25.11. Kate S's Task: Take to the Links!

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

25.11. Kate S's Task: Take to the Links!

One of my husband's and my favorite activities is golfing. We have to take a break each year during the winter, but come spring we dust off our clubs and take to the links! I am inviting you to join us by reading two books representing two different types of clubs from our bags:

1. The Driver-usually used at the beginning of any given hole, read a book with a great beginning from one of the following lists:
Best Beginnings or
Best Beginning of a Novel

REQUIRED: State which list your book was on.

2. The Woods-designed for long fairway shots; rarely made of wood any longer and therefore becoming a "classical" term and/or club. Read a book from this list: Must Read Classics

3. The Irons-the most popular, most often used of the clubs, read a book with more than 25000 ratings. The number of ratings shown on the book's main page must be used. REQUIRED: Include in your post the number of ratings that the book had when you selected it.

4. The Wedge-my favorite club, used in many different tricky situations. My wedge is my utility club and most dependable. Re-read an old favorite or a new book by an favorite author.

5. The Putter-used for the "short game". Read a short book (100-200 pages) REQUIRED: Include in your post the number of pages in the book.

REQUIRED: Please let us know which clubs you choose to use!

[Kate S]

Reserved

[Kate S]

Reserved

[Sheila]

Nice task Kate - Congratulations.

Just for my own clarification for the wedge option when you say read a new book by a favorite author. Do you mean new as in just published or just a new to you book. I have a lot of favorite authors that I am playing catch up with.

Great task.

[Kate S]

Sheila wrote: "Nice task Kate - Congratulations.

Just for my own clarification for the wedge option when you say read a new book by a favorite author. Do you mean new as in just published or just a new to you b..."

Thanks, Sheila!

For the wedge I mean a new to you book! Enjoy

[Dee]

ohhh goodie! I was trying to find a place for the new Lisa Klepyas ;)

[Sheila]

And I need to read Rebecca for my real life book club this month and it fits The Woods option nicely.

Excellent!

Thanks Kate. "I love it when a plan comes together" - The A Team.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Is there a link to the books with most ratings?

[Dee]

you can look on your shelves, sort by ratings (i posted instructions in one of the 20 pointers last night)

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I did that but I don't think i have any books over 25,000 ratings

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I did that but I don't think i have any books over 25,000 ratings"

I just took a look at your "to read" shelf and you have about 1.5 pages of books with >25,000 ratings. Be sure to add "num ratings" to your list, then sort by that heading.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I figured it out and found some. Thanks :) The Girl With the Dragon Tatto0 has over 308,000 ratings. :)

[Kate S]

I am glad you have found a home for your planned books, Dee and Sheila!!

Jayme, there are a number of books on your shelves which will work (thanks Sandy!). But if you need more to choose from there are a couple of listopia lists:

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/30...

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/16...

Good luck!

ETA: Be careful with Listopia, make sure the book you pick actually has over 25,000 ratings!

[Bea]

I think I will read 1984 for the Woods option and I can put A Morbid Taste for Bones (which I am reading for another group) for the Putter option.

[Kate S]

Bea wrote: "I think I will read 1984 for the Woods option and I can put A Morbid Taste for Bones (which I am reading for another group) for the Putter option."

I read 1984 for the winter challenge. I had read it in high school, but not since and I appreciated and enjoyed it so much more as an adult. I hope you enjoy it too!!

Make sure you pick up an edition of A Morbid Taste for Bones with less than 200 pages!

[Bea]

Kate S wrote: "Make sure you pick up an edition of A Morbid Taste for Bones with less than 200 pages."

The copy I have has 197 pages...just under the 200 mark. :)

[April]

Thanks for the 100-200 pg option. I wanted to read The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story for a 30 pointer but realized it was too short! Now I can read it.

And I've been trying to read Beautiful Darkness for about 6 months. It's perfect for the Wedge!

[Chel-c]

I'm assuming Animal Farm would work for the 100-200pg option??

[Kate S]

Chel-c wrote: "I'm assuming Animal Farm would work for the 100-200pg option??"

Yep

[Stacie]

I have a quick question about the Woods option. Number 45 on the Must Read Classics list is The Chronicles of Narnia (Books 1-7). Could I read one of the books? For example, the final book, The Last Battle?

[Kate S]

Looks good, Stacie, enjoy