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Spring Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS)
15.7 Lab LitDivergent by Veronica Roth
This book is dystopian. The society is divided into 5 different factions of people, and one of the main factions is the Erudite who are scientists and scholars. Throughout the entire book they are developing different technology and their leader plays a major role in the conflict the protagonist faces.
Veronica Roth is a goodreads author.
Total points this post- 15
Total points - 390
Tasks completed - 23
Pages read - 11932
Books read - 33
Goodreads authors - 11
Big books - 500+(4), 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 for that book.
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
My post is #36 in the discussion thread.
This Post: 20
Total Points: 555
Tasks Completed: 40/54
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name - Denise NCTask 5.7 - Going Green
Queen of Shadows by Dianne Sylvan
I read this on Kindle - e-book.
Pages - 389
Dianne Sylvan is a Goodreads Author
Points - 5
Task 10.2 - Say What?
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G.K. Chesterton
Pages - 224
Points - 10
Task 10.4 - Elementary, My Dear Watson
Love Me If You Must by Nicole Young
Pages - 379
Points - 10
Task 10.6 - Respect Your Elders
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Pages - 336
Points - 10
Task 10.9 - No Lawyer Jokes
Moment of Truth by Lisa Scottoline
Pages - 448
Points - 10
Task 15.3 - Earth Day
Book A - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Option B - Book planned for Winter Challenge
Pages - 254
Book B - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Option C - Book borrowed from Library
Pages - 288
Points - 15
Task 15.7 - Lab Lit
Edge of Apocalypse by Tim LaHaye
Scientist creates technology that redirects nuclear missiles to their origin location.
Pages - 432
Points - 15
Task 15.8 - From a Different Perspective
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Written from dog's perspective.
Paged - 321
Points - 15
Task 20.9 - Lucky Me
The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue
Pages - 336
Points - 20
Task 25.5 - March Madness
Option B - Two Books from Tournament of Books
Book A - The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
Year - 2011
Pages - 304
Book B - Room by Emma Donoghue
Year - 2011
Emma Donoghue is a Goodreads Author
Pages - 402
Points - 25
15.3 A-reduce-Extras by Scott Westerfeld C-recycle-Demon Glass by Rachel Hawkins
25.1 (D)-The Cereal Murders by Diane Mott Davidson caterer
(I)-Bungalow 2 by Danielle Steel film screen writer
30.4 The Old Farmers' Almanc 2011
My Man Jeeves#1 by P.G.Wodehouse-butler
total points:590
Erin NY30.5 Book from a shelf of Someone with same birthday date (14th)
Heather: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Kim: City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
* Cassandra Clare is a goodreads author
* City of Glass was over 500 pages (541pp), claiming 1 big book ticket
Total: 205
Tasks Completed: 11
Tasks in Progress: 3
Books Read: 17
Pages Read: 5487
Hi! Finally back to what I love most! 5.7 Going green
Jane Eyre Kindle
20.6 Young Adult series:
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wind in the Door
Total: 25 points
Completed: 2
Working on 2 other tasks.
LaurenVA10.10. The Final Frontiers
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Task Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Total Points: 65
10.4 - Elementary My Dear WatsonThe Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear
Total points to date 680
10.8 Eat Your SpinachGunn's Golden Rules by Tim Gunn
30.4 Like I Need an Excuse
A) Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
I would rather be running
B) My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
The main character is a midwife
points=660
15.6 — The Truth Is...Inspiration: The Four Spirits by Sara Jeeter Naslund and others about Civil Rights Issues including The Help by Kathryn Stockett and books by Toni Morrison. I wanted to find out more about the Ku Klux Klan and how a terrorist group responsible for the bombing of the church that killed for young girls during the Civil Rights Movement arose and survived across the years. I read:
They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
The book was informative, well written and researched, and fascinating.
