Summer Challenge
I never got around to posting the Goodreads Summer Challenge tasks here, but I thought I'd update as it ended today. I started well, but my reading tailed off towards the end. There were just too many multi-book challenges this time round.
5 Points
1. Andy Griffith - Killing Time
2. Twyla Tharp - Loves Music, Loves to Dance
3. Jerry Garcia - Atlantic Shift (cellist)
4. Going to the Chapel - Bet Me
5. Tasty Treat's - The Strawberry Tattoo
6. Christmas in July - The Merchant of Venus
7. Discover Hidden Gems - The Next Big Thing
8. Let's Hit the Beach - A Sea of Troubles
9. This Day in History - The Bernini Bust
10. U.S. Independence Day - TBD
10 Points
1. Wolfgang Puck - The Food of Love
2. Percy Bysshe Shelly - TBD
3. Hans Christian Anderson - TBD
4. Day of the African Child - Purple Hibiscus
5. Bastille Day - Charlotte Gray
6. Bombing of Hiroshima - Memoirs of a Geisha
7. June, July, August - The Sixth Lamentation
8. Our House - TBD
9. Take Me out to the Ball Game - TBD
10. Dog Days of Summer - TBD
15 Points
1. Dream Vacation - Hotel Honolulu
2. Casting Call - TBD
3. It's Summer So - Naughty Neighbour
4. Quiz Me? - The Princess Bride
5. Current Events - TBD
6. Opposites Attract - The Dice Man/The Other Woman
7. Popularity Contest - Atonement/Citizen Girl
8. Friendly Suggestions - The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe/Stupid White Men
9. What's In a Name - TBD
10. Initial Thoughts - (SJ) Secrets of the Heart/Jack and Jill
20 Points
1. Rhiannon - TBD
2. Tina - Pied Piper
25 Points
1. Jessica IL - Treasure Island/Return to Treasure Island
2. Ashley ID - Fatherland
3. Cait's - The Metamorphosis(Lori)/April Shadows (Cynthia)
4. Amy MA - The Girl With the Pearl Earring
5. Beth MN - TBD
6. Sharon - TBD
7. Bonnie - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
8. Angela - Good in Bed/How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
9. April - Cranford/The Bridges of Madison County/Deranged Marriage
10. Kristina GA - The Secret History
30 Points
1. Donna Jo - The Virgin's Lover/TBD
2. Sandy's - Lucy Talk/The Queen of Subtleties
3. Wendy's - TBD
4. BJ Rose - TBD
5. Kristen IL - Johnny and the Dead/The Amazing Maurice & His Educated Rodents/The Wee Free Men
6. Bridgit's - Criminal Tendencies:Great Stories from Great Crime Writers/Crack Down by Val McDermid
7. KristenR - TBD
8. Leora - Cutter & Bone (321)/The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy (301)
9. Lizzi - Round Ireland with a Fridge
10. Rora - TBD
50 Points
1. Roseann - Curiosities of Literature/On Chesil Beach
So I didn't do too bad. I read 30 books and got 425 points. I have no idea how people manage to get through the whole challenge in three months.
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Now I can't wait for the Fall Challenge tasks to be listed!
5 Points
1. Andy Griffith - Killing Time
2. Twyla Tharp - Loves Music, Loves to Dance
3. Jerry Garcia - Atlantic Shift (cellist)
4. Going to the Chapel - Bet Me
5. Tasty Treat's - The Strawberry Tattoo
6. Christmas in July - The Merchant of Venus
7. Discover Hidden Gems - The Next Big Thing
8. Let's Hit the Beach - A Sea of Troubles
9. This Day in History - The Bernini Bust
10. U.S. Independence Day - TBD
10 Points
1. Wolfgang Puck - The Food of Love
2. Percy Bysshe Shelly - TBD
3. Hans Christian Anderson - TBD
4. Day of the African Child - Purple Hibiscus
5. Bastille Day - Charlotte Gray
6. Bombing of Hiroshima - Memoirs of a Geisha
7. June, July, August - The Sixth Lamentation
8. Our House - TBD
9. Take Me out to the Ball Game - TBD
10. Dog Days of Summer - TBD
15 Points
1. Dream Vacation - Hotel Honolulu
2. Casting Call - TBD
3. It's Summer So - Naughty Neighbour
4. Quiz Me? - The Princess Bride
5. Current Events - TBD
6. Opposites Attract - The Dice Man/The Other Woman
7. Popularity Contest - Atonement/Citizen Girl
8. Friendly Suggestions - The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe/Stupid White Men
9. What's In a Name - TBD
10. Initial Thoughts - (SJ) Secrets of the Heart/Jack and Jill
20 Points
1. Rhiannon - TBD
2. Tina - Pied Piper
25 Points
1. Jessica IL - Treasure Island/Return to Treasure Island
2. Ashley ID - Fatherland
3. Cait's - The Metamorphosis(Lori)/April Shadows (Cynthia)
4. Amy MA - The Girl With the Pearl Earring
5. Beth MN - TBD
6. Sharon - TBD
7. Bonnie - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
8. Angela - Good in Bed/How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
9. April - Cranford/The Bridges of Madison County/Deranged Marriage
10. Kristina GA - The Secret History
30 Points
1. Donna Jo - The Virgin's Lover/TBD
2. Sandy's - Lucy Talk/The Queen of Subtleties
3. Wendy's - TBD
4. BJ Rose - TBD
5. Kristen IL - Johnny and the Dead/The Amazing Maurice & His Educated Rodents/The Wee Free Men
6. Bridgit's - Criminal Tendencies:Great Stories from Great Crime Writers/Crack Down by Val McDermid
7. KristenR - TBD
8. Leora - Cutter & Bone (321)/The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy (301)
9. Lizzi - Round Ireland with a Fridge
10. Rora - TBD
50 Points
1. Roseann - Curiosities of Literature/On Chesil Beach
So I didn't do too bad. I read 30 books and got 425 points. I have no idea how people manage to get through the whole challenge in three months.
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Now I can't wait for the Fall Challenge tasks to be listed!