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March Mini-Read: Reporting Points Thread
Jackie, I don't know how to "take the link" - I am sorry I am so ignorant of some of these things.
Maude wrote: "Jackie, I don't know how to "take the link" - I am sorry I am so ignorant of some of these things."It's okay, I should have been more clear :) I meant cut and paste the link into your previous post. Don't worry about it though. Heather understands which cover it is.
Book: The Listening House, by Mabel Seeley (1)Genre: Mystery (1)
Pages: 254pp (2)
Country: USA (1)
Book Cover: Tree, person with full body, animal (cat), water = 4
TOTAL: 9
Grand Total: 79
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss994 pages = 8 pts
Genre: Fantasy 1pt
Title: Gender - Man 1pt
Cover: Person with full body - 1pt
Random Tasks:
Published in 2011 - 1pt
Epic book - 1pt
Young Adult - 1pt
Politcal Intrigue - 1 pt
Goodreads Author - 1 pt
March events: Music in the plot - 1pt
Total: 17 points
Grand total : 17 points
Beastly by Alex Flinn304 pgs = 4 pts
Country: U.S. = 1
Genre: YA, Fantasy = 2
Random: YA protaganist = 1
Total: 8 pts
Grand Total: 33pts
The Treasure Keeper by Shana Abé 311 pagesGenre: Fantasy = 1 pt
Countries: France = 1 pt
Random tasks: Author with GR page = 1 pt
March events: Music in plot = 1 pt
311 pages = 4 pts
Total task points: 8
Challenge points to date: 8
Day After Night293 Pgs 2 pts
Time Period 1940's 1 pt
Genre - HF 1 pt
Cover - Full Body 1 pt
Tree 1 pt
Book total 6 pts
Grand total 24 pts
The Gates of Rome by Conn IgguldenGenre: Historical Fiction = 1pt
Countries: Italy = 1pt
Random Tasks: 1. Read an Epic Book = 1pt
2. Read a book that features a young
adult as a protagonist = 1pt
3. Read a book featuring political
intrigue = 1pt
March Events: In honor of Ides of March (15th)-
Read a book that has Ceasar as a
character = 1pt
448 pages = 4pts
Total Pts = 10 pts
Grand Total = 23 pts
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
Book Cover: Person with full body – 1 pt
Genre: Fantasy / Mystery - 2 pts
County: United States – 1 pt
Aries: Fire (Dresden uses the Hellfire) – 1 pt
547 pgs – 6 pts
Total Book: 11 Pts
Total Challenge Pts: 25 pts
Becky wrote: "Shannon, it looks like you shorted yourself a point for the grass on the cover. Anna, can you please link the book cover you read? That way it's easy for us to verify cover points. :)
(If you're..."
Thank you Becky, have updated my points!
Ok, so this is my first time so don't be afraid to tell me if I'm doing this wrong (not to be taken in an NC-17 manner)
Broken Days by Ann RinaldiPages -275 -2pt
Time Period- 1800 (1811-1812 to be specific)- 1pt
Genre- Historical Fiction and Young Adult- 2pt
Country- United States (Salem Mass and around Indiana TBS)- 1pt
Book Cover- Water, Ship, Grass, Tree, Full Body (2)- 5pt.
Random- Young Adult as Protagonist, Political Intrigue -2pt
March- Picies (water), Craft (Quilting)- 2pt
So the total I have come up with is 15 points.
Becca
Luckngrace wrote: "
The Fifth of March: A Story of the Boston Massacre 352 pages-4ptsGenre: HF, YA-2pts
Country: US-1pt
Title: "..."
I just want to say that I read this book recently (apparently not recent enough) and I loved it. Good Choice.
405 pages 4 pts
Genre: HF and young adult 2 pts
Country: USA 1 pt
Book cover: Person w/ full body 1 pt
Random tast: Read a book that features a young adult as a protagonist 1 pt
March Events In honor of Pisces- Read a book that features water or fish-most of the book takes place at the seashore- 1 pt
10 pts
Challenge total 19 pts
Read Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield400 pages: 5 points
Genre HF 1 point
Title Elements (fire) 1 point
Book cover Body 1 point (see copy read below)
Random task Epic 1 point
Task total: 9
Challenge total: 9
The First Man in Romeby Colleen McCullough :-))))))))))))))))))1076 pages: 10 points
Genre HF: 1 point
Countries-Italy: 1 point
Titels-man: 1 point (not sure about this one)
random tasks-senior citizen/political intrigue: 2 point (right?)
march events-caesar: 1 point
total points: 16 points
Heather, i am not sure if I did this wrong, so I would appreciate it a lot if you could recheck :-)
edited the one for two points....
