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WINTER CHALLENGE 2010-2011: ASIA
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Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts)
ANNA E30.6 - Delicious Dee's task -- Looking for a Few Good... Authors
My favourite author is George Orwell and I rolled a 3 and 4. So I read:
Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens (set in England) AND
Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life by George Eliot (sharing the first name George)
Task Points: 30
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Points Earned: 200
25.1 Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire...For this task, I read two sci-fi novels: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, and Altered Carbon* by Richard K. Morgan.
* At 544 pp, Altered Carbon is a Big Book.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 425
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Total Books Read: 27
Total Pages Read: 6990
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Beth F's task- The Twenty-tens Read a book where a main character shares your same decade in age.
I am in my 30's so I read Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. She was in her 30's during her year of travel.
Grand Total: 215
Joy Marie30.2 Cheryl TX's task...Alphabetically Speaking
Read
Hot Summer Nights by Luann McLane
and
Nightingale's Lament by Simon R. Green
Total Points: 265
Goodreads Authors: 3
TANYAPT50.1- Melanie's task: Land Among the Stars.
A. Words: Read a book containing the words MOON, STAR, NIGHT, SKY or DARK in the title.
Full Dark, No Stars, Stephen King
B. Constellations. Roll a Die and see in which constellation you land. I rolled *2*
2. Gemini: Read a book from the Kin list or a book with one of the kin list tags: aunt, brother, child, children, cousin, dad, daughter, father, etc. in the title.
Sh*t My Dad Says, Justin Halpern
C. Stars. Roll the die again, and find out which of my favorite stars you land on. I rolled a *4*
4. David Boreanaz as.. Angel: Read a fantasy or paranormal book.
Kraken, China Mieville
*** Big Book Reads - 509 pages ***
Points this task: 50
Total Points: 170
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 13
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Goodreads Authors: 2
Joanna TTask 10.5 Chinese Dragon Dance
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
This book has lots of mythical creatures including dragons, sea monsters, and others.
Task points: 10
Total points: 430
Task 25.2 - Thank you moderators!
Both taken from Kristi's shelf:
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë **Big Book 576 pages***
Task points = 25
Total Big Book Tickets = 13
Challenge total = 430
TANYAPT20.4 Author! Author! Tani's task- Game On! Go to Random Dice Roller and click roll again. I rolled a *6*
Simulation - Read a work of historical fiction set at least 30 years before t was written.
The Yellow Room Conspiracy
And I thought it did a good job of representing a certain aspect of British Society around the period of World War 2.
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 14
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Goodreads Authors: 2
5.4 It's Cold OutsideIce Cold by ***Goodreads author Tess Gerritsen***
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 685
Tasks Completed: 39
Books Read: 48
GoodReads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500+ (6), 750+ (2), 1000+ (0)
BJ Rose1 new task
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. Required: Tell us which SRC member's list you used.
I visited Erin C's shelves and read one of her 5* reads:
The Falcon at the Portal by Elizabeth Peters
Total Points = 795
Tasks Completed = 44
Total pages = 19,687
GoodReads Authors = 11
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 50.1
a) Night in title
b) Number 1: Favorite Books List
c) Number 2: Sean Connery as James Bond: Read a mystery
Total Points: 610 Points
Task 50.1
a) Night in title
b) Number 1: Favorite Books List
c) Number 2: Sean Connery as James Bond: Read a mystery
Total Points: 610 Points
15.10 - Keep it Simple
Let’s wind up the winter challenge with a book that’s just for fun – a book that you read just because you want to!
I read:
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck #4) (1970) by Maj Sjöwall (Hardcover, 211 pages) (1971 winner for Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel)
475 + 15 = 490
Tasks Completed: 26
Points for this task: 15
Points thus far: 475 + 15 = 490
Books read: 38
Pages Read: 13,529
Read but not claimed: 2
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:
(3) 500+
(0) 750 +
(1) 1000 +
10.4 Auld Lang Synei read The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame who was born in Scotland. i detested this book. :(
25.5 SRC Tea Ceremony
A. i chose flavor 4 (China Moon Palace tea) and read a book with a princess in it, Igraine the Brave. i read this to my 3rd grade class, they loved it! :)
B. i read Out Stealing Horses, which has TEA spelled out in the word "sTEAling." i thought this book was beautiful and sad.
Books Read: 60/ 77
Points Completed: 825/975
Tasks Completed: 41/56
I'd like to make a change to a previously reported task:20.8 It's My Birthday: Erin MN's task-Inauguration Day
original post: Black Girl/White Girl
**new post: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga**
Then I'd like to claim:
15.4. Opposite Day
Black Girl/White Girl by Joyce Carol Oates
New total = 205
30.10 In Honor of Asian AuthorsBurnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie - Pakistan
Fury by Salman Rushdie - India
Points: 30
Total Points: 435
Total Boods Read: 37
Total Tasks Completed: 26
Total Big Books: 1 (500+)
Total GR Authors: 8
A couple more finished!20.7 Christmas Fuzzies... Or not
I'm a bit scrooge-like, so I read a book to make me laugh.
Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
25.2 Thank You Moderators!
1) Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn (from Sandy's list)
2) The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells (from Dlmrose's list)
Points This Post: 45
Total Points: 490
Tasks Completed: 25
Total Books: 36
Pages Read: 12,581
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
Mod
I read The Handmaid's Tale
I've never seen the movie, so can't say which is better, although I generally do think books are better than the movies based on them.
Total points: 970
20.1 Groundhog DayEthan Frome
Like, pretty well every other teenager in North American, I read this first in HS and hated it. I gave it a much higher star rating today than I would have when I was 16, but it still isn't my favorite Wharton.
total points: 295
50.1 A. Read The Shadow And Night by Chris Walley 613 pgs - BIG BOOK TICKET
B. rolled a 1. read Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
C. rolled a 2. mystery/thriller read Deed to Death by D. B. Henson
points 50
total points 605
ILOVEBAKEDGOODSTask #5.8 - Here's to a New Beginning
Book Title: The Black Echo , by Michael Connelly .
*5 Points
Task #5.9 - Noel, Noel
Book Title: Dark Horse , by Tami Hoag
*5 Points
Task #15.10 - Keep it Simple
Book Title: Moonlight Mile , by Dennis Lehane
*15 Points
Task #20.3 - Frosty the Snowman
Book Title: Moon Called , by Patricia Briggs
Other info: Main character turns into a coyote. I'd like to turn into a bird so I could fly.
*20 Points
Task #25.1A & 25.1B - Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
Book Title(s): Wild Ride , by Jennifer Crusie and Agnes and the Hitman , by Jennifer Crusie
Other Info: I suppose this genre would be called contemporary romantic comedy.
*25 Points
This post: 70 Points
Total Points to Date = 90
Shannon South Africa20.5 Bigger is Better
The Fight of My Life by Barbara Clark
Barbara fought the NHS for the right of women to be prescribed HER2 for breast cancer. While extremely ill with breast cancer herself, she raised a foster son with a life-limiting illness and also hosted respite children who were very ill. A most remarkable, unconventional woman.
Task points: 20
Total points: 145
Task 30.4 By the NumbersA) Birth year ends in even number, so author's name begins with L
SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insuranceby Steven D. Levitt
B)the number is 10; book title has 10 words
Rumors of Another World: What on Earth Are We Missing?by Philip Yancey
Points this task: 30
Points to date: 250
Pages this task: 542
Total pages to date: 6,156
10.8 Promise Her Anything, but Give Her...The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The version I read has flowers on her dress and on the carpet:
10.9 Serial Killer
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
This is the last book of The Dark Tower series
**Claiming 2 Big Book tickets for this book, it was 845 pages***
Total Books Read: 7
Total Challenges Completed: 7
Total Pages Read: 2893
Big Book Tickets:4
GoodReads Author Tickets:0
Total Points: 95
Chinook10.1 Birthday Wishes
Anthem by Ayn Rand. From Alicia's list.
15.7 The Book is Always Better than the Movie
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell
- I found the book and the movie to be about the same level of interesting. Pick one or the other, but you don't need both.
30.8 In The Spirit of the Season
I rolled a 4 and a 5.
All Families Are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. Both have ASIA in the titles.
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 230
Big Book tickets: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Goodread authors: Kathryn Stockett
Tasks Complete: 14
Books read: 18
25.4 — Beth NC’s task – IMBOLCCeltic Mythology:
Sword of the Rightful King: A Novel of King Arthur by Jane Yolen
Fire:
Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix
+25 Points
30.7 -Forever Young
After by Amy Efaw
Goodreads Author
350 pages/Stand Alone(17 years old) H Issue Oriented
The subject is teen pregnancy and attempted murder.
Butterfly by Sonya Hartnett
232 pages/Stand Alone(13 to 14 years old) I Coming of Age
This one is about the trials and tribulations of a young teen girl turning 14. Beautiful writing as always for Sonya Hartnett.
Entice by Carrie Jones
Goodreads Author
264 pages SERIES (high school age)E Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Pixies and weres of a many kinds are the fantasy characters in Entice.
Total Pages: 846
+30 Points
Points This Post: 55
2 Goodreads Authors
Grand Total: 630
STESSE10.2 Orient Express: Read a book set in Asia.
For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink from China and Changed World History by Sarah Rose
Most of the book took place in China; other locations included India and England.
Points this Post: 10
Tasks Completed this Post: 1
Books Read this Post: 1
Pages Read this Post: 261
Total Points: 905
Total Tasks Completed: 53
Total Books Read: 73
Total Pages Read: 26278
Total GoodReads Authors: 15
Total Big Books: 500+ (7), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
15.4 – opposite dayThe Cat Who Turned On and Off by Lillian Jackson Braun (265 pages)
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30.7 - forever young
1 - Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan(192 pages)
Stand-alone, romance & coming of age.
2 - The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray (819 pages)
Series, fantasy
***819 pages = big book***
Characters in both books are in high school or an equivalent boarding school.
