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SP 2016 RwS Completed Tasks Spring 2016
20.2-Graham GreeneThe New Girl Friend and other Stories of Suspense by Ruth Rendell
+20 task
+10 combo (10.7; 20.5 - post 191)
+10 not-a-novel (short stories)
+ 5 oldies (1985)
+ 5 multiple
Task total=50
Grand total=1310
10.4 Popular Genre Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
+10 task
+5 multiple
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 340
Tournament of BooksThe Whites by Harry Brandt
+20 task (on the 2016 list)
+5 combo (10.4)
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 365
10.10 Group ReadsBloodletting & Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam
+10 task
+5 combo (10.8)
+10 not a novel (short stories)
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 390
20.10 AutoBioMemBad Blood by Lorna Sage
+20 task https://www.worldcat.org/title/bad-bl...
+10 combo (10.7 4 Letter Name, 10.8 License to Write--Professor of Literature per GR)
+10 not a novel
Task total: 40
Grand total: 345
10.10 - Group ReadThe Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
+10 task
+10 oldies (1940)
Task total: 20
Grand Total: 975
From Post 614Beth wrote: "20.5-R.K. Narayan
The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense at Work by Suzette Haden Elgin
approved in help thread - non-fiction, novels, short stories
+20 task
+10 combo..."
This does not work for 10.5 (novella), did you mean 10.9 (business)?
From Post 616Cory Day wrote: "10.3-Bailey's Prize
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.5 – novels, screenplays, and Magnify Your Business: Tips, Tools and Strategie..."
+5 Combo 20.9
From Post 636Valerie wrote: "20.7 – David Bowie
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
20 task
5 combo (20.9 - on the 2008 list)
____
25
Running total: 535"
+10 Combo: 10.7-Diaz, 10.8-approved in thread
From Post 647Valerie wrote: "15.6 Waters of the World
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
15 task
___
15
Running total: 555"
I know this is a US claim, but which body of water are you claiming?
From Post 618Connie wrote: "20.1 William Shakespeare
The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
(Hollander translation)
+20 task
+10 not a novel
+25 oldie (pub 1304)
Task total: 55
Grand total: 310"
We treat works of poetry special; this edition of this work qualifies for Jumbo points.
So, +5 Jumbo
From Post 21Rosemary wrote: "20.2 Graham Greene
The Lie by Helen Dunmore
+20 task
+ 5 combo (20.5 approved https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"
+5 Combo 10.8-approved in thread
From Post 494Karen Michele wrote: "20.2-Graham Greene
There But for The by Ali Smith
+20 Task
+ 5 Combo: 20.5-R.K. Narayan (on list)
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 795"
+5 Combo 10.8-approved in thread
10. 4 Popular GenreChopping Spree by Diane Mott Davidson
Mystery -286 users on GR page
Task +10
Multiple +5
Book Total : 15
Grand Total: 145
Yes, I meant 10.9 business. I'll go back and fix it.Thanks.
Kate S wrote: "From Post 614
Beth wrote: "20.5-R.K. Narayan
The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense at Work by Suzette Haden Elgin
approved in help thread - non-fiction, novels, short..."
20.6-The Bronte SistersThe Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas-fils
+20 task
+15 oldie (1848)
grand total = 195
20.4-Evelyn WaughFables for Our Time and Famous Poems Illustrated by James Thurber
+20 task (died 1961)
+5 combo (20.5- novels, short stories, plays, journalism) see- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_T...
+10 (not a novel)
+10 (oldie 1940)
task total= 45
grand total= 240
20.5-R.K. NarayanNight Walks by Charles Dickens
+20 task (post 4)
+ 5 combo (20.6 - post 14)
+10 not-a-novel (essays)
+10 oldies (1869)
+ 5 multiple
Task total=50
Grand total=1360
10.8 License to WriteSeize the Day by Saul Bellow
+10 Task (approved in help thread)
+15 Combo (10.5 – 114 pages, 10.7 – Saul, 20.5 – approved in help thread)
+5 Oldies (published 1956)
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 505
Post 681 Ed wrote: "20.6-The Bronte SistersThe Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas-fils
+20 task
+15 oldie (1848)
grand total = 195"
Ed, the MPE for this title is Camille - a 1-word title. Combo for 10.2 on this.
15.5 Waters of the World- Caribbean- CubaOld Rosa by Reinaldo Arenas
Author born/nationality/setting
+15 task
Grand total= 260
20.1-William ShakespeareThe Doctor is Sick by Anthony Burgess
task +20
combo +10 (20.2, 20.5)
oldie +5 (1960)
total= 35
grand total= 295
Kate S wrote: "From Post 647Valerie wrote: "15.6 Waters of the World
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
15 task
___
15
Running total: 555"
I know this is a US claim, but which..."
What? ha, ha... you can't read my mind! :) It is Pacific Ocean. I previously claimed Banville for the Atlantic.
15.7 Waters of the WorldThe Land of Naked People: Encounters with Stone Age Islanders by Madhusree Mukerjee
India - author born, book about Andaman Is. which are part of India
Indian Ocean
25 task
_____
25
Corrected running total: 590
From Post 652Joanna wrote: "20.5 R.K. Narayan
The Plough and the Stars by Seán O'Casey
+20 Task (approved in help)
+5 Combo (10.7)
+10 Not-a-novel (play)
+10 Oldies (1926)
Task total: 45
Grand ..."
