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FALL CHALLENGE 2010
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Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
20.6 LDB’s Task (Seasoned Reader) - Seeing Yourself in a Title The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
I used my middle name - Susan.
Points: 20
Total Points: 550
Tasks Completed: 32
Books Read: 45
Pages: 14,414
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Elizabeth NC20.7 (melting pot) Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok.
** Jean Kwok is a Goodreads author **
That gives me
Points: 200
Books Read: 16
Challenges Completed: 14
Pages Read: 4345
I was feeling pretty good until I remembered that this challenged ends at the end of November, not December!
Kate.x.25.1 And so the Story Continues...... I read "Dead and Gone" and "Touch of Dead" by Charlaine Harris. These are numbers 9 and 10 in the series. And what a good series!
Total points = 255.
Ashley FLFor Task 10.1 (Shorter Days) I read Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie
For Task 15.3 (Continental Divide) I got Asia and read Battle Royale by Koushan Takami (written in Japanese by a Japanese author and takes place in a dystopian Japan). **My edition was 634 pages so I'd like a BIG BOOK TICKET please**
For Task 20.9 (Babies) I read Baby Proof by Emily Griffin
For Task 30.5 (Life Lessons) I rolled a 1 (Fantasy Novel with mythical creatures) and read Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill and a 6 (non-fiction book) and read My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Tayor (my MIL just had a right-brain hemorrhagic stroke, so this book was fascinating).
**Chloe Neill is a GOODREADS AUTHOR**
For Task 30.8 (Fall Back Into Reading) I read:
Sept. 2000: The Testament by John Grisham, and
Sept. 2009: The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (**BIG BOOK TICKET please; my edition was 630 pages)
550 Points
Goodreads Authors: 6
Julia Quinn (10 Things I Love About You) Post 133
(The Lost Duke of Wyndham) Post 1262
(Mr. Cavendish, I Presume) Post 1387
Heather Webber (deeply, desperately) Post 209
Kristin Walker (A Match Made in High School) Post 1687
Chloe Neill (Twice Bitten) Post
Big Book Tickets: 5 (4 books)
750+: The Terror (Post 645)
500+: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Post 1166)
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Battle Royale
20.6 Seeing yourself in a titleMy first name is LYNN so I chose...
The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers
and I would like to claim a Goodreads Author ticket for
Angie Fox
Points this task:20
Total Points:420
Tasks Completed:25
Books Read:32
Total Goodreads Authors:4
Total Big Book Tickets:3
Lauren Marie30.5-Life Lessons
I rolled a 1 and a 6, which lead me to reading
by
and
by
.Total Challenges Completed: 5
Total Books Read: 7
Total Points: 85
Finished:30.2 Sheila's Ins & Outs
A.The Tower Menagerie: The Amazing 600-Year History of the Royal Collection of Wild and Ferocious Beasts Kept at the Tower of London by Daniel Hahn
B. The Ocean in the Closet by Yuko Taniguchi
Today's total: 30
Grand Total: 810
Only three more books, but one is a whopper.
15.6 One Hit Wonders-The Pat Conroy Cookbook by Pat Conroy. Tasks Completed:13
Tasks in Progree:4
Pages for this task:304
Total Pages:3933
GR Authors:2
Points for this task:15
Total Points: 140
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 5.2 Play--Lady Windermere's Fan
Task 50.1 Semper Fi
Random Dice Generator: 3, 1 ,4
a) 3: World War I A Good Woman
The main character goes to France to volunteer in hospitals at the front during WWI
b) 1: Generals The General's Daughter
C) Force(ful) in title By Force of Instinct: A Pride & Prejudice Variation
Total Points: 340 Points
Task 5.2 Play--Lady Windermere's Fan
Task 50.1 Semper Fi
Random Dice Generator: 3, 1 ,4
a) 3: World War I A Good Woman
The main character goes to France to volunteer in hospitals at the front during WWI
b) 1: Generals The General's Daughter
C) Force(ful) in title By Force of Instinct: A Pride & Prejudice Variation
Total Points: 340 Points
20.10 Group Reads The Passage
*Qualifies for big book ticket 769pgs*
My comment in the discussion was post #19
Total Challenges Completed: 8
Total Books Read:10
Total Points: 105
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
10.7 City LightsCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Cassandra Clare is a Goodreads author.
Total points: 210
15.7 - Solve the mysteryC) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
I'd like to claim a big books ticket for this. My edition is 850 pages.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 145
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 11
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
5.9 - Comfort ReadPlum Spooky (A Stephanie Plum Between the Numbers/Holiday Novel, #4)
I love the Stephanie Plum series, and think it's a perfect comfort read because it's just so fun!
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 70
Hi - Here is another update- I am moving The Amber Spyglass from 5.1 to 30.8.
