Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread) Showing 2,251-2,300 of 2,785

[Wendy]

wendyma15.8 - IS THAT AN EYE UNDERNEATH THAT NOSE?
In honor of Pablo Picasso's birthday on October 25, read a book (fiction or non-fiction) where the subject is visual art or a visual artist or one in which a significant character is a visual artist (includes painters, sculptors, movie-makers, graphic artists, illustrators, photographers, etc).

Does not include books about books unless it ties to art (e.g. graphic novels, comic books). It's not sufficient to read a graphic novel, unless it's a graphic novel about an artist. A fiction book need not be about a real artist – it could be completely fictional, but with a character who is some sort of visual artist.
The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2 by Scott Kelby
15 points

10.9 UNDER THE COVERS- A good book is flashlight worthy. - Go to Flashlight Worthy, browse around a bit, then choose a list you like, read one book from that list. Required: Please tell us the list that you chose. Optional: Tell us if your book was "flashlight worthy".
LIST-Best of Palahniuk
Survivor by Palahniuk
I fell asleep twice reading it under the covers, so “no”
10 points
total 830

[Amy W]

Amy W

20.6 Seeing Yourself in a Title
I read Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie. I used my first name, Amy.

25.1 And the Story Continues...
I read Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris(#11 in the Sookie Stackhouse series) and 1022 Evergreen Place by Debbie Macomber (#10 in the Cedar Cove series).

Total Points This Post: 45
Total Points in Challenge: 250
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+(2); 750+(0); 1000+(0)

[Diane]

Readerboard Name: Diane

50.1 Emily ID’s task: Semper Fi

A. Rolled a 4 - Read a book about World War II: Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman.

B. Rolled a 2 - Read a book with a Sailor as a main character: Billy Budd and Other Stories by Herman Melville.

C. Rolled a 6 - Read a book you haven’t read before with the word ‘Honor(able)’ in the title: Honor Lost : Love and Death in Modern Day Jordan by Norma Khouri.

Total Points: 510/890
Tasks Completed: 29/53
Tasks in Progress: 5
Books Read: 41/71
GoodReads Authors: 3 (Garth Stein, Laila Lalami, Tatiana de Rosnay)
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)

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[Valorie]

A few more tasks done!

10.4 LEAVING CIVILIZATION BEHIND
For this task I read Murder on the Iditarod Trail by Sue Henry.

20.4 Mrs. Soule’s Task (Author! Author!) - The Plot Line Thickens
I'm addicted to True Blood on HBO, so I read Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris.

20.5 Liz Vegas’s Task (Bigger is Better) - Oprah's On!
For this task I read Hero at Large by Janet Evanovich, which was first published in 1987.

25.1 - Wendy MA's Task - And the Story Continues...
For this task I read Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur, this is the 9th book in her Riley Jenson series. I also read Dragon Moon by Rebecca York, which is the 11th book in her Moon series. Both books total 672 pages.

Total Points This Post: 75
Total Tasks This Post: 4
Goodreads Authors This Post: 0
Grand Total Points: 670/890
Total Books Read: 55
Tasks Completed: 43/53
Total Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Book Tickets: 1

[Bluemoon]

20.8 - PIRATE DAY - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which was 652 pages so I would like to claim a big book for this.

This will bring me to 525 points.

[Nancy]

Task 10.7 City Lights

I read Winesburg, Ohio (Signet Classics by Sherwood Anderson.

It was OK, but I don't understand why it's considered such a classic.

New Points: 10
Total Points: 110

[Malinda]

Task 5.4 I'm glad my mother didn't name me: I read the book Holes and the main character is named Stanley Yelnats. Yes, his name is the same forwards and backwards. I am sooo glad that my parents didn't do this to me.

Task 10.4 LEAVING CIVILIZATION BEHIND: Book set mostly outside-- Everlost by Neal Shusterman


Task 25.2 - Leigh Ann's task - AS HER DEBUT...
part A: any author's debut novel-- The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

part b: author's debut novel published in 2010--The Line by Teri Hall **Goodreads author***

Total points this task 40
Total Points: 280
Tasks Done 16
Books Read: 22
Total Pages 6572
Goodreads authors 5
Big Books:
500 1
750 0
1000 0

[El]

5.7 - Circle of Life
Hospital Sketches, Louisa May Alcott (b. November 29, 1832).


