The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

Dlmrose wrote: "Donna Jo post 2181

Task 25.13 option 3 requires ". There should be no other human or human forms present on the cover." also has a reflecte..."

Wow, I completely missed the reflection. Well, back to the TBR stack.

Jayme (the ghost reader) post 2205

Reposts must be complete including book links

Doing Dewey post 2214

It's fine to include more than one newly completed task in a post. But if you do include more than one task, the tasks must be listed in numerical order, lowest to highest. Please repost these tasks in task number order.

Reposted again with book links.

Julia103

Sandy wrote: "Julia wrote: "Julia103

Sandy - I think you've given me credit for too many GRAs. I counted 17 as of post 2088, but the Readerboard says I have 18 (as of post 2100).
My next post (2120) has anothe..."

Thanks for checking. You're right - I read an omnibus so I wasn't thinking of it as two books even though I posted as two titles. I'll fix my total in the next post.

Incidentally, it's now showing as post 1906. Did someone delete one?

Julia wrote: "Incidentally, it's now showing as post 1906. Did someone delete one?
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Looks like someone did - thanks for the heads up.

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Sandy I've botched up my record keeping, which I realize isn't your problem but could you tell me if I have recorded task 30.2? I show a mark through that says I have, but no date or task number, and my point total is 30 off if I have recorded it.
Thanks.

Donna Jo wrote: "Sandy I've botched up my record keeping, which I realize isn't your problem but could you tell me if I have recorded task 30.2? I show a mark through that says I have, but no date or task number, ..."

Here's what I have recorded, total 875
5.1-5.10 = 50
10.1-10.10 = 100
15.1-15.10 = 150
20.1-20.10 = 200
25.1-25.5, 25.7-25.9, 25.12 = 225
30.1, 30.3-30.6 = 180

Shelley UT post 2239

Task 15.3 book 2 requires "a book by an author who shares a FIRST or LAST name with one of these 100 All-time top grossing movie actors"
Lee Child does not share a first or last name with Stan Lee- post 3 (on May 29) states "first names need to match first names, last names need to match last names- last names are names in the last position"

Kathy L post 2244

Task 20.2 option 3 Prisoners in the Palace: How Princess Victoria became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrelthe genre childrens is present on the main page.
genres at review:
Fiction 21 users
Mystery 16 users
Adventure 12 users
Historical Fiction 7 users
Young Adult > Young Adult Historical Fiction 7 users
Young Adult 6 users
Fairy Tales > Princesses 4 users
Fantasy 4 users
Childrens > Middle Grade 4 users
Historical 3 users
See top shelves.
Please review The Rules of the Challenge and Posting Requirements for information that must accompany any book with the genre "childrens" on its main page and if the book qualifies repost with the required information.

And option 3 requires "If the connection isn't clear in the Goodreads description or genre list, explain how your book fits the task when you post." Please explain how this book fits the task

Read60 post 2248

Task 25.5 see post 207 above

Dlmrose wrote: "Donna Jo wrote: "Sandy I've botched up my record keeping, which I realize isn't your problem but could you tell me if I have recorded task 30.2? I show a mark through that says I have, but no date..."

Thanks, Dlmrose. That answered my question. I think I had started posting 30.2 and for some reason didn't finish.

Book Concierge post 2256

Please check your total. 275 in post 2201 + 10.9 = 285

On the readerboard it says I have 3 GRA tickets. But I think I'm supposed to have 4?





message 2188: by Vicki

Jul 29, 2015 08:45PM


Readerboard name: Vicki L.

Task 15.4 - The Big O

Book 1 - Genre romance
The Healer by Sharon Sala Goodreads Author

Book 2 - Book Beginning With O
Open: How We’ll Work, Live and Learn In The Future by David Price Goodreads Author

Points for this task: 15
GRA tickets: 2

And---


message 712: by Vicki

Jun 20, 2015 02:06PM


Readerboard name: Vicki L.

