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FALL CHALLENGE 2010
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Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 10.6 In the Pink
Total Points: 485 Points
Task 10.6 In the Pink
Total Points: 485 Points
I completed Task 15.10 (Second Chances) by reading Prince Caspian for Part A (also fits into Task 10.9 = Christianity shelf) and The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon for Part B (nominated for Group Read but not chosen).I listened to Prince Caspian during my commute and really enjoyed it. I'm finding the series to be a charming, fun story.
I wasn't impressed with The Lost City of Z. I found it full of filler material and speculation. However, the last 70 or so pages was excellent.
Total Points: 285
15.6 – ONE-HIT WONDERSWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
The only novel by Emily Bronte.
15 Points
15.8 – IS THAT AN EYE UNDERNEATH THAT NOSE?
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
15 Points
30.1- IT’S IN THE CARDS
Tell us what cards you drew: 6 Spades- Queen Clubs- 8 Hearts- Ace Hearts
I chose the Queen of Clubs for one book:
Shadowland by Alyson Noel who is a Goodreads author.
And the Ace of Hearts for the other book:
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
The first book in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, 2007
30 Points
1 Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 60
Grand Total So Far: 380
Jayme (the ghostreader)I completed task 15.3 Continental Divide. My continent was Asia and I read "Memoirs of A Geisha" by Arthur Goldman. It takes place in Japan.
Tasks Completed 10/53
Books Read 11/71
Goodread Authors: 3, Rachel Simmons, Cassandra Clare, Jenny Han
Grand Total: 140/980
Big Books 500+ 2, 750+ 0, 1000+ 0,
Coralie5.3 T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G.
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
15.9 Coin Collector
1Do It! And 1 The Hell With It – 500 pages
Cirque (223p) and Haze (303p)
Total points 725
25.1 - And the Story ContinuesTo Davy Jones Below(Daisy Dalrymple #9) by Carola Dunn
Circle of Quilters(Elm Creek Quilts#9) by Jennifer Chiaverini
Total points to date 600
KIMUK I wasn't sure I'd be able to play along this season- but I haven't been able to resist trying to fit the books I've read into the challenges5.5 Take Me Out to the Ball Game- Includes the word 'out'
The Devil Rides Out- Paul O'Grady
5.9 Comfort Read- revisit a favourite author
Death of a Perfect Wife- M C Beaton
5.10 Name that car- word that could be used as a name for a car.
Pudding can be used as a term of endearment- so I thought it would fit nicely here
The Yorkshire Pudding Club- Milly Johnson
10.6 In The Pink- Pink book cover
Queen Mum- Kate Long15.4 Fall Equinox- 2 books same number of characters in title
The Choice Susan Lewis
Abandoned Anya Peters
15.9 Coin Collector
I got the hell with it and I do it
Whatever you love- Louise Doughty- 336 pages
Death of a snob- MC Beaton- 224 pages
Read books totalling 500 pages
20.6 Seeing yourself in a title- my name KIM
Keep Smiling- Charlotte Church
25.3 Daylight Saving
a/ Historical fiction - A Mistletoe Kiss- Katie Flynn
c/ Short book- Death of a Prankster- M C Beaton 176 pages
30.1 It's in the cards
9 Hearts- Published Sep2009 (odd number year and published after 2000)
Her Fearful Symmetry- Audrey Niffeneger
jack Diamonds- AmazonUK bestsellers in crime
Postcard Killers- James Patterson
Kate.x.I have just completed 30.5 Life Lessons. I rolled a 1 = supernatural and a 6 = something you don't know well.
I read
The Eye of the Moon by Anonymous, which I loved and
Why does E=MC2? by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw, which i didn't (I now also remeber why I didn't like physics at school).
Total points = 315
15.5 - LITURATURE MAP I entered Douglas Preston and picked James Rollins. I read The Last Oracle which I did not realize was the 5th book in a series. I thought it was alright but a little strange. (3*)
James Rollins is a GoodReads Author.
This will bring me to 505 points.
