Reading with Style discussion

Liz M wrote: "Rebekah wrote: "Charlene wrote: "Ok great. So then 10.10 is worth 5 for combo and
Lost in Translation is worth 10 on its own. I think I got it. Can't say for sure I will ever get this right :)"
..."

Using fingers!

10.5 - Underrated

White Truffles in Winter by N.M. Kelby

Review:

A charming, witty, and sometimes heartbreaking story about love, loss, endurance, and most importantly food!

I found this book thoroughly enjoyable to read. I have always found the culinary arts to be interesting, and think it can be fascinating the way in which throughout time food has been used within literature. One of the things which I really enjoyed about this book is the way in which throughout from beginning to end food is used to convey a story, to inspire emotions and evoke all of the senses. I found "The Complete Escoffier: A Memoir in Meals" particularly charming.

The books tells of the story of famous chef Escoffier and his great passion for both food and women, as he struggles between the two women whom hold his heart. His lover time lover, the notorious and outrageous actress Sara Bernhardt and his wife who he carried a deep and complex love for the poet Delphine.

As proof of his lover to her Delphine requests the one thing which Escoffier cannot give because of the very nature of his love for his wife. Delphine wants to be immortalized through food, and requests him to make a dish in her name. Throughout his career he has made dishes for countless famous personalities and countless dishes for his Sara, but whenever his wife asks he refuses. She believing it a sign that he has forgotten his love for her, but he finds it impossible to find any dish that is worthy of capturing her.

The story goes back and forth between the amusing episodes of Delphine as an old sickly woman trying to enable the help of their servant Sabine, to get Escoffier to make her a dish before she dies. Sabine is outspoken, and a notoriously bad cook, most noted for her resemblance to the famous Sarah. And the early days of Escoffier's life. His passion for Sarah, the devolvement of his career and his sorrows and joys.

+10 pts-Task
+15 pts-Combo ( 20.4 - In honor of A Christmas Carol, read a novel that looks forward to the future,
OR a novel that looks backward to the past., 20.8 - Liz M’s Task - Fictional fiction, 20.10 - Sam’s Task - Play the numbers)
+10 pts-Review

Total Points: 35

Grand Total: 215

After 3 days snowed in, I am in the great position of repeating tasks. I am still working on Bleak House (and that's what I'm reading), but it's an audio book that I will get back to soon. I can't read just one book at a time, so I've read a number of new books that I've wanted to fit into Sam's Task.

20.10 – Sam’s Task – Play the numbers

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater, 2011 840 Lexile

This book is fantastic! Maggie Stiefvater follows up her successful werewolf trilogy with a unique fantasy story based on legends of the water horses which are horses like I’ve never read of before. The cover is deceiving. Yes, it is about a girl that races horses, but most of the horses in this race, the capaill uisce (water horses) are killers that rise from the sea to be trained for just one race each year, The Scorpio Races. In the race, not all riders survive. Told from the two points of view of Puck, the young girl who plans to ride in the race and who has lost both parents to the vicious beasts, and Sean, the current champion and trainer. Maggie Stiefvater’s writing is pitch perfect. Don’t miss The Scorpio Races!

+20 Task
+10 Review

Task Total: 30

20.10 – Sam’s Task – Play the numbers

Trapped by Michael Northrop, 2011 750 Lexile


This was a bit freaky to take on during an unusually big storm in which we were house bound and without power. Seven students are left waiting for a ride at their high school as a severe blizzard moves in. When the teacher left in charge goes for help, they must fend for themselves to survive. The story is told by one of the students and the voice is realistic and the writing and plot certainly keeps the pages turning. Everything was convincing and plausible except for their phones staying charged for 3+ days! Mine was out by the end of one day. If you are looking for a quick read and like survival stories, this is a good one to pick up, but probably best to wait until any storms subside!

+20 Task
+10 Review

Task Total: 30

20.10 – Sam’s Task – Play the numbers

Beautiful Days by Anna Godbersen, 2011

No Lexile available but the lexiles are 990-1160 L for the author's first series, the Luxe Series, and it has a 6.7 AR rating, The Luxe has a 990 Lexile and 6.8 AR - let me know if I need to take away the extra points on this one.