Task 15.2 Outfoxed

Book 1 Find Her, Keep Her: A Martha's Vineyard Love Story #1 in the Love in the USA series by Z.L. Arkadie GRA

Book 2 The Color of Heaven by Julianne MacLean GRA

Points for this task: 15
GRA tix: 2

Thanks in advance! :)

Kathy post 2293

We have many Kathys in the challenge. If you have a Readerboard name please repost and include it at the top of your post. If you need a Readerboard name, you may request one

Kristen IA

I just checked the readerboard and my total doesn't reflect the 25 points from post 2150, but I don't see anything in the problem thread about it. I do recall that when I posted it it was #2151 and now it's #2150 so I wonder if a post got deleted and you wouldn't have known to go back to it at 2150.

Thanks for looking into this issue!

Kristen wrote: "Kristen IA

I just checked the readerboard and my total doesn't reflect the 25 points from post 2150, but I don't see anything in the problem thread about it. I do recall that when I posted it it ..."

Yes, there was a problem with a deleted post and your post got caught in the issue. It's updated now, thanks for letting me know. Your total of 230 will show up in the next update.

Vicki wrote: "On the readerboard it says I have 3 GRA tickets. But I think I'm supposed to have 4?..."

Found and fixed, Vicki - thanks for the heads up!

Elizabeth B post 2301

Task 5.8 Please provide a reference that Kindle Alexander is a female. There is no gender information in the GR record

Task 15.1 book 1 The One You Want is an audiobook/ebook without a print edition. You must have it approved for length in Ebook page verification in General Help.
Your post must include the line number of the approval in the ebook spreadsheet or a link/post number of the post in which the ebook was approved for length.

Alexsandra post 2304

Task 20.9 Abigél the genre childrens present on the main page.
genres at review:
European Literature > Hungarian Literature 18 users
Cultural > Hungary 6 users
Classics 4 users
Fiction 4 users
Young Adult 4 users
Childrens 3 users
Music > Musicals 2 users
See top shelves..
Please review The Rules of the Challenge and Posting Requirements for information that must accompany any book with the genre "childrens" on its main page and repost with the required information. To repost, please make a NEW post in the completed task thread.

Jenn post 2331

We have many Jenns in the challenge. If you have a Readerboard name please repost and include it at the top of your post. If you need a Readerboard name, you may request one here

Julie L post 2336

You already claimed task 10.10 in post 1764

Julie L post 2337

You already claimed task 15.1 in post 1763

Julie L post 2338

You already claimed task 15.9 in post 1761

Julie L post 2340

Task 20.3 states " Every word in the title counts" My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece = MSLOTM

Julie L post 2341

You already claimed task 20.7 in post 1757

Julie - if you click on the member link and find your name - you can see your history of posts, including what tasks you have completed

Emmalita post 2357

Task 25.1 requires 2 books in a series identified with whole numbers "Book Title (Series, #)" To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman are not identified with numbers: (To Kill a Mockingbird)

Task 25.12 requires "the combined page total for your book MUST BE LESS than 500 pages." Both books in this task add up to well over 500 pages.

Dee wrote: "Julie - if you click on the member link and find your name - you can see your history of posts, including what tasks you have completed"

That's a handy tip Dee - where is this 'members link'?

Nicola wrote: "That's a handy tip Dee - where is this 'members link'?"

Seconded. That's a really helpful link!

Trish wrote: "Nicola wrote: "That's a handy tip Dee - where is this 'members link'?"

Seconded. That's a really helpful link!"

Nicola wrote: "Dee wrote: "Julie - if you click on the member link and find your name - you can see your history of posts, including what tasks you have completed"

That's a handy tip Dee - where is this 'members..."

Even easier - just look at a post you've made. Hover over your profile picture. You'll see a clickable link "comment history" - click on that and it brings up your posts.

Sandy wrote: "Trish wrote: "Nicola wrote: "That's a handy tip Dee - where is this 'members link'?"

Seconded. That's a really helpful link!"

