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message 851: by ★Meghan★ (last edited Jan 02, 2011 01:46AM) (new)

★Meghan★ (starinheaven) | 815 comments 30.2 Cheryl TX's Task-Alphabetically Speaking
A. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling by J.K. Rowling (870 pgs) ***Big Book***

B. Mine Till Midnight (The Hathaways, #1) by Lisa Kleypas by Lisa Kleypas ***Goodreads Author***


Points for this Task: 30
Total Points: 50
Completed Tasks: 20.3, 30.2
Tasks in Progress: 30.5
Goodreads Authors: 2 (Cassandra Clare, Lisa Kleypas)
Big Books: 500+() 750+(1) 1000+()





message 852: by Literally (new)

Literally Jen (vampsita) 5.1 Short and Sweet
Radiance by Alyson Noel (192 pages)
Alyson Noel is a Goodreads author.

5.2 Singles Awareness Day
Wings by Aprilynne Pike

5.3 Starts With....J!
Just One Wish by Janette Rallison
Janette Rallison is a Goodreads author.

5.7 Happy New Year!
Juliet by Anne Fortier by Anne Fortier (hopefully this is enough red!)

5.8 Here's to a New Beginning
StarCrossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Elizabeth C. Bunce is a Goodreads author.

5.9 No L
This Side of Crazy by Kimmie Thomas

10.7 My Favorite Things
Matched by Ally Condie
The genre is YA.

10.10 Top 10 Lists
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/...

Points in this post: 50
Total points: 50
Goodreads Authors: 3

(I just joined the challenge tonight/this morning and do not have a Readerboard name yet. I also have more books to post and will do so tomorrow, but it's almost 5am and I haven't gone to bed yet!)


message 853: by Sheila (last edited Jan 02, 2011 06:35AM) (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 2221 comments 30.6 -- Delicious Dee's task -- Looking for a Few Good... Authors

My favorite author is James Patterson. I rolled a 4 and a 6 on the dice.

4. Read a book written by an author who has the same first or last name as your favorite author.

In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke

AND

6. Using the Literature Map, choose a new-to-you author from the results of putting in the name of your favorite author and read a book by that author.

Night Fall by Nelson DeMille Big Book 692 pages

Total Points = 725 Points
Big Book = Night Fall






message 854: by Barbara VA (new)

Barbara VA (barbarava) Barbara VA

I have not had a lot of time to post this month, or to read it seems!

10.1 Birthday Wishes - I have to say Thank You to Kathleen FL for
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson. I went to DMV with a friend and left the house without a single book or magazine. Unheard of! I remembered this from her list when we stopped in CVS and I saw a display at a register.
This is a Big Book, 500+ pages

10.6 Cookie Exchange
The Christmas Cookie Club: A Novel by Ann Pearlman. An OK book but timely for awesome cookie recipes!

10.9 Serial Killer
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson.
I was able to fit all 3 in 1 Challenge and am sorry that I have finished.
This is a Big Book, 500+ pages.

20.1 Group Reads
I re-read The Giver by Lois Lowry.
I added 1 post (42) on the discussion and plan to do another when I am done with the companion books (I am 1/2 done with book 2 now)

New Points Claimed - 50
Books Read - 6
Tasks Completed - 6
Pages Read - 2419
Points/Goal - 60/400
Big Books 500+ - 3


message 855: by Kristine (new)

Kristine (kc0217) | 22 comments Task completed:

5.1 -- Short and Sweet – Guyaholic - Carolyn Mackler – 180 pages

Total: 35


message 856: by Malinda (new)

Malinda (mmetcalfe) | -1 comments 30.4 By the numbers:
Part A: birth year is even Impulse by Ellen Hopkins H is one of the letters.

Part B: Phone number adds to 1 Everwild by Neal Shusterman



30.5 The old and new
part A: one of my oldest books: Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr

part B: one of my newest books: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner. He isnt new to me but at the time I had no new authors in the newest ones on my shelf.


Goodreads authors this posting:
Ellen Hopkins
Melissa Marr
Neil Shusterman


Total points this task 60
Total Points: 165
Tasks Done 6
Books Read: 11
Total Pages 4043
Goodreads authors 6
Big Books: 500 2


message 857: by Miriam (last edited Jan 02, 2011 11:46AM) (new)

Miriam My readerboard name is Miriam

5.2 Singles

Frederica by Georgette Heyer

5.3 It Starts with . . .

Dark Star by Alan Furst

10.5 Chinese Dragon Dance

The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

(The Nac Mac Feegle are Brownies, plus it includes the Queen of the Elves)

15.8 Festivus for the Rest of us.

Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood by Mark Harris (Goodreads author)

(My pet peeve is people talking or texting in the movie theater)

30.4 By the Numbers

Book A - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

My birth year is odd.

