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SP 2016 RwS Completed Tasks Spring 2016
Waters of the World Sample Post15.7 Waters of the World
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Atlantic Ocean: France
+15 Task (author born/nationality/setting)
+10 Bonus
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 205
(This assumes the post is mid-challenge and you previously had 180 points.)
10.4 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs
+10 task
+10 combo (20.5 - screenplay/script (two episodes of Bones), non-fiction (academic papers and technical books), short stories, and novels; 20.6 - co-wrote an episode of Bones with her daughter Kerry and the Virals series with her son Brendan)
task total: 20
grand total: 20
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Heather wrote: "10.4 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs
+10 task
+10 combo (20.5 - screenplay/script (two episodes of Bones), non-fiction (academic papers and technical books), short storie..."
I'm sorry, co-writers do not qualify for the 20.6 Brontes task. See post 20 in the help thread.
10.4-Popular GenreMystery
The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien by Georges Simenon
task +10
combo +10 (10.5- 144p, 20.5)
oldie +10 (1931)
total= 30
season total =30
15.1 Waters of the WorldKitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Sea of Japan: Japan
+15 Task (author born/nationality/setting)
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 15
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Heather wrote: "10.4 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs
+10 task
+10 combo (20.5 - screenplay/script (two episodes of Bones), non-fiction (academic papers and technical book..."
Kerry Reichs has authored her own works as well. /author/list...
20.3-Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraAlien Hearts by Guy de Maupassant
+20 Task
+5 Combo (20.5, )
+10 Oldies (p. 1890)
Task Total: 35
Grand Total: 35
10.2 Single WordDrama by Raina Telgemeier
Graphic Novel / YA - no styles
(And not a 1001 b00k, but I have promised my daughter I will read all of her Telgemeier books this week, and they all fit for this task!)
Task Total = 10
Grand Total = 10
15.1 Waters of the WorldConfession of the Lioness by Mia Couto
Indian Ocean / Mozambique
+15 Task (author born/nationality/setting)
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 15
10.5 NovellaDeath of a Snob by M.C. Beaton
10 task
5 combo 10.4
5 oldie (1991)
____
20
Running total 20 (woohoo, I'm on the board!)
20.10 AutoBioMemHighsmith: A Romance of the 1950's by Marijane Meaker
+20 task (; can't find at BPL)
+10 not-a-novel
Task total=30
Grand total=30
20.5-R.K. NarayanHard Times by Charles Dickens
+20 Task (approved in message 14 of help thread)
+5 combo (20.6-on list in message 4 of help thread)
+15 oldies (1854)
Points this post: 40
Grand Total: 40
15.1 Waters of the WorldThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Amazon Basin / Brazil
Author born/nationality
task +15
grand total= 45
Task 20.4-Evelyn WaughRead a book written by an author who died during Evelyn Waugh's lifetime (1903-1966)
Irène Némirovsky died August 17, 1942, Auschwitz
The Fires of Autumn (1957 (posthumously)) by Irène Némirovsky (Paperback, 240 pages)
+20 Task
+05 Oldies -25 to 75 years old: (1941-1991)
Task Total: 20 + 05 = 25
Grand Total: 00 + 25 = 25
10.8 - License to WriteHer Sexy Vegas Cowboy by Ali Olson
+10 task (approved post 17)
Task total: 10 points
Grand total: 10 points
10.1 - Square PegFactory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China by Leslie T. Chang
+10 task
+10 NaN
Task total: 20 points
Grand total: 30 points
15.1 Waters of the WorldWoman at Point Zero by Nawal El-Saadawi
Egypt / Nile River Basin
+ 15 task (author born/nationality/setting)
Task Total = 15
Grand Total = 25
20.2 Graham GreeneThe Lie by Helen Dunmore
+20 task
+ 5 combo (20.5 approved /topic/show/... )
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 40
20.5-R.K. NarayanAntidote to Venom: A British Crime Classic by Freeman Wills Crofts
+20 Task (approved in post 160 of help thread)
+15 combo (10.4, 10.8 approved in post 19 of help thread [thanks, Elizabeth], 20.4 died 1957)
+10 oldies (pub 1938)
+5 multiple (second claim for 20.5)
Points this post: 50
Grand Total: 90
20.5 R.K. NarayanA Murky Business by Honoré de Balzac
+20 Task (in help thread)
+ 5 Combo (20.3)
+15 Oldies (pub 1841)
Task Total = 40
20.5 R.K. NarayanMemento Mori by Muriel Spark
+20 task (approved /topic/show/... )
+ 5 combo (10.4 - Mystery is second to Fiction at the time of posting)
+ 5 oldies (1959)
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 70
10.2 Single WordSisters by Raina Telgemeier
Graphic Novel / YA - no styles
Task Total = 10
Grand Total = 35
10.2 Single WordSmile by Raina Telgemeier
Graphic Novel / YA - no styles
Task Total = 10
Grand Total = 45
15.2 Waters of the WorldKitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Japan / Philippine Sea
+ 15 task (author born/nationality/setting)
Task Total = 15
Grand Total = 60
Rosemary wrote: "20.5 R.K. NarayanMemento Mori by Muriel Spark
+20 task (approved /topic/show/......"
