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Does this book work for the task....?
Right. I remember seeing those books, but I had stopped reading historical mysteries when they came out.
Lexi wrote: "Beth wrote: "On the detectives: I am now completely confused. People who solve mysteries don't count unless they are paid by the government? Because if Bounty Hunters don't count, who would? Not ..."
Right, but why no Sherlock Holmes or Philip Marlowe? They are both listed on wikipedia as detectives and definitely get paid to solve crimes.
There is a discussion of this over in the Ask a Volcanologist thread too. Stemmed from whether or not a Private Investigator is a detective. Assuming they are a professional.
Batman solves crime!I'm not sure he "detects" so much as gets bat-signaled and/or happens upon random acts of violence.
But he doesn't get paid cash money and doesn't have the right initials anyway, so.
;D
I would definitely say yes to Sherlock Holmes and Philip Marlowe. I think the discussion over in Mods is that it must be their only occupation. GR even reads, "Philip Marlowe was Los Angeles's toughest detective in the groundbreaking series by Raymond Chandler " In the mean time, I now have "Rock Me Amadeus" stuck in my head.
Except even Sherlock Holmes and Philip Marlowe won't work because their initials are not found in Poison.
Cinthia wrote: "And here's goodreads' version of the audiobook: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...It's not the best, since they have it sideways and with headphones... So..."
If you're reading the audio version from Amazon, I would ask in the librarians group for the Audible version to be added, it looks like it's missing from Goodreads. That way a record with the cover from Amazon can be added.
Lexi wrote: "On a side note, I am deeply confused by what Batman is doing on this list. Did I miss that comic?."When I realized that I had no idea what the mods meant I asked google.
I googled "Famous Detectives" and found a list of 10 Famous Detectives, including Lindsay Davis's Roman detective Falco. And Sherlock Holmes. And Cadfiel and some other guys. But Nancy Drew, Girl Detective should have been on that list. But most of them would not qualify under the definitions I'm seeing.
But in the questions Google lists under your search it had "Who Is The Most Famous Detective In the World " so I clicked on that and apparently that's one of Batman's nicknames. Huh.
I was even more confused when a mod said Yes to Miss Marple but no to amateur detectives, but it turned out she was thinking of a different person when she said Miss Marple. I still think it's rather random what people think are detectives.
Melanie wrote: " If you're reading the audio version from Amazon, I would ask in the librarians group for the Audible version to be added, it looks like it's missing from Goodreads. That way a record with the cover from Amazon can be added..."I'll do that. So if I get the librarians to add that cover you guys would say yes?
I'm finding very difficult to find a book that fits task 7. with a detective whose initials can be found in the word poison
because neither of my group reads mistery and none of the detectives in the "most famous detectives" list i Wikipedia is helping.
So please help me... Would this book fit?
This book as a police inspector called Slack ans in Wikipedia oage says
An unusual feature of The Body in the Library is that it has almost as many detectives as it has suspects. Although Jane Marple is the most famous character in the novel, and the person who ultimately solves the mystery, she does not fully enter the action until the half-way point of the novel. Even then she is not always the driving force of the investigation. The police are represented by Colonel Melchett and Inspector Slack of the Radfordshire force, and Superintendent Harper of Glenshire. In addition, a second "amateur detective", the retired head of Scotland Yard, Sir Henry Clithering, gets involved at the request of Conway Jefferson. Melchett, Harper, and Sir Henry all play significant roles in advancing the investigation, and, through them, the reader often has access to significant information before Miss Marple does. In addition, Adelaide Jefferson's son, Peter Carmody, plays at being a detective and inadvertently provides a unique source of information.
Would you count Inspector Slack as a detective?
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I reckon Slack will work PROVIDED we don't find out what his first initial is. If he's introduced as "Inspector John Slack" you won't be able to use him. If he's only Slack throughout you'd be OK!
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I want to read (or at least have the option to read) Texas Troubles, but with this cover version : https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product...
Can someone kindly add the UK cover? :)
Cat wrote: "looking for a librarian to help!I want to read (or at least have the option to read) Texas Troubles, but with this cover version : https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product......"
Done, alternate cover edition: Texas Troubles
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I want to read (or at least have the option to read) Texas Troubles, but with this cover version : https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/produc..."
Thanks Rina :)
Cat wrote: "Re Inspector Slack - he's a detective! There's no requirement, iirc (and I did just double-check!) for the detective to be an MC, though we'd expect it to be a speaking character I think.I reckon..."
Yeah, I get that, I hope he isn't :)
For task 7 I have a book that has a detective Preston throughout the entire book. It never reveals his first name. He is always Detective Preston. Would this work?
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Why wouldn't it? What's your worry?
Melissa wrote: "For task 7 I have a book that has a detective Preston throughout the entire book. It never reveals his first name. He is always Detective Preston. Would this work?"
Probably. If the metadata doesn't screw you over by having a first name in there (it's been known!)
Melissa wrote: "For task 7 I have a book that has a detective Preston throughout the entire book. It never reveals his first name. He is always Detective Preston. Would this work?"I think per a former post, that as long as Preston is never given a first name that doesn't fit, it would be fine.
Cat wrote: "Jen wrote: "Does this book work for a-r-s-e-n-i-c? The Trials of Morrigan Crow"Why wouldn't it? What's your worry?
Melissa wrote: "For task 7 I have a book that has a detective P..."
