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OFFICIAL FALL CHALLENGE - 2008
Ooooo...I think I'm going to give this a try! I'll work on my list and let you know later.Judy
10 points for me, so far. Bedtime (after midnight) for the baby completed The Saggy, Baggy Elephant and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. Am hoping to add some points by reading I Was Told There'd Be Cake tomorrow.
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I will post my list sometime soon.. I swear!
The titles will be in bold upon completion. We'll see how many I get to.*BOOKS COMPLETED SEPTEMBER 1st thru NOVEMBER 30th*
5 POINT TASKS:
1.
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 9/1
2.
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess 10/4
3.
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski 11/6
4. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A CITY, STATE, COUNTRY, CONTINENT IN THE TITLE:
Goodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth OR A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE:
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
6.
Old School by Tobias Wolff 9/10
7.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 10/12
8. READ A BOOK WITH "SEPTEMBER" IN THE TITLE:
The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
9. READ A BOOK WITH "OCTOBER" IN THE TITLE:
October Light by John Gardner
10. READ A BOOK WITH "NOVEMBER" IN THE TITLE:
Now in November by Josephine Winslow Johnson
10 POINT TASKS:
1. READ A BANNED BOOK:
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
2. READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION):
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
3.
Bleachers by John Grisham 10/30
4.
Disobedience by Will Lavender 10/11
5.
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 10/29
6.
My Movie Business: A Memoir by John Irving 11/8
7.
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne 11/10
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):
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
9.
The Tell-Tale Heart & Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe 10/24
10.
Dracula by Bram Stoker 10/25
15 POINT TASKS:
1.
The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster 9/2
2.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez 11/9
3.
Sula by Toni Morrison 11/7
4.
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 9/30
5.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 10/2
6. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY A GOOD READS AUTHOR:
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall (in progress)
7.
The Cider House Rules by John Irving 9/8
8.
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama 10/9
9.
East of Eden by John Steinbeck 11/20
10. READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING:
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
25 POINT TASKS:
1. READ A BOOK AND COOK A MEAL INSPIRED BY IT:
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Halloween Fun for Everyone by Ferida Wolff and Dolores Kozielski; Illustrated by Judy Lanfedi; made the "Gobbin' Grab Greeting" (pg. 41) and the "Candy Coffin" (pg. 66) 10/25
3.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 9/26 and Wuthering Heights (1939) w/ Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier 10/7
CURRENT POINT TOTAL: 265 (11/20)
I definitely want to try to get in on this one as well. I'll post my list soon. I need to do some TBR strategizing first!
These are all my options if I want to follow my to-read list:5 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE: A Company of Swans
2. READ A BOOK WITH A COLOR (RED, BLUE ETC.) IN THE TITLE: The Key to the Golden Firebird
3. READ A BOOK THAT HAS SOME TYPE OF PLANT LIFE (FLOWERS, TREES) OR PART OF A PLANT (LEAF, PETAL) IN THE TITLE: A Tre Grows in Brooklyn
4. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A CITY, COUNTRY, CONTINENT IN THE TITLE: Looking for Alaska
5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE: Suite Scarlett
6. READ A BOOK THAT HAS THE WORD SCHOOL IN THE TITLE
7. READ A BOOK WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE TITLE (VAMPIRE, ZOMBIE, WEREWOLF, DEVIL, GHOST, GOBLIN, WITCH, OR FRANKENSTEIN)
8. READ A BOOK WITH SEPTEMBER IN THE TITLE
9. READ A BOOK WITH OCTOBER IN THE TITLE
10. READ A BOOK WITH NOVEMBER IN THE TITLE
10 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BANNED BOOK
2. READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION)
3. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL
4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE: Tithe
5. READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL
6. READ A NON-FICTION BOOK
7. READ A NOVEL WRITTEN IN THE 19TH CENTURY: Pride and Prejudice
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): City of Bones
9. READ A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS, OR A PLAY
10. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT WITCHES, VAMPIRES, OR WEREWOLVES: Interview with a Vampire
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE
2. READ A BOOK BY A HISPANIC OR HISPANIC AMERICAN AUTHOR
3. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
4. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR: Outside Beauty
5. READ A NOVEL BY A GAY OR LESBIAN AUTHOR
6. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY A GOOD READS AUTHOR: This Lullaby
7. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ATHLETE OR FORMER ATHLETE
8. READ A BOOK ABOUT OR BY ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: The Audacity of Hope
9. READ A BOOK BY A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER (NOT NECESSARILY THE WINNING BOOK)
10. READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING
25 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK AND COOK A MEAL INSPIRED BY IT
2. READ A CRAFT BOOK AND MAKE AN ITEM FROM IT
3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION : Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
I looked through my TBR list first, but I had to do some research to get other books for the challenge. I had 11 I used from my TBR list.