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (Goodreads author)

My phone number equaled 8 (I didn't like this book much, but I was delighted it had 8 words in the title).

Points: 5, 5, 10, 15, 30
Total Points: 65
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
Pages: 2,445
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)


message 858: by Kate (new)

Kate Cooley Kate.x

10.3 To your health. I read "The New You" by Antia Naik, includes chapter 1 how to change your body in a month - lets see how it goes.

Total points = 170


message 859: by Jenger (new)

Jenger (jengerj) | 76 comments 20.8 - INAUGURATION DAY
Read a book with one of the following words in the title:
president, vice, white, house, election, vote, democrat, republican, democracy, candidate, primary, poll, ballot

The Beach House by Jane Green


25.3 - REFLECTIONS OF 2010
a) Book relating to a positive experience/memory in 2010
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle

b) Book by an author you read for the first time in 2010
S is for Silence by Sue Grafton


Points this post - 45
Total points - 275


message 860: by Klaudia (new)

Klaudia (klaudiaciurka) | 6 comments 5.9 Noel, Noel
The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Points this post: 5
Total: 10


message 861: by Brenna (new)

Brenna (senesced) bschwert

5.7 -- Happy New Year!
In 2011, Feb 3 is Chinese New Year. The color red is very common during the celebration. Read a book with a predominately red cover. REQUIRED: Include a picture of the cover or a link to it.

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

Claiming Big Book Ticket (500+)

Pages: 630
Points: 5
Total Points: 90
Tasks Completed: 8
Books read: 8
Pages Read: 4149
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500[2], 750[2], 1000[]


message 862: by Brenda (new)

Brenda G | 65 comments BRENDA WI

20.7 - I love Christmas, so I had to read a sad book. I chose The Bell Jar

20 pts + 145 previous = 165 total


message 863: by Stacy (new)

Stacy (stacyct) | 113 comments Readerboard Name: StacyCT

5.7 - Happy New Year
The Life You Can Save Acting Now to End World Poverty by Peter Singer by Peter Singer

Task Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 7
Total Points Earned: 90

Total Books Read: 7
Pages Read: 1831
GoodReads Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1), 750+(), 1000+()


message 864: by Literally (new)

Literally Jen (vampsita) Readboard name: JENNIFER UT

15.1 Time After Time
A. Penelope's Daughter by Laurel Corona (published in 2010 and set during the years after the Trojan War)
B. Dark Parties bySara Grant (set for publication in 2011, and is set in about 2050, possibly later than that even.)

15.10 Keep It Simple
Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog
Cyn Balog is a Goodreads author.

20.3 Best Review Contest: Frosty the Snowman
Never Cry Werewolf by Heather Davis
This fits a human turning into an animal. Austin Bridges III is a werewolf.

25.1 Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire...
1. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
2. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
My favorite genre is YA.
Richelle Mead is a Goodreads author.

Total this post: 75
Total altogether: 125
Goodreads authors this post: 2
Goodreads authors altogether: 5


message 865: by Coralie (new)

Coralie Coralie

10.6 cookie Exchange
I went for fortune cookies and read
The Fortune Hunter

Total points 170


message 866: by CathyNJ (new)

CathyNJ Truppo | 66 comments I just finished reading Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier , for Task 20.10 group read. I posted comment 17 in the group read discussion for Rebecca.


message 867: by Sue (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1579 comments 15.6 Starts with "Q"

The Queen's Mistake: In the Court of Henry VIII by Diane Haeger

Points this task: 15
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 10
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


message 868: by Elliott (new)

Elliott Lavendarlol

10.7 My Favorite Things

An Abundance of Katherines (Teen Fiction)

Points: 10


message 869: by Cindie (last edited Jan 02, 2011 06:59PM) (new)

Cindie | 1836 comments 20.2 Rookie at the Top: Stacey's task- Winter Flowers Day


I read Peony in Love by Lisa See . Lisa is a Goodreads author!

The flower in question is a peony, which is in the title and is the protagonist's name.

total points: 155
tasks: 10
books read: 11
total pages: 4441
Goodreads authors: 3 (Lisa See x2, Lisa Genova)
Big books 500 (1) 750+ (1)






message 870: by Fran (new)

Fran | 730 comments 5.1- Short and Sweet-
I read Holiday Bound by Beth Kery. This book is 110 pages.

