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SP 2014 RwS Completed Tasks - Spring 2014
Task 10.8 - War of the Roses – B) Read a book published : 1955-1987.
The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey (1987) by Salman Rushdie
I don’t think he qualifies as non-western. He was born in India but is a British citizen and currently resides in America.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_R...
+10 Task
+10 Not-a-Novel : Non-fiction
+05 Oldies: 25 to 75 years old: 5 points (1939-1989)
Task Total: 10 + 10 + 05 = 25
Grand Total: 00 + 25 = 25
15.1 - 2011 – Independent Foreign Fiction – Please Look After Mother by Shin Kyung-sook +15 task
+10 multi-award (also Man Asian)
Task Total: 25 points
Grand Total: 85 points
20.4 - Hamlet:The Story of the Stone, Vol. 1: The Golden Days by Cao Xueqin
+20 task
+5 combo (10.8 - pub. 1760)
+10 non-western
+20 oldies (pub. 1760)
+5 jumbo (540 pages)
Task total: 60 points
Grand Total: 60 points
20.2 - The HenrysOn the Beachby Nevil Shute
+20 Task
+10 Combo (War of the Roses, Shakespeare's Bday)
+5 Oldies (published 1957)
Task total = 35
Grand total 45
10.1 Square PegThe Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
+10 Task
+5 Jumbo (512 pages)
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 15
20.2 The Henrys (War)Henry V by William Shakespeare
+20 Task (shelved 25 times as war)
+10 Combo (10.2, 20.1)
+10 Not-a-Novel (play)
+25 Oldies (published 1600)
Task Total: 65
Grand Total: 80
15.1 - 2011 – RITA Award – Historical Romance - His at Night by Sherry Thomas+15 Task
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 95
20.8 Spring FlingThe Lady of the Storm by Kathryne Kennedy
+20 Task (stOrm)
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 115
20.10 NYC PublishersThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
+20 Task (http://www.mhpbooks.com/books/the-hou...)
+10 Combo (10.4, 20.1)
+10 Oldies (published 1901)
Task Total: 40
Grand Total: 155
20.7 Local TalentDuck the Halls by Donna Andrews
+20 Task (I live in Norfolk, VA; she was born in Yorktown, VA)
+5 Combo (20.8)
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 200
10.1. Square PegGrüner Kapitalismus, Krise, Klimawandel und kein Ende des Wachstums by Stephan Kaufmann
Review:
It's a non-fiction book about "green capitalism, crises, climate change, and no end of growth in sight" (translation of German title). The authors give an overview over what the concepts "green capitalism" and "green new deal" mean, what their theoretical underpinning is and and what implications these concepts have on the world. Very importantly, they point out that a green new deal, is supposed to preserve nature and stop or slow down climate change, while at the same time fuels economic growth - which mechanisms are responsible for the pollution in the first place. They postulate that a sustainable future relies not on a green new deal or green capitalism, but on climate justice, just transition, and steady-state economy.
Their points are laid out very understandably, and they provide the data and (scientific) literature they draw their conclusions on.
+10 task
+10 not-a-novel (it's non-fiction)
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 20
10.1 Square PegSteve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
+10 Task
+10 not-a-novel (biography)
+5 jumbo (656 pages)
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 25
Task 20.8 - Spring Fling Read a book with a title which contains a 5 (or more) letter word with only one vowel.
SMITH
Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl (Gideon Smith #1) (2013) by David Barnett
+20 Task
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 25 + 20 = 45
10.3 – Julius Caesar :Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
+10 Task
+. 5 Combo: 10.4 Romeo and Juliet #389
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 205
20.8 – Spring Fling:The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman
+20 Task: thIngs
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 225
10.6 - Lady Macbeth: Read a book from the given lists.Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray 3/8/14
This book is #17 on the list of Bad Girls & Femme Fatales.
+10 task
+15 oldies (published 1847)
+15 jumbo (867 pages)
Task total: 40 points
EotP Total: 0
EotP Completion Bonus: 0
RwS Total: = 230
RwS Bonus: 0
Mega Bonus: 0
Grand Total: 230
Task 20.8 - Spring Fling Read a book with a title which contains a 5 (or more) letter word with only one vowel.
