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20.4 The Black PrinceInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
+20 pts -Task
+15 pts - Combo (10.5, 20.1, 20.6)
+5 Pts - Oldies (1976)
Task Total - 40 pts
Season Total - 565 pts
20.10 Historical WomenAgainst Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the United States Was Used to Create Israel by Alison Weir
+20 pts -Task
+5 Pts - Combo (20.6)
Task Total -25 pts
Season Total - 595 pts
Coralie wrote: "Kate, I think I should have 40 more points than you have given me. Did you miss my post #506?"Found and fixed. Thanks for the head's up.
From Post 447Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "10.1 Design Your Own Task
Read a book from "What to read in 2019 list
Chocolate Cream Pie Murderby Joanne Fluke
#39 on the list
Task +10
Grand Total: 75"
+5 Combo 10.3
From Post 566Jennifer wrote: "10.1 Design your own task: Read a non-fiction book
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
+ 5 jumbo (656 pages)
Task total: 15
Season total: 135"
+5 Oldies
+15 Combo 20.1, 20.6, 20.10
From Post 580Ed wrote: "10.10 Group Reads
The Return of Mr. Campion: Uncollected Stories by Margery Allingham
Task=10
Combo= 15 (10.7, 201, 20.6)
(I didn't add 20.5 but it probably qualifie..."
+5 Combo 10.8 (series, not #1)
From Post 599Tien wrote: "20.8 Revisit a Friend (Lynn's Task)
The Book of Phoenix (Who Fears Death 0.1) by Nnedi Okorafor
+20 Task
+5 Combo (20.6)
+10 Young (born 1974; wikipedia)
Post Tota..."
+5 Combo 10.8 (series, not #1)
50.1 -Central African RepublicThe Emperor and the Elephants: A Peace Corps Volunteer's Story of Life During the Late 1970s in the Central African Empire by Richard W. Carroll
Task=50
Combo= 10 (10.2, 20.6)
Multiple=5
Task Total=65
Grand Total= 1550
Completed Tasks: (38)
�10.1 (15); 10.2 (10); 10.3 (25); 10.4 (40); 10.5 (35); 10.6 (40); 10.7 (20); 10.8(30); 10.9 (20); 10.10 (35)
15.1 (15); 15.2 (15); 15.3(25); 15.4 (20); 15.5 (20); 15.6 (25); 15.7 (25); 15.8 (25)
20.1 (35); 20.2 (50); 20.3 (35); 20.4 (45); 20.5 (40), 20.6 (40);20.6 (2x)(35);20.7 (50); 20.10 (20);
50.1(65); 50.1 again (60); 50.1 (3rd time)(70); 50.1 (4x)(70); 50.1 (5x)(75); 50.1 (6x)(75); 50.1 (7x)(70); 50.1 (8x)(75); 50.1 (9x)(60); 50.1(10x)(60); 50.1 (11x)(60)
250,000 or more ratings
�100,000 - 249,999
�75,000 - 99,999
�25,000 - 74,999
�15,000 - 24,999
�10,000 - 14,999
�5,000 - 9,999
�1,000 - 4,999
250 - 999
✔fewer than 250 ratings
20.6 Characters The White Earth by Andrew McGahan
+20 Task
+5 Combo 10.3
+5 Multiple
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 1085
Post 635 Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "10.8 SeriesFalloutby Ellen Hopkins
3rd in the series Crank
Task + 10
+5 Jumbo 665pp(approved by Elizabeth(Alaska)
Book Total: 15
Grand Total: 95"
It seems this book would have at least 9 named characters. Let us know if that was not so.
Post 638 Tien wrote: "15.4 RG (Round 2)The Red Chief by Ion L. Idriess
+15 Task
+5 Old (pub 1953)
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 915"
This is generally found shelved in the nonfiction section of libraries as folklore, so you can also claim nonfiction points for this.
