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[Sandra, Moderator]

Rusalka wrote: "Also, did you guys see this? "Sean Penn The Novelist Must Be Stopped"

Jeez... I hadn't read it yet... It's horrible. You read the quotes and think it can't get worse, and then the poem comes. And you think that is the lowest low, and then the last quote about "expanding moisture blossom".

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Yeah... the comment that it all seems like a random postmodern lit generator seems be the most plausible explanation. I really hope that's not what is within people's brains. How would you deal with all the alliteration all the time?

[Sarah]

I like a bit of aliteration in titles. At a workshop i went to recently i was given a name badge with Super Sarah on it. I liked that. But not a whole book of it. Urgh.

[Sandra, Moderator]

So far it has only a 2.85 stars rating in GR. I would hate if it rated over 4 just because he is Sean Penn.
Some reviewers are funny. "The author never found an adjective or descriptive phrase that he didn't like", or "it sounds like an AI bot trying to use language by stringing together random words from a thesaurus out of context".

[Sam]

Would this count for reading a book that has an urn, jug, or other vessel used for holding water on the cover. (Glasses, cups, mugs are accepted)? There is a cup on the cover...

[Beth]

is that enough black?

[Eric]

no

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Beth wrote: " is that enough black?"

Ooo I'd tiny eye that one.

[Janice, Moderator]

Sam wrote: "Would this count for reading a book that has an urn, jug, or other vessel used for holding water on the cover. (Glasses, cups, mugs are accepted)? There is a cup on the cover...."

And a bowl on the side table. Yes, it will work.

[Janice, Moderator]

Beth wrote: " is that enough black?"

According to tineye, it's only 50% black, and you need 75%.

[Sam]

Great, thanks Janice :-)

[Eliestal]

A have a question regarding the Maiden (Virgo) task: protagonist is an unmarried women under 20.

If the book follows a group of adventurer (D&D style), can I use it for the task if at least one member of the group validate the criteria?

Plus, if the genre is fantasy, since Humanity is not the only species in those, does the protagonist need to be human to fit the prerequisites?

Thanks! (or sorry if the questions had already been asked)

[Katrisa]

Can I use this for profile on the cover?

[Janice, Moderator]

Clément wrote: "A have a question regarding the Maiden (Virgo) task: protagonist is an unmarried women under 20.

If the book follows a group of adventurer (D&D style), can I use it for the task if at least one me..."

As long as the character plays an important role, you may use it. She doesn't need to be human, but she should be humanoid and have similar social structure.

[Janice, Moderator]

Katrisa wrote: "Can I use this for profile on the cover?
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Yes

[Aditi]

Can I use this cover for Cancer, Elements- 70% of cover blue..?

[Sandra, Moderator]

Aditi, I used tineye to "test" your cover, and it says it is 79.3% green, and no blue. Here is how you see the result:

http://labs.tineye.com/color/31f97793...

We don't use tineye always, just when we are not sure about the color. I happened to me a few days back. My red cover happened to be orange. But I haven't test my white and black covers, for they really look very white and balck.

[Valerie]

Would this Storm Front cover be considered to have "a significant amount of water"? It's a little hard to tell with the cover so small but the bottom half of the cover is a lakehouse and a lake. If not, how about "a significant amount of clouds"?

[Janice, Moderator]

That's a tough one. It's quite dark even when enlarged. It would be perfect for the Monthly Challenge, but if you already have a book for that challenge, I'll accept it for water but not for clouds. You can't actually see any clouds. Yes, there is lightning and the clouds are implied, but you can't see them.

[Valerie]

Water works for me! I have another book planned for clouds anyway :) Thanks!

[Aditi]

Sandra wrote: "Aditi, I used tineye to "test" your cover, and it says it is 79.3% green, and no blue. Here is how you see the result:

http://labs.tineye.com/color/31f97793......"

Okay then... I’ll do some other

[Marie Claude]

Looking for my next book... is there enough fire on that cover? I ask because it looks a little sparse...

[Janice, Moderator]

Yes, that will work Marie Claude.

[Pragya]

Pisces – fish
Read a book set near or on a lake or river, OR the words Lake or River are in the title. If going for title or author, the words must be exact.

Does Haroun and the Sea of Stories work? It has 'sea' in title and is mostly set on the sea.

It's neither lake nor river but I thought I would try my luck. :p

[Pragya]

Capricorn – Goat
Read a book that is shelved as Scandinavian Literature using this genre page as a tool: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/scan....