Wow! I'm going to aim for 100 points, I just hope I can get read enough in time!
I am also a member of the Book Challenge and my challenge was to read 120 books this year. I read 99 so far so I figure that the Fall Challenge is 33 books so I should be able to complete it by November. However, I am in school and I am just finishing my masters degree, which I have to finish my portfolio by October 1st in addition to 150 intern hours, so we shall see :)
Well, good luck! That's all I can say! And stay away from goodreads if you can help it! It will just make things harder!
So far I am doing.5 points
1. Read a book with the name of an animal in the title. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT
10 points
4. Read a book with a one word title.
SHANTARAM
Quick questions, Cynthia:Are we allowed to use books with the name of a STATE (5 point task #4)?
Are we allowed to read any book by a gay or lesbian author or does it have to be a NOVEL (15 point task #5)?
I was wondering the same thing Charity. Does anyone know if Marisa de los Santos author of Love Walked In and Belong to Me is Hispanic?
Also Cynthia, could you explain "read a book and cook a meal inspired by it"? An example would be good! Thanks :)
Don't forget Alisia Valdez-Rodrigues has a new Dirty GIrls Bbook out. It is called Dirty Girls on Top. This is a Hispanic Author.
Wow, I didn't know that John Irving was a former athlete... I might add A Prayer for Owen Meany if I have the time.Just a question: by "football", you mean American football and not soccer, right??
Greetings :)
Otherwise, I have most of these narrowed down. Some of these are very open-ended (such as, read a book by someone no longer living) so I left them blank in order to give myself some more freedom over the next few months.5 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE Julie of the Wolves or The Mysterious Incident of the Dog in the Night
2. READ A BOOK WITH A COLOR (RED, BLUE ETC.) IN THE TITLE Squandering the Blue by Kate Braverman
3. READ A BOOK THAT HAS SOME TYPE OF PLANT LIFE (FLOWERS, TREES) OR PART OF A PLANT (LEAF, PETAL) IN THE TITLE – The Orchid Thief
4. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A CITY, COUNTRY, CONTINENT IN THE TITLE I Am American and So Can You!
5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE Jacob Have I Loved
6. READ A BOOK THAT HAS THE WORD SCHOOL IN THE TITLE Three Cups of Tea ("school" in subtitle) or Kabul Beauty School
7. READ A BOOK WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE TITLE (VAMPIRE, ZOMBIE, WEREWOLF, DEVIL, GHOST, GOBLIN, WITCH, OR FRANKENSTEIN) Zombie Survival Guide
8. READ A BOOK WITH SEPTEMBER IN THE TITLE The September Society, Septembers of Shiraz or Touching History (with a long subtitle that includes "September")
9. READ A BOOK WITH OCTOBER IN THE TITLE The Hunt for Red October or October Horse
10. READ A BOOK WITH NOVEMBER IN THE TITLE November (Mamet play)
10 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BANNED BOOK Huck Finn
2. READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION) Broken Music
3. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL Friday Night Lights
4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE Tomorrow
5. READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL Carrie
6. READ A NON-FICTION BOOK Chocolate (a non-fic about the food, not the novel that was made into a Juliette Binoche film) or Into the Wild
7. READ A NOVEL WRITTEN IN THE 19TH CENTURY Sister Carrie or Mansfield Park
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) Gossip Girl or a Newberry winner (depending on my mood!)
9. READ A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS, OR A PLAY -- When You Are Engulfed in Flames
10. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT WITCHES, VAMPIRES, OR WEREWOLVES Twilight
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE _______
2. READ A BOOK BY A HISPANIC OR HISPANIC AMERICAN AUTHOR The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
3. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR Their Eyes Were Watching God
4. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR Kite Runner
5. READ A NOVEL BY A GAY OR LESBIAN AUTHOR I Look Divine, Christopher Coe
6. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY A GOOD READS AUTHOR ____
7. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ATHLETE OR FORMER ATHLETE ______
8. READ A BOOK ABOUT OR BY ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES N/A
9. READ A BOOK BY A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER (NOT NECESSARILY THE WINNING BOOK) Maps and Legends
10. READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING _____
25 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK AND COOK A MEAL INSPIRED BY IT Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin
2. READ A CRAFT BOOK AND MAKE AN ITEM FROM IT Stitch n' Bitch
3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION _____
I read both of Barack's books in July, so I guess I'm out of luck on the pres. candidates task because I'm not planning on reading anything by John McCain...