This is the second book in a great story set in 1929 during prohibition begun in Bright Young Things. It follows a bootlegging family and a rising star trying to break into the New York stage scene. Beautiful Days is full of adventure, love, and danger and the nightlife of NYC in a fascinating era of history. Like Anna Godbersen’s first series, The Luxe, the fashion and atmosphere of the setting comes to life with the historical details. Women are just beginning to find independence in a male dominated world and Godbersen’s characters are realistic in their strengths and weaknesses. It’s a page-turner and I was rooting for the characters to make the right decisions and triumph over the adversity they faced, especially for Letty as she sought the limelight on the stage. The criminals are mean enough to keep things interesting, but the intrigue is more important to the telling than violence. Recommended for those who like Historical Romance.

+20 Task
+10 Review
+10 Combo: 10.2 Underrated 681 / 20.4 A Christmas Carol (set in 1929)

Task Total: 40

Points this Post: 100
Grand Total: 1415

15.7 - CiV (V-W-X-Y-Z; 301-340/701-740; 1941-1952)
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
336 pages / Pub. 1945

+55 Task

20.2 - In honor of A Tale of Two Cities
The Third Secret by Steve Berry
Mostly in Vatican with main character travelling to Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, & Germany

It was a quick & easy thrilling read. I'm not quite sure what this type of thriller is called but I call it 'Vatican conspiracy'. Of which I'm sure it's all plausible, that there are many things being kept secret where certain personages will keep to the utmost of their ability to be kept secret from the world. Now, does that make me sound a little bit nuts?

To get back to the book, you will need an even more opened mind in that the "secret" refers to some revelations from apparitions of the Lady. I'm most sceptical about these apparitions to begin with but I could take it reading in a novel. It took up nearly the whole novel (I started to wonder whether the 'secret' will be kept vague & secret) before the 'secret' was revealed.

At the end, after a bit of thought, whilst it was good reading when it lasted but a bit of wishful thinking & wishy-washy for me. Definitely not on a re-read list for me.

+20 Task
+10 Review

20.1 - Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812.
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Pub. 1859

I can't believe that it took me so long to read this book. The size has always been the issue but I realised now, that it shouldn't be. The language was pretty easy for a classic. So, if this is what stops you from reading it, don't let it stop you any longer!

I found the epistoraly-like narrative slightly disconcerting; the changes in narrators with their own styles of writing. However, other than a slightly unbelievable twist near the end, I thorough enjoyed the story for its genre.

+20 Task
+5 Combo (20.2 - England & France)
+10 Review
+15 Oldies (1859)
+5 Jumbo (500+ pages)

Total this post: 140 points
Total to date: 855 points

20.4 - A Christmas Carol
Kristin Lavransdatter, Part 1: The Wreath by Sigrid Undset

+ 20 Task
+ 15 Combo (10.5, 20.7 - Norway, 20.10)
+ 10 Translation
+ 10 Oldies (1920)

Task Total: 55 points

15.7 CiV - V-W-X-Y-Z | 341-380 | 2001-2012

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace, 343 pgs, pub. 2005

+55 points

Grand Total: 520 points

Task 20.3 Great Expectations (#79 on Exceeded Expectations List)

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

I generally do not read fantasy but I was drawn to the HBO series and watched it from start to finish. As Season 2 of the series approaches, I have a strong desire to read the second book prior to watching the season. I debated whether to read the first book, A Game of Thrones, before venturing into the second book. Being a purist at heart, I had to and I'm happy I did. My mind's eye, however, was forever set by the characters cast for the series and there was nothing I could do about it. The Cersei, Joffrey, Catelyn, Daenerys, Sansa, and Arya I imagined as I read the book where inexplicably linked to the series. I was also amazed at how well the series captured the entire story laid out in A Game of Thrones. If this is the Grey's Anatomy of fantasy series, as one other reviewer has referred to it, then please give me more McDreamy!

+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.9 First Book in Series)
+10 Review
+5 Jumbo (672 pages)

Task Total = 40

Grand Total = 205

Deana wrote: "Task 20.8 Fictional fiction

I read The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield.

Task 20
Review + 20
= 30 task points ..."

+5 combo 20.3 - Great Expectations (#16 on the "exceed expectations" list)

Connie wrote: "Again, sorry Liz! I have high hopes that I'll get the hang of it in the next couple of months/years....."

Connie, thank you for post #550. It matches my spreadsheet exactly! Yay!

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "20.8 Fictional Fiction
"The Anthologist" by Nicholson Baker

Book Total: 30
Grand Total: 325 "

I think you typo-ed your Grand Total - it should be 425, not 325?

Ann wrote: "Liz, thanks for that Salem's Lot catch. It means my overall score is the same!

For The Affair, corrected scoring is as follows...."