10.5- Chinese Dragon Dance-
I read Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris.

10.9- Serial Killer-
I read Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead.

*Richelle Mead is a Goodreads Author*

15.7- Book Better Than Movie-
I read A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks (#92 on list). Now I have to see the movie to compare.

20.6- The 2010's-
I read Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie. The heroine is 40 and that is in the decade of my age (44). This is a super cute older woman/younger guy romance.




Previous Points- 245
Points for these tasks- 60
Total Points- 305
Goodreads Authors- 6


message 871: by Denise (new)

Denise | 213 comments Denise NC

Task 5.2 Singles Awareness Day

Warrior

Zoe Archer is a Goodreads Author

Zoe Archer

5 Points / 384 Pages


Task 5.3 Starts With...

Magic to the Bone

Devon Monk is a Goodreads Author

Devon Monk

5 Points / 355 Pages


Task 5.4 It's Cold Outside

Wintertide

Michael J. Sullivan is a Goodreads Author

Michael J. Sullivan

5 Points / 380 Pages


Task 5.8 Here's to a New Beginning

Artemis Fowl

5 Points / 275 Pages


Task 5.9 Noel, Noel

The City of Ember

5 Points / 288 Pages


Task 10.4 Auld Lang Syne

To Tame a Highland Warrior

10 Points / 366 Pages


Task 20.3 Frosty the Snowman

The Iron King

Julie Kagawa is a Goodreads Author

Julie Kagawa

20 Points / 363 Pages


Task 30.7 Forever Young

Switched

Pages 312 / Series

Torn

Pages 304 / Series

Hollowland

Pages 332 / Stand Alone

Amanda Hocking is a Goodreads Author

Amanda Hocking

30 Points / 948 Pages


message 872: by Angela Sunshine (new)

Angela Sunshine (angelasunshine) 20.6 Seasoned Reader: Beth F's task- The Twenty-tens

Very Far Away from Anywhere Else by Ursula K. Le Guin

Originally published in 1976 - I was born in the 70's

Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 13


message 873: by N. (new)

N. (nonodisco) | 202 comments 30.6 Looking For a Few Good...Authors

Haruki Murakami is my favorite author, and I rolled a 1 and a 6. I read Like Blood in Water: Five Mininovels by Yuriy Tarnawsky (who has the same number of letters in his name as Haruki Murakami-- 14), and The Road by Cormac McCarthy (who appears next to Haruki Murakami on the Literature Map).

Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 90

Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read: 1129
Total GoodReads Authors: 1
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


message 874: by kiki (new)

kiki (keekers) | 815 comments 30.3 Ho! Ho! Ho!
A. Out Stealing Horses set in norway
B. If You Liked School, You'll Love Work "love" is in the title

Books Read: 17/ 74+
Points Completed: 210/975
Tasks Completed: 10





message 875: by Rachel (new)

Rachel (lambfox) | 222 comments RACHEL CA: 80 points and one 500+ big book ticket

5.05 BLAST FROM THE PAST Lake Wobegon Days, by Garrison Keillor, originally published 1985

20.03 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan: many humans turn into monsters or mythical creatures as they confront Percy Jackson, who himself discovers previously unknown powers related to his parentage

25.01 CHESTNUTS ROASTING [one of my favorite genres is “mystery”] 1: A Morbid Taste for Bones, by Ellis Peters AND 2: Rumpole Misbehaves: A Novel, by John Mortimer

30.09 HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY! A) Death on the Nile, by Agatha Christie: first published in 1937 AND B) Agatha Christie's Detectives: Five Complete Novels, by Agatha Christie. (My mother and I both like Agatha Christie.)

BIG BOOK TICKET (500+ for Agatha Christie's Detectives: Five Complete Novels, by Agatha Christie, which is 698 pgs)


message 876: by abbey sophia (new)

abbey sophia (abbeysophia) | 9 comments Task 20.7 - Christmas Fuzzies... or Not

Summer Sisters by Judy Blume

Task 10.9 - Serial Killer

Dexter Is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay

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Points claimed in this post: 30
Total points to date: 30
Tasks Completed: 2
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 0


message 877: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 2221 comments 25.3 -- Christine US's task - REFLECTIONS on 2010

Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks

We had a pretty stressful year involving some major family drama. We escaped for a couple of weeks to the Chesapeake Bay in a rental home and considered it our "safe haven" away from the family drama.


