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SPRING CHALLENGE 2016
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Spring Challenge 2016: Completed Tasks:PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS THREAD
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Jasmiina F10.5 - Glenn Frey, Too:
Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word of at least 4 letters that can also be found in the lyrics of the band's first single, :
Socrates in Love by Kyōichi Katayama.
Word: Love
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
perletwo5.1 - Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol - Read a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie
5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney - Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ends in -ER. NO plurals, possessives or other forms; the word must terminate in -ER.
Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter
5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein - Read a book with the genre Sequential Art, comics or manga on the GR main page.
All-New X-Men, Vol. 1: Yesterday's X-Men
5.9 Triple Elvis 1963 by Andy Warhol - Read a book that is identified on ŷ as #3 in a series. Whole numbers only.
Supernatural: Bone Key (Supernatural #3)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
10.7 - Happy Pi DayRead a book with the letters "PI" found together, in order, and intact in the title/subtitle or the author's name.
Book read: Princesa Adormecida by Paula Pimenta
Points this post: 10
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Read a book with the genre Sequential Art, comics or manga on the GR main page.
read The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Byeby Robert Kirkman
points this post-5
Total points-5
CYNBAXTERTask # 5.02 � Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein
Book 1: Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach � The word “Gulp� is an onomatopoeia
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 05 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE� tickets to date: 0
Readerboard name: MASOODAH
Task 5.4 - A Bigger Splash by David Hockney
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ends in -ER. NO plurals, possessives or other forms; the word must terminate in -ER.
Book - The Catcher in the Rye - The word "Catcher" ends in ER
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 5
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Task 5.4 - A Bigger Splash by David Hockney
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ends in -ER. NO plurals, possessives or other forms; the word must terminate in -ER.
Book - The Catcher in the Rye - The word "Catcher" ends in ER
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 5
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Mary P15.3. Still Flying.........
Option 2 Read one book that satisfies both criteria for option 1.
Feels Like the First Time by Shawn Inmon.
Song = " And I Like It "
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Reader Name: Whitnie I5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ends in -ER. NO plurals, possessives or other forms; the word must terminate in -ER.
Hellblazer, Vol. 2: The Devil You Know
Points this post: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Tasks Complete: 1
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
perletwo5.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol - Read a book with a "good" rating of 3.5 or above. As ratings can change, note the book's rating at the time you select your book.
The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman - rating 3.96 when selected on 2/13/16
Points this task: 05
Total points: 25
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 5
LAUREN JODI5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein
Sequential Art genre on the main page (1238 users):
Locke & Key, Volume 2: Head Games by Joe Hill
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5/875
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/53
5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy LichtensteinI completed The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5/875
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/53
COMPLETED
5.7 - Flag by Jasper Johns
Read a book with a genre that contains "Retellings" on its main book page.
Book read: Fairest by Marissa Meyer
15.5. No More Snow!
Read a book containing all the letters of SPRING in its title/subtitle.
Book read: This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike. by Augusten Burroughs
SPRING: This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike.
Points this post : 20
Total points : 20
Total books read : 2
Tasks completed : 2
MASOODAH
5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein
Read a book with the genre Sequential Art, comics or manga on the GR main page.
Book - Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 10/875
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein
Read a book with the genre Sequential Art, comics or manga on the GR main page.
Book - Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 10/875
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
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Read a book that is identified on ŷ as #3 in a series. Whole numbers only.
read If I Should Die by Amy Plum(Revenants #3)
points this task 5
total points 10/875
books read 2/69
task completed 2/53
Jen UT5.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a True Story by Josh Sundquist
10.3 - It's So Surreal
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Found on page 2.
Points this post: 15
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Total points: 15
Elizabeth PTask 10.9 - March Madness
Book by an author with the same letter initials
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
Cassandra Clare - CC
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 10
Total Tasks: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 1
perletwo25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Pop Voices - Book 1. ŷ Voices are Good Minds. Under the link “Explore� dropdown arrow at the top of the ŷ page, click on “ŷ� Voice.� Then click on “Good Minds Suggest.� Read any book (not necessarily the highlighted one) written by any of the Good Minds authors. REQUIRED: Give the date (month and year) your author was interviewed and the page on which they can be found in the Good Minds section.
