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Megan W wrote: " 20.4 Literature Map Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
+20 Task (lit map for Janet Evanovich)
Task Total: 20
Total Points: 615 "
Addition error. 585 (post 605)+20 (post 731)=605
Rachelccameron wrote: "10.2 UnderratedHow Does the Show Go On: An Introduction t..."
This is a YA book with no lexile score and therefore does not qualify for style points.
Thanks.
Don wrote: "TASK 20.10 ModernlyA Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf published 1929
Female English Novelist,died in 1941.
+20 Task, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_......"
+5 Combo (20.9 - Her father was author Leslie Stephen)
Rachelccameron wrote: "20.6 AlliterationAmphigorey Also and Amphigorey Again by Edward Gorey
Although both these books are over 100 pages... a lot "
These appear to be graphic novels. They count for the task, but do not qualify for style points. Thanks
20.1 Make Me Laugh-
by Augusten BurroughsTask +20
Style +10 Not A Novel
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 175
#29 on the Best Dark Humor List
20.4 - Literature Map for BalzacThe Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad
+20 Task
+20 Combo (10.5, 10.7, 20.9, 20.10)
+10 Oldies (pub 1907)
Task Total = 50
Grand Total = 715
10.6 O CanadaThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Short List for 2011
+10 task
+5 Combo 10.3
Task Total: 15 points
Grand Total: 730 points
10.10 Group ReadsThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
+10 Task
+25 Combo (10.7 I am female born UK, 20.1, 20.6, 20.8 published serially in Moscow Magazine, 20.10 )
+10 Lost in Translation
+ 5 Oldies 1937-87 (pub.1940)
Task total = 50
Grand total = 1425
Rachelccameron wrote: "10.6 O CanadaThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Short List for 2011
+10 task
+5 Combo 10.3
+5 Combo 10.8 published 2011, author lives in Portland, set in US , literary fiction 36 users..."
The Sisters Brothers does not qualify for 10.8 as Patrick deWitt is not a US citizen.
15.4 4th Book – 5 stars by Miss GP and ChristinPersuasion by Jane Austen
+ 20 Task
Grand Total: 675 + 20 = 695
Review: Jane Austen is without peer when it comes to novels of finely nuanced manners. This is the fourth ones of hers I’ve read (the others: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Mansfield Park). I preferred the other ones. Persuasion is gloomier than the other novels – not surprising that it would be so, as it was written during Miss Austen’s final illness. It's also shorter than most of her other novels, and I can see places where a healthy Miss Austen might have explored situations in depth rather than summarize. Recommended for anyone who enjoys novels of manners, although I’d begin reading Austen with Pride and Prejudice or Sense and Sensibility.
TDOS 15.9The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
(5-stars by Erin(NY) and Lisa Sokol)
Task +45
Grand Total = 450
15.10 TDoSThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
rated five stars by Luculus
+ 45 Task
+ 100 TDoS Completion Bonus
Grand Total: 1030
20.9 FatherlyThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Task: 20 (Father of G.P. Wells)
Combo: 20 [20.8(published serially in Pearson's Magazine)/20.6 (W--W)/10.7 (author English, male, died in 1946)/10.3 (he doesn't get very far, but he's fleeing from the Martians by foot for roughly 80% of the time)]
Oldies: 10 (pub 1898)
Task Total: 50
Grand Total: 325
congrats on your TDoS finish, Isabell!