+5 Combo 20.4-author died 1964
From Post 682Ed wrote: "20.4-Evelyn Waugh
Fables for Our Time and Famous Poems Illustrated by James Thurber
+20 task (died 1961)
+5 combo (20.5- novels, short stories, plays, journalism) see-..."
+5 Combo 10.8-approved in thread
20.2-Graham GreeneIn Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination by Margaret Atwood
+20 task
+10 combo (10.8 - post 86; 20.5 - post 3
+10 not-a-novel (essays)
+ 5 multiple
Task total=45
Grand total=1405
Task 10.3-Bailey's Prize A Spell of Winter (1995) by Helen Dunmore (Hardcover, 313 pages)
Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction (1996)
+10 Task (#10.3)
+15 Combo (#10.8 teacher, #20.2 Royal Society, #20.5 multiple forms)
Task Total: 10 + 15 = 25
Grand Total: 340 + 25 = 365
20.4 - Evelyn WaughThe Tidal Wave and Other Stories by Ethel M. Dell
+20 task (died 1939)
+ 5 combo (10.7)
+10 not a novel (short stories)
+ 5 multiple
+10 oldies (1920)
Task total: 50
Grand Total: 1030
20.6 - The Bronte SistersThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Canon
+20 task (on list)
+10 combo (10.7, 20.5 approved)
+ 5 multiple
+10 oldies (1939)
Task total: 45
Also +5 combo points for Steinbeck's Cannery Row, claimed in post 411, now that he has been approved for 20.5
Grand Total: 1080
Task 15.7 Waters of the WorldThe White Castle (1985) by Orhan Pamuk; translated by Victoria Holbrook; (Paperback, 161 pages)
Translated from the Turkish
~first pub. 1985
Black Sea: Turkey
+15 Task (author born & nationality)
+10 point bonus
Task Total: 15 + 10 = 25
Grand Total: 365 + 25 = 390
10.7 Rosemary's Task: 4 Letter NamesBeta by Rachel Cohn, 820 Lexile
+10 Task
+ 5 Combo: 10.2-Single Word
+ 5 Multiple
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 1065
20.5-R.K. NarayanWise Children by Angela Carter
+20 Task: on list
+ 5 Oldies (1991)
+ 5 Multiple
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 1095
20.6 Bronte SistersWhispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch
+20 task (approved in thread)
+5 combo 20.5 (approved in thread)
+5 multiple
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 415
10.6-Book LoversThe Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
Shelved 134 times as books about books
+10 Task
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 1,085
15.3 - Waters of the WorldExercises in Style by Raymond Queneau
North Sea: France
+15 task (author nationality and birthplace) (translated)
Task total: 15 points
Grand total: 225 points
15.4 - Waters of the WorldSeeing Red by Lina Meruane
Atlantic Ocean: Chile
+15 task (author nationality and birthplace) (translated)
Task total: 15 points
Grand total: 240 points
10.1 Square PegChicago Stories by James Daley
+10 Task
+10 Not a Novel
+ 5 Oldies (orig pub of latest story 1990)
Task Total = 25
Grand total = 475
10.2-Single WordWirriyamu by Williams Sassine
task +10
combo +5 (10.5)
oldie +5 (1980)
total +20
grand total = 320
20.5-R.K. NarayanThe Lone Pilgrim by Laurie Colwin
+20 task (approved post 369)
+10 not-a-novel (short stories)
+ 5 oldies (1981)
+ 5 multiple
Task total=40
Grand total=1445
20.5-R.K. NarayanA Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark
task +20
oldie +5 (1988)
total = 25
grand total = 345
10.5-NovellasThe Shadow-Line by Joseph Conrad
136 pages
+10 Task
+15 Combo (20.3 - d. 1924; 20.5 - approval; 20.6 - on list)
+10 Oldies (pub. 1915)
Task Total: 35
Season Total: 1,120
15.6 Waters of the WorldThe Diving Pool: Three Novellas by Yōko Ogawa
Sea of Japan (Japan)
+15 Task (author born /nationality/setting)
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 520
15.7 Waters of the WorldOpening Atlantis by Harry Turtledove
Atlantic (USA)
+15 Task (author born /nationality)
+ 10 Bonus
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 545
15.8 Waters of the WorldCoot Club by Arthur Ransome
North Sea (UK)
+15 Task (author born /nationality/setting)
+10 Bonus
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 570
20.2 Graham GreeneTime’s Arrow by Martin Amis
+20 task
+5 multiple
+5 oldies
+ 15 combos ( 10.7 - "Amis" , 20.5 - approved, 20.6 - approved)
Task Total = 45
Grand Total = 700
10.10 Group ReadParis by Edward Rutherfurd
+10 task
+15 length
+5 combo (10.2)
Task total: 30
RwS Finish !!! : 100
Grand total: 1160
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Post 629 Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America should also include +5 multiple
And post 645 Journey into the Whirlwind should include +5 oldies first published 1967
That should bring my total to 385