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WINTER CHALLENGE 2010-2011: ASIA
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Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts)
STACIE MITask 10.9 - Serial Killer
I read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, which definitely qualifies as a Big Book!!
Points this task: 10
Total points: 660
Tasks completed: 38
Books read: 51
Pages read: 15250
Goodreads authors: 12
Big Books 500+ (2); 750+ (2); 1000+ (0)
Ok, final post for this challenge...on to spring! Thank you moderators for keeping this running!5.7 Red Cover
by Stephanie Jones15.3
A: Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories by Chris Crutcher
Z: Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria Anzaldua
20.6 The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi, published originally in 1986 which is my birth decade.
Total Points: 525
Chinook5.2 Singles Awareness Day Canyons by Gary Paulsen
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 235
Big Book tickets: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Goodread authors: Kathryn Stockett
Tasks Complete: 15
Books read: 19
RACHEL CA: 395 points total10.04 AULD LANG SYNE Love Over Scotland by Alexander McCall Smith; set in Scotland
[[author:Alexander McCall Smith|4738] is a Goodreads author]
Points for this post: 10
Total points: 395
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 32
Books by Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Heather KSLast post! I finished task 20.7 Christmas Fuzzies. I LOVE Christmas, so I read a book that made me cry...A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
Final point total: 175
Readerboard Name: StacyCT15.5 - Never Get Involved in a Land War in Asia
A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice by Malalai Joya
(A memoir of a woman living during wartime in Afghanistan, her subversive efforts against the Taliban, and her run for and election to the Afghan Parliament as a part of her efforts to unseat and disempower the warlords in her country).
Task Points: 15
30.5 - The Old '10/The New '11
Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Task Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 31
Total Points Earned: 535
Total Books Read: 41
Pages Read: 12713
GoodReads Authors: 5 (Jeffrey Zaslow; Kathryn Stockett; Margaret Atwood (x2); Neil Gaiman)
Big Book Tickets: 500+(4), 750+(1), 1000+()
Task 5.2 Singles Awareness DayBlacklist by Sara Paretsky
Points this Task: 5
Points to date: 255
Task 15.3 From A..to Z
Away by Amy Bloom
Zappedby Carol Higgins Clark
Points this task: 15
Points to date: 270
Just realized I hadn't posted in a while, so this will be a big one! :)5.7. Happy New Year
The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters
10.9. Serial Killer
Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder -- 3rd and Last in the "Study" Series
** Goodreads Author
15.10. Keep it Simple
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
20.1. Groundhog's Day
Watchmen by Alan Moore - originally rated 2 stars.
After reading this one again, I have raised my rating to 3 stars. I enjoyed it much more, but I still can't say it's one of my favorite books.
25.1. Chestnuts Roasting
My favorite genre - Young Adult Fiction - Specifically, Coming of Age stories
Claim to Fame by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
***Goodreads author
30.4. By the Numbers
Book A - Birth Year - Odd
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud
Book B - Phone Number - 3
The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters
30.9. Happy 80th Birthday
Book A - 1930s
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers (1934)
Book B - Book your Mother Would Enjoy
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
*** Goodreads author
Updated Totals:
Points: 305
Tasks completed: 18
KAREN OZ5.3 -- Starts With...
Right Ho Jeeves Jeeves 6 by P.G. Wodehouse
Total this post: 5 points
Total to date: 600 points
Kelly G. 30.6 -- Delicious Dee's task -- Looking for a Few Good... Authors
I entered Kate Morton. I rolled a 2 and a 3.
Read: The Thirteenth Tale by: Diane Setterfield. Published in 2006 - the same year as The House at Riverton.
Also read: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by: Helen Simonson (Goodreads Author). My favorite book by Kate Morton is: The Forgotten Garden. Both books are set in an English village.
Points this task: 30
Completed Tasks: 15
Total Points: 275
Books Read: 20
Big Ticket Books: 500+ (2) 750+ (1) 1000+ (0)
Goodreads Author Tickets: 3
Kelly G. 25.1 -- Wendy MA's task - Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire...
Read two YA books - my guilty pleasure :)
City of Bones AND City of Ashes, both by Cassandra Clare. Cassandra Clare is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 25
Completed Tasks: 16
Total Points: 300
Books Read: 22
Big Ticket Books: 500+ (2) 750+ (1) 1000+ (0)
Goodreads Author Tickets: 4
30.5 The Old '10/The New '11A: Saturday by Ian McEwan - This was one of my 10 oldest on my TBR list by an author I had already read.
