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FALL CHALLENGE 2010
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Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
10.8 WHAT A WAY TO MAKE A LIVINGAnswering 911: Life in the Hot Seat
Points: 10
Total Points: 575
Tasks Completed: 34
Books Read: 48
Pages: 15,222
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
15.8-Is That An Eye Under That NoseI read Regularly Scheduled Life by K.A. Mitchell. Kyle, one of the main characters, is an architect.
Points for this task-15
Total Points- 575
Books Read- 44
Goodreads Authors-14
Total Pages Read- 14006
10.5 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 postI read The Monk Downstairs
I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did -- very engaging. On a different note, I did not expect so much sex -- and descriptive at that -- in a book with the word "monk" in the title. Who knew?
points: 245
books read: 20
total pages: 6347
For 15.1 - NEW HORIZONS I read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by rBarbara Kingsolver, from the nonfiction shelf : I don’t easily read nonfiction books, but I really enjoyed this one, probably because Barbara Kingsolver is one of my favorite writers, and that she writes of her life, on a subject that really interests me.
For 10.6 IN THE PINK I read Jeune maman et paresseuse, as I'm a new mom :
Books read: 8
Challenges accomplished: 8
Points : 110
Nicole AR15.9-Coin Collector
I got 2 "To Hell With It!"
The first book I read was "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert which was 334 pages. The second book I read was "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" by John Berendt which was 416 pages. Both of these books made up 750 pages.
Tasks Completed:5
Points for this Task:15
Total Points:95
15.9 - Coin Collector - I rolled 2 Do It's!Moon Called by Patricia Briggs. This book was 324 pages long.
Total Points To Date: 580
Readerboard name: LeoraTask: 20-7 Erin NY's Task: The Melting Pot
I Read:
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather.
My favorite aspect of this book is that it didn't stop with the Parents story, it went on to their children's experiences after they died. That is different from other immigrant stories that I have read and I liked that a lot.
255 points
10.9 - Under the Covers - I would like to move the book A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham from task 5.5 to this task. This book is from the list: Ernie Chen's Favorite Fiction.Total Points To Date: 585
(580 - 5 + 10)
5.10 Name That CarBehemoth
I learned how to drive in a gigantic Expedition that would have earned the name "Behemoth" for sure.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 8
Goodreads author: 1
Pages: 3,041/25,764
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 30.2
a) exterior of the house
b) Interior of the house
Total Points: 425 Points
Task 30.2
a) exterior of the house
b) Interior of the house
Total Points: 425 Points
15.1 - New HorizonsI chose the Graphic Novels shelf and read:
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood & The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
This is the first graphic book I have read. It's not actually a novel but an autobiography, and I enjoyed it very much. I will read more graphic books if the subject matter interests me, whereas before this task I wouldn't even have looked at one.
So thanks for the task which has widened my reading!
Total points to date 475
20.5 - Oprah's onThe Whale Rider published 1987
20.8 - Pirate Talk
Into the Wild Warriors series. Book was pre-approved.
Total Points: 315
Tasks Completed: 17
Total Books: 20
GR Authors: 4 - Helen Simonson, Kathryn Stockett, Sibella Giorello, Tatiana de Rosnay
Big Book: 500+:
750+: The Passage
Readerboard Name: StacyCT15.3 - Continental Divide
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Task Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 15
Total Points Earned: 215
Total Books Read: 19
Pages Read: 6662
GoodReads Authors: 7 (John Elder Robison; Margaret Atwood; Matt Beynon Rees; Heidi Durrow; Kevin Roose; Richard Dawkins; Greg Mortenson)
Big Book Tickets: 500+(2), 750+(), 1000+()
Coralie25.4 Stay Tuned for your Regularly Scheduled Program
2010 Fall T.V. Line-up 1. Hawaii Five-O – Book set in Hawaii
Trade Wind Danger
1960 Fall T.V. Line-up 3. My Three Sons – Book with word ‘son’ in title
The Witch’s Son by Ira J. Morris
Total points 700
Finally had a few minutes to organize my notes & update my points!5.4 So glad my mother didn't name me...