Excellent! Thanks

Anika wrote: "CiV 15.1

Carry Yourself Back to Me by Deborah Reed 316 pages, pub. 2011

P/Q/R;301-340/701-740; 2001-2012

CiV 15.2

The Story of My Life

Anika, if you are reading audiobooks for CiV, the number of pages is taken from the most popular printed edition. For Carry Yourself Back to Me the linked, most popular edition, has 256 pages.

Since both books fall in the same page category, only one can be used.
If one of the books has incorrect information, please post in Librarian Help thread to have it corrected.

For now, I am not including these two books in your total, so please post and let me know which book to use or let me know one of them has been corrected & both are eligible. Thanks!

Ok, this is my first time posting so I think I have this right ^_^

10.2 - New Year's Eve Countdown
Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett

+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.10 Play the Numbers - Published 2001)

Task Total = 15

Grand Total = 15

if you add a review, that's an extra 10 points :)

10.8 Chinese New Year
The Annotated Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.8 Fictional Fiction)
+5 Oldie (published 1937)

Task Total = 20

Grand Total = 35

Welcome, Christin!

Thanks for the welcome and the advice! ^_^ I have to admit I'm not that good about actually writing reviews so I'll try when I can lol

20.9 Take the Higher Road
Saints Astray by Jacqueline Carey

+15 Combo (10.6 Underrated, 10.6 Uncommon Letter, 20.10 Play the Numbers)

Task Total = 35

Grand Total = 70

20.8 Fictional Fiction
The Folded World by Catherynne M. Valente

+10 Combo (10.5 Underrated, 20.10 Play the Numbers)

Task Total = 30

Grand Total = 100

Of the two cities this book is set in, one is entirely based on fantasy. Does that mean this book is still eligible for the Combo?

10.5 Underrated
Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente

Review:
An absolutely amazing and gorgeously written work. Told from the perspective of an Artificial Intelligence as it comes into itself as a being, this book explores what it means to dream, to feel, to just be. Elefsis describes herself and her world through the use of the dreamscape, metaphors and stories. She is the other and yet wholly herself. Just an incredibly stunning book that sticks with the reader long after the last page is turned. I would highly recommend it to lovers of fantasy, science fiction, or even for those just looking for a book that makes you reflect in turn upon yourself and what it means to be human as well as an individual.

+10 Task
+10 Review
+5 Combo (20.10 Play the Numbers)

Task Total = 25

Grand Total = 125

CiV 15.3

Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury 288 pages, pub. 1957

A-B; 261-300/661-700; 1953-1964

Task total = 25

CiV 15.4

A Passage to India by E.M. Forster 376 pages, pub. 1924

E-F; 341-380/741-780; 1917-1928

Task total = 30

Grand total = 550

Tobey wrote: "Liz, I went back to add these to my score so just want to verify what my score is. I have it at 275, do you have same? I don't know how you keep up with this, big huge kudos to you! ..."

Yes, I have you at 275, as of post 585.

10.4 Love Is in the Air

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

+10 Task total (#7 on the Unrequited Love list)
+10 Oldies (pub. 1925)
+20 Combo points
-10.3 (NYC)
-10.6 (Fitzgerald)
-20.3 (#77 on Exceeded Expectations...and #8 on Root Canal :-))
-20.10 (pub. 1925)

Task total = 40

Grand total = 590

10.7 Uncommon Letter

Picknick am Wegesrand by Arkadi and Boris Strugatzki

Review:
6 Zonen sind plötzlich auf der Erde entstanden. Sie sind gefüllt mit extraterrestrischen Fundstücken ("Ramsch") und tödlichen Fallen, und ihre Auswirkung auf das irdische Dasein, zumindest in unmittelbarer Nähe der Zonen ist immens.
Die gefundene Technologie ist ebenso undurchsichtig wie gefährlich, und ihre Anwesenheit bleibt unerklärlich - laut Dr Pillman ist es, als ob eine Gruppe Menschen sich entschlossen hat, auf einer Lichtung oder an der Straße ein Picknick zu veranstalten, und der Müll bleibt bei Beendigung liegen. Aus der Sicht der dort lebenden Insekten ist der Besuch nicht zu begreifen und die Überreste rätselhaft und unverstehbar...
Die Zone ist eine Sucht, zumindest für Schatzgräber Red Schuchart - gleich welche Auswirkungen sie hat, Gefängnis, Mutationen, Todesfälle, er kann ihr nicht entkommen.
Was bleibt ist mehr als alles das Rätsel um die Zone, und die Frage, was man bereit ist aufzugeben für das schnelle Geld, den technischen Fortschritt oder den großen Wunsch.

