Reading with Style discussion

Spring 2024 Styles

* For the Spring and future challenges, the minimum Lexile score for YA books to count for styles will be 700 (not 800 as in the FAQ) *

1. Combo (5 points): Read a book for one task that could have applied to another task as well. If a book applies to one other task, you will receive 5 style points. If it applies to two other tasks, you will receive 10 points...and so on.

2. Review (10 points): We'd love to know what you think about the books you’ve read, so help us grow our to-be-read lists by posting a 100+ word review with your completed task.

3. Lost in Translation (10 points): Broaden your horizons and reading habits by reading a translation of a book that was originally published in a language other than your native tongue.

4. 1001 (10 points): Read any book from the 1001 group bookshelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

5. Jumbo (5-25 points): Receive extra points for reading big books according to the following scale:
500-699 Pages: 5 Points
700-799 Pages: 10 Points
800-899 Pages: 15 Points
900-999 Pages: 20 Points
1000+ Pages: 25 Points

Spring 2024 Bonuses

1. Half-way Finish (50 points): Complete all of the 10-point tasks OR all of the 20-point Reading with Style tasks.

2. Mega Finish (200 points): Complete all 10-point and 20-point Reading with Style tasks and the 15-point tasks. (30 book minimum -- at least one book claimed for task points for each task. A book may only be claimed for task points once).
Task 30.1 is not required for a Mega Finish.

Other Rewards*:
1. Group Reads -- the next season's "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 Spring 2024 Challenge.

2. 10-point task creation -- the top three readers for the Spring 2024 Challenge, as determined by overall points, will each get to create a 10-point task for either Summer or Fall 2024 Challenge.

3. 20-point task creation -- the "most strategic" reader, the member that, on average, earns the most points per book (with a 5 book minimum) will have the opportunity to create a 20-point task for the Summer or Fall 2024 Challenge. In calculating this number, we are taking into account the Task & Style points for the RwS tasks, and the Task, Bonus, and Completion points for the sub-challenge. The Halfway Finish(es) & the Mega-finish will not be included in the calculation, so that members who are unable to read more than 20 books in three months have an equal chance at being the "most strategic reader" as our fastest readers.

* although participants may be eligible for multiple rewards, only one will be granted per challenge.

* Participants who create tasks for three consecutive challenges are ineligible for a task-creation reward on the fourth. Instead, the member will be asked to submit a group read book. Eligibility is reinstated on the following challenge.