The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion
FALL CHALLENGE 2013
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30.4. Donna Jo's Task: Elementary Art
Donna Jo wrote: "Lacy wrote: "These are the books that I would like to read:Red: Twilight &
Green: Relic (If you enlarge the picture, I think it looks like more than 1/3 green. What do you think?)"
Lscy, it sure..."
Yay, I was hoping that you would say that!
Andy wrote: "How about this one for either orange or green? 
It has plum and peach in the title and the background is pretty green. It is over 300 pages, but it is an antholog..."Thanks, I was more concerned about the fact that the book is an anthology and was unsure how that fit in with pages requirements i.e the whole book is over 300 pages but the stories within are short so there is a fair amount of white space through the book.
Andy wrote: "Andy wrote: "How about this one for either orange or green? It has plum and peach in the title and the background is pretty green. It is over 300 pages, but it i..."Andy, I'll trust you to use your judgement on the amount of white space--is it more than would be normal for at the end of chapters? The fact that it is short stories, per se, is not a problem. I guess the question is, if someone else was using this book would you be outraged that they counted it?
Donna Jo wrote: "Andy wrote: "Andy wrote: "How about this one for either orange or green? It has plum and peach in the title and the background is pretty green. It is over 300 pa..."not really. The print is fairly small and there is not a lot of dialogue. I.e. the word count is probably a good bit higher than a James Patterson novel of comparable length.
Andy wrote: "Donna Jo wrote: "Andy wrote: "Andy wrote: "How about this one for either orange or green? It has plum and peach in the title and the background is pretty green. ..."Go for it.
Chaitra wrote: "Would you say this is green?
"Chaitra, it's showing up as blue on my screen--both on GR and on other sites. Sorry. It does look good though, so I hope you can fit it in -- maybe 10.8 historical fiction?
No problem Donna! I couldn't make it out yesterday in reduced light, so I thought I'd ask. I have something else for 10.8, but there are more tasks to come! I'll fit it in somewhere! :)
hi there! Would you consider this book to be green at least 1/3rd of the cover, with the grass there?
thanks!
Bekka wrote: "hi there! Would you consider this book to be green at least 1/3rd of the cover, with the grass there? thanks!"
Okay
Donna Jo wrote: "Bekka wrote: "hi there! Would you consider this book to be green at least 1/3rd of the cover, with the grass there? thanks!"
Okay"
thanks so much, Donna Jo!
Jecca wrote: "Is this enough green?
thanks!"
Jecca, my computer makes it look yellow on top and blue on bottom. Even after checking Amazon, Lara's web site, and my library catalog, I'm not seeing green. Can you use the book for another task?
I get a lime green type color - I can find something more green though not a problem. thanks
Would An Amish Wedding be okay for A.2.(yellow).?There are 3 authors and the third one has a 'y' in it Kelly Long.
I would like to readThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss.
On the main page children is listed as well as classic, however, it does have over 300 pages. It would qualify either for red(I have read it before) and Yellow (Y in authors name). Will you accept a children's book?
Janet F wrote: "Would An Amish Wedding be okay for A.2.(yellow).?There are 3 authors and the third one has a 'y' in it Kelly Long."Janet, yes.
Wanda wrote: "I would like to readThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss.
On the main page children is listed as well as classic, however, it does have over 300 pages. It would qualify either for red(..."
Wanda, since this is over 300 pages it should be okay.
Double checking that this is enough green:
Sarah wrote: "Double checking that this is enough green:"Yes. Enjoy.
I'm back! Is this green enough? I've got it out of the library, and it's kind of a hideous, lurid green in real life, lol.
Chaitra wrote: "I'm back! Is this green enough? I've got it out of the library, and it's kind of a hideous, lurid green in real life, lol."Lurid green is good! Wear sunglasses if you need to.
I will be away until Sept 29 with limited access to internet. I will try to check in at least every other day, but no promises.Taking a BIG stack of books both physical and ereader. Hope I get at least one read.
I'm terrible with color quests. Is this green enough?
Thanks for your help.
Susan, I don't think it is quite enough green to be a third.