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Name: Olive...ugh.
5.8 Freedom to Read
Push by Sapphire
Because it wasn't specifically listed on the lists provided, I am copying the links I found to the articles detailing the challenge of the book in Fayetteville.
http://www.abffe.com/bbw-booklist.htm
http://www.abffe.com/bbw-fayetteville...
5.7 Circle of LIfe
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
**Claiming a "Big Book" Ticket for this one - 603 pages
15.2 Seasonal Challenge Recommended Books
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
**Claiming a "Big Book" Ticket for this one - 645 pages
20.4 The Plot Line Thickens
Resistance by Anita Shreve
This book had all the elements of my favorite plot line - strong female lead working against hostile army or corrupt government, plus being set in WWII, with a dash of romance. Apparently there actually is a movie based on the book, but I must have missed it - will have to add it to the netflix queue!
20.10 Group Reads
Mockingjay (Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins
My post is #117
30.6 Exploration & High Adventure
Part A: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Part B: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
Total Points These Tasks = 100
Total Points to Date = 380
Total Big Book Tickets these tasks =
500+ pages = 2
750+ pages = 0
1000+ pages = 0
Total Big Book Tickets to date =
500+ pages = 3
750+ pages = 0
1000+ pages = 0
Total GR Authors these tasks = 0
Total GR Authors to date = 3
15.8 Is that an eye underneath that noseChesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts - main characters are a painter and a florist.
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 525
Tasks Completed: 36
Books Read: 44
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (2), 1000+ (0)
30.5 Life LessonsI rolled a "1" and a "2"
Keys to the Repository by Melissa de la Cruz
The Blue Blood series is about Vampires.Because I Am Furniture by Thalia Chaltos
Because is one of the most commonly misspelled words.This gives me 130 total points.
RACHEL CA—Total points, 215 (points since last post, 35)5.07 CIRCLE OF LIFE
A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie (born in Sep)
15.04 FALL EQUINOX
Matilda by Roald Dahl, and Our Town by Thornton Wilder both have titles with seven characters
15.09 COIN COLLECTOR (I got one of each, so I read three books totaling at least 500 pages)
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum (208 pgs), Communication Skills in Children With Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents by Libby Kumin (241 pgs), and The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs by Alexander McCall Smith (128 pgs) (TOTAL, 577 pages)
ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is a Goodreads author
Nicole VA20.2 Music Tells the Story
I read Avalon High by Meg Cabot, which is about the characters from the legend of Arthur being reincarnated as teenagers. It ties into the musical "Camelot"
20.4 The Plot Line Thickens
I like movies where the characters have crazy overnight adventures that take them in many unexpected directions, like Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Superbad, the Hangover, etc. I read Rose Sees Red by Cecil Castelluci which also follows this plotline...The main character is a young ballet dancer who has lived next to the daughter of a Soviet ambassador for years, and finally meets her when her family is about to move back. The story takes place during the Cold War. When the main character takes the Soviet girl into the city for an ice cream, she learns that the girl wants to have some "american" experiences before she has to go home, so they evade the body guards watching her and go to a party on the steps of the Met. From there the night goes all over...they end up at the Russian Tea Room, Riding Staten Island ferry, sleeping over at a new friend's house, and finally at a peace rally the next morning.
