OFFICIAL FALL CHALLENGE - 2008

[Ann from S.C.]

Oh Ok...I have not, so I guess I am off to the library or the book store!!! Again! lol

[Emma]

YAY!!! Thank you Ann!! :D

[Ann from S.C.]

I just added it to my Mt. TBR pile!!!

[Emma]

Thank you soo much! (Sorry to add another book though!)

[Cynthia]

I don't know about that whole sending a book to the winner thing (mostly because I'm not winning:))...but I will definitely let the winner decide what one of the 25 point challenges will be for the winter challenge game.

[Cynthia]

KAREN – 225
LISA(Vegas) – 170
LIZ (BROOKLYN) - 155
LOGAN – 155
ANN – 145
JULIANNE – 130
CHARITY - 125
EMILEE - 125
CYNTHIA – 120
LIZ (NY) – 120
(G)EMMA – 115
ANGELA – 105
LAURA – 100
MELISSA – 100
LYNLEE4 – 95
ANDREA – 90
KRISTINA - 85
ANDREW – 80
JAMIE (29) - 80
SARAH - 80
SETH - 80
JAIME(25) – 75
JOANIE – 75
MELODY - 75
MARSHA – 70
LISA (Washington)- 65
LIESL – 60
STARLIGHT - 60
SUSANNA – 60
JESSICA - 55
NANCY – 55
LIZ (VEGAS) - 50
MELANIE – 50
LESLIE - 35
STACIE – 35
CHRISTINA V – 20
MK – 15
JEANE - 10
KATIE - 10

[Charity]

I'm actually at 100 points currently. I promise to start adding new posts with my current totals. Sorry. :-(

[Angela]

Charity, you are such a slacker :)

[Charity]

I feel like I have been lately. Sheesh! Sooooooo many books, sooooo little time to devote to them. :-(

I just now got around to watching the adaptation of Wuthering Heights, which had been keeping my point total down.

I'm finishing up Obama's book and my Poe collection, so that should help my cause.

Looks like you're doing well!

[Angela]

I am trying to keep up... I have six books in my car from the library that will help boost my points... just have to actually read them :)

[Charity]

Yes, finding the time is more than half the battle...

[Jaime]

Just finished The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao so that bumps me up to 75 pts...

[Ann from S.C.]

I am just so competitive, and OCD, and HDAD, and ACDC....LOL... And I love to read!!!!

[Liz]

10 POINT TASKS

READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT WITCHES, VAMPIRES, OR WEREWOLVES

Uninvited - Amanda Marrone


No I can't recommend it, it was awful.



Total Pts. 100 (10/8/08)

[Cynthia]

MY TASK UPDATE

5 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 (Elegance by Kathleen Tessaro)

5 Point Task - Read A Book With The Name Of A City, Country, Or Continent In The Title (Big Stone Gap By Adrianna Trigiani)

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)

15 Point Task - Read a Book Written By an Asian or Asian American Author (The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan)

10 Point Task - Read a Novel Written In the 19th Century (Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen)

10 Point Task - Read A Book about Music or A Musician (Fiction or Non-Fiction) (The Choir by Joanna Trollope)

10 Point Task - Read A Collection of Short Stories, Essays, or A Play (Cakewalk By Lee Smith)

10 Point Task - Read A Horror or Suspense Novel (Willow by V.C. Andrews.)

5 Point Task - Read A Book That Has Some Type Of Plant Life (Flowers, Trees) Or Part Of A Plant (Leaf, Petal) In The Title (The Ballroom On Magnolia Street)

5 Point Task - Read A Book with Any of the Following in the Title (Vampire, Zombie, Werewolf, Devil, Ghost, Goblin, Witch, or Frankenstein) (The Man Who Made the Devil Glad by Donald McCaig)

15 Point Task - Read a Book Written By a Good Reads Author (Field Of Darkness by Cornelia Read

5 Point Task - Read a Book That Has the Word School in the Title (The Crazy School by Cornelia Read)

15 Point Task - Read a Book Written By an African or African American Author (The Wind Done Gone By Alice Randall)

10 Point Task - Read a Novel or Non-Fiction Book about Football (Coal Run by Tawni O’dell)

5 Point Task - Read a Book with September in the Title (110 Stories: New York Writes After September 11 by Ulrich Bear)



TASKS COMPLETED - 8/26
TOTAL POINTS - 120/290

[Tien]

READ A BOOK BY A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER (NOT NECESSARILY THE WINNING BOOK): The Colour Purple by Alice Walker 15 Pts

TOTAL: 210 Pts as @ 09/10

[Liz]

15 Pt Tasks

READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY A GOOD READS AUTHOR
Kingdom Hall No More by Daniel J. Chamberlayne

Total Pts: 115 (10/9/08)

[Charity]

15 POINT TASKS:

8. READ A BOOK ABOUT OR BY ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES:
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama 10/9

CURRENT POINT TOTAL: 115 (10/9)

[Emma]

We're tied Charity!