5 POINT TASKS1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess 10/4
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson 10/7
Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris 10/14
Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay 9/9
6. READ A BOOK THAT HAS THE WORD SCHOOL IN THE TITLE
7. READ A BOOK WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE TITLE (VAMPIRE, ZOMBIE, WEREWOLF, DEVIL, GHOST, GOBLIN, WITCH, OR FRANKENSTEIN)
8. READ A BOOK WITH SEPTEMBER IN THE TITLE
9. READ A BOOK WITH OCTOBER IN THE TITLE
10. READ A BOOK WITH NOVEMBER IN THE TITLE
10 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BANNED BOOK
2. READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION)
3. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL
Seeing by Jose Saramago 9/17
Plague Zone by David Wellington 9/4
It Can Happen Here by Joe Conason 9/14
7. READ A NOVEL WRITTEN IN THE 19TH CENTURY
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 Good Old-Fashioned Future by Bruce Sterling 10/20
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
15 POINT TASKS
The Places in Between by Rory Stewart 9/22
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 10/16
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 10/24
4. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk 10/26
Vacation by Jeremy C. Shipp 10/11
Cider House Rules by John Irving 9/1
8. READ A BOOK ABOUT OR BY ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz 9/7
The End of the Affair by Graham Greene 9/11
25 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK AND COOK A MEAL INSPIRED BY IT
2. READ A CRAFT BOOK AND MAKE AN ITEM FROM IT
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold by John le Carre/The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965) 9/2
I'm not going to add in my books until I actually read them because I'm sure that no matter what I put down here I'll probably change my mind 4 times before I get to it. Instead I'll just put my accumulated point total down below.
Points Thus Far: 215 10/26
Starlight - You could still read a book about Obama if you feel up to it. You will probably not see a shortage of those books anytime soon.
Oh, I didn't read carefully enough. That is an option. Thanks!
Can anyone recommend books they have read and enjoyed by Good Reads authors? Thanks!
Starlight - I really enjoyed the books I read by Jennifer Finney Boylan (written as James Finney Boylan at the time), particularly Getting In and The Planets.I will be reading House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski which has received rave reviews. Apparently, it is extremely creepy, so make sure you are up for that.
A lot of people have sung the praises of Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist especially. I have never read any of his stuff myself, but I hope to down the road.
Those are the few that spring instantly to mind. Hopefully, someone else will be able to offer more suggestions if none of those interest you.
I do not know what types of books you like, but I enjoyed The Liar's Diary by Patry Francis.I also liked Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos, The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond, and The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum.
Ok, another ?...Would Paulo Coelho be concidered a Hispanic writer?
1. Yes by football I mean American football.2. A state is fine for the 5 point "location" in the title question
3. Read a book and cook a meal inspired by it...for example Diane Mott Davidson's or other's culinary mysteries...if you read one and then made a recipe from it...or if a book as the name of a food item in the title and you cook that food...or read a book that takes place in an area with a culinary specialty i.e. read a book set in Japan and you make Sushi etc. All of those would count.
4. Paulo Coelho is fine for the hispanic/latin/spanish category
I may not be around much in the next couple of days...my grandfather is sick in the hospital...probably isn't going to be around much longer so if you have questions just use your best judgment...or anyone else can answer for me.
Cynthia, Thank you for the info.I will be praying for you and your family.
I wish the best for your family Cynthia.
Cynthia, I am sorry to hear about your grandfather. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Cynthia - My thoughts are also with you and your family.
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Ann -- Check out Fallen or The Preservationist by David Maine. He is a goodreads author and those are great books!!
Thanks Lori, I will look those up. FALLEN looks like something I would like.
FYI-I think I've edited my list 6 times already, and I haven't finished a SINGLE book on it yet!
