Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

October Reporting Thread


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October: Eights and Tens (6 points)

1. Author's name has 10 letters: Ann Cleeves Silent Voices (1 pt)
2.The Spanish Love Deception (482 pages: 4+8=12-2= 10) (2 pts)
3.A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (published in OCT 2020) (1 pt)
4. Wrong Place Wrong Time (Published in Aug 2022) (1 pt)
5.Behind Her Eyes (307 pages, add all digits together) (3+0+7=10) (1 pt)

October: Eights and Tens
Total: 8

1. The House at Sea's End - Published on Jan 10th, 2010! (1 pt)

2. Dracula - 10 letters in author's name (1 pt)

3. They Came to Baghdad - 10th Standalone novel AC published (1 pt)

4. Things in Jars - 8 letters in author's name (1 pt)

5. Two Nights in Lisbon - "Portugal" the setting is 8 letters (1 pt)

6. The Last Mona Lisa - Published in August, 8th month (1 pt)

7. The Dinner - 10 letter in author's name (1 pt)

8. The Graveyard Book - published in 2008 (1 pt)

I am doing the auto book of Dracula

I am listening to Dracula on all the books

October: Eights and Tens

✔1. A Truth to Lie for - 352 pages - 3+5+2=10 - 1pt
✔2. Round Up the Usual Peacocks - pub in August - 9 - 1pt
✔3. The Man Who Could Move Clouds - author had amnesia for 8 weeks - 1pt
✔4. The Winners - 10 letters in title - 1pt
✔5. Daughter of Darkness - pub in Oct 2022 - 1pt
✔6. Start Without Me - 208p - 2+8=10 - 1pt
✔7. Unlikely Animals - 368p - 3+6+8=17, 1+7=8 - 1pt
✔8. Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American - Author name Ali Wajahat, 10 letters - 1pt

8pts

October: Eights and Tens
Total Points: 7

✔ 1. Daisy Darker - published August 30, 2022 (eighth month) read 10/1 (1 pt)
✔ 2. The Vine Witch - published October 1, 2019 (tenth month) read 10/2 (1 pt)
✔ 3. The Hacienda - pages 3+5+2=10 HB read 10/3 (1 pt)
✔ 4. Sign Here - published October 25, 2022 (tenth month) read 10/23 (1 pt)
✔ 5. A Great Reckoning - published August 30, 2016 (eighth month) read 10/10 (1 pt)
✔ 6. The Room in the Attic - published October 12, 2021 (tenth month) read 10/14 (1 pt)
✔ 7. The Secret Adversary published year 2008 -2+0+0+8=10 read 10/29 (1 pt)

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I changed my name from Simone Angela to Ultra Lady this month for privacy reasons, so please combine with my old points. :-)
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10/10 points

1. 8 or 10 words in the title:
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law - 8 words - DONE

2. Year or publication contains 8 or 10:
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer - published in 2010 - DONE

3. Month of publication contains 8 or 10:
Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect - published in October - DONE

4. Day of publication contains 8 or 10:
You're Not Crazy - You're Codependent. - published on the 28th - DONE

5. Page count contains 8 or 10:
Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports - 448 pages - DONE

6. A multiple of 8 or 10 letters in the title:
The Handmaid's Tale - 16 letters - DONE

7. Author first name has 8 or 10 letters:
The Running Revolution: How to Run Faster, Farther, and Injury-Free--for Life - first name Nicholas, 8 letters - DONE

8. Author last name has 8 or 10 letters:
The Daughter of Auschwitz: A Memoir - last name Friedman, 8 letters - DONE

9. Book rating contains the number 8:
Silently Seduced: When Parents Make Their Children Partners - Understanding Covert Incest - rating 4.18 - DONE

10. The number of reviews contains the number 8:
Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence - 88 reviews - DONE

1. Review contains 8 or 10 - The Phantom of the Opera (8948 reviews) - 1 pt
2. 8 or 10 letters in the title - Pachinko (8 letters) - 1 pt
3. Day of publication contains 8- The Last Graduate (Published on 28th) - 2 pts

Total points - 4 pts

October 2022 5 points

Eights and tens

1.Twisted Love - 8 letters in author's name- Ana Huang Finished 10/8 1 point
2. The Last Housewife - 8 letters in Winstead, author's last name Finished 10/20 1 point
3. In the Company of Witches- published in October, the 10th month Finished 10/21 1 pointed
4. You're Invited- published in August, the 8th month Finished 10/31 1 point
5. Ice Planet Barbarians - published in 2015 -2+0+1+5=8 Finished 10/31 1 point

8 or 10 letters in the title

1- The Woman in Cabin 10. 1pt
2- What She Saw. 1 pt
3- The Descent. 1pt
4- Memorial. 1pt
5- Final Girls. 1pt
6- The Giver. 1pt
7- Summer Sons. 2pts
8- All's Well. 2pts
9- The Hollows. 2pts
10- Come with Me. 2pts

Total 14 pts

I've done these:

Read up to 10 books connected to the number eight or ten

1. Author’s Name 10 letters - How to Find a Princess- Alyssa Cole*
2. Author’s Name Divisible by 8- Instant Loss on a Budget- Brittany Williams
3. Number in title divisible by 10- 100 Days to Calm- Amy Leigh MerCree*
4. A doctor that likes this book has 10 letters in his name (David L Katz)- The 3-Hour Diet- Jorge Cruise*
5. Number of Recipes in this book divisible by 10- The Healing Kitchen- Stephen Sinatra*
6. Number of Londons in this book doubled would make eight- A Darker Shade of Magic- VE Schwab*
7. 10 doubled is the number of minutes it takes to cook a favorite recipe of mine in this book- Campbell’s Busy Family Recipes*
8. Author’s Name divisible by eight – True Comfort- Kristin Cavallari*

Progress- 10/10
Points- 10

1. The Forest of Enchantments - The first name of the narrator (Suchitra) has 8 characters.
1 point

2. Daisy Darker - The total number of pages in the book are 352 and 3+5+2=10
1 point

3. The Lovely Bones - Published on 3rd July and 3+7=10
1 point

4. The Memory Police - The edition I read was published in August
1 point

5. Notes on an Execution - Number of pages in the book is 308. It contains the number 8.
1 point

6. The Song of Achilles - Author's first name consists of 8 characters
1 point

7. It Ends with Us - Published in August
1 point

8. The Vanishing Stair - The name of one of the characters Edward King consists of 10 characters
1 point

9. The Music of Bees - Published on 1st April 2021 and 1 + 4 + 2 + 0 + 2 + 1 = 10
1 point

10. In Cold Blood - The number of pages in the book is 343 and 3 + 4 + 3 = 10
1 point

1. That Summer by Jennifer Weiner - 10 letters in title (2 pts)
2. The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling - 8 letters in the title (2 pts)
3. The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Gorman - 10 words in title + subtitle (2 pts)
4. Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot - 8th book in the series (1 pt)
5. Neon Gods by Katee Robert - 8 letters in title (2 pts)

Total: 9 pts

Recorded to here

October Points= +2

1. Many Are Invited, Dennis Cuesta, published in October, 10/6/22: so Month=10 +1
2. The Attic Child + 🎧, Lola Jaye. (Author’s Name is 8 Syllables). +1