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WINTER CHALLENGE 2013
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Winter Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
Natalie CH10.8 - Take the plunge
read a book set in Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Russia, Arctic Ocean or Alaska
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
The story is set in Iceland.
Hannah Kent is a Goodreads Author.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 60
Big book tickets: 0
GRA Tickets: 2
Jennifer KS15.9 - First or Last?
I read Sycamore Row by John Grisham who is a goodreads author. It is book two in this two book series(so far).
Points this task: 15
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Pages read: 757
Goodreads Author Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (0) 750+ (0) 1000+ (0)
Sheila5.9 -- In the Cellar
The Terracotta Dog by Andrea Camilleri10.1 - Get a Clue
16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie MacomberC in authors name and L U E in title
Total Points = 60
Andy P.Task # 10.6 SWLAT
Read a book with humor on the book's GR main page
Getting Rid of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie
Points this post: 10
Total points: 50
10.2 - Sochi SidekicksA Nantucket Christmas by Nancy Thayer, with snow on the cover
Points this post: 10
Total points: 50
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?Option 2 - Haunted by James Herbert (listed as science fiction on the book's main page genre list)
Delicious Dee5.2 - In the Library
The Heroine's Bookshelf: Life Lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder - Erin Blakemore (GR Author) - 39ppl have it shelved as books about books
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 2
Anne (Booklady)10.5 - Speakeasy - In Our Time
was first published 1924.
In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway
15.4 - Whodunit?
one book option:
Mystery 35 users and • Michael McKean as Mr. Green
Author: *Michael Connelly
The Gods of Guilt by *Michael Connelly
*Michael Connelly is a Goodreads Author*
Points in This Task: 25
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 556
Totals:
Total Points: 25
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(0), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 2/59
Total Books Read: 2
Total Pages Read in Fall 2013 SRC: 556
Sandy MN20.10 Group Read
by Rainbow Rowell Goodreads AuthorReview here
(post #7)
Total Points: 100
Total GR Authors:3
20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
Option 5a - Read a book with King, President, Minister, Premier, Emperor in the title.
King Solomon's Mines
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Option 5a - Read a book with King, President, Minister, Premier, Emperor in the title.
King Solomon's Mines
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.7 -- In the Hall
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
10.4 - A Really Big Show
Song: Till There Was You
Until There Was You
10.9 - White Sale!
white floor
Points this post:25
total points:30
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
10.4 - A Really Big Show
Song: Till There Was You
Until There Was You
10.9 - White Sale!
white floor
Points this post:25
total points:30
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!Option 3: A bishop - purple cover
by J.D. Robb (353 pgs)30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Riddle Me This
I rolled a 2 & 3
Option 2: It's Popular - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
currently has 374,078 ratings
Option 3: Sail by James Patterson
I enjoy sailing -- although, I'd never get on a boat with the family in this book!
Points this post: 50
Season Total: 50
5.8 -- In the Study
➥ Read a book about writing or one that features a writer (novelist, journalist, essayist, TV script writer, etc) as a main character.
The Ghost Writer by Philip Roth
10.10 'Tis The Season
➥Read a book with the genre "holiday" on the book's main page or that mentions a winter holiday (December-February) in the book's GR description.
A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd
Totals for challenge:
Points this task:15
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors:1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
➥ Read a book about writing or one that features a writer (novelist, journalist, essayist, TV script writer, etc) as a main character.
The Ghost Writer by Philip Roth10.10 'Tis The Season
➥Read a book with the genre "holiday" on the book's main page or that mentions a winter holiday (December-February) in the book's GR description.
A Christmas Story by Jean ShepherdTotals for challenge:
Points this task:15
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors:1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.10 'Tis The SeasonA Wreath of Snow: A Victorian Christmas Novella by Liz Curtis Higgs
Points this task: 10
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
FANDURY20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres
Read a book that has one of mystery sub-genres (cozy, detective, historical, murder mystery, noir, etc.) on the main book page.
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
This book has the subgenre Mytery > Crime on its Main page.
This is my first book by Dorothy L. Sayers, so this author is new-to-me.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 40
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!Option 4: Read a book in which ALL the words in the title AND subtitle begin with the letters found in the name GRIFFITH JOYNER
Effacée by Teri Terry
E - griffith joynEr
Teri Terry is a Goodreads Author.
This post: 20 points
Total to Date = 50 points
//Big Book Tickets: 0
//GR Authors: 2
Janice CA20.2 - Mystery Sub-genres
I read a book shelved under "mystery > crime" on its main page.
The author is new to me.
