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Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill470pgs: 4pts
Genre: HF- 1pt
Themes: Overcoming Adversity, Awareness(slavery), Quest- 3pts
Cover: Only one person- 1pt
Locale: England- 1pt
Reviewed: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
-5pts
Total: 15pts
Grand total: 54pts
The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley478 pages - 4pts
Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy - 2pts
New Beginnings: 1pt
Book Cover: 1 person - 1pt
Locale: England - 1pt
Total: 9pts
Challenge Total: 63 pts
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Pages 407: 4 points
Theme Overcoming Adversity: 1 point
Proper Name: 1 Point
England : 1 point
Rating: 5 points http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total: 12 points
Challenge total: 37
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Pages 357: 4 points
Theme Overcoming Adversity: 1 point
Quest: 1 point
Random - Best of 2002: 1 point
Review: 5 points http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total: 12
Challenge total: 49
A Century Of Wisdom: Lessons From The Life Of Alice Herz Sommer, The World's Oldest Living Holocaust Survivor
Non-fiction = 1
Cover (1 person) = 1
1900s = 1
Location (England, Middle East) = 2
Overcoming adversity, political awareness = 2
Title (proper name) = 1
Pages 224 = 2
Review = 5 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
Total task = 15
Total Challenge – 176
Vixen 03 by Clive Cussler384 pages-4
future (set in 1988, pub in 1976)-1
political awareness-1
quest (to save world from bio weapon)-1
proper name(Vixen03 name of plane), one word-2
invention (secret weapon)-1
Review-5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total: 15
Total Challenge: 258 points
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Pages - 503 - +6
Time - ancient - +1
Genre - HF and fantasy - +2
Themes - new beginnings, overcoming adversity, quest, awareness - +4
Title - one word - +1
Random - Best of 2002 - +1
Reviewed - www.goodreads.com/review/show/267400011 - +5
Task total - 20
Challenge total - 124
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
352 pages (+2)
Setting: 1900s (+1)
Genre: HF (+1)
Themes: overcoming adversity, new beginnings, awareness (+3)
Book total = 7
Challenge total = 139
Cross My Heart by Sasha Gould262 pgs. = 2 pts.
HF = 1 pt.
Awareness, Quest, overcoming adversity and new beginnings = 4 pts.
only one person = 1 pt.
Secret Society (Segreta) = 1 pt.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total = 14 pts.
Challenge total = 340 pts.
Diane wrote: "
Cross My Heart by Sasha Gould262 pgs. = 2 pts.
HF = 1 pt.
Awareness, Quest, overcoming adversity and new beginnings = 4 pts.
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I am thoroughly impressed. Congrats!
Sidewinders by William W. Johnstone314 pages-4
1800s-1
HF-1
1 word title-1
Review-5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total: 12
Challenge total: 270 points
jennbunnyIsland of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon (ebook owned)
Pages 229: 2 points
Theme Overcoming Adversity: 1 point
Book Cover-only one person: 1 point
Review: 5 points http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total: 9 points
Challenge total:58
March by Geraldine BrooksPages=>280=>2pts
Time Period=>1800's=>1pt
Genre=>HF=>1pt
Themes=>Overcoming Adversity, Awareness=>2pts
Title=>Proper Name, One Word=>2pts
Reviewed=>5pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total 13pts
Challenge Total=>97pts
The Golden WillowHarry Bernstein
Pages - 208 = 2 pts.
Genre - NF = 1 pt.
Themes - overcoming adversity, new beginnings, awareness = 3 pts.
Book Total = 6 pts.
Challenge Total = 79 pts.
Becky, yep, your math is correct. 53 was the right subtotal.