[Julianne]

125 points! Just finished Odd Thomas

[Laura]

Just finished The Secret Life of Houdini for the non-fiction book.

100 points now!

[Liz M]

5. READ A NOVEL BY A GAY OR LESBIAN AUTHOR
The Accidental by Ali Smith (15 pts)

New Total: 120 pts.

[Lisa]

I finally managed to add a photo to my profile, and now I have 170 points.

I finished Musicophilia and Gates of September. I'm currently reading The Buffalo Soldier by Chris Bohjalian. I got it from the library. I didn't realize he was a GR author until I added it to my currently-reading shelf. YIPPE!

[Liz]

5 Point Tasks

READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A CITY, COUNTRY, CONTINENT IN THE TITLE
A Long Way From Chicago - Richard Peck

Total Points 120 (10/10/08)

[Jeane]

I guess it doesn't work if I just write my first points down on paper instead of putting them here. I am finally joining too. When i am reading a book (which will normally always be in Italian for the moment) I am going to sue the english title. If tere isn't than I will use it in Italian.

10 points: read a book with a one word title
Pylon by william Faulkner

Waited so long to put that here and only have one book!!!


Question, I am reading Moby Dick and wonder if that counts as reading a book of which the title is a character in the book (don't remember how it was said).

[Cynthia]

Welcome Jeane - remember if you read any books back in September that fit the rules they count not just books since you've joined the challenge.

Moby Dick would count for that category - although you would only get 5 points for a big book - you could put it in the read and cook a meal inspired by it i.e. cook a seafood dish then that would make it worth 25 points.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I had 55 points.

5 POINT TASKS

7. READ A BOOK WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE TITLE (VAMPIRE, ZOMBIE, WEREWOLF, DEVIL, GHOST, GOBLIN, WITCH, OR FRANKENSTEIN)
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson.

New total: 60 points.

[Jeane]

Thanks Cynthia!

[Julianne]

130 points-Devil and Miss Prym

[Charity]

10 POINT TASKS:

4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE-WORD TITLE:
Obedience by Will Lavender 10/11

CURRENT POINT TOTAL: 125 (10/11)

[[deleted user]]

Yeah 10 points for First Love Last Rights (short story collection). I needed to earn something from this book.

[Lynlee4]

I'll be on vacation next week and hope to make a bigger dent. In the meantime, here's my weekly update...
25 POINT TASKS
3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION - Charlotte's Web, White(book 10/7, movie 10/11)

I still don't like spiders!

Total points: 95

Funny comment Emilee - I know exactly how you feel.

[Jessica]

10 point task
READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT WITCHES, VAMPIRES, OR WEREWOLVES
Dracula by Bram Stoker

Current Total: 55

[Cynthia]

Emilee are those your first points or did you change your name (just want to be clear so I can update the scoreboard)?

[Ari]

Update:

10 POINT TASKS
- READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE
Ayn Rand's Anthem


15 POINT TASKS
- READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE
Fernando Vallejo's La puta de Babilonia (The Bitch of Babylonia).

- READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood


Current point total: 40

[Chloe]

I finished Jeremy C. Shipp's Vacation today which grabs me 15 more points for reading a Goodreads Author. This bring my total up to 155 points as of 10/11.

[Marsha]

I finished Blue Moon by Laurell Hamilton today for five more points to 55.

I've been forcing myself to read a chapter a day of Atonement for my one word title. I am SO not enjoying it. I will finish though. I have another couple I have been looking forward to coming up.

[Tien]

READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR : Beloved by Toni Morrison 15 Pts

TOTAL: 225 Pts as @ 11/10

[[deleted user]]

Yeah those are my first points. I started late. My post prior was my what I planned to do post.

[Liz M]

3. Read a book and then watch the movie adaptation
I read I'm Not Scared in Sept. & just watched the movie yesterday. Good book, not-so-good movie. (25 pts.)

9. Read a collection of short stories, essays, or a play
Wit by Margaret Edson (10 pts.)

Current total: 155 pts.

