The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

Manday wrote: "I just completed task 5.1 by reading The Memory Keeper's Daughter. I really disliked this book and do not understand how it performed so well and was a best seller. I found it to be in..."


Mandy, I hated this one, too. What a disappointment to me, but it is beloved by many.

25.1- The good plain cook- Bethan Roberts and
The Fireside Book- David Hope

I wasn't really keen on the Good plain cook, but probably because it went in a totally different direction than I expected.
I did enjoy reading the Fireside Book. My mum used to have these every Christmas- each poem is illustrated and it really was a charming little book.

I completed Task 5.1 by reading The Children of Men.
I thought I'd like this book more than I did.
The story is one of a dystopean society in the not-so-distant future. The premise is bleak with the thought that the human race has lost the ability to procreate. People are resigned and depressed. The world is in a hopeless state.
I think because of this situation, I found the dissident group of "radicals" somewhat unbelievable in that their demands were irrelevant in the context of the novel. Their demands would have naturally occur within a few years. Why risk life and freedom? The main character, Theo, also seemed distant and emotionally removed from the world around him, which made his involvement in the movement somewhat unbelievable. Again, why risk a comfortable life with no worries for risk and possible death?
That said, I did enjoy the book and the premise of the story.

Total points: 40

Petra wrote: "I completed Task 5.1 by reading The Children of Men.
I thought I'd like this book more than I did.
The story is one of a dystopean society in the not-so-distant future. The premise ..."

I think this one would work for the movie task: The book was published in 1999. Clive Owen is in the movie.

Janice wrote: "Petra wrote: "I completed Task 5.1 by reading The Children of Men.
I thought I'd like this book more than I did.
The story is one of a dystopean society in the not-so-distant future..."

I thought that, too but the book was first published in 1992, which is outside of the timeline, I think.

Petra wrote: "Janice wrote: "Petra wrote: "I completed Task 5.1 by reading The Children of Men.
I thought I'd like this book more than I did.
The story is one of a dystopean society in the not-so..."

Shoot! of course both the movie and the book were pretty dislikable because of the subject matter. So, in spite of Mr. Owens, no harm, no foul.

Janice wrote: "Shoot! of course both the movie and the book were pretty dislikable because of the subject matter...."

I read some of the reviews after reading this book and it seems that the movie is better than the book with a faster pace and more action. I'm thinking of watching the movie just to see for myself. More action would have really helped this book.

Hey there!

Finished Nicole's Task!
Still Another Day by Pablo Neruda and In for the Kill by John Lutz.

Sadly, this hasn't helped me appreciate poetry anymore, but I am proud of myself for choosing a widely respected poet and challenging myself.

In for the Kill was an average police procedural, following the hunt for a serial killer in NYC. It was 'meh', but it was a fast read. Read all 500 pages in like 3 hours.

New total: 85 points

I completed the 5 point task on the topic of adoption. (5.4). The book I read was The Baby Boat A Memoir of Adoption by Patty Dann

Finished
10.10 The Jargoon Pard by Andre Norton
The picture of the cat at the bottom of the cover is difficult to see, but there.

Also, I think I forgot to report
5.5 Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham. I think I was so busy writing about how much I hated it that I didn't get it here.

Finished

5 point challenge
3. Candy Apple Red by Nancy Bush

Finished 20.1 (Julie's Task) with The 19th Wife A Novel by David Ebershoff.

I doubt I'd have picked this up if I wasn't doing Julie's challenge, but I'm really glad I did. It was a mix of both historical novel and modern mystery, told from alternating perspectives, which I almost always enjoy. Either one on their own would have been interesting, but together they worked perfectly. Also, after finishing this book, I'm pretty sure this would also work for 25.3 (Wendy's task) because the protagonist of the modern half of the book is a positive gay man (who is, as the blurb on the back cover says, "immensely likeable").

I finished task 15.10 (teacher/student)

I read The Last Lecture and Hush, Hush. Both were great books. If anyone is looking for a Twilight type YA book to read, definitely recommend Hush, Hush....characters are high school students and it is about fallen angels. The book isn't available to the public until the end of October, but I had an ARC. Highly recommend!

Total points for this task: 15
Tasks completed: 6
Tasks in progress: 3

Total points for challenge thus far: 90

Ok, I'm finally getting on the board! I've read one other book, but it's for a multi-book task, so this is my first posting!!!

