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WI 10-11 RwS Completed Tasks - Winter
RwSTask 10.6: Noel, Noel
Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green
+10 (Task)
+ 5 (Series - Nightside #1)
Task Total=15
Grand Total=75
Rebekah wrote: "Rhea wrote: "Task 20.7 - Goodbye, So Long, Good Riddance...: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (1700-1710. Franklin was born in 1706)+20 T..."
I thought it was good. It's lowish rating is probably because people are forced to read it for school, not because it isn't a good book.
Task 20.8 Time of Your Life The Time Machine by H.G. Wells+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.6 No eL, 10.9 Alphabet Soup G-T)
+10 Style Points (Oldies - 1895)
40 pts Task Total
155 Grand Total
I thought if I made two seperate entries it might help my addition problem. (fingers crossed)
I am claiming points for task 10.2 Special Gift for RWS.I read "Visions of Sugar Plums" by Janet Evanovitch.
Task Points: 10
Style: 5 (Series, Stephanie Plum)
Grand Total: 90
Task 10.6 Noel, Noel: Magic at the Gate by Devon Monk+10 Task
+5 Series (Book 5 of 'Allie Beckstrom' series)
Task Total= 15
Grand Total= 725
Backpacking through Europe: Land & Sea15.3 - France: Swann's Way - Marcel Proust
+25 Task Points
Reading with Style
10.2 - Special Gift - Full Dark, No Stars - Stephen King
+10 Task Points
+15 Combo Points (10.1, 10.9 - F/S, 20.9 - #25)
Task Total = 25 Points
20.8 - Time Travel: Flashforward - Robert J. Sawyer (#19 on GR Best Time Travel List)
+ 20 Task Points
+ 10 Combo Points (10.9, 20.3 - F/S)
Task Total = 30 Points
New Points: 80
Grand Total: 150
Task 10.6 Noel, NoelThe Pregnant Widow by Martin Amis
+10 task points
Task 20.3 Shortest Day/Month
Room by Emma Donoghue
+20 task points
+20 combo points (10.6 Noel, Noel; 10.7 Booker; 10.9 alphabet soup E-R; 20.9 Best of 2010)
total points this post = 50
grand total = 110
Task 10.9 Alphabet SoupI read Santa, Baby (three novellas by: Jennifer Crusie, Lori Foster, and Carly Phillips).
I used F (Foster)-S (Santa).
Task total: 10 points.
Total RWS Points: 10
(It's been a very busy December!)
Task 10.4 William & KateSharing Good Times by Jimmy Carter
(I listened to Jimmy Carter read this memoir. I found him remarkably honest about what a lousy husband he was during his younger years and found the description of his family life and hobbies surprisingly interesting. I never would have read this book but for this task, so thanks for the expansion of my reading choices, RWS.)
+10 Task
+ 5 Combo (Noel, Noel)
Task total = 15
Grand total = 270
20.6 - African-America History Month: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison+20 Task
+5 Combo (20.4, won in 1993)
+10 Canon
+5 Oldies (Publ 1977)
Task Total = 40
Grand Total =
READERBOARD NAME: Rachel OHI completed...
10.3 V-Day
I read The Grand Sophy, which is #10 on the "Best Romances of the 20th Century" list.
+10 Task
+5 Combo [Task 10.6 "Noel, Noel"]
+5 Oldie [published 1950]
Task Total= 20
TOTAL POINTS=50
Backpacking through Europe: Land & SeaTask 15.10 (10th Itinerary stop) Russia: Mother by Maxim Gorky
+15 Task
+10 Style
Task Total= 25
+100 Well Traveled Bonus
Grand Total= 850
20.5 - "Put on your yarmulke, Here comes Hanukkah!": The Trial by Franz Kafka+20 Task
+10 Canon
+10 Oldies (Publ 1925)
Task Total = 40
Grand Total =
20.6 African-American History MonthKindred by Octavia E. Butler
+20 Task
+5 Oldies (Pub. 1979)
+10 Combo (20.3 (one-word title), 20.8 (time travel))
Task total = 35
Grand total = 305
20.5 - "Put on your yarmulke, Here comes Hanukkah!": The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
+20 Task
+5 Jumbo (639 pages)
Task Total 25
Grand Total: 125
Hi Guys: After a longer break than I intended, I'm back! I'll start tallying the points now but it will take me awhile to get caught up.
I hope you all had a nice Christmas weekend, and are looking forward to some New Year's festivities.
In Msg 65 - Karen GHHS wrote: "Backpacking Tasks, Traveler Type = Land & Sea ....Exposure by Mal Peet Lexile 760
+20 Task
+ 5 Combo (10.8 – The Tropic of Capricorn / Chile)
The country is not identified until late in the book, but towards the end a police officer is said to work in Santiago which is in Chile.
+ 0 Series (Book 3 in 'Paul Faustino' series)?
I don't know if this will count because although the description on Goodreads says it is the third Paul Faustino book, it is not specified like other series. I'm not claiming the 5 points unless you allow it.
