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HF Challenge #8 Scoring Thread
Task 10.1 - Happy Halloween! Scary Book
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead by Max Brooks
254 pages = 2 bonus
Task total = 12
Challenge total = 101
100 - Shay's Task: Read 5 books recommended by Goodreads.- Three (3) books must be historical fiction. Go to the Recommendations link (at the top of the GR page) and click on it. Read a book that's listed on your recommendations page.
I just finished Sarah
by Marek HalterBook 1/5 for the 100 pt challenge.
336 pages => 4pts
HF => 1pt
I was swept away by this book. 4/5 stars!
Previous Challenge Total=> 114 pts
I am not sure if the pages and HF points should be added now or when the task is complete...probably when complete...
20.3 - Oh the Wonder of it All!Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors - Taj Mahal
356 pgs 4 pts
HF 1 pt
Task 20 pts
Task total 25 pts
Challenge total 156 pts
I was under the impression that the 5 books for mthe 100 point task should be entered all together. I have read 3 out of the 5 and will enter them once I finsh the 5th one.
10.2 - October Awesomeness Awaits! - Read a book recommended by one of your favorite authors.Recommended by Geraldine Brooks
The Night Journal by Elizabeth Crook
464 pgs. = 4pts.
HF = 1 pt.
Total 15 pts.
Challenge total 171 pts.
Nancy wrote: "I was under the impression that the 5 books for mthe 100 point task should be entered all together. I have read 3 out of the 5 and will enter them once I finsh the 5th one."It's a personal preference, Nancy. We can't claim points until we're completely finished, but I like to list them seperately so I don't have to make one big post when I'm done and can just modify a previous post. Plus I have a feeling of accomplishment when I get to post a book and it makes me feel like that book is truly "finished".
Also the mods can let me know of problems in advance if a book doesn't work or if I make a mistake and I don't have to fix things or shuffle books all at once later.
Sounds good Jen C. and with that in mind I think I'll list my 100 task books now.
100 points100 - Shay's Task: Read 5 books recommended by Goodreads.
Book 1/5
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
365 pgs. = 4 pts
HF =1
I loved this book 4/5
Total = 5 pts.
Challenge Total = 113 pts.
From Readers Also Enjoyed Mudbound by Hilary Norman
100 points 100 - Shay's Task: Read 5 books recommended by Goodreads.
Book 2/5
The Legacy by Katherine Webb
496 pgs. - 4 pts.
HF = 1
Rated 3/5
Total = 5 Pts.
From Readers Also Enjoyed The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
Nancy wrote: "I was under the impression that the 5 books for mthe 100 point task should be entered all together. I have read 3 out of the 5 and will enter them once I finsh the 5th one."Me too! But I've only read 1 so far, working on the second.
50.2 - The weather is getting cooler and it is the perfect time to curl up with your favorite blanket, a warm beverage, foot warming cat/dog, and a nice loooong book. Choose and read one of the historical fiction titles from this list: Big Fat Books Worth The EffortThe Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough
Page Count: 10 points (1104 pages)
HF: 1 point
Total Book Points: 61 points
Total Challenge Points: 165 points
15.3 - Let's Take a Journey.A Town Like Alice
280 pgs. = 2 pts.
Total = 17 pts.
Challenge Total = 130 pts.
Nancy wrote: "15.3 - Let's Take a Journey.A Town Like Alice
280 pgs. = 2 pts.
Total = 17 pts.
Challenge Total = 130 pts."
This looks like HF to me Nancy & have added a point to your score for it.
Nancy wrote: "Sounds good Jen C. and with that in mind I think I'll list my 100 task books now."Please keep in mind that I will not be adding any points to your total score until you have finished all 5 books for challenge 100. If my tally is different from yours, this may be why!
Thanks Rachel. I forgot to add it.
15.2 - Be brave! Discover a new author! Read an HF author you haven't read before by following this link: http://literature-map.com/. Put the name of your favorite HF author into the literature map, pick one of the authors that comes up and read one of their books.Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati
912pgs: 8pts
HF: 1pt
Total: 24pts
Grand Total: 90pts
100 points 100 - Shay's Task: Read 5 books recommended by Goodreads or Readers Also Enjoyed.
Book 3/5
Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
336 pages - 4 pts.
HF = 1
Rated 4/5
Total = 5 Pts.
