The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

I highly recommend Stiff for those who haven't read it! It was truly fascinating.

Hello!

Cynthia, I have a question concerning the points system. Please excuse my ignorance as I am doing a challenge for the first time (and greatly looking forward to it too!).

If a task has more than one component to it (i.e., read a book and see a movie, or read 2 or 3 books) are partial points awarded per component?

For example, in task 15.6, I have a play I am going to read and then the corresponding film which I will watch. If I read the play but don't get to the movie in time, are half points awarded (in this example)?

I realize that the challenge is incomplete if all components are not met for a given task, but wanted to clarify the scoring - whether it was all or nothing for points.

I really hope this is a "there's no such thing as a dumb question" kind of place! LOL!!! I just thought that if I had the question, maybe other new participants did too. I have been through many of the forums and couldn't find anything about the points system.

Thanks so much for your help.

Jennifer D.

Jennifer wrote: "Hello!

Cynthia, I have a question concerning the points system. Please excuse my ignorance as I am doing a challenge for the first time (and greatly looking forward to it too!).

If a task has mor..."

Jennifer, welcome to your first challenge! You're in for an addictive time! :)

The points are only given if all the components are completed - if there's a requirement that you need to post something (last challenge we had to post the cover of a book when we claimed points for one of the tasks) along with the title, if it's not included you won't get the points until you do post it. The same will be true of the extra components here - if you go see the play, you'll need to read the book you planned or else you won't get any points.

Hope you have fun!

Jennifer wrote: "Hello!

Cynthia, I have a question concerning the points system. Please excuse my ignorance as I am doing a challenge for the first time (and greatly looking forward to it too!).

If a task has mor..."El is correct - partial points are not available for incomplete tasks. And PLEASE never feel like you can't ask a question - I really want this group to be a positive place where everyone feels welcome.

Thank you Cynthia, and thank you El for the clarification. That was the assumption I was working with, but just wanted to be sure. I can't wait for the 1st of September!

Cait wrote: "I was planning on reading Fugitive Pieces A Novel for the geography task. Bibliotravel says it's set in Poland. Has anyone who has read the book confirm this? "

Hi Cait. I have read this book twice and the majority of the book is in Toronto, Canada. Poland and Greece do figure in the story initially however I would say the major setting is Toronto. It is a wonderful book!

task 15.9

I saw house is not allowed but would the plural of the words work such as
An Arsonist's Guide To Writer's Homes in New England: a novel by Brock Clarke.

It has "homes" instead of "home".

Thanks

Thanks Liz, Leslie and Rachel! Stiff it is! Hmmm, now I have to find a sci-fi film!

I have just a couple of questions.

For the adoption task could I read one of the later Anne books? Anne of the Island specifically. She's an adult at this point, but she is an adopted character.

Does "dead" work for the Halloween adjective task?

Thanks Cynthia :)

She already said that dead could be used. I think it was the first question on here, or somewhere thereabouts.

Madeline wrote: "I have just a couple of questions.

For the adoption task could I read one of the later Anne books? Anne of the Island specifically. She's an adult at this point, but she is an adopted character...."

Yes Dead was approved, I am reading dead until dark

For the Childrens task would books by Dan Gutman work?
His books state for ages 7+.
Here is an example of one of his books: Miss Daisy Is Crazy My Weird School 1 by Dan Gutman

Patricia wrote: "For task 15.5 (Geography Lessons - Read Two Books That Take Place Countries That Correspond To Your Initials), is there a country which starts with a W?" Wales starts with W.

Tracy wrote: "Patricia wrote: "For task 15.5 (Geography Lessons - Read Two Books That Take Place Countries That Correspond To Your Initials), is there a country which starts with a W?" Wales starts with W.


"
Thanks Tracy!

Angela wrote: "For the Childrens task would books by Dan Gutman work?
His books state for ages 7+.
Here is an example of one of his books: Miss Daisy Is Crazy My Weird School 1 by Dan Gutman"No I think those are more chapter books than children's books - I'm looking for more Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, Clifford books that kind of thing

Madeline wrote: "I have just a couple of questions.