AND

One False Move by Alex Kava

I discovered Alex Kava when I read her first novel called Whitewash when completing my task actually when I needed a book with white in the title. What a find. I will be reading all of her books in the near future. This is my favorite part of the challenge, finding new authors/books.

Total Points = 750 Points




message 878: by Klaudia (new)

Klaudia (klaudiaciurka) | 6 comments 10.9 Serial killer
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
points: 15
total: 20
completed tasks: 2


message 879: by Shannon SA (new)

Shannon SA (shannonsa) Shannon South Africa

Task 10.5 Chinese Dragon Dance
The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again by JRR Tolkien
Features dragons and hobbits
Points: 10

Task 30.9 Happy 80th Birtday
30.9A Published in the 1930s
Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer
Published in 1935
30.9B A book a mother would enjoy
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
I think a mother would enjoy reading how the girls all strove to better themselves and do good, and they all had such good manners!
Points: 30

Total points to date: 40


message 880: by Wendy UK (new)

 Wendy  UK (wendyuk) | 724 comments 10.4 - Auld Lang Syne


White Nights: A Thriller by Ann Cleeves
Set in Shetland


Total points to date 170




message 881: by Patricia (new)

Patricia | 680 comments 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Mrs soule's task- Christmas Fuzzies…or Not

I love this time of year so read a sad book (which coincidentally also has a blue cover):

The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt**

**Big Books Ticket for 675 pages**

Total points = 85


message 882: by Ceinwin (new)

Ceinwin | 19 comments 30.1 -- Sheila's Task -- The B & W Task

Book A : Black Friday by James Patterson

*James Patterson is a Goodreads Author*

Book B : White jazz by James Ellroy

*book has 536 pages = 1 Big Book ticket *

Task points : 30

Total Points: 65
Total Tasks Complete: 5
Total Books Read: 6
Total Big Book Tickets 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Total Goodreads Authors 1





message 883: by Kathy G. (new)

Kathy G. | 1931 comments Kathy G.

15.4 Opposite Day

Man Woman and Child by Erich Segal
****man/woman are opposite***

Total Points- 115
Goodreads Authors- 1
Big Books- 0


message 884: by Diane (last edited Jan 03, 2011 08:40AM) (new)

Diane  | 741 comments Diane

30.8 -- Ms. Anderson's Task -- In the Spirit of the Season. Read two books (one for each die) that fit the numbered criteria below in which the letters A-S-I-A must appear in full (2 As, 1 S, and 1 I), but in any order, in either the title or the author's name. I rolled a "4" AND A "5".

4: Read a book you've added to your TBR list in the last 6 months - The Last Song by nIcholAs SpArks
5: Read a book you've been dying to read, but haven't had a place for in the challenge -
suzAnne'S dIAry for nicholas by James Patterson

***James Patterson is a GOODREADS Author***

Total Points: 480/975
Tasks Completed: 31/56
Tasks in Progress: 4
Books Read: 39
Goodreads Authors: 4 (James Patterson, Jennifer Weiner, Jackson Pearce, Rebecca Wells)
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

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message 885: by [deleted user] (last edited Jan 03, 2011 08:38AM) (new)

Readerboard Name: Gina NY

Task 25.1 Chestnusts Raosting on an Open Fire--Read 2 books from your favorite genre--Historical Romance

From Lambton to Longbourn A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds

and

It's In His Kiss (Bridgertons, #7) by Julia Quinn


Task 10.9 Serial Killer--The last book in a series

On the Way to the Wedding (Bridgertons, #8) by Julia Quinn
the last book in the Bridgerton series

Total Points: 180 points


message 886: by Chinook (last edited Jan 03, 2011 08:50AM) (new)

Chinook | 32 comments Chinook

25.2 Thank You Moderators

I read Persuasion by Jane Austen from Cynthia's list and American Wife by Curtis Sittenfield from Sandy's list, which is also a Big Book at 555 pages.

Points this post: 25
Total Points: 145
Big Book tickets: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Goodread authors: Kathryn Stockett
Tasks Complete: 10
Books read: 11


message 887: by Cheryl (new)

Cheryl (eagle1964) | 270 comments Readerboard Name: Cheryl TX

10.4 Auld Lang Syne
A Spoonful of Poison by M. C. Beaton A Spoonful of Poison (An Agatha Raisin Mystery, #19) by M.C. Beaton

10.7 My Favorite Things
1st to Die by James Patterson 1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1) by James Patterson
Was there any doubt the Mystery would be my favorite genre??