Total Points= 230
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 10.10 Group Hug: Group Name--Chick Lit
Total Points: 435 Points
Task 10.10 Group Hug: Group Name--Chick Lit
Total Points: 435 Points
30.7 -- Good SpiritsA. Read a book that was first published before you were born -- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published in 1909
B. Read a book with a person smiling on the cover --
Total Points: 310/890
Tasks Completed: 17/53
Tasks in Progress: 25.4; 30.6
Books Read: 26
Books by Goodreads authors: 1 (Kathy Carmichael)
Big Books: 0 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
25.2 - As Her DebutA. In the Woods by Tana French - 429 pages (2007)
B. Mr. Peanut by Adam Ross - 352 pages (2010)
Total pages in book(s): 781
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Total Books Read: 23
Total Pages Read: 7049
Total Points: 255
Big Books: 500+(1)
Total GR Authors: 5
5.1: Fall ColorsCrimson Hero, Volume 12 by Mitsuba Takanashi (Crimson-type of red)
5.9: Comfort
Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 14 by Bisco Hatori
Manga is definitely a comfort read for me, and this one, by Bisco Hatori, is one of my very favorites.
5.10: Name that Car
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
I always give my cars a boy's name, and Biff is totally one I would use. :)
10.6: In the Pink
Fruits basket, Volume 23 by Natsuki Takaya
10.9: Under the Covers
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
** GOODREADS AUTHOR
from the Flashlight Worthy List Books for the Serious Fan Austen Fan
15.2: Recommended Books
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
15.3: Continental Divide: Australia
The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks (set in Australia)
15.6: One Hit Wonders
The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano (only book by this author)
20.8: Pirate Talk ("Arr")
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
** BIG BOOK (750+)
25.1: And the Story Continues
Crimson Hero, Volume 11 by Mitsuba Takanashi (200 pages)
Gentlemen's Alliance †, Vol. 9 by Arina Tanemura (200 pages)
25.3: Daylight Savings
A. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
** GOODREADS AUTHOR
C. Naked Heat by Richard Castle (240 pages)
30.1: It's in the Cards
5 of Clubs - Published in a year ending in an odd number, written by a Goodreads author:
Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
** GOODREADS AUTHOR, published 2009
Jack of Hearts - Written by a man, published since 2000:
Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself by Alan Alda
published 2008
TOTALS:
Points: 190
Tasks completed: 14
15.1 - NEW HORIZONS Dead Until Dark
I picked the book from the shelf vampires. I'm behind the times and haven't read any of the Sookie books or Twilight books until this challenge. I think I like the Sookie books better and will be reading more.
Points: 15
Total Points: 590
Tasks Completed: 35
Books Read: 49
Pages: 15,534
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
A few more tasks down...10.3 FREEDOM!
For this task I read The Man Within by Lora Leigh. This is a book in a series about humans that were experimented on with animal DNA and held captive by a government sanctioned group. They have escaped and are fighting to gain their rights and freedom.
10.7 CITY LIGHTS
For this task I read Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs. Darjeeling is the town in India where we get Darjeeling tea from!
20.10 Group Reads
I read Little Bee by Chris Cleave (Goodreads author) and posted my comment in message #37.
20.7 Erin NY’s Task (Shorter is Sweeter) – The Melting Pot
For this task I read The Story of Chicago May by Nuala O'Faolain.
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: SHIPWRECKED!
For this task I read Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward and Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber (Goodreads author). I picked Lover Enshrined because J.R. Ward is a favorite author of mine, so I couldn't be stuck without it, and I picked Trouble in Spades because I would need something funny to keep my spirits up! Lover Enshrined is also a Big Book Ticket.
Total Points This Post: 90
Total Tasks This Post: 5
Goodreads Authors This Post: 2
Grand Total Points: 535/890
Total Books Read: 45
Tasks Completed: 36/53
Total Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Book Tickets: 1
Jessica VA5.10 - Name That Car
The Execution of Willie Francis: Race, Murder, and the Search for Justice in the American South
My car's name is Francis after my mom who bought it for me. :)
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 10
Tasks in Progress: 3
Books Read: 12
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
Pages Read: 400 (4832 total)
Two more...10.3 Freedom!