+15 Points
15.9 — In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
+15 Points
Points This Post: 30
Grand Total: 605
15.5 Award MeRoom by Emma Donoghue
Nominated 2010
Emma Donoghue is a Goodreads Author
This Post: 15
Total Points: 335
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 25
Goodreads Authors: 3 (Elle Amery, Bella Andre, Emma Donoghue)
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
30.2 'Sheila's Guilty Pleasures'A. American Idol: Lee DeWyze
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
B. Dancing with the Stars: Emmitt Smith
The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 845
Tasks Completed: 52
Books Read: 58
Goodreads Author Books: 6
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(1), 1000+(1)
Kimber5.3 Gimme Five
Frostbite by Richelle Mead
(5 or fewer letters in Mead)
RICHELLE MEAD IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR
5.7 Going Green
Now You See Her by Joy Fielding
(checked out from library)
10.5 It Takes Two
Plum Spooky (A Stephanie Plum Between the Numbers/Holiday Novel, #4) by Janet Evanovich
20.4 The Royal Wedding
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
(author's name KATE)
Total items this post: 4
Total completed to date: 25
Total points this post: 40
Total points completed to date: 355
Doing this all at once, my apologies!5 POINT TASKS
5.1 Waltzing Matilda
Shadow Dance by Susan Andersen, finished 03/25 - 5*
5.2 Circle of Friends
Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh, finished 03/30 - 5*
5.3 Gimme Five
Seduction by Amanda Quick (5 letters), finished 03/20 - 4*
5.4 Club: JR Ward --- Kathrynn's bookshelves
Don't Tell by Karen Rose, finished 03/22 - 4*
5.5 I'm Tellin'
The Winston Brothers by Lori Foster, finished 03/08 - 3.5*
5.6 Water, Water, Everywhere
Scoundrel by Zoe Archer, finished 04/02 - 5* (sea in the background, approved on the help thread)
5.7 Going Green
Audiobook: Cover of Night by Linda Howard, finished 03/12 - 4*
5.8 Blow Your Stack
Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart (added in September 2010) by Sarah MacLean, finished 05/02 - 5*
5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, finished 03/08 - 3* (137 p)
5.10 Kia Ora
The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran, finished 03/29 - 5* (translated from Chinese)
Susan Andersen, Nalini Singh, Lori Foster, Zoe Archer and Sarah MacLean are GR authors
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In this post:
Books Read: 10
Tasks Finished: 10
Points: 50
Gr authors: 5 - Susan Andersen, Nalini Singh, Lori Foster, Zoe Archer and Sarah MacLean
Big books: 0
In the Spring Challenge
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks: 10
Points: 50
Gr authors: 5
Big Books: 0
10 POINT TASKS10.1. Sing Out
Coming Undone by Susan Andersen, finished 04/04 - 5*. PJ Morgan, one of the main characters, is a professional country music singer.
10.2. Say what?
The Nerd Who Loved Me by Vicki Lewis Thompson, finished 03/09 - 4*
10.3. Beware the Ides of March
The Serpent's Teeth by Ovid (Roman writer and poet, 43 BD - 17 AD), finished 04/04 - 4*
10.4. Elementary, my dear Watson
Scream for Me (book #8) by Karen Rose, finished 03/15 - 4.5*
10.5. It Takes Two
So Enchanting by Connie Brockway, finished 03/01 - 4*
10.6. Respect Your Elders
Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger, written in 1953, finished 04/11 - 3*
10.7. Kuddle a Koala
Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens, finished 03/30 - 4.5*
10.8. Come On, Eat Your Spinach
Apples on the cover: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen, finished 03/07 - 5*
10.9. No Lawyer Jokes!
Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James, finished 03/07 - 5* (the heroine is a lawyer in L.A.)
10.10. The Final Frontiers
Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione, finished 04/02 - 5* - the hero, Ares, is one of the Four Horsemen of the Acopalypse (War, actually:-p)!
