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message 2451: by Sue (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1579 comments 20.6 YA Series

City of Ashes by ***Goodreads author Cassandra Clare*** 453 pp

Points this post: 20
Total Points: 520
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 45
GoodReads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)


message 2452: by Coralie (last edited May 20, 2011 05:10AM) (new)

Coralie Coralie
15.3 Earth Day
Reduce – one of 22 oldest books on TBR list – The Man Who Melted
Recycle – Borrowed from library – Spain: A Traveler's Literary Companion

20.10 Group Read
The Glass Castle

50.1 I Need to Know What Happens Next
Books 3, 4 and 5 of The Book of the New Sun
The Sword of the Lictor
The Citadel of the Autarch
The Urth of the New Sun

Total points 910


message 2453: by Leora (new)

Leora | 209 comments Readerboard Name: Leora

Task 10.2 Say What? What Maisie Knew by Henry James

10.9 No Lawyer Jokes: Smash Cut by Sandra Brown, one of the main characters-Derek Mitchell is an attorney.

10.10 The Final Frontiers: Allison Hewitt Is Trapped: A Zombie Novel by Madeleine Roux

20.8 Jayme Va's task: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

415 poiints total.


message 2454: by Carla (new)

Carla (carlajones) | 93 comments Carla

30.2 Sheila's Guilty Pleasures
American Idol: Lee DeWyze - I read Annabel by Kathleen Winter (KathLEEn)

Dancing with the Stars: Jennifer Grey - I read Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner.

Jennifer Weiner and Kathleen Winter are both Goodreads authors - can I please claim 2 tickets?

Total Points: 265
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 19
Pages Read: 6035 + 2 audiobooks
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)


message 2455: by JennRenee, Moderator (new)

JennRenee (jennreneeread) | 2904 comments Mod
5.8 Blow your Stack read Entice By Carrie Jones
Carrie Jones is a Goodreads Author

5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie- read Kingdom's DawnBy chuck Black 160 Pages

25.5 March Madness Chose C.

Read On the Devil's CourtBy Carl Deukerand The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks By E. Lockhart which is on the tournament of books list 2009


Points this task 35
Total points 825/910

Tasks Completed: 48/54
Books read: 63/71
Total pages: 18,044
GR Authors: 23
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)





message 2456: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (shorty_320) | 1335 comments STACIE MI

Task 5.7 - Going Green

I read Odd Is on Our Side by Dean Koontz. I checked this book, along with most others for the challenge, out from my local library.

Points this task: 5
Total points: 700
Tasks completed: 40
Books read: 53
Pages read: 13927
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 2457: by Nick (last edited May 20, 2011 09:09AM) (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nickboy

15.2 Blurb it! -- The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy 288 pages, has the following blurb: "A lovely and literate exploration of the dark moment when myth and science meet..." Samuel R Delaney
The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany 147 pages

30.5 All the World is Birthday Cake….
My birthday is the 26th. So, from the only person listed (as of March) with a 26 birthday, I chose from Amy MO --
Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell342 pages
From Donna Jo, the 27th, I then chose -- Henry IV, Part One by William Shakespeare Signet edition editor Maynard Mack 288 pages – an extensive introduction by the editor accounts for the larger-than-average (for a play) page length. This is the edition from Donna Jo’s list, and it’s the edition I read.



Task Points: 45
Total Points: 745/910
Tasks Completed: 46
Books Read: 62
Pages Read: 17,318
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (4)


message 2458: by Jayme Pendergraft (last edited May 20, 2011 09:31AM) (new)

Jayme Pendergraft | 762 comments Jayme VA

Sorry, I have quite a bit to report.

