Reading with Style discussion

Readerboard to post 332

Claire - 1435^
Rosemary - 675
Valerie - 610*
Owlette - 460
Denise - 450
Karen Michele - 420
Norma - 400
Joanna - 355
Marie - 310
Apple - 290
Anika - 270
Joanne - 245
Deedee - 180
Katy - 150
Kathleen (itpdx) - 130
Connie - 120
Mary - 105
Jayme - 45
Beth - 40
Nick - 15

* Subchallenge finish
^ Halfway finish
& Mega finish

Most Strategic Reader to post 332
(requires a minimum of 5 books claimed)

Owlette - 32.9, for 14 Books
Denise - 30.0, for 15 Books
Rosemary - 29.3, for 23 Books
Claire - 29.0, for 46 Books
Valerie - 29.0, for 21 Books
Katy - 25.0, for 6 Books
Joanna - 20.6, for 17 Books
Connie - 20.0, for 6 Books
Anika - 19.3, for 14 Books
Karen Michele - 19.1, for 22 Books
Joanne - 18.5, for 13 Books
Apple - 18.1, for 16 Books
Deedee - 16.4, for 11 Books
Marie - 16.3, for 19 Books
Norma - 14.3, for 28 Books

Group Reads Leaders to post 332

Claire 29/37 (78.4%)
Apple 3/10 (30.0%)
Denise 4/14 (28.6%)
Valerie 3/11 (27.3%)
Joanna 3/12 (25.0%)
Rosemary 4/17 (23.5%)
Marie 2/14 (14.3%)
Owlette 2/14 (14.3%)
Karen Michele 2/18 (11.1%)

Members with highest percentage of books earning Lost In Translation points. Must have posted at least five 10- or 20-point tasks to qualify.

The Spring 2026 "group reads" books will be chosen by a combination of moderators, mega-finishers, and members that read at least 5 books and earn the highest percentage of Lost in Translation points in the Winter 2025-26 Challenge.

Top Scoring Books to post 332

70 Points in PostNbr 16 - A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare - 20.04 ( Combo 05, Lost in Translation, Not A Novel, Oldies 25 )
55 Points in PostNbr 40 - Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter - 20.02 ( Jumbo 10, Lost in Translation, Not A Novel, Oldies 05 )
55 Points in PostNbr 146 - A Maigret Christmas and Other Stories by Georges Simenon - 20.10 ( Combo 10, Lost in Translation, Not A Novel, Oldies 05 )
55 Points in PostNbr 169 - Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare - 10.07 ( Combo 10, Not A Novel, Oldies 25 )
55 Points in PostNbr 332 - The Yellow Dog by Georges Simenon - 20.10 ( Combo 15, Lost in Translation, Oldies 10 )
50 Points in PostNbr 19 - Animal Farm by George Orwell - 20.04 ( Combo 10, Lost in Translation, Oldies 10 )
50 Points in PostNbr 131 - Patriot: A Memoir by Alexei Navalny - 20.06 ( Combo 10, Lost in Translation, Not A Novel )
50 Points in PostNbr 178 - Jane Austen's Letters by Jane Austen - 20.06 ( Combo 05, Jumbo 05, Not A Novel, Oldies 10 )
50 Points in PostNbr 213 - 'Tis the Season: Variations on a Jane Austen Christmas by Susan Adriani - 20.04 ( Combo 15, Jumbo 05, Not A Novel )
50 Points in PostNbr 215 - To Each His Own by Leonardo Sciascia - 20.10 ( Combo 15, Lost in Translation, Oldies 05 )
50 Points in PostNbr 216 - The Carter of 'La Providence' by Georges Simenon - 20.10 ( Combo 10, Lost in Translation, Oldies 10 )
50 Points in PostNbr 221 - I Was Jack Mortimer by Alexander Lernet-Holenia - 20.10 ( Combo 10, Lost in Translation, Oldies 10 )
50 Points in PostNbr 222 - Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat - 20.08 ( Combo 05, Lost in Translation, Not A Novel, Oldies 05 )
50 Points in PostNbr 240 - Call of the Wild by Jack London - 20.05 ( Combo 10, Lost in Translation, Oldies 10 )
45 Points in PostNbr 88 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - 20.01 ( Combo 10, Oldies 15 )
45 Points in PostNbr 89 - A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway - 20.04 ( Combo 05, Lost in Translation, Oldies 10 )
45 Points in PostNbr 142 - The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson - 20.07 ( Combo 05, Lost in Translation, Not A Novel )
45 Points in PostNbr 177 - Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will by Robert M. Sapolsky - 20.02 ( Combo 10, Jumbo 05, Not A Novel )
45 Points in PostNbr 258 - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt - 20.02 ( Combo 15, Not A Novel )
45 Points in PostNbr 293 - The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie - 20.10 ( Combo 05, Lost in Translation, Oldies 10 )
45 Points in PostNbr 304 - Transit by Anna Seghers - 20.04 ( Combo 05, Lost in Translation, Oldies 10 )