Susan Andersen, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Stephanie Laurens, Sarah Addison Allen, Julie James and Larissa Ione are GR authors
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In this post:
Books Read: 10
Tasks Finished: 10
Points: 100
Gr authors: 6 - Susan Andersen, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Stephanie Laurens, Sarah Addison Allen, Julie James, Larissa Ione
Big books: 0
In the Spring Challenge
Total Books Read: 20
Total Tasks: 20
Total Points: 150
Gr authors: 11
Big Books: 0
15 POINT TASKS15.1 -- The Land Down Under
B. 1) under: Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney, finished 05/14 - 4.5*
2) down: Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl, finished 05/14 - 5*
15.2 -- Blurb It
A. The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter, finished 04/13 - 5*
AND
B. Kresley Cole: The Captain of All Pleasures by Kresley Cole, finished 04/12 - 5*
15.3 -- Earth Day
B. Reuse: The Lions Lady by Julie Garwood, finished 03/10 - 5*
C. Recycle A Game of Thrones by G.R.R. Martin, finished 04/28 - 4*
Required: State which 2 options you chose when you post.
15.4 -- It's a Repeat
B. Read two books that have the same word in the title: "you": I Can See You by Karen Rose, finished 03/09 - 5* AND If You Desire by Kresley Cole, finished 03/19 - 5*
15.5 -- Award Me
Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally, finished 04/12 - 4*
15.6 -- The Truth Is...
Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Love and Loss by Xinran, finished 04/04 - 5* (I want to know more about Chinese culture, and this book was about Chinese mothers)
15.7 -- Lab Lit
Die For Me (book #7) by Karen Rose, finished 03/13 - 5* (Sophie is an archeologist)
15.8 -- From a Different Perspective
La joueuse de go (The Girl who Played Go), finished 03/01 - 5*: The perspective shifts every chapter from the Manchurian woman to the Japanese soldier.
15.9 -- In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis, finished 03/05 - 3.5*
15.10 -- Spring Break
Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare, finished 04/18 - 5*
Claiming a Big Book ticket 750+ for A Game of Thrones is 835 p
Pamela Clare is a GR author
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In this post:
Books Read: 14
Tasks Finished: 10
Points: 150
Gr authors: 1 - Pamela Clare
Big books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
In the Spring Challenge
Total Books Read: 34
Total Tasks: 30
Total Points: 300
Gr authors: 12
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
5.3 - Gimme Five (or Four!)Lover Awakened by JR Ward
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30.6 - Melanie's Task: Myth-behaving Greeks
1: I rolled a 2 and read The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty
A story narrated by Evelyn about growing up poor with her single-parent mother and influences from her ultra-religious grandmother.
2: I rolled a 2 and read A Little Harmless Sex by Melissa Schroeder, a Goodreads author.
A romance.
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Points Claiming: 35
Total Points: 260
20 POINT TASKS20.1. Most Improved Player. Cindy AL's Task: Lassiez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
1) Moonlit by Emma Jensen, finished 03/19 - 3*
20.2 Rookie at the Top. Travelgirlut's Task: Random Words
Required: wind, joke, song, enzyme, fork
Annie's Song by Catherine Andersen, finished 03/31 - 5*
20.3. Best Review Contest. Katy's Task: Happy International Women's Day!
Nerd in Shining Armor by Vicki Lewis Thompson (who lives in the States, and I live in Switzerland), finished 03/04 - 3*
20.4 Author, Author. Tracyj's Task: The Royal Wedding
Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt, finished 03/07 - 5*
20.5. Bigger is Better. Rachel Renee's Task: Alliterative Authors Association
A Lot Like Love by Julie James, finished 03/11 - 3.5*
20.6. Seasoned Reader. Kathryn CA's Task: Young Adult Series
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, finished 04/12 - 5*
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter. Tami's task: Quips and Quotes
"Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever."