Mockingjay
390 Pages = 4 points
Future = 1 point
Fantasy, Science Fiction = 2 points
New Beginnings, Overcoming Adversity,Awarenes = 3 points
One word title = 1 point
Book Total = 11 points
The Tiger's Wife
338 pages = 2 points
Quest, Awareness = 2 points
Reviewed = 5 point
Book Total = 9 points
The Brothers Bishop
304 pages = 4 points
Proper Name = 1 point
Book Total = 5 points
Challenge Total 78 points
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Sklootpages - 382 = 4
time period - 1900s = 1
genre - non-fiction = 1
themes - overcoming adversity, awareness & quest = 3
title - proper name = 1
cover - one person = 1
random - invention = 1
this book = 12
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddonpages - 226 = 2
genre - crime/police = 1
theme - overcoming adversity & quest = 2
locale - England = 1
this book = 6
The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ by Joseph Smith Jr.pages - 531 = 6
time period - ancient = 1
genre - non-fiction = 1
this book = 8
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguropages - 263 = 2
time period - future = 1
genre - science fiction = 1
cover - one person = 1
locale - England = 1
this book = 6
Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation by John Carlinpages - 288 = 2
time period - 1900s = 1
genre - non-fiction = 1
themes - new beginnings, overcoming adversity, awareness & quest = 4
this book = 8
The City of Joy by Dominique Lapierrepages - 552 = 6
time period - 1900s = 1
genre - non-fiction = 1
themes - overcoming adversity & awareness = 2
this book = 10
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larssonpages - 465 = 4
genre - crime/police = 1
themes - quest = 1
this book = 6
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdelpages - 232 = 2
time period - 1900s = 1
genre - non-fiction = 1
themes - overcoming adversity = 1
this book = 5
this post total = 61
challenge total = 61
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
835 pages (+8)
Genre: fantasy (+1)
Themes: overcoming adversity, new beginnings (+2)
Book total = 11
Challenge total = 150
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
England = 1
1800s = 1
Overcoming adversity = 1
Social awareness = 1
Proper name = 1
One person on cover = 1
592 pages = 6
Review = 5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task total = 17
Challenge total = 193
by Sigrid UndsetGene:
Historical Fiction-1
Themes/Features:
New Beginings-1
Overcoming Adversity-1
Title:
Proper Name-1
Page Bonus: 448 pages-4
Task Total: 8
Challenge Total: 8
by Matthew Pearl1800s +1
Historical Fiction +1
Quest +1
Profession +1
Pg Bonus: 4 (480 pgs)
Total: 8
by Jack WhyteHistorical Fiction +1
Overcoming Adversity +1/Quest +1
Proper Name: +1
One Person +1
Colorful Author Name +1
Pg Bonus: 6 (720 pgs)
Total: 11
Cumulative Total: 83
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
351 pages - 4 points
Time - ancient - 1 point
Genre - HF, Fantasy - 2 points
Themes - overcoming adversity, new beginnings, quest - 3 points
Review - www.goodreads.com/review/show/203094229
Task Total - 15 points
Challenge total - 139
That is it for me for this one. Enjoyed it!
by George EliotSetting/Time Period:
1800s-1
Themes/Features:
Overcoming adversity-1
Awareness-1
Cover:
Only one person-1
Locale:
England-1
Page Bonus: 579 pages-6
Task Total:11
Challenge Total: 19
A Dangerous Affair by Caro Peacock
Setting - 1800's 1 pt
Genre - HF 1 pt
Theme - Quest 1 pt
Cover - Only one person, bridge 2 pts
Locale - England 1 pt
320 Pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 15 pts
Challenge total - 195 pts
by HomerTime/Setting:
Anceint-1
Genre:
Poetry-1
Fantasy-1
Themes/Features:
Overcoming adversity-1
Cover:
Only one person-1
Page Bonus: 704 pages-6
Task Total: 11
Challenge Total: 30
The House on Tradd Street by Karen White
Themes - New beginnings, quest 1 pt
Title - Proper name 1 pt
Random - Author w/ colorful name 1 pt
339 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 12 pts
Challenge total - 207 pts
by Haruki MurakamiSetting/Time Period:
1900s-1
Genre:
Science Fiction-1
Themes/Features:
New Beginings-1
Overcoming adversity-1
Awareness-1
Quest-1
Book Cover:
Only one person-1
Random Tasks:
Read a book about a seceret soceity-1
Locale:
Japan-1
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... -5
Page Bounus: 925 pages-8
Task Total: 22
Challenge Total: 52
Mod
Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
441 pages: 4 pts
Fantasy: 1 pt
Overcoming Adversity/Quest: 2 pts
Reviewed: 5 pts http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total: 12 pts
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
550 pages: 6 points
1900's: 1 pt
HF: 1 pt
Overcoming adversity/Awareness: 2 pts
Germany:1 pt
Reviewed: 5 pts http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total: 16
Runing Total:28
Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss by Mark Hyman
368 pages: 4 pts
Non-fiction: 1 pt
Reviewed: 5 pts http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total: 10 pts
Runing Total: 38 pts
Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
309 Pages: 4 pts
Urban fantasy: 1 pt
Overcoming Adversity/Quest: 2 pts
1 word title: 1 pt
Georgia, USA: 1 pt
Reviewed: 5 pts http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total: 14 pts
Running Total: 52 pts
Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
303 Pages: 4 pts
Urban fantasy: 1 pt
Overcoming Adversity/Quest: 2 pts
1 word title: 1 pt
England (a trip to Wales): 1 pt
Secret Society (See, Serve, Protect): 1 pt
Bridge on Cover: 1 pt
Reviewed: 5 pts http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total: 16 pts
Running Total: 68 pts
Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
327 Pages: 4 pts
Urban fantasy: 1 pt
Overcoming Adversity/Quest: 2 pts
1 word title: 1 pt
Secret Society (See, Serve, Protect): 1 pt
Single Person on cover: 1 pt
Reviewed: 5 pts http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total: 15 pts
Running Total: 83 pts
Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
388 Pages: 4 pts
Urban fantasy: 1 pt
Overcoming Adversity/Quest: 2 pts
1 word title: 1 pt
Secret Society (See, Serve, Protect): 1 pt
Single Person on cover: 1 pt
Reviewed: 5 pts http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total: 15 pts
Total Challenge Points: 98 pts
Mod
Hopefully they'll be able to fix it today, so I'll do it as soon as possible.
I actually finished this book last night before bed but wasn't able to post it until now, after I got home from work.
326 pages = 4 points
Genre: fantasy = 1 point
Themes: awareness, overcoming adversity = 2 points
Title: one word = 1 point
Cover: 1 person = 1 point
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 points
Book total = 14 points
Challenge total = 69 points
Mod
Here's the final scoreboard everyone:
Diane 341
LucknGrace 270
Cheryl 207
Holly 193
JenC 150
LemonLinda 139
Jayme 108
April 101
JoLene 98
Christina 97
Rachel 89
HollyP 83
Nancy 79
Becky 78
Djrmel 78
Robin 72
Melissa 64
Lisa 63
Carla 61
Jennbunny 58
Gayle 55
Rebecca 55
Christy 54
Silver 52
Sarah (Loudog) 49
ToniS 45
Margaret 43
Nikki 37
Kiri 31
Chakara 29
Diana 28
Jessica 23
Susan 13
Ellen 12
Southpaw 10
I didn't have time to post it last night or before I went to work this morning and am not allowed personal internet access at work. That really bites. Guess maybe I'm done with challenges in this group. Besides, I do not read quickly enough to EVER win one.
Mod
All of our challenges are optional - you can participate as you like, but we try to be fair and abide by the rules for everyone.
Gayle wrote: "I didn't have time to post it last night or before I went to work this morning and am not allowed personal internet access at work. That really bites. Guess maybe I'm done with challenges in this..."I probably will never win one of these challenges either Gayle but it doesn't stop me from reading for them or participating in them. For me it's the journey not the destination. I find these challenges are fun and intersting to see the many books that others find. At the moment I am obsessing over which books to include for this go around.
Right, Nancy, sometimes it does not work for me as not many of the books I have planned work for the challenge. This one worked fairly well. But the mini challenges are a way to participate no matter what you are reading and as you said I love seeing what others are reading. Of course, that just adds to my TBRs.
I never really expect to win any of them, particularly since I am usually reading books for other groups and what not, I cannot focus all my reading just to fit with the challenge requirements so I have to just hope the books I will be reading will fit into challenge categories. Which is why I usually prefer the mini-challenges, it is easier with those to fit just about any book into at least a few of the categories. And I live on the West Coast so I really had to bust my butt to get a couple of my books finished up and reported by 9 'o'clock to meet the deadline here.
Historical Fictionistas
Books mentioned in this topic
Changes (other topics)Darkfever (other topics)
Fire Study (other topics)
Bloodfever (other topics)
Faefever (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Maria V. Snyder (other topics)Markus Zusak (other topics)
Mark Hyman (other topics)
Karen Marie Moning (other topics)
Haruki Murakami (other topics)
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288 pages-2
SciFi, Fantasy-2
Overcome Adversity (mother murdered, being stalked)-1
One word title-1
One person cover-1
Secret society (Ripplers)-1
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total: 13
Challenge total: 243 points