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FALL CHALLENGE 2010
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Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
10.6 In the PinkLysistrata by Aristophanes
Here's the cover:
Total pages in book(s): 128
Total Challenges Completed: 2
Total Books Read: 2
Total Pages Read: 208
Total Points: 15
10.5 THE FIRST ESTATEConfessions of a Pagan Nun by Kate Horsley
Task points - 10
Total points - 50
Carly10.6 In the Pink
I read Confessions of a Teen Sleuth: A Parody
by Chelsea Cain.Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 4
Tasks in Progress: 1
Books Read: 4
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Pages Read: 1160
CoralieTask 30.5 Life Lessons
4. Don’t eat the yellow snow – Book with 4.10+ rating Harpist in the Wind
6. The most important sex organ is the brain
I don’t know much about local history so I read The View from Docker’s Hill by J. M. McMillan
Total points 110
5.9 - Comfort ReadThe Daring Game by Kit Pearson
I had read this book probably about 18 years ago and for some reason this book has stuck with me. I had read portions of the book throughout the years, but hadn't read the book cover to cover for that long. Definitely still one of my favourites and definitely a comfort read.
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 20
Total Tasks: 2
Total Books: 2
Total Pages: 603
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
15.3 - Continental DivideI drew Africa and read:
A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson
It's a delightful, gently humorous, novel; set in Nairobi, Kenya.
Total points to date: 55
Elizabeth NC20.10 Group Read Mockingjay and I posted in the thread #46
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
Challenges Completed: 1
Pages Read: 390
Shannon South AfricaTask 15.2 Recommended Books
by Mary Ann Shaffer
Points: 15
Task 20.1 Bookmark Magazine
by Mark Mills
(Issue May/June 2010)
Points: 20
Total points: 35
Task 15.9 coin collector 1 Do It! and 1 The Hell With It! read a book of 500 pages 1
Total Challenges Completed: 1
Total Books Read: 1
Total Pages Read: 699
Big Book 500 + pages
20.10-B-Group Read, Mockingjay I posted in the group discussion, I think I'm message #54.Total Tasks Completed:2
Total Books Read:2
# of Pages in Current Book:390
Total Pages Read: 522
Points for this task:20
Total Points:25
Completed tasks:10.5 - Book centering around a religious figure
Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez
Unfortunately, I didn't like this one any better than I liked One Hundred Years of Solitude *sigh.* But at least it was short and now it's off my bookshelves ;o).
15.1 - New Horizons
I picked Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel from the Graphic Novel shelf.
This was the first graphic novel I'd ever read and I really enjoyed it. While I don't see graphic novels becoming my main reading source, I have added several others on my To Read or Reminder shelves.
Total Points: 25/890
Tasks Completed: 3/53
Tasks in Progress: 30.7
Books Read: 5
Books by Goodreads authors:
Big Books: 0 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
MG10.9 UNDER THE COVERS
Blankets by Craig Thompson found in http://www.flashlightworthybooks.com/.... And yes, it was definitely “flashlight worthy.” Had trouble putting it down.
582 pages **Big Book Read**
20.10 Group Reads
Mockingjay, message #52 in discussion board
Points These Tasks: 30
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 5
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Pages Read: 1990
Nicoletta 10.5 - The First Estate (Book with a religious main character)
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Father - Reverend Herbert Sullivan
Points for this task: 10
Total Points: 10
Total Tasks: 1
Total Books: 1
Total Pages: 224
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Sue T15.5 Literature Map - I entered Nora Roberts and one of the Choices was Mary Higgins Clark.
I'll Be Seeing You
I think it's a pretty good match. The romance element wasn't as strong in this book as in any of the Roberts' books I've every read that would probably be classified as romantic thrillers. This one I would call a thriller with a hint of romance. I liked it well enough to read more of Clark's work.
