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FALL CHALLENGE 2010
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Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
Task 50.1 Veterans' dayA: 3, WW2 Double Cross Blind by Joel Ross
B: 6, Marine Marine One by James W. Huston
The main character is a former active-duty Marine, the key character that provides final information to solve the case is a former Marine, and the book includes several active duty military Marines.
C: 6, Honor Satisfying Lonergan's Honor by Maureen Child
**James Huston is a GR author.
Total Points: 860
15.2 - RECOMMENDED BOOKSI recommended In the Night Garden and read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
30.5 - Ms. Anderson and Tanja's Task: LIFE LESSONS
I rolled a 1 and a 3. For 1, I read Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George, which has a number of trolls in it, as well as other many other mythical creatures.
For 3, I read The Favored Child by Philippa Gregory. Plenty of P's in Philippa.
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 225
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 16
Pages Read: 5468
Michelle WI5.9 Comfort Read
Relentless by Dean Koontz - 3 stars
Koontz was one of the first authors that I got into during high school, and despite the fact that I mostly now consider his work just "ok", I still read everything that he writes. Reading is books is comforting to me because it reminds me of when I really started reading just for the love of reading!
Points This Task 5
Total Points 355
DIANE10.3 FREEDOM!: Read a book related to any “emancipation” movement: Animal Farm by George Orwell.
15.7 - SOLVE THE MYSTERY
Choose one book based on your solution to the mystery.
B) Someone broke in, knocked her over and ran out the open door when they heard you come in. - Read a book from Best Crime and Mystery Books - To the Nines by Janet Evanovich.
Total Points: 635/890
Tasks Completed: 38/53
Tasks in Progress: 4
Books Read: 50/71
GoodReads Authors: 4 (Garth Stein, Laila Lalami, Tatiana de Rosnay, Cathleen Schine)
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
Amy W.20.8 Pirate Talk
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert.
Total Points This Post: 20
Total Points in Challenge: 290
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+(2); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
TERRI DC15.7 - SOLVE THE MYSTERY
Choose one book based on your solution to the mystery.
Libby Librarian was lying on the floor unconscious. There was a ladder across from her, an open door across the room and a very heavy book lying next to her. What happened?
A) She fell off the ladder reaching for the classic leather bound books on the top shelf - Read a book from the Classics Library List
OR from Modern Classics
Dracula - Bram Stoker
TERRI DC10.6 IN THE PINK-- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a pink cover. The book cover should appear at least half pink. Helpful Posting Information: Include the link to the book cover when you post.
The Cinderella Deal - Jennifer Crusie
30.1 - IT'S IN THE CARDS - I drew a Jack of Spades and 3 of Hearts.Jack of Spades - Written by a man before 1960 - War of the Worlds first published in 1897 (2*).
3 of Hearts - Published odd year after Jan 1, 2000 - The White Queen published in 2009 (4*).
This will bring me to 685 points.
Readerboard Name= Lindy-Lane My Goal Reading Points: 150
Points for this Task: 15
Total Points to Date: 150
Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Read: 10
Total Pages Read: 3,111
I finished Task 15.9.. Coin Collector:
I got 1 Do It (heads) and 1 The Hell With it (tails) so I read a book that totaled 500+ pages. That book was:
The Faraday Girls by Monica McInerney; total pages for this book were 549; finished 11.27 Finishing this task put me at my personal finishing goal of achieving 150 points.
I'm moving a book.For 5.9 I'm not using Inner Harbor (points already claimed).
New Task 30.3 Shipwrecked
The Search (moved from 5.9) and Murder in the CIA because I always need a couple of mysteries of one kind or another around.
This is probably my last task of the challenge.
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 690
Tasks Completed: 43
Books Read: 55
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (2), 1000+ (0)
10.7 CITY LIGHTSSunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
+10 Task Points
20.4 The Plot Line Thickens:
I like movies with a good detective solving a crime. I especially like it if the main violence is just the crime and the rest of the story is mainly the detective work.