For task 5.7 I read The Good People of New York by Thisbe Nissen

I chose this book b/c the thing I am thankful for is my daughter and this is primarily a story based around a mother-daughter relationship (it's what drew me to this book even before this task was established) and it's a carry-over from the summer challenge. Unfortunately I didn't like it very much. I don't agree with her parenting principals at all and the story ultimately felt pointless, it was just one string of stories after another and they weren't really all that connected. I don't recommend it.

The other book I've read is The Graveyard Book, but I'm planning on using it for task 25.8 - Thing. The others are next up on my list, I think...

Total Pts: 5/700
Books Read: 2/64
Tasks Completed: 1/45

Task 15.2 Alternate History---The Valley-Westside War by Harry Turtledove



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Task 15.2 Alternate History---The Valley-Westside War by Harry Turtledove

I'm not sure if this is where you put the review as well, but here goes anyway. So the task includes a review as to whether or not you think that the world or country would be better if the authors alternate history is really what happened. I'm going to go with a definite no in this case. This book was about what would happen if the US and the USSR would have launched atomic bombs on each other during the Cold War. In this alternate universe, the US is pretty much wiped out. This book is set in Los Angeles and different parts of LA are like different countries at war with one another. There is no water, no electricity, no modern advancements at all. The result of the nuclear war with Russia was knocking the US back to pretty much the Dark Ages. So I definitely do not think that we would be better off if Harry Turtledove's version of the Cold War was what really happened.

If this isn't where we are suppose to post reviews sorry.


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I completed my first task... & created a ticker! Yea! 25.5 - Fortune's Daughter by Alice Hoffman

Gina wrote: "


Task 15.2 Alternate History---The Valley-Westside War by Harry Turtledove

I'm not sure if this is where you put the review as well, but here goes anyway. So the task includes a review as..."

We have our own postings for book reviews too : ) You can start on your own thread and add to it for the whole challenge and haave it one place : )

I finished 15.3, the math task.
Addition, 9 letters
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet A Novel by Jamie Ford
and
Division, 4th or 1st series book
Hermit's Peak by Michael McGarrity

+15
total 110

Thanks so much. First time I'm doing the Challenge, I am still trying to get the hang of it. I will start my own reviews thread now.

Teresa in Ohio wrote: "Gina wrote: "


Task 15.2 Alternate History---The Valley-Westside War by Harry Turtledove

I'm not sure if this is where you put the review as well, but here goes anyway. So the task include..."

Birish wrote: "I completed my first task... & created a ticker! Yea! 25.5 - Fortune's Daughter by Alice Hoffman



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Slow afternoon at work today, so I completed task 5.10(Time). For this one, I decided to read Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. We had this book around the house when I was little, but I never read it (mostly because my sister always hid the copy since it was "HER BOOK"). I really enjoyed it though, a great children's book!

Total points = 165


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Gina wrote: "Thanks so much. First time I'm doing the Challenge, I am still trying to get the hang of it. I will start my own reviews thread now.

Teresa in Ohio wrote: "Gina wrote: "


Task 15.2 Altern..."

yw : ) they will be addictive to your tbr pile LOL

Just one challenge complete so far, but it's the 30 pointer:

Law School Confidential (Revised Edition) A Complete Guide to the Law School Experience By Students, for Studentsfor the current job and A Cook's Tour Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisinesfor my dream job.


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I finished Task 20.1 (Julie's task) by listening to The Screwtape Letters.
I really enjoyed this humerous book and it can be read on many different levels.
The book contains letters from Screwtape to his nephew Wormwood. It's filled with human wisdom and philosophy and it's interpretation will be different for all readers. This is a book that one can read over and again and always find something new.
I was surprised at how many of the issues and problems of C.S. Lewis' times were similar to those we face today in society. He talks about Democracy and schooling methods, etc. that are very similar to what one hears on the News today.
This is one for the Bookshelf and I'm going to have to find a copy.
Thanks, Julie, for your task. I quite enjoyed it.

Total Points: 60

Happy Friday everyone!

Completed Task 25.1 - Rhyme Time (Rhymed 'right' and 'light')

Everything Arrives at the Light by Canadian Poet Lorna Crozier (4 Stars)

The Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith (2.5 Stars)




Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 10
Total Pages Read: 2991
Total Points Accrued: 100

I am finally on the board now with 5.8, "two authors" - "Cheaper By The Dozen" by Frank Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Cute story, really dated (book was written in 1948). I have started a few multi-book challenges, though!!!

Finished

5.4 Found-adoption was much more of a theme in this book that I had originally thought. Without giving anything away, this is a YA book about 2 friends who are both adopted solving a sci-fi mystery.