50.1 - Emily ID’s task: Semper Fi
A. 3: Read a book about World War I.
A Son at the Front, Edith Wharton.

B. 5: Read a book about women in the military.
They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers in the Civil War, De Anne Blanton & Lauren M. Cook.

C. 1: Read a book you haven’t read before with the word ‘Danger(ous)’ in the title.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Choderlos de Laclos.


TOTAL POINTS: 370/890.

[Megan]

-^_^-

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5.7 Circle of Life
Wolf Tower

Tanith Lee and I both share the same birthday: September 19! Yay!


5.8 Freedom to Read
James and the Giant Peach

This was on one of the frequently banned lists. I think it's because of the abusive caretakers and magical things...even though it's a fairy tale, and those are staples of the fairy-tale genre. People are silly.


15.2 Recommended Books
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

This was ranked 124 on the list, and I almost fell off my bed laughing while reading it. Poor Ros, he's so stupid. Poor Guil, having to deal with Ros ALL THE TIME.

I added/voted for forty-odd books on the list, including The Hunger Games, Ella Minnow Pea, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.


30.8 Fall Back Into Reading
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw(10.2009) and Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History (9.2000)

The Last Straw was pretty funny--I can see why the kids love it so much. I think they're humorous as an adult looking back on that time of life. Isaac's Storm was brilliant. True story: I was reading it at school during a prep and sitting right by the window on a really windy day, and I was definitely getting scared as I read. That doesn't happen often. But I think everyone ought to read it because it's so well-written!


Total: 55 + 835 (from earlier) = 890 points!

[Hannah]

5.10 Name That Car: Read a book with a title that contains a word or words that someone might name their car if they were so inclined.
Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean P. Sasson
My dad's car is The Queen, so I figured Princess would be a fitting name for me to choose.

Total Points: 255 (Sorry! Typo last time!)
Total Tasks: 13
Total Books: 19
Goodreads Author: 6
Big Book 500+: 2
Big Book 750+: 2
Big Book 1000+: 0

[Stephanie]

Stephanie Anne

5.8 Banned Book: Annie on My Mind

15.1 Outside of Comfort Zone: 101 Snappy Fashions: Oodles of One-Piece Designs for Babies ...I am now going to start making my own! I am hoping to do craft shows next year!
SHELF: arts-and-crafts

30.1 It's in the Cards
Cards Drawn: 4 of diamonds, ace of spades, 3 of diamonds, and queen of clubs
I chose to use 3 of diamonds (odd year bestseller): Nineteen Minutes
I chose to use 4 of diamonds (even year bestseller): Let Me In

30.3 Shipwrecked!
How I Live Now
101 Places Not to See Before You Die

30.7 Good Spirits
Book Older Than Me: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Person Smiling on Cover: Shanghai Girls

Previous Total = 215
Points Added = 110
New Total = 325

[Rachel]

15.9 Coin Collector - 2 Do it!

The Emperor of All Maladies

This book also counts for a Big Book at 571 pages.

Points this task: 15
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 10
Goodreads author: 1
Pages: 4,092/25,919

[Tess]

TESS

15.4 FALL EQUINOX

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
and
Think No Evil by Jonas Beiler

Both titles have 11 letters.


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

2010 Fall T.V. Line-up
I rolled a 5-Mad Men

The Surrendered by Chang-rae Lee

1960 Fall T.V. Line-up
I rolled a 4-The Andy Griffith Show

Kissing the Bee by Kathe Koja


30.4 - Cheryl TX's task: MYSTERIES AND ANIMALS

A. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley*** Goodreads Author
(Book ok'ed in task help thread post 54-a dead bird if the first clue)

B. The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova
(The mystery centers around discovering the secret of why Robert Oliver, an artist, attacked a famous painting with a knife).
The book is 565 pages-I am claiming a Big Book Ticket


Points this post: 70
Total Points: 215
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 1

[Jennifer N.]

20.2 Music Tells the Story - Choice A
The Color Purple by Alice Walker. My version was 304 pages long.

The Color Purple was the basis for the Broadway Musical of the same name.

