Reading with Style discussion

10.1 TBR

Read a book you have had on your TBR for more than a year. This task cannot be used for combo. This task may be used only once.

10.2 Octoberfest

Celebrate Oktoberfest by reading a book written by an author born in one of countries hosting Oktoberfest festivities: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Chile, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Mexico, Palestinian Territories, Romania, United States and Vietnam.

10.3 9, 10, 11

Read a book where any of the author's names begins with the 9th, 10th or 11th letter of the alphabet (I, J, K). If two of the author's names begins with any of these letters, give yourself a Selfie worth 5 points. (Selfie: combos with itself. Good only for this task, qualifies as a style.)

10.4 Series (Ed's Task)

Read a book that is part of a series*.

*For the purposes of RwS, a series should include at least three books. Sometimes a story is complete in two volumes, and those we don't consider a series. If there are only two published books and it is clear the author plans to continue the story, those would be a series.

10.5 Autumn Colors (Rosemary's Task)

Let’s colour a bright season for ourselves! Read a book whose title or subtitle contains any word (except “and”) from this list of Crayola Standard Colors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

You may discount possessives: for example, “Robin’s” is in the list, but “Robin” also works. Otherwise, the match must be exact – so “Robins” (plural) would not work.

Note: The page goes on to show lists of “Specialty Crayons”. These do not count for this task.

10.6 Bless the Animals (Rebekah's Task)

In honor of St Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals, many churches hold ceremonies to bless animals on his feast day of October 4. This has led to World Animal Day which is observed on this day.

For this task read a book that contains animals that talk or is from an animal’s point of view.

Examples would be Charlotte's Web or The Art of Racing in the Rain Books that do not work Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog or Old Yeller

Lists that may help
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

10.7 Geocaching (Kim's Task)

Geocaching is an outdoor adventure for all ages, using GPS coordinates to find a hidden cache.

Read a book with an MPG of Adventure or Outdoors.

10.8 House (Ann's Task)

I love books where the house is essentially a character.

Read a book where a house could be considered a character.

For an example book, The Haunting of Hill House has the perfect opening…
“No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood for eighty years and might stand for eighty more.”

For ideas, please see these two lists:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...

10.9 NFL! (Anika's Task)

The NFL is starting its 103rd season on September 8th.

Read a book set at least 75% in any of these cities which have a professional football team: Washington D.C., Green Bay, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, San Francisco, Buffalo, Denver, Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Dallas, Tampa, Detroit, Baltimore, Miami, Houston, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Cincinnati, Atlanta, or Cleveland.

There are a few teams that claim entire states or regions, so if you read a book set in North Carolina, Tennessee, Arizona, Minnesota, or New England (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, or Rhode Island) you can claim this task! Please include where your book is set when you post.

10.10 Group Reads

Read one of the books recommended by other RwS members.

Elizabeth (Alaska): River Thieves by Michael Crummey
Kate S: The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk
Joanna:
Coralie: Life and Death are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan
Karen Michele: A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
Beth: The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai
Nick:
Lagullande:
Kathleen (itpdx): The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre
Valerie: West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
Mary: Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Katy:
Bucket:
Tawallah: The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur

Please post any questions about task 10.10 in this thread.

This list will be updated throughout the week.

15-point sub-challenge: Eyes on the Prize Redux

20.1 Jemisin

N.K. Jemisin (born September 19, 1972) is the author of The Fifth Season, whose main characters are persons of color. Read any book whose main character is a person of color.

20.2 King

Carrie was the debut novel of Stephen King (born September 21, 1947). Read any debut novel.

20.3 Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (born November 11, 1922) served in the US Army in World War II. Many of his books have an anti-war theme. Read any anti-war book.

20.4 Saramago

Baltasar and Blimunda was the book that brought prominence to José Saramago (born November 16, 1922). Read any book set at least 51% in the 18th Century (1701-1800). The book may have been first published in the 18th Century and set at the time or it may have been published later and be historical fiction or history.

20.5 Faulkner

William Faulkner (born September 25, 1897) was featured on a US Postage stamp issued August 3, 1987. Read a book by an author who has appeared on a postage stamp in any country. (See help thread for a pre-approved list.)

20.6 Coleridge

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the most well-known work by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (born October 21, 1772). Read one of the top 250 from the list Most Poetic Book Titles.

20.7 Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (born September or October 1547) was a Spanish author. Read any book whose MPG is Spanish Literature or Spain.

20.8 Soup's On! (Owlette's Task)

Read a book where one of the characters makes, serves, or eats soup. Quoting the text is not mandatory, but please let us know what kind of soup. "Soup" also includes chili, stew, or chowder.

20.9 ABCs (Kate S's Task)

Read a book in which the author's initials appear in alphabetical order. Double letters do not count. Authors who work: Dean Koontz, José Saramago, Anne Rivers Siddons. Authors who don't work: Richard Russo, J.R.R. Tolkien

20.10 Birthday (Elizabeth (Alaska's) Task

This year my age will be consecutive digits. Read any book whose original publication year is 2 consecutive digits. (e.g. 1944, 1880, 2006)