Phoebe’s Comments (group member since Dec 08, 2011)

Phoebe’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

10.9 State Your Name

The Behaviour Of Moths by Poppy Adams

+10 task (Poppy Adams = PA = Pennsylvania)
+10 combo (10.4 debut novel + 10.8 New Authors)

Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 35

10.3 Gerald Durrell

A Case of Need by Jeffery HudsonakaMichael Crichton

+10 task (first published 1968)
+ 5 prizworthy (Edgar Award for Best Novel (1969))

Task total: 15 points
Grand Total: 15 point

10.2 No O

Missionary by Lehi Renner

+10 task
+ 5 multiple

Task total: 15
Grand Total: 125

10.3 U's have it

The Elephanta Suite by Paul Theroux

+10 task (Suite)
+ 5 multiple (10.3)

Task total: 15
Grand Total: 110

10.3 U's have it

The Quantified Self by Deborah Lupton

+10 task (Quantified, Lupton)

Task total: 10
Grand total: 95

20.10 Debut!

Vater Morgana: Eine persische Familiengeschichte (2009) by Michael Niavarani

It's the story of Michael Niavarani's (kind of) alter ego Martin. It's set in the U.S., U.K, but mostly Vienna, Austria. There, Martin's father had died and now the entire family works out a plan to hide that fact from their grandma in the U.S. to spare her the grief - grandma, however, plans to visit in a couple of months to meet her eldest son again - preparations have to be made!

+ 20 task (Michael Niavarani: 3 books 2009, 2011, 2017)
+ 5 combo (10.2 No O in author's name)

Task total: 25
Grand total: 85

10.2 No O

Offspring by Jack Ketchum

+10 task (no O in author's name)
+ 5 multiple 10.2
+ 5 oldies (published 1991)

Task total: 20
Grand Total: 60

10.2 No O

Das Joshua-Profil by Sebastian Fitzek

+10 task (no O in author's name)
+ 5 multiple 10.2

Task total: 15
Grand Total: 40

10.2 No O

Die Überfahrt (The Ferry) by Mats Strandberg

+10 task (no O in author's name)

Task total: 10
Grand Total: 25

10.1 Instant Reply: 10.3 English Language

The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul by Douglas Adams

+10 task (10.3 Author born in UK: Douglas Adams)
+ 5 oldies (published 1988)

Task total: 15
Grand total: 15

10.2 Double trouble

Lesereise London: Lizenz zur Weltstadt by Martin Müller
EN title something like "A reading tour of London: Licence to be a metropolis"

+10 task (MüLLer)
+10 not a novel (non-fiction travel book in essay style)

Task total: 20
Grand Total: 190

20.3 Illumination and night glare

Burton on Burton by Tim Burton

+20 task (also approved in message 37 in the discussion thread 20.3)
+10 not-a-novel

Task total: 30
Grand Total: 170

10.6 Obscure awards

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

+10 task (Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1997)
+ 5 combo (10.3 1997)
+15 jumbo (835 pages)

Task total: 30
Grand Total: 140

Ok, great! Thank you! :)
I have the book for a while in my shelf now...a good reason to finally read it! :D

Hi!
what about Burton on Burton by Tim Burton?
He has a couple book contribution besides that :)

10.3. 2016/2017

Doctor Who: Twelve Doctors of Christmas by Jacqueline Rayner (ed.)

+10 task (2016)

Task total: 10
Grand total: 100

20.9 Reading Resolutions Kate S's Task - female author on lists

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie

+20 task
+ 5 combo (10.3 2016/17 -> 1960)
+10 not-a-novel (collection of (short) stories)
+ 5 oldies (first published 1960)
+10 lost in translation (read in German (my native tongue), originally published in English)

Task total: 50
Grand total: 90

10.1

Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson

+10 task
+10 not-a-novel (non-fiction)

Task total: 20
Grand total: 40

20.6 The heart is a lonely hunter

I Love You, You Idiot (YA) by Cathy East Dubowski

+20 task

Task total: 20
Grand Total: 20

10.1 Fall Freebie

Verloren by Paul Bukowiecki
(EN: Lost)

+10 task (on my TBR since June 2014)

Task total: 10
Grand Total: 30