15.6- RGSula by Toni Morrison
First published in 1973- 5 points
Rating: 50 622
task: 20
Bonus: 5
Post total: 25
Season total: 435
50.1 TokelauEthnology of Tokelau Islands by G. MacGregor
50 pts Tokelau
5 pts 10.3 Summer 2017
5 pts 20.1 Iris Murdoch. See:
5 pts 20.6 Characters
5 pts Multiple
10 pts Oldies
Task total: 80 pts
Season total. 1465 pts
10.8- SeriesA Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
Task: 10
Combo:5 (20.6)
Jumbo: 1061 pages- 25 points
Post total: 40
Season total: 495
10.6 Lifetime AwardsShroud by John Banville
Irish PEN Award
10 task
5 combo 20.6
_____
15
Running total: 790
20.8- Revisit a friendRaven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee
Task: 20
Young: author born in 1979- 10 points
Post total: 30
Seasonal total: 525
15.5 RG25,000 - 74,999 ratings (56,474 ratings today)
The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking
+15 task
+ 5 non-fiction
Task total=20
Grand total=1080
Post 669 Anika wrote: "15.8 RG, 250,000+Lord of the Flies by William Golding
+20 Task
+5 Old
Task total: 25
Season total: 880"
Anika, I'm sorry, but this title is at BPL and has a Lexile of 770. It doesn't qualify for Ratings Game.
Let us know which RwS task you can/want to use without styles.
20.7 ShakespeareOthello by William Shakespeare
20 task
25 oldie
10 combo 10.4, 20.6
_____
55
Running total: 845
50.1. MonacoLoser Takes All by Graham Greene
Task=50
Combo= 15 (10.3, 20.1, 20.2)
Oldie= 5 (1955)
Multiple=5
Task Total: 75
Grand Total= 1625
Completed Tasks: (39)
�10.1 (15); 10.2 (10); 10.3 (25); 10.4 (40); 10.5 (35); 10.6 (40); 10.7 (20); 10.8(30); 10.9 (20); 10.10 (35)
15.1 (15); 15.2 (15); 15.3(25); 15.4 (20); 15.5 (20); 15.6 (25); 15.7 (25); 15.8 (25)
20.1 (35); 20.2 (50); 20.3 (35); 20.4 (45); 20.5 (40), 20.6 (40);20.6 (2x)(35);20.7 (50); 20.10 (20);
50.1(65); 50.1 again (60); 50.1 (3rd time)(70); 50.1 (4x)(70); 50.1 (5x)(75); 50.1 (6x)(75); 50.1 (7x)(70); 50.1 (8x)(75); 50.1 (9x)(60); 50.1(10x)(60); 50.1 (11x)(60); 50.1(12x)(60)
250,000 or more ratings
�100,000 - 249,999
�75,000 - 99,999
�25,000 - 74,999
�15,000 - 24,999
�10,000 - 14,999
�5,000 - 9,999
�1,000 - 4,999
250 - 999
✔fewer than 250 ratings
10.6 Author Lifetime AwardsThe Witches of Eastwick by John Updike (1984) 307 pages
+10 task
+15 Combo (20.1 Iris Murdoch, 20.3 Play version , 20.6 Characters) 2000 in Theatre: 2000 Musicals, 2000 Plays, Proof, Seussical, Hunter Hunter, Pok mon Live!, the Witches of Eastwick, Bare: a Pop Opera
+5 Oldie
Task 30 points
Season total 1000 points
50.1 BouvetA Grue Of Ice by Geoffrey Jenkins
50 pts 50.1 Bouvet (see discussion thread)
5 pts 20.1 Iris Murdoch
5 pts Multiple
5 pts Oldies
Task total 65 pts
Season total. 1530 pts
From Post 623Valerie wrote: "10.1 Design your own task
-> I'm pretty sure I bought this 2 years ago! One down.....
Rat Island: Predators in Paradise and the World's Greatest Wildlife Rescue by [author:William..."
+5 Combo 10.2
From Post 628Denise wrote: "20.3 A Severed Head
The Unexpected Guest by Charles Osborne
+20 Task
+15 Combo (10.3, 20.1, 20.6)
Task total=35
Grand total=975"
+5 Oldies
From Post 635Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "10.8 Series
Falloutby Ellen Hopkins
3rd in the series Crank
Task + 10
+5 Jumbo 665pp(approved by Elizabeth(Alaska)
Book Total: 15
Grand Total: 95"
+5 Combo 20.6
From Post 641Rosemary wrote: "20.8 Revisit a Friend
The Children of Dynmouth by William Trevor
+20 Task (first read in December 2018)
+10 Combo (20.1, 20.6)
+ 5 Oldies (1976)
Post Total: 35
Seaso..."