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Emily ID (repost)10.1 SHORTER DAYS- Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way
20.10 Group Reads – Mockingjay
Total completed: 2
Total points: 30
Total books: 2
Total pages: 622
Jennifer TN20.4 Mrs. Soule’s Task-The Plot Line Thickens
My favorite movie scenario is in a classic romance when at the end of the movie the guy or girl leaves and just as the one left thinks it's over and how will I go on with my life, the partner comes back unexpectantly and says I Love you and they kiss and live happily ever after!
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella shares the same ending.
Total Points 40
**Having issues with add book today***5.2 Play Must Go On: Tartuffe by Moliere
15.8 Artist: Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos by Donna Andrews : She is a blacksmith who creates various type of items including sculptures and a wrought iron flamingos (which sound pretty cool actually)
30.1 In the Cards: The Prince by Machiavelli (Published 1563) and A Journal of a Plague Year by Daniel Defoe (Published 1722) : I drew a 3 of spades (classic published in odd years) and a 4 of spades (classic published in even year)
Total Points 65/890
Tasks Completed 4/53
Books Read 5/69
Total Pages 1170
Total Big Book Tickets 0
Total Goodreads Authors 0
LIZZIE JANE 5.8 - Freedom to Read
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (4*)
Banned in China in 1931 b/c there were talking animals, & it put animals on the same level as humans.
Tasks: 3
Books: 3
Goodreads authors: 0
Pages: 1,241
TOTAL POINTS: 35
10.4 LEAVING CIVILIZATION BEHIND – The Road20.9 Lindsey KY’s Task (Lucky Me) – BABIES! - Where the Heart Is
Total Points: 85/870
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
Books by Goodreads authors: 0
Big Books: 0 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
EllenCATask 10.1 Shorter Days (Short stories)
Ghosts of Chicago by Goodreads Author John McNally
Total Points to date: 10
Erin MN20.7 Erin NY’s Task (Shorter is Sweeter) – The Melting Pot
Elizabeth Street: A novel based on true events - Laurie Fabiano
Total Points = 30
20.6 LDB’s Task (Seasoned Reader) - SEEING YOURSELF IN A TITLE Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
For this challenge I used my first name Eliza
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
Total Challenges Completed: 1
Total Books Read: 1
Total Points: 20
Jennifer OH10.1 SHORTER DAYS – Read a book of short stories, novellas, or essays. The book may be by a single author or an anthology. Ex. Selected Stories of O. Henry, Essays of E. B. White, Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Many Bloody Returns edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner
Challenges Completed: 1
Total Books Read: 1
Total Points: 10
30.7 - Good SpiritsA. Reuben Sachs By Amy Levy First published 1888 - long before I was born!
B. Jottings: Flights of Fancy from Liz Smith by Elizabeth "Liz" Smith
Total points to date: 85
JESSICA BPV5.4 - I'm Glad My Mother Didn't Name Me...
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
I'm happy my name is not Sookie...!
15.8 - IS THAT AN EYE UNDERNEATH THAT NOSE?
My Name Is Red by PAMUK ORHAN
About artists in the 16th century Istambul..
Total to date: 25
15.9 - Coin Collector! (I got 2 Do It! coins) Read 300 pagesWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
(406 pages)
Points for this task: 15
Total points: 15
20.6 LDB’s Task (Seasoned Reader) - Seeing yourself in a title- From Lambton to Longbourn: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds.Penelope- From Lambton to Longbourn: A Pride & Prejudice Variation
Points: 95/890
Books Read: 6/66
Good Read Authours: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Task: 15.8 (Is that an eye...?)Read: The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr
Previous Points: 0
Current Points: 15
15.9 Coin Collectorrolled 2 Do It. Read The Scent of Shadows by Vicki Pettersson. A very interesting urban fantasy type book. 464 pages.
points 15
total points 45
Task 15.7 Solve the Mystery - I chose (C) and read Middlemarch by George Eliot.I would like to claim 750pg big book tickets, my copy of this book was 912 pgs.
Total Points: 15
Total Books: 1
Task 15.6 One Hit WondersJarhead by Anthony Swofford
This is the only non-fiction book Swofford has published.
