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message 551: by Mary (last edited Nov 07, 2023 04:35AM) (new)

Mary | 1399 comments 15.1 Celebration of Styles

Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich

15 pts 15.1 Aged


Task Total: 15 pts
Correction post 534: 5 pts
Season Total: 460 pts

551

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15.1 … … … … … … … … …


message 552: by Rosemary (new)

Rosemary | 4277 comments Post 533 Connie wrote: "20.8 Morrison

Fences by August Wilson

"Fences" is the August Wilson play set in the 1950s in his ten-part "Century Cycle" about the experiences of African-Americans. ..."


Connie, task 20.8 requires a female author. This book would fit 10.3 Vowels, or you may see another task that it fits.

For now, we have scored it for 10.3. This gives -10 pts for the task but +5 for Multiple, for a total of 475. If you prefer to move it to another task, please let us know.


Elizabeth (Alaska) | 14229 comments 15.7 Celebration of Styles

Homesick by Eshkol Nevo

+15 Task (Non Western)

Season total = 715


message 554: by Connie (new)

Connie  G (connie_g) | 1896 comments Rosemary wrote: "Post 533 Connie wrote: "20.8 Morrison

Fences by August Wilson

"Fences" is the August Wilson play set in the 1950s in his ten-part "Century Cycle" about the experience..."


Thank you, Rosemary. 10.3 sounds good to me.


message 555: by Valerie (new)

Valerie Brown | 3269 comments 15.2 Celebration of Styles 2.0

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

Young

15 task
______
15

Running total: 930


message 556: by Tawallah (new)

Tawallah | 440 comments 15.6 Celebration of Styles

The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

Style: 1001 bookshelf

Task : 15
Post: 15

Season total: 285


message 557: by Rosemary (new)

Rosemary | 4277 comments 15.9 Celebration of Styles

Phineas Finn by Anthony Trollope

+15 Task (Canon - one of the Palliser novels)

Season total = 845


message 558: by Kathleen (itpdx) (last edited Nov 07, 2023 05:52PM) (new)

Kathleen (itpdx) (itpdx) | 1720 comments 20.2 War
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea

Luis Alberto Urrea builds a powerful story around two young women who join the American Red Cross to serve on a Club Mobile during WWII. Club Mobiles were trucks with a kitchen built on the chassis to serve coffee, donuts and support to GIs and airmen during the war oftentimes following them to the front lines.
Urrea’s pen paints images of Europe both pretty and horrific.
At first I was inclined to pick at his story for improbable plot points but after listening to his author’s notes that revealed that his mother had been an ARC Clubber and that he had unearthed some memoirs and been able to interview some of the women who served, I forgive him for cramming in as much of their stories as he could and rounding out a story.
His descriptions bring the story to life and bruise the reader’s heart.

+20 task
+10 Review
Task total: 30
Season total: 310


message 559: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2279 comments Task 20.10 Letters (Owlette's Task) Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) where a character writes a letter by hand (no typing). Tell us the name of the letter writer. Personal journal and diary entries are excluded.

p. 254-255: A Handwritten letter, dated September 29, 1870 from William Crandall to his sister-in-law Suzanne, informing her that her sister Mary’s ship is lost at sea and her sister is presumed deceased.

The Girl On Legare Street (Tradd Street #2) (2009) by Karen White

+20 Task
+05 Repeat a task

Task Total: 20 + 05 = 25

Grand Total: 265 + 25 = 290


message 560: by Valerie (new)

Valerie Brown | 3269 comments 20.5 Scandinavian Noir

An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten

Well, now I have life goals! Maybe not to be exactly like Maud (‘cause she is something else!), but certainly to have my wits and physical abilities still about me at 88. Maud doesn’t take any guff from anyone, tries to right wrongs, and if that requires a little murder and dissembling along the way….. well, why not. This is all under the effective guise as an innocuous elderly lady. This book is composed of short stories about Maud’s incidents (I can’t really call them adventures), with Tursten’s series detective’s appearing in two of them. They are good fun and not exactly what I expected. 4*

20 taks
10 review
_____
30

Running total: 960


message 561: by Mary (last edited Nov 08, 2023 09:32PM) (new)

Mary | 1399 comments 20.10 Letter

Goody Two-Shoes by Oliver Goldsmith

I recenly read a magazine article about this book and decided it would be an interesting read. Well, it was interesting to see what was considered to be children’s literature in the eighteenth century, but this was pretty tedious.