10.1 Ballet Shoes (published 1937)
10.6 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Total Points 155/690
Total Books 17/59
Total Tasks Completed 12/45
Total Pages 5143

I read Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter for Task 10.10.

Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 6
Total Points: 70
Total Pages: 2204

Rachel Lee wrote: "Finished...
10.1 Ballet Shoes (published 1937)

Hi Rachel Lee! I am reading Ballet Shoes for one of my tasks and I can't wait. It was a favourite in my childhood and I am curious how well my memory about it is and how I will respond to in now. Had you read it as a child and loved it also?

15.7 Let's Get Physical. The types of exercise I do most aren't conducive to an audiotape, unfortunately, so I read a sports-related book instead called So This Is What Happened to Charlie Moe by Douglass Wallop. Apparently I'm the only person in the history of Goodreads who has ever read it. It's a novel about a pro-football player who mysteriously disappears. For my "physical" portion of the task, I watch and cheer on my 1st grader as he practices and/or plays flag football each week.
I also added another Berenstain Bears book, The Berenstains' B Book, to that completed task (I read it with my little football player!).

Total Points: 165/690
Books Read: 21 (+ 8 Berenstain Bears books)
Tasks Completed: 11/45
Tasks in Progress: 6


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I completed task 5.1 Our Children are the Future by reading "The Stolen Child" by Keith Donahue.

Gina wrote: "


Task 15.2 Alternate History---The Valley-Westside War by Harry Turtledove

I'm not sure if this is where you put the review as well, but here goes anyway. So the task includes a review as..."If the review is a task requirement then yes it definitely needs to go here but otherwise you can post them here or in the special review folder or both.


lesley wrote: "hi cynthia, sorry to bother you but it seems you have overlooked my last completed task entry. i looked at the leaderboard and you added points for the person above and below mine, just seemed to ..."
Sorry about that - got it fixed! And you're not bothering me - it was my mistake.

I finished 15.4. I read The Hunger Games and watched Disney's Earth with my kids. I LOVED The Hunger Games and I can't wait until my audio rental of Catching Fire arrives!

That brings my point total to 40.



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I have completed Sam's task (#25.10) by reading Vampire Loves. Loved it!

10.3 -- . This Year Thanksgiving Falls On November 26th - Famous Children's Author Stanley "Stan" Berenstain (The Berenstain Bears) Died On That Day In 2005 (He Was Born September 29, 1923) - In Memory Of Him...
• Read A Book With The Word Bear Or Bears In The • Several Children's Books (The Number Of Pages Should Add Up To At Least 100).
No Juvenile Or YA Books For This Task.

Read a collection of children's books - 100 books:

1. Oh say can you say -- Dr. Seuss -- 36 pages
2. I am not going to get up today - Dr. Seuss -- 38 pg
3. I can read with my eyes shut -- dr. Seuss -- 35 pgs
4. Bears in the night -- Berenstain -- 30 pages

total -- 139 pages

TOTAL POINTS -- 10

Completed:
5.1 The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan

15.4 Digital Fortress by Dan Brown and watched all of the Planet Earths.


Total: 35 points
Tasks Completed: 4
Tasks In Progess: 2
Books Read: 6

Jennifer wrote: "Rachel Lee wrote: "Finished...
10.1 Ballet Shoes (published 1937)

Hi Rachel Lee! I am reading Ballet Shoes for one of my tasks and I can't wait. It was a favourite in my childhood ..."

Actually, no. I had never read it and hadn't heard of it until I joined Goodreads. I did really enjoy it and know that I would have loved it as a child.

It has been a slow reading week for me, but I did manage to finish task 15.4. I read The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov. I'm not a big SciFi fan, but I did enjoy the way Asimov manipulated the chronology of his story. He's a great writer; I might be tempted to try him again, definitely for any future SciFi tasks.

I watched a science documentary called "Roving Mars," which was originally an IMAX film. It was fascinating and cute--the engineers talked about the rovers like they were their children with unique personalities. It was only 40 minutes, so I also watched a few episodes of Planet Earth: Fresh Water, Mountains, and Great Plains. Beautiful.

Total Points: 100

15.6 Creative Minds (The Arts) - Choose ONE Of The Following Tasks...
Music Appreciation Class - Read A Book With A Type Of Music In The Title (Jazz, Country, Pop, Rap Etc.) And Listen To A CD Or Attend A Concert Of That Type Of Music.