30.8 - FALL BACK - A. 2010 Nov: Heat WaveB. 2000 - Nov The Amber Spyglass
15.4 Fall Equinox - 14 letters:
30.6 - EXPLORATION - A. The Last Explorer: Hubert Wilkins, Hero of the Great Age of Polar Exploration B. Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry's Extraordinary Ride
30.5 - Life Lessons: 2: Flirting with Forever 4: The Anniversary Man (was 4.12 when i started)
20.1 - BOOKMARKS: Innocent July/Aug Issue
15.10 - Second Chances - A.City of Dreams (also fits 10.7 city lights)
B. Clockwork Angel
15.8 The Art ThiefThe Replacement and Think of a Number
5.4 - Half Broken Things by MORAG Joss.
Total Points: 470
Sue T20.2 Music Tells the Story
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux and since my library's copy only had 222 pages The Phantom Diaries by Kailin Gow
*Kailin Dow is a Goodreads author*
20.6 Finding yourself in a book
I used my last name (Tinge)
Rising Tides by Nora Roberts
Points this task: 40
Total Points: 510
Tasks Completed: 35
Books Read: 43
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (2), 1000+ (0)
Paul aka Metshaft20:2 Music tells a story
West Side Story is about gangs, so I read Gangs
Total points so far: 125
This post: 20
15.10 - SECOND CHANCES A. Only the Good Spy Young - fit task 10.6 In the Pink
B. Still Missing - great book!
**Chevy Stevens is a Goodreads Author**
Points: 15
Total Points: 565
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 47
Pages: 15,019
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Readerboard Name: DIANE30.2 - Sheila's task: INS & OUTS
Book A. needs to have something on the EXTERIOR of a house in the title - The 39 Steps by John Buchan.
Book B. needs to have a room on the INTERIOR of a house in the title - Francesca's Kitchen by Peter Pezzelli.
Total Points: 425/890
Tasks Completed: 26/53
Tasks in Progress: 4
Books Read: 35/71
GoodReads Authors: 3 (Garth Stein, Laila Lalami, Tatiana de Rosnay)
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
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p.s. I think I should have had 395 points before completing this task (and it has been a long time since my last task posting) but I only am listed as 365.
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
10.2 We Need a Drink
Total Points: 350 Points
10.2 We Need a Drink
Total Points: 350 Points
ERIN C.5.10 Name That Car
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
If I had a totally unreliable, yet cute little car, I would definitely name it my "windup girl".
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 310
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 31
Pages Read: 11,798
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(5), 750+(2), 1000+(0)
STACIE MITask 10.1 - Shorter Days
I read I Know I Am, But What Are You? by Samantha Bee. According to the description to the book, it is a collection of essays.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 22
Pages read: 6012
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 20.9 - Babies!
I read Tell Me A Secret by Holly Cupala, a Goodreads author! The book deals with pregnancy, and thus fits the task.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 23
Pages read: 6305
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 30.5 - Life Lessons
I rolled a 3 and a 4.
For #3, I read Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness, which qualifies as a Big Book at 603 pages.
For #4, I read Scott Pilgrim vs. The World by Bryan Lee O'Malley, which has a 4.13 rating and which I loved!!
Points this task: 30
Total points: 305
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 25
Pages read: 7108
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Amy W30.8 Fall Back Into Reading
Sept. 2000: After Dark by Jayne Castle
Sept. 2009: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Total Points This Post: 30
Total Points in Challenge: 195
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+(2); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
DeeDee
15.2 RECOMMENDED BOOKS
I read: The Girl Who Chased the Moon (2010) by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 269 pages) (on 11/01/10 on the Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books it was #85) 3 *
I've also added/voted for several books to that list (including the six major Jane Austen books).
Sarah Addison Allen (#15.2) is a Goodreads Author
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this task: 15
Points thus far: 225/890
Books read: 16
Pages Read: 5899
Read but not claimed: 9
Goodreads Authors: 5
(Goodreads Author) John Joseph Adams (#20.6)
(Goodreads Author) Sarah Addison Allen (#15.2)
(Goodreads Author) Chris Cleave (#20.10)
(Goodreads Author) Jamie Ford (#20.8)
(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)
30.7 Donna Jo's task as suggested by Meghan: GOOD SPIRITSA.
by Bram Stoker (born in 1987 originally published in 1897)B.
by J.K. Rowling ***Big Book at 734pgs***Points this post: 30
Total Points: 100
Books Read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 1 (Kelly Creagh)
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1) 750+() 1000+()
25.3 - Sandy’s Task As Suggested by Katy: Daylight Savings Book A. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Book B. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - (647 pages = 1 Big Book ticket)
Task points : 25
15.4 - FALL EQUINOX
Book A.Outlaw by Angus Donald
Book B. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Task points : 15
Total Points: 160
Total Tasks Complete: 10
Total Tasks in Progress:1
Total Books Read: 14
Total Big Book Tickets 500+(7), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Total Goodreads Authors 1
Feels like I've been away forever, but it's only been a few weeks! I've been reading, even if I've been crazily busy. Now, if I can only read the other half of some of those two-book tasks...---
10.7 City Lights
Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood
10.9 Under the Covers
Willow from "Positively, Absolutely the Best Young Adult Books of 2009. Guaranteed."