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 35 Points
Emily ID5.1 - Fall Colors: The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
5.2 The Play Must Go On: Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, 80 pages. This is one of my favorite stories, so I absolutely loved reading it for myself instead of seeing it.
5.4 - I'm Glad My Mother Didn't Name Me: Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer
5.6 - She's a Beauty: LEGACY by Cayla Kluver
Total completed: 6
Total points: 50
Total books: 6
Total pages: 2000
NICOLE VA25.3 Daylight Savings
I chose to do parts B&C.
Part B: Read a book featuring time travel. I read When You Reach Me.
Part C: Read a short books (100-300 pgs). I readRadiance by GoodReads Author Alyson Noel, which is 183 pgs.
Total= 85 pts
Emily ID5.5 - Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (Park is my reference to baseball here)
5.9 - Comfort Read: The Hunt for Dark Infinity by James Dashner. He's quickly become one of my favorite authors, and I love anything/everything he's done. To pick up one of his books is a real treat, especially during school!
Total completed: 8
Total points: 60
Total books: 8
Total pages: 2944
Task 20.8: Pirate Talk
To Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning
Points this task = 20
Tasks completed = 5
Total challenge points = 60
Emily ID10.3 - FREEDOM!: Fatal Alliance by Sean Williams. Since Jedi Knights were listed as allowed, I'm using this book for this task. The earliest Jedi Knights are fighting to keep a revolutionary new weapon/technology out of the hands of the original Empire, who would surely use it to control the galaxy.
20.8 - Pirate Talk: Warrior Princess by Frewin Jones
Total completed: 10
Total points: 90
Total books: 10
Total pages: 3728
PAIGE5.9 - Comfort Read
I read The Iron Daughter. The young adult genre is like a guilty pleasure (and sometimes not so guilty!) so it's perfect for a comfort read. This book totally delivered, I read it curled under a blanket until the early hours of the morning :D
10.4 LEAVING CIVILIZATION BEHIND
I read Winter's Passage, which takes place almost entirely out of doors as the characters are traveling.
Points this task: 15
Previous points: 10 [? I just answered a question in the "Completed Tasks Posts with ?s/ Problems" thread]
Total points: To be decided?
Michelle WI25.1 And the Story Continues -
Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
and
Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich
The books are number 10 and 11 in the Stephanie Plum series
Points this task: 25
Total points: 40
Let's try this again. A server error made my last post disappear into cyberspace...DIANE
10.9 UNDER THE COVERS - From the list "New Jersey, One Book at a Time" -
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich.
Definitely flashlight worthy...
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 5
Tasks in Progress: 4
Books Read: 7
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
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5.4 The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
I sooo would not want to be named Philippa5.6 Th Last Station by Jay Parini
I love the winter scene
10.2 We Need a DrinkMake Lemonade
20.7 Melting Pot
Esperanza Rising
30.4 Animals and Mysteries
Sam The Cat: Detective and Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
Two books of noir-y goodness!
Total: 60 + 100 (from earlier) = 160 points
10.1 - Short stories - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros10.8 - Work memoir - Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl
15.6 - One hit wonders - The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham. Only nonfiction by him -- and a horrifying story!!
Total Points: 35
DIANE 10.1 SHORTER DAYS – Read a book of short stories, novellas, or essays:
Night Frights Collection by J.B. Stamper.
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 6
Tasks in Progress: 4
Books Read: 8
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
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Kate.x.15.7 Solve the Mystery - Someone broke in and knocked the poor librarian over!! I read The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle, listed as number three in the best crime books, which I completely agree with, a great book. I loved it.
Total Points = 30
Liz Vegas20.4 The Plot Thickens
Requiem for a Dream- Hubert Selby Jr.
I love watching gritty drug movies.
Total Challenge points: 30
5.5 Take Me out to the BallgameBlockade Billy by Stephen King.
It's about a baseball player and his team.
Total points: 20
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