Goody Two-Shoes is an orphaned giry (Margery) which who has . . . Only one shoe. (Her brother has two shoes). Through the kindness of others she is given two-shoes which results in her nickname.

Much of the story is about her resourcefulness in teaching herself to read and then setting up a school to teach the local children. Along the way, there are many moralistic tales imparting lessons for good and righteous behavior.

For this to be really enjoyable for a young child, there has to be nothing else available to read.

20 pts 20.10 Letters «  It was not long before the pigeon returned with a letter in his bill, which informed them that he was considered out of danger. » Unnamed person writing about Sally Jones’ Father
10 pts Review
5 pts Multiple
20 pts Oldies


Task Total: 55 pts
Season Total: 515 pts

561

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15.1 … … … … … … … … …


message 562: by Apple (new)

Apple | 951 comments 10.2 Moon and Sun

The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure
by Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan and his demi gods (of any deity group) are my comfort reads. They have some basis in the mythologies, so I usually learn something, they are easy to read, and are full of wise cracking adventures. Very much like the tv I grew up with, so it takes me to a place of warmth and good vibes.

I am not so big on Nico di Angelo, he has always been a bit of an outsider, and so his relationship with Will Solace, Mr Sunshine, son of Apollo, is kind of weird, and it is a lit bit too oh so cute, but the messages of self acceptance and tolerance are strong in this one, with both leads learning to accept their own darkness, and realising that darkness doesn't mean evil, and that love and friendship are the strongest powers on, and below, the earth.

A fun and easy read, if you are looking for something lighter to finish the season with

+10 task
+10 review

Post Total = 20
Season Total = 1125

10.1; 10.2; 10.3 (x3); ...; 10.5; 10.6 (x2); 10.7 (x5); ...; 10.9; 10.10
15.1 (x2); 15.2 (x2); 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9;15.10
20.1 (x4); ... ; ...; 20.4 (x2); 20.5; ....; ....; 20.8 (x2); 20.9; 20.10 (x3)


message 563: by Apple (new)

Apple | 951 comments 10.4 Debut (Tien's Task)

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

+10 task
+5 jumbo (518)
+15 prizeworthy ( Prix Julia Verlanger (2017); Premio Ignotus for Mejor Novela Extranjera (2019); Premio Amaltea for Los otros autores (2019))

Post Total = 30
Season Total = 1155

10.1; 10.2; 10.3 (x3); 10.4; 10.5; 10.6 (x2); 10.7 (x5); ...; 10.9; 10.10
15.1 (x2); 15.2 (x2); 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9;15.10
20.1 (x4); ... ; ...; 20.4 (x2); 20.5; ....; ....; 20.8 (x2); 20.9; 20.10 (x3)


message 564: by Apple (new)

Apple | 951 comments 10.9 Georgia (Apple's Task)

Sleep Like a Baby by Charlaine Harris

+10 task
+5 mutlitple

Post Total = 15
Season Total = 1170

10.1; 10.2; 10.3 (x3); 10.4; 10.5; 10.6 (x2); 10.7 (x5); ...; 10.9(x2); 10.10
15.1 (x2); 15.2 (x2); 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9;15.10
20.1 (x4); ... ; ...; 20.4 (x2); 20.5; ....; ....; 20.8 (x2); 20.9; 20.10 (x3)


message 565: by Apple (new)

Apple | 951 comments 15.3 Celebration of Styles x 2

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo
Non Western

+15 task

Post Total = 15
Season Total = 1185

10.1; 10.2; 10.3 (x3); 10.4; 10.5; 10.6 (x2); 10.7 (x5); ...; 10.9(x2); 10.10
15.1 (x2); 15.2 (x2); 15.3(x2); 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9;15.10
20.1 (x4); ... ; ...; 20.4 (x2); 20.5; ....; ....; 20.8 (x2); 20.9; 20.10 (x3)


message 566: by Rosemary (last edited Nov 09, 2023 03:52AM) (new)

Rosemary | 4277 comments Post 556 Tawallah wrote: "15.6 Celebration of Styles

The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

Style: 1001 bookshelf

Task : 15
Post: 15

Season total: 285"


Tawallah, we have your total as 300: 285 already in post 507, +15 for this post.


message 567: by Joanne (new)

Joanne (joabroda1) | 577 comments 20.7 Christie Spanning more than 50 years

The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific by Brandon Presser

Brandon Presser is a Travel Journalist for The NYT. He was offered a trip to Pitcairn Island, where the Bounty landed over 200 years ago. The trip entailed his staying on "paradise" for 3 months, as only 1 cargo ships visits there with supplies just 4 times a year, and that was how he would come and go to the island. What Presser uncovered while there researching the ugly truth about some things came out.