Total Points To Date: 755

[[deleted user]]

Readerboard Name: Gina NY

Task 15.4 Fall Equinox--21 characters
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Total Points: 535 Points

[Inez]

Inez
5.6 She’s a Beauty~~The Body Finder- Kimberly Derting~~Goodreader Author 336 pgs

10.9 Under the Covers~~ Wintergirls Laurie Halse Anderson~~Goodreader Author 288 pgs
Young adult Fiction Nominees for the 2009 cybils Awards


30.8 Fall Back into Reading~~ A) Covet J.R. Ward496 pgs (2009)
B) A Kiss of Shadows Laurell K. Hamilton480 pgs (2000)






Task Points This Post: 45
GR Author This Post: 2 (Kimberly Derting & Laurie Anderson)
Completed Tasks: 9
Total Points: 125
Books Read: 11
GR Author Total: 4

[chucklesthescot]

Task 30.1 It's in the cards

King of Hearts:
Raven Queen by Pauline Francis

4 of clubs:
This book was first published in the UK, where I live in 2008

No Humans Involved

Claiming a goodreads author ticket for Kelley Armstrong

Points this task:30
Total Points:525
Tasks Completed:32
Books Read:40
Total Goodreads Authors:9
Total Big Book Tickets:3

[Amy W]

Amy W

20.4 The Plot Line Thickens

One of my favorite types of movies are light romantic comedies so I read Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts.

Total Points This Post: 20
Total Points in Challenge: 270
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+(2); 750+(0); 1000+(0)

[Charity]

5.6 SHE'S A BEAUTY




The Great Lover by Jill Dawson
Harper Perennial, 2009
301 pg.
Read - 11/5/10
3 Stars

TOTAL POINTS: 245

[Emily IN]

5.7 - Circle of Life

Living Dead in Dallas

Points: 5
Total Points: 720
Tasks Completed: 42
Books Read: 58
Pages: 18,152
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

[Patricia]

20.7 Erin NY’s Task (Shorter is Sweeter) – The Melting Pot

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese*

*Big Books Ticket 500+ pages*

Total Points = 210

[kiki]

congrats, ms anderson! :)

[★Meghan★]

Ms Anderson wrote: "-^_^-

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5.7 Circle of Life
Wolf Tower

Tanith Lee and I both share the same birthday: September 19! Yay!


5.8 Freedom to Read
James and the Giant Peach

This was on ..."

Congrats Ms Anderson!!!!

[[deleted user]]

Stacey

30.6:
High Adventure A: Extreme Travel
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
High Adventure B: Journeying
The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the Amazon by Robert Whitaker

New points: 30
Total points: 595
Tasks Completed: 38
Books Read: 49

[Megan]

Thank you both!

[Ms.soule]

Sorry this post is so long! It's been awhile since I had enough computer time.

5.1 - Fall Colors
Born in Fire by Nora Roberts - ★ ★ ★

5.10 - Name That Car
Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton - ★ ★

10.1 - Shorter Days
Short Stories for Long Rainy Days: Simple Tales of Life and Loveby Katherine Anne Douglas - ★

10.3 - Freedom!
Hope's Folly by Linnea Sinclair (rebel fighters against the Empire) - ★ ★ ★ (GR author)

10.6 – In the Pink
Date Me, Baby, One More Time by Stephanie Rowe - ★ ★

10.7 – City Lights
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

10.8 –What a Way to Make a Living
Let Sleeping Vets Lie by James Herriot - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

10.9 – Under the Covers
Watchmen (Time Magazine's Top 10 Graphic Novels list on Flashlight Worthy) - ★ ★

10.10 – Group Hug
My Immortal by Erin McCarthy (Group: Good Friends & Good Books) - ★ (GR author)

15.2 – Recommended Books
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – my favorite book on the list is Speaker for the Dead - ★ ★ ★

20.2 - Karen GHHS’s Task (Rookie on Top) – Music Tells the Story
C. Beauty & the Beast - Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros (retelling) - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

20.5 - Liz Vegas’s Task (Bigger is Better) - OPRAH'S ON!
Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold By Terry Brooks (published 1986) - ★ ★ ★ (GR author)

20.6 - LDB’s Task (Seasoned Reader) - SEEING YOURSELF IN A TITLE
Dangerous Lover by Lisa Marie Rice – last name = Soule - ★ ★ ★

25.2 - Leigh Ann's task - AS HER DEBUT...
A. The Captain of All Pleasures by Kresley Cole - ★ ★ ★ ★
AND
B. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa - ★ ★ ★ (GR author)

