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OFFICIAL FALL CHALLENGE - 2008
Finally finished The Devil in the White City for a book with a color in the title- bringing me to 160 points.I think I may read one more for the challenge, depending on if I finish Dracula or not for the dead author.
Either way, I passed my original goal of 100 points and established that 160 points was an easy range. I'll set my sights on 175 for the Winter challenge, then maybe up there with you 200 pointers for the Spring.
This was a lot of fun. I read several books I would not have read if not for the challenge.
One-Word Title - HOLES by Louis Sachar - 10 pointsTotal - 20 points
5 pts- READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLEWhat she saw in Roger Mancuso, Gunter Hopstock, Jason Barry Gold,ETC : a novel- Lucinda Rosenfeld
10 pts- READ A NON-FICTION BOOK
Sink Reflections- Marla Cilley
10 pts- READ A BANNED BOOK
The Grapes of Wrath- John Steinbeck
10 pts- READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE
Lolita- Vladimir Nabokov
15 pts- READ A BOOK BY A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER (NOT NECESSARILY THE WINNING BOOK)
O’Pioneers- Willa Cather
25 pts- READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION
Emma- Jane Austen
Total-75
READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A CITY, COUNTRY, CONTINENT IN THE TITLE: They came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie 5 PtsTOTAL: 305 Pts as @ 20/11
2. Read a book about music or a musician (fiction or non-fiction): Finally, finally finished Songbook by Nick Hornby (10 pts.)And The House of the Seven Gables usurped the "Read a horror or suspense novel" category so that I can move Frankenstein to "Read a book with any of the following in the title (vampire, zombie, werewolf, devil, ghost, goblin, witch, or frankenstein)" (5 pts.)
New Total: 255 pts.
15 POINT TASKS:
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East of Eden by John Steinbeck 11/20
CURRENT POINT TOTAL: 265 (11/20)
5 points:Read a book With the Name of A City: Living Dead in Dallas- Charlaine Harris
25 Point
Read A book and then watch the movie adaptation:
Skipping Christmas- John Grisham and Christmas With The Kranks.
New Total: 135
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde-Robert Louis Stevenson 11/20
New Total: 135 as of 11/21
Logan, I think I saw you listed Chuck Palahniuk as a gay author. Following your lead I'm going to move Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon to read a horror/suspense novel and then use Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk for Read a book by a gay or lesbian author which brings me toTotal as of 11/21/08-215
Cynthia, my total is 65. I posted alos a book with a color in the title for five points.
I haven't had any time to read this past month, so unfortunately I'll count myself out of this challenge. It was a fun idea, but I couldn't commit to it because of school.
I found a way to work in another one of my books (AGATB); * = moved:*Read a book with the name of a city, country, continent in the title - Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (5)
Read a book with any of the following in the title - vampire, zombie, werewolf, devil, ghost, goblin, witch, or Frankenstein - Wizard's Hall by Jane Yolen (5)
Read a book with the name of a person or character in the title - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (5)
Read a book about music or a musician - Dedication by Emma McLaughlin (10)
Read a novel or non-fiction book about football - Playing for Pizza by John Grisham (10)
Read a book with a one word title - Austenland by Shannon Hale (10)
Read a horror or suspense novel - Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde (10)
Read a non-fiction book - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (10)
Read a novel written in the 19th Century - Persuasion by Jane Austen (10)
*Read a young adult novel - Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (10)
Read a novel or non-fiction book about witches, vampires, or werewolves - New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (10)
Read a collection of short stories, essays, or a play - Arcadia by Tom Stoppard (10)
*Read a book by an author you've never read before - A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (15)
Read a book by an author who is no longer living - The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (15)
*Read a book and then watch the movie adaptation - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (25)
Read a book and cook a meal inspired by it - The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith (25) - I really didn't like this book much at all, so I'm happy that I can use it for more points. I made omelets, which was what the main character offers to her love interest whenever he comes over for dinner. :P
My goal is 200
New Total - 185
~ Jamie (29)
Today I'll be reading A Different Kind of Christmas by Alex Haley, which will bring me to 200 points.
