big book at 768 pages.

New points: 5
Total points: 480
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 41

[Tess]

TESS

15.10 Second Chances

A. The English American by Alison Larkin ***GOODREADS AUTHOR

This book also fits into task 20.7, The Melting Pot

B. Still Missing by Chevy Stevens ***GOODREADS AUTHOR

20.1 Bookmarks Magazine
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by
Rebecca Skloot **GOODREADS AUTHOR
This book was reviewed in the May/June 2010 issue.


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


I rolled a 3 and 4

3. Mind Your P's and Q's- I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman***GOODREADS AUTHOR

4. Don't Eat Yellow Snow-The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Definitely a must read book-loved it!

Points this post: 65
Total Points: 145
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 0

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Dlmrose

30.3 Shipwrecked

A. Worth Dying For by Lee Child

Finding this book would have satisfied my need to know the conclusion to the 61 Hours cliffhanger. While the transition from that book to this one was disappointing, overall this book was an adrenaline charged ride

B. A Poem a Day: 1 by editor Nicholas Albery

I love poetry, but never really give it the time I think it deserves. Finding this book would give me time to contemplate, speak aloud and memorize these pieces. I did rediscover some poets I had forgotten, revisit some of my favorites and find some new poets to follow. The mini bios and historical references were often equally intriguing.

50.1 Semper Fi

A. I rolled a 3: World War I- women ambulance drivers in WWI

"Not So Quiet": Stepdaughters of War by Helen Zenna Smith

B. I rolled a 4: non-US military- China

Ocean of Words: Stories by Ha Jin

C. I rolled a 3: Veteran

The Veteran by Frederick Forsyth

What an an unexpected book- 4 short stories and a novella each with a surprising twist

Total 865

[Kim]

5.6

10.9 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. This was on the list World War II & Holocaust Fiction (and Non-Fiction) for Your Book Club.

20.7 Girl in Translation

Total Points 145

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

5.7 - Circle of Life
I read The Grand Jubilee by Suzette Haden Elgin, who was born November 18. Seems to have been a good day for writers - I've seen several authors with that birthday posted.

25.3 - Sandy’s Task As Suggested by Katy: Daylight Savings
C) Since the days will be shorter, read a short book (100-300 pages).
I read And then there'll be fireworks, 185 pages.

And

D) select a book that is over 100 pages from Most Depressing Book of All Time

I read Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood, another November 18 birthday!). While it's certainly not a cheery book, I didn't think it was nearly as depressing as, say, The Road.

Total points: 400

[Cindie]

30.5 - Ms. Anderson and Tanja's Task: LIFE LESSONS
You don’t learn everything you need to know in school—sometimes you learn from life’s curriculum.

3. Mind Your P’s and Q’s: Read a book where the author has a P or Q in his or her name. Ex. Philip K. Dick, Laura Esquivel
I read The Nobodies Album by Carolyn Parkhurst

and for


2. Learn from Your Mistakes: Read a book where the title contains a word from this list of commonly misspelled words: Misspelled Words Ex. The Five People You Meet in Heaven
I read Cutting for Stone (For is a commonly misspelled word)


I would like to claim a Big Books Ticket (Cutting for Stone is 541 pages)

total points: 235
total books: 19
pages: 6207
Good reads Authors:
Big Books (2) 500
tasks: 12

[Tracyj]

25.2 AS HER DEBUT.......I read A.
The Murderer's Daughters by Randy Susan Meyers **Goodreads author** This is a debut novel published in 2009
B. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver **Goodreads Author** debut novel published in 2010

Tasks Completed - 7
Books Read - 10
Total Points - 145

[Deedee]

DeeDee

30.6 - KIRI's task: EXploration & High Adventure
A. Read one book focusing on an extreme experience involving travel
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (1959) by Alfred Lansing (Paperback, 288 pages) 5* - Survival after shipwreck in the Antarctica
B. Read about an explorer you've never heard of (or read) of before.
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey (2005) by Candice Millard (Paperback, 416 pages) 5* [I've heard of Theodore Roosevelt but not about his Amazon River exploration --- until this book :0) ]

I highly recommend both books for anyone interested in real life survival / exploration.

