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20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

This quote from Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities perfectly sums up my Fall 2016 SRC. It was the best of times because I won the opportunity to create this task for you. It was the worst of times because for the first time in several seasons I ended up in the problem thread. I also ended the season with the lowest point total on the Readerboard since I began participating in the challenge.

This is a one book challenge. Your book must have at least 300 pages.
Books with Children on their GR main page may NOT be used.
REQUIRED: Indicate in your post the option you chose.

Option A: Dickens
In homage to the quote I chose to name this task, read a book by Charles Dickens

Bonus: If you track Golden Oldies, all of his books qualify.
Optional Activity: Read or watch A Christmas Carol, one of Dickens' most well-known works and so fitting for this time of year.

Option B: Commonwealth
I reviewed Commonwealth by Ann Patchett, which gave me the opportunity to create this task. For this option, read a book set in one of these U.S. states, which uses the designation Commonwealth in its official state name: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania or Virginia. While a character may travel to another place for part of the story, at least 80% of the action must take place in ONE of the states listed above.

Required: If the setting is not apparent from the 카지노싸이트 description of the book, provide a link to an outside source confirming this information.

Option C: Lucky Seven
The Fall 2016 season was my 7th participating in the challenge and the first one where I've won an opportunity to create a task. Lucky seven indeed! For this option, read a book first published in a year ending with the number 7.

Bonus: This is a great place to slot those new books you can't wait to read published in 2017!

Option D: If at First You Don't Succeed
Fall 2016 was not the first time I submitted a review for the contest thread; it took several tries before I won. For this task, read a work from one of the authors on this list. It does not have to be the work featured in the piece, but the book you choose must fit the SRC requirements.

Authors for option D. Even if author is on this list, regular SRC rules, including those for childrens books, apply.
Louisa May Alcott
Agatha Christie
E.E. Cummings
William Faulkner
Anne Frank
William Golding
Joseph Heller
Frank Herbert
James Joyce
Stephen King
Rudyard Kipling
John le Carré
Madeleine L'Engle
Margaret Mitchell
George Orwell
Robert Pirsig
Beatrix Potter
Marcel Proust
J.K. Rowling
Gertrude Stein

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Will this work for Option B - set in Virginia?

No Man's Land

Amy wrote: "Will this work for Option B - set in Virginia?

No Man's Land"

From the 카지노싸이트 Description:

"With the clock ticking, he begins his own journey, one that will take him across the country to the place where all his troubles began: a mysterious building on the grounds of Fort Monroe."

So the answer will depend on how much of the book involves this character's journey being set in other places before he gets to Virginia. It might be a question that you can't answer until you've read the whole book.

Lorraine wrote: "Amy wrote: "Will this work for Option B - set in Virginia?

No Man's Land"

From the 카지노싸이트 Description:

"With the clock ticking, he begins his own journey, one that will take h..."

Will my opinion suffice, assuming the book is largely set in Virginia? I have no idea where to find an outside source (I've been looking).

Amy wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "Amy wrote: "Will this work for Option B - set in Virginia?

No Man's Land"

From the 카지노싸이트 Description:

"With the clock ticking, he begins his own journey, one..."


I have, too :) Which I why I say you may not be able to decide if it will work until you've actually read it or ask a question about setting on its GR page (it has lots of great reviews!) and get a definitive answer there. It's a doorstop, so I understand wanting to know the answer before going in but it's dependent on how much of the story goes on outside of Virginia. Without verification (and I think an answer to the setting question on the book's GR page would suffice), given the language in the book's description that specifically mentions another location, it wouldn't work for the task.

SRC Moderator wrote: "20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

Bonus: If you track Golden Oldies, all of his books qualify."

The vast majority are also Big Books!

Wondering about this collection, if anyone wants an idea: Dickens at Christmas

By Peakles

I read Commonwealth but can't decide whether 80% of the action takes place in Virginia, especially since the GR description talks about California. Is it approved for this task.

It does not. There are other locations in addition to Virginia and California; not enough if the book is set in Virginia to constitute the required 80%.

Lorraine wrote: "It does not. There are other locations in addition to Virginia and California; not enough if the book is set in Virginia to constitute the required 80%."

Thanks!

You're welcome! :)