B: The Dream-Hunter (Dark-Hunter, #10) by Sherrilyn Kenyon - This was one of my 11 newest on by TBR added before the challenge started. All of the 11 I had added most recently were by authors I had already read.
Total Point to Date: 965
I'm done!25.5 -- Valorie's task - SRC Tea Ceremony
For Part A: Please choose a tea flavor listed below and read the corresponding type of book (fiction or non-fiction) listed with it.
3. Dragon Well (Lung Ching) Tea: Read a book with a supernatural/paranormal character or a book with a dragon on the cover.
by Terry PratchettPart B: Read a book that has the word "Tea" in the title (Tea can also be a part of the series title). Words that contain "tea," such as team, teacher, steam, steal, etc., also count.
Late for Tea at the Deer Palace by Tamara Chalabi
This Post: 25
Total Points: 975
Tasks Completed: 56
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (6), 750+ (1), 1000+ (1)
Yea Gayla - I hope you are working on your Spring task!
Come on Jennifer N. - just one more book. You can do it!
Congratulations to those that have recently finished and to those that are close-- don't give up because we all love the tasks you create!
20.6 Seasoned Reader - The Twenty-tens: Charlie, one of the main characters, is my age
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Christmas Fuzzles: I read a happy book with a blue cover
Total Points this Post: 40
Total Points for Challenge: 125
Congrats Gayla!This will be my last task of the challenge and then on to spring. Thanks again to the mods and challenge creators of another great one.
20.6 - The Twenty-tens
Black Rose by Nora Roberts - Roz and I are both in our late forties.
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 785
Tasks Completed: 43
Books Read: 54
GoodReads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500+ (6), 750+ (2), 1000+ (0)
congratulations, gayla!go jennifer n!!!!
CHRISTINE USTask 5.9 Noel (no-L)
Testimony by Anita Shreve
Task 25.5 Tea Ceremony
Book 1: Double Shot by Diane Mott Davidson
Goldy is a caterer (option 5)
Book 2: Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs
I'm not sure why this won't pop up with the title, but the series is "A Tea Shop Mystery" -- thus the "TEA" is in the series name
25.5 -- Valorie's task - SRC Tea CeremonyPart A:
5. Kiyoto Lemon Tea: Read a book about cooking or a book with a character that owns a business that involves cooking.
I read Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Part B: Read a book that has the word "Tea" in the title (Tea can also be a part of the series title)
I read A Bone to Pick by Charlaine Harris which is book 2 of the Aurora Teagraden Series.
Total Points: 240
This will be my last post.5.3 - "Starts With..." - Read The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann. First name starts with a 'D'.
5.5 - "Blast from the Past" - Read The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. First published in 1984.
5.6 - "It’s All in the Numbers" - Read The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson. 503 pages
10.9 - "Serial Killer" - Read The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson. This is the final one published and last unless the family dispute over the author's legacy is finalized! 563 pages
20.8 - "It's My Birthday: Erin MN's task-Inauguration Day" - Read The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
25.2 - "Emily IN's task - Thank You Moderators"
Book A - Read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Sandy's Read list.
Book B - Read The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Kristi's Read list.
25.4 - "Beth NC's task - IMBOLC"
Book A - Read Dream Angus: The Celtic God of DreamsAlexander McCall Smith. Goodreads author
Book B - Read Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human by Richard W. Wrangham. There is a picture of fire on the cover.
.30.8 - "Ms. Anderson's Task -- In the Spirit of the Season "
Book A - Read The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta. Rolled a 5 - dying to read. I had heard good things about this book and the subject interested me.
Book B - Read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Rolled a 1 - this is one of my favorite authors.
Alexander McCall Smith is a Goodreads author.
The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest are both over 500 pages so I claim 2 big book tickets.
Points for above tasks: 125
Tasks above completed: 8
Total tasks completed: 23/56
Points completed: 380
Books read & claimed: 28
Books by Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 2 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
STACIE MITask 15.9 - Warm Up
I read Fables: The Mean Seasons by Bill Willingham, who was born in Virginia.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 675
Tasks completed: 39
Books read: 52
Pages read: 15418
Goodreads authors: 12
Big Books: 500+ (2); 750+ (2); 1000+ (0)
My last post for this season's challenge. Looking forward to starting the new one tomorrow.Alice G
Task: 10.7 My Favourite Things
Genre: Fiction
Book: The Photograph
Task: 15.1 Time after Time
Book A: Wolf Hall
Book B: The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
GR Author Token - Margaret Atwood is a GR author
Total Points: 420
Previous Books
5.4 It's Cold Outside - Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse
5.6 It's all in the Numbers - Never Let me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
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
20.2 Winter Flower Day - The Rose of Sebastapol by Katherine McMahon
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
30.1 The B&W Task - Black Water Rising by Attica Locke and Priestess of the White by Trudi Canavan
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
50.1 - Dark Times in the City and Eat, Pray and Love and Down there on a visit
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STACIE MITask 20.4 - Game On!
