Reading with Style discussion

10.9 Design your own task! Write a task for yourself! If you repeat this task (can be used 3 times total), you must use the same task each time. Cannot be used as a combo.

You can post your task in this thread and we will recap them all in this post.

Anika's Task: Read the book chosen for my local book club.

Arow's Task: Read a book that has Paranormal as one of the genres on the book page.

Bea's Task: Go to Flashlight Worthy, browse around a bit, then choose a list and read one book from that list. (Repeats do not have to be from the same list.)

Camille's Task: Read a novel published in a summer month-June! July or August.

Christine's Task: Read any book by an author listed as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize other than the title which was nominated.

Coralie's task: Read a book originally written in Spanish OR set entirely in a Spanish speaking country.

Cory (Bigler)'s Task: Read a book that is related to its author's TED Talk.

D's Task: Extra Innings. Read a book by an author who has published more than nine books. The chosen book should not be one of the first nine published.

Deana's Task: Since June brings the start of summer...read a book where the main character has made a new start. For example, life-changing career move, or any MAJOR lifechange.

Don (the book guy)'s Task: Read a short story collection.

itpdx's Task: Read a book with a number in the title expressed in digits.

Jayme (the ghost reader)'s task: Read a book that has Fantasy as one of the genres on the book page.

Jenifer's task: Select a favorite book/author, go to the book's main Goodreads page and click the "Lists with this book" link. Select and read a book by a "new to me" author from one of these lists.

Joanna's Task: Read any book added to your Goodreads shelf in 2007.

Karen GHHS's task: Read a book by an author presenting at the 2013 American Library Association National Conference that I plan to attend at the end of June.

Katy's Task: Read a book that has Historical Fiction as one of the genres on the book page.

Kelly's Task: Read a book that has Dystopia as one of the genres on the book page.

Liz M's Task: Read a book from any edition of the 1001 list that was published in the 2000s.

Louise's Task: "Awesome alliteration": Read a book where the capitalized words in the title is an alliteration.

Mike's Task: Favorite Authors. Read a book by a favorite author - defined as an author whose books I have read at least three of at the date of the start of this challenge.

Paula's Task: Read a book from any edition of the 1001 list that was published in the 2000s.

Rebekah's task: Read a "group reads" from any of RWS's prior challenges.

Rosemary's Task: Read a novel in which the main character goes on a journey. Ideally, the book should comprise a single over-land journey taking place in one world (no sea, air, or space travel on this one).

Tanya's Task: Read a book that has Fantasy as one of the genres on the book page.

Tien's task: Read books set in Asia.

Tobey's task: Read a book that has Fantasy as one of the genres on the book page.

Liz M's Task: Read a book from any edition of the 1001 list that was published in the 2000s.

Will there be any group reads?

No group reads. All the rewards earned in the Spring Challenge will be transferred to Fall.

Do we have to choose our own task. Can we do a task someone else created?

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Do we have to choose our own task. Can we do a task someone else created?"

Yes you can choose any task - one you make up yourself, one that lost a poll in the past, one we've done before, or even one someone else is doing this time. But you'll need to tell us that it is the task *you* have selected for 10.9 for Summer 2013.

Rebekah wrote: "Will there be any group reads?"

I'll edit my response to this. You could choose as your task to read group reads from prior challenges - be sure to say which challenges, though.

okay, my 10.9 task is Read a book that has Fantasy on its main page.

I am choosing this because I have many fantasy books unread on my TBR list.

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "okay, my 10.9 task is Read a book that has Fantasy on its main page.

I am choosing this because I have many fantasy books unread on my TBR list."

Do you mean it has Fantasy as one of the main genres on the right side? If that is what you mean (and I think it is), let's word it:

Read a book that has Fantasy as one of the genres on the book page.

yes that's what I meant

You got it!

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Rebekah wrote: "Will there be any group reads?"

I'll edit my response to this. You could choose as your task to read group reads from prior challenges - be sure to say which challenges, though."

Ha-Ha Elizabeth, you read my mind! That was exactly what I was thinking! I always end up missing at least one each challenge that I wanted to read. Some I even went ahead and bought on Kindle.
So my DYOT is to read a "group reads" from any of RWS's prior challenges.

Rebekah wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Rebekah wrote: "Will there be any group reads?"

I'll edit my response to this. You could choose as your task to read group reads from prior challenges - be sure to say w..."

Would you mind if we limit this to the last 4 challenges? It's your task, and you don't have to, but all of those books are already in the database, and I won't have to look anything up. ;-)

Please, Elizabeth, don't hold me to that! I don't mean to make your life more difficult but they are all on our bookshelf page.

I've read quite a few of the books listed in the last year.
These are the ones I bought intending to read but didn't get to them and most would not qualify for the last 4 seasons.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
Bless Me, Ultima
Titus Groan
A Game of Thrones
Night Soldiers
Daughter of the Forest
White Noise
Redemption in Indigo

A Game of Thrones? really? Rebekah, you could use Game of Throne for this season's square peg task.

Do we have a square peg task?

No Square Peg - what you see is what you get. ;-)

Game of Thrones fits 10.1 :)

I didn't think we had one this time. It also fits 20.8 (i think) and 10.10
I thought I saw this book on the Stephen King's list but now I can't find it. Possibly 20.5 as well?

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet will fit the second "u" if that what is what is selected in the poll.

I meant it fit the square peg for the spring challenge.

Oh. ButI had a hundred other books to fit that task! (smile) I don't know which ones I'll get to this time. A few of them are jumbo reads and may be one of the reasons I never got to them in the previous challenges. I'm hoping giving them their own task will at least help me get to one of them.

