Twenty Four Festive Tasks: Game Summary

 

 

Tasks=61 • Books=20 • Bonus=1 • Grand Total=82

Door 1:  Read a book set in the Southern Hemisphere, or that has a beach-y scene on the cover.

Photo Finish by Ngaio Marsh
Melbourne Cup: https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/10/30/peregrinations-melbourne-cup/
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/11/08/peregrinations-24-festive-tasks-21/
Points: 5 +Bonus=6

Door 2:   Read a holiday themed book.

https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/16/peregrinations-door-2-holiday-themed-books/
Points: 2

 Door 3:  Read a book with the sun, or festive lights on the cover, or a book that’s set somewhere sunny.

Klara and the Sun  by Kazuo Ishiguro
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/11/21/door-3-light/
Points: 4

Door 4:  Read a book that has an object that can be used as a Christmas decoration on the cover.

https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/16/peregrinations-door-4-decorating/
Points: 2

Door 5:   Read a book that has an animal on the cover, or involves someone who works in conservation.

Bonecrack by Dick Francis
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/11/22/peregrinations-door-5-animals/
Points: 3

Door 6:  Read a book with the word “color” or the name of a(ny) color in the title.

A Freeman of Color by Barbara Hambly
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/16/peregrinations-door-6-colors/
Points: 3

Door 7:   Read a book with a cover that would make beautiful wrapping paper; or read a book that you would have enjoyed giving or receiving as a gift.

Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/17/peregrinations-door-7-gift-giving-wrapping/
Points: 3

Door 8:  Read a book where the plot involves music or the people who perform or write it; or read a non-fiction memoir by a musician.

Agent Josephine by Damian Lewis.
Okay, it is not a memoir but it does tell the story of this beloved performer.
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/19/peregrinations-door-8-music/
Points: 5

Door 9:   Read a book that has something lucky on the cover or in the title; or that has a cover that is more than 50% red, yellow and green, which are considered lucky colors in China.

Five-Carat Soul by James McBride
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/24/peregrinations-door-9-cycles/
Points: 5

Door 10:  Read a book in which the ending of a conflict is a major theme or which has the word “Peace” in its title.

In the Hurricane's Eye by Nathaniel Philbrick
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/25/peregrinations-door-10-peace/
Points: 4

Door 11:  Read a family saga, a book about an especially dysfunctional family, a book that involves big changes for the main character, or a book with a split timeline (one that takes place in the present and one that takes place in the past).

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/25/peregrinations-door-11-personal-and-family-traditions-cherished-memories/
Points: 3

Door 12:  Read something with snow or ice on the cover or a book set in Scandinavia / Northern Europe, in Alaska, or in Northern Canada.

Slay Ride by Dick Francis
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/25/peregrinations-door-12-northern-hemisphere/
Points: 1

Door 13:   Read a book about someone who works retail, or that has a retail establishment on the cover (shop, café etc).

Proof by Dick Francis. The main character runs a small neighborhood wine etc. shop.
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/25/peregrinations-door-13-holiday-shopping/

Door 14: Read a book written by an author whose last name begins with the letters G, A, M, E, or S.

First Friends by Gary Ginsberg
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/27/peregrinations-door-14-games-2/
Points: 4

Door 15:  Read an epistolary novel, a novel with a 2d person narrative POV (“you”), a collection of nonfiction correspondence, or a novel in which correspondence forms a significant part of the plot.

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/27/peregrinations-door-15-correspondence/
Points: 2

Door 16:  Book task: Read A Christmas Carol, or read a book in which poverty or hardship are significant plot elements.

I just read ACC for HB and the alternative sounds too depressing to read.
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/28/peregrinations-door-16-charity/
Points: 3

Door 17:  Read a book about food, where the main character is a chef, gourmand, or bartender, brewer or distiller, or which has food on the cover.

Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/28/peregrinations-door-17-food-drink/
Points: 4

Door 18:  Read a book featuring rituals of any kind (religious, sports, family, club, community, social group, whatever) as part of the plot, or read a story involving pilgrims on a journey of self-discovery or faith, be it personal or religious.

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/30/peregrinations-door-18-spiritual-practice-or-religious-observance/
Points: 3

Door 19:  Read a fairy tale, or folklore story, or a book based on either; or read an entry into a series that focuses on one specific community.

https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/30/peregrination-door-19-community-traditions-folklore/
Points: 3

Door 20:  Read a book that involves the main character travelling.

In the Frame by Dick Francis
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/30/peregrinations-door-20-travel/
Points: 5

Door 21:  Read a book from the fantasy genre, or one with something on the cover that refers to luck.

Mort by Terry Pratchett
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/31/peregrinations-door-21-good-luck-charms-and-traditions/
Points: 4

 
Door 22:  Read a book of science fiction or a novel or nonfiction book related to STEM. 

The Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/31/peregrinations-door-22-science-and-secular-holidays/
Points: 3

Door 23:  To celebrate Santa Claus: read a book that qualifies as a comfort read for you. If you want to celebrate Krampus: read a book that is going to scare you! 

Jimmy the Kid by Donald E. Westlake
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/31/peregrinations-door-23-iconic-figures/
Points: 3

Door 24: Read Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather or another book in which a fictional holiday (like Hogswatch) plays a central role.

Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
https://www.secretreadingroom.com/2022/12/31/peregrinations-door-24-fictional-literature-based-holidays/
Points: 2