Task: 10
Review: +10
Combo: +10 (20.7, 20.10)
Oldies (pub 1972): +5
Lost in Translation (Russian to German): +10

Total: 45

Grand Total: 235

I have taken the German transcription of the authors' name, which is Strugatzki (instead of English: Strugatsky) - I hope this is ok. If not, I assume I could switch categories to one of the combo ones?

Christin wrote: "20.8 Fictional Fiction
The Folded World by Catherynne M. Valente


Hi Christin,
re your question about fictional places for Combo points, I think I read that only real places count. Give me a sec to hunt down where that was...

Hello ppl :)

Hi HaÐiÎz♥!

Christin, in post 547 (this thread), Liz M wrote "The "two cities" in question must be real, actual places." Hope that helps!

Connie wrote: "Hi HaÐiÎz♥!

Christin, in post 547 (this thread), Liz M wrote "The "two cities" in question must be real, actual places." Hope that helps!"

Thanks!

20.3 In Honor of Great Expectations

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Lexile 1170

Review:
This is a roller-coaster of a book! Starting with Joe Kavalier's escape from Prague in 1939, it tells the story of his comic book writing partnership with his cousin Sam Clay in New York. In true comic book style, there are wild successes and failures, amazing escapes, comedy and heartbreak.
There were moments when I wondered where this was going but I am very glad I read it. In the end I think it is a story of relationships and the almost unbreakable elastic ties that link us to those we love, even when we have left them for many years. 4.5 stars, rounded up to 5.

+20 Task (#66 on Exceeded Expectations list)
+10 Review
+10 Combo (20.2 set Czechoslovakia/USA/Antarctica, 20.4 pub.2000 set 1939-57)
+ 5 Jumbo (636 pages)
Task Total = 45

Grand Total = 1140

20.7 Baby It's Cold Outside - Canada

Night of Knives by Ian C. Esslemont

Review : This is the first book in the Malazan Empire Series which is a companion series to the Malazan Book of the Fallen series which I just finished reading. This book takes place over one day and one night which shocked me quite a bit since the 10 books in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series span decades. I had trouble at first getting into this book as the writing style is quite different from the others. Esslemont really enjoys his adjectives (a little too much I think). There are two main characters and they are a little too cliché for my taste. One is an old military man running from his past but faced with what he has done at every turn, and the other is a young girl who aspires to be a spy and is a little too cocky and naive to be any good at it. This book is missing the epic flavour that the other Malazan books are known for and feels like it is one chapter in the story as opposed to the whole novel. I gave this book three stars and overall I am just happy to be able to continue reading about the Malazan Empire because it is such a great fantasy world.

+20 Task (20.7 Baby It's Cold Outside - Canada)
+5 Combo (10.5 Underrated - 764)
+10 Review (211 words)
Task Points = 35

Grand Total = 95

re: post 620

So sorry for the mix up! It wasn't the audio version, I read this paperback: Carry Yourself Back to Me...it's listed at 320 pages (316 was the last page number I saw in the book which is where I came up with original CiV category).

nsfancy wrote: "CiV

15.1 The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 285 pp, pub 1986
P-Q-R, 261-300pp, 1977-88"

nsfancy wrote: "CiV

15.2 The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie, 288 pgs, pub 1961
C-D, 261-300, 1953-1964..."

Unfortunately, you used the 261-300 page range in post 54 for The Light Fantastic, so The Pale Horse does not qualify.

For now, I'll record the other CiV tasks as posted, but let me know if you need to do some rearranging.

Liz M wrote: "nsfancy wrote: "CiV

15.1 The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 285 pp, pub 1986
P-Q-R, 261-300pp, 1977-88"

nsfancy wrote: "CiV

15.2 The Pale Horse by [..."

Argh! According to my records I read [book:The Pale Horse|310232] (320 pgs, the only edition available from my library) so first problem is I linked the wrong edition. I guess I then used the info from the incorrect link as opposed to my written notes maybe? No good excuse really. Sorry for the confusion. My intention was for this book to fill the 300-340 page slot.

Connie wrote: "I have taken the German transcription of the authors' name, which is Strugatzki (instead of English: Strugatsky) - I hope this is ok. If not, I assume I could switch categories to one of the combo ones?..."