10.2: Questions
Cuba by Emily Barr

10.6: Before 1960
The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain (pub 1916)

15.3: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Option B: Reuse from last challenge: The Quiet Girl: A Novel by Peter Hoeg
Option C: Recycle: I gave away Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in the Happiest Place on Earth by Lisa Napoli (Napoli is a goodreads author)

20.4: Royal Wedding (author named Katherine)
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

20.5: Alliterative Author
Replacing Robinson Crusoe with The Jungle by Clive Cussler

Points this post: 55 (replaced one 20 pt task)
Total Points: 190
Big Books: 1 (500+)
Goodreads authors: 2


message 2459: by Jayme Pendergraft (last edited May 20, 2011 09:31AM) (new)

Jayme Pendergraft | 762 comments Jayme VA

25.1: In My Backyard
Option A: Set on a Ship: Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
Option I: Film Industry: One of the characters in Moondogs: A Novel by Alexander Yates is a movie star. (Yates is a goodreads author)

25.3: Better World
I chose the improving safety option. Option A: fiction: Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist by Dorothy Gilman. Mrs. P works for the CIA.
Option B: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand about WWII.

30.5: Birthday
A. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe was on Kate.x's shelf
B. The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon was on Meagan's shelf

Points this post: 80
Total Points: 270
Big Books: 1 (500+)
Goodreads authors: 3


message 2460: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (amandapearl) | 267 comments 30.4 Dlmrose's Task: Like I Needed an Excuse.......

a.Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Eat, Pray, Love is a nonfiction memoir about traveling which is something I'd do before housework anyday!

b. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Some of the main characters in this book are a housekeeper, cook, gardner, and governess.


Total points this post - 30

Total points - 430
Tasks completed - 26
Pages read - 13629
Books read - 36
Goodreads authors - 13
Big books - 500+(4), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

Diane Setterfield


message 2461: by Joanna (new)

Joanna (walker) | 433 comments Joanna T

Task 20.3 International Women's Day

The Last Brother by Nathacha Appanah

The author is from Mauritius; I am from the United States.

Grand total: 395


message 2462: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce, #3) by Alan Bradley
15.9 -- In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
Read a book with the name of an animal in the title or a picture of an animal on the cover. Animals must be real.

A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3) (2011) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 399 pages)

This book has herring in the title which is a type of fish and a picture of a spider on the cover.

Goodreads Author : Alan Bradley

390 + 15 = 405





Tasks Completed: 24
Points for this task: 15
Points thus far: 390 + 15 = 405
Books read: 32
Pages Read: 9791
Read but not claimed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750 +
(0) 1000 +


message 2463: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer | 42 comments Task #15.9 - In Like A Lion, Out Like a Lamb

Read a book with the name of an animal in the title

Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

This post:15 points
Total to Date = 280 points


message 2464: by Arow (new)

Arow Task #20.5- Alliterative Authors Association
I read City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

This Post- 20
New Grand Total = 290


message 2465: by Asho (new)

Asho | 181 comments 15.10 Take a Break
Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks

Total Books Read: 2
Total Challenges Completed: 2
Total Pages Read: 599
Big Book Tickets:0
GoodReads Author Tickets:0
Total Points: 35


message 2466: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 2062 comments 15.8 — From a Different Perspective

The story is carried forward by numerous narrators, each with his/her own unique point of view.

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins 672 pages: 1 Big Book Ticket

+15 Points

50 Point Task:“I Need to Know What Happens Next!”

The Kalahari Typing School for Men
The Full Cupboard of Life
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies

by Alexander McCall Smith: Goodreads Author x3

Books 4,5,6 No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

+50

Points This Post: 65
Goodreads Authors This Post: 3
Big Books This Post: 1
Grand Total: 670


message 2467: by BJ Rose (new)

BJ Rose (bjrose) | 811 comments BJ Rose

1 new task

30.1. Cheryl's Task: Literature Map By Gender

I entered Lee Child into the literature map and chose 2 new-to-me male authors:

Ian Rankin: The Black Book
John Sandford: Broken Prey


Total Points = 900

Tasks Completed = 53
Total Pages = 23,525
GoodReads Authors = 10
Big Books (500+) = 3


message 2468: by Mandy (new)

Mandy (mandyy) | 91 comments MANDY Y.