20.7 Erin NY’s Task (Shorter is Sweeter) – The Melting PotMao's Last Dancer (approved in the task help thread)
while not about a typical immigrant experience, this told the story of Li Cunxin who was a chinese defector to the US in the mid-1980's after leaving Communist China to study ballet with the Houston Ballet. It talks of his experiences when he first arrives in the US; how he discovers that China has lied to him and others about capitalism, learning to read (Black Beauty was his first book) and other typical immigrant experiences
Total Points This Post: 20
Total Points in Challenge: 770
Books Read: 68
Tasks Completed: 52
GR Authors: 29
NICOLE AR-25.3-"Daylight Savings"
I chose option C for my first book. I read Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" which was 224 pages. This book was very informative and eye opening. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I chose option D for my second book. I read John Boyne's "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas." I have read other depressing books but having seen the movie before reading the book, I knew the outcome. However, this was an incredibly touching story told through the eyes of a child. It is depressing but pretty much anything about the Holocaust is depressing. Out of all the books I've read on the topic though, it is one of the most depressing...but still worth reading.
For 15.3 I got Europe so I read His Brother's Son by Jennifer Taylor which takes place in Spain and in LondonMorgan P
I just completed task - 10.7 CITY LIGHTSFor this task I read
. I chose this book for this challenge because the title has the word City in it.Task 10.7 - City Lights
Book Title: CIty of Veils
Points - 10
CathyNJ
10.3 FREEDOM! Stealing Freedom
Points: 10
Total Points: 695
Tasks Completed: 40
Books Read: 56
Pages: 17,583
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
BJ Rose1 new task
#30.3 Dlmrose's task: Shipwrecked: Two books I'd want to find:
The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O'Neal
This is basically a story of survival, so Elena's will to overcome disability & pain should be good motivation & encouragement for a shipwreck survivor
Barbara O'Neal is a GoodReads Author
Son of the Morning by Linda Howard
this is also a tale of survival - Grace survives hardship & fear for a year while on the run from those who murdered her husband & brother, and must get very creative in her survival techniques. Each time I reread this book, I find more details I missed, so she could be helpful in more ways than one - after all, those survival supplies won't last forever!
Total Points = 710
Total Tasks = 44
Total Pages = 20,002
GoodReads Authors = 14
Big Books: 500+ pp (3)
5.7 Circle of LifeProm by Laurie Halse Anderson
15.1 New Horizons
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
From Top Shelves....Tragedy.....definitely on the edge of my comfort zoneLaurie Halse Anderson is a GoodReads author.
This gives me an additional 20 points.
For a total of 165 points.
I would like to move Little Bee from task 15.10 to task 15.215.2 - RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Little Bee by Chris Cleave. Already claimed goodreads author for Chris Cleave in earlier post.
15.10 - SECOND CHANCES - Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs (task 25.4 Part A - rolled a 4 for a book with a paranormal character) - The main character is called a walker/she changes into a cayote & The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Total Points To Date: 685
(670 - 15 + 15 + 15)
5.5 - Take Me Out to the Ball GameThe Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian*
*Chris Bohjalian is a goodreads author
Total Points To Date: 690
5.6 - She's a beautyI read
by Anne Donovan I love the smiling Buddha's face on this book. 15.9 - Coin Collector
I rolled 2 tails, and read
by Ken Follett This book was 976 pagespoints for these tasks = 20
Total points = 85
I would like to claim a big book for The Pillars of the Earth (over 750 pages)
30.6 Good SpiritsA - The Man in the Brown Suit which was published in 1924 - I was born in 1962.
B -
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 580
Tasks Completed: 39
Books Read: 48
GoodReads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (2), 1000+ (0)
Coralie30.1 It’s in the Cards
Queen of Hearts – written by a woman, published since Jan 1, 2000
Too Many Mothers by Roberta Taylor, published 2002
3 of clubs – written by a Goodreads author, published in an odd year
The Magic of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt Jr., published 1991
Total points 755
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 20.8 Pirate Talk--ARR in title
Total Points: 505 Points
Task 20.8 Pirate Talk--ARR in title
Total Points: 505 Points
50.1 Emily ID’s task: Semper Fi (Credit goes to Sue T. for the great idea to work the military in!)
Because we celebrate Veteran’s Day in November in the United States, we’ll be honoring them in this task as well.
