30.5 - Jonquil's Task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book

[Jonquil]

Coralie wrote: "A pity that I really hate chick lit."

I do too! And magical realism, which is chick lit with a gimmick!

[Brooke]

I like to read by the waterfront. Will you please confirm if this will work?

[Jonquil]

Brooke wrote: "I like to read by the waterfront. Will you please confirm if this will work? "

Seems like a perfect spot for reading deep, provocative literature, Brooke.

[Christine]

Would this cover work for those who like to read on airplanes?

[Melissa]

I do like to read outside, with my coffee (when the weather is nice). I found this book in my stack and cracked up:


I think this should work for one of the two books.

[Amanda]

Book Concierge, Quinn and Jonquil, thank you all <3

I think I'll be reading (bed) and (bus).

[Jonquil]

Christine wrote: "Would this cover work for those who like to read on airplanes?

"

Yes, Christine. Happy travels.

[Jonquil]

Melissa wrote: "I do like to read outside, with my coffee (when the weather is nice). I found this book in my stack and cracked up:
[bookcover:Flirting with Pride and Prejudice: Fresh Perspectives on the Original ..."

You're right, Melissa, it will. Made me laugh, also.

[Jonquil]

Amanda wrote: "Book Concierge, Quinn and Jonquil, thank you all <3

I think I'll be reading (bed) and (bus)."

Wonderful, I hope you enjoy them!

[Bryony]

Please could I check whether these two would work?

Option one: I like to read in bed


Option two: I also read in cafes


Thank you!

[Jonquil]

Bryony wrote: "Please could I check whether these two would work?

Option one: I like to read in bed


Option two: I also read in cafes
[bookcover:Frie..."

You're good to go, Bryony.

[Trish]

Just double checking if this works as a combination:

I like to read in a comfy chair, preferably with a cat beside me

Although curled up on the settee is good, too

[Jonquil]

Trish wrote: "Just double checking if this works as a combination:

I like to read in a comfy chair, preferably with a cat beside me

[bookcover:The Readaholic..."

Those'll work, Trish.

[Trish]

Jonquil wrote: "Those'll work, Trish. "

Thanks!

[Bouchra]

Does this cover work for the first option? I really love reading in couches/armchairs, anywhere in the world :)

[Heather(Gibby)]

I love reading in bed

and I love reading in a chair on the deck

[Jonquil]

Bouchra wrote: "Does this cover work for the first option? I really love reading in couches/armchairs, anywhere in the world :)

"

Sorry, Bouchra, nice wording for a potential post, but unfortunately the chair doesn't have enough context, so this cover won't work.

[Jonquil]

Heather(Gibby) wrote: "I love reading in bed

and I love reading in a chair on the deck
"

Yes on Housekeeping, Heather.

I struggled with the bed because Mosquitoland and Ellen Foster show very little background and I greenlighted them. The final straw was the reflection in the water which is obviously not a real-time reflection of that woman in that bed at that moment. So, no on Famous last words. Sorry.

[Kai]

Just want to check cover for . We have a local nature preserve where I go hiking and there are steps cut into the trail where I sit and read sometimes.

[Jonquil]

Cindy wrote: "Just want to check cover for . We have a local nature preserve where I go hiking and there are steps cut into the trail where I sit and read sometimes."

Cindy- it will also work if you listen to an audiobook version as you walk the trail.

[Kai]

Jonquil wrote: "Cindy wrote: "Just want to check cover for . We have a local nature preserve where I go hiking and there are steps cut into the trail where I sit and read ..."

Thanks so much! :)

[Tess]

Can you see enough on this cover to tell it's on a porch swing?

[Jonquil]

Tess wrote: "Can you see enough on this cover to tell it's on a porch swing?"

Yes, Tess, definitely swing, definitely porch.

[Allison Ann]

Is this obvious enough as a bed for reading in, while clearly wearing only lingerie because it isn't -10C in my bedroom? Nope, not at all!

[Jonquil]

Allison Ann wrote: "Is this obvious enough as a bed for reading in, while clearly wearing only lingerie because it isn't -10C in my bedroom? Nope, not at all! "

Of course I was discrete in my examination, Allison Ann, but I could discern a headboard behind her gentleman friend. Speaking of heat/cold, my town was 76F yesterday and will be 22F tomorrow--so my advice to the young lady is wear layers, always dress in layers. Happy climate-controlled reading!

[Allison Ann]

Thank you and I'm sorry about your weather. Monday I wore flip flops and since Tuesday it has been -35C with the windchill. I feel your pain.

[Katie]

This one has a chair with books by a window in the background. Does that count? Or should it be what's in the foreground? Thanks.

[Jonquil]

Katie wrote: "
This one has a chair with books by a window in the background. Does that count? Or should it be what's in the foreground? Thanks."

Actually, Katie, I've been in the apartments of several single men and one female grad student that looked exactly like this, so if you read in the homes of interior-decorating-challenged friends, then this will work, truly sad.

[Cathy]

Can you please approve these:

I like to read in bed

I like to read in my "studio" surrounded by all by art things, my other passion.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Cathy wrote: "Can you please approve these:

I like to read in bed

I like to read in my "studio" surrounded by all by art th..."