30.6 Melanie's Task: Myth-behaving Greeks

Rolled a 1 and a 3
1. Zeus: a book where a main character is royal, or with a crown/tiara or scepter on the cover (cover must be posted for the cover option):
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin(Big Book at 835 pages)

3. Herodotus: Read a historical fiction book (set 30+ years before it was written)March by Geraldine Brooks

Task Points: 30
Grand Total: 645
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 44
Pages Read: 13,847
Goodreads Author Books: 7
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(2), 1000+(0)


message 2469: by Donna Jo (new)

Donna Jo Atwood | 2412 comments Yay, Coralie!


message 2470: by Lahni (new)

Lahni | 312 comments 15.8 Different Perspective

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Different chapters are told from the perspectives of two different narrators, Lavinia and Belle.

20.5 Alliterative Authors

The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry

25.6 All About Australia/Oceania

2.A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman
3. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

30.5 Birthday Cake

A. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks - Jenny 23rd
B. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones - Tani 22nd
- My birthdate is the 23rd.


Points this post: 90
Total Points: 440
Total GR Authors: 5
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)


message 2471: by Jackie (new)

Jackie | 125 comments 5.7 Going Green

I read Matched by Ally Condie on the Kindle.

20.6 Young Adult Series

Divergent by Veronica Roth

**Veronica Roth is a GR author**

Task Points: 20+5=25
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 22
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Total Points: 320


message 2472: by Joy Marie (new)

Joy Marie | 140 comments Joy Marie

15.6 The Truth Is.....

Read Secrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind The Da Vinci Code by Dan Burstein

The novel that inspired my choice was The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Total Points: 180
Goodreads authors: 2


message 2473: by Denise (new)

Denise | 213 comments Readerboard Name - Denise NC

Task 5.8 - Blow Your Stack

Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

Pages - 512

Big Book

Points - 5


Task 20.1 - Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez

The Nymph King by Gena Showalter

Pages - 384

Points - 20


message 2474: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Hodges Young | 306 comments Jennifer KS

25.5. Gayla's Task: March Madness

Part B
I read The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender from the 2011 Tournament and What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman on the 2008 Tournament.

Both are Goodreads Authors

Points this task 25
Total points 405
Books read 36
Task done 33
Goodreads Authors 14
pages read 12620


message 2475: by travelgirlut (new)

travelgirlut | 58 comments 25.6 It's All About Australia and Oceania

1. The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin - book takes place mostly at sea in the elements

2. Foundation by Isaac Asimov - initials in AUSTRALIA



30.2 Sheila's Guilty Pleasures

The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen - Kris Allen

**Sarah Addison Allen is a GR author**

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain - Mark Ballas



30.6 Myth-behaving Greeks

Rolled 4 and 6

4. Shadowland by Meg Cabot - dead main character

6. Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett - humorous




Points this post: 85
Total points: 720
GR Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(5), 750+(0), 1000+(1)


message 2476: by Diane (new)

Diane  | 741 comments Diane

25.6. Jennifer N's Task: It’s All About Australia and Oceania. Choose 2 of the options:

2. Read a book by an author whose initials are found in the word AUSTRALIA - Testimony by Anita Shreve.

4. Read a book that is set in Australia or another country in Oceania - Being a Palauan by Homer G. Barnett. This book is set in the island country of Palau, in Oceania.

Total: 610


message 2477: by Robin (last edited May 20, 2011 08:26PM) (new)

Robin (rgage) | 191 comments 15.8 No! I Don't Want to Join A Book Club: Diary of a Sixtieth Year by Virginia Ironside-epistolary

20.4 The Royal Treatment by MaryJance Davidson-has royal in the title---wasn't the wedding grand and beautiful!!

25.3 Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods by Suzanne Collins-crime fighter
Beginner's Grace by Kate Braestrup-community minister

Total Points:645


message 2478: by Erin (new)

Erin (eecamp) | -1 comments ERIN C.