Task Total = 25
Tasks This Post = +50
Grand Total = 85 ..."
I'll allow it. The main character is in all three books, and GR does say that is the 3rd "Paul Faustino" book.
Updated scores for this post:
Task Total = 30
Tasks This Post = +55
Grand Total = 90
Task 20.4 - A Short Detour to Sweden: Sula by Toni Morrison (Won in 1993)+20 Task
+10 Combo (20.6, 20.3)
+5 Oldies (Publ 1973)
Task Total = 35
Grand Total =
In Msg 73 -- Jackie wrote: "Backpacking Tasks, Traveler Type = Land & Sea Task 15.1 (1st Itinerary Stop) Norway: - Troll: A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo
+15 Task
Task Total = 15
Grand Total..."
Hi Jackie: I think the first stop you've shown here is a typo. Your approved itinerary shows Finland as your first stop, and this book is by a Finnish author.
I'm adding these points to your score. Next stop, Norway. :-)
In Msg 77 -- Erin wrote: "10.6 Noel, Noel
Here be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman
+10 Task
+5 Oldies (p. 1985)
+10 Jumbo (704 pp.)
Task Total=25
Grand Total=35"
+5 Series (Welsh Princes #1)
Updated Task Total = 30
Updated Grand Total = 40
Krista wrote: "In Msg 65 - Karen GHHS wrote: "Backpacking Tasks, Traveler Type = Land & Sea ...Thanks, Krista and welcome back!
Karen GHHS wrote: "Krista wrote: "In Msg 65 - Karen GHHS wrote: "Backpacking Tasks, Traveler Type = Land & Sea ...Thanks, Krista and welcome back!"
Hi Karen: Thanks! Boy do I have my work cut out for me at the moment. I've caught the Readerboard scores up through message #100. That might be it for me today.
Backpacking Tasks, Traveler Type = Land & Sea Task 15.4 (4th Itinerary Stop) Spain: The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
+ 15 Task
+ 10 Style
Task Total = 25
Task 15.5 (5th Itinerary Stop) Portugal Crawling Between Heaven and Earth by Sarah A. Hoyt
+ 15 Task
+ 10 Style
Task Total = 25
RwS
20.4 A Short Detour to Sweden
Hidden Flower by Pearl S. Buck
+ 20 Task
+ 5 Oldies (1952)
Task Total = 25
Grand Total = 395
I am claiming points for task 20.2 "While Visions of Sugar Plums". I read "Feast For Crows" by George R.R. Martin. It was number 28 on the list.Task Points: 20
Style: 15 (Series: Song of Ice and Fire #4, Jumbo 753pp)
Grand Total: 125
Backpacking Tasks, Traveler Type = Land & Sea Task 15.1 (1st Itinerary Stop) England: A Christmas Carol/The Chimes/The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens
+15 Task
Task Total=15
Grand Total=45
In Msg 101 -- Deedee wrote: "DeeDeeTask 20.3 – Shortest Day/Month of the Year: Echo by Jack McDevitt
This is the second time I've fulfilled 20.3 (see post #74) ...
Let me know if I've posted this one correctly!
And ... quick question ... do I need my "Land & Sea" itinerary approved before I can start posting for Backpacking through Europe? (My itinerary is post #44 over in the Backpacking through Europe thread.) Thanks!!!! "
Hi DeeDee:
Yes, this is posted correctly.
Your itinerary has been approved. If you haven't done so already, you can start posting your Backpacking books.
In Msg 104 -- Cheryl wrote: "Readerboard Name Cheryl TX20.3 Shortest Day
Richochet by Sandra BrownRicochet
I received this book from my M-I-L
It has 514 pages in the paperback version I read
+10 Task
+ 5 Jumbo
+ 5 Combo Also Fits 10.6
Task Total 20
Grand Total 150
20.10 Colleen's First Place Task - President's Day
Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator
+10 Task
+ 5 Combo Also fits 10.4
Task Total 15
Task Total 165 ..."
Hi Cheryl:
These are both 20 point tasks, not 10 point as you've included in your score.
Updated Grand Total = 185
In Msg 112 -- Liz M wrote: "Task 20.4 - A Short Detour to Sweden: For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
+20 Task
+5 Jumbo (512 pages)
Task Total = 35
Grand Total: 35..."
Hi Liz:
Oldies published between 1985 - 1935 only earn 5 Oldies points.
Adjusted Grand Total = 30
Task 20.8 The Time of Your Life: Beyond The Edge (eXtreme) by Susan Kearney+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.6 Noel, Noel)
Task Total= 25
Grand Total= 875
Task 20.10 President's Day: Ford County: Stories by John Grisham+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.1 Turkey Coma, 10.6 Noel, Noel)
Task Total= 30
Grand Total= 905
10.2B - A Special Gift from Reading with Style: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan660 Lexile- No Style Points
+10 Task
Task Total = 10
Grand Total =
In Msg 148 -- Rhea wrote: Task 10.3 - V-Day: A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux (#7 on the list)+10 Task Points
+10 Combo (10.6, No L; 20.8, A time-travel romance)
+5 Series (Montgomery #16)
Task Total = 30
Grand Total = 165 ..."