Generally, for the sake of consistency, I would use the goodreads author field to dictate the acceptable spelling. In this case, since the cover art shows the alternate spelling with a "z", I'll accept it.

Connie wrote: "Hi Christin,
re your question about fictional places for Combo points, I think I read that only real places count. Give me a sec to hunt down where that was...."

Another place to look for additional help for tasks is in the RwS (Winter 2011/12) folder where there are task-specific help threads.

Anika wrote: "re: post 620

So sorry for the mix up! It wasn't the audio version, I read this paperback: Carry Yourself Back to Me...it's listed at 320 pages (316 was the last page number I saw i..."

No worries! I'm glad Elizabeth was able to help you sort it out. My spreadsheet now matches your Grand Total of 590 as of post 631.

nsfancy wrote: "Argh! According to my records I read The Pale Horse (320 pgs, the only edition available from my library) so first problem is I linked the wrong edition. I guess I then used the info from the incorrect link as opposed to my written notes maybe? No good excuse really. Sorry for the confusion. My intention was for this book to fill the 300-340 page slot. ..."

Thank goodness it is an easy fix! I was worried that you had accidentally derailed your whole CiV plan. I accidentally read two books for the same time period, but luckily only had to swap a couple of books to make it work.

I now have your grand total as 575!

Jayme VA wrote: "Task 20.2: A Tale of Two Cities: Two Countries

In The Sea There Are Crocodiles: Based On The True Story Of Enaiatollah Akbari by Fabio Geda


+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.5: 397 ratings; 20.10 (2011) )
+10 Lost In Translation (from Italian)

Task Total = 40..."

This book was first published in 2000 and is not eligible for combo points for 20.10.

Amy W wrote: "My Korean Deli by Ben Ryder Howe

+20 Task (autobiography/memoir)
+5 Combo (20.10 pub in 2011)..."

And this book was first published in 2009 (the date in light grey next to the edition publication date. So, it is not eligible for combo popints for 20.10.

Amy, somewhere along the way, I have 5 more points recorded for you (an overlooked combo for 20.7, most likely), so your overall total is the same.

Christin wrote: "10.2 - New Year's Eve Countdown
Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett

+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.10 Play the Numbers - Published 2001)

Task Total = 15..."

+5 combo points for 20.8 - Fictional Fiction

Christin wrote: "20.3 Despised Book
The Annotated Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

+10 Combo (10.8 Dragon, 20.8 Fictional Fiction)
+5 Oldie (published 1937)

Task Total = 35"

Unfortunately, this does not qualify for 20.3 The Hobbit currently is listed as #122 on the Root Canal list, and the task requires a book from the top 100 on that particular list.

Please let me know if you'd like to use it for task 20.8 or 10.8

20.8 Fictional Fiction
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster

+20 task
+10 combo (20.2, 10.4)
+10 oldies (1908)

Task total: 40
Grand Total: 560 points

20.8 – Liz M’s Task – Fictional fiction

This one is on the list and refers to his father, a fictional science fiction writer and his book as well as quotes from real works and fictional works:

Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut 1985

I haven’t read too many of Vonnegut’s books, but every time I read one I wonder why not. Galapagos was great. I chose it in honor of my daughter’s recent trip to Ecuador. She didn’t get a chance to visit the island, but did bring back pictures of another island in the area known as the “poor man’s Galapagos Island”. The book’s premise is that all of the human race was wiped out and humans re-evolved when stranded on an island when the “Cruise of the Century” to the Galapagos Islands goes awry. The narrator “lives” as a ghost a million years in the future of the 1980s voyage and is trying to figure out humans and their very big brains which evolution has since altered greatly! The book is great fun. It’s full of astute observations about our behavior and quotes from literature both real and imaginary. Vonnegut also includes a computer and some predictions of the future of the computer and Internet (1985 copyright) that are surprisingly accurate. If you enjoy Kurt Vonnegut or want to give this author a try, Galapagos would be a good choice.

+20 Task
+10 Review
+ 5 Oldies (1985)

Task Total: 35

20.10 – Sam’s Task – Play the numbers

There were lots of Dickens quotes and references in this one, too!

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, 2010
860 Lexile

If you’re still in the mood for some fun holiday reading and enjoy reading about New York City and off-beat romance with some twists (like I was and do), then pick up a copy of Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares and you won’t be disappointed. Rachel Cohn and David Levithan have teamed up for the third time and created an engaging story. Lily leaves a copy of a red notebook in the wonderful Strand Bookstore in New York. That alone let me know I was going to enjoy the book, because the notebook would be found by someone browsing the shelves in the area of Salinger’s Franny and Zooey, an old favorite of mine. Sure enough, I was treated to many literary quotes, read to from Dickens, and absorbed in the love of words that Dash, who found the notebook, had. The book was light and fun and I got to visit lots of places in New York City during the holiday season.

