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SP 2016 RwS Completed Tasks Spring 2016
My apologies, Kate & Elizabeth, I read through the FAQ before I posted my tasks with those 2 YA books and I must've read it incorrectly!! So, if not on BPL (despite lexile rating), we can claim styles?Would you like me to repost the task with the combos (I think 1 at this stage, 10.8, she was entertainment and media lawyer, wikipedia) or just my previous posts?
Tien wrote: "My apologies, Kate & Elizabeth, I read through the FAQ before I posted my tasks with those 2 YA books and I must've read it incorrectly!! So, if not on BPL (despite lexile rating), we can claim sty..."The YA rules take practice. :)
My preference for claiming the missing combos for those posts would look like this:
"In post 44, I claimed Book X.
I would like to add
+5 Combo 10.8
+5 Jumbo"
Or whatever styles may work.
I have already scored the posts, so going back to find what I missed would be tough, but the titles are already in the scoring database, so it would be easiest just to add the new information. Thanks.
Kate S wrote: "Tien wrote: "My apologies, Kate & Elizabeth, I read through the FAQ before I posted my tasks with those 2 YA books and I must've read it incorrectly!! So, if not on BPL (despite lexile rating), we ..."I don't usually claim any YA I read here but I happened to have read 2 YA early in the month which fit so I couldn't resist ;)
I'll make a note of this YA rules on my spreadsheet so I'll remember in future ;)
Thanks, Kate.
In post 45, I claimed A Tangle of Gold (The Colours of Madeleine #3) by Jaclyn MoriartyI would like to add
+5 Combo 10.8 (author was entertainment and media lawyer, wikipedia)
10.8 Cory Day's Task: License to WriteA Few Right Thinking Men (Rowland Sinclair #1) by Sulari Gentill
author was corporate lawyer as noted on author's page
+10 Task
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 85
20.5-R.K. NarayanUnder the Banyan Tree and Other Stories by R.K. Narayan
+20 task (on list)
+ 5 combo (10.8 - post 79)
+10 not-a-novel
+ 5 oldies (1985)
+ 5 multiple (3rd book)
Task total=45
Grand total=250
15.2 WatersThe Moonlit Garden by Corina Bomann
translated by Alison Layland
Rhine Basin
Germany
Author is born and resident
Task total: 15
Grand total: 60
20.5 R.K. NarayanThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
+20 Task (in help thread)
+15 Combo (10.5, 10.8 (help), 20.7)
+ 5 Multiple
+ 5 Oldies (1961)
Task Total = 45
Grand Total = 115
10.2 Single WordYAY! This is the first time in a long time I have posted in a challenge.
Armada by Ernest Cline
+10 Task
Grand Total: 10pts
20.10 AutoBioMemI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
+20 task
+5 oldies
+10 not a novel
+10 combos ( 10.7 - Maya, 20.5 - approved)
Task Total = 45
Grand Total = 170
20.4-Evelyn WaughLady Molly of Scotland Yard by Emmuska Orczy
author died November 12, 1947
+20 Task
+15 Combo (10.4 - Mystery; 20.5 -works: plays, short stories, novels, NF; 20.6 - approval)
+10 Not-a-Novel (short stories)
+10 Oldies (1910)
Task Total: 55
Season Total: 140
15.4 Waters of the World - South China Sea - VietnamThe Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam by Bảo Ninh
Author born/nationality/setting
task +15
season total = 160
20.5-R.K. NarayanSlade House by David Mitchell
+20 Task (approved in help thread message 216)
+5 combo (10.8 approved in help thread message 71)
+5 multiple (4th claim for 20.5)
Points this post: 30
Grand Total: 195
20.5-R.K. NarayanCathedral by Raymond Carver
+20 task - approved Post 99
+10 combo (10.2; 10.8 - post 51)
+10 not-a-novel
+ 5 oldies (1983)
+ 5 multiple
Task total=50
Grand total=300
15.2 Waters of the WorldPalace of Desire (The Cairo Trilogy #2) by Naguib Mahfouz
First published in Arabic in 1957
The Nile River: Egypt
+15 Task (author born & nationality & setting)
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 155
15.3 Waters of the WorldThe Axe (Olav Audunssøn #1) by Sigrid Undset
First published in Norwegian in 1925
Baltic Sea: Norway
+15 Task (author nationality & setting)
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 170
20.9 Tournament of Books Kate's TaskFates and Furies by Lauren Groff
+20 task
Task total: 20
Grand total: 80
20.5 - R.K. NarayanL'Assommoir (The Dram Shop) by Émile Zola
+20 task (approved, messages 25/27)
+ 5 combo (10.7)
+ 5 multiple
+10 oldies (1877)
Task total: 40
Grand Total: 240
Post 96 Karen Michele wrote: "20.1-William ShakespeareSelected Poems by W.B. Yeats
+20 Task
+10 Combo: 20.5-R.K. Narayan (approved in help thread) / 20.6-The Bronte Sisters (approved in help thre..."
You'll get an extra 5 Oldies points, as these were all published before Yeats death in 1939. The GR record has been changed to reflect this.
Post 104 Don (The Book Guy) wrote: "10.4 Popular GenreDone Wrong by Eleanor Taylor Bland.