30.1- pjreads's task as suggested by Jen B: IT'S IN THE CARDS
I drew the King of Clubs and the 9 of Diamonds
A. King of Clubs – Blameless by Gail Carriger - ★ ★ ★ ★ (GR author)
B. 9 of Diamonds – Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon (USA Today's Top 150 Bestsellers - November 12-December 3, 2009) - ★ ★ (Non-edited-for-content re-release published 2009)

30.4 - Cheryl TX's task: MYSTERIES AND ANIMALS
A. Code Name: Princess by Christine Skye - ★ ★ ★
B. Dragons Prefer Blondes by Candace Havens - ★ ★

30.5 - Ms. Anderson and Tanja's Task: LIFE LESSONS
I rolled a 2 & a 4 -
2.Some Like It Wild by Teresa Mederios (“like” is on the misspelled words list) - ★ ★ ★
4. An Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair – I enjoyed this book, but I wouldn’t give it 5 stars (or 4.5 as it was rated in September). Games of Command by the same author was better. - ★ ★ ★ (GR author)

30.7 - Donna Jo's task as suggested by Meghan: Good Spirits
A. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson (published 1938) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
AND
B. Wet & Wild by Sandra Hill - ★ ★ ★ ★

Points this post: 300 pts.
Total Points: 455 pts.
Goodreads authors: 6
Linnea Sinclair – 10.3 – Hope’s Folly & 30.7B – An Accidental Goddess
Erin McCarthy – 10.10 – My Immortal
Terry Brooks – 20.5 – Magic Kingdom for Sale – Sold!
Julie Kagawa – 25.2B – The Iron King
Gail Carriger – 3.1A – Blameless
Total Goodreads authors: 7

[Wendy]

wendyma

10.6 IN THE PINK-- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a pink cover. Helpful Posting Information: Include the link to the book cover when you post.
The Penguin Book of Women’s Humor by Barreca
http://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/6...
10 points
840 total

[Jennifer N.]

5.8 - Freedom to Read
1984 by George Orwell

Total Points To Date: 760

[Bluemoon]

50.1 - SEMPER FI

I rolled 621.

6 - FICTIONAL WAR - Mockingjay (3*)
2 - SAILOR - The Southern Seahawk (2*)
1 - DANGER - A Dangerous Love (3*)

This brings me to 575 points.

[Brenda]

Brenda WI

15.9 Coin Collector - I got 1 DO It and 1 Hell with it so I needed books to total 500 pages or more.Nineteen Minutes 455 pages and Skateboard Save: A Jake Maddox Sports Story 72pgs and Board Rebel 72 pgs.

30.6 Exploration and High Adventure
A. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

B. Sign-Talker: The Adventure of George
Drouillard on the Lewis and Clark Expedition

15.7 Mystery The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

20.3 Femnist Literature - Ain't I a Woman! A Book of Women's Poetry from Around the World

10.9 - Catching Fire

30.3 Two Choice books Sex, Lies & Spinnakers and Peppermints in the Parlor

120 points + 60 previous = 180 total

[Jennifer N.]

5.10- Name That Car
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Total Points To Date: 765

[Rachel]

RACHEL CA—Total points, 275 (points since last post, 25)

5.01 FALL COLORS
The Orange Fairy Book, by Andrew Lang

20.01 BOOKMARKS MAGAZINE
Work Song, by Ivan Doig
(from the sep-oct 2010 issue)

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

30.3 - Dlmrose's task: SHIPWRECKED!

I read Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel. While this contained quite a bit of possibly useful information, I'm not sure I'd remember it - so it would be good to find this there on the island. I think I'll remember how to stop a runaway camel, though, if that bit of info should be needed.....

I also read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. If I read it enough times, maybe the ending will change.................

Total points: 510

[Pinky_rocks]

pinky_rocks

15.7 Solve the Mystery
I chose B and read Fatal Voyage

20.8 Pirate Talk
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

[Ceinwin]

15.1 - NEW HORIZONS

I picked from the shelve : biography

Oscar Wilde by Salvat Schif d

Task points : 15

Total Points: 200
Total Tasks Complete: 13
Total Tasks in Progress:1
Total Books Read: 17
Total Big Book Tickets 500+(7), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Total Goodreads Authors 1

[Alice]

Alice G

I'd like to move a book please from my post number 2247.