Definitely agree--it was amazing!
15.7 Is That an Eye...
Chasing Vermeer
A mystery involving the paintings of Vermeer. An engaging read, though mostly because of the clues the author presented rather than the writing itself.
20.9 Babies!
Baby Girl
More interesting because it took place about two miles from where I live than because of the plot.
Total: 55 + 565 (from earlier) = 620 points
Stesse - Catching up on my postings!5.6 - She's a Beauty
I thought the woman on the cover of The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig was gorgeous. (388 pages)
Lauren Willig is a GoodReads Author
10.1 SHORTER DAYS
My cousin gave us this book as a wedding present - it was a title we initially laughed at but the book itself ended up being inspirational and interesting. I read Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?: Inspiring Stories for Welcoming Life's Difficulties by Ajahn Brahm (259 pages)
10.6 IN THE PINK
I selected another book by Lauren Willig - The Betrayal of the Blood Lily for this task.
Lauren Willig is a GoodReads Author.
10.7 CITY LIGHTS
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (453 pages)
What a great series! So glad I found it through this group...
Cassandra Clare is a Goodreads Author
20.5 Liz Vegas’s Task (Bigger is Better) - Oprah's On!
While traveling for business last week, I couldn't sleep and found the hotel's "library" - ie, where people leave a book / take a book. I found this 1986 book by Clive Cussler - Cyclops. At 500 pages, it is a Big Book.
30.4 - Cheryl TX's task: MYSTERIES AND ANIMALS
A. For the first book, I read Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme by Carole Nelson Douglas. (365 pages)
Carole Nelson Douglas is a GoodReads Author.
B. For the non-cat/dog book, I read Still Life with Crows by Douglas Preston (575 pages)
This is a big book.
Points this Post: 85
Tasks Completed this Post: 6
Books Read this Post: 7
Pages Read this Post: 2941
Total Points: 385
Total Tasks Completed: 26
Total Books Read: 32
Total Pages Read: 11629
Total GoodReads Authors: 11
Total Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 20.6 Seeing Yourself in a Title
Name: Gina
Nothing Personal
Total Points: 370 Points
Task 20.6 Seeing Yourself in a Title
Name: Gina
Nothing Personal
Total Points: 370 Points
15.2 Recommended BooksSh*t My Dad Saysby Justin Halpern
This book was on the list of books recommended by members of the Seasonal Reading Challenge. I also voted for two of my favorite books that were already on the list. My Favorite book on the list is one of my favorites of all time A Prayer for Owen Meany
Tasks completed - 8
Books Read - 11
Total Points - 160
Stacey
First, I'd like to swap a book. I originally had Jean Auel's "The Mammoth Hunters" as task 5.4. I'd like to move it to 15.8, "Is There an Eye Under That Nose?" One of the three characters whose love triangle makes up the primary plot of the book is a sculptor.
That takes me from 495 points to 505 (495-5+15)
And then a new task, 25.9: Stay Tuned
For my paranormal character book, I read Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist, a Big Book at 528 pages.
For a book with a cat on the cover, I read
by Neil Gaiman
Total points: 530
Tasks Completed: 34
Books Read: 44
First, I'd like to swap a book. I originally had Jean Auel's "The Mammoth Hunters" as task 5.4. I'd like to move it to 15.8, "Is There an Eye Under That Nose?" One of the three characters whose love triangle makes up the primary plot of the book is a sculptor.
That takes me from 495 points to 505 (495-5+15)
And then a new task, 25.9: Stay Tuned
For my paranormal character book, I read Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist, a Big Book at 528 pages.
For a book with a cat on the cover, I read
by Neil GaimanTotal points: 530
Tasks Completed: 34
Books Read: 44
15.7 A Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (480 pages)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)
20.7 Immigration: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
25.3 C: Short Book: Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism by Jenny McCarthy (only 203 pages)
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: (November) The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Total Challenges Completed: 6
Challenges in Progress: 1
Total Books Read: 9
Total Pages Read: 2887
Total Points: 135
15.5 - Literature MapListened to The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury on audiobook.
I entered Christopher Moore (one of my favorite autors) into the Literature Map. I did not care for this book, so I would say it did not do a good job picking another author I would like.
25.3 - Daylight Savings
C) Read a short book (100-300 p.)
