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message 1: by Joy D (last edited Aug 29, 2022 10:58PM) (new)

Joy D | 676 comments THE PROMPTS

Hot Yoga - 100 points
1a. A book with a twist
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

�1b. A romance
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold - 6/26/22 - 2* - My Review
100


�1c. An author you've been meaning to try
The 42nd Parallel by John Dos Passos - 6/9/22 - 3* - My Review

100

�1d. A book with a lot of hype
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune - 6/25/22 - 4.5* - My Review
100


�1e. A person is on the cover
The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir - 6/11/22 - 4* - My Review
100


Jazzercise - 200 points
Author's initials are in:
�2a. PUMP UP THE JAM
The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy by Jo Marchant - 6/8/22 - 4* - My Review
200


�2b. LET'S GET PHYSICAL
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler - 6/23/22 - 4* - My Review
200


�2c. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story by Hyeonseo Lee - 6/4/22 - 4* - My Review
200


�2d. CANT TOUCH THIS
Innocent by Scott Turow - 6/19/22 - 4* - My Review
200


�2e. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
Edinburgh by Alexander Chee - 6/12/22 - 2* - My Review
200


Cross Fit - 300 points
�3a. A book published in 2022
Trust by Hernan Diaz - 6/10/22 - 3* - My Review
300


�3b. Part of a series of at least three books
Balthazar by Lawrence Durrell - 6/16/22 - 3* - My Review
300


�3c. A book that combines more than one genre
A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom by John Boyne- 6/27/22 - 3* - My Review
(historical fiction, science fiction, literary fiction)
300


�3d. Title includes the name of a place (real or fictional)
It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo - 6/7/22 - 4* - My Review
300


�3e. Set in more than one country (France & Vietnam)
The Book of Salt by Monique Truong - 6/21/22 - 4* - My Review
300


Aquarobics - 400 points
�4a. By an author over the age of 50
How to Fly: In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons by Barbara Kingsolver - 6/6/22 - 3* - My Review
400


4b. Published before 1922
People of the Abyss by Jack London (1903)

�4c. The cover has water on it
Shipwreck: The Strange Fate of the Morro Castle by Gordon Thomas - 6/10/22 - 4* - My Review
400


4d. A book that takes place in more than one era of time
On Gold Mountain: The One Hundred Year Odyssey of My Chinese American Family by Lisa See

�4e. A biography or memoir
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham - 6/20/22 - 4.5* - My Review
400


Ninja Warrior - 500 points
�5a. A book with more than 500 pages
The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing - 6/12/22 - 3* - My Review (593 pages)
500


5b. A book set primarily in Japan
The Great Passage by Shion Miura

�5c. A collection of essays, poems, or short stories
Stone Mattress: Nine Tales by Margaret Atwood - 6/24/22 - 3* - My Review
500


�5d. A weapon is on the cover
Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold - 6/27/22 - 3* - My Review
500

Ethan of Athos (Vorkosigan Saga, #3) by Lois McMaster Bujold

�5e. A book with fewer than 5000 goodreads ratings
The Bottle Factory Outing by Beryl Bainbridge - 6/15/22 - 3* - My Review
500


Total to Date: 6100

Updated total 7500


message 2: by Joy D (last edited Jun 27, 2022 10:59AM) (new)

Joy D | 676 comments Planning/Possibilities:

Hot Yoga - 100 points
1a. A book with a twist

1b. A romance
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen by Lois McMaster Bujold
100

1c. An author you've been meaning to try
100

1d. A book with a lot of hype
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

1e. A person is on the cover
The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir
100


message 3: by Joy D (last edited Jun 24, 2022 10:19AM) (new)

Joy D | 676 comments Jazzercise - 200 points
Author's initials are in:
2a. PUMP UP THE JAM
The Shadow King by Jo Marchant
200

2b. LET'S GET PHYSICAL
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
200

2c. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee
200

2d. CANT TOUCH THIS
Innocent by Scott Turow
200

2e. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
Edinburgh by Alexander Chee
200


message 4: by Joy D (last edited Jun 28, 2022 12:24PM) (new)

Joy D | 676 comments Cross Fit - 300 points
3a. A book published in 2022
Trust by Hernan Diaz
300

3b. Part of a series of at least three books
Balthazar by Lawrence Durrell
300

3c. A book that combines more than one genre
A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom
300

3d. Title includes the name of a place (real or fictional)
It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo
300

3e. Set in more than one country
The Book of Salt by Monique Truong (France & Vietnam)
300


message 5: by Joy D (last edited Jun 21, 2022 08:54AM) (new)

Joy D | 676 comments Aquarobics - 400 points
4a. By an author over the age of 50
400

4b. Published before 1922
Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Doestoevsky or Song of the Lark by Willa Cather
400

4c. The cover has water on it
The Strange Fate of the Morro Castle by Gordon Thomas
400

4d. A book that takes place in more than one era of time

4e. A biography or memoir
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
400


message 6: by Joy D (last edited Jun 28, 2022 12:25PM) (new)

Joy D | 676 comments Ninja Warrior - 500 points
5a. A book with more than 500 pages
The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
500

5b. A book set primarily in Japan
The Great Passage by Shion Miura
500

5c. A collection of essays, poems, or short stories
The Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood
500

5d. A weapon is on the cover
Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold
500

5e. A book with fewer than 5000 goodreads ratings
The Bottle Factory Outlet by Beryl Bainbridge
500


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