— Walt Disney Company
Dream Man by Linda Howard, finished 05/08 - 5*
20.8. It's My Birthday. Jayme VA's Task: The Night I was Born
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham, finished 03/08 - 4.5*
20.9. Lucky Me! Laurie's Task
Weddings Can Be Murder by Christie Craig, finished 05/08 - 5*
20.10 Group Read
I Am Number Four by Picattus Lore, finished 03/13 - 5*
Vicki Lewis Thompson, Elizabeth Hoyt and Julie James are GR authors
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In this post:
Books Read: 10
Tasks Finished: 10
Points: 200
Gr authors: 3 - Vicki Lewis Thompson, Elizabeth Hoyt and Julie James
Big books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
In the Spring Challenge
Total Books Read: 44
Total Tasks: 40
Total Points: 500
Gr authors: 15
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
25 POINT TASKS25.1. Coralie's Task:In my Backyard
e. Read a book with a main character who is a professional sportsperson: Body Check by Deirdre Martin, finished 03/05 - 4* (the hero is a ice hockey player)
f. Read a book where a main character is trying to improve their health: Fools Rush In by Kristan Higgins, finished 03/20 - 3.5* (the heroine is a doctor who, throughout the book, is getting back into shape to attract her crush)
25.2. Sandy's Task: Your Bucket List
A. I want to learn how to speak gaelic (I have the books, and just need to get to it, lol), so I'm reading a book with a Scottish hero: If You Deceive by Kresley Cole, finished 03/19 - 5*
B. Stupeur et tremblements (Fear & Trembling) by Amélie Nothomb, finished 03/01 - 4*
25.6. Jennifer N's Task: It’s All About Australia and Oceania
1. Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr, finished 03/23 - 3* (Paul, the hero, is a building contractor - approved in the help thread)
5. Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh (from Fiji), finished 04/03 - 5*
Nalini Singh is a GR author
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In this post:
Books Read: 6
Tasks Finished: 3
Points: 75
Gr authors: 1 - Nalini Singh
Big books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
In the Spring Challenge
Total Books Read: 50
Total Tasks: 43
Total Points: 575
Gr authors: 16
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
Jennifer L.5.8 - Blow Your Stack - Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding - This has been on my goodreads TBR shelf since August 2010.
5.9 - Shrimp on the Barbie - The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling (111 pages)
Total Challenge Points = 85
30 POINT TASKS30.1. Cheryl's Task: Literature Map By Gender: JK Rowling:
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Coifer, finished 04/28 - 3* AND
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks, finished 03/18 - 4*
30.2. Sheila's Task: Sheila’s Guilty Pleasures
A. Sarah Addison Allen : The Sugar Queen, finished 03/02 - 5*
B. Jennifer Ashley: The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, finished 03/06 - 5*
30.3. Donna Jo's Task: Yours, Mine, and Ours
A. My Dearest Enemy by Connie Brockway, finished 03/01 - 4.5*
B. A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James , finished 03/06 - 5* (Cinderella story, with a stepmother and stepsister)
30.5. Delicious Dee's task: “All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, or a book” : I'm the 6th
A. Amanda B. Bridges (6th): City of Bones by Cassandra Clare , finished 03/26 - 5*
B. Sheila (7th): If You Dare by Kresley Cole, finished 03/11 - 5*
30.6 Melanie's Task: Myth-behaving Greeks
A. 6. Rogue in Texas by Lorraine Heath, finished 03/27 - 5* (the hero and heroine work on a cotton farm in Texas)
B. 3. Herodotus: HF - Never Love a Cowboy by Lorraine Heath, finished 03/27 - 5* (set in the late 1800s)
Task 30.7. Diane's Task: Title Connections
Option B. Dangerous by Amanda Quick, finished 03/09 - 4*
AND
The Dangerous Debutante by Kasey Michaels, finished 03/08 - 4.5*
Sarah Addison Allen, Jennifer Ashley, Eloisa James and Cassandra Clare are GR authors
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In this post:
Books Read: 12
Tasks Finished: 6
Points: 180
Gr authors: 4 - Sarah Addison Allen, Jennifer Ashley, Eloisa James and Cassandra Clare
Big books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
In the Spring Challenge
Total Books Read: 62
Total Tasks: 49
Total Points: 755
Gr authors: 20
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
50 POINT TASK50.1 MsOPP (Julie)'s Task: "I Need to Know What Happens Next!"
I'd heard so much about the Comanche series by Catherine Andersen, but had never read it.. I'm so glad I finally did!!