Personally, I was amazed the descendants of the mutineers still called this home. Basically it is just a rock on the edge of the Pacific. Many modern conveniences just not available, a little world all of its own.

The story fluctuates back and forth between Brandon's time there and the actually events of the mutiny. Writing the book this way gives one a better insight into the frame of mind of those current living on the Island. I would love to tell you more, but I never spoil books for anyone. Just know that anything you know about the Bounty may be true, but there is so much that has been uncovered that I promise will have you shaking your head and perhaps being a bit shocked.

Presser spent 3 years researching and writing. The effort shows and I would recommend this to all history fans or Bounty fanatics. An great read!

+20 Task
+10 review
+5 Multiple
Task Totak 35
Season Total 505


message 568: by Joanne (new)

Joanne (joabroda1) | 577 comments 10.3 Vowels

Highfire by Eoin Colfer

From the author of Artemis Fowl, a hysterical account of a centuries old dragon living in the bayou just outside of New Orleans. Vern, previously known as Lord Highfire of the Highfire Eyrie, a vodka swilling, foul mouthed wyvern, lives a very low profile life avoiding the torch bearing angry crowds that would try to snuff him out should his existence become known. This is all about to change when 15 year old Everett “Squib” Moreau causes a bit of a ruckus one evening and needs rescuing from his sworn enemy Regence Hooke, a dirty cop.

I loved this book-it was gritty and realistic of a lot of the people who live life in the swamps outside of New Orleans. Having visited the area once I could imagine it all, and the laughs came every other page. Fair warning the obscenities' that come out of the characters are on nearly every page. You need to be able to take it with a grain of salt and just pass over them if is a sore spot with you.

I was pleased with the ending, a second book would end up on my TBR.

+10 Task
+10 Review
+5 Multiple
Task Totak 25
Season Total 530


message 569: by Valerie (new)

Valerie Brown | 3269 comments 15.3 Celebration of Styles 2.0

The Avenging Saint by Leslie Charteris

Aged

15 task
____
15

Running total: 975


Elizabeth (Alaska) | 14229 comments 15.8 Celebration of Styles

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By by Georges Simenon

+15 task (LiT)

Season total = 730


message 571: by Rosemary (last edited Nov 09, 2023 12:11PM) (new)

Rosemary | 4277 comments 20.10 Letters

Hallucinating Foucault by Patricia Duncker

The unnamed narrator is a Cambridge graduate student researching the work of a (fictional) French author, Paul Michel, who published a small number of prize-winning novels before succumbing to mental illness that has caused him to be 'imprisoned' in a mental hospital. With the support of his girlfriend and her father, the MC goes to France to interview the writer and perhaps bring about his release.

This is a novel of overarching obsessive love, which seems to the lover to be its own justification, but is used by others (including the object of that love) for their own purposes. You don’t need to know anything about the work of Michel Foucault to read this book (I didn't), but I imagine it might add an extra layer.

+20 Task (the MC accesses an archive of handwritten letters from Paul Michel to Michel Foucault)
+10 Review
+ 5 Multiple
+ 5 Prize Worthy
+ 5 Oldies (1996)

Post Total = 45
Season Total = 890


message 572: by Kathleen (itpdx) (last edited Nov 09, 2023 05:43PM) (new)

Kathleen (itpdx) (itpdx) | 1720 comments 20.9 Popular Science
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You by Jenara Nerenberg

I must be too much of a linear thinker. This book seems very scatter shot. I guess I get the author’s point that people are different. That the way our world operates does not let some use their talents to best effect. And that we should be aware of that and make adjustments and also advocate for what each individual and ourselves need.
Nerenberg throws autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, synthesia, sensitivity, dyslexia, depression, anxiety and I don’t remember what else into one big group of conditions that can be helped by awareness and advocacy. Probably true but I need something more concrete.

