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Mini-Challenge #4 - January 2012: Scoring Thread
Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith
Setting - 1900's 1 pt
Genre - HF 1 pt
Themes - Overcoming adversity, awareness 2 pts
Title - One word title 1 pt
Cover - Only one person 1 pt
256 pgs - 2 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total 13 pts
Challenge total 93 pts
Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin308 pages-4
Setting: 1967-1
HF, Fantasy-2
New Beginning-1
Proper Name (Rosemary)-1
Secret Society (coven of witches)-1
Review-5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total: 15
Challenge Total: 138
by Janet EvanovichBonus-+4(305)
Theme-Humor, Quest(finding FTAs)-2
Genre-Crime/police-1
Review +5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total: 12
Grand Total: 68
I just included a review of The Dovekeepers and amended the points. The new total for me is shown at my review of The Invisible Wall. In the future should we edit the total on the original post or just simply post the review points and site in a new message?
The Same Stuff as Stars by Katherine Paterson288 pages-2
Themes-New beginning, Overcoming adversity, Social awareness-3
1 person on cover-1
Best of 2002 (Newberry Award Winner)-1
Review-5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total: 12
Challenge total: 150
The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America by Andrew C. McCarthy300 pages-4
NF-1
political awareness-1
Review-5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total: 11
Challenge total: 161
The Whip by Karen Kondazian302 pgs = 4 pts.
1800's = 1 pt.
HF =1 pt.
Quest, Overcoming adversity and new beginnings = 3 pts.
Type of profession = whip = stagecoach driver = 1 pt.
only 1 person = 1 pt.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total = 16 pts.
Challenge total = 183 pts.
Heresy by S.J. Parris435pgs: 4pts
HF: 1pt
Quest: 1pt
One Word Title: 1pt
Only one person: 1pt
England: 1pt
Reviewed: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... : 5pts
Total: 14pts
Challenge total: 24pts
Fire and Ice by Dana Stabenow304 pages-4
Setting-1998-1
Crime novel featuring Ranger Liam Campbell-1
New beginning-1
Review-5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total: 12
Challenge total: 173
by Nancy BilyeauHistorical Fiction +1
Quest +1
England: +1
Reviewed: +5
http://bippityboppitybook.blogspot.co...
Pg Bonus: 4 (416 pgs)
Total: 12
by Lucinda Riley1900s +1
Historical Fiction +1
New Beginnings +1/Overcoming Adversity +1
One Person +1
England +1 /France +1
Pg Bonus: 4 (320 pgs)
Total: 11
by Christine Trent1800s +1
Historical Fiction +1
Overcoming Adversity +1
One Person +1
England +1
Pg Bonus: 4 (384 pgs)
Total: 9
Cumulative Total: 32
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
294 pages (+2)
Setting: future (+1)
Genre: science fiction, crime (+2)
Themes: new beginnings, overcoming adversity, awareness (+3)
Book total = 8
Challenge total = 88
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
308 Pages (4)
Genre: Historical Fiction (1)
Theme: Overcoming Adversity, Awareness, New Beginnings (3)
Cover: One Person (1)
Locale: England (1)
Total Points: 10
Total Challenge Points: 10
The Quest for Anna Klein: An Otto Penzler Book by Thomas H. Cook
Setting - 1900's 1 pt
Genre - HF 1 pt
Themes - Quest, awareness 2 pts
Title - Proper name 1 pt
Locale - England, France, Germany 3 pts
352 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total 17 pts
Challenge total 110 pts
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Setting Time Period | Future +1
Genre | Science Fiction +1
Themes/Features | New Beginnings, Overcoming Adversity +2
Title | One word title +1
Extras | Reviewed here +5
Pages | 487 +4
Total | 14
The Informationist by Taylor Stevens307 pgs. = 4 pts.
Crime/ = 1 pt.
Quest, Overcoming adversity and Awareness political = 3 pts.
The ending of the book is in France = 1 pt.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... =5 pts.
Total = 14 pts.
Challenege total = 197 pts.
The Flowers Of War by Geling Yan250 pgs. = 2 pts.
1900's = 1 pt.
HF = 1 pt.
Overcoming adversity and Awareness (political) = 2 pts.
Only one person on cover = 1 pt.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total = 12 pts.
Challenge total = 209 pts.
Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati912 pages = 8 points
Genre: HF = 1 point
Themes: New Beginnings, Adversity, Awareness = 3 points
# of Pages contains 12 (912) = 1 point
Review = 5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total: 18 points
Challenge total: 33 points
by Jean Plaidy 304 pages: 4 pts.
Genre-Historical Fiction: 1 pt.
Features-New Beginnings, Adversity: 2 pts.
Review : 5 pts.