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
+20 Task Points
30.3 SHIPWRECKED!
I chose one book to remind me that there are worse problems in the world:
Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan by John Bul Dau Goodreads Author
And another book to keep me in touch with the possibilities that might come my way while shipwrecked:
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
+30 Task Points
Task Total This Post: 60 Points
Grand Total: 600
Kelly G. 15.4 - FALL EQUINOX
Read two books that have the same number of characters in their titles.
Read: PLUM LOVIN by Janet Evanovich and PLUM LUCKY by Janet Evanovich. Both have nine characters in their title.
Task Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 10
Total Points: 215
Books Read: 15
Big Ticket Books: 500+(2) 750+(1) 1000+(1)
20.7 Immigrant Experience in the USI read "Shanghai Girls" by Lisa See (GoodReads Author).
Total Points: 280
Total Tasks: 17
Total Pages: 9184
Total Books Read: 24
Total GoodReads Authors: 7
1 over 500 page book
10.3 Freedom!: Read a book related to any “emancipation” movementTrickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce (a GR author).
This selection was approved by the task creator.
20.2 Music Tells the Story: Choose your favorite musical or opera or one set in a time or place that interests you, then select a book or books from these options to reach a minimum of 300 pages...
I selected Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog as the musical to use for this task. (Choosing a favorite musical is almost as bad as choosing a favorite book.) Because the musical deals with caped crusaders and villains, I read at least 300 pages of superhero comics:
The OMAC Project (256 pages) and Villains United (144 pages).
These selections were also approved by the task creator.
Total Points: 335
Total Tasks: 17
Total Books: 25
Goodreads Author: 7 (latest addition is Tamora Pierce)
Big Book 500+: 2
Big Book 750+: 2
Big Book 1000+: 0
ERIN C.15.1 New Horizons
I chose a book from the "Humor" shelf...I would possibly read one from this shelf, but only if it was a comedian I really, really enjoyed!
I Am America by Stephen Colbert
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 475
Tasks Completed: 36
Books Read: 43
Pages Read: 15,336
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(5), 750+(2), 1000+(0)
15.2 Recommended BooksI read "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein (GoodRead Author)
My favorite book that I voted on was "Cutting For Stone" by Abraham Verghese
Total Points: 295
Total Tasks: 18
Total Pages: 9184
Total Books Read: 25
Total GoodReads Authors: 8
1 over 500 page book
10.1 Shorter DaysI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
30.3 Shipwrecked!
I read Guards! Guards! and Sourcery, both by Terry Pratchett. I've been obsessed with the Discworld series lately and would love to find these two on a desert island - they have great re-read potential!
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 11
Pages Read: 4231
Task 5.4: I'm glad my mother didn't name me...The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy.
Who in god's name would want to be named, "Gretel"?
Task points 5
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Task 5.6: She's a Beauty! Book with a beautiful cover.
Sarah's Key - I just really think the cover is neat:
Task points 5
The author is a Goodreads Author
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Task 10.9: Under the covers - Book from the Flashlight Worthy web site.
I chose the list "Beach reads about Friends Fatales" (http://www.flashlightworthybooks.com/...), and read The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton. (And yes, I very much thought it was flashlight-worthy! Just the kind of book I was in the mood for at the time!)
Task points: 10
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Task 10.10: Group Hug. Read a book another group is reading.
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Group selection by Next Best Book Group, Novel Ideas and Bookshelf Bitches.
Task points: 10
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Task 20.1: Featured in Bookmarks magazine.
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann. Featured in Issue #42, September-October 2009.
Task points: 20
Author is a Goodreads author
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Task 20.2: Music tells the story - Books w/ associated musical.
Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener. Musical: South Pacific.
Task points: 20
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Task 25.3: Daylight Savings.
Option A: Set before you were born:
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez (set in 1930 - 1960, I was born in 1961)
Option B: Time travel:
Kindred, by Octavia Butler
Task points: 25
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Task 50.1: Semper Fi. Rolled three dice:
Die 1: 3. Read a WWI book.