Rosemary wrote: "Game of Thrones fits 10.1 :)"

Rebekah wrote: "I didn't think we had one this time. It also fits 20.8 (i think) and 10.10
I thought I saw this book on the Stephen King's list but now I can't find it. Possibly 20.5 as well?"

Rosemary wrote: "Game of Thrones fits 10.1 :)"

I just realized task 10.10 was for first or last name and this author has Richard for a middle name.

I would prefer that the Richard be in the name he actually uses as an author, and, since his Richard is initials, so not really in the spirit of the task.

I understand. Does Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor work? Goodreads has the author as R.D. Blackmore but my copy has his full name, Richard Doddridge Blackmore.

Rebekah wrote: "I understand. Does Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor work? Goodreads has the author as R.D. Blackmore but my copy has his full name, Richard Doddridge Blackmore."

Not for 10.10. It's still his initials.

ok maybe I can put her somewhere else. I've been wanting to read this book ever since I first ate a Lorna Doone cookie many,many years ago. (smile)

Got it! pub 1869 - Cy Young's life time.

I'd like to do this:

Select a favorite book/author, go to the book's main Goodreads page and click the "Lists with this book" link. Select and read a book by a "new to me" author from one of these lists.

Jenifer wrote: "I'd like to do this:

Select a favorite book/author, go to the book's main Goodreads page and click the "Lists with this book" link. Select and read a book by a "new to me" author from one of thes..."

Nice!

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Jenifer wrote: "I'd like to do this:

Select a favorite book/author, go to the book's main Goodreads page and click the "Lists with this book" link. Select and read a book by a "new to me" author ..."

I wish I could take credit for it but I "borrowed" it from another task maker on another challenge board. ;)

I would like to do this one:

Read a book by an author presenting at the 2013 American Library Association National Conference that I plan to attend at the end of June.
(Khaled Hosseini, Nick Lake, Jaron Lanier, Patrick Ness and many others to choose from)

Where did you find the list of presenters? I couldn't find it on the site. (of course you can do this task, I was just interested.)

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Where did you find the list of presenters? I couldn't find it on the site. (of course you can do this task, I was just interested.)"

Here's the link- it's under the "scheduler" tab:

http://ala13.ala.org/sessions/author-...

Ah - I didn't "get" scheduler. ;-) Thanks!

Because it is winter here and I missed the last winter challenge I want to do one of the tasks from that challenge.

I enjoyed Winter in Madrid so I will go for task 20.5.

Read a book originally written in Spanish OR set entirely in a Spanish speaking country.

Coralie wrote: "Because it is winter here and I missed the last winter challenge I want to do one of the tasks from that challenge.

I enjoyed Winter in Madrid so I will go for task 20.5.

Read a book originally w..."

Yay! It might be possible for us (and by "us" I probably mean Elizabeth ;) ) to send you a list of books that were claimed for this task, if you need ideas.

Liz M wrote: "It might be possible for us (and by "us" I probably mean Elizabeth ;) ) to send you a list of books that were claimed for this task, if you need ideas. "

Yes, I can do that if you'd like it Coralie. I haven't looked, but I think there was a nice variety, but you might already have an idea or two yourself. ;-)

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Liz M wrote: "It might be possible for us (and by "us" I probably mean Elizabeth ;) ) to send you a list of books that were claimed for this task, if you need ideas. "

Yes, I can do that if you'd ..."

A list would be great. I am always open to ideas.

Coralie wrote: "A list would be great. I am always open to ideas. "

Here you go!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/c...

That list is only those books read directly for the task. I didn't think about books that might have used the tasks for combo. I'm headed out for a family dinner, but I'll take a look tomorrow and see if I can add to that list with the combo books. Stay tuned.

I've tossed so many ideas up in the air the past week but I've finally decided *what a relief!*

Read books set in Asia

I've started Shantaram though haven't made a dent in it but have got A Suitable Boy which I was planning to read in July anyway PLUS I have The Rainbow Troops to read too. Well, I've got my 3 books lined up!

I was disappointed that the task that included "read a book with the name of a real city in the title" didn't make it in the polls but I am also thinking of "read a book with a number in numerals in the title". I am going to have to sit down and figure which book(s) I really want to read this summer that don't have a place in the challenge and then design a task that covers it or them.

I've decided on this task:

Read a novel published in a summer month-June! July or August.

It's in the spirit of our summer challenge.

I'm going to read Paradise Dogs: A Novel by Man Martin combos 20.6 & 20.10

I would like to do a variation od Liz M's task and state "read a book from any edition of the 1001 list that was published before 1850." is that ok?

Scratch my last comment. Since the Victorians group is already part of a task I'm covered. Can I simply use Liz's task?

Paula wrote: "Scratch my last comment. Since the Victorians group is already part of a task I'm covered. Can I simply use Liz's task?"

I'll put hers under your name, too! (Yes, it's a nice task!)

Christine wrote: "Feel free to edit the wording...

Read a book by an author who won, or was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, but a different book than the one he was honored for.

Goodness, please help me word th..."

Read any book by a Pulitzer Prize winning author (except the Pulitzer Prize winner). Is that better?

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "That list is only those books read directly for the task. I didn't think about books that might have used the tasks for combo. I'm headed out for a family dinner, but I'll take a look tomorrow and ..."

This is a better, more complete list of books in our database that were published in Spanish. It doesn't include any of those books "set in a Spanish speaking country" that were published in a language other than Spanish.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/c...