I listened to Life on the Refrigerator Door by Alice Kuipers on audiobook. AND
D) Most Depressing Book of All Time
I read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
This book did not effect me very strongly emotionally (although I can see how the story if told differently could), so I would not agree that it is the "most depressing book of all time".
Points this post - 40
Total Points - 160
10.6 IN THE PINK-- I read
Roses by Leila Meacham.Tasks Complete: 4
Total Points: 50
5.7 - Circle of LifeMisguided Angel by Melissa de la Cruz. She was born Sept. 7, 1971.
20.6 LDB’s Task - Seeing Yourself in a Title
Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward. My last name is Nagel. I would like to claim a big book ticket, this book was 642 pages long.
25.1 - Wendy MA's Task - And the Story Continues...
Around the World in Eighty Days (#11) by Jules Verne and Ghost Town (#9) by Rachel Caine
I would also like to remove my points from 15.9 for Fade Out. I plan to use this book for a different task.
Total Points To Date: 565
530 + 5 + 20 + 25 - 15 = 565
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 25.1 And the Story Continues
9th in a series
Women's Murder Club #9
384 pages
10th in a series
The Clique #10
208 pages
Total Points: 395 Points
Task 25.1 And the Story Continues
9th in a series
Women's Murder Club #9
384 pages
10th in a series
The Clique #10
208 pages
Total Points: 395 Points
ILOVEBAKEDGOODSTask #30.8 A&B - Beth NC's Fall Back into Reading
Task 30.8A Book Title: Catching Fire , by Suzanne Collins (from the October 2009 Top 150 Bestsellers list)
Task 30.8B Book Title: The Blind Assassin , by Margaret Atwood (from October 2000 Top 150 Bestsellers List)
Points this Task: 30
Total Points to Date: 110
5.4 – I’m Glad My Mother Didn’t Name Me…Green Witch by Alice Hoffman
I don't mind the name Alice in it's own right, but I'm glad my mother didn't name me such a famous name from literature.
Task Points: 5
20.5 OPRAH’S ON!
Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe
Published in 1987
Task Points: 20
Points this Post: 25
Points so Far: 320
BJ Rose2 new tasks
#15.8 - Visual Art/Visual Artist
A Woman Without Lies by Elizabeth Lowell
Angel is a stained-glass artist; I found myself wishing I could actually see the creations that were described
#15.10 - Second Chances
A. Book that fits another task in this challenge:
The Treasure Keeper by Shana Abé also fits task #25.4
B. Book from Fall Groups Read that didn't win:
The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman was a nominee for the Most Wanted of 2010
Total Points = 640
Tasks Completed = 41
Total Pages = 18,022
GoodReads Authors = 12
Big Books: (500 pp) = 3
KRISTA KY15.4 Fall Equinox
Firefly Laneby Kristin Hannah
The Guardianby Nicholas Sparks
Both titles have 11 characters in titles.
Points this task: 15
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 8
Total points: 110
Finished:30.3 Shipwrecked:
A. Fieldbook by Boy Scouts of America--to get me through practicalities (although I think my Dad's that I read back in the 50's had more practical info--this one is much more eco-conscious and geared more for snow.)
B. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo--because it is a VERY long book, to hold me for a while.
Today's total: 30
Grand Total: 840
For Task 20.6 - Seeing yourself in a titleMy last name is Drott and I read How to Read the Air.
I loved this book. Absolutely fabulous writing!
Total points: 100
This is a repost of a task posted in post #1835 as I would like to change the books I used in that task.15.4 - FALL EQUINOX (2 books with same number of characters in the titles)
Hula Done It? by Maddy Hunter
and
N is for Noose by Sue Grafton
This does not change my total points - 270
15.3 - CONTINENTAL DIVIDEMy continent was Australia
G'Day to Die by Maddy Hunter
20.1 - BOOKMARKS MAGAZINE
Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession by Julie Powell
This books was reviewed in the March/April 2010 issue.
25.4 - STAY TUNED...
I rolled a 4 (paranormal character) and a 5 (book with a number in the title). I read:
Doom with a View by Victoria Laurie
and
Murder 101 by Maggie Barbieri
Total points this post: 60
Total points: 330
wendyma15.5 - LITERATURE MAP
Go to Literature Map and type in an author. Read a book by another author new to you who comes up on the literature map.
OPTIONAL: Tell us which author you first entered and whether you thought the literature map did a good job of picking another author you'd like.
I entered Lee Child; I chose George Pelecanos’ The Turnaround
15 points
630 total
30.8 - BETH NC's task: FALL BACK INTO READING For this task, I picked September
September 2009 -
September 2000 -
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 5
Pages This Task: 1011
Total Pages: 1984
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
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10.3 Freedom
The Heroine’s Sister by Frances Murray
Most of the characters are working towards overthrowing Austrian rule in Venice.
Total points 675