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

Anika’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 139

High Tide by Inga Ābele

Setting is about 80% in Latvia. This turns that country green."

Yessss!

15.14 SP25 CYOA, Classics => 100-299 => Wine => Bordeaux

The Iron King by Maurice Druon

+15 Task, read a book translated from French
+5 Oldies, pub. 1955

Task total: 20
Season total: 190

Mary wrote: "Cabo Verde.

The Madwoman of Serrano by Dina Salústio"

Got it! That turns Cape Verde orange 🤗

15.7 SU24 Olympic Scavenger

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

HORSE OR HORSE-RIDING Option B, find the exact word in the text: "There was a vintage print of a racing horse on the wall."

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Season total: 170

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 115

The Free Negress Elisabeth by Cynthia McLeod (b. 1936)

Note: set 75% in Suriname and moves that country from blue to orange/rust."

Got it! One step closer... :-)

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 100

The Fig Tree by Goran Vojnović (b. 1980)

Set about 75% in Slovenia and turns that country green."

Yay! Look at you go :-) Adding to the spreadsheet/updating "Countries Still to Go" now!

15.13 SP25 CYOA, Classics => 100-299 => Wine

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Gertrude drinks the (poisoned) wine intended for Hamlet during his duel with Laertes.

+15 Task
+5 Old

Task total: 20
Season total: 155

15.6 SU24 Olympic Scavenger

The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

SWIM OR SWIMMING Option B, Find the exact word in the text:
"He inherited a big old house that he has no interest in--sloping grounds, ponds, a swimming pool."

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Season total: 135

15.5 SU24 Olympic Scavenger

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

CYCLE OR CYCLING Option B, Find the exact word in the text:
"I had worked for some contracts that would have kept me standing here the entire day and night cycle, just on the off chance they wanted me to do something."

Task total: 15
Season total: 120

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 78:

The Bone Hacker by Kathy Reichs

This book takes place about 80% in Turks and Caicos.

Thanks to Nick's earlier post, this turns Turks and Caicos green."

Yay! I'm so impressed with how quickly we're turning the world green!

Tien wrote: "15.11 WI 11-12 "Christmas in Vegas"
Murder in Vienna by E.C.R. Lorac
Author's last initial: L-M
Page length: 261-300/661-700 (272)
Published date: 1953-1964 (1956)..."

When I click on the book details for the book, it shows the author as Martha Bond, not E.C.R. Lorac. Did you mean to attach a different book for this author? Or is this the correct title you read and you need to change your CiV claim to reflect the author's correct last initial?

15.12 SP25 CYOA, Classics => 100-299

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

+15 Task, MPE has 298 pages
+5 Old, pub. 1595

Task total: 20
Season total: 105

15.11 SP25 CYOA, Classics

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

+15 Task, read a book with MPG "Classics"
+5 Old, pub. 1938

Task total: 20
Season total: 85

15.4 SU24 Olympic Scavenger

Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip by Matthew Algeo

GOLF Option B, find the word in the text: "Gladys followed in the golf cart she uses to get around the farm."

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Season total: 65

Rosemary wrote: "Tien wrote: "15.3 WI 15-16 Book Dominoes
Finger Bone by Hiroki Takahashi

Note: 100% set in Papua New Guinea""

Another country turned green! Sweet!

Nick wrote: "I read Blood and Belonging by Vicki Delany

This book can be added to the Countries of the World under Turks & Caicos."

Got it, thanks for adding this post here, Nick! Turks and Caicos is now orange...one more to go until we can check this country off completely! Woo hoo :-)

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 30

The Blood Strand by Chris Ould

Takes place entirely in the Faroes Islands and turns that country green."

Woo hoo, well done! One country down, just a few more to go ;-)

15.3 SU24 Olympic Scavenger

The Winners by Fredrik Backman

HOCKEY Option A, read a book where a character engages in the listed activity: there is SO MUCH hockey played in this book, the third in a trilogy about two hockey towns and their hockey teams.

+15 Task
+5 Big, 673 pages

Task total: 20
Season total: 50

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: " In February Tahiti was on the sheet, but is not there anymore. Was it decided Tahiti is not a country? "

I don’t think it was ever on the list—I’ve never deleted anything from the spreadsheet and only remove the country from the “Countries Still to Go” thread once it has turned green on the spreadsheet and it’s not listed there.
However, Tahiti is technically part of French Polynesia which is still orange on the spreadsheet…perhaps that’s what you were looking at when you penciled in Tahiti?

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 17:

Pynter Bender by Jacob Ross

+15 Task

Note: This book is set 100% in Grenada and turns that country green."

Yay! Well done, one more down...