+20 task
+10 review
Task goal: 30
Season total: 340


message 573: by Connie (new)

Connie  G (connie_g) | 1896 comments 10.7 Scrabble

The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

36 points in Scrabble scoring

"Not that long ago and not so far away, in a land that is right here," Hazel whispered into the dark, "there was a place where anything could happen, where we might become anything we wish, where a river of stars runs through its woodlands. Keep your eyes open for hidden doorways! They're everywhere, but visible only to those who are worthy. And we are worthy."

Fourteen-year-old Hazel created Whisperwood, a fairy tale world, to amuse and comfort her five-year-old sister, Flora. The two sisters were sent away to the countryside around Oxford in 1939 to keep them safe during the bombing of London. This was part of Operation Pied Piper, and the girls were lucky to stay with Bridie Aberdeen and her son in a beautiful pastoral location. Then Flora disappeared by a river, but she was never found.

Hazel had been living with grief and guilt, and had tried to find Flora for twenty years. A package came into the bookstore where Hazel worked that contained a fairy tale book composed of variations on the Whisperwood stories that Hazel created. This led to connections to important people in Hazel's childhood, and clues about Flora's disappearance.

"The Secret Book of Flora Lea" is a charming combination of fairy tales, mystery, romance, and historical fiction. Whisperwood is a magical place which reflects the author's interest in fairy tales. (She also wrote about C.S. Lewis.) The book does swing into the sweet zone sometimes, a quality that seems to fit with its themes of fairy tales, the magic of love, and the bond between sisters.

+10 task
+10 review

Task total: 20
Season total: 495


message 574: by Valerie (new)

Valerie Brown | 3269 comments 20.9 Popular Science

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

This book was a Christmas gift from a dear friend. Of course, with my degree in biology (in general) and specifically zoology this book is right up my alley. The information itself is very interesting. Some of it is a little mind-bending as well. Of course, our scientific knowledge changes over time so there were things that I learned (a long time ago!) that are not correct. For the information alone this book is worth a read and a reread.

What I really think is important to mention is Yong’s writing. I expected a Pulitzer prize winner to be a top notch writer. I was not disappointed. He explains the concepts clearly and with wonder. Yong is like your super smart friend putting hard to understand ideas into accessible language. He’s done all the leg work for us, and he isn’t jaded by machinations of the scientific community. 5*

20 task
10 review
5 prize
______
35

Running total: 1010


message 575: by Apple (new)

Apple | 951 comments 15.4 Celebration of Styles x 2

Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
Aged, Gabriel Garcia Marquez was 87 when he passed

+15 task
Season Total = 1200

10.1; 10.2; 10.3 (x3); 10.4; 10.5; 10.6 (x2); 10.7 (x5); ...; 10.9(x2); 10.10
15.1 (x2); 15.2 (x2); 15.3(x2); 15.4(x2); 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9;15.10
20.1 (x4); ... ; ...; 20.4 (x2); 20.5; ....; ....; 20.8 (x2); 20.9; 20.10 (x3)


message 576: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2279 comments Task 20.8 Morrison
Read any book by a woman who is also a person of color.

The photo accompanying the goodreads biography of Evelyn Skye shows her to be an Asian woman.

The Hundred Loves of Juliet (2023) by Evelyn Skye (Goodreads Author) (Hardback 336 pages)

+20 Task

Task Total: 20

Grand Total: 290 + 20 = 310


message 577: by Valerie (new)

Valerie Brown | 3269 comments 15.4 Celebration of Styles 2.0

The Edge by Dick Francis

Aged

15 task
______
15

Running total: 1025


message 578: by Apple (new)

Apple | 951 comments 10.8 Friends (Mary's Task)

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

+10 task
+5 prizeworthy (Sunday Times/Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award)
+50 halfway finish

Post Total = 65
Season Total = 1265

10.1; 10.2; 10.3 (x3); 10.4; 10.5; 10.6 (x2); 10.7 (x5); 10.8; 10.9(x2); 10.10
15.1 (x2); 15.2 (x2); 15.3(x2); 15.4(x2); 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9;15.10
20.1 (x4); ... ; ...; 20.4 (x2); 20.5; ....; ....; 20.8 (x2); 20.9; 20.10 (x3)


message 579: by Rosemary (last edited Nov 11, 2023 02:11PM) (new)

Rosemary | 4277 comments 20.10 Letters

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

This is a heartwarming story of a cafe where people can sit in a certain seat to go back into the past to fix something. However, they cannot change how events turn out in the present. So for example, a man can hand his wife a letter before he gets dementia, but he can’t stop the dementia. Another person can’t prevent her sister getting into a fatal car accident - she can only do something to make her sister happy before that happens.