I rolled a 2 and had to read a fantasy or science fiction book. I read The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman, who is a Goodreads author!
Points this task: 20
Total points: 695
Tasks completed: 40
Books read: 53
Pages read: 15650
Goodreads authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (2); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 15.3
a) A in title
b) Z in authors Name
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Total Points: 625 Points
Task 15.3
a) A in title
b) Z in authors Name
by Carlos Ruiz ZafónTotal Points: 625 Points
10.2 - Orient ExpressOn the Eve by Ivan Turgenev - This book was set mainly in Russia
Total Points to Date: 975
Jayme VA20.2: Flower in title
Daisy Miller by Henry James
The flower is a daisy.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points in Challenge: 370
Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 13
Pages Read: 8421
GR Authors: Sarah Dessen, Robert Liparulo, Anita Amirrezvani, Lisa See
Big Book Tickets: 500+(Eclipse (629), The Lost Symbol (528)); 750+(Breaking Dawn (754)); 1000+(0)
Before I list what is probably my last post I have to say, Mods - You are the best!! I cannot imagine how much time and effort you spend so we can enjoy these challenges. THANK YOU!!10.6 Cookie Exchange
Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English by Natasha Solomons - English Toffee Cookies here
20.3 Frosty the Snowman
The Lost Saint by Bree Despain -werewolves ***GR author***
20.9 Presidents' Day
The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan ***GR author***
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 720
Total Tasks Completed: 40
Total Books Read: 54
Total GoodReads Authors: 15
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: Michelle VA5.3 - Starts With...
Very Old Bones by William Kennedy
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 75
Michelle WI10.5 Chinese Dragon Dance - Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold by Terry Brooks (many mythical creatures - one of the main ones is a dragon) - 3 stars
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 345
JESSICA BPVTASK #15.10 - Keep it Simple
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
This post: 15 points
Total to date: 65 points
Congrats gayla and jennifer n! Can't wait to see ur tasks
I need to make one switch to fit my last book:Please remove "The Old Man and the Sea" from task 10.10 and I'll use it in the following task:
Task 25.3 - Reflections on 2010
Part A: The Eight by Katherine Neville A good friend turned 40 this year and EIGHT of us went to a lake resort for great food, drinks, a bonfire on the beach, and moonlit skinny dipping!!
Part B: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
*****The Eight is a Big book (598 pages)*****
Previous total = 440, subtract 10 = 430, add 25 = 455
Total Big Books = 14
5.4 - It's Cold Outside
Ice by Sarah Beth Durst (GR Author)
20.4 - Game On
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Rolled 2.
25.1 - Chesnuts Roasting On An Open Fire...
Blood Noir and Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton
Points for this post: 50
Total Points: 305
GR Authors: 5
Big Books: +500 (2), +750 (1)
Ice by Sarah Beth Durst (GR Author)
20.4 - Game On
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Rolled 2.
25.1 - Chesnuts Roasting On An Open Fire...
Blood Noir and Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton
Points for this post: 50
Total Points: 305
GR Authors: 5
Big Books: +500 (2), +750 (1)
20.8 Inauguration DayI read Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth (Goodreads Author). It's about a vampire who works for the president.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 260
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Sorry for the late post!15.10 Keep It Simple: I read The Man on the Balcony by Maj Sjöwall.
30.4 By the Numbers:
Part A: I was born in 1989 (odd), so I read Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason, whose last name starts by I.
Part B: The digit I got was 3, so I read Three Italian Chronicles by Stendhal.
Total = 35 (former points) + 15 + 30 = 80
Life got in the way this challenge and I didn't read as much as I wanted :(
Congrats to all the finishers!
nothing like waiting until the last minute to update, lol. Jennifer OH
5.3 -- Starts With...
Our themes this season are WINTER and ASIA. Read a book by an author who’s first or last name starts with W, D, J, F, or A. Examples: John Steinbeck, Sebastian Junger, MaryJanice Davidson, Augusten Burroughs
Aphrodite's Secret by Julie Keener read 1-9-11
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. Examples: REQUIRED: Include a picture of the cover or a link to it.
