March Mini-Read: Reporting Points Thread

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Woot! *dances around singing "I am in the top ten!"

[Cheryl A]

Black Out
Pgs 415 4 pts
Time period 1940's 1 pt
Genre - HR, Thriller 2 pts
Title - Color 1 pt
Random - Political intrigue 1 pt

Total 9 pts
Challenge total 84 pts

[Babs]

Emma



474 pages: 4 points
19th century 1 point
HF 1 point
gender 1 point
full body cover1 point
epic 1 point
young adult protagonist 1 point (Jane Farifax/Harriet Smith)
famous woman 1 point

Total: 11 points



The Winter Rose



705 pages 6 points
1900s 1 point
HG/Mystery 2 points
Cover: Flower: rose/and rose as a color 2 points

Total: 11 points

Challenge Points: 38

[Ellen]

Devil in a Blue Dress
263 pages = 2
Time Period - 1940s - 1
Genre - Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction - 3
Country - United States, Germany - 2
Title - Color: Blue - 1
Book Cover - Person with full body - 1
Random Task - Political Intrigue - 1

Total: 11
Grand Total: 32

[LemonLinda]

Still Alice by Lisa Genova

GR Author – 1 point
Countries – US – 1 point
Page count – 292 – 2 points
Task total – 4 points

Challenge total - 92

[Luckngrace]

Galveston
384 pages-4pts
Time: 1862-1pt
Genre: HF-1pt
Country: USA-1pt
Cover: water, trees, people, horses (crossing bridge)-5pts
Random: political intrigue-1pt
March: water, fire, music (piano lessons)-3pts
Book Total: 15 pts
Challenge Total: 208 points

[Shannon SA]

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
The cover of the book I read is not on offer on GR, so I have linked to the first one on GR - I'm not claiming points for any pictures, so I hope it's ok?

Time period 1800s 1
Genre HF 1
Title Colour - scarlet 1
Title Flower - pimpernel 1
Random Political intrigue 1
March events Pisces - water 1

Book points = 6
Total points = 30

Just saw the most popular book on GR has 192 pages, not 312, so have deleted page bonus claim.

[Shannon SA]

Heather wrote: "Shannon wrote: " by Bill Bryson

Time period: mostly 1800s = 1 point
Genre: non fiction = 1 point
Page bonus: 544 pages = 6 points

Book ..."

Ah, okay, just spotted this, so am changing my new post 370 to 34, not 36. Sorry!

[LemonLinda]

The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant

Genre – HF – 1 point
Time period – 1800s – 1 point
Country – US – 1 point
Title – animal – dog – 1 point
Page count – 263 – 2 points
Total for task – 6 points

Challenge total - 98 points

[Amy]

The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley

527 pages = 6 points
Genre = Historical Fiction = 1 point
Book Cover = Person = 1 point
Book Cover = Water = 1 point
Titles = Water (sea) = 1 point
Random Task = Political Intrigue = 1 point
March Event = Water / Pisces = 1 point

Total for this Book = 12 points
Total for this Challenge = 26 points

[Christy]

One Good Knight
400pages= 4pts
Genre: Fantasty= 1
Cover: Person, Animal (dragon)= 2
Random: YA protagonist, political intrigue= 2
March: Pisces (takes place in a sea port), Aries (fire breathing dragons)= 2
Total= 11 pts


Grand total= 97pts

[Christy]

One Good Knight
400pages= 4pts
Genre: Fantasty= 1
Cover: Person, Animal (dragon)= 2
Random: YA protagonist, political intrigue= 2
March: Pisces (takes place in a sea port), Aries (fire breathing dragons)= 2
Total= 11 pts


Grand total= 97pts

[Luckngrace]

The Black Tulip 288 pages-2pts
Genre: HF-1pt
Title: color black, flower tulip-2pts
Cover: water, boat, trees, person-4pts
Random: senior protagonist, YA protagonist, political intrigue-3pts
Book total: 12pts
Challenge total: 220 points

[Cheryl A]

Folly Du Jour
288 pgs 2 pts
Genre - HR, Mystery 2 pts
Country - France 1 pt
Cover - Full body 1 pt

Book total 6 pts

Challenge total 90 pts

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Another tantalizing title to tempt Heather's taste buds.
"Key Lime Pie Murder" by Joanne Fluke

Genre: Mystery 1
Country: US 1
Craft: Cooking 1
Bonus: 342pp 4
Title: Color-lime 1

Total: 8
Grand Total: 88

[Luckngrace]

WEB Dubois The Negro (I can't get this book to come up with the search). 280 pages-2pts
Genre: Non-fiction-1
Random: epic, political ingrigue-2pts
Book Total: 5 points

Shadowlands 263 pages-2pts
Genre: HF (from a play based on biography of C.S.Lewis)-1pt
Cover: grass-1pt
March: craft of writing-1pt
Book Total: 5 points

Grand Challenge Total: 230 points

I've enjoyed this challenge better than any EVER and thank those who designed it profusely. I may have to only touch on the next one as, frankly, I'm exhausted from reading almost a book a day for a month. That's more than I ever attempted and I really did stretch this time. For the rest of my fellow challengers, I feel you are now my faceless friends and hope you enjoy the Historical Fictionistas next challenge as I have and ENJOY, like me, a good read...