Breakdown: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman, interviewed Aug. 2015, page 1
Book 2. Option B. Good Voices. What date was your first book first published? Read a nonfiction book about any musician (singer, instrumentalist, composer, or for purposes of this task a dancer) who was alive on the date of Book 1’s first publication.
Eminent Hipsters by Donald Fagen
Breakdown was first published 2/2/16. Steely Dan cofounder Fagen is currently among the living still.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 50
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 6
Reader Name: Daphne15.6. Light My Fire
Title/Sub: Word FIRE or fire on cover
Points this task: 15
Total: 15
CHANDNI15.9. Three/Four/Five
Read a book whose average rating is made up of the numbers 3, 4, and 5.
Minister Without Portfolio by Michael Winter
This book no longer fits the criteria but its rating was 3.33 on Feb 21st, 2016.
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Books Read: 1
Completed Tasks: 1
10.5 - Glenn Frey, TooHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12.0
STONE - word from title that is found in the lyrics for 'Take it Easy'
POINTS: 10
Reader Name: Whitnie I5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein
Read a book with the genre Sequential Art, comics or manga on the GR main page.
Hellblazer, Vol. 3: The Fear Machine
Points this post: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 10
Books Read: 2
Tasks Complete: 2
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
CYNBAXTERTask # 10.06 � And Alan Rickman
Book 1: Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp which was the basis for the 1988 movie Die Hard where Alan Rickman played the role of Hans Gruber, a German terrorist and criminal mastermind (the character’s name is Anton “Little Tony� Gruber in the novel)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date = 15 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE� tickets to date: 0
Jen UT5.4 - A Bigger Splash by David Hockney
Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee
10.3 - It's So Surreal
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10.0
Found on page 2
Points this post: 15
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Total points: 20
Post #15.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
Read a book with a "good" rating of 3.5 or above.
Dengeki Daisy, Vol. 4 4.45 as of 3/2/16
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5.9 Triple Elvis 1963 by Andy Warhol
Read a book that is identified on ŷ as #3 in a series.
Dengeki Daisy, Vol. 03
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15.9. Three/Four/Five
Read a book whose average rating is made up of the numbers 3, 4, and 5 (i.e. no other number can be found in it
Dengeki Daisy, Vol. 02 4.45 as of 3/2/16
Points this post: 25
Total: 25
Books read: 3
Tasks Done: 3
SarahBR30.6 - Donna Jo's Task--Making a Name for Yourself
My name ends in R so I am doing Option 2:
Option 2: Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It by Grace Helbig Graces initials are GH in order her book is 240 pages long resulting in Option 3.
Option 3. I Said Yes: My Story of Heartbreak, Redemption, and True Loveby Emily Maynard Johnson I said Yes is a title with 3 words within it meeting the requirements for Option 3
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 30
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 1
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Read a book of your choice.
read The Walking Dead, Vol. 02: Miles Behind Us by Robert Kirkman
points this task 5
total points 15/875
books read 3/69
task completed 3/53
VAL TX15.10. Batter up! - read a book set at least 50% in one of the countries listed above: Book is set in Australia.
Lost & Found by Brooke Davis
This post and total:
Points - 15
MegD10.5 - Glenn Frey, Too
Seven Days in the Art World
Required: "Seven"
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy LichtensteinHyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh
Sequential Art > Graphic Novels on the GR main page
Total points: 5
Elizabeth PTask 15.10 - Batter Up!