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Die 2: 4. Read a book about the military or law enforcement agency OTHER THAN the United States.
Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory, by Ben McIntyre (featured British armed services and intelligence services)
Die 3: Book with Danger(ous) in the title.
The Dangerous Summer, by Ernest Hemingway.
Task points: 50
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Total challenge points to date: 215
Big Books: 1
Goodreads Authors: 2
CHRISTINE USTask 30.3 Exploration
book 1: The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon b David Grann
book 2: Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story by Sue Monk Kidd
Total points: 890
DONE!!!
(thank goodness for a long holiday weekend with nothing else to do but read:))
congrats Christine! Can't wait to see your challenge
Congrats Christine! I'm impressed with everyone that finishes. I don't think I'll ever come close. Look forward to your challenge.
Readerboard Name: Christy T10.8 What a Way to Make a Living - Read a work memoir
Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the U.S. Foreign Service
15.1 New Horizons - pick a book from a shelf that involves a genre or subject matter that is outside or on the edge of your comfort zone
Shelf: Non-Fiction
Inside a U.S. Embassy: How the Foreign Service Works for America
Previous Points: 30
Points these tasks:25
Tasks Completed: 5
Books read: 6
Books by Goodreads authors: 3
Total Points: 55
Readerboard Name: Christy T10.4 Leaving Civilization Behind - Read a book where a large part of the story takes place in a natural setting
The Nymph King
15.3 Continental Divide - For the continent listed first in your random list, read a fiction OR non-fiction book set any place on that continent
Continent: Europe
Book: Russian Winter by Goodreads Author Daphne Kalotay
15.5 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.
Entered: Lora Leigh
Returned: Gina Showalter
Read: The Darkest Whisper
20.4 Mrs. Soule’s Task (Author! Author!) - The Plot Line Thickens - Choose your favorite movie scenario then read a book with a similar plot line.
Heist Society
25.4 - Lisa MD's Task: Stay Tuned For Your Regularly Scheduled Program - rolled 5+2 = 7
Any Seven - You may read a book with a black/white/grey cover, AND a book with three or more colors on the cover.
Cowgirl Up and Ride
Master of Fire
Previous Points: 55
Points these tasks: 85
Tasks Completed: 10
Books read: 12
Books by Goodreads authors: 4
Total Points: 140
Congratulations, Christine US. Glad you were able to finish.
Readerboard Name: Christy T30.1- pjreads's task as suggested by Jen B: IT'S IN THE CARDS - use the random card generator to narrow down your TWO books for this task
6 clubs (even year, goodreads author)
Read Minx by goodreads author Julia Quinn
queen of diamonds - woman author bestseller
Read: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
New York Times Bestseller
USA Today Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller
Previous Points: 140
Points these tasks: 30
Tasks Completed: 11
Books read: 14
Books by Goodreads authors: 5
Total Points: 170
Readerboard Name: LeoraTask: 15-5 Literature Map I typed in Jane Austen and got Agatha Christie. Since I haven't read any of her stuff (shocking I know!) I read:
The Mysterious Affair at Styles I CAN'T WAIT til Wednesday to see what other of her books I can read for the winter challenge!
Total points: 425
I am in the middle of 2 more books that I hope to complete before the challenge ends on Tuesday but in case that doesn't happen, this is what I've finished since my last update.10.2 - we need a drink
Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off by Cara North (Goodreads author)
Guilty!
Wait, what? ;)~
So yeah, in spite of the super awesome title, I just wasn't crazy about this one.
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15.1 - new horizons
The Stand by Stephen King
I selected this book from the 'horror' shelf. I have an obnoxiously overactive imagination so usually avoid this genre. I liked this book more than the only other book from King I've read but unfortunately I think that maybe he is not for me.
Big book - 1,344 pages
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15.8 - is that an eye underneath that nose?
Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
One of the two main characters is a painter who does portraits of kids and pets and also paints murals.
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30.3 - shipwrecked!
Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads author)
Venetia by Georgette Heyer
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Points Claiming: 70
Total Points: 535
Goodreads authors: 11+2=13 (adding Cara North & Alexander McCall Smith)
Big Book: 1,344 pages = 3 tickets
Jen UT15.4 Fall Equinox
Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins 343 pages
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards 432 pages
Both books have 25 characters in the title.
Total Points: 90
Total Books: 9
Total Tasks: 6
Diane30.1- pjreads's task as suggested by Jen B: IT'S IN THE CARDS
I rolled an Ace of Spades (ACE: Your book must be the first in a series, Spades: Your book must be a classic (published in 1960 or earlier) - Beau Geste by Percival Christopher Wren. It is the first of the Good Gestes series and was first published in 1924).
AND
I rolled an 8 of Hearts (EVEN NUMBER: Your book must have been published in a year ending in an EVEN number), HEART: (Your book must have been published since Jan 1, 2000) - April Fool's Day by Josip Novakovich (First published in 2004).
Total Points: 665/890
Tasks Completed: 39/53
Tasks in Progress: 3
Books Read: 51/71
GoodReads Authors: 4 (Garth Stein, Laila Lalami, Tatiana de Rosnay, Cathleen Schine)
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
5.3 THANKSGIVINGCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is a GoodReads Author so I'd like to claim a ticket.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 12
Pages Read: 4437
Christine US wrote: "CHRISTINE USTask 30.3 Exploration
book 1: The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon b David Grann
book 2: [book:Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Dau..."
Congrats Christine US!
25.2 Leigh Ann's Task-As Her Debut...A.
by Cassandra Clare ***GR Author*** (debuted 2005)B.
by Kira Morgan (debuted 2010)Points this post: 25
Total Points: 155
Books Read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 2 (Kelly Creagh, Cassandra Clare)
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1) 750+() 1000+()
STACIE MITask 15.3 - Continental Divide
The continent that was first on my list was Africa, so I read Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie.
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 495
Tasks Completed: 37
Books read: 43
Pages read: 11522
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Two more tasks down, one left to go!!20.8 Nancy’s Task (It’s My Birthday) – Pirate Talk
For this task I read Temptation of the Warrior by Margo Maguire
50.1 Emily ID’s task: Semper Fi
For Book A I rolled a 6: Read a novel about a fictional or fantasy war - I read The Drowning City by Amanda Downum (Goodreads author) which is about a fantasy war.
For Book B I rolled a 3: Read a book with a Special Forces main character - I read Street Game by Christine Feehan. One of the main characters is a Master Gunnery Sergeant in an elite ops group.
For Book C I rolled a 1: Read a book you haven’t read before with the word ‘Danger(ous)’ in the title - I read Charmed and Dangerous by Candace Havens.
Total Points This Post: 70
Total Tasks This Post: 2
Goodreads Authors This Post: 1
Grand Total Points: 860/890
Total Books Read: 69
Tasks Completed: 52/53
Total Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
20.8 Nancy's Task (It's My Birthday)-Pirate Talk
by J.K. RowlingPoints this post: 20
Total Points: 175
Books Read: 14
Goodreads Authors: 2 (Kelly Creagh, Cassandra Clare)
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1) 750+() 1000+()
Amy W5.7 Circle of Life
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
Total Points This Post: 5
Total Points in Challenge: 295
GR Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets: 500+(2); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
30.5 Life Lessonsrolled a 2- Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
The word "for" is on the misspelled words list
rolled a 4-Matilda by Roald Dahl
This book has an average rating of 4.2. I liked it.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 505
Tasks Completed: 26
Total Books: 33
GR Authors: 4 - Helen Simonson, Kathryn Stockett, Sibella Giorello, Tatiana de Rosnay, Lisa See
Big Book: 500+: Little Women
750+: The Passage
Task 5.6 She's a beauty: beautiful bookcover
by P.C. CastTotal points this task 5
Total Points: 315
Tasks Done 19
Books Read: 26
Total Pages 7750
Goodreads authors 7
Big Books: 500 1
750 0
1000 0
And so ends my fall challenge.