The original was:

Task: 30.5 Life Lessons

Dice 1 Number: 4
Dice 2 Number: 4

4: Don't eat Yellow Snow: Read a highly rated book (4.1+ average rating)

Book 1: Moab Is My Washpot average rating 4.12
Book 2:Alone in Berlin average rating 4.13

I enjoyed both of these books and gave Moab is my Washpot 5 stars and Alone in Berlin 4 stars.

Big Book Ticket: Alone in Berlin has 615 pages

Total Points: 310

Please can I now use Room (which has an average rating of 4.11)instead of Alone in Berlin.

I then want to claim Alone in Berlin for Task number 10.7 - City Lights.

This will add 10 points to my previous total.

Total Points: 320

Goodread Author Ticket: Emma Donoghue (author of Room is a Goodreads author)

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
15.7 Solve the Mystery - The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

20.1 Bookmarks Magazine - Solar by Ian McEwan
20.6 Seeing Yourself in the Title - The Devil's Acre by Matthew Plampin
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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[Diane]

Readerboard Name: Diane

20.3 El’s Task (Best Review Contest) – Feminist Literature - Read a book of feminist literature:

The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler.

Total Points: 530/890
Tasks Completed: 30/53
Tasks in Progress: 5
Books Read: 42/71
GoodReads Authors: 3 (Garth Stein, Laila Lalami, Tatiana de Rosnay)
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)

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[southpaw285]

Completed Task #5.3 - Thanksgiving

C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton

Task Points: 5
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Total Challenge Points as of 11/15/10 = 375

[Marie]

For 25.3 - Sandy’s Task As Suggested by Katy: Daylight Savings, I read :
- Arthur and George by Julian Barnes (A - historical fiction novel)
- L'Education d'une fée by Didier van Cauwelaert (C - short book : 222 pages)

For 5.2 - The Play Must Go On, I saw The 39 steps by John Buchan and Alfred Hitchcock (link to the french version of the play)

And also, I'm removing my task for 5.1 - Fall Colors, I misread the challenge and thought it was about the color of the book... So I used the book for :
20.6 LDB’s Task (Seasoned Reader) - Seeing Yourself in a Title - Mieses Karma by David Safier (my name is Marie)

Books read: 12
Challenges accomplished: 11
Points : 160

[Wendy UK]

15.10 - Second Chances


A. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson *Big Book* 569 pages

This book fits task 15.2 - Recommended Books. I read the first of the trilogy for that task and the second is also on the recomended list. I'm hoping to fit the third one into the next challenge!


B. Alice I Have Been: A Novel by Melanie Benjamin

This was not selected for the Recent TBR category.


Total points to date 630

[Stesse]

Stesse

10.3 FREEDOM!
David Ebershoff's The 19th Wife (514 pages)
This book kept me in its thrall through 3 flights and 2 business trips. It carefully wove history and modern events into a fictional tale. I really enjoyed it.
This is a Big Book, and David Ebershoff is a GoodReads Author.

10.9 UNDER THE COVERS-
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve from “The Best Children's Fantasy for Adults” (384 pages)
It was definitely flashlight worthy! In fact, I liked it so much I had to read the sequel right away!

20.6 LDB’s Task (Seasoned Reader) - Seeing Yourself in a Title
The Recessionistas by Alexandra Lebenthal (307 pages)
The REcESSionisTas = “Tesse R”

20.9 Lindsey KY’s Task (Lucky Me) – Babies!
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore (387 pages)
Not sure Lindsey KY intended her task to have a subject baby being “Death” – but it was another great Christopher Moore book!

50.1 Emily ID’s task: Semper Fi
A. If your first die is 5, Read a book about the Crusades ex. The Knight Templar
B. If your second die is 1, Read a book where a general is a main character (if it’s not obvious from the book description, please tell us about the character) ex. Gods and Generals
*The books for dice 1 and 2 ARE military themed, or at least feature military personnel as main characters.
C. If your third die is 6, Read a book you haven’t read before with the word ‘Honor(able)’ in the title ex. True Honor

I rolled a 5, a 1, and a 6.

A.5. Crusades: The Jester by James Patterson (457 pages) (Innkeeper turned Crusader turned Jester then leads a peasant revolt…) James Patterson is a GoodReads Author.