Muriel Spark has now been approved for 10.8 /topic/show/...
so +5 combo
Grand total 75
20.7 David BowieBilly Liar by Keith Waterhouse
task +20
combo +10 (20.2; 20.5-approved post 170)
oldie +5 (1959)
task total = 35
season total = 80
10.5 NovellaThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
+10 task
+10 oldies
+10 combos (10.7 - Cain, 20.5 - approved)
Task Total = 30
Grand Total = 90
15.1 Waters of the WorldSitti Nurbaya: Kasih Tak Sampai by Marah Rusli
English Ed: Sitti Nurbaya: A Love Unrealized
~first pub. 1922
South China Sea: Indonesia
+15 Task (author born & nationality & setting)
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 15
15.2 Waters of the WorldThe Oxford Chekhov: Volume 5: Stories 1889-1891 by Anton Chekhov
Baltic Sea: Russia
+15 Task (author born/nationality/setting)
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 90
10.4 Popular genreThe Diamond Caper by Peter Mayle
10 task (mystery is listed 1st)
____
10
Running total 30
10.7 Four Letter NameThe Great Birthright: An Oregon Novel by Matt Love
+10 task
+5 combo (10.8 approved in the thread)
Task total: 15
Grand Total: 25
20.5-R.K. NarayanFires: Essays, Poems, Stories by Raymond Carver
+20 task (post 99)
+ 5 combo (10.8 - post 51)
+10 not-a-novel
+ 5 oldies (1977)
Task total=40
Grand total=70
Task 20.10 AutoBioMem Elizabeth (Alaska)'s TaskRead a biography, autobiography or memoir.
Can't Is Not an Option: My American Story (2012) by Nikki Haley (Hardcover, 245 pages)
+20 Task
+10 Not-a-Novel: non-fiction
Task Total: 20 + 10 = 30
Grand Total: 30 + 25 = 55
10.7 Rosemary's Task: 4 Letter NamesDeath in Venice by Thomas Mann
task +10
combo +15 (20.4, 20.5, 20.6-approved at post 46)
oldie +10 (1912)
task total = 35
season total = 115
20.3 Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
+20 Task
+5 combo (20.6-approved in help thread)
+5 oldies (1974)
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 30
10.1 Square PegPriestess of the White by Trudi Canavan
+10 Task
+5 Jumbo (608 pages)
Task total: 15 pts
Grand total: 15 pts
10.6 Book LoversTolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch
+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.10)
+10 Not-A-Novel
Task total 25 pts
Grand total: 40 pts
10.7 - Four Letter NamesThe Wolf in the Attic by Paul Kearney
+10 task
Task total: 10 points
Grand total: 40 points
20.6-The Bronte SistersAgnes Grey by Anne Brontë
+20 Task
+5 combo (10.7 Anne)
+15 oldies (pub 1847)
Points this post: 40
Grand Total: 130
20.6-The Bronte SistersA Tangle of Gold (The Colours of Madeleine #3) by Jaclyn Moriarty
approval post
only -her lowest scoring book to date :(
No style points
+20 Task
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 35
10.2-Single WordAkarnae (The Medoran Chronicles #1) by Lynette Noni
Not found on BPL catalogue nor rated for Lexile
+10 Task
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 45
10.7 Four Letter NamesVows to Kill by Mark Capell
+10 task (Mark)
+ 5 combo (10.4 mystery top genre)
Task total: 15
Grand Total: 115
20.10 AutoBioMemWorse Things Happen at Sea by William McInnes and Sarah Watt
+20 Task (approved in help thread)
+10 Not a Novel
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 60
20.2 Graham GreeneA Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul
20 task
5 combo 20.6
5 oldie (1979)
_____
30
Running total: 60
20.5Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov
Asimov approved in help
+20 task - died 1992
+5 oldies - pub 1986
+5 length - MPE is 528 pages
Task total: 30
Grand total: 30
edited because i had waugh death at 1996 in my notes. oops
20.1 William ShakespeareAs You Like It by William Shakespeare
+20 task
+10 not a novel (play)
+25 oldies (1599)
Task total: 55
Grand Total: 170
From Post 41Louise Bro wrote: "10.6 Book Lovers
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch
+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.10)
+10 Not-A-Novel
Task total 25 pts
Grand tot..."
+5 Combo 10.7-4 letter name (Nina)
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Reading w/Style (RwS) Sample Completed Tasks Post:
20.4 Evelyn Waugh
Collected Stories by William Faulkner
+20 Task (author died 1962)
+10 combo (20.5-approved in help thread, 20.6-approved in help thread)
+5 oldies (1946)
+15 jumbo (900 pages)
+5 multiple (second claim for 20.4)
+10 not-a-novel (short stories)
Task total: 65
Grand Total: 180
(This assumes the post is mid-challenge, and that you had previously posted 115 points)