Book set 50%+ in Australia
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Set in Sydney, Australia - shown in metadata
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 2
Reader Name: Daphne10.5 - Glenn Frey, Too
Title/Sub: 4 letter word in
"Four that wanna own me" THAT
The House That Jack Built
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 25
30.5 - Dlmrose's task: Call the Grammar PoliceOption 2 - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Your in title
Option 3 - A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare
Title is entirely red
POINTS: 40
Delicious Dee5.2 - Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein
Clean Sweep - sweep is found on the S page
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Jonquil5.1 - Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol
author died June 22, 2008
Napalm & Silly Putty
George Carlin
Hardcover, 272 pages 3/2
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Books posted: 1
Tasks complete: 1
Pages this post: 272
Total pages as of this post: 272
Oma12295.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9.0
Claiming Farmer Boy as Golden Oldie. It was published in 1933. I claim one GO ticket
Total Points--- 5/875
Completed Tasks--1/53
GO Books (1)
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
SCHATZIE5.2 - Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein
--sound words
Rattlesnake Crossing
word: rattlesnake
5.7 - Flag by Jasper Johns
--retellings genre
The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest
genre verified in msg #6 of help thread
10.8 - Hey, Einstein!
--science genre
The Good Gut: Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood, and Your Long-term Health
genre verified in msg #6 in help thread
Post Total: 20 pts
CHALLENGE TOTAL: 20 pts
LAUREN JODI5.9 - Triple Elvis 1963 by Andy Warhol
Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb (In Death #3)
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 10/875
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/53
ASHLEY OZ5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ends in -ER.
The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker
POINTS
This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Completed Tasks: 1
Laila Jane5.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
Task: Read a book with a "good" rating of 3.5 or above
Book: Five Ways to Fall by K.A. Tucker
Read: 03/03/16
How it Fits: Rating of 4.35 on 03/03/16
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Tasks Complete: 1
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Read a book found on The 2016 Tournament of Books Longlist.
read #23 Vivian Apple at the End of the World by Katie Coyle
points this task 10
total points 25/875
books read 4/69
task completed 4/53
Catherine TTask 5.5 - Drowning Girl
sequential art MPG
Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan
Task 10.4 - It's So Surreal
from list - on page one
The Outsider (aka The Stranger) by Albert Camus
Task 20.1 - Pick a Card
I drew the 3 of clubs
The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud
3 word title; clubs = contemporary MPG
Reader name: Maya5.1 - Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol
Read a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
Book read: Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
Required: Terry Pratchett died in 2015, and it is noted in his ŷ Author Page.
10.3 - It's So Surreal
Read a book found on the first 5 pages of the Popular Surreal Books list.
Book read: John Dies at the End by David wong
Found on: Page 5
Points this post: 15
Points total: 30
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
Reader name: Daphne5.9 Triple Elvis 1963 by Andy Warhol
#3 in Series:
The Right Attitude to Rain
20.1 - Most Improved - MegSCL's task: Pick a card
5 of Diamonds: Fantasy/NF/ChickLit - 5 letters/words
Yendi - Fantasy - 5 Letters
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 50
Jonquil5.2 - Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein
Whispers in the Dark
Kris Bock
Paperback, 220 pages 3/3
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Books posted: 2
Tasks complete: 2
Pages this post: 220
Total pages as of this post: 492
FANDURY15.4. Towel Day
Read a book with the main page genre science fiction or fantasy
and
whose author's initials can be found in DOUGLAS ADAMS.
Doctor Who: The Sleep Of Reason by Martin Day
The book has the genre Science Fiction on its main page and the author's initials MD can be found in Douglas adaMs.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
MASOODAH
15.9. Three/Four/Five
Read a book whose average rating is made up of the numbers 3, 4, and 5 (i.e. no other number can be found in it - 3.34 is fine while 2.35 is not).
Stone Bruises
Stone Bruises � Rating as of 3rd March 2016 is 3.45
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 25
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
15.9. Three/Four/Five
Read a book whose average rating is made up of the numbers 3, 4, and 5 (i.e. no other number can be found in it - 3.34 is fine while 2.35 is not).
Stone Bruises
Stone Bruises � Rating as of 3rd March 2016 is 3.45
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 25
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
10.9 - March MadnessRead a book written by an author whose first and last initials are the same.
Highsmith: A Romance of the 1950's by Marijane Meaker
MM initials
+10 task
Season total=10
Andy P.Task # Donna Jo's Task--Making a Name for Yourself
Part C. One Book Option.
6. Pick ANY one of the above 5 options and read a book of at least 650 pages that fits. Option 3. Read a book with a two word TITLE. All words count. Do NOT use subtitles or series names.
by Greg Iles (672 p.)Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
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