B.1. General: An Artist in Treason by Andro Linklater (392 very slow pages) This told the tale of General James Wilkinson, a contemporary spy of Benedict Arnold.

C.6. Honor: Silent Honor by Danielle Steel (353 very quick pages)

Points this Post: 110
Tasks Completed this Post: 5
Books Read this Post: 7
Pages Read this Post: 2794

Total Points: 540
Total Tasks Completed: 33
Total Books Read: 42
Total Pages Read: 15494
Total GoodReads Authors: 15
Total Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)

[Tani]

5.6 - She's a Beauty


Saving Ceecee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman

Beth Hoffman is a Goodreads author.

10.7 - City Lights

City of Thieves by David Benioff

Points this post: 15
Total Points: 185
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 15
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)

[Janice]

Janice CA

25.3 Daylight Savings.....

Option A: Nonfiction, before I was born:

The Times We Had: Life with William Randolph Hearst by Marion Davies
3 stars

When I recently visited Hearst Castle, I fell in love with the Romanesque swimming pool. It's the place I dream of being when I'm stuck in a line or listening to a boring lecture. I wanted to learn what it was like to live in this awe inspiring place.
Fun read with lots of old Hollywood gossip.

Option C: Short Book: 176 pages

Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl
4 stars

Enchanting read.

+25
total: 190
tasks: 12
books: 14
GR Authors: 2

[[deleted user]]

Readerboard Name: Gina NY

Task 5.4 I'm glad my mother didn't name me


Tha main character's name is Penelope.

Total Points: 540 Points

[Bridgit]

Another update!

15.1 - New Horizons: Ender's Shadow - I chose the War category

20.2 - Music tells the Story - Cleopatra: A Life This was based on AIDA

20.4 - Plot Line Thickens - Sunset Bay - Am I the only one who loves when a couple that starts out engaged or dating in the beginning of a book breaks up because a long lost love resurfaces???

Total: 525 Points

[Jayalalita]

30.1 - IT'S IN THE CARDS

I drew the King of Spades and the Queen of Hearts.

King of Spades: The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse. Published 1938, and takes place in England.

Queen of Hearts: The Dead Travel Fast by Deanna Raybourn. Published 2010, and written by a lady.


Points for this task: 30
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 13
Pages Read: 4205

[Kate]

Kate C.

Finished 15.8 - Is That an Eye Underneath That Nose?

The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd

Total Points: 235

[BJ Rose]

BJ Rose

2 new tasks

#10.5 The First Estate - Sr. Regina is a Benedictine nun
Then Came Heaven by LaVyrle Spencer

#25.1 Wendy MA's Task: Read two books that are 9th, 10th, 11th in series
Loyalty in Death #9 by J.D. Robb *336 oages
Witness in Death #10 by J.D. Robb *336 pages

Total Points = 795

Tasks Completed = 47
Total Pages = 22,069
GoodReads Authors = 14
Bib Books = 500+ (4)

[Karen Michele]

15.5 – LITERATURE MAP

I chose Lisa McMann as the author for the map. I read her book Gone during the summer challenge. I had read lots of the authors on the map already, so it was a good map for me. I had wanted to read:

Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles Goodreads Author

in the summer challenge, but didn't get to it, so that was my choice for this one. I loved it!

Task Points: 15
Goodreads Author: 1

15.7 – SOLVE THE MYSTERY

A. Classics Library List

Candide by Voltaire

Task Points: 15

30.5 – LIFE LESSONS

Roll: 3 & 4

3. Mind Your P’s and Q’s: Read a book where the author has a P or Q in his or her name:

This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer

4. Don’t Eat Yellow Snow: Ignore the hype and judge for yourself! Read a highly rated book (4.1+ average rating) and if you would like, tell us whether or not you liked the book.

I loved this one - top notch fantasy!

The Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan Goodreads Author

Task Points: 30
Goodreads Author: 1

Total this Post: 60
Goodreads Authors this Post: 2
Grand Total: 460

[Tracyj]

15.9 Coin Collector - My coin flip resulted in 1 - Do It and 1- The Hell with it. I read The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall which is 602 pages long.

20.9 - Babies - I read Mini Shopaholic
by Sophie Kinsella where a child of just under two is central to the story.

Tasks completed - 11
Books Read - 14
Previously had 180pts - add 35
Total Points - 215