Anika’s Comments (group member since Dec 25, 2011)

Anika’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

15.10 Olympic Scavenger

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Option B, football:

"They went to high school, took metal shop, and played football somethwere on the offensive line."

+15 Task

Task total: 15
+100 Finisher Bonus
Season total: 795

10.8 Decathlon, Pole Vault

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher, Hugo Award for Best Novel 2023

+10 Task

Task total: 10
Season total: 680

10.5 Decathlon, 400 Metres

Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell, MPE 400 pages

+10 Task

Task total: 10
Season total: 670

15.9 Olympic Scavenger

The Ice Cage by Olivier Nilsson-Julien

Option B, hockey:

"I was there for an ice hockey tournament and we met at the party held for the Mariehamn team."

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Season total: 660

15.8 Olympic Scavenger

Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

Option B, rowing:

"The young man in the hospital bed was named St John Giles and he was a rugby eight or rowing six or whatever at Oxford University who'd come into London for a night out."

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Season total: 645

Jayme(theghostreader) wrote: "For Scavenger Hunt, would you accept rowed forowing or do you need the exact word?"

Option A is if they are actively engaged in the listed activity so the word itself won’t matter as you’re not quoting a sentence but explaining how it fits the task.
If you’re going with Option B, it must be exactly one of the words listed in the challenge description, no variations. So “rowed” would not be viable for Option B.

Hope that sufficiently answers your question!

15.7 Olympic Scavenger

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes

Option B, athletic or athletics:

"Nor had I grasped the concept of a 40-hour workweek devoted entirely to becoming proficient in an athletic endeavor."

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Season total: 630

15.6 Olympic Scavenger

A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston

Option B, wrestle or wrestling:

"In the back of the bar, near the TVs, Lyssa Greene sat with her dad, Frank, sharing chili-cheese fries and watching a wrestling match."

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Season total: 615

15.5 Olympic Scavenger

Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land by Noé Álvarez

Option A, athletics:

The whole book documents the author's participation in the Peace and Dignity Journey, a 6,000-mile run from Canada to Guatemala.

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Season total: 600

15.4 Olympic Scavenger

The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

Option B, golf or golfing:

"I took up golf, sailing, and baking."

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Season total: 585

15.3 Olympic Scavenger

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

Option B, swim or swimming:

"The living room is at least the size of an Olympic swimming pool."

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Season total: 570

15.2 Olympic Scavenger

I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

Option B, Basketball:

"On my left is a basketball court."

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Season total: 555

10.7 Decathlon, Discus Throw

Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat by David Dosa

+10 Task

Task total: 10
Season total: 540

10.4 Decathlon, High Jump

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty, 4.3 average rating

+10 Task

Task total: 10
Season total: 530

10.9 Decathlon, Javelin Throw

The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett

+10 Task

Task total: 10
Season total: 520

10.6 Decathlon, Hurdles

Personal Effects: What Recovering the Dead Teaches Me About Caring for the Living by Robert A. Jensen, MPG Nonfiction

+10 Task

Task total: 10
Season total: 510

10.1 Decathlon, 100 Metres

The Moon That Turns You Back: Poems by Hala Alyan, MPE 112 pages

+10 Task

Task total: 10
Season total: 500

15.1 Olympic Scavenger

Motherfield by Julia Cimafiejeva

Option B, sail or sailing:

"you are inside a wooden boat
sailing
toward the navel of the earth"

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Season total: 490

10.2 Decathlon, Long Jump

How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin, MPG Thriller

+10 Task

Task total: 10
Season total: 475

15.10 Olympic Scavenger

Riga Rising by Luke Richardson

Option B: tennis
"Leo and Allissa watched the exchange as if it were a tennis match, heads turning from side to side."

+15 Task

15.1 Option B: "volleyball"
15.2 Option A: rowing
15.3 Option A: sailing
15.4 Option B: "dive"
15.5 Option B: "golf"
15.6 Option B: "football"
15.7 Option A: swimming
15.8 Option B: "athletic"
15.9 Option B: "wrestling"
15.10 Option B: "tennis"

Task total: 15
+100 Finisher Bonus
Season total: 465