Indefensible: One Lawyer's Journey Into the Inferno of American Justice by David Feige
+20
total: 20
tasks: 1
books: 1
15.8 - No Time to WasteOne of the ten shortest books on my TBR list:
The World As I See It by Albert Einstein
My TBR list didn't show up in order of number of pages because I have so many Kindle editions, but this is definitely one of my shortest. The paperback edition has only 128 pages: The World as I See It
30.3 - Readers Also Enjoyed
Book A
The Clock Winder by Anne Tyler
Book B - I found this on the Readers Also Enjoyed list on 27th November and it's still there today. And I did also enjoy it:
Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym
Total points 70
25.6 Sochi 2014True History of the Kelly Gang
Australia
Peony in Love
Lisa See
GOODREADS AUTHOR
China
I live in the U.S.A.
this task 25 points
total points 45
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask - 5.10 In the Lounge
Read a book that has "book club" or "book group" as a genre on its main page.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Points this Task: 5
Total Points this Challenge: 5
Books Read this Task: 1
Total Books Read this Challenge: 1
GR Authors: 1
Theresa~OctoberLace30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
Dice Roll came up 3 and 6.
Option 3 - Bike Read a book that has a recognizable/traditional method of transport on the cover that is non-motorized – i.e. a bike, a horse, a buggy, a skateboard. Required – Include the cover in your post.
Winter's Heart
by Robert Jordan 12/6/13Note the horses on the cover.
I listened to the Audiobook, but the MMP version, Winter's Heart, has 692 pages.
Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket
Option 6 and because I'm a sucker - Read a book that has ROMANCE as a listed genre.
Insurgent
by Veronica RothThis book has "ROMANCE" listed as a genre on its main page.
***Veronica Roth is a Goodreads Author***
Claiming 1 Goodreads Author Ticket
I listened to the Audiobook. The only MMP is in Polish, but the most rated English paperback, Insurgent, has 525 pages.
Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket
This post: 30 points, 1 GR Author Ticket, 2 Big Book Tickets
Total to Date = 45 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 2
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 2
Jessica PDX30.1 - Ms. Anderson's Task - Riddle Me This
Die #1 - I rolled a 1, and the "big thing" on the cover is a ship.
by Joseph KanonDie #2 - I rolled a 4 (A, R, G, and H in the title)
by Kieran ShieldsPoints This Post: 30
Total Points: 45
Lacy Stewart - I'm off to a very slow start!15.9 - First or Last
Bound by Elisabeth Naughton
6th book in a series published on March 23, 2013
Total points: 15
Elizabeth B5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
Among the Living (PsyCop series #1)
(approved for length at msg#3016)
5.7 -- In the Hall
Faking It by Cora Carmack (Cora has 4 letters)
10.10 'Tis The Season
Holiday Games (genre holiday, approved for length at msg#3016)
15.8. No Time to Waste.
from my TBR list - the second shortest book Off Sides (166 pg)
20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Opt 2: Blue By You
Points this post: 55
Total points:55
Tasks: 5
Ana20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To Plan
Fall 2013 15.3 -- Half and Half
by Kristen Simmons.***She is a GoodReads author
Points this Post 20
Total Points 40
Tasks Completed 2
Books Read 2
Total Pages 775
GoodReads Author 2
Big Book Tickets 0
Mod
5.5 -- In the Dining Room
fork in title:
Consider the Fork: How Technology Transforms the Way We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson
15.5 - Mysteries Can Be Real.
The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece by Edward Dolnick
True Crime 2nd genre, 26 users @ post
20.10 - Group Reads
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Post 4 in discussion
total = 70
MB 10.9 White Sale - read a book with something white on the cover. Feather and title are white
by Kendare Blake pages 333total points 15
total pages 573
tasks completed 2
books read 2
DEANA20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option 1
The War of the Worlds has been on my TBR since January 9, 2011.
285 pages > 250 pages
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THIS POST:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 20
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 20
Nick KY5.4 The Conservatory. I read Stella Bain by Anita Shreve, which has trees on the cover.
5.7 The Hall. I read Living Out Loud by Anna Quindlen. The author's name, "Anna," has four letters.
Points this post: 10
Total Points So Far: 115
Kathy G.20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Option 2- SciFi genre
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Total Points- 20
Total Tasks- 1
Goodreads Authors- 0
Big Books- 0
FANDURY20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To Plan
Pick a one book task from either the Fall or Summer 2013 Challenges, that you did not complete.
I choose Fall 2013 Task 10.8. Fall Back which I did not complete last season.
Read a novel with the genre historical fiction or history on its main page.The book you read must be set in/about a time period before you were born.
What Remains of Heaven by C.S. Harris
The book has Historical Fiction as one of its Genres on the main page and is set in 1812. Even so I sometimes feel like I'm 100 years old when waking up in the morning, this is quite some time before I was born.
I read the kindle version, but the paperback is 352 pages What Remains of Heaven: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery
C.S. Harris is a Goodreads Author!