This has been a great challenge! My total is 185. Here's what I've done~5 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE - Songs of the Humpback Whale: A Novel in Five Voices, Picoult
2. READ A BOOK WITH A COLOR (RED, BLUE ETC.) IN THE TITLE - The White, Larsen
3. READ A BOOK THAT HAS SOME TYPE OF PLANT LIFE (FLOWERS, TREES) OR PART OF A PLANT (LEAF, PETAL) IN THE TITLE -The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Shaffer
5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE - Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, Moore
10 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BANNED BOOK - Slaughterhouse-Five, Vonnegut
4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE - Grace, Linn Ullmann
5. READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL - Hold Tight, Coben
8. READ A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL (ANY BOOK THAT IS CURRENTLY CATEGORIZED AS SUCH WILL DO, WHETHER IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE ONE OR NOT) - A Step From Heaven, An Na
9. READ A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS, OR A PLAY - Gift from the Sea, Lindbergh
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE - Kathy Reichs, Break No Bones
4. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR - Lisa See, Peony In Love
5. READ A NOVEL BY A GAY OR LESBIAN AUTHOR - Augusten Burroughs, Possible Side Effects
6. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY A GOOD READS AUTHOR - Andrew Davidson, Gargoyle
9. READ A BOOK BY A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER (NOT NECESSARILY THE WINNING BOOK) - Geraldine Brooks, People of the Book
10. READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING - Irene Nemirovsky, Suite Francaise
25 POINT TASKS
3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION - Charlotte's Web, White
10 pnt task:8:YA novel: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Total:230 points
10 pts-READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT WITCHES, VAMPIRES, OR WEREWOLVES Twilight-Stephenie Meyer
New total: 85
MY TASK UPDATE5 Point Task - Read A Book With A Color (Red, Blue Etc.) In The Title (Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Christine Blevins)
10 Point Task - Read a Non-Fiction Book (Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny With a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits by Celia Rivenbark)
15 Point Task - Read a Book by an Author you’ve Never Read Before (My Husband's Sweethearts by Bridget Asher)
25 Point Task - Read a Book And Then Watch the Movie Adaptation (Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen)
10 Point Task - Read a Novel or Non-Fiction Book about Witches/Witchcraft, Vampires, or Werewolves (The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent)
25 Point Task - Read a Book And Cook a Meal Inspired By It (Belle In The Big Apple: A Novel With Recipes by Brooke Parkhurst) AND MADE BAKED APPLES AND OYSTER STEW (RECIPE FOR STEW IN BOOK)
15 Point Task - Read A Book by A Hispanic or Hispanic American Author (The Gifted Gabaldón Sisters by Lorraine López)
15 Point Task - Read a Book Written By an Athlete or Former Athlete (The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks)
5 Point Task - Read A Book With The Name Of An Animal In The Title (Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched The World By Vicky Myron)
15 Point Task - Read a Novel by an Author Who Is No Longer Living (Thinner, Blonder, Whiter by Elizabeth Maguire)
15 Point Task - Read A Book By A Pulitzer Prize Winner (Not Necessarily The Winning Book) (March by Geraldine Brooks)
10 Point Task - Read A Book with A One Word Title (Testimony By Anita Shreve)
5 Point Task - Read A Book With The Name Of A City, Country, Or Continent In The Title (Big Stone Gap By Adrianna Trigiani)
15 Point Task - Read a Book Written By a Good Reads Author (A Field Of Darkness by Cornelia Read)
15 Point Task - Read a Book Written By an African or African American Author (The Wind Done Gone By Alice Randall)
5 Point Task - Read A Book With The Name Of A Person Or Character In The Title (The Second Coming Of Lucy Hatch By Marsha Moyer)
5 Point Task - Read a Book That Has the Word School in the Title (The Crazy School by Cornelia Read)
10 Point Task - Read A Book about Music or A Musician (Fiction or Non-Fiction) (The Choir by Joanna Trollope)
15 Point Task - Read a Book Written By an Asian or Asian American Author (The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan)
TASKS COMPLETED - 18/19
TOTAL POINTS - 220/235
2. Read a book with a color (red, blue etc.) in the title: A Clockwork Orange (5 pts.)Total: 260 pts.
15 point task: READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORThe Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
220 points.
I read a book with a place in its name (Belladonna at Belstone, by Michael Jecks), and my new total is 165 points.
I have a doubt... can opal be considered as a color?
Not really I would consider that a gem not a color.
I now its a gem. just trying to push it ;)but crimson is a color rigth?
15 Point Task - Read a Book Written By an Athlete or Former Athlete- The Lucky One by Nicholas SparksUp to 235 points!
6. READ A NON-FICTION BOOK - 10 pointsSophies journey - sally collings
(sophie delizio)
OMG!! I almost forgot!!My update:
25 point task
2.) READ A CRAFT BOOK AND MAKE AND ITEM FROM IT.
PUMPKIN PAINTING BY Jordan McKinney
My Boys any I painted our pumpkins using ideas from this book. We had a blast!
My points- 300
And I finaly finished A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN 5 point task: READ A BOOK WITH A NAME OF A CITY, COUNTRY, OR CONTINENT IN THE TITLE.