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
10.8 What a Way to Make a Living
Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (approved in the help thread)
Total points: 290
Big Book tickets: 500+ (5), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Goodread authors: 5
Books read: 25
Pages read: 10673
Task 5.3 T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G Read a book whose initials are found sequentially in the word THANKSGIVING 
by Kate Summerscale KS from thanksgiving
Points Total 85
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I read The Boys of October : How the 1975 Boston Red Sox Embodied Baseball's Ideals--and Restored Our Spirits.
What a fun book! I lived in Boston in 1975, and was a die hard Red Sox fan. Even though they couldn't pull out that last game, I still think it was the best World Series ever - and I can't imagine another game to even come close to the 6th game! This book brought it all back.
10.8 WHAT A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING
I read Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon
Another interesting and enjoyable book (and one which I doubt I ever would have read if not for this challenge!)
Total points: 415
I would like to move Less Than Zero from task 10.10 to task 15.515.5 - LITERATURE MAP
Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
Total Points To Date: 590
10.10 GROUP HUGThe Passage by Justin Cronin.
This book was read by the group Bookaholic Chicks from 9/7-10/31. I finished it on 9/13.
I would like to claim a big book ticket for this book. It was 769 pages long.
Total Points To Date: 600
15.6 - "One Hit Wonders" - Read A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole25.1 - "Wendy MA's Task - And the Story Continues..."
Part A - Read The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith - #9 in the No. 1 Ladies Dective Agency series
Part A - Read Tea Time for the Traditionally Built also by Alexander McCall Smith - #10 in the same series
Alexander McCall Smith is a goodreads author so I get 2 goodread author tickets for that!
Points for above tasks: 40
Tasks above completed: 2
Total tasks completed: 11/53
Points completed: 185
Books read & claimed: 15
Books by Goodreads authors: 4
Big Books: 1 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
Task 15.4 Fall Equinox1)Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
2)Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
Points this task:15
Total Points:435
Tasks Completed:26
Books Read:34
Total Goodreads Authors:4
Total Big Book Tickets:3
30.2 - Sheila's task: INS & OUTSBook A. Exterior of the house:
Shutter Island
Book B. Interior of the house:
The Kitchen House
Points for this task: 30
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 3
Tasks in Progress: 2
Leslie NJ15.9 Coin Collector: Rolled -If you get 1 Do It! (or heads) and 1 The Hell With It! (or tails)read a book or books totaling at least 500 pages.
Read Is it Hot in Here? Or is it me? The Complete Guide to Menopause at 532 pages.
30.5 Life Lessons: I rolled a 6 and read The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir by Josh Kilmer-Purcell, which is about two guys from NYC who buy a farm in NY state for a getaway place and raise animals, vegetables and try and fit in with the locals. I learned a lot about raising goats and what to do with their extra milk (soap!).
I also rolled a 5 and read Imperfect Endings: A Memoir by Zoe FitzGerald Carter, which is about a daughter who helps her mother commit assisted suicide after suffering from several debilitating diseases for many years. This book was an eye-opening look into a real moral dilemma for a daughter who wanted to respect her mothers wishes, but struggled with what she was asked to do.
** Josh Kilmer-Purcell is a GR author
Total Points to Date: 245
KRISTEN MAA couple more tasks completed.
15.1 NEW HORIZONS - Salem's Lot by Stephen King. I don't normally read horror books and this is my first Stephen King book. I actually liked it and I might have to pick up another Stephen King book in the future.
20.6 LDB's TASK - SEEING YOURSELF IN A TITLE - Magic and the Modern Girl by Mindy Klasky. My middle name is MARIE.
Total Points: 230
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 20
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Jenny ChicagoTask 5.3. T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G.
For this task I read Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbrigde (TH).
