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RwS10.4 Hot Summer Nights - Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
I was supposed to read this last year during a challenge between a friend and myself but I never got around to it. She always maintained that it was just ok but I finally gave it a go an enjoyed it for the most part. After looking at the Steampunk lists and reading the actual definition, I finally understand what the genre is.
+10 Task
Task Total=10
Grand Total=115
Congratulations, Arow, on your TDoS finish!20.7 Poet's Non-Poetry
Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
While I've read many of Shakespeare's plays (some of them I've read several times), there are a whole lot that I've missed. This is the summer of Shakespeare, trying to read all of the ones that I've missed. I had NO IDEA about Titus Andronicus. Didn't know the premise, the main plot points...all I know is that there's a band that I like named after the play. HOLY COW. This was seriously the craziest story--people losing hands and tongues, sons being cooked up into pastis and served to their mother, rape and revenge and a clown killed for bringing an unwelcome message...wow. And I thought Hamlet was bloody.
+20 Task
+10 Not-a-Novel
+25 Oldies (pub. 1589)
+5 Combo (10.7)
Task Total = 60
Grand Total = 2110
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "In Post 883 Rosemary wrote: "Ten Degrees of Separation15.7 - 7th book
5 stars by Adam Adkinson and Ravyn
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Lexile 830
+30 task
Grand total = 1635"..."
I read Good Omens! I was copying and pasting - forgot to copy in the right book number. Will go back and fix now.
10.9 I Scream, You ScreamThe Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden
+10 Task (approved in the help thread)
+ 5 Combo (10.5 on the first linked list)
+ 5 Oldies 1937-87 (pub.1958)
Task total = 20
RwS finish = 100
Mega finish = 200
Grand total = 1955
Woo Hoo, Rosemary!! Congrats on your MegaFinish!
Anika wrote: "Karen GHHS wrote: Congratulations, Anika! Isn't that a mega finish for you with the extra 200 points, too? That's the only way I jumped ahead of you for about 5 minutes when I got my mega finish..."
What A Woman!!!! WTG
Congratulations all you mega finishers!
15.7 TDoSBel Canto by Ann Patchett
Tien(akaKazza) & Elizabeth(alaska)
Task total - 30 pts
Grand Total - 985 pts
Congratulations to all Finishers and Mega Finishers! Well done!20.3 We read
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Task: 20
Combo: 10 (10.4 (though I have no idea why that would be steampunk, but, oh well, I take it); 20.9)
Oldies: 15 (pub. 1818)
Task total: 45
Grand total: 450
TDoS 15.10The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
rated 5 stars by Rebekah
+45 Task
+100 TDoS Completion Bonus
Grand total=845
20.1 Make Me LaughBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
+ 20 Task (list: Satirical Novels)
+ 10 Oldies (pub. 1932)
+ 10 Combo (20.7: Huxley wrote more than five books of poetry, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldous_H... 20.9: son of Leonhard Huxley)
Task Total: 40
Grand Total: 1700
D wrote: "TDoS 15.10The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
rated 5 stars by Rebekah
+45 Task
+100 TDoS Completion Bonus
Grand total=845"
Whoo Hoo! Congratulations on the TDoS finish!
20.8 SeriallyNo Name by Wilkie Collins
+20 Task (published weekly in 'All The Year Round')
+ 5 Combo (20.6 Alliteration)
+10 Oldies 1862-1937 (pub.1862)
+10 Jumbo 700+ (748 pages)
Task total = 45
Grand total = 2000
RwS Tasks10.3 - Road trip!
Solace of the Road by Siobhan Dowd
+10 Task
Task Total: 10
20.9 - Elizabeth (Alaska)’s task – Fatherly
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck
No style points, but quite good! I'm glad to have read it and to have it now for my high school library.
+20 Task
Task Total: 20
Points this Post: 30
Grand Total: 1995
Yay, D! Congrats on your TDoS finish!20.7 Poet's Non-Poetry
Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
+20 Task
+10 Not-a-Novel
+20 Oldies (1623)
+5 Combo (10.7)
Task Total = 55
Grand Total = 2165
Nice going, D! It's great to see so many finishing this season.