Comanche Moon (book 1), Comanche Heart (book 2) and Indigo Blue (book 3) by Catherine Anderson, finished 04/15, 04/15, and 04/17, all 5*
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In this post:
Books Read: 3
Tasks Finished: 1
Points: 50
Gr authors: 0
Big books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
In the Spring Challenge
Total Books Read: 65
Total Tasks: 50
Total Points: 805
Gr authors: 20
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
I need to change some books around. I'll try to make it as clear and simple as possible, but please let me know if you need more info.I'm moving Black Order from task 10.5 to task 5.1 Waltzing Matilda for the "black bottom" dance.
I'm moving The Walk by Richard Paul Evans from task 5.1 to task 5.3 Gimme Five (Richard Paul Evans has 5 letters in his name)
I'm moving Blood Game from task 15.3 to task 10.5 It Takes Two
To replace Blood Game in task 15.3 Earth Day (Recycle), I'm claiming Quicksand by Iris Johansen which I got from the library
Total points: 310
BJ Rose1 new task
20.2 Travelgirlut: Random words generator - 1 book
My words are: ticket, tears, goat, cousin, elastic
Cousin Kate by Georgette Heyer
Total Points = 830
Tasks Completed = 50
Total Pages = 21,191
GoodReads Authors = 8
Big Books (500+) = 2
20.8. It's My Birthday. Jayme VA's Task: The Night I was Born I read Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, which was made a miniseries of the same title: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159090/.
I am claiming a big books ticket, for 750+ pages. This book is listed at 912.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 65
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 4
Total GoodReads Authors: 1
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (2), 1000+ (0)
Christinab20.2 Rookie at the Top. Travelgirlut's Task: Random Words
My five random words were: courage, froth, theatre, mushroom, and network.
I read The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 270
Total tasks completed: 12
Total books read: 18
Total pages read: 6586
Total GoodReads authors: 4
Total Big Books: 500+ (2) 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
5.4 Fan ClubI read Queen of Shadows by Dianne Sylvan
Favorite Author :J.K. Rowling
Fan: Kelly
Dianne Sylvan is a goodreads author.
Total points this post - 5
Total points - 395
Tasks completed - 24
Pages read - 12319
Books read - 34
Goodreads authors - 12
Big books - 500+(4), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
5.1 Waltzing Matilda: Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts - ★ ★
5.2 Circle of Friends:
Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione - ★ ★
Goodreads Author: Larissa Ione
5.5 I'm Tellin':
Seven Wild Sisters by Charles de Lint - ★ ★ ★ ★
5.6 Water, Water, Everywhere:
Water Tales: Aquamarine and Indigo by Alice Hoffman - ★ ★
10.9. No Lawyer Jokes!
Pink Jinx by Sandra Hill - ★
20.2 Rookie at the Top: Travelgirlut's Task: Random Words
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Misashi - ★ ★ ★
My words: bib, promotion, swing, ring, school
25.4. Helen's Task: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Masters
A. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
B. I Shall Wear Midnight (Tiffany Aching, #4) by Terry Pratchett - ★ ★ ★
Points This Post: 75
Total Points: 690
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Goodreads authors total: 10
Total Big Books: (500+) 4
30.5. Delicious Dee's task: “All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, or a book”
Read two books, from different members’ "read" shelves, whose birthdays fall closest to yours date wise.
My date: 22
22 May - Babbling AKA Christina
I read:
The Spymaster's Lady (The Spymaster's Lady (Chronological order) #1) (2008) by Joanna Bourne (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 373 pages)
and
22 Mar - Tani
I read:
A Game of Thrones(A Song of Ice and Fire #1) (1996) by George R.R. Martin (Mass Market Paperback, 835 pages) (750+ pages)
Goodreads Author: Joanna Bourne
and, claiming my first "Big Books" ticket of the challenge:
750 + pages = A Game of Thrones (Mass Market Paperback, 835 pages)
320 + 30 = 350
Tasks Completed: 21
Points for this task: 30
Points thus far: 320 + 30 = 350
Books read: 28
Pages Read: 8292
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750 +
(0) 1000 +
20.2. Rookie at the Top. Travelgirlut's Task: Random Words Go to Random Word Generator and click on the number "5" to generate five random words. Read a book that has at least one of your five words in the title or subtitle.