[Luckngrace]

Heather wrote: "Luckngrace wrote: "Galveston
384 pages-4pts
Time: 1862-1pt
Genre: HF-1pt
Country: USA-1pt
Cover: water, fire, trees, people, horses (crossing bridge)-5p..."

Sorry, thanks.

[Babs]

Since I am kinda new to this group and the mini challenge was my first one here...I just had a light bulb moment when I saw the next real challenge...my mini-challenge amount of reading is like 20% of the members who participate in the real deal monthly challenge book reads. Yikes.

[JC]

Babs wrote: "Since I am kinda new to this group and the mini challenge was my first one here...I just had a light bulb moment when I saw the next real challenge...my mini-challenge amount of reading is like 20%..."

Welcome to the challenges Babs! Don't think of it as a competition among members, just challenge yourself and do what you can. It's all about enjoying reading and plugging books into the challenge format for fun. And like Luckngrace said, you can burn out easily if you try to do too much, just enjoy!

[Jackie]

Ditto on Jen's post. We have some speedy readers, but the challenge is really about challenging yourself to go out of your comfort zone and pick books you may not normally choose or read books that have been sitting on your shelves for awhile. The competition is really friendly. You do what you can and no one is required to complete the entire challenge. I can tell you that many do not complete the entire challenge, myself included. :)

[Luckngrace]

No, it was just call The Negro. I found it earlier on GR but it just wouldn't come up for this add book purpose. Every title had "black" in the title instead of negro. It had a plain black & white cover with no picture at all and was written in 1912. I got it free on Kindle and recommend others read the physical book because then they could see the maps that go with practically every page. Also, it seems most of WEB DuBois's books have negro in the title.

[Babs]

JenC. wrote: "Babs wrote: "Since I am kinda new to this group and the mini challenge was my first one here...I just had a light bulb moment when I saw the next real challenge...my mini-challenge amount of readin..."

I can see what fun it is to plug books into the different categories...for sure and will take a look at my TBR and see what is there.

Am I correct that books we read in the challenges are not really for discussion unless maybe a few people are reading the same one at the same time and start a separate thread?

[JC]

Babs wrote: "JenC. wrote: "Babs wrote: "Since I am kinda new to this group and the mini challenge was my first one here...I just had a light bulb moment when I saw the next real challenge...my mini-challenge am..."

You can give your opinion when you post your book, or ask another member how they liked a book they posted, and sometimes a mini discussion results within the challenge, but our group has monthly group reads that you can discuss at length in a different section. I think the next one is Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution. You can even go back to old discussions of books and add your opinion. We read The Historian back in November and people still comment on it.

[KristiJ]

Turn Coat 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
545 pgs – 6pts
Total: 11 Pts

[LemonLinda]

Radium Halos: A Novel about the Radium Dial Painters by Shelley Stout

Genre – HF – 1 point
Time period – 1970s – 1 point
Country – US – 1 point
Random tasks – Senior citizen as protagonist - 1 point Goodreads author – 1 point
Page Count – 224 – 2 points
Total for task – 7 points

Challenge Total - 105 points

[Cheryl A]

Trades of the Flesh
Pgs 304 4 pts
Time period 1800's 1 pt
Genre HF 1 pt
Book total 6 pts

Challenge total 96 pts

[Becky, Moddess]

Heather, can you please check my score? I'm not sure how I have 77 points - did I forget to mark something on my sheet maybe?

Here's what I have for myself. My newest point (the ones I'm reporting now) are in bold at the bottom. :)

This Vacant Paradise by Victoria Patterson
Page Count: 320 Pages (4 points)
Country: US (1 point)
Random: Pub in 2011 (1 point) / GR Author (1 point)

-- Book total: 7


Shine by Lauren Myracle
Pages: 376 (4 points)
Genre: Young Adult (1 point) / Mystery (1 point)
Country: US (1 point)
Random: Pub in 2011 (1 point) / YA Protagonist (1 point)

-- Book total: 9


Where She Went by Gayle Forman
Pages 258 (2 points)
Genre: YA (1 point)
Country: US (1 point)
Random: Pub 2011 (1 point) / Young adult Protag (1 point)
March: Features music (1 point)

-- Book total: 7


The Dark Tower by Stephen King
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


Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Pages: 271 (2 points)
Title: Animal (Bee) (1 point)
Random: YA Protagonist (1 point) / GR Author (1 point)