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Points Claiming: 45
Total Points: 725
5.2. Beowulf: A New Verse Translation5.4. Frostbite by Richelle Mead
5.8 Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
5.9 Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
15.10 Green by Ted Dekker
20.3 Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 6
Readerboard name: Kimber20.8 It's My Birthday-Inauguration Day
Read The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom (the word house in the title)
This task: 20
Tasks completed: 37
Total points earned: 610
15.3. From A... to ZA. Anne of Green Gables
B. Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 135
Lisa MDCOMPLETED TASKS:
10.3 Sláinte! To Your Health!:
The New Abs Diet: The 6-Week Plan to Flatten Your Belly and Firm Up Your Body for Life READ 2.22.11
10.6 Cookie Exchange
Russian Winter READ 2.21.11 (Russian tea cookie)
GOODREADS AUTHOR
30.2 -- Cheryl TX’s task -- Alphabetically Speaking
A. Girl in Translation Jean Kwok READ 2.7.11
GOODREADS AUTHOR
B. The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery READ 2.23.11
TASKS COMPLETED: 29
POINTS COMPLETED: 560/975
BOOKS READ: 40
BIG BOOK TICKETS: 1
GOODREADS AUTHORS: 11
TERRI DC30.7 -- Emily Kate's task -- Forever Young
1. Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins (374 pages) Series Dystopian, YA protag and after a catastrophe society
2. Bungalow Mystery - Carolyn Keene ( 204 pages) Mystery series. YA protag and she solves crimes
3. Fire of Ares - (254 pages) Historical fiction YA protag set in Ancient Sparta. SA
Totla pages 823
Mod
Book A- read City of Masks by Mary Hoffman 352 Pages-
I read this book becuase the cover reminded me of my trip to Vegas in Sept 2010 and the Venice hotel and gondola ride.
Book B Soulstice By Simon Holt 266 pages. I read The Devouring by Simon Holt in 2010, first time I read this author.
Points this task 25
Total points 645
Tasks Completed: 30
Books read 46
Total pages: 13547
GR Authors: 18
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
I completed Task 25.1 (favorite genre). My favorite genre is "textural fiction", fiction that is full of texture. Most of these books seem to be historical in nature but not all (ie: The Last Chinese Chef is contemporary).
For this task, I chose to read 2 historical fiction books: The Muse of Edouard Manet and The Swan Thieves.
Both are stories revolve around artists and describe the process of painting, the texture & smell of paint & supplies, the depth of paint on the brushes & strokes, etc.
I recommend both books. The Muse of Edouard Manet has some flaws (mainly poor dialogue) but the story is so compelling and interesting that the flaws can easily be overlooked.
The Swan Thieves is really amazing. The entire story is like a painting, just coming out into view in layers.
New Total Points: 355
aka Metshaft15.10 Keep it simple
I read
just because I wanted to.New points claimed:15
Total points = 75
Readerboard Name: Lindy-LaneGoal Points for Winter Tasks= 200
Points for this task = 10
Total points achieved to date = 155
# of books read = 12
# of pages read= 4079
# of tasks completed = 8
tasks last updated = 2.23
Task 10.7 My Favorite Things!
Go to BookPage.com. Click on "Books by Genre" and browse by genre to selct a favorite genre to read one of the books reviewed by BookPage.
I picked a book from one of my favorite genres ("Contemporary Romance") and read:
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas 211 pages (12.25)
20.8 Inauguration DaySingle White E-mail by Jessica Adams
This Post: 20
Total Points: 370
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 27
Goodreads Authors: 5 (James Patterson, Alexander McCall Smith, Margaret Atwood, M J Rose, Rachel Kenley)
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 30.4 - By the Numbers
For part A, my birth year is even, so I read The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker.
For part B, my number is 4, so I read Drinking at the Movies by Julia Wertz, who is a Goodreads author!
Points this task: 30
Total points: 545
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 42
Pages read: 12566
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Congratulations Sandy, it is a huge achievement to finish the challenge as well all the work you put in to keeping it going. Thank you.
STACIE MITask 25.1 - Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
I've been really enjoying graphic novels lately, so I decided to read Bone, Volume 1: Out From Boneville by Jeff Smith and Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 570
Tasks completed: 33
Books read: 44
Pages read: 12882
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
congrats Sandy!! can't wait to see your task!
congratulations, sandy! :)5.8 Here's To A New Beginning
i read Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery, which is the first in the Bunnicula series. i've never read the bunnicula books, i won't be reading more! cute-ish, but pretty lame.
Books Read: 61/ 77
Points Completed: 830/975
Tasks Completed: 42/56
KAREN OZTask 30.10 Jennifer N’s task – In Honor of Asian Authors
Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami (Japan)
In the absence of sun by Helie Lee (Korea)
Task 25.1 Wendy MA’s task – Chesnuts Roasting on an Open Fire...
Historical Fiction:
The Little Book by Selden Edwards
Above the Starry Frame by Helen Townsend
Task 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Mrs soule’s task – Christmas Fuzzies... or Not
The Shack by William P Young - I don't like the Christmas crowd *shivers*
Total this post: 75 points
Total to date: 560 points
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Points: 5
Total Points: 235
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 17
Pages: 5383 + 2 audiobooks
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(1) 1000+()
Goodreads Author: 1