20.7 Poet's Non-PoetryJulius Caesar by William Shakespeare
+20 Task
+10 Not-a-Novel
+25 Oldies (pub. 1599)
+5 Combo (10.7)
Task Total = 60
Grand Total = 2225
20.6 AlliterationMere Mortals by David Mack
+ 20 Task
+ 10 LiT (I read the German ebook.)
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 1730
15.1 TDoS (2nd Round)Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
+ 15 Task (rated 5 stars by Aswinda and Jenger)
Grand Total: 1745
task 20.10Tender is the Nighttask +20
bonus oldie +10
total +30
task 10.1 The Bridges of Madison County
task +10
post total +40
RwS Task20.4 – Literature Map (Fall 2010, 10.2)
Literature Map for Chuck Palahniuk: Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
+20 Task
+10 Combo: 10.5 Teddy Bear’s Picnic summer list / 20.10 Modernly (on list)
+10 Oldies (1925)
Task Total: 40
Grand Total: 2035
10.8 Pick a PulitzerThe Pale King by David Foster Wallace
+ 5 jumbo 548 pages
+10 task Pulitzer Prize Nominee for Fiction (2012)
Task Total = 15
+100 RwS Finish
Previous Total - 645
Grand Total = 760
20.10 ModernlyThe Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke
+20 Task
+10 Translation
+15 Combo (20.7, 20.3, 10.7)
+10 Oldies (pub. 1910)
Task Total: 55
Grand Total: 800 points
20.7 - A Poet's Non-Poetry The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
+20 task (Boccaccio's poetry includes La caccia di Diana: poemetto; Filostrato; Teseida; Amorosa visione; and Ninfale Fiesolano among others.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boccacci...
+5 combo (10.7 - male, Italian, died 1375;)
+10 LiT (translated from Italian)
+10 Not-a-Novel (100 tales, the first 90 being extremely bawdy)
+25 Oldies (first published 1351)
+25 Jumbo (1072 pages)
Task total=95
Grand total=940
D wrote: " 20.7 - A Poet's Non-Poetry The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
+25 Jumbo (1072 pages)
Task total=95.."
Wow. That is the highest scoring book ever.
FYI, I double-checked the most popular edition and it actually has 909 pages (which I changed in goodreads book data), so you only will receive 90 points for this book.
Liz M wrote: "D wrote: " 20.7 - A Poet's Non-Poetry The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
+25 Jumbo (1072 pages)
Task total=95.."
Wow. That is the highest scoring book ever.
FYI, I double-checked the most ..."
OK! I'll adjust my total. That's strange though. The edition with 1072 pages is the one that came up first every time I checked; now the edition you cited is coming up first. Guess I'll have to live without the extra 5 points! Actually, I'm just relieved I finished it before the challenge ended; I've been reading it for weeks. And I was curious what the highest-scoring book ever was. Now we can all see if someone can come up with a 100-point book!
RwS 20.3. We read. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
+20 task
+5 combo (10.9 I scream http://www.scotsburn.com/Product/Fros... )
Task total 25
Total points 1015
RwS 20.10. Modernly. Tender is the Night by Francis Scott Fitzgerald
+20 task
+ 15 combo ( 10.5 teddy bear's picnic, 10.7 American died 1940, 20.8 serially)
+ 10 oldie (1934)
Task total 45
Total points 1060
+20 task
+5 combo (10.9 I scream http://www.scotsburn.com/Product/Fros... )
Task total 25
Total points 1015
RwS 20.10. Modernly. Tender is the Night by Francis Scott Fitzgerald
+20 task
+ 15 combo ( 10.5 teddy bear's picnic, 10.7 American died 1940, 20.8 serially)
+ 10 oldie (1934)
Task total 45
Total points 1060
RwS. 20.10 Modernly. North of Boston and Mountain Interval by Robert Frost
+20 task
+5 combo (10.2 - 123 and 40 ratings resp.)
+10 not a novel
+ 10 oldie (1914 and 1916)
Task total 45
Total points. 1105
+20 task
+5 combo (10.2 - 123 and 40 ratings resp.)