15.4 - FALL EQUINOX Read two books that have the same number of characters in their titles. Punctuation marks are characters. Spaces do not count as characters.
I read Alexandria
and Yarn Harlot
total points: 330
books read: 28
total pages: 9016
Mod
I rolled 2 "do it's", so read Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster, 368 pages.
15.10 - SECOND CHANCES
A. I read
The War of the Worlds. That fits 15.3 (since I rolled Europe for that one).
B. I read The Cookbook Collector - nominated but not chosen as a group read.
20.5 Liz Vegas’s Task (Bigger is Better) - Oprah's On!
I read Bimbos of the Death Sun, published in 1987.
25.4 - Lisa MD's Task: Stay Tuned For Your Regularly Scheduled Program
I rolled a 4 and a 5.
A. Paranormal - I read Half Past Dead. Zombies. Not a very strong plot or well written - both novellas in the book appear to have a plot which is basically designed to hold together the very graphic sex scenes.
B. Book with a number in title. I readNo. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The. fun. I had been meaning to read this for a long time, and I enjoyed it.
Total points: 710
DeeDee
10.9 UNDER THE COVERS- A good book is flashlight worthy.
I used the list:
What God Hath Wrought: 6 Great Books About Natural Disasters and Why You Should Read Them
and read:
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America (2009) by Timothy Egan (Hardcover, 352 pages) 5 *'s
440 + 10 = 450
Tasks Completed: 24
Points for this task: 10
Points thus far: 450/890
Books read: 33
Pages Read: 12,041
Read but not claimed: 3
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books:
500 + : 2
750 + : 1
1000 + : 0
Readerboard Name: StacyCT30.6 - Exploration & High Adventure
A.) Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
B.) The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost
Task Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 21
Total Points Earned: 330
Total Books Read: 28
Pages Read: 10071
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+(1)
Readerboard Name: LeoraTask: 30-7 Good Spirits
A. Ethan Frome published in 1911 by Edith Wharton and;
B.
by Norma L. Jarret455 points
Michelle WI15.1 New Horizons
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom - 5 stars
I picked this book from the Historical Fiction bookshelf. While I have read a few books on the list, I tend to shy away from these types of books as most of the ones I have read in this genre have been dry and boring. This shelf is not completely outside of my comfort zone, but definitely on the edge of it. This book was exceptional and I definitely think that I should "rethink" my attitude toward all historical fiction!
Points This Task - 15
Total Points - 370
10.3 - Emancipation Movement - Not Even Past: Barack Obama and the Burden of Race by Thomas Sugrue which was approved in the help thread.20.7 - Immigrant Experience - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz which was really great.
30.8 - Bestsellers -
Fall 2009 - The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan on the Sept 2009 list
Fall 2000 - Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz on the Oct 2000 list
NEW POINT TOTAL: 250
Task 20.9 - Babies!
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer for Toddlers by Tracy Hogg
A reread for my second son at 16mo.
Task points = 20
Challenge total = 550
10.4 LEAVING CIVILIZATION BEHIND Sacajawea: The Story of Bird Woman and the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Joseph Bruchac
+10 Points
15.1 – NEW HORIZONS
Shelf: Humor (I looked for nonfiction humor, specifically)
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
I enjoyed the book and gave it 4 stars. I'm still a fiction reader, but it was a good choice.
+15 Points
Points this Post: 25
Grand Total: 625
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I read a play by August Wilson, who died in October of 2005.
Fences by August Wilson
Total pages in book(s): 101
Total Challenges Completed: 10
Total Books Read: 14
Total Pages Read: 3457
Big Book Tickets: 2
GoodReads Authors: 0
Total Points: 115