Recommended by Good Reads Web Site
100 points100 - Shay's Task: Read 5 books recommended by Goodreads or Readers Also Enjoyed.
The Sisters Brothers
328 pgs. = 4 pts.
HF 1 pt.
Total 5 pts.
This should complete this one.
Gave it 4 stars.
100 points100 - Shay's Task: Read 5 books recommended by Goodreads.
4/5
The Thirteenth Princess
208 pages - 2
bonus points - 2
Task 50.2 - Big Fat Books Worth The Effort
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
508 pages = 6 bonus
HF = 1
Task total = 57
Challenge total = 158
50.2 - Big Fat Books Worth The Effort Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
850 pgs 8 pts
HF 1 pt
Task 50 pts
Task total 59 pts
Challenge total 215 pts
15.3 Journey involving more than one country: England, Scotland, France, Chicago, Australia were included in this family saga.As The Crow Flies
800 pages-8pts
HF-1pt
total-24pts
Challenge total-251pts
Updated Scorecard!Diane 296
Luckngrace 251
Cheryl 215
Rachel 194
Shay 165
Jen C 158
Nancy 126
Christina 114
Kristi J 97
Diane W 93
Lisa 82
Gayle 80
Chaba 67
Christy 66
Maude 62
Holly P 40
Jennifer B 39
Jayme 28
Ellen 25
Djrmel 20
Jamie 12
20.2 1st letter of author's first & last name is same: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson214 pages-2pts
total-22pts
Challenge total: 273 points
Rachel, by my count I should have 90. I don't think message 123 got added to the score. Thank you for all that you do!! I know I couldn't keep all these straight.
100 points 100 - Shay's Task: Read 5 books recommended by Goodreads or Readers Also Enjoyed.
Book 4/5
The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
304 pages - 4 pts.
HF = 1
Rated 3/5
Total = 5 Pts.
Readers also enjoyed The House of Riverton by Diane Morton
Luckngrace wrote: "20.2 1st letter of author's first & last name is same: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson214 pages-2pts
total-22pts
Challenge total:..."
Sorry but I cannot add this one for you Luck! All tasks 15-25 are for HF only.
Christy wrote: "Rachel, by my count I should have 90. I don't think message 123 got added to the score. Thank you for all that you do!! I know I couldn't keep all these straight."Thanks Christy -I missed it indeed. I also have you at 90 points. :)
Rachel wrote: "100 - Read 5 book recommended by Goodreads.5/5!!
Then Came You
371 pages - 4
HF - 1
Bonus - 5"
Rachel, how many of the GR recommended books did you like enough to rate 4-5 stars?
Task 50.1- Murder in the Library
He died of natural causes (Medical practitioner character): Hold Tight the Thread by Jane Kirkpatrick
432 pages = 4 bonus
HF = 1
Task total = 55
Challenge total = 213
100 points 100 - Shay's Task: Read 5 books recommended by Goodreads or Readers Also Enjoyed.
Book 5/5
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
406 = 4 pts.
HF = 1
Rated 3/5
Total =5 pts.
Recommended by Good Reads.
Total points for task=125
Total points for #8 Challenge=251
Began October 1st and ended November 4th
20.2 - Double Take! Read a book written by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter. (ie: Michael Moorcock or Dorothy Dunnett)Love and War by John Jakes
Page Count: 10 points (1087 pages)
HF: 1 point
Total Book Points: 31 points
Total Challenge Points: 196 points
100 - Shay's Task: Read 5 books recommended by Goodreads.- Three (3) books must be historical fiction. Go to the Recommendations link (at the top of the GR page) and click on it. Read a book that's listed on your recommendations page.
I just finished The Club Dumas
by Arturo Pérez-ReverteBook 2/5 for the 100 pt challenge.
363 pages => 4pts
This book was OK. 3/5 stars
book1=>5pts
book2=>4pts
Previous Challenge Total=> 114 pts
15.1 - Gobble, Gobble!! Happy Turkey Day! Read a book based on Colonial America, Pioneers or Native Americans.Sup with the Devil by Barbara Hamilton
336 pgs. = 4 pts.
HF = 1 pt.
Total 20 pts.
Challenge total 316 pts.