10.8 Promise Her Anything But Give Her...
Sucker Punch: A Candy Shop Mystery by Sammi Carter Sucker Punch (A Candy Shop Mystery, #5) by Sammi Carter
Candy on the Cover

15.8 A Festivus for the Rest of Us
My major pet peeve is professional entities sending out written things that are spelled wrong or grammatically incorrect. I know I know I make mistakes but we are talking about professional companies. Our Ft. Worth Libraries sends out a notice that a book you have requested is available for you to pick up with a misspelled word on it. The City of Fort Worth can't afford a proofreader? That would be the ideal job for me because I find theme EVERYWHERE!!!
The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time by Jeck Deck and Benjamin D. Herson The Great Typo Hunt Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time by Jeff Deck

20.7 Mrs. Soule's Task - Christmas Fuzzies or Not
I HATE HATE HATE this time of year and the way people act so I laughed my fanny off at:
Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern (Absolutely Hilarious although the language is a little stout)

25.4 Beth NC's Task - IMBOLC
Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts Morrigan's Cross (Circle trilogy #1) by Nora Roberts
Essentially Candles by Robert S. McDonald and Katherine J. McDonald Essentially Candles The Elegant Art of Candle Making & Embellishing by Robert S. McDaniel After reading this book I know without a doubt that this is NOT the hobby for me.

30.3 dlmRose's Task via Petra - HO! HO! HO!
Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan Set in Norway
The Gift by Danielle Steel

30.5 Emily DI's Task via Sue T. - The Old '10/New '11
Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich Plum Lovin' (A Stephanie Plum Between the Numbers/Holiday Novel, #2) by Janet Evanovich
Storm Cycle by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen Storm Cycle by Iris Johansen

30.6 Delicious Dee's Task - Looking for a Few Good Authors
I rolled a 6 for part A and a 6 for Part B
I loved this because there were a lot of authors that I never knew existed--so many books, so little time
My original author was Janet Evanovich
Manhunting by Jennifer Crusie Manhunting by Jennifer Crusie
Blue Christmas by May Kay Andrews Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews

30.7 Emily Kate's Task - Forever Young
Uglies by Scott Westerfield Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson 278 pgs Issue-Related Anorexia Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Sleepless by Cyn Balog Paranormal 215 pgs Sleepless by Cyn Balog
I Will Always Love You - Gossip Girls Series 387 pgs I Will Always Love You (Gossip Girl, #12) by Cecily von Ziegesar

Total Points This Post 210
Grand Total 735

I know this was a lot to post but I am having surgery Thursday and have been reading constantly to try to finish up some tasks. I am sorry to take up so much room.





message 888: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 2221 comments I hope all goes well for you with your surgery Cheryl.

How was Sucker Punch? That looks like a cozy mystery series I haven't discovered yet.

-----Geez, I almost had a typo!--------------:)


message 889: by Kim (new)

Kim (goodreadscomkimber) | 708 comments Readerboard Name Kimber

5.4 It's Cold Outside

Read Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Laurie Halse Anderson is a Goodreads Author.

This task:5
Tasks completed:1
Total points earned:5
Goodreads Authors:1
Big Book:0


message 890: by RedSycamore (new)

RedSycamore | 441 comments Task #5.8 - Here's to a New Beginning

The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time, #1)

** 782 pgs claiming Big Book ticket

--

Task #15.1 - Time After Time

Past (Written:1886; Set:1797)
Billy Budd

Future (Written:1984; Set:Dystopian/SciFi)
Neuromancer

--

Task #20.4 - Author! Author! (Tani)

Roll:5 (Essay/Short Story Collection)
The Lurking Fear and Other Stories

(OPTIONAL: Played the thematically appropriate Arkham Horror Board Game!)

--

Task #25.2 - Thank You Moderators (Emily IN)

(From Kristi's 2010 Books):

Siddhartha

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

** Goodreads Author: Rebecca Skloot

--

This Post:
65 Points (4 tasks)
1 Goodreads Author
1 Big Book (2x BB tickets)

--

Total Points: 75
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 9
Pages: 3181
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0)x1, 750+(1)x2, 1000+(1)x3


message 891: by Kim (new)

Kim (goodreadscomkimber) | 708 comments Readerboard Name Kimber

5.10 About The Author

Read Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
Justin Halpern is a writer, this book was a result of his own popular blog.