Thousand Words by Jennifer Brown
+20 Task (wOrds)
Grand Total = 30 points
20.5 OthelloLipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran by Azadeh Moaveni
+20 task
+10 not a novel (non-fiction)
Task total: 30
Grand total: 30
20.8 - Spring Fling: Read a book whose title contains a word with at least five letters but only one vowel.A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare 3/8/14
The word "Night's" has only 1 vowel, the letter "i".
+20 task
+15 combos (10.2 - play, 10.4 #145 on the list, #20.1 author lived 1564-1616)
+10 not a novel (play)
+25 oldies (published 1596)
Task total: 70 points
EotP Total: 0
EotP Completion Bonus: 0
RwS Total: = 300
RwS Bonus: 0
Mega Bonus: 0
Grand Total: 300
20.7 - Local TalentFlying Home and Other Stories by Ralph Ellison
+20 Task (Ellison was born in Oklahoma City; I live in Oklahoma)
+ 5 Combo (20.5 - Othello)
+10 Not-A-Novel
+ 5 Oldies (1954)
Task total=
Grand total=
ETA Combo and Not-A-Novel points, and Oldies
20.8 Spring FlingThe First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells (1866-1946)
+20 task (first)
+10 Combo (10.7, 20.1)
+10 Oldies (1901)
Task Total: 40 points
Grand Total: 125 points
15.2 - 2004 – Agatha Award – Best Novel – Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear+15 Task
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 215
10.8 - War of the RosesOption B
Second from Last in the Sack Race by David Nobbs
+10 task (pub 1983)
+ 5 oldies
Task total: 15 points
Grand total: 55
Post 33 D wrote: "15.3 (EotP) - 1959 - Nebula - Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes+15 Task
+ 5 Pre-1990
Task total=20
Grand total=55
(I wasn't sure which publication date to use. I..."
This is the novel, so 1966 is the correct date to use, and the GR entry has been changed. (Just to make sure you have all of the decades you need for EotP.)
Post 49 Rachelccameron wrote: "10.2 Actor/WriterIncendies by Wajdi Mouawad
Translated as "Scorched" in English
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
+10 task
+10 Not a novel
He..."
You have linked to the French edition which is only 90 pages. Did you read an English edition? Which one?
20.7 – Local Talent - Isabell’sTaskThe Last Echo by Kimberly Derting
+20 Task: I live in WA state and the author was born in the Seattle area
http://www.kimberlyderting.com/kimber...
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 245
Post 59 Sarah wrote: "20.2 - The HenrysOn the Beachby Nevil Shute
+20 Task
+10 Combo (War of the Roses, Shakespeare's Bday)
+5 Oldies (published 1957)
Task total = 35
Grand total 45"
I'm sorry. This is classified as a YA Assignment at BPL and has a Lexile of 780. You're good with the task, but it is not eligible for style points.
Post 76D wrote: "20.7 - Local TalentFlying Home and Other Stories by Ralph Ellison
+20 Task (Ellison was born in Oklahoma City; I live in Oklahoma)
Task total=20
Grand total=145"
Although the publication date of this collection is 1996, all of the stories were written much earlier in his career, and we will carry this with a 1954 publication date.
+5 Oldies
10.6 - Lady MacbethJane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë
(#11 on Women and Mental Illness list)
+10 task
+10 combo (10.3 - shelves 1,022 times; 10.4 - #12 on list)
+15 oldies (published 1847)
+5 jumbo (507 pages)
Post total: 40
Grand total: 50
20.1 - Shakespeare's Birthday: Read a book whose author was born in one century and died in another.Richard II by William Shakespeare 3/9/14
Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616.
Note: this play is #1 of Shakespeare's War of the Roses series but does not qualify for task 10.8 because Richard II (and Henry IV) reigned prior to 1455.
+20 task
+5 combos (10.2 - play)
+10 not a novel (play)
+25 oldies (published 1597)
Task total: 60 points
EotP Total: 0
EotP Completion Bonus: 0
RwS Total: = 360
RwS Bonus: 0
Mega Bonus: 0
Grand Total: 360
20.8 Spring FlingHistoric Ghosts and Ghost Hunters by H. Addington Bruce
+20 pts - Task (Ghosts)
+ 5 pts - Combo (1874 -1959)
+10 pts - Non Fiction
+10 pts - Oldies (1909)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addingto...