I am also unsure of which books I am going to read. I am going to set my goal around 200 points. I am reading two right now.5 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE
2. READ A BOOK WITH A COLOR (RED, BLUE ETC.) IN THE TITLE
3. READ A BOOK THAT HAS SOME TYPE OF PLANT LIFE (FLOWERS, TREES) OR PART OF A PLANT (LEAF, PETAL) IN THE TITLE
4. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A CITY, COUNTRY, CONTINENT IN THE TITLE
5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE
6. READ A BOOK THAT HAS THE WORD SCHOOL IN THE TITLE
7. READ A BOOK WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE TITLE (VAMPIRE, ZOMBIE, WEREWOLF, DEVIL, GHOST, GOBLIN, WITCH, OR FRANKENSTEIN)
8. READ A BOOK WITH SEPTEMBER IN THE TITLE
9. READ A BOOK WITH OCTOBER IN THE TITLE
10. READ A BOOK WITH NOVEMBER IN THE TITLE
10 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BANNED BOOK
2. READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION)
3. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL
4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE
5. READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL
6. READ A NON-FICTION BOOK
Panic in Level 4
7. READ A NOVEL WRITTEN IN THE 19TH CENTURY
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 Great and Terrible Beauty
9. READ A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS, OR A PLAY
10. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT WITCHES, VAMPIRES, OR WEREWOLVES
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE
2. READ A BOOK BY A HISPANIC OR HISPANIC AMERICAN AUTHOR
3. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
4. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
5. READ A NOVEL BY A GAY OR LESBIAN AUTHOR
6. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY A GOOD READS AUTHOR
7. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ATHLETE OR FORMER ATHLETE
8. READ A BOOK ABOUT OR BY ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
9. READ A BOOK BY A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER (NOT NECESSARILY THE WINNING BOOK)
10. READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING
25 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK AND COOK A MEAL INSPIRED BY IT
2. READ A CRAFT BOOK AND MAKE AN ITEM FROM IT
3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION
So, as long as you are still reading something as of 1 September you can count it? Sweet!
Well, I am going to start in a few days, School starts this week for me, and with everything going on, it will be a bit hectic, but I will be starting in the next few days.
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Actually, Lori, I have a test on thursday and school doesn't start til friday! How Bogous is that?!
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No, an Honors English Test! It is so stupid. I have to go to school a day earlier to take a test on the Secret life of Bees, instead of waiting until the first day or two to take it. I was so angry when I found out about it.
Count me in, this sounds like fun and I'm always up for a challenge! I'm not sure how far I'll get, but I'll give it a try. I will print out the list and decide on my plan.
I love reading challenges... I'm priting the list to see how I can squezze in my tbr pille... my next reads are more or less alreay established.can a graphic novel count? If so I already have my grauthor - neil gaiman's whit sandman prelude's and nocturnes
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Okay... Here is my base.5 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE
2. READ A BOOK WITH A COLOR (RED, BLUE ETC.) IN THE TITLE
3. READ A BOOK THAT HAS SOME TYPE OF PLANT LIFE (FLOWERS, TREES) OR PART OF A PLANT (LEAF, PETAL) IN THE TITLE
4. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A CITY, COUNTRY, CONTINENT IN THE TITLE
5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE
6. READ A BOOK THAT HAS THE WORD SCHOOL IN THE TITLE
7. READ A BOOK WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE TITLE (VAMPIRE, ZOMBIE, WEREWOLF, DEVIL, GHOST, GOBLIN, WITCH, OR FRANKENSTEIN)
8. READ A BOOK WITH SEPTEMBER IN THE TITLE
September Roses Jeanette Winter DONE
9. READ A BOOK WITH OCTOBER IN THE TITLE
10. READ A BOOK WITH NOVEMBER IN THE TITLE
10 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BANNED BOOK
2. READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION)
3. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL
4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE
Atonement Ian McEwan
5. READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL
6. READ A NON-FICTION BOOK
7. READ A NOVEL WRITTEN IN THE 19TH CENTURY
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 Great and Terrible Beauty Libba Bray, finished 9/26
9. READ A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS, OR A PLAY
10. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT WITCHES, VAMPIRES, OR WEREWOLVES
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead Kim Harrison- done 9/18ish
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE
2. READ A BOOK BY A HISPANIC OR HISPANIC AMERICAN AUTHOR
3. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
4. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
5. READ A NOVEL BY A GAY OR LESBIAN AUTHOR
6. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY A GOOD READS AUTHOR
7. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ATHLETE OR FORMER ATHLETE
8. READ A BOOK ABOUT OR BY ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
9. READ A BOOK BY A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER (NOT NECESSARILY THE WINNING BOOK)
10. READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING
25 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK AND COOK A MEAL INSPIRED BY IT
2. READ A CRAFT BOOK AND MAKE AN ITEM FROM IT
3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION
The Cider House Rules by John Irving done 9/23
I will put in the books as I am reading them.
Points Thus Far: 40 9/23
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Perhaps I have what we call "deformación profesional" (professional bias?) in Spanish: I have many different clients that ask me to translate "Hispanic" in many different ways. Some claim by "Hispanic" they mean "from Spain", since for Latin Americans they use "Latinos"; some include Brazilians in the group [sic, I'm serious!], some mean both "from Spain and Latin America"...
The worse thing is, the word in Spanish ("hispano" or "hispánico") is equally confusing... it can refer to its historical origin (Hispania), to the Spanish language only, or to people of Hispanic (sic :p) origin who live in the US only... so I can picture your husband cringing whenever the word comes out :-/