For the adoption task could I read one of the later Anne books? Anne of the Island specifically. She's an adult at this point, but she is an adopted character...."Yes and Yes

Amber wrote: "task 15.9

I saw house is not allowed but would the plural of the words work such as
An Arsonist's Guide To Writer's Homes in New England: a novel by Brock Clarke.

It has "homes" instead of ..."I will take homes or works

Jennifer wrote: "Cait wrote: "I was planning on reading Fugitive Pieces A Novel for the geography task. Bibliotravel says it's set in Poland. Has anyone who has read the book confirm this? "

Hi Ca..."

Thanks for the heads up Jennifer, I'll chose something else for this task.

I just want to make sure I'm on the right track for task #10.3. Will Just-So Stories For Little Children by Rudyard Kipling work for a collection of children's stories?

Thanks

For 15.2 Alternate History...what about 1984?

Heather in KS

Heather wrote: "For 15.2 Alternate History...what about 1984?

Heather in KS"No because that was written in 1949 and so Orwell had no idea what it would be like then in Alternative fiction the author re-writes history after the fact - it would work for the science fiction tasks though.

Jennifer L. wrote: "I just want to make sure I'm on the right track for task #10.3. Will Just-So Stories For Little Children by Rudyard Kipling work for a collection of children's stories?

Thanks"Yes that's fine

Lindsey wrote: "She already said that dead could be used. I think it was the first question on here, or somewhere thereabouts."

Thanks! Sorry I didn't go through them all.

What are the total possible points you can earn for this seasons challenge?

Has anyone counted the points yet? By my count there are 52 books for this challenge not counting the three 20 point tasks. (52 includes my challenge).

Math is not my thing so an official point count would be great!

Angie wrote: "What are the total possible points you can earn for this seasons challenge?"

LOL- We posted that at the SAME time!

Nicole wrote: "Angie wrote: "What are the total possible points you can earn for this seasons challenge?"

LOL- We posted that at the SAME time!"

haha great minds think alike. great non math loving minds that is :)

Total Points Available as of now is 690 - if no one else finishes the summer challenge that's where it stands.

45 TASKS AND 58 Books MINIMUM (including 20 pointers and midway) as of right now is what I have figured out. These again will/might change as the tasks are filled for the undetermined tasks.

Nicole, I love your task! Congrats on finishing the summer challenge. :)

For 15.6 would I Am Rembrandt's Daughter count? The book focus' on the artists daughter but I believe that the artist himself is still a main character.

WOW. That's a lot of books for 3 months!! That is, for all intents and purposes, 2 books every 3 days!

Cori wrote: "For 15.6 would I Am Rembrandt's Daughter count? The book focus' on the artists daughter but I believe that the artist himself is still a main character. "Yes I'll take it

Sara wrote: "WOW. That's a lot of books for 3 months!! That is, for all intents and purposes, 2 books every 3 days!"

We had 73 for the last challenge so I am okay with this (and in the last challenge we had to read 2 books that were over 555 pages and 1 that was over 900)

Abigail wrote: "Nicole, I love your task! Congrats on finishing the summer challenge. :)"

Thank you! I love poetry and wanted it to be in the challenge!

Nicole wrote: "Sara wrote: "WOW. That's a lot of books for 3 months!! That is, for all intents and purposes, 2 books every 3 days!"

We had 73 for the last challenge so I am okay with this (and in the last chal..."

I agree!! This challenge is shorter, so I'm completely cool with that! Good luck to everyone! The countdown to Tuesday begins!!!

Cynthia wrote: "Total Points Available as of now is 690 - if no one else finishes the summer challenge that's where it stands.

45 TASKS AND 58 Books MINIMUM (including 20 pointers and midway) as of right now is..."

Oh so the more people that finish the summer challenge, the more points will be added to this challenge? Sorry this is only my second challenge and as you can see did not make it very far in the last one. hehe

Generally, since if you finish the previous season's challenge you get to write a 25 or 30 point task. However, the summer challenge is now finished, so we should be set at this point. We should just have to fill in the last two 20 point tasks, but the points have already been counted.

Lyn wrote: "Generally, since if you finish the previous season's challenge you get to write a 25 or 30 point task. However, the summer challenge is now finished, so we should be set at this point. We should ..."

Ooooohhhhhh Got it. Thanks :)Can't wait for the new challenge, trying to add books I didn't finish for the last challenge, into this new one.