Becca wrote: "Luckngrace wrote: "The Fifth of March: A Story of the Boston Massacre 352 pages-4ptsGenre: HF, YA-2pts
Country:..."
Thanks. Suggestion: Read Rinaldi's The Coffin Quilt: The Feud Between the Hatfields and the McCoys. It's even better than 5th of March (IMHO).
Luckngrace wrote: "Becca wrote: "Luckngrace wrote: "The Fifth of March: A Story of the Boston Massacre 352 pages-4ptsGenre: HF, Y..."
Thanks for the sugestion.
Prince Of Fire
. 400 pages-4Genre: Thriller-1
Countries: France, Egypt, Italy-3
Title: Fire-1
Random: Political intrigue-1
March event: fire-1
Total points: 11
Challenge Total: 73
The Gentle AxeThe Gentle Axe, 305 pages (4)
Book Cover: Person with full body, horse (2)
Genre: Historical Mystery (1)
Country: Russia (1)
Random: Political Intrigue (1)
Time Period: 1866 (1)
Total Points: 10
Challenge Total: 89
Madame Tussaud by Michelle MoranMadame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Historical Fiction: 1 point
France: 1 point
Title Gender: Madame: 1 point
Cover: Full body, grass, trees: 3 points
Published 2011: 1 point
Political Intrigue: French Revolution: 1 point
GR author and member: 2 points
Women's History Month: 1 point
Craft: Wax figure making: 1 point
Bonus points: 464 pages: 4 points
Total: 16 points
Challenge Total: 16 points
Heather wrote: "Tasha wrote: "Read Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield400 pages: 5 points
Genre HF 1 point
Title Elements (fire) 1 point
Book c..."
Thanks Heather! :)
Revised Points for The Gentle Axe:The Gentle Axe: 305 pgs (4 points)
Book Cover: Person with full body, animal (horse)(2)
Genre: Historical (1) Mystery (1) (total 2)
Time Period: 1866 (1)
Country: Russia (1)
Political Intrigue (1)
Total: 11
Challenge Total: 90
Wings: A Novel of WWII FlygirlsTime Period 1940s = 1
Genre – Non-fiction = 1
Country – US = 1
Title – Gender = fly “girls” = 1
Pages - 320 = 4
Random – pub in 2011 = 1
Book total = 9 pts.
Challenge total = 48 pts.
Doctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakGenre – HF – 1 point
Countries – Russia – 1 point
Book cover – full body and animal – 2 points
Random – Political intrigue, YA as protagonist and
epic - 3 points
Page count – 592 – 6 points
Total for task – 13 points
Challenge total - 32 points
Pearl of China by Anchee MinTime Period: 1970's=1
Genre: HF= 1
Titles: Gems(Pearl)= 1
Cover: Tree= 1
Random:Epic(1890's - 1970's)=1
Political Intrigue=1
March:Famous woman(Pearl S. Buck)=1
278pgs= 2pts
Total= 9pts
Grand Total= 42pts
by Davis BunnGenre: HF - 1pt
Title: Gender - WIFE - 1pt
Book Cover: Water - 1pt
Page Count: 400 pgs - 4pts
Total Points: 7pts
Grand Total: 30 pts
Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne FlukeGenre: Mystery= 1
Country: USA= 1
Bonus: 4 (305pp)
March Event: Craft (Sewing) =1
Total: 7
Grand Total: 21
We'll Meet Again
. 304 pages-4Genre: Mystery (spies), HF-2
Time period: 1940s-1
Country: France-1
Cover: Full-body person,animal (birds), grass, water-4
Random: YA protagonist, political intrigue-2
March events: water(Cornish coast&Dunkirk),fire(blitz)-2
Total: 16
Challenge Total: 89 points
Red Sky at Night, Lovers' Delight
by Jane Aiken Hodge, 287pp (2)
Genre: Historical Fiction (1)
Country: England (1)
Time Period: 1800's (1811) (1)
Cover: Full Body Person,birds,horse, grass, water (5)
Random: Political intrigue (unrest/rebellion) (1)
TOTAL 11
Challenge Total: 101 points
Mod
Pages: 1050 (10 points)
Genre: Fantasy (1 point) / Horror (1 point) / Science Fiction (1 point)