Because I'm actually reading the book as part of a 1 volume set of 2 books I'll make the review for this book here and use the spoiler button in case you don't want to read it. Then I will use both reviews as my review for the whole book.
(view spoiler)
Book total: 12 pts.
Challenge total: 30 pts.
The Unlikely Spy by Daniel SilvaTime Period - 1940's - 1 pt.
Genre - HF - 1 pt.
Pages - 736 pgs. - 6 pts.
Themes - Overcoming adversity, Awareness, Quest - 3 pts.
Title - Type of Profession - Spy - 1 pt.
Random Tasks - about a secret socity - spy agencies unknown to the general puiblic during WWII - 1 pt.
Locale - England, Germany - 2 pts.
Book Total - 15 pts.
Challenge Total = 54 pts.
For A Dancer: The MemoirGenre: Non-fiction 1
Themes: New Beginnings 1/ Overcoming Adversity 1
Title: Profession - Dancer 1
Locale: France (along with various US locations) 1
274 Pages: 2
Review: 5
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11...
total points: 12
by Nicholson BakerBonus +2 (243pp)
Genre: Poetry +1
Themes: Quest(to write the introduction to the anthology) +1
Title-Profession-anthologist-+1
Review +5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total:10
Grand Total: 78
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery320 pages-4
1908-1
HF-1
New beginning-1
Proper Name & color green-2
Only 1 person-1
Review-5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total: 15
Challenge total: 195 points
592 pages - 6 points
genre: fantasy - 1 point
Theme: quest, new beginnings - 2 points
Title: one word - 1 point
Cover: one person - 1 point
review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... - 5 points
book total = 16 points (if my review counts)
challenge total = 28 points
1222 by Anne Holt307 pgs. = 4 pts.
Crime = 1 pt.
Quest and overcoming adversity = 2 pts.
Title = all numbers = 1 pt.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total = 13 pts.
Challenge total 222 pts.
A Question of Belief by Donna Leon
Genre - Crime/Procedural 1 pt
Themes - Awareness (political) 1 pt
Cover - Monument/statue 1 pt
288 pgs - 2 pts
Review - 5 pts
Book total 10 pts
Challenge total 120 pts
Out of Oz
by Gregory MaguirePages: 501-750 (568) = 6
Genre: Fantasy = 1
Theme: Overcoming adversity, New beginnings = 2
Book cover: Only on person = 1
Review = 5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total = 15
The Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordePages: 301-500 (374) = 4
Setting: 1900 (1985) = 1
Genre: Fantasy = 1
Theme: Humor = 1
Local: England = 1
Review = 5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total = 13
Total this post = 28
Challenge total = 62
Jumping in here - hope I'm doing this right, please let me know if I've done anything wrong (all books started in Jan).
Murder on Black Friday by P.B. Ryan
Pages: 270 = 2pt
Setting Time Period: 1800s = 1pt
Genre: Historical Fiction = 1pt
Book Total = 4pt
Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
Pages: 308? (most popular addition comes up as audiobook? All other common editions come up as between 300 and 400 anyway though) = 4pt
Genre: Crime/Police Procedural = 1pt
Theme: Humor = 1pt
Book Total = 6pt
The Devil's Elixir by Raymond Khoury
Pages: 384 (most popular edition say 0 pages on Goodreads but 384 on Amazon) = 4pt
Genre: Crime/Police Procedural = 1pt
Review = 5pt: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total = 10pt
Sea Witch by Helen Hollick
Pages: 422 = 4pt
Genre: Fantasy and Historical Fiction = 2pt
Review = 5pt: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total = 11pt
Challenge Total = 31pt
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
326 pages - 4 points
Themes - Overcoming adversity, Quest, new beginnings, Humor, awareness - 5 points
Random - inventor - 1 point
Locale - part in Dresden, Germany - 1 point
Review - www.goodreads.com/book/show/4588.Extr... - 5 points
Recommended by - Holly Weiss - 2 points
Task total - 18 Points
Challenge total - 54 points
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
1201 pages - 10 points
Genre - HF fantasy - 2 points
Themes - New beginnings, overcoming adversity, quest, - 3 points
Reviewed - www.goodreads.com/review/show/173632662
Task total - 20 points
Challenge total - 74 points
Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base540 pages - 4
Time Period: 1900s - 1
Genre: NF - 1
Themes: Awareness, Overcoming Adversity - 2
Random: Invention (spy planes), Secret Society (CIA) - 2
Total = 10
Genghis: Bones of the Hills518 pages - 4
Genre: HF - 1
Themes: Quest, Overcoming Adversity - 2
Title: Proper name - 1
Locale: Middle East - 1
total = 9