180 + 30 = 210





Tasks Completed: 12
Points for this task: 30
Points thus far: 210/890
Books read: 15
Pages Read: 5630

Read but not claimed: 9

Goodreads Authors: 4
(Goodreads Author) Chris Cleave (#20.10)
(Goodreads Author) Jamie Ford (#20.8)
(Goodreads Author) John Joseph Adams (#20.6)
(Goodreads Author) Carrie Vaughn (#30.5)

Big Books:
500 +
688 pages: The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection (2010) by Gardner R. Dozois (#10.1)

[Hannah]

30.1 It's in the Cards
A. Read a book that was published in an odd year since Jan 1, 2000 (Nine of Hearts): City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (a GR author) which was published in 2009. (This book was also 500+ pages long.)
B. Read a bestseller that was published in an even year (Six of Diamonds): The Passage by Justin Cronin. This book was published in 2010 and debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list. (This book was also 750+ pages long.)

Total Points: 175
Total Tasks: 9
Total Books: 13
Goodreads Author: 4 (Alan Bradley, LeAnn Neal Reilly, and Cassandra Clare x 2)
Big Book 500+: 2 (The Mermaid's Pendant and City of Glass)
Big Book 750+: 2 (Passage and The Passage) (Sorry! That wasn't planned!)
Big Book 1000+: 0

[Aleksandra]

This week finished

5.3 T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G
Suite Française by Irene Nemirovsky

25.4 STAY TUNED FOR YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAM
1 Molokai Reef: Gybe sails Hawaii by Dennis K. Biby *
3 Pan Tadeusz-Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Adam Mickiewicz


* Dennis K. Biby is GR author

Tasks points 30
Total points 345
Total tasks 16
Total books 24
GR authors 9

[Janice]

Janice CA

15.6 One Hit Wonder....

This is the author's only published book.

First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria: How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third World Adventure Changed My Life
by Eve Brown-Waite
3 stars

***Goodreads Author***

+15
total: 155
tasks: 10
books: 11
GR Authors: 2

[Tami]

30.3 Shipwrecked...
Read Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
ALSO CLAIMING BIG BOOK TICKET 713 PGS.

AND

Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb

selected both as additional books I wanted to read in a series. Loved the JD Robb but Inkdeath was a little too long and drawn out.

Points 30
total 205

[Tami]

15.10
A. Deadlock by Iris Johansen fit task 30.2 for which I already selected a book.
and
B. Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb a book not selected this time as a group read.

points 15
total 220

[CathyNJ]

I just completed the Group Reads task, 20.10.

I read for "Recent TBR Additions.

My comment is # 36 in the group read discussion section.

CathyNJ

[Karen Michele]

Some more tasks completed:

15.4 – FALL EQUINOX

11 Characters

Revelations by Melissa de la Cruz

and

By Nightfall: A Novel by Michael Cunningham

Task Points: 15

15.10 – SECOND CHANCES

A. 15.3 – CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, Author Born in Mexico

Marcelo In The Real World by Francisco X. Stork

B. Group Reads (my nomination)

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare Goodreads Author

Task Points: 15
Goodreads Author: 1

20.10 Group Reads

Little Bee by Chris Cleave Goodreads Author
My Comment: Message 35

Task Points: 20
Goodreads Author: 1

30.7 GOOD SPIRITS

A. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells from 1885 before I was born.

B. Front and Center by Catherine Gilbert Murdock


Task Points: 30

Task Totals: 30 + 20 + 15 + 15 = 80 Points
Goodreads Authors this Post: 2
Grand Total So Far: 295

[[deleted user]]

Stacey
10.2: We Need a Drink
Downtown: My Manhattan by Pete Hamill

New points: 10
Total points: 490
Tasks Completed: 32
Books Read: 42

[Kathy G.]