Nicola wrote: "Dee wrote: "Julie - if you click on the member link an..."

Great thanks Sandy, it's amazing what you never notice!

Thanks, Sandy!

One other quick question. I'm showing in the Readerboard as having 2 big book tickets up to post 2350. However, I think I should have 3, and I'm pretty sure I claimed them in each task at the time:

Post 2240: The Dark Between the Stars - 544pg
Post 2005: Skin Game - 566pg
Post 697: The Rebirths of Tao - 512pg

what Sandy said, or the members link is at the top of the page to the leg - there are like 9 different hyperlinks - the members one is all the way to the left, in the middle

Alisha Maria post 2371

Task 5.7 requires "the word OLD found intact in the title/subtitle or in the author's name." Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King does not have "old" within the title/subtitle or name

Melanie C post 2377

Task 25.12 requires "the combined page total for your book MUST BE LESS than 500 pages."
AT 197 pages and 486 pages that combination exceeds the limit.

Lois post 2389

Please check your total. 430 in post 2259 + 25.4 in post 2386 (455) + 15.8 and 15.10 in post 2389= 485

Julie post 2395

We have many Julies in the challenge. If you have a Readerboard name please repost and include it at the top of your post. If you need a Readerboard name, you may request one

Dlmrose wrote: "Book Concierge post 2256

Please check your total. 275 in post 2201 + 10.9 = 285"

Thanks ... I changed my mind about which task to assign the book to, but didn't correct the totals. I would have caught it with my excel spreadsheet eventually.

I'm hoping this doesn't actually put me on the "wall of shame" ...

Trish wrote: "Thanks, Sandy!

One other quick question. I'm showing in the Readerboard as having 2 big book tickets up to post 2350. However, I think I should have 3, and I'm pretty sure I claimed them in each t..."

Found and fixed, Trish - thanks for the heads up!

Book Concierge wrote: "I'm hoping this doesn't actually put me on the "wall of shame" ...
"

Nope, incorrect totals are FYI, no wall

Julie wrote: "Dlmrose wrote: "Julie post 2395

We have many Julies in the challenge. If you have a Readerboard name please repost and include it at the top of your post. If you need a Readerboard name, you may r..."

Sorry- post 2392

"message 2392: by Julie (last edited 1 hour, 13 min ago) 7 hours, 29 min ago"

Please do not go back and edit posts- I do not go back
Please repost 2392

Dlmrose wrote: "Alisha Maria post 2371

Task 5.7 requires "the word OLD found intact in the title/subtitle or in the author's name." Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King does not h..."

Sorry, totally skipped the word "intact" while reading about the task. So, I'll just use that book for a future 2-book task.

Dlmrose wrote: "Lois post 2389

Please check your total. 430 in post 2259 + 25.4 in post 2386 (455) + 15.8 and 15.10 in post 2389= 485"

Yep, you're right. Thanks for catching my error. Apparently I'm having a hard time adding this summer.

Sandy wrote: "Found and fixed, Trish - thanks for the heads up! "

Thanks, Sandy.

Dlmrose wrote: "Melanie C post 2377

Task 25.12 requires "the combined page total for your book MUST BE LESS than 500 pages."
AT 197 pages and 486 pages that combination exceeds the limit."

Whoops sorry about that. I'll have to see if I have something else that works. Completely misread that as more than 500. Sigh.

Book Concierge post 2431

Task 25.9 states "**Books with the genre Childrens or Kids as a main page genre may NOT be used for this task.**"
Anne of Windy Poplars has the genre childrens
Classics 1,154 users
Young Adult 655 users
Childrens 247 users

Dee wrote: "what Sandy said, or the members link is at the top of the page to the leg - there are like 9 different hyperlinks - the members one is all the way to the left, in the middle"

Did you mean to the right? If so that just takes me to my profile which isn't great for looking at previous posts. I can only view a few back and of course they are all jumbled up with other groups anyway.

Whoops Yep - apparently I'm have left right issues - find your name and then click on the number of comments and that should give you a link