Reading with Style discussion

10.1-Fall Freebie

Read any book added to your TBR list prior to the start of the challenge (September 1, 2016). This task may not be used for combos. This task may only be completed once.

10.2-Ishmael Beah

Ishmael Beah-1980 - , fought in the Sierra Leone Civil War. Read any book that takes place in Africa (at least 75%).

10.3-George Orwell

George Orwell-(1903-1950), served in the Spanish Civil War. Read a book that has dystopia (in any of its possible forms) on the 카지노싸이트 book page.

10.4-Hubert Selby

Hubert Selby Jr. (1928-2004), having lied about his age to join, served in the Merchant Marines in WWII. Read a book originally published during Selby's lifetime: 1928-2004.

10.5 Booker-The Man Booker is announed late October. Read any winning or short- or long-listed book.

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10.6 Literature Map-Read a book found on the of any of the following authors:

Gore Vidal
Walt Whitman
Edith Wharton
Gertrude Stein
Kurt Vonnegut
C.S. Lewis
Vera Brittain
Arthur C. Clarke
Elizabeth Moon
Mikhail Bulgakov
Saul Bellow
Ha Jin
Thornton Wilder

10.7 Sharing Obscurity: Joanna's Task

Choose another RWS member and click on "compare books". Limit this to books that the chosen member has on their "read" shelf and sort by inverse popularity. If you want, you may also limit the list to books on your own "to-read" shelf. Read one of the top five on the resulting list. For counting the top five, you may skip any book you have already read.
This task may not be used for combos. This task may be repeated (up to 5 times), but you must use the same member each time.
When posting for this task, please let us know which RwS member you are using.


10.8 PTSD: Coralie's Task

Veterans often return home with post traumatic stress disorder. Read a book that has all of the letters PTSD somewhere in the title/subtitle.

10.9 Next?: Karen Michele's Task

Start a new series or read the next book in a series you are reading. (Book must be labeled as part of a series* on GoodReads)

*Per RwS FAQs, a series must consist of a minimum of 3 published (or planned) books.

10.10 Group Reads

Elizabeth: Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
Amanda: Travels in the Scriptorium by Paul Auster
Kate S: Underworld by Don DeLillo
Connie: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
Tien: The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Kazen: Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera
Don: Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
itpdx: Day After Night by Anita Diamant
Cory Day: The Just City by Jo Walton
Katy: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sam: Church of Marvels by Leslie Parry
Bea: The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
Rosemary: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Ed: Paul Gauguin: An Erotic Life by Nancy Mowll Mathews
Chalmation: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

15.1-15.10 Half and Half

Celebrating authors who served in their country's military.

20.1 Veterans

In honor of Veterans Day/Remembrance Day/Armistice Day, read any author who has served in his/her nation's armed forces. All authors for this task must be approved prior to claiming this task for points or combos.
Some ideas, who are pre-approved:






20.2 Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl-(1916-1990) was a WWII flying ace. Better known for his children's fiction, he also wrote short fiction for adults, many of which were adapted to film. Read any short story collection or anthology that includes a short story that has been adapted to film, or read a novella of fewer than 150 pages that has been adapted into a film. Your link for the movie qualifier will need to be in the task help thread, not in the completed tasks thread, and please also include the title and author of the book you will claim..

20.3 Poets

Wilfred Owen (1893-1918), recognised as one of the leading poets of the First World War, died in service in 1918, almost a week before Armistice was signed. And ee cummings (1894-1962) was an ambulance driver in WWI before becoming an eminent poet. Read a book of poetry by one of these OR OR .

20.4 Evelyn Waugh

Evelyn Waugh-(1903-1966) served as a commando with the British forces in WWII. He is considered by many to be the greatest satirical novelist of his day. Read one of the top 125 from this list There Ought to be a Band on which is found his novel Vile Bodies.

20.5 John dos Passos

John dos Passos-(1896-1970) volunteered for the S.S.U. 60 of the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps. He is considered to be one of the Lost Generation, a term originating with Gertrude Stein to describe those who fought in World War I. The members of the lost generation were typically born between 1883 and 1900. Read a book by an author born between 1883 and 1900.

20.6 John Buchan

John Buchan-(1875-1940) was simultaneously a best-selling author, war correspondent and uniformed officer in the Intelligence Corps, WWI. Read any work by an author who has worked as a journalist. Authors for this task must be approved in the Help Thread prior to being claimed for task or combo points.

For suggestions, see the .

20.7 The Long Con: Louise Bro's Task

The Long Con: September marks the five year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Read one of the books on this list: /list/show/3..., or one of the books on this list: /list/show/2...

Books must be on the lists prior to September 5, 2016. The Master list for this task can be found in post 2 of the Help Thread.

20.8 J.D. Salinger Amanda's Task

J.D. Salinger was drafted into the army during WWII. Read a book by an author who publishes using their initials rather than first name.

20.9 Edgar Allen Poe Kate's Task

Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849)-served in the US Army 1827-1829. In honor of his Dark Romanticism style, read a book with one of the following words related to the genre in the title: Satan, devil(s), ghost(s), werewolf (ves), vampire(s), or ghoul(s).

This is a throwback task to the very early days of the RwS!

20.10 Vera Brittain Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task

Vera Brittain-(1893-1970) served as a nurse in the armed forces in WWI. Read a book with the DDC classification in the 600s at BPL. (600s are Technology, which includes Health & Medicine)