20.2 Random Words

For All the Tea in China: Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula of the World's Favourite Drink by Sarah Rose

My 5 random words were perfume, mushroom, board, fad, and china.

Points this Post: 20
Grand Total: 285
Tasks Completed: 28
Good Reads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500(3) 750(1) 1000(1)


message 2479: by Lindsey (new)

Lindsey (mamamunky) | 185 comments I'm LindseyMA and I completed 1 task:

Task 15.10 (Spring Break) - I chose to read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

Tasks Completed : 13
Total Points: 215
Goodreads authors: 6


message 2480: by JC (new)

JC (jmnc) | 638 comments The Maytrees by Annie Dillard Benjamin Franklin An American Life by Walter Isaacson The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Task 10.5 - It takes two

The Maytrees by Annie Dillard

Task 30.4 - Like I need an excuse

A: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson (Activity: learning more about American Founding Fathers to prep for a dream vacation to Philadelphia and Washington DC)
****BIG BOOK 608 pages****

B:The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood***GR Author***

Total points this post = 40
Total Big Book Tickets this challenge = 3
Total GR Authors this challenge = 3

Challenge total = 485


message 2481: by Rebekah (last edited May 20, 2011 10:05PM) (new)

Rebekah (bekalynn) | 1 comments Task 5.6 Water, Water, Everywhere
The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett

+5 pts - this task

Task 15.7 Lab Lit
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

+15 pts - this task

20 pts total for these tasks
175 pts for Grand Total


message 2482: by Rebekah (new)

Rebekah (bekalynn) | 1 comments Task 5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie
The Pigeon by Patrick Süskind (115 pgs)

+5 pts - This Task

Task 25.6 It's All About Australia and oceania
I chose Option 2 - Author whose initials are found in the word AUSTRALIA
The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov

and Option 3 A title with one of the following words....
Out of Africa by Karen Blixen

+25 pts - This Task

30 pts for these tasks
205 pts for Grand Total


message 2483: by Kim (new)

Kim (goodreadscomkimber) | 708 comments Kimber

5.2 Circle Of Friends

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

20.6 Young Adult Series

Graceling by Krisin Cashore 470 pages

30.5 All The World Is A Birthday Cake...

My birthday is August 29. I found KatieDE whose birthdate is March 29. Katie had so many great choices! From her list, I chose, The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood.

Stephanie's B-day is April 29th. I read Burned by P.C. Cast from her 'read' list - also with lots of good stuff to pick from.

This was a fun task!

25.1 In My Backyard

For C I read The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. The story was based around the construction of a cathedral.

This book is a BIG BOOK at 976 pages.

For E I read Back Spin by Harlan Coben. This is part of the Myron Bolitar series. Myron is a sports agent. Sports agent was ok'd in a question from another person.

Above tasks: 80 points
# tasks complete: 29
Total points: 435
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book: 1/500+, 2/750+


message 2484: by Kate (new)

Kate (kathrynlouwca) | 1002 comments KathrynCA:
5 Point Tasks:
5.7- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix audiobook borrowed from the library
*Big Book Ticket (870 pages)*

10 Point Tasks:
10.4- Only the Good Spy Young
10.5- Hex Hall
*Rachel Hawkins is a Goodreads author*
10.10- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
*Big Book Ticket (759 pages)*

15 Point Tasks:
15.8- Kissing Tennessee: and Other Stories from the Stardust Dance This is book is about various people who attend a School Dance. Each chapter is told through the perspective of a different person at the dance about a major event before they got to the dance.
*Kathi Appelt is a Goodreads author*