First, go to the Random Dice Roller and click ‘roll again’ once. You only get one shot at this!
You’ll be reading three books for this task. Your books for A and B can be rereads; your selection for C must be a book you have never read before.
I read Those Who Save Us for part A.
Jenna Bloom is a Goodreads Author, so I claim a ticket for that!For part B, I read Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book!Part C, I read The Veteran
This was my least favorite of the 3. It was a little to hard-boiled for me, frankly.total points: 295
total books:23
tasks: 14
total pages: 7389
RACHEL CA—Total points, 250 (points since last post, 35)15.05 LITERATURE MAP
Typed in Jane Austen, and got Nick Hornby, and read his About a Boy
20.06 SEEING YOURSELF IN A TITLE
The Lincoln Lawyer, by Michael Connelly (first name=RACHEL)
10.10 Group HugPrincess Academy (from The Ultimate Teen Book Guide Challenge)
I ended up liking this book way more than I expected. A solid fantasy story, and I wouldn't object to reading more books set in the world Hale created (not that I believe those books exist, but if she wrote them, I'd read them).
15.10 Second Chances
Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs (fits task 5.5 Take Me Out to the Ballgame) and One Day (not chosen from Recent TBR Additions poll)
"Playoffs" was on the approved wiki list from the 5.5 help thread, and the book was about baseball, poetry, and the protagonist's relationships with his girlfriend and his crush. One Day was just brilliant. Astoundingly brilliant. Highly recommended. I'd give it six stars if I could. It's Just. That. Awesome.
Total: 25 + 810 (from earlier) = 835 points
Task Completed:15.9 - COIN COLLECTOR!
-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
a) This is How it Happened – Jo Barrett (288 pages)
b) Life Over Easy - Margo Candela (304 pages)
Total pages read for this task: 592
Total points: 155
Task 15.7 - Solve the mystery (C: hit in the head with a big book)
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon **752 pages = 2 Big Book Tickets**
Task points = 15
Total Big Book Tickets = 9
Total Challenge points = 495
ERIN C.30.3 Shipwrecked
I'm a practical person. If I were shipwrecked, I would want to find books that would help me survive!
Wild: Stories of Survival..(Tr) Edited by Clint Willis
AND
Adrenaline 2000: The Year's Best Stories of Adventure and Survival 2000 Edited by Clint Willis
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 395
Tasks Completed: 32
Books Read: 37
Pages Read: 13,866
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(5), 750+(2), 1000+(0)
Mod
I read Half Empty a collection of essays by David Rakoff
15.4 - FALL EQUINOX
I read Tallgrass and The Zeroes, both with 9 characters in the title.
Total 440
15.7-Solve the MysteryI chose option A and read a book from the Classics Library List:
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Total pages in book(s): 127
Total Challenges Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 12
Total Pages Read: 3239
Big Book Tickets: 2
GoodReads Authors: 0
Total Points: 105
30.6 -- Exploration & High AdventureA. Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth by James M. Tabor
B.In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Both books were very enjoyable. I'd love to visit Australia one day. I found the description of the landscape and the critters fascinating. Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth was equally fascinating, but I have absolutely NO desire to go into any of those caves ;o). *shudder*
Total Points: 395/890
Tasks Completed: 21/53
Tasks in Progress: none
Books Read: 29
Books by Goodreads authors: 2 (Kathy Carmichael, Rebecca Skloot)
Big Books: 0 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
I'm LindseyMAI am in the process of a few tasks, but I finished two:
Task 5.7 (Read a book by an author who was born or died in Sep/Oct/Nov) - I read The Colorado Kid by Stephen King who was born September 21, 1947.
Task 10.7 (City in title) - I read Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
New total is 185
15.3 - CONTINENTAL DIVIDEI got Asia so I read The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro who is from Japan.