After You is mentioned on this page but I am not sure if it fits and how.
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

[Pragya]

Rusalka wrote: "You won't believe it. I started telling him about this conversation, and before I told him what i wrote about him, he wanted to see the book cover. He's like "That's pretty bloody pink. ... oh hang..."

Hahahahaha.

[Pragya]

With all the truck discussion, I had to go look. You're right, Rusalka. That really does look like a car!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Pragya wrote: "Capricorn – Goat
- Do you ever hear the tale of The Three Billy Goat Gruff? It’s a Norwegian Folk Tale. http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0122e.h.... Read a book that is shelved as Scandinavian Literat..."

You only have half the link, Pragya. You're looking at "Popular Scan Books", not "Popular Scandinavian Literature Books"

Head back to the original challenge thread for the whole link. Or go to this https://www.goodreads.com/genres/scan...

[Pragya]

Rusalka wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Capricorn – Goat
- Do you ever hear the tale of The Three Billy Goat Gruff? It’s a Norwegian Folk Tale. http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0122e.h.... Read a book that is shelved as Scand..."

Thank you so much, Rusalka. I was scratching my head because I read A Man Called Ove for last month's challenge because I remember it fitting in this one as well. And now I wasn't able to find it. Duh! Thanks a bunch!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

No worries! It took me 10 mins to work it out.

[Janice, Moderator]

Pragya wrote: "Pisces – fish
Read a book set near or on a lake or river, OR the words Lake or River are in the title. If going for title or author, the words must be exact.

Does [book:Haroun and the Sea of Stor..."

Sorry, your luck ran out on this one.

[Janice, Moderator]

Rusalka wrote: "You only have half the link, Pragya. You're looking at "Popular Scan Books", not "Popular Scandinavian Literature Books"..."

What the hell is a "Scan" book anyway?

[Pragya]

Janice wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Pisces – fish
Read a book set near or on a lake or river, OR the words Lake or River are in the title. If going for title or author, the words must be exact.

Does [book:Haroun and ..."

Haha, thanks, Janice. I know it was a long shot. :p

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Janice wrote: "What the hell is a "Scan" book anyway?"

I know! So very confused.

[Sarah]

So, tin eye says this isn't red - or at least not red enough. Could've sworn it would be fine. It's pretty red. I'll have to use it for another task.

[Peggy]

I think that's similar to my issue with The Daylight War, Sarah. It screamed blue but tineye said it was not enough.

Janice ruled in favour of that one, so you might be lucky too. And don't use tineye anymore when your book screams a certain colour ;-)

[Sandra, Moderator]

Same thing happened to me with The Handmaid's Tale
This is my library's copy: but not enough red according to tineye. I have many other options, though. I am not checking them on tineye just in case. ;)

[Sarah]

That's good advice Peggy! I'll probably just use it for capricorn film star as i haven't covered that star sign yet.

[Janice, Moderator]

They both scream red to me - Firestarter and Handmaid's Tale. You only need to use tineye if it's ambiguous.

[Amanda (Mandy)]

I need a ruling on a book. Will this work for white cover? I ran it through tineye, which said it is 54 % Titan White (Violet). I am not sure if that counts or not.



Nevermind, I just reread the directions and it says it has to be 70% white. Oh well!

[Janice, Moderator]

Just looking at it without Tineye, I'd say that it's not white enough.

[Jannene]

Is this enough red? It looks like it is 70% or more.

[Camilla]

Jannene wrote: "Is this enough red? It looks like it is 70% or more."

54.1% red according to tineye.

[Janice, Moderator]

I thought there was a lot of black in the cover and tineye confirmed that - 35%. Plus there are other colours in it which lowers the amount of red. Sorry.

[Cherie]

Jannene - you can use it for the magic task, if you haven't done that one yet.

[Jannene]

Cherie wrote: "Jannene - you can use it for the magic task, if you haven't done that one yet."

I must have because I can’t find it. I will just go with my original thought to use .

[Janice, Moderator]

It's Aquarius, Stone (Turquoise). You haven't filled that book yet, Jannene. You will need to claim it in Badge 3.

[Cherie]

Janice - does the face in the profile for Gemini, Stone-Agate have to be a person? How about a horse? As in Brimstone ?

[Janice, Moderator]

I think that question was asked before and the ruling was that it had to be a person.

[Cherie]

Thanks, Janice. I scrolled through, but I must have missed it. I will push Doc off of my challenge and use Brimstone for the western task then. It is on the list. I have people faces on a couple of books. Must be time for me to read a romance.