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 3
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Completed Task 5.8 -- In the Study by readingEdgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance* by Kenneth Silverman
This book is a biography of the writer Edgar Allan Poe.
*I would like to claim a Big Book ticket for this 564 page book.
Total = 5 points
BB = 1 ticket
Mod
I read Hour Game, #2 in the Sean King & Michelle Maxwell series.
5.7 -- In the Hall
I read Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life by Graham Nash. 4 letters in the author's last name, Nash.
15.4 - Whodunit?.
I went with option 2 and read The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly. "Mystery" is the top main page genre, and "Michael" matches Michael McKean in the cast of Clue.
Points this post: 25
total points: 25
5.4 In the Conservatory
by Terra Little20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Option 2: Science Fiction
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Claiming big book ticket. Page count: 526 pages
Claiming good reads author
25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair
Option 1: Susan Mallery
Book 1: Series
Tempting by Susan Mallery
Book 2: Stand-alone
Already Home by Susan Mallery
Points this post: 50
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.9 - White Sale!Love and Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman
The title is in white letters:
Ayelet Waldman is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60
GR authors: 3
BEKKA - 10.3 - Donors WantedFor this task, I read “
” by Ruth Ames since it has the genre “Vampires” on its main Goodreads page.Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 10
Total Points Earned to Date: 25
Pages Read this Challenge: 208
Total Pages Read to Date: 315
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Ana20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
Option 4a
by Suzanne Collins. #22 on the listPoints this Post 20
Total Points 60
Tasks Completed 3
Books Read 3
Total Pages 1165
GoodReads Author 2
Big Book Tickets 0
Post #510.6 - SWLAT
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde Listed at #38 on https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
Points this task: 10
Total: 55
GR authors: 3
Books read:5
Tasks Done: 5
READERBOARDNAME : MARWA 15.6 - Happy Birthday, Jim!
Read a book the title of which contains a word of at least 4 letters from the title of one of the songs from the The Doors.
The word is LIGHT
Song Name: Light My Fire
Book Name: This Blinding Absence of Light by Tahar Ben Jelloun
Points claimed for this post:15
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed so far: 1
Books Read for this challenge so far: 1
GR Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets:500(0), 750(0), 1000(0)
Sheila10.6 - SWLAT
Liar, Liar by K.J. Larsen10.9 - White Sale!
A Tap on the Window by Linwood Barclay(Title is in white)
10.10 'Tis The Season
Kissing Christmas Goodbye by M.C. BeatonTotal Points = 90
Erin NYI took a long break from challenges, but I am back, checking in this monster for measly 5 points :)
5.3 Dance word in title. My word is "dance"
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
* Big book: me edition (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...) has 1015 pp.
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Tasks in Progress: 2
Books Read: 3
Pages Read: 1581
Delicious Dee25.3 - Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan
rolled 2, 4
Option 2 -
- road on the coverOption 4 - Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid - all but 4 chapters (about 40 pages) were set in China
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 40
Goodreads Authors: 2
Lindy-Lanetask 10.9 white sale!
*read a book with something white on the cover:
1225 Christmas Tree Lane: 1225 Christmas Tree Lane\Let It Snow by Debbie Macomber* the porch railing and house is white and there's snow on the porch
**this is a GRA
Points this post: 10
Total points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 4
Andy P.Task # 10.3 Donors Wanted
Read a book featuring vampires
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Vampires in book description and on mp.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 60
Boston Kate10.9 White Sale!
title is white
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Julie P15.9 - First or Last?
Requirement: First or last book in a series
*Guilty Pleasures is the first book in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series*
Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
Points this task: 15
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Pages read: 900
Goodreads Author Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (0) 750+ (0) 1000+ (0)
15.8 No Time to WasteRead one of the 10 shortest books on your TBR.
Saving Noah by Carol Lynne and Cash Cole
Points this post: 15
Total points: 45
GR Author this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 2
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Jessica PDX20.5 - Shawn H's Task - Out With the Old and In With the New
Option D - #1 in the Tom Tyler series, which is new to me.
by Maureen JenningsPoints This Post: 20
Total Points: 65
Carly10.10 -- 'Tis The Season
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
It has "Holiday" listed as a genre on its main page.
20.2 -- Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres
Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
It has both "cozy mystery" and "historical mystery" listed as sub-genres on the book's main page.
Rhys Bowen is an author that's new to me and is a GoodReads Author.
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 2
Tasks in Progress: 0
Books Read: 2
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(-), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
Pages Read: 482
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20.1 Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
Option 3 (Bishop)
Requirement: Purple Cover
Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin
*Emily Giffin is a Goodreads Author*
Points this task: 20
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Pages read: 688
Goodreads Author Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (0) 750+ (0) 1000+ (0)