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WINTER CHALLENGE 2010-2011: ASIA
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Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts)
20.6. The Twenty-TensThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The majority (in fact, over 90%, I'd say) takes place when Kvothe is 10-15. I'm 18. Brilliant book.
Patrick Rothfuss is a GoodReads author.
The Name of the Wind is 662 pages long. Claiming 500+ Big Book Ticket.
Points: 20
Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 8
Pages: 2954
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Readerboard name: Nicki (UK) 5.8 Here's to a New Beginning
Olivia's First Term by Lyn Gardner
15.1 Time after Time
Historical fiction - The Revolt of the Eaglets by Jean Plaidy
Future - Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb
15.10 Keep it Simple
Perfectly Reflected by S.C. Ransom
Total points: 265
Big Book tickets: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Goodread authors: 6
Books read: 23
Pages read: 8825
(Two of these books were proof editions, so they aren't published yet but I promise I have read them!)
BRENDA MO30.8 - Ms Anderson's Task
In post 1911 for my (5) roll, I used...
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
I would like to swap and use
Little Bee by Chris Cleave (another book I have been wanting to read for awhile now)
and then use "Unbroken" for...
15.5 - "Never start a land war in Asia"
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
The majority of this book is about his trials in WWII while a POW in Japan.
Points: 15
Total Points: 315
Task 10.8 Promise her anythingUneasy Lies the Head by Jean Plaidy.
No cover available on goodreads search though it was there when I added the book! This is the cover of my book from amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_n...
Points this task: 10
Total Points:465
20.2 Winter Flowers DayThe Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig**
**Lauren Willig is a Goodreads Author
Total Points to Date: 675
30.1 Black and WhiteBlack Coffee by Agatha Christie
White Corridor by Christopher Fowler
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 540
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 46
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
15.10 Keep it Simple: The Christmas Bus by Melody Carlson20.2 Winter Flowers Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
20.3. Frosty Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
20.7 Christmas Fuzzies Crossing Oceans by Gina Holmes (I love Christmas - this is a very sad book!)
20.9 President's Day: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
30.5 Old/New
A. I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak (I have wanted to read another book by Markus Zusak ever since I read "The Book Thief")
B. Room by Emma Donoghue
I haven't read anything by Donoghue before, and I just added it to TBR recently.
30.8 Spirit of the Season
A. Mr. Malcolm's List by Suzanne Allain (I rolled a 2 & I love Historical Fiction. ASIA can be in the author's name)
B. A Scattered Life by Karen McQuestion (I rolled a 4, and I have added this to TBR in past 6 months. ASIA can be found in title)
Total Points: 155
Mod
read The Queen Geek Social Club by Laura Preble 336 pages
Points this task 15
Total points 460
Tasks Completed: 23
Books read 34
Total pages: 10153
GR Authors: 15
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Kelly G.15.8. A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Read: Finger Lickin' Fifteen by: Janet Evanovich.
My pet peeve is bad manners...specifically any and all unnecessary noises coming from someone's mouth while they are eating. I can't stand people licking their fingers and/or lips.
Points this task: 15
Completed Tasks: 12
Total Points: 230
Books Read: 16
Big Ticket Books: 500+ (2) 750+ (1) 1000+ (0)
Goodreads Author Tickets: 2
30.4 Donna Jo's taskBook A. Last digit of my birth year is odd - read
Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath.
Book B. phone number digit 3 - read All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
points this task: 30
total points: 415
30.4 -- Donna Jo’s Task -- By the NumbersBook A - The last digit of my birth year is even, so I read Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry.
Book B - My phone number added up to 2, so I read Shakespeare's Counselor by Charlaine Harris.
Total Points: 375
Tasks Completed: 24
Pages Read: 8470
Books Read: 32
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(2), 1000+(0)
Carla Task 15.2 Beginnings and Endings
A) I read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
B) I read book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Points: 15
Total Points: 200
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 14
Pages: 4919
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(1) 1000+()
Readerboard name Kimber20.6 Seasoned Reader
Read The Eyes of Darknessby Dean Koontz
I was born in 1970. This is a very early Dean Koontz having first been published in 1977.
This task: 20
Tasks completed: 28
Total points earned: 405
Goodread authors: 9
Big book: 2/500+, 1/750+
15.8 - A Festivus for the Rest of UsOne of my 'pet peeves' is the person who writes letters to the newspaper nearly every day - usually grumbling about something!
