The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion
note: This topic has been closed to new comments.
WINTER CHALLENGE 2012
>
Winter Challenge 2012-2013: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC
This is shaping up to be the BIGGEST challenge yet. I have to admit I'm a bit intimidated by this season.
10.2. Let’s Get Something Started. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Shaping the New You: 101 Encouraging Stories about Dieting and Fitness... and Finding What Works for YouThe thing that I want to do in 2013 is lose weight and I think that this book gave me the inspiration to do so.
Total Points Earned: 10/1170
Total Pages Read: 400/25831
Total Books Read: 1/91
Good Read Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
5.3 Plain Brown Wrapper Embarrassed that I hadn't read this one because it has over 500,000 ratings and had been on my tbr for quite some time. I'd also seen the movie so was ashamed I hadn't yet read the book. Very glad that I did.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett *Goodreads author*
Claiming 1 big book ticket as it's over 500 pages in length.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5/1170
Total books read: 1/91
Good reads authors: 1
Big book tickets: 1
STACIE MITask 15.5 - We Got the Beat
My name has three syllables, so I read:
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
**At 563 pages, this qualifies as a Big Book!!**
Points this task: 15
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Pages read: 563
Goodreads authors: 0
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.9 The Fall Finishers' Five-Star Favorites From Peebee's shelves:
The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan *goodreads author*
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 15/1170
Total books read: 2/91
Good reads authors: 2
Big book tickets: 1
5.10 A Claus for CelebrationThe perfect read to start the season;)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
+5 Points
Grand Total: 5
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 5.10 - A Claus for Celebration
Trading Christmas by Debbie Macomber **Goodreads Author**
This book contains two stories - Trading Christmas and The Forgetful Bride. Both are set around the Christmas/winter season.
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 5 points
Tasks completed: 1
GR Authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.4 - Where DO Those Letters Go?Bearing All **Goodreads Author**
Authorised Message 1802 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 10 points
Tasks completed: 1
GR Authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.9 The Fall Finishers' Five-Star FavoritesRead a 5 star book read by one of the SRC members who completed the Fall 2012 Challenge.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
This book was on Ms. Anderson's shelf.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10/1170
Total Books Read: 1/91
Total Pages Read: 499
Sheila5.1 Find a Good Book
The Bellini Card: A Novel by Jason Goodwin20.10 Group Read
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel by Robin SloanPosted Comment # 2 in group read thread
Total Points - 25
Delicious Dee
5.1 Find a Good Book
Just Good Friends - Rosalind James (GR Author) - ebook only - approved in msg 1720 of the thread
Total Points: 5/1170
GR Authors: 1
25.8 - 25. ♥Robin♥'s Task: Spreading the LoveI chose Options 1 and 2.
For Option 1 (Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in any order in "VALENTINE'S DAY") I read Some Remarks: Essays and Other Writing by Neal Stephenson (N and S are both in "VALENTINE'S DAY").
For Option 2 ( Read a book that's cover is primarily Red,Pink or White ) I read Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut: Essays and Observations
. The cover of this is primarily a deep red.Total Points: 25/1170
25.5 - Keltie Lee's Task - CLUE1. Miss Scarlet- A woman wearing a red dress on the cover or a book with the genre romance on its main page. (Either work)
by Darynda Jones (Goodreads Author)6. The title contains a word which is not one of the typical colour names.
by Amos Cassidy (Goodreads Author)Post# 1797
Points this post: 25
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Books Read: 2
GR Authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.10 Group Read Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan *Goodreads author*
Message #4 in the group read thread.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 35/1170
Total books read: 3/91
Good reads authors: 3
Big book tickets: 1
10.1-Happy New YearsThe Last Dragonslayer: The Chronicles of Kazam byJasper Fforde
Points this Post-10
Total Points to Date-10
Alicia T10.4 Where DO Those Letters Go?
I read Icebound by Dean Koontz. The book is set at the tip of Greenland.
I had this book approved in the help thread.
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 10
Jessica PDX5.9 - Shhh!
by Lee ChildPoints This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
5.4 -- Read a book with fairy/fae characters.The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (<--Goodreads author!)
+5 points
Total points: 5
Goodreads authors: 1
15.8 Red Rover, Red RoverStarship: Pirate by
Mike Resnick
Practically everyone in this book is a pirate, some more enthusiastically than others.