This book was strongly recommended to me by a bookish friend who has enjoyed the whole series. It was just what I needed between heavier reads.

Task: Letter from Kusagi to his wife Kohtake. "It was written in basic script, all squiggly, like crawling worms. It was definitely Kusagi's handwriting."

+20 Task
+10 Review
+ 5 Multiple

Post Total = 35
Season Total = 925


message 580: by Mary (last edited Nov 11, 2023 08:25PM) (new)

Mary | 1399 comments 20.10 Letter

The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne

Very good mystery. Antony Gillingham undertakes various professions as a hobby and when he stumbles on a murder he decides to become a detective enlisting his friend to be his Watson. The mystery story lays out the deductions as they are made with few if any red herrings, but the mystery is maintained until the end of the story. Both the police and the other guests in the country house are dismissed and disappeared from the plot very early on. Relatively little character development and a somewhat weak motive for murder, but everything is wrapped up by the end. I would recommend it!

20 pts 20.10 Letters Cayley wrotes to Mrs Norland in the library
10 pts Review
5 pts Multiple
10 pts Oldies


Task Total: 45 pts
Season Total: 560 pts

580

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…20.2 20.3 … … …20.7 20.8 … 20.10
15.1 … … … … … … … … …


message 581: by Valerie (last edited Nov 12, 2023 01:30PM) (new)

Valerie Brown | 3269 comments 10.2 Moon and Sun

The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham

I found the first third of the novel a bit of chore, the writing was fine – it is Maugham after all – it was just everything seemed a bit stiff. I happened to look up the book on Wikipedia which told me that a critic had noted: ‘The Moon and Sixpence is at once a satire of Edwardian mores and a Gauguin biography." Then it made more sense to me, and I was able to enjoy the story. Of course, this is a work of pure fiction and I found that quite enjoyable. Maugham used Gauguin’s story as a jumping off point for his imagination. Other than extremely broad strokes, this is not a biography although it is the story of an extraordinary life. 4*

10 task
10 review
10 oldie
_______
30

Running total: 1055


Elizabeth (Alaska) | 14229 comments Post 151 Marie wrote: "10.8 Friends

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

+10 Task

Task total = 10

Points total = 175

... ; ... ; 10.3 ; ... ; ... ; ... ; ... ; 10.8 ; ... ; ...."


+5 Prizeworthy


Elizabeth (Alaska) | 14229 comments Post 375 Karen Michele wrote: "20.9 Popular Science

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

+20 Task: Rating: 4.47 (I read about 1/3 of this book last..."


+5 Prizeworthy


message 584: by Connie (last edited Nov 12, 2023 04:37PM) (new)

Connie  G (connie_g) | 1896 comments 20.8 Morrison

Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Jesmyn Ward depicts the horror of slavery in a world haunted with spirits using imaginative lyrical prose. The title comes from Dante's Inferno - "Let us descend and enter this blind world" - and the story tells about a hell on earth.

Teenager Annis is the daughter of a North Carolina plantation owner father and a slave mother. Her grandmother was a warrior in Africa, and her mother passed down her knowledge of fighting and resilience to Annis. Their enslaver sells her mother first, and Annis later, to be marched on a long journey to the slave markets of New Orleans. The grief of separation, and the physical pain of the journey with the slaves roped together are overwhelming. Annis turns to the spirits of her ancestors and the spirits in nature. It is a way of coping to create another reality. Annis uses her own strength and the help of the spirits in her struggles.

The first person narration by Annis adds to the intensity of the story. The descriptions involve all the senses so the reader gets a vivid picture. The connection with the spirit world worked well in this story, but I would have preferred less magical realism. The spirits gave Annis encouragement when it seemed like she had no one in the real world. The spirits in nature - the earth, the rain, the wind, and the water - lead Annis to a more hopeful place. This is an emotionally difficult book to read because of its subject, but Ward's writing is beautiful.

+20 task
+10 review

Task total: 30
Season total: 525


message 585: by Rosemary (new)

Rosemary | 4277 comments 15.10 Celebration of Styles

The Santa Klaus Murder by Mavis Doriel Hay

+15 Task (Aged)
+100 Celebration of Styles finish
+50 Bonus for using all 7 styles

Post total = 165
Season total = 1090


message 586: by Rosemary (new)

Rosemary | 4277 comments 20.7 Christie

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

For the task:
This book is a series of vignettes, each one focusing on a different girl, woman, or non-binary person. Their stories cover over 100 years from about 1900 to the present.