Irish Hearts448 pages - 4
Time Period: 1900s - 1
Themes: New Beginnings, Overcoming Adversity - 2
Total = 7
Challenge total = 60
The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis509 pages - 6pts
Genre: Historical Fiction - 1pt
Awareness: 1pt
Title (Proper Name) - 1pt
Book Cover (1 person) - 1pt
Total - 10pts
Challenge Total - 40 pts
Three Fates by Nora Roberts
467 pages (+4)
Setting: 1900s (+1)
Genre: HF, crime/police procedural (+2)
Themes: new beginnings, overcoming adversity, quest (+3)
Cover: statue (+1)
Locale: England (+1)
Book total = 12
Challenge total = 100
The Tasks:
--Setting Time Period--Ancient +1
--Genre--Historical Fiction +1 Fantasy +1
--Themes/Features-- New Beginnings +1 overcoming adversity +1 Quest +1
--Title--
One word title+1 Contains a type of profession +1
--Book Cover--Only one person +1
--Random Tasks-- # of Pages contains 240 +2
--Extras--
Reviewed +5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total: 16 points
Total January Points: 34
The Tasks:
--Setting Time Period--
Ancient +1
--Genre--
Historical Fiction+1
Fantasy+1
--Themes/Features--
New Beginnings+1
Overcoming adversity+1
Awareness (social or political issue) sexism+1
Quest+1
--Book Cover--
Only one person+1
--Random Tasks--
# of Pages contains 224 +2
--Extras--
Reviewed +5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total:15
Total January Points: 49
Plus by Veronica Chambers
Themes - Awareness, Humor 2 pts
Title - One word 1 pt
302 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 12 pts
Challenge total - 132 pts
by Jean Plaidy352 pages: 4 pts
Genre:Historical Fiction: 1 pt.
Themes/Features: Adversity: 1 pt.
Title: Proper name: 1 pt.
Review: 5 pts.
(view spoiler)
Book total: 12 pts.
Challenge total: 42 pts.
468 pages - 4 pts.
1900's - pt
Crime - 1 pt
Quest, New Beginnings - 2 pts
England - 1 pt
Reviewed - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67...
Book total - 15 pts.
Challenge total - 26 pts
Like Water for Chocolate
by Laura EsquivelPages: 200-300 (246)= 2
Time Period: 1900 (Mexican Revolution and Pancho Villa mentioned throughout book) = 1
Genre: HF, Fantasy = 2
Theme: Overcoming adversity = 1
Title: A color (Chocolate) = 1
Review = 5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total = 12
Challenge total = 74
The Innocent: A Vanessa Michael Munroe Novel by Taylor Stevens336 pgs. = 4 pts.
Crime = 1 pt.
Overcoming adversity, quest and awareness - social = 3 pts.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total = 13 pts.
Challenge total 235 pts.
The FitzOsbornes in Exile450 pages - 4 pts.
HF - 1 pt.
Overcoming adversity, social awareness, new beginnings - 3 pts.
England - 1 pt.
1900's - 1 pt.
Book Total =s 10 pts.
Challenge Total =s 64 pts.
The Grail Conspiracy
Pages: 343 = 4pt
Themes: New Beginnings, Overcoming Adversity, and Quest = 3pt
Random: Secret Society = 1pt
Locale: Middle East = 1pt
Review = 5pt: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total = 14pt
Challenge Total = 55pt
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery276 pages-2
1909-1
HF-1
Proper Name-1
One person-1
Review-5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total: 11
Challenge total: 206
Dark Earth by Jason Halstead224 pages-2
Future-1
Fantasy-1
New Beg., Overcoming Adversity, Quest (save daughter)-3
Review-5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total: 12
Challenge total: 218 points
The Healing: A Novel by Jonathan Odell352 pgs. = 4 pts.
1800's = 1 pt.
HF =1 pt.
Overcoming adversity, Quest, Awareness (political) Quest = 4 pts.
Only one person = 1 pt.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total = 16 pts.
Challenge total = 251 pts.
The Book of Lost Fragrances
HF = 1
Time Period (Ancient and 1800s) = 2
Themes (quest, overcoming adversity) = 2
Book cover (one person in upper left) = 1
Locale (France) = 1
Pages = 416 = 4
Review = 5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task total = 16
Challenge total = 111
Mod
Becky wrote: "Hi all.. I'm sorry I haven't updated the scores in a while. I promise I will do it tomorrow. Definitely. This week has been crazy and right now I have a migraine so it'll have to wait until tomorrow."Don't worry about us, Becky. You just get better. Migraines are nasty.
DivergentSetting Time Period | Future +1
Genre | Science Fiction +1
Themes/Features | New Beginnings, Overcoming Adversity +2
Title | One word title +1
Extras | Reviewed here +5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Pages | 487 +4
Total = 14 pts.
Challenge total 265
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Challenge total: 123