+20 Task
+10 Review
+ 5 Combo 10.9 11 in '11: first book in a series (Dash and Lily, both author's have written 11 books) and it's Rachel Cohn's 11th book

Task Total: 35

Points this Post: 70
Grand Total: 1485

10.8 Chinese New Year
The Art of War by Sun Tzu

+10 pts - Task
+5 pts - Combo (10.6 z)
+10 pts - LiT
+15 pts
+25 pts - Oldies (first pub circa 500 BC)
+10 pts - Review

Review
What a classic that so changed and influenced the world! Having been in the army, I recognized so many of the tactics and the training given in Basic, (minus the beheadings) is still used in the modern military. The book was written in approximately 500 BC and reminds us that before the first Roman Centurion Brigade stepped foot outside Rome, the Chinese had been expert warriors for years. If you are a military or history buff, you need to read this if you haven’t already. In every war the USA has ever engaged, I could think of major battles in which these tactics were successfully used or failures due to the type of circumstances the book warned against, and some battles that despite the odds and not following these ancient, sage rules of combat, the military was successful. Two being the Revolutionary Battle of King’s Mountain, in which the British held the higher ground and the Battle of Normandy that left the Allied troops sitting ducks in the water. These battles illustrate another point of Tzu, that if you put men in battle where they must fight to the death and have nothing to lose, especially if it is a cause they believe in, they have a fair chance of success despite all odds stacked against them. Surprisingly this book was easy to read. The edicts were sensible and clear and took no great brain power to figure out what situations Tzu meant. I gave it 5 stars. Me and a bunch of generals, I guess!

Task Total - 60 pts
Grand Total - 930 pts

Rebekah wrote: "10.8 Chinese New Year
The Art of War by Sun Tzu

+10 pts - Task
+5 pts - Combo (10.6 z)
+10 pts - LiT
+15 pts - Oldies (first pub circa 500 BC)
+10 pts - Review
..."

Probably should get 25 points for oldies, as it was published before 1611.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Rebekah wrote: "10.8 Chinese New Year
The Art of War by Sun Tzu

+10 pts - Task
+5 pts - Combo (10.6 z)
+10 pts - LiT
+15 pts - Oldies (first pub circa 500 BC)
+10 pts -..."

Thanks! For some reason I was thinking the max points for oldies was 15.

I am not sure if this is the right place to ask this but here goes... I have been checking the reader board and noticed my name and points do not seem to be on there. I double checked my posts (#470, #503 and #561) and they all are within the range that have been calculated. Am I doing something wrong with the formatting or the posting? Please let me know. Thanks for all your hard work, I don't mean to be a pain but I figured I should ask now!

CiV
15.10
L-M, 341-380, 1977-1988

A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakam, pub 1982, read on my Kindle, but most popular version has 368 pages

+85 task

+100 CiV Completion bonus

Grand Total = 760

Liz M wrote: "Christin wrote: "20.3 Despised Book
The Annotated Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

+10 Combo (10.8 Dragon, 20.8 Fictional Fiction)
+5 Oldie (published 1937)

Task Total = 35"..."

Ah, ok - I will switch it over to be for 10.8 then! Thanks! ^_^

Liz M wrote: "Christin wrote: "10.2 - New Year's Eve Countdown
Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett

+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.10 Play the Numbers - Published 2001)

Task Total = 15..."

+5 co..."

Oooh, thanks for that!

RwS Task

20.2 In Honor of A Tale of Two Cities

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

Takes place in the US and France

+20 Task

20.7 Baby It's Cold Outside
US Author

The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold

+20 Task

20.10 Play the Numbers

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson

+20 Task (pub 2011)
+5 Combo (20.2-US and Germany)

Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire

+20 Task (pub 2011)
+15 Combo (10.5-950 ratings at posting; 10.8- dragons in story; 20.8-Grimmerie)
+5 Jumbo 565 pages

Post Total: 105
Season Total: 1400

20.10 Play By The Numbers
by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Published 2010

Task +20
Jumbo +5

Review
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

This book didn't score high enough for style points. It was only a 660. I am posting my review anyways. I am not sure if Jumbo points counts as style points.

Total: 25
Grand Total: 450