The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

30.2. Amanda A's Task passed to Book Concierge: Feliz Navidad
I am Hispanic and grew up with many traditions of that culture. It was especially true at holidays, when we’d have traditional Mexican dishes for our meals, listen to Spanish carols, join with all the relatives, and celebrate with religious ceremonies. This task is about our Christmas celebrations.
REQUIRED: Books read for this task must total a minimum of 500 pages.
NO books with the main page genre “Childrens” or “Kids” allowed.

Read two books, from two different options. REQUIRED: State the options you are using.

Option A – Our Church was a big part of Christmas for us. My mother and several other women active in our largely Hispanic parish organized Las Posadas, a traditional celebration held in Mexico. Starting on Dec 16 and continuing nightly through Dec 24, parishioners re-enact Joseph & Mary’s search for lodging in Bethlehem. A different family hosts each evening, with the couple going to the door and singing a plea for shelter. In keeping with the Bible story, the hosts decline … but then everyone is invited in for a party, including food, drink, and – of course – a piñata for the children. The last evening the procession moves to the Church where Joseph and Mary are invited to make a bed in the stable. And then we celebrate midnight Mass.

Read a book by a single author whose first name is Joseph, Mary or Jesus. ONLY acceptable variations: Joe, Jose, Josef, Josephine, Josie, Maria, Marian, Marie, Marion, and Maryann. Author name as it appears on the Goodreads record for the book you are reading is the name used for this task.


Option B– For me Christmas really started when Mother began playing all her favorite Christmas albums – virtually nonstop. We listened to Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, and Barbra Striesand, of course. But her favorite Christmas album was Eydie Gorme y Los Panchos … at one point she bought five or six copies of that LP. When the CD came out she bought copies for each of us. I still play it when I’m putting up the Christmas tree and it always puts me in the holiday mood.

Read a book by a single author whose initials (including middle initial, if used) are in EYDIE GORME Y LOS PANCHOS (letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase)


Option C – My mother, grandmothers and aunts did a LOT of cooking for Christmas (and other family feasts). From Thanksgiving to the weekend before Christmas I helped my mother bake a dozen of each kind of Christmas cookie and make three kinds of candy. Then when we got to Grandma’s house a couple of days before Christmas it was time to make the tamales. In later years, Mother stopped making all the cookies and candy, but still baked a rum cake. I don’t make tamales (you really need an assembly line), but I always buy them, and I DO make my mother’s rum cake. You can’t open Christmas presents without rum cake and tamales!

Read a book with FOOD or FOOD AND DRINK on the Goodreads main page genre list. May be stand alone or imbedded.

Option D: Not unique to my culture, but definitely true for everyone who celebrates just about any holiday, is the focus on family. Our gatherings were large. My mother had 9 brothers and sisters, eight of whom survived to adulthood. My father also had 9 brothers and sisters, of whom seven survived to adulthood. Each of my aunts and uncles had several children. We had to eat in shifts!

Read a book with FOUR or more people depicted on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.

Examples:

OPTIONAL: Enjoy some Christmas cookies while listening to Christmas carols and reading your book!

Option B - Single author initials in EYDIE GORME Y LOS PANCHOS

Ilona Andrews considered a single author


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Option C - Genre confirmed (listed alphabetically by title)

The Book of Salt

The Poison Squad

What We Eat When We Eat Alone


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Option D - Four or more people on cover, confirmed

SORRY ... these do not work

Option D:
- Only 3 people are clearly identifiable
- the same person, just shown multiple times

This thread is now open.

Great task!

Realistically it's not going to drop off, but just in case there's a massive power surge that clears all the genre settings at Goodreads HQ, could you verify What We Eat When We Eat Alone: Stories and 100 Recipes for the genre Food and Drink?

thanks :D

For option D would Parker Pyne Investigates work?

going down the newspaper articles on the left hand side there's 4 drawings of heads.

For option C, can you please verify



for Food?

Thanks

Suzanne wrote: "Great task!

Realistically it's not going to drop off, but just in case there's a massive power surge that clears all the genre settings at Goodreads HQ, could you verify [book:What We Eat When We ..."

Genre confirmed

Deborah wrote: "For option D would Parker Pyne Investigates work?

going down the newspaper articles on the left hand side there's 4 drawings of heads."

Yes, there are. Confirmed.

Pia wrote: "For option C, can you please verify

for Food?

Genre confirmed

Book Concierge wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Great task!

Realistically it's not going to drop off, but just in case there's a massive power surge that clears all the genre settings at Goodreads HQ, could you verify [book:What..."

Thank you!

Wonderful task, Book Concierge! :)

can i please get The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century approved for food - it currently has 16 users who have shelved it that way

Amanda A wrote: "Wonderful task, Book Concierge! :)"

Thanks for passing your earned task along to me!

Dee wrote: "can i please get The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century approved for food - it currently has 16 users who have sh..."

Genre confirmed
Enjoy! (I really liked her The Poisoner's Handbook)

I didn’t even notice the author! I enjoyed that one tii

Does Updrift by Errin Stevens work for Option B? Just checking.

Hi, I just wanted to make sure that the people on the cover of this one are distinct enough to qualify for option D.


Strangled in Paris: A Victor Legris Mystery by Claude Izner

Jessica wrote: "Hi, I just wanted to make sure that the people on the cover of this one are distinct enough to qualify for option D.


[book:Strangle..."

I clearly see three people. Can't really make out if some of the smaller "blobs" are people or mailboxes or ???

So, sorry ... this does NOT work.

works for ppl on cover even though shadows?

Dee wrote: " works for ppl on cover even though shadows?"

Silhouettes work, as in the example in the task description.

PLEASE NOTE: I'm leaving for an extended trip in the morning. I'll have spotty internet connections for a good part of the month. If I don't respond within 4 days, please as a moderator for assistance.

I'll be back home and on my regular computer Dec 29th.

Option D--

Will this cover work?

KSMary wrote: "Will this cover work? "

Ed wrote: "Option D--"


Both covers have 4 or more people.

Hi! I may be splitting hairs here but I just wanted to double check...would Ilona Andrews be considered a "single" author since it is a husband/wife writing team? Thanks!

Elaine wrote: "Hi! I may be splitting hairs here but I just wanted to double check...would Ilona Andrews be considered a "single" author since it is a husband/wife writing team? Thanks!"

Let me verify with moderators .... the FAQs don't speak to this issue.

Elaine wrote: "Hi! I may be splitting hairs here but I just wanted to double check...would Ilona Andrews be considered a "single" author since it is a husband/wife writing team? Thanks!"

YES ... you are good to go using Ilona Andrews. Default is to use the name as listed on Goodreads, without further research. So ONE name = ONE author.

Thanks!

Would this cover work for option D, 4 or more people on cover: ?

Paula wrote: "Would this cover work for option D, 4 or more people on cover: ?"

Yes

works for option D?

Amanda wrote: " works for option D?"

There are 4+ people on the cover. But please note that this is an e-book. Page number can only come from a print edition.

Kaora wrote: "

Would this count as 4 people?"

It's really the same figure, just multiplied. So I'm going to say NO ... sorry.

Kaora wrote: "Okay I'm going to use
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Clearly more than 4 people on THIS cover. Enjoy!

Would this work as 4 people on the cover? (the two larger people are not the same, as the book is about twins.)

Mx.shining wrote: "

Would this work as 4 people on the cover? (the two larger people are not the same, as the book is about twins.)"

Okay, I'll take that