Points- 305
Will add mine as well in a min.
5 POINT TASKS 1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE The Butterfly Lion - Michael Morpurgo
2. READ A BOOK WITH A COLOR (RED, BLUE ETC.) IN THE TITLE In The Red - Alexis Hall
5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE Dear Olly - Michael Morpurgo
10 POINT TASKS
2. READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION) The Black Violin - Maxence Fermine
4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE Coraline
5. READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL Under The Knife - Tess Gerritsen
6. READ A NON-FICTION BOOK Beyond Ugly - Constance Briscoe
9. READ A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS, OR A PLAY Smile & Other Stories - Deborah Moggach
10. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT WITCHES, VAMPIRES, OR WEREWOLVES The Last Wolf - Michael Morpurgo
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns
10 Point Task-Read a Non-Fiction Book: Under The Banner of Heaven.
15 Point Task
Read a book by a gay or lesbian author: Holidays on Ice- David Sedaris.
New Total: 160
Finished Winesburg Ohio (for the state one) and The Likeness (for the horror/suspense)...New Total as of 11/25 is 95 pts...
Dr. Faustus-Christopher Marlowe 11/22
New Total: 145 @ 11/25
My total is 90. Not bad considering I just looked at what I had read already for the past 3 months lol.
Wow, didn't start from the beginning but suprised myself ending at 65 points!
I started going through the thread but kinda got sidetracked so I thought it might be quicker to ask the question.#10 says read a novel or non-fiction book about witches......
Would a book about a wizard do?
#7 says a book with witches in the title.....
I read the "Vampire Diaries: The Awakening".
Would that count or am I supposed to be using "The Awakening" and not "Vampire Diaries" as the title?
READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE Eclipse by Stephanie meyer - 10 pts
Points total - 120
Amber - Wizard is ok and Vampire Diaries:The Awakening is ok too.5 Days Left In the Challenge - Get those last minute points in if you can!!! Reminder top 3 get to choose the 25 point tasks for the next challenge (which has been posted if you haven't already taken a look at it).
My original goal was to complete all of the challenges, but I was too busy completing my Masters degree. I have one more book that I am finishing up and can possibly finish one more. Now that I have nothing to occupy my time, game on for the Official Winter Challenge!!
Read blindness last week and last nigth went to see the movie.current total 230 pts
10pts-READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING Brideshead Revistited- Evelyn Waugh
10 pts- READ A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL (ANY BOOK THAT IS CURRENTLY CATEGORIZED AS SUCH WILL DO, WHETHER IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE ONE OR NOT)
New Moon- Stephenie Meyer
New Total: 105
READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALLPlaying for Pizza-John Grisham 11/26
new total:105 @ 11/26
Is Lisa See Asian? I still need to read a book by an Asian author and I have PEONY IN LOVE waiting for me!! Help, I only have a few days left.
Thank you!
Ann,Several people have used that book to fulfill the "read a book written by an asian or asian american author category". Lisa See is Chinese-American
read a book by a pulitzer winner - I've read the myesteries of pittsburgh by michae chabon. total: 245 pts
and I'm done, not in the mood to read my color book.
KAREN – 330ANN FROM S.C. – 320
LISA(Vegas) – 285
CHARITY - 265
LINDSEY - 265
LIZ (BROOKLYN) - 265
ANGELA – 245
BNOIR - 245
JULIANNE – 245
SARAH - 230
JOANIE – 225
CYNTHIA – 220
LOGAN – 215
MELODY - 210
JAMIE (29) - 200
EMILEE - 195
MELISSA (MD) – 190
SUSANNA – 190
LYNLEE4 – 185
LIZ (NY) – 165
ASHLEY - 160
(G)EMMA – 160
JAIME(25) – 160
MARSHA - 160
ALYSSA - 145
REBECCA - 145
FALLON - 135
ANDREW – 130
CONNIE - 130
AMBER - 125
ELIZABETH - 120
MELISSA (NH) - 120
LAURA – 115
NANCY – 115
JESSICA - 110
ANN - 105
CHRISTINA V – 105
LIZ (VEGAS) - 105
FIONA - 90
JENNI - 90
LISA (Washington)- 90
KRISTINA - 85
SETH - 80
JEANE - 65
KATIE (VEGAS) - 60
LIESL – 60
STARLIGHT - 60
ANDREA – 55
MELANIE – 50
LESLIE - 35
STACIE – 35
OPERANDI - 20
MK – 15
KATIE (NH) - 10
Okay, I guess my first half attempt gave me65 points, not bad for a start. Winter one hopefully will be better!
10 points- READ A NON-FICTION BOOKMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
total: 120
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Points total - 100