Today's total: 15
Grand Total: 15
25.13 - Sandy/Kristi's Task - Author Influences Oliver TwistbyCharles Dickens and Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Charles Dickens influence was Daniel Defoe Claiming Big Book Ticket For Oliver twist (560pgs)
Total Points Earned:35 /1170
Total Pages Read: 1280/27073
Total Books Read: 3/90
Good Read Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()
STACIE MITask 15.7 - Opposites Attract
As a female Pisces, I had to read a book by a male Virgo, so I read a book by Stephen King (DOB: 9/21/47):
Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King
Points this task: 15
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Pages read: 691
Goodreads authors: 0
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Task #25.3 - Coralie's Task - Let's Be Different I chose Option 1 (Book A AND B):
Book A:
Candor by Pam Bachorz
-Title with every letter different.
Pam Bachorz is a Goodreads Author
Book B:
The Fall To Freedom by Mike Walzman
-Title at least 4 words with every word different number of letters (3,4,2,7)
Mike Walzman is a Goodreads Author
This post: 25 points
Total Points: 25/1170 (2%)
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 351
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Andy P.Task # 10.6 I resolve to read more books;
Read a book whose author's initials can be found sequentially in NEWYEARSRESOLUTION.
Resurrection Express by Stephen Romano
The S in YEARS is followed by the R in Resolution, the author's initils SR
15.4 -- Naming NamesOption 2: The Bronte Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne by Catherine Reef
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
OMA122971Task 15.10-A Bird in the Hand
The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
Claiming a Big Book Ticket-503 pages
Points this post-15
Total Points-15
5.9 Shhh!Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that begins with "SH."
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale
"Shocking" (in the subtitle) begins with SH.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 15/1170
Total Books Read: 2/91
Total Tasks Completed: 2/64
Pages Read: 783
BJ Rose1 new task
5.4 Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa is book 2 of the Iron Fey series
Points This Post = 5
Total Points = 5
Tasks Completed = 1
Pages Read = 359
MANDY Y.30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task - Itoushii Anime no Tame ni
Rolled a 4 and a 5:
4. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author), 584 pages (Big Book)
I would love to be Diana Bishop because
She does research at Oxford (dream job at dream university).
She hangs out at the library all of the time.
She's a witch and has awesome powers.
5.
Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author), 128 pages
Task Points: 30
Grand Total: 30
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 712
Goodreads Author Books: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+( ), 1000+(0)
Finished10.9 The Fall finishers 5* favourite
The Winter Seaby Susanna Kearsley - from Butterflycager's bookshelf
15.9 Fly south for the winter
Out of Africa by Karen Blixen - set in Kenya
Tasks points 25
Tasks completed 2
Total points 25
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 15.10 - A Bird in the Hand....
Secrets of Harmony Grove by Mindy Starns Clark
I had this book in my possession as of November 15, 2012.
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 20 points
Tasks completed: 2
GR Authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.7 BirdcallsThe Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin
Bird: Purple Martin
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_M...
5.9 Shhh!
Tracker: A Short Story Exclusive by James Rollins
The Skeleton Key: A Short Story Exclusive by James Rollins
City of Screams: A Short Story Exclusive by James Rollins
The Sh word is 'Short'
James Rollins is a Goodreads Author
In post #1789 of e-book verification thread, these books were approved to be read in combination in order to meet 100+ page count.
In post #5 of Task Help thread books approved for task
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 10
10.5. Paint It RedThe Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy
Red word/variation: Cardinal
Approved in post #20 of Task Help thread
Claiming 1 Big Book ticket (500+): 547 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 20
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 10.8-Short & Sweet...read a short book fewer than 200 pages:
I read
The Christmas ShoppeMelody Carlson 168 pages (12.2)
Points earned for this task: 10
Points Achieved to date: 10
Total # of Goodreads Authors:
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Sheila5.2 Phil's Prediction
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton10.3. They All Look Good to Me.
State of the Onion by Julie HyzyI read Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore from the Books about Books list for 20.10 and previously posted it in Post 15. The State of the Onion was from the First book in a mystery series by a female author list.