[Charity]

Emilee,

Don't forget that you can use any books that you've finished since September 1st. :-)

[Jeane]

15 points read a book by a author that you have never read before

The 42nd parallel by John Dos Passos


Charity, you decide if Pylon by William Faulkner counts for the ten point (read a book with a one word title) or not, I finished it a week ago.
I think this time I am just going to participate out of curiousity and the next one really going to be in!! :-) It's quite funny.

[Charity]

I would say that it would certainly count, Jeane. Happy reading!

[[deleted user]]

Thanks Charity! Okay so here are my additional points:

5 pts: READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A CITY, COUNTRY, CONTINENT IN THE TITLE: Guide to Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School Arhitecture in Oak Park by Paul E. Sprague

5 pts: READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE: Silas Marner by George eliot

10 pts: READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL: Kordell Stewart: Steelers Sensation by Mark Stewart

10 pts: READ A NON-FICTION BOOK: Gailileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel

15 pts: READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR: Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein

15 pts: READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE: Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard

15 pts: READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ATHLETE OR FORMER ATHLETE: Three weeks with my Brother by Nicholas Sparks

25 pts: READ A CRAFT BOOK AND MAKE AN ITEM FROM IT: Scrapbooking your Family History by Laura Best

15 pts: READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE: The Book Thief by Mark Zusak.

My total so far should be 125 points.

[Marsha]

One more for 15 points, bringing me to 70... Being Perfect by Anna Quindlen for the Pulitzer Prize winner.

What a sweet, short little book. More like one of her columns with pictures. I'm asking my teenager to read it. I also didn't realize she had won the Pulitzer for her column until I read the bio in the back of the book. A gem full of insight and some decent pointage!

I'll have to read her Short Guide to a Happy Life too.

[rebecca j]

Haven't been posting to this challenge but I have been reading! So far:
5 point tasks:
2. Ultra violet
5. Jane's Warlord
7. Even Vampires Get the Blues
10 pt. tasks:
2. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
4. Fairest
5. Darkfall by Dean Koontz
8. Breaking Dawn
10. The Rogue Hunter - vampire
15 pt. tasks:
1. Nightlife by Rob Thurman
4. Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society
25 pt. tasks:
3. City of Ember - and the movie was quite good!

That makes my current total - 120! Better than I thought! I'll keep going!

[Liz M]

1. Read a book and cook a meal inspired by it
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka inspired me to make Ukrainian Lokshyna and Spinach Casserole, Krupnyk (Barley Soup), and, of course, Toshiba apples. (25 pts).

new total: 180 pts.

[Laura]

Hey Liz - Was the barley soup good? I've been thinking about making it (I've never had it before).

[Melissa]

Once again, I've changed my list a bit, but I haven't made too much progress, as I can't seem to focus on any one book right now.

5 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE The Saggy, Baggy Elephant

2. READ A BOOK WITH A COLOR (RED, BLUE ETC.) IN THE TITLE One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz

10 POINT TASKS

2. READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION) Love is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield

4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE Eclipse

5. READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL Saving Faith by David Baldacci

6. READ A NON-FICTION BOOK Baby Laughs by Jenny McCarthy

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 Frog Princess by E.D. Baker

9. READ A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS, OR A PLAY I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley

10. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT WITCHES, VAMPIRES, OR WEREWOLVES New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

3. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR Gifted Hands by Ben Carson

4. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

5. READ A NOVEL BY A GAY OR LESBIAN AUTHOR Out of Sync by Lance Bass

10. READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING Sleepy Hollow

25 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK AND COOK A MEAL INSPIRED BY IT Congressional Club Cookbook

3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION Dracula

[Cynthia]

KAREN – 235
LISA(Vegas) – 215
LIZ (BROOKLYN) - 190
LOGAN – 175
ANN – 170
MELISSA – 145
(G)EMMA – 140
JULIANNE – 140
ANGELA – 135
LIZ (NY) – 135
CHARITY - 130
SARAH - 130
CYNTHIA – 125
EMILEE - 125
MELODY - 120
REBECCA - 120
LAURA – 115
JENNI - 105
LYNLEE4 – 95
ANDREA – 90
JOANIE – 90
KRISTINA - 85
MARSHA – 85
ANDREW – 80
JAMIE (29) - 80
SETH - 80
JAIME(25) – 75
LIZ (VEGAS) - 75
LISA (Washington)- 65
SUSANNA – 65
KATIE (VEGAS) - 60
LIESL – 60
STARLIGHT - 60
JESSICA - 55
NANCY – 55
MELANIE – 50
LESLIE - 35
STACIE – 35
CHRISTINA V – 20
MK – 15
JEANE - 10
KATIE (NH) - 10