TDoS
15.8. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
Morgan Barry and Adam Adkison
+45 task
Total points 635
15.9. Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
Adam Adkison and Luculus
+45 task
Total points 680
15.8. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
Morgan Barry and Adam Adkison
+45 task
Total points 635
15.9. Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
Adam Adkison and Luculus
+45 task
Total points 680
RwS. 20.3 We read. Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister; With the History of Their Adventures. in Three Parts. the Sixth Edition. Volume 1 of 3 by Aphra Behn
+20 task
+5 combo (10.2 - 0 ratings)
+20 oldie (1693)
Task total 45
Total points 725
+20 task
+5 combo (10.2 - 0 ratings)
+20 oldie (1693)
Task total 45
Total points 725
TDoS15.9 9th book in chain
Rated 5 Stars by Karen GHHS and Deedee
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
+45 Task
15.10 Tenth book in chain
Rated 5 stars by Deedee
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
+45 Task
TDoS Completion Bonus: 100
Post Total: 190
Season Total: 1460
Don wrote: "20.8 SeriallyThe Under Dog and Other Stories by Agatha Christie published 1923
+20 TAsk
+10 Not a Novel, collection of short stories
+10 Oldies, (1862-1936)
Total 40
Grand total 505"
Sorry, Don, 20.8 is limited to novels. No non-fiction, short stories or poetry.
10.1 Square PegJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
This one took me most of the season to read but I did enjoy it!
+10 Task
+25 Jumbo (1006 pages)
Task total = 35
Grand total = 1460
congrats on finishing your TDoS Kate!
Task 10.8 Karen GHHS' Task -- Pick a Pulitzer#1 2011 Publication: yes
#2 About American Life: characters are all Americans, and the setting is Ohio
#3 Must have the genre “Literary Fiction” on the goodreads page listed by at least 5 users.: yes it does
#4 American Author: Born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, currently living in Colorado
http://www.eleanor-brown.com/about/
The Weird Sisters (2011) by Eleanor Brown
+10 Task
Grand Total: 695 + 10 = 705
Review: Amazing novel, I would have awarded this one a Pulitzer. The novel focuses on a family in a small college town in Ohio. The father is an English professor specializing in Shakespeare. The children consist of 3 sisters (Rosalind, Bianca and Cordelia), ages 27-33. The sisters return home, each for different reasons, and their return home coincides with their mother’s illness. The author successfully describes a family in transition. Highly recommended.
Congratulations Kate!Ten Degrees of Separation
15.6 - 6th book
5 stars by Miss GP and Adam Adkinson
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
+30 task
Grand total = 1490
10.1 - Square PegGebieterin der Dunkelheit by Lara Adrian
("Midnight Rising" by Lara Adrian)
+ 10 task
+ 10 lost in translation (my mother tongue is German, the book is originally in English, I read the German translation)
Task total: 20 points
Grand total: 65 points
15.9 ToDS Ninth BookThe Known World by Edward P. Jones
rated five stars by Deedee and Miss GP
My Review
+45 Task
Grand total: 575
10.2 Underrated Bride for a Night by Rosemary Rogers
+10 Task (198 ratings)
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 615
10.2 Underrated (Repeated)Familienpakt by Jan Beinßen (mine was the first rating)
+ 10 Task
10.4 Hot Summer Nights
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (list: 12 Classic Steampunk Books)
+ 10 Task
+ 15 Oldies (pub. 1818)
+ 10 Combo (20.3: told in letters; 20.9: father was William Godwin)
Task Total: 35
10.9 Christin's Task: I scream, You scream
The Wine of Angels by Phil Rickman (Wine Ice Cream)
+ 10 Task
+ 5 Jumbo (630 pages)
Task Total: 15
Post Total: 60
Grand Total: 1090
I just realized when reading Eleanor's comment in the help thread for 20.9 that F. Scott Fitzgerald qualifies for that task. So I'd like to claim another 5 combo points for The Beautiful and Damned (read for task 20.10, originally claimed in post 475). That would bring my total for 20.10 to 45 points and my new total points would be 1095.
Congrats Kate & Isabell on your finishes!15.4 TDoS
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (920 Lexile)
5-star Rated by Krista and Rosemary
Task Total = 20
15.5 TDoS
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (890 Lexile)
5-star Rated by Rosemary and Andrea Massaro
Task Total = 30
Grand Total = 1630
Isabell wrote: "I just realized when reading Eleanor's comment in the help thread for 20.9 that F. Scott Fitzgerald qualifies for that task. So I'd like to claim another 5 combo points for The Beautiful and Damned..."Got it! Thanks!