House of the Stag by Kage Baker
The Best of House Vol. 3

Total points 30

5 POINT TASKS
1. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
2. Twilight By Stephanie Meyer 9/3/09
3. Vanished at Sea: The True Story of a Child TV Actor and Double Murder by Tina Dirmann
4. The Face on the Milk Carton by Carolyn B. Cooney
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark by Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator)
7. Whatever Happened to Janie? by Caroline B. Cooney
8. The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading by Charity Tahmaseb and Darcy Vance
9. Little Women by Louis May Alcott
10. Something Upstairs : A Tale Of Ghosts by Avi

10 POINT TASKS
1. The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
2. A Child Called it By David Pelzer 9/10/09
3. Cat and the Hat/ Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss 9/1/09
4.. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
5. The Book Thief by by Markus Zusak
6. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 9/11/09
7. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
8. Breaking Dawn By Stephanie Meyer
9. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
10. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who..., #1) by Lilian Jackson Braun

15 POINT TASKS
1. About a Boy by Nick Hornby and Don't You Forget About Me (Gossip Girl, #11) by Cecily von Ziegesar
2. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
3. The Ex Games (Romantic Comedies) by Jennifer Echols and You're the One That I Want (Gossip Girl, Book 6) by Cecily von Ziegesar
4. The Host by Stephanie Meyer
5. When Jonathan Died by Tony Duvert and The Tenant by Roland Topor
6. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Volume One in the Wicked Years) by Gregory Maguire
7. Adam Copeland On Edge by Adam Copeland
8. The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky and The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky
9. No Place Like Home A Novel by Mary Higgins Clark
10. The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee and Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez

20 POINT TASKS
1.The Shack by William P. Young
2.Jessi's Wish (Baby-Sitters Club, 48) by Ann M. Martin and Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitter's Club #1) by Ann M. Martin and Logan's Story (Baby-Sitters Club Special Edition) by Ann M. Martin 9/2/09
3. Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell

25 POINT TASKS
1. A Light In The Attic By Shel Silverstein And The Friday Night Knitting Club By Kate Jacobs
2. Carrie by Stephen King and Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
3. Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez
4. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 9/7/09
5. Daughter of Fortune: A Novel (P.S.) by Isabel Allende
6. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
7. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer and New Moon by Stephanie Meyer 9/4/09 and Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
8. Heart and Soul of Nick Carter by Jane Carter and Around a Minnesota Campfire by Ruth Hein , Terry Fisk and Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
9. Knitting for Dummies by Pam Allen, Trisha Malcolm and Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb
10. Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead

30 POINT TASKS
1. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber and Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

50 POINT TASKS


80/690 Points
2602/19761 Pages Read

5 POINT TASK
3. In 1492 Columbus Sailed The Ocean Blue - In Honor Of Columbus Day (October) - Read A Novel Where The Main Character Travels At Sea Or A Non-Fiction Book About Sea Travel.
The Nigger of the Narcissus, Joseph Conrad.

20.1. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – JULIE KS - I Am Very Faithful In My Christian Beliefs. Read A Christian Fiction Book. The Book Has To Demonstrate The Importance Of Living A Faith Centered Life. Some Good Authors Are Neta Jackson, Karen Kingsbury, And Jeanette Oakes.
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Zora and Nicky A Novel in Black and White by Claudia Mair Burney.
A fun read: Ms. Burney has a flair for writing the characters one meets in the church. While her message of "love at first sight" may seem silly to some, it hit a chord in my life as it somewhat parallels how I met my husband. (He proposed to me the night we met, we married barely 2 weeks later and have been married for over 40 years)
running total: 7 tasks, 7 books, 70 points

Donna Jo wrote: "Finished
10.10 The Jargoon Pard by Andre Norton
The picture of the cat at the bottom of the cover is difficult to see, but there.

Also, I think I forgot to ..."

I'm glad to see you managed to slog through Of Human Bondage. Just think, it could have been an audio book read by Mr. Peepers.

Janice wrote: "20.1. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – JULIE KS - I Am Very Faithful In My Christian Beliefs. Read A Christian Fiction Book. The Book Has To Demonstrate The Importance Of Living A Faith Centered Life. Some G..."

Wow, how romantic! That really is love at first sight!

I just finished The Clan of the Cave Bear, by Jean Auel, for task 10.3. My grand total is now 10.

I'm very happy to actually post a book. I've finished three other books that are part of tasks. My strategy is to get the high-point, multi-part tasks done first, but I hated not posting! I broke down and read Clan of the Cave Bear in order to post something.

Amanda R. in Louisville

I completed 15.2 (Alternate History)

by readingFatherland

For the review:

I don't think that the world would be better if the author's history had occurred. In the novel the Germans have won WWII, and control most of eastern Europe. Germany is the dominant power in Europe and the Nazis are still in charge. While the cold war was not an ideal situation I do think that it is better than having the Nazi party as an ongoing world power. Additionally, in the novel it seems that more Jews were murdered in the camps since there were no survivors, and no invasion to stop the operation of the camps.