Points this task 5
Total Points 120
15.3 - Continental Divide - AsiaSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
20.7 - Erin NY’s Task (Shorter is Sweeter) – The Melting Pot
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Both are Goodreads Authors
Challenges completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Pages Read: 1158
Points: 45
Ashley FLFor Task 5.1 (Fall) I read Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor by Donald Sobol
For Task 15.2 (Recommended Books) I read Heartsick by Chelsea Cain (I LOVED IT!! So thanks to whoever added it to the list!) and recommended several books, including Never Let Me Go
570 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 1914
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 (Post 1914)
Battle Royale (Post 1914)
20.4 Mrs. Soule’s Task (Author! Author!) - The Plot Line Thickens Queen of Babble
Points: 20
Total Points: 610
Tasks Completed: 36
Books Read: 50
Pages: 15,842
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Michelle KS5.3 T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G.
American Gods by Neil Gaiman (N.G.)
500+ pages (672)
5.9 Comfort Read
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
This is a comfort read for me as it reminds me of fairy tales I read when I was little.
5.10 Name That Car
Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coehlo
I had a car I called Veronika
Good reads author
10.1 Shorter Days
Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor
10.9 Under the Covers
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J Ellis
Used List "Great Novels With Important Lessons for Leaders"
10.10 Group Hug
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
GR Group reading this: Jane Austen
15.9 Coin Collector
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
537 Pages
Goodreads Author
20.10 Group Reads
Mockingjay (Hunger Games, #3)by Suzanne Collins
Replied to discussion post #120
25.3 Daylight Savings
Time Travel: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Voonnegut
Most Depressing List: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Yes, Of Mice and Men is a very depressing book, I felt bad for almost every character in this book. Still loved it though!
Tasks Completed: 9
Points Earned: 105
Pages Read: 3145
Good Read Authors: 3
500+ Books: 2
750+ Books: 0
1000+ Books: 0
Kate.x.30.1 It's in the Cards. I drew a Jack of Diamonds so I read "Whoops" by John Lanchester, Which was written by a man and was on the Sunday Times Bestseller list.
I also drew a 3 of Hearts so I read "The Spirit Level" by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett which was published in 2009.
Total points = 285
15.7 - SOLVE THE MYSTERYSolution B - read a book from Best Crime & Mystery Books
Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs
25.1 - AND THE STORY CONTINUES...
I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton
#9 in the Kinsey Milhone series
and
K is for Killer by Sue Grafton
#11 in the Kinsey Milhone series
Total points this post - 40 points
Total points for the challenge - 370
Finally posting: 10.7 City Lights- The City of Emberby Jeanne DuPraue
15.7 Solve the Mystery The Girl with the Dragon Tattooby Stieg Larson
5.4 Glad my Mother didnt' name me Club Dead by Charlain harris
Total Tasks: 3
Total Books: 3
Total Points: 30
In progress-1
5.10- Name That CarI read He Loves Lucy by Susan Donovan. My husband loved I Love Lucy growing up and I can see him naming one of his first cars as a teen "Lucy".
Points for this task-5
Total Points- 580
Books Read- 45
Goodreads Authors-14
Total Pages Read- 14341
Finished:20.2Music Tells the story
I'm getting ready to go to the local production of Norma on the 14th, so I read a book featuring a love between a Roman and a Druid--I have a feeling the opera won't be quite this graphic!
C. Forbidden by Christina Phillips.
Today's Total: 20
Grand Total: 860
10.1 - SHORTER DAYSDon't Look Now: Selected Stories of Daphne Du Maurier.
15.9 - COIN COLLECTOR!
2 Do It!s (at least 300 pp): The Stories (So Far) of Deborah Eisenberg (419 pp).
TOTAL POINTS: 315/890.
Stacey
20.5: Oprah's On!
Redwall by Brian Jacques
I found disagreement among various websites about whether it was published 1986 or 1987, but either way it fits the task.
Total points: 550
Tasks Completed: 35
Books Read: 45
20.5: Oprah's On!
Redwall by Brian Jacques
I found disagreement among various websites about whether it was published 1986 or 1987, but either way it fits the task.
Total points: 550
Tasks Completed: 35
Books Read: 45
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Points this task 10
Total Points to Date 215
Pages this task 261
Total Pages to Date 6,050