Birthday Letters: Poems by Ted Hughes
Total points to date 435
Readerboard Name: StacyCT5.8 - Here's to a New Beginning
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Task Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 18
Total Points Earned: 265
Total Books Read: 21
Pages Read: 6286
GoodReads Authors: 3 (Jeffrey Zaslow; Kathryn Stockett; Margaret Atwood)
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1), 750+(), 1000+()
20.3 The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan Humans discover their half-god status.
** 553 Pages - BIG BOOK! **
20.7 I enjoy the holiday season so I read This Place You Return to Is Home by Kirsty Gunn, possibly one of the most depressing story collections I've ever read!
Total Points: 335
10.1 Birthday Wishes: Visit the shelves of a SRC member with a winter birthday and read a book he/she has rated 5 stars.The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak and High Society Scandal in Kenya by Frances Osborne
This book is from Donna Jo's list.
This Post: 10
Total Points: 580
Tasks Completed: 37
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (6), 750+ (0), 1000+ (1)
I completed Task 15.9 (Warm Up) by reading The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson.The book takes place at the border of Florida and Alabama.
Total points: 305
20.3 Frosty the SnowmanI read Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, in which a girl discovers that when her father reads a book out loud, the characters magically transform to real object and real people in our world.
Because the book has 548 pages I would like a Big Book ticket. Thanks!
This post: 20 pts
Total to Date = 230 points.
Books Read: 20
GR Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (3)
30.4 -- Donna Jo’s Task -- By the NumbersA. I was born in an odd year (so to speak) so I read Living Oprah by Robyn Okrant
B. My phone number reduces to the number 5, so I read Shakespeare: The world as Stage by Bill Bryson
total points: 360
books read: 28
tasks completed: 20
Goodreads authors: 5: Simone Elkeles, Tarquin Hall, Lisa See x2 and Lisa Genova
Big books: 500 (1) 750 (1)
pages read: 8601
Mod
A. I read Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, published in 1938, and
B. I read Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions. My mom generally reads non-fiction, and she always likes anything to do with capers, crime, etc., so I think she'd enjoy reading about students beating the casinos in Vegas.
total points: 760
Readerboard name: Kimber25.2 Thank You Moderators
From Sandy's list...
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
SARAH ADDISON ALLEN IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR
From Dlmrose's list...
Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
This task: 25
Tasks completed: 28
Total points earned: 405
Goodread authors: 9
Big book: 2/500+,1/750+
30.7 Forever Young1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - Series, Dystopian, 374 pages.
2. Graceling by Kristin Cashore - Stand Alone, Fantasy, 471 pages.
Punten: 30
Punten totaal: 85 + 30 = 115
Tasks completed: 5
Books Read: 6
Pages: 2988
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books 500(1), 750(0), 1000(0)
ERIN C.5.6 "It's All in the Numbers"
Dune by Frank Herbert
This book has 106,795 ratings.
At 608pp., I'm claiming 1 Big Book ticket.
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 180
Readerboard Name: StacyCT5.3 - Starts With...
Wishin' and Hopin' by Wally Lamb
Task Points: 5
10.1 - Birthday Wishes
Coraline by Neil Gaiman (rated by Stacey)
Task Points: 10
Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads author.
Tasks Completed: 19
Total Points Earned: 250
Total Books Read: 21
Pages Read: 6448
GoodReads Authors: 4 (Jeffrey Zaslow; Kathryn Stockett; Margaret Atwood; Neil Gaiman)
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1), 750+(), 1000+()
5.3 -- Starts With...I read Just Desserts by Mary Daheim
10.9 Serial Killer:
I read Marked By The Moon by Lori Handeland.
15.2. Beginnings and Endings
For part A I read Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson and for part B I read The Little Lady Agency by Hester Browne
15.9 - Warm up
I read Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart, which is set in Oklahoma.
15.10 - Keep it Simple
I read Slay It With Flowers by Kate Collins (Goodreads author).
30.2 -- Cheryl TX’s task -- Alphabetically Speaking
For Part A I read Touch of Darkness by Christina Dodd and for Part B I read The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K Hamilton.
Total Points This Post: 90
Total Tasks This Post: 6
Goodreads Authors This Post: 1
Grand Total Points: 660/975
Total Books Read: 55
Tasks Completed: 44/56
Total Goodreads Authors: 12
Alice GTask: 5.6 It's all in the Numbers
Book: Never Let Me Go
Has 30,066 ratings.