COMPLETED TASKS:

15.4 SCIENCE FICTION BK - Catching Fire by Suzanne Colllins (pp 391) READ 9.11.09
I loved it as much as The Hunger Games. I can't wait for the third book to come out!
15.4 SCIENCE FILM - Watched a marathon session of Whale Wars on the Animal Planet Discovery Channel with my son. I think the Sea Shepherds conservation efforts are laudable, but their methods are sometimes laughable, like stink bombing and hosing the Japanese whaling ships.




TASKS COMPLETED: 4
TASKS IN PROGRESS: 5
BOOKS READ: 8
PAGES READ: 2209
TOTAL POINTS EARNED: 60

I just finished task 10.6, reading Mother Earth Father Sky by Sue Harrison. I've always enjoyed this book, in that it helps remind me that as bad as things sometime appear to be, things can turn out well.

Point Total: 40
Books Read: 4

I completed 25.4-CANDACE'S TASK - Read A Book That Has Been Written Within The Last 10 Years And Made Into A Movie Within The Last 5.

I watched the movie Twilight first, then read the book Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. I loved the movie, though I never thought I would. Since I liked it so much, I read the book. I liked it even more. Though the movie has the same basic ideas and concepts, the book (as usual) has much more detail. I prefer the way the book portrayed certain parts versus the way they were changed to fit the movie.

Total Points= 25

For 20.3, I finished Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane I loved this book! See Group Reads Discussion for more info.

5 POINTS

1. Children: The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
2. Apples: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
3. Ocean: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
4. Adoption: Sea Swept by Nora Roberts
5. Back to School: The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
6. Terrifying Titles: Dead End Dating by Kimberly Raye
7. Giving Thanks: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
8. Two Heads: The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub
9. Age Spectrum: (coming of age) Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
10. Daylight Savings Time: Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon

10 POINTS

1. Buddy Holly: All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
2. River Phoenix:
3. Stanley Berenstain: Bears in the Night; The Bear Detectives: The Case of the Missing Pumpkin; The Birds, the Bees, and the Berenstain Bears; The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Dream all by Stan Berenstain for 129 pages. COMPLETED 9/1/09
4. Hispanic Heritage: The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux
5. Oktoberfest: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
6. Native American:
7. Superman: 8. Dictionary (Paragraph, Casing, Dictionary):
9. Gone With The Wind:
10. Cat's Meow: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

15 POINTS

1. Grammar: Prepositions - Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green 9/7/09 and From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz
2. Rewriting History: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Suzanna Clarke
3. Math: Division (62) Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts and Addition (14) Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich
4. Sci Fi vs. Sci Fact: Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams
5. Study Abroad: Swedish - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson and Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
6. Creative Minds: The Eight by Katherine Neville
7. Get Physical: Bo Knows Bo by Bo Jackson and watch a Texas A&M Football Game
8. Geography: J - Japan - Shogun by James Clavell and M (Middle Initial because last initial is W) - Mexico - The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton
9. Homework: Nursing Theorists and Their Work by Ann Marriner Tomey
10. Teacher/Student: student - A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray and teacher - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

20 POINTS

1. Christian Fiction: Left Behind by Tim LaHaye
2. Alphabet: K - Key of Valor by Nora Roberts; L - The Last Dickens: A Novel by Matthew Pearl; and M - My Favorite Mistake by Beth Kendrick
3. Group Read: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane COMPLETED 9/11/09

25 POINTS

1. Rhyme Time:
2. Related: Black House by Stephen King and Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
3. Harvey Milk:
4. Book/Movie: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
5. Fortune Telling:
6. Curse of Tippecanoe:
7. One, Two, Three: Marked by P.C. and Kristen Cast; Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich; Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
8. Nouns: Name - The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe; Place - Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris; Thing - The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
9. Self-Improvement: The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success by Andy Andrews 9/4/09 and Kennison's Gifts by W. David Tibbs
10. Halloween Part III: Season of the Witch by Natasha Mostert

30 POINTS

1. Job/Dream Job: Theoretical Basis for Nursing by Melanie McEwan (acutal - nurse) and Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (dream - archeologist)

50 POINTS

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TOTAL PAGES READ: 908
NUMBER OF BOOKS READ: 7
NUMBER OF TASKS COMPLETED: 2
NUMBER OF TASKS IN PROGRESS: 2