This task: 5
Tasks completed: 2
Total Points Earned: 10
Goodread Authors: 1
Big Book:0

5.9 Noel, Noel

Read Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich

This task: 5
Tasks Completed: 3
Total Points Earned: 15
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book:0

15.7 The Book Is Always Better Than The Movie...Or Is It?

Read One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

This task: 15
Tasks completed: 4
Total Points Earned: 30
Goodread Authors: 1
Big Book: 0

5.6 It's All In The Numbers

Read Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Claim Big Book title at 529 pages

This task: 5
Tasks Completed: 5
Total points earned: 35
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Book: 1/500+


message 892: by Kate (new)

Kate (klc23) | 161 comments Kate C.

Finished 20.5: Bigger is Better, and Larger Than Life

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Total Points: 100


message 893: by Lauren (new)

Lauren | 69 comments 5.3 Starts With -

Jemima J: A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and Swans byJane Green
Total Point Earned: 5
Total Pages Read: 373
Total Books Read: 1
Good Read Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()


message 894: by Ellen (new)

Ellen | 55 comments EllenCA

5.1 Short and Sweet - The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

Total Points: 30
Big Book Tickets: 0
Goodreads Authors: 1


message 895: by Janet (new)

Janet Berkman (jannie_b) 5.4 It's Cold Outside
The Frozen Rabbi - 368 pages

10.5 Chinese Dragon Dance
Red Snow - 240 pages
These stories set in pre-modern japan include mythological characters such as Kappa river sprites, the mountain hag, snow sprite.

20.3 Frosty the Snowman
New Moon - 563 pages (BB ticket)
Magical transformation into a werewolf takes place.

Points: 35
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 12
Pages: 3371
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(1)


message 896: by Brenna (new)

Brenna (senesced) bschwert

10.6 Cookie Exchange: Bake Cookies Day is celebrated on December 18th. Read a book with the word "cookie(s)" or any word from a cookie variety in the title. Here's a list of cookies to get you started: Joy of Baking Cookies. Brand names such as "Oreo" are allowed. Required: If you choose the cookie variety option, please include the cookie variety when you post. Ex. cookie variety: Russian Tea Cake(s): The Russian Concubine, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

Mennonite in a Little Black DressRhoda Janzen

Cookie represented in title: Black and White cookie

Points: 10


message 897: by Kim (new)

Kim (goodreadscomkimber) | 708 comments Readerboard Name Kimber

10.7 Book By Genre

Read U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
Listed in Mystery & Suspense

Love Sue Grafton! I've been working on reading all of her alphabet series for months now. Kinsey Millhone is awesome!

This task: 10
Tasks completed: 6
Total points earned: 45
Goodread authors: 1
Big Book: 1/500


message 898: by Kim (new)

Kim (goodreadscomkimber) | 708 comments Readerboard name Kimber

10.9 Serial Killer

Read The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
Last in Darkest Powers Trilogy
Great Trilogy! I fell in love with the characters in these books. Three was not enough! Wish she would have continued on with the series.

Kelley Armstrong is a Goodreads Author

This task: 10
Tasks completed: 7
Total points earned: 55
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book: 1/500

I may have entered my first several tasks in the completed tasks with questions thread. I'm SO sorry if I mistakenly did so; those were my very first posts.


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Pamela (paperpills) | 10 comments Readerboard Name: PaperPills

Task #15.10 - Keep it Simple

True Prep by Lisa Birnbach

This book is all frivolity, but as obsessed as I was with The Original Preppy Handbook, I had to read this, too.

Task #20.6 - The Twenty Tens

Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw

The lead character in this graphic novel, Peter, is 26. So am I! 720 pages claiming Big Book ticket.

Task #25.2 - Thank You Moderators

The Passage by Justin Cronin
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

Both titles read by Kristi in 2010

Task #30.10 - In Honor of Asian Authors

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (from Russia)

544 pages claiming Big Book ticket

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (from India)

Task #30.4 - By the Numbers

Book A: The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt

Birth year is even, so I read this book by an author whose last name starts with D. 530 pages claiming Big Book ticket.

Book B: Games to Play After Dark by Sarah Gardner Borden

Phone number adds up to number 5; this title has five words in it.

This post: 120 points
Total to date: 120 points
Big Book tickets: 500 (x3)


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Lulu (robotwitch) 5.3. Starts With...
Why Men Love Bitches by Sherry Argov
Last name begins with A.

5.8. Here's To New Beginnings
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
The first book of the Dresden Files series.

Points: 10
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Pages: 1492
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)


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