The above link is to verify both the life span of Addington and the publication date of book
Task Total - 45 pts
Grand Total - 45 pts
From Post 76D wrote: "20.7 - Local Talent
Flying Home and Other Stories by Ralph Ellison
+20 Task (Ellison was born in Oklahoma City; I live in Oklahoma)
Task total=20
Grand total=145"
+10 Not-a-Novel
Also, this looks like it would fit into 20.5-Othello. Are the protagonists in these stories minorities?
Cory (Bigler) '00-'05 wrote: "10.1 Square PegThe Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
+10 Task
+5 Jumbo (512 pages)
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 15"
Sorry, Cory, the Most Popular Edition of this book has 423 pages and does not qualify for Jumbo points.
From Post 34Sarah wrote: "10.6 Lady McBeth Looking for Alaska by John Green
+10 Task
Task total = 10
Grand total = 10"
Welcome, Sarah, this also earns a combo with 10.4 as it is #268 on the linked books everyone should read once.
+5 Combo
Kate S wrote: "From Post 76D wrote: "20.7 - Local Talent
Flying Home and Other Stories by Ralph Ellison
...Also, this looks like it would fit into 20.5-Othello. Are the protagonists in these stories minorities? "
Kate,
Yes, all 13 stories had black protagonists. The stories basically have all black characters with hardly any whites at all. I started to ask for the combo points but didn't want to add to the confusion with that task. But I'd gladly accept the 5 points though! And thanks for the not-a-novel points; I completely overlooked that.
Oh Wow - thank you so much for checking on that! I appreciate it! =)
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 59 Sarah wrote: "20.2 - The HenrysOn the Beachby Nevil Shute
+20 Task
+10 Combo (War of the Roses, Shakespeare's Bday)
+5 Oldies (published 1957)
Task total = ..."
Dang didn't even think about checking it as YA - what a waste too since it was horrible to read..oh well! Still new at this so lesson learned! =)
15.1 RITA Award (novel with strong romantic elements) 2004Between Sisters by Kristin Hannah
+15 task
Task total = 15
Grand total = 50 (I think that's right!)
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 33 D wrote: "15.3 (EotP) - 1959 - Nebula - Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes...This is the novel, so 1966 is the correct date to use, and the GR entry has been changed. (Just to make sure you have all of the decades you need for EotP.) "
Elizabeth, thanks for clearing that up. That's how I thought it should be. I've edited my post and my spreadsheet. I think I'll be OK on my decades. I have 7 or 8 lined up, but it's good to find this out early.
One thing I'm confused about though. When I look at the book's page it is still saying "first published January 1st 1959". I looked at the librarian change log, and it shows that on March 6 you changed the original publication date from 1959 to 1966, but then 12 minutes later it was changed back from 1966 to 1959. Either I'm going nuts or maybe the page just needs refreshed, or maybe I simply don't understand what I'm talking about?
From Post 44Heather wrote: "10.7
When the Sleeper Wakes by H.G. Wells
+10 task
+10 oldies (1899)
task total: 20
grand total: 100"
+5 Combo 20.1 (1866-1946)
From Post 47Karen GHHS wrote: "20.2 – The Henrys:
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
+20 Task: shelved war 26 times
+20 Combo: 10.2 Actor/Writer (play) /10.4 Romeo and Juliet #77 / 10.6 – Lady Macbeth #14 ..."
+5 Combo 20.4 #51 on GR List
From Post 32Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "This re-post replaces message #24
10.2 - Actor/Writer: Read a play or....
The Tempest by William Shakespeare 3/5/14
This is a play written by Shakespeare.
+10 task
..."
+5 Combo 10.4; #313 on linked list
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 76D wrote: "20.7 - Local TalentFlying Home and Other Stories by Ralph Ellison
Although the publication date of this collection is 1996, all of the stories were written much earlier in his career, and we will carry this with a 1954 publication date.
+5 Oldies"
Thanks! It feels like Christmas tonight--I've picked up 20 points already!
From Post 40Karen GHHS wrote: "20.1 – Shakespeare’s Birthday:
Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
+20 Task: 1564 to 1616
+10 Combo: 10.2 – Actor/Writer (play) / 10.6 – Lady Macbeth #15
+10 N..."
+5 Combo 10.4; #313 on linked list
Deedee wrote: "I don’t think he qualifies as non-western. He was born in India but is a British citizen and currently resides in America "This is accurate, Salman Rushdie does not qualify for Non-Western.
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Thanks! I clearly didn't read that thread closely enough. However, a line in your post saying it was already approved would help those of us with faulty memories ;)