20.8 Pirate Talk

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling

Total Points- 165
Total Tasks- 11
Goodreads Authors- 1
Big Books- 0

[Joanna]

A. A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures, by Ben Bradlee

B. I read this for 10.8: What a Way to Make a Living

Total pages in book(s): 499 (just missed the 500+ ticket! ;)

Total Challenges Completed: 1
Total Books Read: 1
Total Pages Read: 499
Total Points: 10

[Erin]

Erin B.

10.7 CITY LIGHTS
Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago

TOTAL POINTS: 65

[Donna Jo]

Finished:
15.7 Solve the Mystery
A. Classics Library List: A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

20.7 The Melting pot

The Four Immigrants Manga : A Japanese Experience in San Francisco, 1904-1924 by Henry (Yoshitaka) Kiyama (approved post 107) (This one was really interesting)

25.4 Stay Tuned:

Rolled 1 and 3

A. Book set in Hawaii

Jack London in Paradise: A Novel by Paul Malmont

B. My Three Sons

A Tale of Two Sons: The Inside Story of a Father, His Sons, and a Shocking Murder by John F. MacArthur Jr.

Today's Total: 60
Grand Total: 780

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Dlmrose

25.3 Daylight Savings

A. Historical fiction: Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn

B. Time Travel: A Shortcut in Time by Charles Dickinson

Total 890
total pages 20691
average rating 3.4

[Jackie]

15.2 Recommended Books. Read a book from the list that someone else recommended.

I read "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins for this task.

Total Challenges Completed: 7
Total Points: 90
Total books read: 7
Total pages: 2228

[southpaw285]

Southpaw285

Completed Task #10.7 - City Lights

New York by Edward Rutherfurd

1020 pages, 3 big book tickets
Task Points: 10
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Completed Task #30.8 - Fall Back into Reading

Book #1:
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (September 2009)

Book #2:
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger (September 2000)

Task Points: 30
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Total Challenge Points as of 10/31/10 = 320

[Emily IN]

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

B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton (SG)

Points: 5
Total Points: 530
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 44
Pages: 14,140
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

[[deleted user]]

Stacey
5.9 Comfort Read
The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks

New points: 5
Total points: 495
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 43

[Erin]

ERIN C.

15.7 Solve the Mystery

I used part C...a book from the list "Big Fat Books Worth the Effort"

2666 by Roberto Bolaño

Big Book Ticket: 898pp.=2 tickets

Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 305
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 30
Pages Read: 11,439
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(5), 750+(2), 1000+(0)

[Petra]

Erin, I'd love to hear your thoughts on 2666. It was a difficult book to read, I found, and yet very well done. I enjoyed it, as much as one can enjoy a book like this. It certainly deserves a reread.

[Laurie]

Task 5.2 - The Play Must Go On
Spark Notes NO FEAR SHAKESPEARE As You Like ItWilliam Shakespeare

Points this task 5 points
Pages this task 256 pages
Points earned to date 175 points

Task 30.3 - Shipwrecked
Dexter Is Deliciousby Jeff Lindsay

I chose this book because it is the newest Dexter book and I had to know how being a father changed his personality

Raven Stole the Moonby Garth Stein

I chose this book because it was Garth Stein's first novel; I have read his subsequent ones and was very interested in reading his first

Total Points this task 30 points
Total Pages this task 830 pages
Total Points to date 205 points
Total Pages to date 5,789 pages

[Lahni]

Task 25.3 - Daylight Savings
Part A - Before I was born - The Affinity Bridge by George Mann
Part B - Time Travel - Kindred by Octavia E. Butler


Total Points: 275
Tasks Completed: 15
Total Books: 18
GR Authors: 4 - Helen Simonson, Kathryn Stockett, Sibella Giorello, Tatiana de Rosnay
Big Book: 500+:
750+: The Passage