Summer Challenge 2012: Completed Tasks with ?s/problems

[Stacy]

Sandy wrote: "STACY CT post 2415
Task 30.8, option B4, requires that you state how you got your free book."

My apologies. I've reposted.

[Kristina Simon]

Kathryn CA - post 2443

The copy of A Game of Thrones you've linked to shows 694 pages (good for 1 BB ticket). If you did indeed read an edition with 864 pages as you indicated in your post (which would entitle you to 2 BB tickets), please repost linking to the correct edition and noting that the repost is to claim the other BB ticket.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Task 20.7, option 1, requires that you read a book by an author who died since 1/1/90, so an author death in 1942 doesn't fit the task.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Task 20.7, option 1, requires that you read a book by an author who died since 1/1/90, so an author death in 1942 doesn't fit the task.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

MAGGIE post 2473
Task 20.8 is a one book task - so you may want to move one of the books you listed to another task!

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

SARAH THE LIBRARIAN post 2489
Task 5.9 requires a link to the member's profile page, rather than to her bookshelf - the bookshelf doesn't tell me when she joined GR.

[Kate]

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: " Kathryn CA - post 2443

The copy of A Game of Thrones you've linked to shows 694 pages (good for 1 BB ticket). If you did indeed read an edition with 864 pages as you indicated in your post (which..."

I always suck at linking the correct edition. I just pick the first one that comes up when I type in the title of the book. I did read the 864 pg edition but I am too lazy to link it properly so go ahead and just give me the one ticket. I was mainly just late minute fitting in the books I read to tasks so that I could set a goal to improve over for the fall challenge.

[Alice]

Sandy wrote: "ALICE G post 1435
Task 20.9 requires that you include in your post the task number for which you claimed points for "book X."

For task 25.8, option A2, you need to include your location as well as..."

Sorry! I have now reposted those two tasks with the correct information

[Sarah]

Ahh, twice right at the end I make mistakes! And I actually thought of that like an hour after I posted. Just reposted with the link to her page. Sorry!

[Kristina Simon]

Kathryn CA wrote: "I always suck at linking the correct edition. I just pick the first one that comes up when I type in the title of the book.."

For future reference, the easiest (and most reliable) way I've found to do it is to look up the edition I've read by the ISBN and manually type in [ book: Title | GRs book number ] without the spaces. So, for example, the URL for the book Wicked Girls is goodreads.com/book/show/6970101.Wicke...
So I'd type in [ book: title (Wicked Girls) | 6970101 (=book number) ] without the spaces and the stuff in parentheses.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

JODI TX post 2533

Both tasks 20.2 and 20.8 require that you specify which option you chose.

For 30.11, please explain how your specified book fits option 4.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

BJ ROSE post 2534

You've already posted for task 10.7, around the middle of July, with a book of poetry.

[Kate]

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Kathryn CA wrote: "I always suck at linking the correct edition. I just pick the first one that comes up when I type in the title of the book.."

For future reference, the easiest (and most reliabl..."

Oh! I totally did not know that the ISBN number was that string of numbers. Thanks so much for the help!

[Sheila]

I totally agree with you Kristi. Typing the isbn number in the little link box is the only way to guarantee that you link to the correct version. I just learned that this season and it has been a great time saver in the long run.

[Jessica]

For those who are Kindle users, a quick tip for finding the Kindle edition - when you page through the "other editions," the Kindle version says "Published in " with nothing following the vast majority of the time. Print editions typically show a date.

[Regan]

Kathryn CA wrote: "Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Kathryn CA wrote: "I always suck at linking the correct edition. I just pick the first one that comes up when I type in the title of the book.."

For future re..."

Umm...the ISBN is not that little string of numbers. ISBNs are either 10 numbers or 13 numbers.

I think what Kristi is saying she does is 1) look up the book on GR by the ISBN to navigate to the page of the exact edition she wants, then 2) use the GR book number from that edition's page to write out the link manually in her post.

However, if you click on "add book/author" and paste or type the ISBN into the search box, the exact edition with that ISBN will come up. That's the best way to search for specific editions that you want to link to in a post.

[Kate]

Regan wrote: "Kathryn CA wrote: "Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Kathryn CA wrote: "I always suck at linking the correct edition. I just pick the first one that comes up when I type in the title of the boo..."

I will just type in the isbn number on the back of the book in the future. Thanks everyone for the tips!

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

CHRIS MD post 2552
Task 30.6, option D, requires that you include which list the book is on and what its position on the list is.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

JOANIE posst 2583

25.2, option 1 requires that the author have published "more than 5 books." GR shows Marya Hornbacher as having published 5 exactly.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

JILL RENEE post 2595
To claim points for a group read, you must post a comment in the discussion thread. I don't see a post from you in that thread. If I'm missing it, please point in out to me - otherwwise, post a comment, then repost your task.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

EMILY BOOKSHELF post 2630

You must post links to your books to get credit -and for 25.3, you must post a link to the covers.

[Joanie]

Rats! I missed that! Guess I end at 185 pts unless I can fit them somewhere else.

[Sara ♥]

POST 2630, I realized I screwed up task 5.9, but I just fixed it (THANK YOU KAREN K. MILLER!!!). If you haven't gotten that far, please disregard!

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

MICHAEL post 2645
Task 20.3, option 3 doesn't include Adventure as a genre. However,your book does have mystery listed, so the book works.

[Chris]

Reposted with switched tasks. I'll be spending the weekend hanging my head in shame.

[Emily]

Repost of 2630
Repost of 2630

Emily Bookshelf

50.1
Option 1 - Shadow of Night - shadow in title
Option 2 - The Taming of the Shrew - Russian opera using the same name
Option 8 - The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins born in UK

25.3
Hands - Animal Vegetable Miracle
Feet - The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Deborah Harkness is a GRA
Shadow of Night is a BB - 584 pages
Woman in White is a BB - 672 pages


Points this post: 75
Goodread Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Total Points: 410(less)

Shadow of Night
Deborah Harkness
The Woman in White
The Taming of the Shrew
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

[Kristina Simon]

Monica S - post 2628

Just for your records, Jonathan Safran Foer is not noted as being a Goodreads Author.