I've been keeping up with this thread and I don't THINK this has been asked: for 5.7, can we read a book that makes us thankful that we have something the main character doesn't? Like, being thankful for having a loving family and the book is about a dysfunctional/unhappy family or a child with bad parents or something like that?

Nicole wrote: "Sara wrote: "WOW. That's a lot of books for 3 months!! That is, for all intents and purposes, 2 books every 3 days!"

We had 73 for the last challenge so I am okay with this (and in the last challenge we had to read 2 books that were over 555 pages and 1 that was over 900) "

Yeah, last challenge was INSANE. (One of the many reasons I took a break. Another being that HOLY COW, my brain was burned out from doing 2 challenges in a row! I needed some TV time, baby!) This one looks... manageable...

Cynthia - I may have missed this, but for the geography task how much of the story has to take place in the particular country? I was originally going to read Fugitive Pieces for Poland, but was told that a lot of the story takes place in Canada. Would The History of Love A Novel work for Poland? Thanks!

I'm just checking that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is OK for the 2 author task? It has one author listed on GR but the actual book has Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith as joint authors.

Cait wrote: "Cynthia - I may have missed this, but for the geography task how much of the story has to take place in the particular country? I was originally going to read Fugitive Pieces for Poland, but was to..."

Cait - if you are lookign for a really good book that takes place in Poland, The Zookeeper's Wife A War Story is excellent. it is the story of the caretakers of the Warsaw zoo during WWII and how they were able to save Jews and other people by hiding them throughout the zoo.

I really loved it - and it is a true story.

Sara wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Sara wrote: "WOW. That's a lot of books for 3 months!! That is, for all intents and purposes, 2 books every 3 days!"

We had 73 for the last challenge so I am okay with this (and in ..."

Yeah, the Summer Challenge was my first one and it was NUTS. I'm glad this one is a little smaller, it'll give my mind a break :) Plus, its the new season for most of my shows so I have to have time for them as well! :)

Bridgit wrote: "Cait wrote: "Cynthia - I may have missed this, but for the geography task how much of the story has to take place in the particular country? I was originally going to read Fugitive Pieces for Polan..."


Bridgit, thank you! Zookeeper's Wife is on my TBR list and I didn't realize it was set in Poland. I've added it as a possible choice for this task, too.

Cait, I'm also using Poland for the Geography task. A book I found that sounded interesting was In the Memory of the Forest. Just thought I'd pass that along as a possibility.

Two questions:

Nicole, would you accept Not Quite What I Was Planning Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure as poetry?

Diane, would
YOU The Owner's Manual An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger be considered self-help?

Nicki wrote: "I'm just checking that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is OK for the 2 author task? It has one author listed on GR but the actual book has Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith as joint..."Seeing as they didn't life in the same time - no

Cait wrote: "Cynthia - I may have missed this, but for the geography task how much of the story has to take place in the particular country? I was originally going to read Fugitive Pieces for Poland, but was to..."The majority of the story should take place in the country in question and from the description I don't think A History Of Love would work.

Bonnie wrote: "I've been keeping up with this thread and I don't THINK this has been asked: for 5.7, can we read a book that makes us thankful that we have something the main character doesn't? Like, being thankf..."Sure just be sure to explain your choice when you post the points for it

Poor Jane Austen! Fair enough - that's the monster task sorted instead then :)

Bridgit and Petra, thank you! I've added The Zookeeper's Wife A War Story to my TBR and I actually own In the Memory of the Forest. One more task figured out. :o)

Would "American Wife" work for the "place" book for Cait's task 25.8?

Barb wrote: "Would "American Wife" work for the "place" book for Cait's task 25.8?"

I think it would have to be 'America' for it to work. 'American' is really more of a thing (or a adjective depending on its use). 'Wife' would be a thing too.

^Isn't wife a being?

Can I read the Pentateuch for Janice's task? To my mind, it has prophecy as one of the main themes.

Andreea wrote: "^Isn't wife a being?

Can I read the Pentateuch for Janice's task? To my mind, it has prophecy as one of the main themes. "

Yes, its a person - but I think it can be classified as a thing as well. Not sure, but maybe.