Total points = 40
Meghanly30.5 Author Train First name "Alex" found intact in last name "Alexie"
Nothing to Lose by Alex Flinn *Claiming GR Author Ticket*
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
This Post: 30
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Pages Read:534
Sandy MN20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
Option 5: Published in 2012
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
Total Points:20
15.10 -- A Bird in the Hand....Requirement:
Read any book in your possession as of November 15, 2012.
The Hostby Stephenie Meyer
Task Totals / Grand Total:
Points:
15 / 15
GR Authors:
0 / 0
Big Books:
500+ (1) / 500+ (1)
750+ (0) / 750+ (0)
1000+ (0) / 1000+ (0)
Pages Read:
619 / 619
Books Read:
1 / 1
15.10 -- A Bird in the Hand....The Balkan Escape (Short Story): A Cassiopeia Vitt Adventure by Steve Berry
The Devil's Gold by Steve Berry
The Admiral's Mark by Steve Berry
Steve Berry is a Goodreads Author (1 ticket).
In post #1791 of e-book verification thread, these books were approved to be read in combination in order to meet 100+ page count.
In post #13 of Task Help thread books approved for task.
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 35
30.9 - Peebee’s Task - Schoolhouse Rock Option 1: 3rd book in series
Reached by Ally Condie
*Claiming 1 big book ticket, over 500 pages*
Option 3: Conjunction 'and' in title.
Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver *goodreads author*
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 65/1170
Total books read: 5/91
Good reads authors: 4
Big book tickets: 2
Keltie Lee10.4 Where DO Those Letters Go?
Gabriel's Inferno
by Sylvain Reynard
*set in Toronto, ON in Canada*
10.8 Short and Sweet
Toxic Love
by Linda Holeman
*has 184 pages*
15.7 Opposites Attract
Digital Fortress
by Dan Brown
*I am a female Capricorn so my opposite is a male Cancer. Dan Brown was born June 22.*
Points this post: 35
Total points: 35/1170
Tasks: 3
Books: 3
Readerboard ID: JENBENT15.10 -- A Bird in the Hand....
God Save The Child by Robert B. Parker
(checked out of library Nov 14)
Points this task: 15
Total points: 15
Goodreads authors: 0
Big books: 500+ ()
Task 30.8 - A Reading Tribute To Those We Love
Book 1 is for my Grandad who passed this June. He struggled with cancer as the writer's mother in the book does.
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe **GR Author**
Book 2 - Anne rated it 4 stars: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
Total GR Authors = 1
Challenge total = 30
15.4 -- Naming NamesI chose to do Option #2 (1 book with two names in title/subtitle):
Julie and Romeo: A Novel by Jeanne Ray
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 50
10.8. Short and Sweet The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes 163 p.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Temptation & Twilight (other topics)Fit Quickies: Five-Minute, Targeted Body-Shaping Workouts (other topics)
Liar & Spy (other topics)
The Dimensional Structure of Consciousness: A Physical Basis for Immaterialism (other topics)
Childhood’s End (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Lani Muelrath (other topics)Charlotte Featherstone (other topics)
Arthur C. Clarke (other topics)
Libby Callaway (other topics)
Eva Stachniak (other topics)
More...
The Winter 2012-2013 challenge will begin on December 1, 2012 and end at Midnight, Eastern time, February 28, 2013.
This is where you will need to post information about completed tasks - updates to the Readerboard will be based on what is posted HERE AND ONLY HERE.
Please do not delete or edit any post in this thread!! Even if the post is not reflected on the Readerboard yet, I've often logged the post on my spreadsheet already and I will not know that you've made the changes.
*** I do not go backwards in this thread to pick up points. If you need to make a change, just make a new post.
Please refer to the posting requirements for what must be included, and for guidelines that will help us keep the challenge running smoothly.
Posting Requirements
NOTE:
1. You MUST post a link to books claimed for a task.
2. If you claim a book that only exists in e-book form, you MUST provide either a line reference to the approved book spreadsheet or the post number in which the book was approved.
3. If the task requires information about an author, you MUST include the author link.
4. If the task requires a cover element, you MUST include the cover when you post.
5. Remember to include all "Required" task elements
Please post tasks in numerical order, from smallest to largest.
Any problems with task postings will be posted in the questions/problems thread. Please post there if you have a question about your points, Goodreads authors, or Big Books.
Questions/Problems
Good luck and have fun!