Evernight Claudia Gray read 1-13-115.8 -- Here's to a New Beginning
The New Year signals a new beginning. Read the 1st book in a new-to-you series. No re-reads allowed. Books must be identified as first a series on GoodReads (Series Name, #1). Examples: Dead Until Dark, The Black Echo, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Moon Called Patricia Briggs read 1-7-11
10.5 Chinese Dragon Dance The Chinese New Year (February 14, 2011- The Year of the Tiger) is celebrated with a parade and a Dragon Dance. Read a book that features Mythical Creatures. If the creature is not obvious in the title or the book description, please include the information when you post. Ex.Dragonflight, Goddess of the Sea, The Last Unicorn,
Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom Julie Keener read 1-15-11
10.9 Serial Killer: Read the last or latest published book in a series. The series should be comprised of at least 3 published books by the same author with continuing elements (characters and/or setting, plot device) in any genre. The book should be identified as part of a series on GoodReads ("Series Name #.). Ex. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Mockingjay, Red Lily, Burn
Shadowfever Karen Marie Moning read 1-19-11
15.10 - Keep it Simple
February 27 is “No Brainer Day.” 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! Infinity Sherrilyn Kenyon read 2-22-11
20.10 Group Read
Read 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
The Giver Lois Lowry re-read 2-9-11 *post 90
30.2 -- Cheryl TX’s task -- Alphabetically Speaking
For this task you will need to read two books.
Book A. Read a book by an author who has two initials that are consecutive from A to Z. You must use the author's name as it appears on Goodreads. Examples: Ann Beattie -- consecutive initials AB, Lynn Morris -- consecutive initials LM, Linda Lael Miller -- consecutive initials LM, J.K. Rowling -- consecutive initials JK, Melissa Fay Greene -- consecutive initials FG.
Book B. Read a book by an author who has two initials that are consecutive from Z to A. You must use the author's name as it appears on Goodreads. Examples: Norman Mailer -- consecutive initials NM, Lisa Kleypas -- consecutive initials LK, Perri O'Shaughnessy -- consecutive initials PO, Laurell K. Hamilton -- consecutive initials LK, H.G. Wells -- consecutive initials HG, T.C. Boyle -- consecutive initials CB
A Aphrodite's Flame Julie Keener read 1-11-11
B The Accidental Human Dakota Cassidy read 1-1-11
30.8 -- Ms. Anderson's Task -- In the Spirit of the Season
Around the world, this time of year is one for giving gifts. My gift to all of you, my favorite challenge participants, is this task!
Roll a die twice (or until you get two different numbers), and read two books (one for each die) that fit the numbered criteria below. However, there is one catch: 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.
1: Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
2: Read a book from one of your favorite genres.
3: Reread a book you loved as a kid (challenge rules of at least 100 pages or 500 children's picture book pages still apply).
4: Read a book you've added to your TBR list in the last 6 months.
5: Read a book you've been dying to read, but haven't had a place for in the challenge.
6: Reread a book you gave 5 stars to the first time around.
REQUIRED: Include what numbers you rolled when claiming points
4- Enchanting the Lady Kathryne Kennedy added 10-23-10 read 12-29-10
1 Trust Me on This Jennifer Crusie read 1-2-11
After fixing what was in the ? thread I believe this brings me up to:
Completed Tasks- 17
Books Read- 19
Points- 215
Before I list my last post, let me echo Lahni and say, Mods - You are the best!! I cannot imagine how much time and effort you spend so we can enjoy these challenges. THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!Now on to my last post of this challenge:
30.10 -- Jennifer N's task - In Honor of Asian Authors
Read 2 books written by authors from Asia. The authors must be from different countries.
RUSSIA
1) Death of Ivan Ilyich & Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy (translated by Ann Pasternak Slater) (Paperback, 116 pages)
Leo Tolstoy was Born: September 09, 1828 in Yasnaya Polyana, Russian Federation
CHINA
2) Sons (House of Earth #2) (1932) by Pearl S. Buck (Hardcover, 467 pages)
Pearl S. Buck lived in China throughout her childhood and young adulthood; indeed, her first language was Chinese; further, Pearl S. Busk was specifically approved in message #21 of the task help thread.