-- Book Total: 5

When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? by George Carlin
Pages: 320 (4 points)
Genre: Non-fiction (1 point)
Country: US (1 point)

-- Book total: 6

Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews
Pages 389 (4 points)
Time Period: 1980s (1 point)
Genre: YA (1 point) / thriller (1 point)
Country: US (1 point)
Random: YA Protagonist (1 point)
March Events: Music (1 point) / Crafts (1 point)
Title: Flowers (1 point)

-- Book Total: 12

Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams
Pages 222 - (2 points)
Time Period: 1980s (1 point)
Genre: Non-Fiction (1 point)

-- Book Total: 4

Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
Pages 400 - (4 points)
Genre: HF (1 point)
Country: US (1 point)
Cover: Grass in front of the stores (1 point)
Random: Senior Protagonist (1 point) / YA protagonist (1 point)

-- Book Total: 9

Challenge Total: 74

[Shannon SA]

Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd

Time period: 1981 = 1
Genre: YA = 1
Countries: Ireland = 1
Cover: Full person, grass = 2
Random: YA = 1
March events: Ireland/Irish History = 1
Page bonus: 336 = 4

Book points = 11
Total Points = 35

[Becky, Moddess]

Ah ha! Thanks Heather. I remember adding it, but I must not have saved my high-tech notepad afterward. Mystery solved! LOL

[Rachel]

People of the Book
372 pages = 4
Time Period - 1940's, 1980's = 2
Genre - HF = 1
Country - Australia = 1
March - craft (book restoration) = 1
Total = 9

Challenge Total = 80 points

[Jeane]

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson



563 pages: 6 bonus points

Genre-thriller: 1 point
Titles-girl, hornet: 2 points

random tasks- political intrigue: 1 point
total: 10 points

total points 60 points

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Rachel wrote: "People of the Book
372 pages = 4
Time Period - 1940's, 1980's = 2
Genre - HF = 1
Country - Australia = 1
March - craft (book restoration) = 1
Total = 9

Challenge Total = 80 points"

I read this book too so I like to add +1 for craft book restoration.

[Djrmel]

Leviathan
Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Science Fiction=3 points
Random Task: Features a young adult as protag.: 1 point
Page Bonus: 440 Pages = 4 points
Book Total: 8 points

The Death Instinct
Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery = 2 points
Countries: France, United States = 2 points
Book Cover: Person with full body = 1 point
Random Tasks: published in 2011, featuring political intrigue = 2 points
Page Bonus: 480 pages = 4 points
Book Total = 11 points

Challenge Total: 72 points

[LemonLinda]

The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette by Carolly Erickson

Genre - HF - 1 point
Country - France - 1 point
Random tasks - YA as protagonist, political intrigue - 2 points
March events - famous woman - 1 point
Page count - 368 pages - 4 points
Total for task - 9 points

Challenge total - 114 points

[Gayle]

Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey 352 pages

352 pages = 4 pts
Genre - Fantasy = 1 pt
Cover - animal (horse) = 1 pt
March - Music in schools - Music in plot = 1 pt
Task points = 7

Total challenge points = 48

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
288 pp (2)
Genre: Mystery(1)
Country: USA (1)
Craft: Cooking (1)

Book Total: 5

Grand Total: 93

Total Books Read: 12

[Ellen]

A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire
352 pages = 4
Time Period - 1800s - 1
Genre - Non-fiction - 1
Country - Italy, France, Germany, Australia, United States - 5
Title - Color - Red - 1
March Event - Pisces (Water); Aries (Fire); Craft - Making Dye - 3

Total: 15
Grand Total: 47

[Jackie]

Wow, congratulations ladies!

[Rachel]

Well done Luckngrace!!

[Becky, Moddess]

Congrats Luckngrace and thanks to everyone who participated! :D

[LemonLinda]

Indeed, Luckngrace and Maude, what a month of reading for both of you. Impressive point totals!

[Laura K]

Congrats to the top ladies!! My hubs always thinks I am a bookie monster, but I keep assuring him that there are people that read far more than I. :-)
Great job!

[Maude]

Congratulations, Luckngrace!!

[Maude]

Thanks, Heather. I enjoyed this Challenge the most - got to read a lot of different type of books.

[Jeane]

Wow Luckngrace!!! I am also happy for myself, finished nr twelve but jsut read the books how I ahd scheduled them and then checked if they matched or not.
Thanks Heather!

[Luckngrace]

I enjoyed this one more than any yet. I got a chance to read a lot of the old books with the beautiful covers and didn't have to look for thick books with high page counts. I'm finding the April/May challenge much harder. The books just aren't lining up begging to be read like the last one. But I look forward to seeing what all of you are reading, so SPRING into reading everyone.

[Jackie]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the March challenge! We will probably bring it back again for a mini-challenge after this current challenge is over. We're still hashing out details. :)