Total Points To Date: 705
10.7 City LightsSuccubus in New York
Total Points: 280
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 21
GoodReads Authors: 3 (Lisa Lane, James Patterson, Chris Cleave)
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
wendyma15.2 - RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Add one or more books that you recommend to the Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books, or vote for your favorites already listed, AND
Read a book from that list that someone else recommended.
OPTIONAL: Tell us which was your favorite book that you added to the list/voted on.
Lincoln Lawyer by Connelly (I voted for The Help by Stockett
15 points
10.7 CITY LIGHTS-- Read a book with the name of a specific city (town, village, etc.) OR the word "City" in the title. Ex. Galveston, London Calling, The Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. Since this task requires a specific city, "cities" and other variations may not be used.
New York Dead by Woods
10 points
775 total
20.8 Nancy’s Task (It’s My Birthday) – Pirate Talk Chasing Harry Winston
Points: 20
Total Points: 715
Tasks Completed: 41
Books Read: 57
Pages: 17,861
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
5.4 I'm Glad My Mother Didn't Name Me...
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
* Big Book: 766 pages *
I chose this for the name Hermione (although there are lots of other bad names in this book too). I would hate to have a unique name that people never know how to pronounce correctly.
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 18
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
Total Pages Read: 5228
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
* Big Book: 766 pages *
I chose this for the name Hermione (although there are lots of other bad names in this book too). I would hate to have a unique name that people never know how to pronounce correctly.
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 18
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
Total Pages Read: 5228
NICOLE AR10.1- "Shorter Days"
I read Wilhelm Grimm's "Household Stories" which is a book of various short stories.
Tasks Completed:7
Points for this Task:10
Total Points:130
Task 20.9 Babies!Broken
Claiming a Goodreads Author ticket for Kelley Armstrong
*task creator gave permission for me to use this book as the main character is a pregnant werewolf*
Points this task:20
Total Points:470
Tasks Completed:29
Books Read:36
Total Goodreads Authors:7
Total Big Book Tickets:3
ILOVEBAKEDGOODSTask #30.4 - CherylTX's Mysteries & Animals
30.4A (Mystery where animal plays sidekick or pet): Wish You Were Here , by Rita Mae Brown
30.4B (Mystery with Animal other than Dog or Cat in Title): Crocodile on the Sandbank , by Elizabeth Peters
Points this Task: 30
Total Points to Date: 155
Kathleen FL10.9 Under the Covers
His Monkey Wife
This book was on the list "Favorite Reissues of Neglected Books". I enjoyed the book but I didn't think it flashlight worthy. In fact it took me a while to get into it.
TOTAL= 70 points
Kimifly wrote: "5.4 I'm Glad My Mother Didn't Name Me...Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
* Big Book: 766 pages *
I chose this for the name Hermione (althoug..."
HAHA! I didn't know how to pronounce her name until the movie came out. I was calling her: her-me-own.
Alot of people were pronouncing it that way, Jen. My favorite is when her name was pronounced Her-my-ninny in the book.
15.1 - New HorizonsDecided to go with a fantasy novel which is not my "thing". Totally loved it! Read Twilight - 498 pages
15.4 - Fall Equinox
Read two books with 15 letters in their titles
Clouds of Witness - 279 pages, and
No Place Like Home - 176 pages
Total pages in book(s): 953
Total Tasks Completed: 21
Total Books Read: 30
Total Pages Read: 9067
Total Points: 325
Big Books: 500+(1)
Total GR Authors: 6
20.8 Pirate TalkI'll Carry the Fork by Kara Swanson
Tasks Completed:16
Pages for this task:205
Total Pages:5299
GR Authors:3
Points for this task:20
Total Points:205
Casey TN20.5 - Oprah's On!
I read Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody, which was published in 1987.
Total Points This Post: 20
Total Points to Date: 280
Tasks Completed: 17
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
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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 D. Most Depressing Book: The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins (Not the MOST depressing book I've ever read, but it has the potential to be!) (384 pages)
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: 8
Challenges in Progress: 0
Total Books Read: 11
Total Pages Read: 3623
Total Points: 175