515 + 30 = 545
Tasks Completed: 28
Points for this task: 30
Points thus far: 515 + 30 = 545
Books read: 42
Pages Read: 14,672
Goodreads Authors: 4
Alan Bradley (#25.2)
Diane Duane (#25.5)
Lauren Kate (#30.7)
Chris Roberson (#20.4)
Big Books:
500 +
(1) A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War (1994) by Stephen B. Oates (Paperback, 527 pages) (#25.3)
(2) The Three Musketeers (The Musketeers Series #1) (1844) by Alexandre Dumas (translated by Richard Pevear)(Paperback, 736 pages) (#50.1C)
(3) Aftermath (#1 of 2) (1998) by Charles Sheffield (Paperback, 547 pages) (#15.3)
750+
1000+
(1) A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution: 1891-1924 (1996) by Orlando Figes (Paperback, 1024 pages) (#30.3A)
Pages Read
Average Read Per Day: 164.85
Average Pages Per Book: 349.34
Tonight I'll spend planning out the Spring Challenge; and I'll start reading one of my doorstopper books.
1 last task to post"Readerboard Name: Leora
Task 25-4 Beth NC's Task:
A. IN THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR by Samuel Lowe and;
B. Under Fire by Henri Barbusse
Total of: 520 points
Congrats to all the finishers, looking forward to starting the new tasks tomorrow!
All right finished a book today but still have to move some around...20.5 Bigger is Better: Ashley FL's task as suggested by Stesse- Bigger is Better, and Larger than Life
by Charlotte Brontë***Big Book (558 pgs)***15.10 - Keep it Simple
by L.J. SmithPoints for this Task: 35
Total Points: 155
Completed Tasks: 20.3, 30.2, 20.7, 30.3, 20.2, 20.5, 15.10
Tasks in Progress:
Goodreads Authors: 3 (Cassandra Clare x2, Lisa Kleypas x2)
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(1) 1000+()
Readerboard Name: Lindy-LaneGoal Points for Winter Tasks= 200
Points for this task = 10
Total points achieved to date = 200
# of books read = 15
# of pages read= 5311
# of tasks completed = 11
tasks last updated = 2.28
Task 10.6 Cookie Exchange!
Read a book with the word of a cookie variety in it's title.
I read
Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke (cookie variety being candy cane cookies) 390 pages (2.28)
With this last book read, I met my personal goal of 200 points for the winter tasks.
Congrats Helen, Gayla, and Jennifer N!
Readerboard Name: PaperPillsTask #10.2 - Orient Express
Nine Lives by William Dalrymple
Dalrymple's book explores the practice of traditional religions in modern India.
Task #10.5 - Chinese Dragon Dance
Fallen by Lauren Kate
This book features...
* spoiler alert! *
...angels.
Lauren Kate is a Goodreads Author.
Task #15.8 - A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
A Slippery Year by Melanie Gideon
One of my gripes here in Brooklyn is when, after a snowfall, brownstone owners fail to shovel the sidewalks in front of their buildings, and the snow gets all packed down and slippery. Going with the word "slippery," I read Melanie Gideon's memoir—which fittingly expressed many of the author's pet peeves!
Task #15.9 - Warm Up
The Gullah People And Their African Heritage by William S. Pollitzer
The Gullah people describes the native black population of the Sea Islands off of the Carolina coast.
Task #20.4 Game On!
I rolled a one, and so:
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Skeeter Phelan, one of the heroines of this novel, fights against the mores of racial inequality in Jackson, Mississippi.
Kathryn Stockett is a Goodreads Author.
Task #20.8 - Inauguration Day
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton - contains the word "house" in the title.
This post: 90
Total to date: 260
Big Book tickets to date: 500 (x3)
Goodreads authors: 2
Joanna TTask 15.5 Land War in Asia...
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
The book focuses on POWs in Japan during WWII.
Task 20.5 Larger Than Life
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
Anne of Cleves is one of the major focuses of the book, and she was approved as Larger than Life in the help thread.
This is a big book at 518 pages, so I'd like to claim a ticket for it, please.
Task 25.1 Chestnuts
My favorite genre is literary fiction, especially with a fantastical or magical realism aspect.
I'm moving The Devil and Miss Prym by
Paulo Coelho [deleting it from Task 10.9 (Post #2094)] to this task and pairing it with:
The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien
That makes +60 for these tasks but -10 for Task 10.9
New points: 50
Grand total: 490
I'm still hoping to finish the last book that I'm reading...we'll see how the evening goes.
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i read A Room of One's Own. i'm not afraid of virginia woolf! :)
Books Read: 63/ 77
Points Completed: 850/975
Tasks Completed: 44/56
and i do believe that will be my last post for the winter challenge. hit a burn-out point there where i just could not read for about a week. :( maybe i'll make it to the end for spring! :)