Country: United States (1 point)
Random: Epic book (1 point)
-- Book Total: 15
Challenge Total: 38[
So for my second book I read
The Blue Door again by Ann RinaldiPages- 288- 2pt
Time Period- 1800's (1841)-1pt
Genre- Historical Fiction, Young Adult- 2pt
Country- United States- 1 pt
Title- Color (Blue)- 1pt
Cover- Ship, Full body (2), grass, water- 4pt
Random- Young Adult Protagonist- 1pt
March- Pisces (water), National Craft (textile, Quilt, and weaving)- 2pt
Book Total- 14 pt
Challenge Total- 29pt
Jane Eyre643 page = 6
Time Period – 1800s = 1
Country – England = 1
Book Cover – grass = 1
Total = 9 points
Challenge total = 23 points
Heather wrote: "KristiJ, I had a point adjustment for you on msg #74...Factoring that in, that gives you a challenge total of 23 points. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks :)"OK - I get it now. Thanks!
This Rough MagicThis Rough Magic, by Mary Stewart
254 pages - 2 pts
Genre: Mystery (1)
Cover: Trees, water, animal (dolphin)(3)
Points: 6 points
Total: 107 points
Enemy Women. 352 pages-4 pointsGenre: HR, horror (war)-2
Time period: 1861-1865-1
Country: USA-1
Title: Gender (women)-1
Cover: Full body, animal (horse), grass-3
Random: YA protagonist, political intrigue-2
March: craft (log cabin quilt)-1
Total: 15 points
Challenge Total: 104 points
Beulah Bunny Tells AllBeulah Bunny Tells All, 277 pages - 2 pts
Genre: Fiction - 1
Country: USA - 1
Time Period: 1940's - 1
Cover: Full body, animal(horse),grass, tree (4)
Total: 9
Total Points: 116
The Story of Edgar Sawtellepages 576 6 pts
Time 1970's 1 pt
Mystery 1 pt
Country USA 1 pt
cover 4pts
full body, animal, tree, grass
young adult protagonist 1 pt
Features water or fish 1pt
great lakes, fishing
total task pts 15
Grand total 15 pts
forgot the picture...sorry
Rain Song304 pages-4Countries: US, Japan-2
Title: water (rain)-1
Cover: full body, grass, trees-3
March: fish (protagonist writes column about fish)-1
Total: 11
Challenge Total: 115
Mod
Pages: 271 (2 points)
Title: Animal (Bee) (1 point)
Random: YA Protagonist (1 point) / GR Author (1 point)
-- Book Total: 5
Challenge Total: 43
Jackie, would "bee" count as an animal? I'm not sure so I didn't claim it... (This kind of ties into Cheryl's question from the main thread as well about fish and spiders...)
Dark LoverbyJ.R. WardPages: 393 = 4 pts
Country: U.S.= 1
Genre: Fantasy = 1
Total= 6 pts
Grand Total= 48pts
Mod
YAY!
by David Finkel
304 pages
Page: 4
Genre: non-fiction 1
Book Cover: Full body (although feet missing, does this still count?) 1
Random Tasks: political intrigue (war) 1
Task total: 7
Challenge total: 15
Title link: The Good Soldiers
Djibouti279 pages = 2
Genre – Thriller = 1
March – Water = 1
Total = 4 points
Amelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit
240 pages = 2
Genre – Non-fiction + YA = 2
Countries – USA = 1
March – famous woman = 1
Total = 6 points
Challenge Total = 33 points
Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen
208 pages = 2
Genre - Fantasy - 1
Country - United States - 1
Title - Animal (Vixen/Fox)& Gender (Vixen = Female Fox) - 2
March Event - Pisces - 1
Total: 7
Mod
Becky wrote: "Hi all, please remember to link to the title of the book as well as the cover image to make it easy for us to see. :)"Sorry about that, done!
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Take the link and paste it into your previous post. Let Heather know to click on the second picture. Although by the posts here, I think she can figure it out :)