Thanks. I'm so bad at this. Off to look again. I think I may conscript a kid to do it for me.
Susan, if it is a regular sized hardbound, find the green and lay your hand over it. If there is green around your hand and not much lettering or other colors it'll probably be good. Unless you've got really tiny hands.
Thanks Donna Jo. I have mostly ebooks. I'm having a hard time finding anything green that I already own. If it is not a nice bright hue, I can't figure out what color it is. I have lots of muddled colors and ummmm...naked chests. I finially did a search for prince, purple option, in my calibre library and came up with a surprising number of choices. I am going to re-read an old favorite and I am looking forward to it. My Fair Captain
I found another book that might work for a mostly green cover, but I need to check whether you agree. It has 354 pages
Susan A wrote: "Thanks Donna Jo. I have mostly ebooks. I'm having a hard time finding anything green that I already own. If it is not a nice bright hue, I can't figure out what color it is. I have lots of muddl..."Looks good.
Andy wrote: "I found another book that might work for a mostly green cover, but I need to check whether you agree. It has 354 pages"Andy, that should work.
Donna Jo wrote: "Andy wrote: "I found another book that might work for a mostly green cover, but I need to check whether you agree. It has 354 pages"Andy, that should work."
Thank you!
Can I read any book with fruit on the cover.
Ana wrote: "Can I read any book with fruit on the cover."As long as it is on the list in B.1 (for Sandy's benefit) and has at least 300 pages. Oops, I just hit the link for this and it doesn't work thanks to U.S. politics. Ana, please use a pretty common fruit--let me know what it is before you read. I'm pretty sure things like apples, pears, bananas, peaches, strawberries, cherries are on the list. Probably pineapple, possibly mangoes, but some stuff like starfruit, dragonfruit, quince, etc are a little too exotic to make the list.
Donna Jo wrote: "Ana wrote: "Can I read any book with fruit on the cover."As long as it is on the list in B.1 (for Sandy's benefit) and has at least 300 pages. Oops, I just hit the link for this and it doesn't w..."
Thanks. I plan on using a common fruit. That's why I asked the link wasn't working.
For option A3, does https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... count?And does it matter what number the book is on the list?
I'm not sure if this will be enough green to count as 1/3 of the cover. What are your thoughts?
Thank you for your help
Alyssia wrote: "For option A3, does https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... count?And does it matter what number the book is on the list?"
Still wondering about this.
Mod
GR has been very unreliable lately with the red flags for unread messages, so it's not always easy to make sure that all the new questions have been answered.
I've noticed that too. I wasn't complaining, just checking in. Thank you!
I'm sorry I haven't gotten to these--have not been on for a while. I'll answer in order.Aleksandra: Sorry, I hadn't included Shah as one of the words for rulers, so to keep it easier for the mods it won't work.
Alyssa: That list should work. Be sure to include the link to the list and I'd include the number that the book is on the list too. It doesn't matter what number it is.
Skandia: At first I was going to say not green enough, but I was able to get a look at a much larger picture of the cover and I think you can combine enough green to make it. Hope you enjoy the book.
Shawn: That one barely squeeks in, but I'll accept it. Oops, I just noticed this only has 274 pages, so unless your version is longer it won't work for the 300 page requirement.
Again, I appologize for not getting to these in a timely manner.
Hi, so I was wondering if I could use Love Has No Boundaries Anthology: Volume 1 for A:2. It's a massive anthology, but one of the authors Kyle Adams has a Y in his name. Thanks!
Shelby wrote: "Hi, so I was wondering if I could use Love Has No Boundaries Anthology: Volume 1 for A:2. It's a massive anthology, but one of the authors Kyle Adams has a Y in hi..."Shelby, yes,but you must read the whole anthology.
Awesome! Yes, absolutely, already have. :)
Donna Jo, is ok. Going read a book with food on the cover. :)
Aleksandra wrote: "Donna Jo, is ok. Going read a book with food on the cover. :)"Aleksandra, good. I always feel bad when I have to say no.
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Andy, I'm a little more comfortable with it going for orange. Oh, just got a much larger view of cover and there is more green on it than I thought. So you can use it for either.