10.1 Happy Halloween! Read a scary book (you determine your own level of scariness)Read 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America by Albert Brooks
Task 10
384 Pages 4
Total 14
Total challenge points 39
Not a normal scary book but this scared me.
100 - Shay's Task: Read 5 books recommended by Goodreads or Readers Also Enjoyed. Keeping Corner by Kashmira Sheth
From GR Recommendations, YA Historical shelf (because I added Climbing the Stairs 3*)
Pgs 224 2 pts
HF 1 pt
Rated 3*
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
From GR Recommendations, Classics shelf (because I added I Capture the Castle 5*)
Pgs 256 2 pts
Rated 4*
Ten Cents a Dance by Christine Fletcher
From GR Recommendations, HF shelf (because I added Uprising3*)
Pgs 356 4 pts
HF 1 pt
Rated 4*
A Fierce Radiance by Lauren Belfer
Readers of The Postmistress, 4*, also enjoyed
Pgs 530 6 pts
HF 1 pt
Rated 4*
The Soldier's Wife by Margaret Leroy
Readers of The Postmistress, 4*, also enjoyed
Pgs 416 4 pts
HF 1 pt
Rated 3*
Task total 122 pts
Challenge total 337 pts
10.1 - Happy Halloween! Read a scary story (you can determine your level of scariness)The Passage by Justin Cronin
766 pages - 8pts
Total - 18 pts
Grand Total - 100 pts
10.3 - Let's Clean those Shelves! - You know that book you've been meaning to get to, but keep shoving it back because "someday" you'll read it? Well, that someday has come! Read a book you've put back on the shelf at least twice.Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
673 pages - 6pts
Total - 16 pts
Grand Total - 116 pts
Shay wrote: "Rachel wrote: "100 - Read 5 book recommended by Goodreads.5/5!!
Then Came You
371 pages - 4
HF - 1
Bonus - 5"
Rachel, how many of the GR recommended books did you like enough to rat..."
2 got 5 stars, 2 got 4 stars & 1 got 3 stars. I was very satisfied with the selections and glad to learn about & explore that area of the site!
15.2 - Be brave! Discover a new author! Read an HF author you haven't read before by following this link: http://literature-map.com/. Put the name of your favorite HF author into the literature map, pick one of the authors that comes up and read one of their books.The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
304 pgs. = 4 pts.
HF = 1 pt.
Total 20 pts.
Challenge total 336 pts.
Typed in Louise Erdrich
20.1 - Wild, Wild West! Read a book about cowboys or Indians or bothShane
224 pages - 2
HF - 1
Task total = 23
Challenge total = 336
Task 100.1 - Alternatively, every GR book page has a section called "Readers Also Enjoyed". Search for a book you rated 4 or 5 stars and go to the "Readers Also Enjoyed" section (about the middle of the page on the right side) and read one of the suggested books. 4/5 Complete
I rated The Tale of Despereaux 4 stars, so I read the recommended book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret and also rated it 4 stars.
533 pages = 6 bonus
HF = 1
I rated The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America 4 stars, so I read the recommended book: Undaunted Courage and also rated it 4 stars.
592 pages = 6 bonus
I rated The Time Traveler's Wife 5 stars, so I read the recommended book: The Red Tent and also rated it 5 stars.
336 pages = 4 bonus
HF = 1
I rated The Glass Castle 5 stars, so I read thte recommended book: Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan and rated it 3 stars.
420 pages = 4 bonus
1 more to go!
20.2 - Double Take! Read a book written by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter. (ie: Michael Moorcock or Dorothy Dunnett)The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
332pgs: 4pts
HF: 1pt
Total: 25pts
Grand total: 115pts
5.2 Fall title: In my homestate of North Carolina, dove season is mid-Sept. to mid-Oct.
Dove Season256 pages-2
total-7
Challenge total-258
5.1 - Happy Birthday Mark Twain!!! Read a book that either Mark Twain wrote or a auto-/biography on Mark TwainLife on the Mississippi
384 pages = 4
task total = 9
Challenge total = 345
Task 5.3 - Expand your Vocabulary
Magician's Gambit by David Eddings
308 pages = 4 bonus
Task total = 9
Challenge total = 222
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Task 20.1 - Wild, Wild West: Indians
Every Fixed Star by Jane Kirkpatrick
432 pages = 4 bonus
HF = 1
Task total = 25
Challenge total = 89