Moderator's note: from looking at the page numbers and the Amazon "look inside," it is not at all clear that She Sheds: A Room of Your Own contains at least 100 pages of text.

[Jonquil]

Sandy wrote: "Cathy wrote: "Can you please approve these:

I like to read in bed

I like to read in my "studio" surrounded by..."

Thanks, Sandy.

[Jonquil]

Cathy wrote: "Can you please approve these:

I like to read in bed

I like to read in my "studio" surrounded by all by art th..."

I approved The Duke Is Mine because when my parents were between homes they actually stacked several mattresses in a pile and literally climbed into bed as they waited for multiple bedrooms.

And Maya's grass is a great place to read even when the ogre isn't there (which I suspect is 100% of the time).

We have sleeping porches in TN and, when I was a kid in NYC, people slept on fire-escapes. Unfortunately, gauze-draped canopy beds in fields seem to be unlikely in Michigan. Therefore, I'm so sorry, neither book will work.

[Bea]

- I like reading in a big chair...especially near a window where I can look out occasionally.

- my husband and I always take a book when we eat out to make the wait a bit shorter for the food.

[Jonquil]

Bea wrote: " - I like reading in a big chair...especially near a window where I can look out occasionally.

- my husband and I ..."

All set, Bea.

[JennRenee, Moderator]

Will these work for on bench outside. and in the car

[Jonquil]

JennRenee wrote: "Will these work for on bench outside. and in the car "

JennRenee- The beach bench works because the cover shows the requisite beachfront high-rises. If the foodtruck had picnic tables in front of it and the service window was up we could use this, unfortunately it shows someone driving past a woman looking at her phone while standing in the street--a good way to die reading.

Yes bench, no food truck.

[Cat]

I was coming here to check that a car on cover was ok - there are plenty in the approved, so I'm happy I don't need mine specifically approved.

but.... the approved thread suggested a cover with cycling was ok? whaaat! how are you reading and cycling safely?!! headphones on a bike are a really really bad move. I can only assume that the reader is at the back of a tandem, doing very little actual cycling!

[JennRenee, Moderator]

Jonquil wrote: "JennRenee wrote: "Will these work for on bench outside. and in the car "

JennRenee- The beach bench works be..."

Lol. I think I may have might of almost died that way. I will look for another car one. :)

[JennRenee, Moderator]

Will this work for reading in car

[kiki]

i'm hoping to get the following books approved for this task:

i live in the santa cruz/monterey area, and i love to take my chair and book to the cliff-tops overlooking the monterey bay and read for hours.

if i'm not at the beach, i love to go to many of our local redwood groves and sit under the trees on a blanket and read.

hope these work! thanks for your help! :)

[Jonquil]

JennRenee wrote: "Will this work for reading in car"

yes

[Jonquil]

kiki wrote: "i'm hoping to get the following books approved for this task:

i live in the santa cruz/monterey area, and i love to take my chair and book to the cliff-tops overlooking th..."

I wanna come along, sigh. both work, Kiki

[Jonquil]

Catherine wrote: "I was coming here to check that a car on cover was ok - there are plenty in the approved, so I'm happy I don't need mine specifically approved.

but.... the approved thread suggested a cover with ..."

Very safety conscious, Catherine, and generous to assume they are being cautious. In Tennessee, our cyclists text while weaving in and out of traffic, and listening to their Ipod thru earbuds, perhaps we need to invite you here to teach a safety course. Enjoy your car book.

[kiki]

Jonquil wrote: "kiki wrote: "i'm hoping to get the following books approved for this task:

i live in the santa cruz/monterey area, and i love to take my chair and book to the cliff-tops o..."

come on over!!! we can read together! :)

thanks for the speedy reply and approval!

[Book Concierge]

In addition to my (NOT-sinking) cruise ship .... I also like to read at my local independent bookshop

[Jonquil]

Book Concierge wrote: "In addition to my (NOT-sinking) cruise ship .... I also like to read at my local independent bookshop
"

Enjoy the company of your fellow book lovers, Book Concierge!

[Melanie]

Can you tell that this (non-reading) activity is taking place in a bed (where I love to read.) (Among other things. Like sleep!)



Thanks,
Mel

[Jonquil]

Melanie wrote: "Can you tell that this (non-reading) activity is taking place in a bed (where I love to read.) (Among other things. Like sleep!)



Thanks,
Mel"

Mel- I'm afraid your concerns are founded, even the super-sized Amazon cover only shows a comforter- no wall, headboard, mattress, no context. Sorry :(

[Melanie]

Jonquil wrote: "Mel- I'm afraid your concerns are founded"

Alas!

Okay, will this work for reading on a plane?

[Jonquil]

Melanie wrote: "Jonquil wrote: "Mel- I'm afraid your concerns are founded" Alas!Okay, will this work for reading on a plane?
"
I am first, and always, a social worker, (we can't prevent ourselves from trying to help) so I looked at your TBR. Those book covers truly don't lend themselves to this task, do they?! However, if you read in any of these places you're set. park or countryside

at the cafe
at the beach or lake