20 Point Tasks:
20.1- Beastly Written by Alex Flinn, whose initials fit with option number 1.
20.2- Snow Treasure My five random words were Snow, Bargain, Toothpick, Tiger, and Hardwood
20.3- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire written by J.K. Rowling who is from the UK and I am from the USA
*Big Book Ticket (734 pages)*
20.4- Ominous written by Kate Brian
20.6- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
*Big Book Ticket (652 pages)*

30 Point Tasks:
30.5- My birthday is July 16th. Fahrenheit 451 on the read shelf of Matthew born May 16th. Wondrous Strange on the read shelf of Delicious Dee born March 16th.
*Lesley Livingston is a goodreads author*
30.7- Lost in a Good Book and The Book of Spells

Total Points: 200
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Read: 14
Total Pages Read: 5668
Total GoodReads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (2), 1000+ (0)


message 2485: by Tanya Patrice (new)

Tanya Patrice (tanyapatrice) | 150 comments TANYAPT

15.7 Lab Lit. Read a novel in which a scientist plays a major role.
Book: As She Climbed Across the Table, Jonathan Lethem
(Physicist falls in love with an experiment - a "Lack" or sort of black hole of nothingness).

Points this post:15
Total Points: 285
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 18
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)


message 2486: by Tanya Patrice (new)

Tanya Patrice (tanyapatrice) | 150 comments TANYAPT

10.10 - read a fantasy or science fiction book
Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins

Points this post:10
Total Points: 295
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)


message 2487: by Christina (new)

Christina (stinalynne04) 5.1 Waltzing Matilda - An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris - Ice Dancing

5.2 Circle of Friends - Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris

5.6 Water, Water, Everywhere - That Summer by Sarah Dessen by Sarah Dessen Sarah Dessen is a Goodreads Author

5.7 Going Green - Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson - Read an Ebook that I borrowed from the library!
James Patterson is a Goodreads Author

5.8 Blow Your Stack - Shadow of a Doubt by S.L. Rottman

5.10 Kia Ora - The Stranger by Albert Camus - Originally published in French

Total Points: 235
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 21
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)





message 2488: by Christina (new)

Christina (stinalynne04) 10.1 Sing Out - Taylor Swift: Love Story

10.4 Elementary, my Dear Watson - Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris

10.5 It Takes Two - Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

10.7 Kuddle a Koala? - I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

10.10 The Final Frontier - Shadowland by Meg Cabot

15.3 Earth Day
B. Reuse - Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
C. Recycle - Avalon High by Meg Cabot borrowed from the library

15.4 It's a Repeat - Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler

15.5 Award Me - Too Much Happiness: Stories by Alice Munro Man Booker 2009

15.6 The Truth Is - Brave Girl Eating by Harriet Brown Inspired by Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

15.10 Spring Break - To the Nines by Janet Evanovich

Total Points: 360
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 32
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)





message 2489: by Christina (new)

Christina (stinalynne04) 20.1 Most Improved Player. Cindy AL's Task: Lassiez Les Bon Temps Rouler! - 1. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich

20.6 Seasoned Reader. Kathryn CA's Task: Young Adult Series -
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld 425 pgs

20.10 Group Reads - I Am Number Fourby Pittacus Lore Message 50

25.5. Gayla's Task: March Madness -
C. Room by Emma Donoghue 2011
Basketball (Or Something Like It) by Nora R. Baskin
Emma Donoghue is a Goodreads Author

30.6 Melanie's Task: Myth-behaving Greeks
Book A - Rolled a 2 - Hera Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery & a Father's Forgiveness by Kent Whitaker
Book B - Rolled a 2 - Sappho Manhunt by Janet Evanovich

Total Points: 475
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 39
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)





message 2490: by Patricia (new)

Patricia | 680 comments 10.10. The Final Frontiers

Pretties by Scott Westerfeld

Total points = 385


message 2491: by Mxshining (new)

Mxshining | 234 comments I apologize for posting everything at once.

50.1 I need to know what happens next

- Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
- Wolf-Speaker by Tamora Pierce
- Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce

Immortals 1, 2 & 3

~ Tamora Pierce is a GR author.