+10 Task
+5 Combo, 10.8 Eleanor worked as an accountant. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor...
..."
Sorry, Don. Accountants don't work for this task. See the list extracted from the wiki list in Post 15 in the help thread.
20.5 R.K. NarayanDouble Indemnity by James M. Cain
+20 task
+10 oldies
+ 15 combos ( 10.4, 10.5, 10.7 - Cain)
Task Total = 45
Grand Total = 215
From Post 96Karen Michele wrote: "20.1-William Shakespeare
Selected Poems by W.B. Yeats
+20 Task
+10 Combo: 20.5-R.K. Narayan (approved in help thread) / 20.6-The Bronte Sisters (approved in help thre..."
+10 Combo 20.2 and 20.4
Task 20.1-William ShakespeareRead any book by one of the Sonneteers.
Rupert Brooke
Letters from America (1916) by Rupert Brooke (Paperback, 124 pages)
+20 Task
+05 Combo (#20.4 died: 1915)
+10 Oldies -76 to 150 years old: (1866-1940)
+10 Not-a-Novel: non-fiction
Task Total: 20 + 05 + 10 + 10 = 45
Grand Total: 70 + 45 = 115
10.7 Four Letter NamesMarch: Book Two by John Robert Lewis
Lexile 850
Graphic Novel - no style points
+10 Task
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 70
10.7 Four Letter NamesA Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
+10 Task
+10 Combo (10.8 - post #82, 20.5 - post #226)
+5 Multiple
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 95
10.7 Four Letter NamesThe Sandman, Vol. 5: A Game of You by Neil Gaiman
Graphic Novel - no style points
+10 Task
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 120
10.7 Four Letter NamesOut of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Lexile 590 - no style points
+10 Task
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 130
10.4 Popular GenreThe Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
+10 Task
+5 Combo (10.8 - post #100)
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 145
10.4 Popular GenreThree Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris
+10 Task
+5 Multiple
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 160
10.7 - Four Letter NamesHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
+10 task
+ 5 multiple
Task total: 15
Grand Total: 255
20.5 - R. K. NarayanMemoirs Of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
20 task (approved in post 93)
5 oldie (1951)
____
25
Running total: 100
15.4 - Waters of the WorldBonjour tristesse by Françoise Sagan
Mediterranean Sea: France
+15 Task (author born/nationality/setting)
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 270
20.10 - AutoBioMemMy Dateless Diary: An American Journey by R.K. Narayan
+20 task - (approved Post 24)
+10 combo (10.8 - post 79; 20.5 - on list)
+10 not-a-novel
+ 5 oldies (1960)
+ 5 multiple
Task total=50
Grand total=350
(Edited to correct task number)
10.9 Beth's Task: Back to BusinessRich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
+10 Task
+5 combo (10.5 - 195 pages)
+10 Not-a-Novel
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 195
15.1 - Waters of the WorldAll Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
Rhine River Basin - Germany (born and nationality)
+15 task
Post total: 15
Grand total: 15
20.2 - Graham GreeneLife After Life - Kate Atkinson
+20 task
+5 jumbo
+20 combo (10.3; 10.7; 20.5; 20.9)
All combos approved in the help threads.
Post total: 45
Grand total: 60
20.5 - R.K. NarayanBrooklyn - Colm Tóibín
+20 task
+20 combo (10.2; 10.7; 10.8; 20.2)
Task and combos approved in the help threads.
Post total: 40
Grand total: 100
20.2 Graham GreeneThe Heather Blazing by Colm Tóibín
+20 Task
+15 Combo (10.7, 10.8, 20.5)
Task total: 35
Grand Total: 140
20.6-The Bronte SistersTo the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
+20 Task (approved in help thread message 40)
+10 combo (20.4 died 1941, 20.5 approved in help thread message 113)
+10 oldies (1927)
+5 multiple (2nd claim for 20.6)
Points this post: 45
Grand Total: 240
10.7 4 letter namesRisk by Dick Francis
10 task
10 combo = 10.2 + 10.4
5 oldie (1977)
___
25
Running total 125
20.2 - Graham GreeneThe Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
+20 task
+5 jumbo (512 pages)
task total: 25
grand total: 25
10.1 - Square PegThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō
+10 task
task total: 10
grand total: 35
20.4 Evelyn WaughThe Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore by W.B. Yeats
+20 Task (d. 1939)
+10 Not-a-novel (short stories/fairy tales)
+10 Oldies (pub. 1893)
+20 Combo (20.1, 20.2, 20.5, 20.6)
Task total: 60
Grand total: 180
20.3-Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraLe Journal intime d'un arbre by Didier van Cauwelaert
+20 Task
+5 Combo (20.5 - he wrote graphic novels, long fiction, essays, novels, plays,…)
Task total = 25
Points total = 25
20.5-R.K. NarayanSlade House by David Mitchell
David Mitchell wrote novels, short stories, essays, articles, librettos, a serialized story in Twitter,...
+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.8 - teacher)
Task total = 25
Points total = 50
10.8 License to WriteGirl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart (approved in post 103)
Task total: 10
Grand total: 35
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+20 task
+10 not a novel
+25 oldies (1587)
task total: 55
grand total: 125