+10 not a novel
+ 10 oldie (1914 and 1916)
Task total 45
Total points. 1105
TDoS. 15.10. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
5 star by Luculus
+45 task
Completion bonus 100
Mega finish 200
Total points 1450
5 star by Luculus
+45 task
Completion bonus 100
Mega finish 200
Total points 1450
D wrote: "OK! I'll adjust my total. That's strange though. The edition with 1072 pages is the one that came up first every time I checked; now the edition you cited is coming up first..."It's the same edition -- I edited the book data to reflect the actual number of pages. Goodreads book data is notoriously inaccurate regarding page numbers. Worldcat (and other libraries) are generally more exact (love those librarians and their attention to detail!)
Liz M wrote: "D wrote: "OK! I'll adjust my total. That's strange though. The edition with 1072 pages is the one that came up first every time I checked; now the edition you cited is coming up first..."It's the same edition -- I edited the book data to reflect the actual number of pages. Goodreads book data is notoriously inaccurate regarding page numbers. Worldcat (and other libraries) are generally more exact (love those librarians and their attention to detail!) "
Now it all makes sense! Thanks for the explanation, Liz.
D wrote: " 20.7 - A Poet's Non-Poetry The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
+20 task (Boccaccio's poetry includes La caccia di Diana: poemetto; Filostrato; Teseida; Amorosa visione; and Ninfale Fiesolano a..."
Was it as good as it sounds? I might have to see how many points it ends up with if I go for it next season;)! Right now I'm trying to finish Nicholas Nickleby on audio and a few others before Friday's deadline. I've loved this season and am finding some great books for next season already as well.
Congratulations nsfancy! Another mega finish for the season!
nsfancy wrote: "TDoS. 15.10. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson5 star by Luculus
+45 task
Completion bonus 100
Mega finish 200
Total points 1450"
Big round of applause! Well done!
Karen GHHS wrote: "D wrote: " 20.7 - A Poet's Non-Poetry The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
Was it as good as it sounds?
D wrote: "Karen GHHS wrote: "D wrote: " 20.7 - A Poet's Non-Poetry The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
Was it as good as it sounds?
Thanks for the review, D! This sounds like a perfect book to read over the whole 3 months. Which translation is the best? I just ordered a copy from a used book source, so I want to make sure because I know the translation can make a difference. It's on Art Garfunkle's list if that task wins for one combo, so we will say what other combos it ends up with.
I just realized that I'm still in the completed task thread, sorry. I'm glad you are enjoying the challenge, D.
TDOS 15.10Fire by Kristin Cashore
(lexile level 870)
5-stars by Lisa Sokol
Task Total = 45
TDOS finish=100
Grand Total = 605
Tanya wrote: "TDOS 15.10Fire by Kristin Cashore
(lexile level 870)
5-stars by Lisa Sokol
Task Total = 45
TDOS finish=100
Grand Total = 605"
Congratulations on the TDoS Finish, Tanya!
RwS TaskI can't find a post claiming this one (finished a few days ago), so I think I missed it:
20.6 – Alliteration (Spring 2011, 20.1)
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
I'm a bit unclear on the word "up". I'm pretty sure someone else claimed this one, and I'm also pretty sure it has recently been edited to a capital "Up" here on Goodreads. At any rate, I really enjoyed it and gave it 5 stars, so it was well worth it whether it counts or not!
+20 Task
Grand Total: 2055
I am in awe of the RwS and Mega finishers. Congrats, all!20.5 Making History
Allan Pinkerton: The First Private Eye by James A. MacKay
My Review
+20 Task Pinkerton was born in 1819
+5 Combo (10.2 currently 16 ratings)
+10 Not-a-novel (biography)
Task Total: 35
Grand Total: 835
Yay, nsfancy! A long-distance high five on your MegaFinish!And a huge congrats to Tanya on that TDoS finish!
20.7 Poet's Non-Poetry
King Lear by William Shakespeare
+20 Task
+10 Not-a-Novel
+25 Oldies (pub. 1608)
+5 Combo (10.7)
Task Total = 60
Grand Total = 2285
Karen GHHS wrote: "D wrote: "Karen GHHS wrote: "D wrote: " 20.7 - A Poet's Non-Poetry
Karen GHHS wrote: "RwS Task20.4 – Literature Map (Fall 2010, 10.2)
Literature Map for Chuck Palahniuk: Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
+20 Task
+10 Combo: 10.5 Teddy Bear’s Picnic summer ..."
+5 Combo 20.9
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Double Indemnity by James M. Cain
+45 Task
Task Total: 45
Completion Bonus: 100
Grand Total: 400
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