The War of the WorldsIn Post 508, Eleanor
and
In Post 602, Phoebe
+5 Combo for 10.3, Road Trip, thanks to the alertness of Connie in Post 747!
10.2 UnderratedDeath Trap by Sue Henry
pub 2003
+10 Task (189 ratings)
20.2 Scandinavian Noir
Black Seconds by Karin Fossum
+20 Task
+10 LiT
The Stonecutter by Camilla Läckberg
+20 Task
+10 LiT
+5 Jumbo (565 pages)
Post Total: 75
Season Total: 1535
Task 10.5 -- Teddy Bear's Picnic From the list
http://www.abebooks.com/blog/index.ph...
Bonjour Tristesse (1954) by Françoise Sagan (Paperback, 144 pages)
+10 Task
+10 Style: 2. Lost in Translation (10 points): (written in French)
+ 05 Style: 4. Oldies - 25 to 75 years old: 5 points (1937-1987)
Task Total: 10 + 10 + 05 = 25
Grand Total: 705 + 25 = 730
Review: This was Sagan’s first novel, written when she was 18 years old, told first-person by a 17-year-old girl. The events in the novel were probably quite shocking in 1954. Mild spoiler: (view spoiler). Clever insights into how men and women deal with romantic and family situations. Recommended.
15.7 TDoSSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
rated 5 stars by Emily and Joanna
Task total=30
Grand total=610
(I've had to alter my chain yet again.)
15.8 TDoSOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
rated 5 stars by Joanna and Elizabeth (Alaska)
Task total=45
Grand total=655
I really loved this one and plan to read her other two books.
TDoS 15.2 - 2nd book 5-stars by Lisa Sokol and RebekahI Am Half Sick Of Shadows by Alan Bradley
+20 task
Grand Total 225
TDoS15.4 - Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben
Rated 5* by Tien + Karen
Task Total: 20 points
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20.4 Literature Map
I used the map of Charlaine Harris.
Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
Task Points: 20
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Total Points: 375
10.8: Pick A PulitzerThe Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
(approved for this task in the help thread)
+ 10 Task
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 455
20.5 - Making HistoryA Night to Remember by Walter Lord
+20 Task (chronicles the 1912 Titanic sinking)
+5 Combo (10.3 - Dewey Decimal 910.45 in the Brooklyn library)
+10 Not-a-Novel (nonfiction)
+5 oldies (pub. 1955)
* Brooklyn Public Library categorizes this as YA Assignment, but the Lexile is 950)
Task Total: 40 points
Grand Total: 265
20.8 SeriallyThe Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope
+20 Task
+10 Combo ((10.5, 10.7)
+10 Oldie (pub 1867)
+20 Jumbo (928 pages)
Task Total = 60
Grand Total = 495
my review
10.5 Teddy Bears Picnic Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
+10 Task
+5 (20.10 Mondernly)
+5 Oldies
Total Task Points: 20
Grand Total: 140
Liz M wrote: "Silver wrote: "10. 6. O'Canada Life of Pi by Yann Martel
+10 Task
+ 5 combo (10.3 Road Trip) "
For 10.3 - Road Trip, we requested that the journey takes place over land, so Life of Pi does not..."
Oops I missed the part that the Road Trip had to be on land.
On Life of Pi, on Goodreads it was listed under literary awards for the Governor General's award.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "In Post 357 Silver wrote: "10.5 The Six Messiahs by Mark Frost
+10 Task
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 120"
This book does not appear on any of the designated lists. Has it been published under
Oops that one I meant to claim for the Road Trip challenge but wrote down the wrong number
Silver wrote: "Liz M wrote: "Silver wrote: "10. 6. O'Canada Life of Pi by Yann Martel
On Life of Pi, on Goodreads it was listed under literary awards for the Governor General's award."
Life of Pi was a nominee, but the task requires winners only for the Governor General's Award. Thanks
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From Butterflycager and Lisa Sokol's list. Both gave the book 5 stars. I would agree it deserves the five stars.
15.2-20
This book is classified as ..."
Addition error. 125 (post 650)+ 25 (post 677)=145