+20 Task
+15 Prize Worthy (Booker, Reading Women Award for Fiction, Blogistanian Globalia)

Post Total = 35
Season Total = 1125


message 587: by Joanne (new)

Joanne (joabroda1) | 577 comments 15.7 Celebration of Styles Aged

Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell

Born in 1944 https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Task Total 15
Season Total 545


message 588: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 5272 comments Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 375 Karen Michele wrote: "20.9 Popular Science

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

+20 Task: Rating: 4.47 (I r..."


Thanks for catching all of those extra points! I'll try to be more careful.


message 589: by Joanna (new)

Joanna (walker) | 2288 comments 10.9 Georgia

Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen

This book was not as good as some of this author's other books. I liked the characters and the setting well enough, but it never had the charm that made her other books such nice feel-good reads. There is magic in this book, but it didn't have the cleverness that made the magic cool in the other novels. I never quite believed the Alligator Man theme here and so found it distracting from getting to know the other characters instead of helping the book feel haunting or magic.

The narrator for the audiobook was also pretty flat. She did voices for the characters, but not all of them worked. She also had the disadvantage that the previous book I listened to was Tom Lake narrated by the amazing Meryl Streep. So, maybe the narrator for this one was normal and I was just missing Meryl.

+10 Task
+10 Review

Task total: 20
Grand total: 505


message 590: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 5272 comments 10.7 Scrabble (Anika's Task)

Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein

+10 Task ( 29 scrabble score)
+. 5 Multiple

Post Total: 15
Season Total: 1160


message 591: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 5272 comments 10.7 Scrabble (Anika's Task)

The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais

+10 Task ( 43 scrabble score)
+. 5 Multiple

Post Total: 15
Season Total: 1175


message 592: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 5272 comments 15.4 Celebration of Styles 2

If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

+15 Task (Not a Novel)

Post Total: 15
Season Total: 1190


message 593: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 5272 comments 20.3 Dickens

The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

+20 Task ( 1797-1851)
+15 Oldies (1826)
+ 5 Multiple

Post Total: 40
Season Total: 1230


message 594: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 5272 comments 20.7 Christie

This Other Eden by Paul Harding

+20 Task (1792 - 1890s)
+ 5 Multiple

Post Total: 25
Season Total: 1255


message 595: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 5272 comments 20.10 Letters (Owlette's Task)

The Conjurer's Bird by Martin Davies

+20 Task (many are written in this one)
+ 5 Multiple

Post Total: 25
Season Total: 1280


message 596: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2279 comments Task 10.7 Scrabble (Anika's Task) The popular word game finally hit it big when, in 1952, the owner of Macy's first played the game, loved it, and began stocking it at his famous store. Now it's 2023. Read a book whose title would score at least 23 points using the Scrabble scoring system:

The scrabble total for this title is:

25

Fat Free and Fatal (A Savannah Reid Mystery #12) (2007) by G.A. McKevett

+10 Task
+05 Repeat a task

Task Total: 10 + 05 = 15

Grand Total: 310 + 15 = 325


message 597: by Valerie (new)

Valerie Brown | 3269 comments 10.7 Scrabble

Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore

Score: 47

I guess it is safe to say, after reading seven of his novels, that I am a fan of Moore’s. This is one of his early novels. I didn’t find the initial set up, where we meet Tuck, that humorous. At this point, Tuck is kind of an idiot and it’s hard to empathize with him. However, things begin to happen in true Moore absurdist fashion when Tuck gets to Micronesia. We meet a variety of characters, in all senses of the word(!), and the adventure begins. The narrator for the audio book performed different voices for different characters quite well. I particularly liked his voice for ‘Kimee’ – it was spot on. Of course, the premise is absurd but there were a lot of truths in the story too (eg. role of missionaries, unscrupulous first worlders taking advantage of third world Indigenous peoples, etc). 3.5*

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The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
Lost in Translation

+15 task

Post Total = 15
Season Total = 1280


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The Premonition byBanana Yoshimoto
Non-Western

Post Total = 15
Season Total = 1295


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Apple | 951 comments 15.7 Celebration of Styles x 2

The Scent of Almonds and Other Stories by Camilla Läckberg
Lost in Translation

Post Total = 15
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