Hi Rhea: To earn Oldies Style Points, a book needs to be published in 1985 or earlier. I can' count the Oldies points for this book.
Adjusted Grand Total = 160
In Msg 159 -- Jackie wrote: "20.10 President’s Day: Fences by August Wilson+5 combo (20.3 One word title)
+10 Canon
10.6 Noel:The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
+5 Oldies (pub 1967)
Task Total:15
Post Total:50
Grand Total= 65
Hi Jackie:
I can't allow to points for your first task shown above. For Task 20.10 the task rules say that the President's name needs to be found in the book TITLE.
This book/play would work for Task 20.3 (One Word Title). If you repost it in a new message using the new task then I can add the points.
Thanks! -Krista
Adjusted Grand Total = 30
In Msg 169 -- Karen GHHS wrote: "Backpacking Tasks, Traveler Type = Land & Sea .....----------------------
10.6 – Noel, Noel:
Three Rivers Rising by Jame Richards Lexile 780
I chose this one for no el just looking at the cover and didn't consider it a book with a subtitle, but when I pulled it up there was one with an "l"(A Novel of the Johnstown Flood). If it doesn't count I'll adjust my points. Thanks!
+10 Task ..."
Hi Karen: Sorry, the "L" in the long subtitle does disqualify this book for Task 10.6.
Adjusted Grand Total = 185
Krista wrote: "In Msg 169 -- Karen GHHS wrote: "Backpacking Tasks, Traveler Type = Land & Sea .....----------------------
10.6 – Noel, Noel:
Three Rivers Rising by Jame Richards Lexile 780
No problem, Krista- sorry for the extra work!
Task 10.9 Alphabet Soup: In Too Deep by Brenda Jackson and Olivia Gates (G-T)+10 Task
Task Total= 10
Grand Total= 915
10.1 - Turkey Coma: Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (A short story collection)+10 Task
Task Total = 10
Grand Total = 505
Task 20.4 Detour to Sweden Hunger by Knut Hamsun(1920 - Norway)+20 pts Task
+10 pts Combo (10.6 No El,20.3 Shortest Day/Month)
+10 pts Oldies (1890)
30 pts Task Total
185 pts Grand Total
Rebekah wrote: "Task 20.4 Detour to Sweden Hunger by Knut Hamsun(1920 - Norway)+20 pts Task
+10 pts Combo (10.6 No El,20.3 Shortest Day/Month)
+10 pts Oldies (1890)
30 pts Task..."
+10 Canon
Backpacking TasksTraveler Type = Land & Sea
Task 15.8 (8th Itinerary Stop) Hungary:
The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai
+15 Task
+10 bonus
Task total: 25
Grand total: 220
Backpacking Through Europe: Land & Sea TravelerTask 15.1
Stop #1: Russia
I read Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog for 15 points.
Task: 15 points
Total RWS points: 25 points
Backpacking Through Europe, Land & SeaTask 15.4: Austria
Selected Poems by Georg Trakl
+15 Task
+10 Bonus
=25 Task
Grand total = 330
20.9 Best of 2010 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks- Rebecca Sloot+20 task
grand total = 180 points
20.1 - "Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse"The Giver by Lois Lowry (760L) and number 7 of the list as of December 30, 2010/
+ 20 Task
+ 5 Series (1st of 3 books)
Task Total = 25
Grand Total = 85
10.9 Alphabet SoupWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan (the relevant matches are W in Will and J in John) - Lexile score 930
+10 Task
+ 5 Combo (20.9 - on the list at #12)
Task Total = 15
20.3 One word title
Graceling by Kristin Cashore - Lexile score 730
+20 Task
+ 5 Series (1st in the Seven Kingdoms series)
Task Total = 25
New Grand Total = 85
Task 10.5 New Year's Resolution: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Lexile = 730L)(#26 on list)+10 Task
+5 Combo (10.6 Noel, Noel)
+5 Jumbo (550 pp)
Task Total= 20
Grand Total= 935
10.7 - The Booker Prize: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Nominated in 2005)+10 Task
Task Total = 10
10.10 - Group Read: The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho
+10 Task
+5 Combo (10.9, P-C: Prym-Coelho)
+10 Series (On the Seventh Day #3. I used book #1 By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept for task 10.9 in message 181.)
Task Total = 25
Grand Total = 540
Task 10.5 Best Beginnings The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
+10 Task
Total points 75
Task 10.6 Noel Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.3 1 word)
+10 Series (#20 Discworld, 2nd Discworld this challenge)
Task Total 25
Total points 100
+10 Task
Total points 75
Task 10.6 Noel Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.3 1 word)
+10 Series (#20 Discworld, 2nd Discworld this challenge)
Task Total 25
Total points 100
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+10 Task
+ 5 Combo (No eL)
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25 pts Task Total
115 pts Grand Total