10.10 The final Fronties

- Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

10.5 It takes two

- Het geweten by Jessica Durlacher

10.4 Elementary, my dear Watson

- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold


15.10 Spring break

- Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate Brian


Points this post: 95
Total points: 95


message 2492: by Denise (new)

Denise | 213 comments Readerboard Name - Denise NC

Task 10.1 - Sing Out

I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne

Pages - 320

Points - 10


message 2493: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
10.7. Kuddle a Koala?

I read On the Beach, set in Australia.

15.2 -- Blurb It
A. I read Stardust. My copy had a blurb from Stephen King, so I read
B. Carrie by Stephen King.

Stephen King must be the "king" of the blurbs - I saw SO many books with blurbs from him!

30.4 Dlmrose's Task: Like I Needed an Excuse.......

Part A was REALLY hard for me, since almost any activity would have fit this one! However, after a recent vacation to Las Vegas, I found that one thing I'd definitely rather be doing is gambling in the casinos, so I read
Casino Gambling for the Clueless

For Part B, I read The Help

Total points: 830


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message 2495: by Isabell (new)

Isabell (purzel) | 246 comments 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter. Tami's task: Quips and Quotes

"Life is a storm , my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes."
— Alexandre Dumas

Based on this quote I read Storm Glass (paperback edition counts 512 pages --> Big Book ) by Maria V. Snyder

** Maria V. Snyder is a Goodreads author **


Points this post: 20
Total Points: 575/910
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 44
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(2), 1000+(0)


message 2496: by Aleksandra (new)

Aleksandra (aleksandrakonwa) | 752 comments Finished

30.7 Title connections
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
The Bridesmaid Pact by Julia Williams

Task points 30
Total points 365
Total tasks 16
Total books 25


message 2497: by Nick (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nickboy.

10.5 It Takes Two The Seance by John Harwood 350 pages

(By the way, John Harwood is an Australian writer, not that anyone's counting, but it's cool to keep with the theme.)

Task Points: 10
Total Points: 755/910
Tasks Completed: 47
Books Read: 63
Pages Read: 17,668
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (4)


message 2498: by Christine US (last edited May 21, 2011 02:19PM) (new)

Christine US (christineus) | 575 comments CHRISTINE US

Task 10.4 Watson

Big Boned by Meg Cabot
The main character solves the mystery of who killed her boss.

Task 15.5 award me

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Task 15.7 Lab Lit
Gravity by Tess Gerritsen

***Tess Gerritsen is a GR author

Task 15.9 In Like a Lion
The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle by Aryn Kyle

There is a horse on the cover

Task 20.8 Night I was Born
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
This was a mini-series starring Alfred Molina.
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108993/

Task 50.1 Series

book #2: Glory in Death
book #3: Immortal in Death
book #4: Rapture in Death

These are books 2,3,4 in the Eve Dallas series by J.D. Robb

Total: 795


message 2499: by Riona (new)

Riona (rionafaith) 15.8 From A Different Perspective
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
This is an epistolary novel, written in the form of journal entries.


25.4 Science Fiction/Fantasy Masters
A) The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin (Damon Knight 2003)
B) Maskerade by Terry Pratchett (World Fantasy Award 2010)


50.1 I Need To Know What Happens Next!
I read Feet of Clay, Hogfather, and Jingo, which are the 19th, 20th, & 21st books respectively in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett.



Points This Post: 90
Total Points: 395
Tasks Completed: 20
Total Books: 28
Pages Read: 11,448
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(5), 750+(2), 1000+(0)





message 2500: by Angela (new)

Angela (ohme_ohmy) | 40 comments Angela NY

25.6. Jennifer N's Task: It’s All About Australia and Oceania

4. Read a book that is set in Australia or another country in Oceania. Jellicoe Road

5. Read a book that is written by an author from Australia or other country in Oceania. I Am the Messenger

This Post: 25
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