Total Points: 295
Previous Books
5.4 It's Cold Outside - Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse
5.10 About the Author - The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry
10.2 Orient Express - The Blue Notebook by James A Levine
10.9 Serial Killer - The Importance of Being Seven by Alexander McCall Smith
10.10 Top Ten Lists - The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
15.10 Keep it Simple - Dancing Backwards by Salley Vickers
20.6 The Twenty-tens - Twenty-one Locks by Laura Burton
20.7 The Christmas Fuzzies - No and Me by Delphine de Vigan
20.10 Group Read - The Giver by Lois Lowry
25.2 Thank You Moderators - The Long Song by Andrea Levy and The Weight of Silence by Heather Guddenkauf
30.2 Alphabetically Speaking - Little Constructions by Anna Burns and Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving
30.3 Ho! Ho! Ho! - The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad and I Love You Goodbye
30.4 By the Numbers - The Man who Disappeared by Clare Morrall and Eliis Island by Kate Kerrigan
30.7 Forever Young - Artemis Fowl and the Altantis Complex Eoin Colfer and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and Alice in Time by Penelope Bush
30.8 In the Spirit of the Season - Dona Nicanora's Hat Shop and A week in December by Sebastian Faulks
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5.7 - "Happy New Year!" - Read The Miracle Worker by William Gibson. This was the edition I had which was basically all shades of red.
30.9 - "Cheryl TX’s task -- Alphabetically Speaking"
Book A - Read The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds. I love both this book and especially The Iliad. This was an interesting take on it by putting the story into a well made graphic novel.
Book B - Read The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York by Chandler Burr.
Points for above tasks: 735
Tasks above completed: 2
Total tasks completed: 15/56
Points completed: 255
Books read & claimed: 18
Books by Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 0 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
Mod
read House of Dark Shadows by by Robert Liparulo 304 pages
Robert Liparulo is a Good reads author
Points this task 20
Total points 480
Tasks Completed: 24
Books read 35
Total pages: 10153
GR Authors: 16
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
BRENDA MO10.1 Birthday Wishes
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
5 Star book off of Krista's list (bday - Feb 1)
Points: 10
Total Points: 310
LDB30.3 - HO! HO! HO!
A) Travelers' Tales Nepal
This was a compilation of short travel stories on Nepal.
B) The Good Soldier
Has "good" in the title.
Can't believe this is the first time I am posting points this season but I somehow got stuck in a number of multiple book tasks.
Total points: 30
Pages read: 609
Tasks completed: 1
25.1 -- Wendy MA's task - Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire... Book A - High Five by Janet Evanovich
Book B - Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
Genre: Mystery Thrillers
30.1 -- Sheila's Task -- The B & W Task
Book A - Dreaming in Black & White by Reinhardt Jung
Book B - White Lies and Barefaced Truths by Cathy Hopkins
Total Points: 430
Tasks Completed: 25
Pages Read: 9462
Books Read: 36
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(2), 1000+(0)
25.2 Emily IN's Task - Thank you Moderators!My two books read were from Sandy's 2010 list...
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare ***GoodReads Author***
and
Scorch Trials by James Dashner ***GoodReads Author***
30.2 Cheryl TX's Task - Alphabetically Speaking
Things I Know About Love by Kate Le Vann (Consecutive Initials az)
Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica (Consecutive Initials za)
Points this Post: 55 pts.
Total Points: 225 pts.
GoodReads Authors this Post: 2
Total GR Authors: 5
Kelly wrote: "Kelly G.15.8. A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Read: Finger Lickin' Fifteen by: Janet Evanovich.
My pet peeve is bad manners...specifically any and
all unnec..."
Kelly G. - I have the same pet peeve!