My five words were mushroom, neck, number, opera, and morals.
The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano
This Post: 20
Total Points: 575
Tasks Completed: 41/54
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Mod
My words were travel, shoelace, cabin, internet, reject, so I read
Travel as a Political Act.
50. I Need to Know What Happens Next!
I read the first three Harry Bosch books: The Black Echo, The Black Ice, and The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly
Total points: 740
30.1 - Literature Map by GenderFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
I used the author Ernest Hemingway
Total Points to Date: 910
Congratulations Jennifer! I look forward to your summer task.
CHRISTINE USTask 25.2 Bucket list
The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
I would like to visit Egypt and see the pyramids
1001 book: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Task 25.6 March Madness
2008: What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
2011: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Laura Lippman & Jennifer Egan are both GR authors
Task 30.4 Like I needed an excuse
Book #1: The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women: Get Off Your Butt and On with Your Training by Dawn Dias
I am taking up running (more like walking) for my health and to train with my husband for a 1/2 marathon
Book #2: Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris
The main character cleans houses
Total: 690
Diane5.3 Gimme Five: Read a book by an author whose last name is five or fewer LETTERS - Lazarus by Morris West.
20.2 Rookie at the Top. Travelgirlut's Task: Random Words. Read a book that has at least one of your five words in the title or subtitle.Required: When posting, tell us your five random words. My 5 words were: Map, Breakfast, Minute, Thunder, and Nun. I chose to use breakfast by reading Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut.
30.5. Delicious Dee's task: “All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, or a book” Read two books, from different members’ "read" shelves, whose birthdays fall closest to yours date wise. My birthday is July 7, so I read a book from Sheila's shelf (4/7) - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, and a book from Rachel Erin's shelf (3/7) - Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky.
**The Historian is BIG BOOK with over 500 pages (734 pgs)**
Total: 540
STACIE MITask 10.6 - Respect Your Elders
I read A Room With a View by E.M. Forster, which was originally published in 1908.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 635
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 48
Pages read: 12838
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Kathy G.20.5 Alliterative Authors Association
The Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler
Total Tasks- 8
Total Points- 120
Goodreads Authors- 0
Big Books (500+) - 1
Jennifer KS25.1. Coralie's Task:In my Backyard
c. A building site I read Crawlspace by Sarah Graves
e. A football stadium I read Playing For Pizza by John Grisham
Points this task 25
Total Points 375
Books red 33
Tasks done 31
pages read 11206
5.8 Blow Your StackI read I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 290
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Coralie5.3 Gimme Five
Sky Coyote by Kage Baker
5.5 I’m Tellin’
Sisters
10.9 No Lawyer Jokes
Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders
Rumpole is a barrister and much of the book is set in court.
15.5 Award Me
The Handmaid's Tale 1986 nominee
25.1 In My Backyard
a. Death by Water which is almost entirely set on a cruise ship
b. Calculated Risk in which most of the characters work in finance
Total points 825
TANYAPT50 Point Task. Read 3 books in a series.
Books: City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass, Cassandra Clare.
*** Goodreads Author ***
*** Big Book Ticket (for City of Glass) ***
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 270
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 17
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Coralie, you are getting so close. Hope you are able to finish.
15.2 Blurb It - Heat Wave by Richard Castle quote by James Patterson - Private
Private20.9 Lucky Me - Laurie's Task - Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
30.6 Myth-behaving Greeks - Rolled 4 and 2 - Book A - Dead Over Heels #5 by Charlaine Harris; Book B - The Rana Look by Sandar Brown
Points This Task: 65
Tasks Completed: 16
Total Points: 305
Books Read: 25
20.2 Rookie at the Top. Travelgirlut's Task: Random Words. My words: seaweed, pen, leather, boxing gloves, tooth. I read:This Pen For Hire by Laura Levine
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 110
Task Completed: 7
Books Read: 7
GR Authors: 0
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Thaïs by Anatole France
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