+5 Combo 10.6
From Post 650Denise wrote: "20.3 A Severed Head
Spider's Web by Charles Osborne
+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.3, 20.6)
+ 5 Multiple
Task total=35
Grand total=1060"
+5 Combo 10.2
15.8 Ratings Gamefewer than 250 ratings
The So Blue Marble by Dorothy B. Hughes
+20 Task (170)
+ 5 Before 1995 (1940)
Task total = 25
Season total = 570
20.8 - Revisit a FriendFallen by Karin Slaughter
+20 task
+10 Combo (10.8, 20.6)
+5 multiple
+10 young
Task total: 45
Grand total: 825
20.8 - Revisit a FriendCriminal by Karin Slaughter
+20 task
+10 Combo ( 10.8, 20.6)
+5 multiple
+10 young
Task total: 45
Grand total: 870
20.8 - Revisit a FriendDangerous Flaws: Leah Nash Mysteries, Book 5 by Susan Hunter
+20 task
+15 Combo (10.3, 10.8, 20.6)
+5 multiple
Task total: 40
Grand total: 910
10.3 Summer 2017 When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn
+10 task
+5 combo (20.6 -- multiple teachers, family members, classmates figure into the story)
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 255
20.3 Severed Head The Bad Seed by William March
+20 task (this is the novel, play here - )
+10 combo (20.1, 20.6)
+5 oldies (1954)
Task Total: 35
Season Total: 290
20.6 Characters Honolulu by Alan Brennert
+20 task
+5 combo (10.3)
+5 multiple
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 320
50.1 ProjectAndorra
Andorra by Peter Cameron
+50 pts -Task
+5 pts - Multi
+10 pts - Combo(20.1 -1997, 20.6)
Task total - 65 pts
Season Total - 660 pts
10.2 Jackson's DilemmaHer Father's Daughter by Alice Pung
+10 Task
+5 Multiple
+5 Combo (20.6)
+10 Young (born 1981;
Post Total: 30
Season Total: 965
20.5 LondonSuspect (Joseph O'Loughlin #1) by Michael Robotham
+20 Task
+5 Combo (20.6)
Post Total: 25
Season Total: 990
20.6 CharactersPoor Fellow My Country by Xavier Herbert
+20 Task
+5 Multiple
+5 Combo (20.1 - pub 1975)
+5 Oldies (pub. 1975)
+25 Jumbo (1,463 pages)
Post Total: 60
Season Total: 1,050
10.6 Author Lifetime AwardsThe Master by Colm TóibÃn
+10 Task
+ 5 Combo (20.6)
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 475
10.2 Jackson’s Dilemma Cat's Claw by Susan Wittig Albert
+10 pts -Task
+10 pts - Combo (10.8,20.6)
Task total - 20 pts
Season Total - 680 pts
20.2 Oxford AuthorsStratton's War by Laura Wilson
+20 task (Somerville)
+ 15 combo (10.2, 20.6, 20.5)
+5 jumbo
Task total: 40
Season total: 195
15.6. Ratings game 25,000 - 74,999The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder
20 pts 15.6
5 pts. Nonfiction
5 pts big
Task total. 30 pts
Season total: 1560 pts
20.8 Revisit a FriendFrom Bauhaus to Our House by Tom Wolfe
+20 task (first read this author in May 2019)
+20 combo (10.3, 10.6, 20.1, 20.6)
+ 5 multiple
+ 5 oldies (1981)
Task total=50
Grand total=1140
10.1 Design Your Own TaskRead a book on the schedule for the Tournament of Books "Camp ToB"
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
+10 Task
+ 5 Multiple
+10 Young
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 715
10.7 Summer Shorts (Mary's Task)Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville 1040L 80p 1853
Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe 32p 1838
+10 Task
+ 5 Multiple
+15 Oldies -151 to 250 years old: 15 points (1769-1868)
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 745
Ratings Game15.5 250,000 or more ratings
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
+15 Task
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 770
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The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
+20 pts -Task
+10 pts - Combo (20.1, 20.6)
+ 5 pts - Oldies (1978)
Task total - 35 pts
Season Total - 525 pts