50.1- Melanie's task: LAND AMONG THE STARS
A. Words:- Read a book containing the words MOON, STAR, NIGHT, SKY or DARK in the title. STAR-Crossed. (This was specifically approved in post #68 of help thread)
Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love (2010) edited by Gardner R. Dozois and George R.R. Martin (Hardcover, 468 pages)
B. Constellations- Roll a Die and see in which constellation you land: I rolled a "2"
2. Gemini: Read a book from the Kin list -- again, the help thread said any book with a word like "aunt" in the title would fit; so I read:
Aunt Dimity's Death (An Aunt Dimity Mystery #1) (1992) by Nancy Atherton (Mass Market Paperback, 244 pages)
C. Stars-There are many forms of stars, so roll the die again, and find out which of my favorite stars you land on: I rolled a "1"
1. Matthew Macfadyen as... Mr Darcy: Read a classic chosen from the first 10 pages of the following list:Popular Classics Books (this one was on page 2)
The Three Musketeers (The Musketeers Series #1) (1844) by Alexandre Dumas (translated by Richard Pevear)(Paperback, 736 pages) (500+ pages)
Big Books Ticket
500+ pages: The Three Musketeers 736 pages
335 + 50 = 385
Tasks Completed: 21
Points for this task: 50
Points thus far: 335 + 50 = 385
Books read: 30
Pages Read: 10,371
Read but not claimed: 3
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750 +
(0) 1000 +
Rachel CA: 300 points total5.07 HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang30.08 IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON
6) Reread a book you gave 5 stars to the first time around (A-S-I-A must appear in full, but in any order, in either the title or the author's name) You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation by Deborah Tannen
4) Read a book you've added to your TBR list in the last 6 months (A-S-I-A must appear in full, but in any order, in either the title or the author's name) You Were Always Mom's Favorite!: Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives by Deborah Tannen
Points for this post: 35
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 25
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
15.7. The Book is Always Better Than the Movie...or Is It? I read Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman it was #40 on the The Movie was BETTER than the Book.
I disagree; I think both stand on their own with good points. I actually think I liked the book better than the movie by the end. I have seen the movie countless times so I thought I was going to side with the movie.
Total Points: 175
5.2- Singles Awareness DayI read Afterlife by Joey W. Hill. This ebook was pre-approved by Kristi.It is a Super Plus Novel(Elloras Cave) with 295 pages on my Nook.
20.2- Winter Flowers Day
I read One Red Rose by Julie Garwood. Rose is the flower.
Previous Points- 600
Points for these tasks- 25
Total Points- 625
Goodreads Authors- 13
KAREN OZTask 50.1 - Melanie’s Task: Land Among the Stars
Book A. 'Moon' in title: Moon Island by Rosie Thomas
Book B. Rolled a 5; book on animal:
by Peter Mayle - the book is a memoir of a dog by a dog.Book C. Rolled a 3; Fairytale retelling: Cinderella: Ninja Warrior by Maureen McGowan (Claiming GR Author ticket)
Task 20.3 - Best Review Contest: chucklesthescot’s task – Frosty the Snowman
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater (Claiming GR Author ticket)
This post: 70 points
Total to Date = 485 points.
5.7 -- Happy New Year! ~
15.4. Opposite Day ~
and
25.1 -- Wendy MA's task - Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire... ~
and
180/975 Points
2 Goodreads Authors
0 Big Books
Sue T.2 more tasks done
15.7 The book is better than the movie
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - #12 on the list and should be higher IMHO. **652 pp Big Book ticket please***
15.10 Keep it simple
Betrayed
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 570
Tasks Completed: 32
Books Read: 48
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (6), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Kathleen FL30.4:By the numbers
My birth year is even and I read House of Cards by David Ellis Dickerson
Adding my phone number I got 9 and read Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
John Elder Robison is a Goodreads Author.
Points: 30
Total Points: 205
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
20.10 Group ReadRead one of the following Group Read Selections and make at least one post in the discussion thread.
A. Winter/Holiday: Doctor Zhivago
B. Suspense: Rebecca
C. Modern YA: The Giver
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
My post is #23.
This Post: 20
Total Points: 600
Tasks Completed: 38
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (6), 750+ (0), 1000+ (1)
Carly15.3. From A... to Z
1. A Pickpocket's Tale by Karen Schwabach
The title starts with the letter "A."
and
2. You Are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah! by Fiona Rosenbloom
There a "Z" in Mitzvah.
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 7
Tasks in Progress: 6
Books Read: 11
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Pages Read: 3280
15.6 Begins with QI read Dog on It by Spencer Quinn. It was a cute little mystery told by the dog, Chet.
Total Points: 310
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 23
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Books:
Total Pages: 6821
Janice CA20.2 Winter Flowers.....
(Violet)
Titanic Survivor: The Newly Discovered Memoirs of Violet Jessop Who Survived Both the Titanic and Britannic Disasters by Violet Jessop
4 stars
+20
total: 120
tasks: 6
books: 8
GR Author: 1
Task 20.2 - Winter Flowers Day
White Oleander by Janet Fitch ******GR AUTHOR*******
Task points = 20
Total GR Authors = 1
Challenge total = 320
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30.3 - ho, ho, ho!
1 - Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Canada is a cold climate country.
2 - To Sir Phillip With Love by Julia Quinn (Goodreads author)
Love was my festive word of choice.
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Points Claiming: 35
Total Points: 545