Because the series name (Nevermoor) is written like it is part of the title when you look at the book cover. I don't want to lose points because people are arguing later that the title is actually the subtitle. The book is Nevermoor #1: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, but when you see the book cover... well here it is:
Question - my book for countdown #10, MPG Crime, the MPG is the last item on the page. It hasn't moved and it's an older book so I don't really expect it to, but I wanted to get a mod approval (or ackowledgement), just in case? Here's the book I'm talking about
ETA-- I also took a screen shot, jic.
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Well, if need be I can attest to seeing it have MPG Crime if it changes. They've accepted neutral party confirmations in other challenges, don't see why this would be different.
Though screen shots are useful too :)
Will this book
work for task iii in group 2? I assume that the flower on the cover would work for a poison logo on the cover?
Angela wrote: "Will this book work for task iii in group 2? I assume that the flower on the cover would work for a poison logo on the cover?"I would not consider the flower to be a poison logo.
Angela wrote: "Will this book work for task iii in group 2? I assume that the flower on the cover would work for a poison logo on the cover?"Logos are "a symbol or other design adopted by an organization to identify its products, uniform, vehicles, etc." so in this case the skull and cross-bones. There are other ones used such as a triangle with Toxic and you could probably make an argument for corrosive, biohazard or harmful to the environment.
Edited for better link: https://www.tcd.ie/Biology_Teaching_C...
Also, if anyone finds the harmful to the environment one on a book cover, I want to see it
Another one for detective..
. Nadia Stafford is an ex police detective turned assassin for hire who has put that on the backburner to track a rogue assassin. I was thinking the book fits as it has been tagged "Detective" 8 times on the first page of "Top Shelves". Yay or Nay?
Judith wrote: "Well, if need be I can attest to seeing it have MPG Crime if it changes. They've accepted neutral party confirmations in other challenges, don't see why this would be different."Thanks, Judith!!
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Another one for detective... Nadia Stafford is an ex police detective turned assassin for hire who has put that on the backburner to track a rogue assassin. I was ..."I vote nay as assassin means she is currently being paid to kill people and not solve crimes, which is Alysa's great way of putting it. This group does not use tags as much as some others do unless it specifically says tagged.
What do you all think of this The Mulberry Treefor Safezone ii Read a book with a yellow cover (>50%) where the author contains the letters D-E-A-D (doesn't need to be in that order)
I tell you, finding a book for this is becoming obsessive!
Melissa wrote: "What do you all think of this The Mulberry Treefor Safezone ii Read a book with a yellow cover (>50%) where the author contains the letters D-E-A-D (doesn't need to be in that order)..."
It comes in at 47% yellow on tineye...
TinEye says only 31.8% for me...Even at 47% the mods would not accept it.
These tasks really are hard! I think we might see a lot of repeats between the groups on this round. :D
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https://www.goodreads.com/genres/uno-...
Important note
Some books on this list may not seem like the colour cover. This is because GR will show the default version. There may be a specific version that has been shelved that is the actual colour. (Which May not be the one you read and therefore you can’t use it) and.....
**i am not saying any of the books on the list are >50% as I haven’t checked them. **
Can I get a group consensus please...so I saw this as a bright cheery green, but mods didn't agree. I was told to put it to you all for opinion...
Thoughts?
One of my team members Would like to use Norse Mythology for a book set in Scandinavia. Setting is Asgard, fictional city in Scandinavia. Do you think it works? I would think no, but I've seen people using Iceland for this task and in my opinion Iceland is not a Scandinavian country, so maybe I am too strict here.
Rina wrote: "One of my team members Would like to use Norse Mythology for a book set in Scandinavia. Setting is Asgard, fictional city in Scandinavia. Do you think it works? I would think no, ..."
Technically, Asgard isn't in Scandinavia. it isn't even on Earth (which is Midgard). I would personally be inclined to leniency though, as it's a book of Scandinavian myths which heavily influenced Scandinavian culture, but then, I am a bit of a softie (and love Norse mythology, lol)...
Not so much of a softie that I would personally allow Iceland though, lol.
Shelby wrote: "Can I get a group consensus please...so I saw this as a bright cheery green, but mods didn't agree. I was told to put it to you all for opinion...[bookcover:The Last Chance Christmas Ball|2336002..."
It does seem a bit on the dark side to me (but I have the brightness settings on my PC turned down lower than default because of migraines, so I would look for more opinions!)
Okay... so... regarding Asgard... that is fictional, so no, it is not Scandinavia. I would totally use The Girl With Glass Feet if fiction worlds were allowed.Anyway... after some extended research... we know for sure that Sweden, Norway 6 Denmark are in Scandinavian. So is Finland. Then it gets tricky as the current and former regions. That been said, for that task here's the ruling:
Settings that can be used as Scandinavia region:
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Iceland
Faroe Islands
Greenland
Any complains, feel free to face the wrath of the killer bunny!
Sources:
https://www.tripsavvy.com/countries-o...
https://www.thoughtco.com/countries-o...
http://www.scandinaviastandard.com/wh...
https://www.britannica.com/place/Scan...
https://www.routesnorth.com/scandinav...
Sonia wrote: "Okay... so... regarding Asgard... that is fictional, so no, it is not Scandinavia. I would totally use The Girl With Glass Feet if fiction worlds were allowed.Anyway... after some ..."
Fair enough, I never knew it had changed, so thanks for the update! When I was at school, it was Norway, Denmark and Sweden only (as they are the countries surrounding the Scandinavian Peninsula). Obviously I'm showing my age here, lol!
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[bookcover:The Last Chance Christmas Ball|2336002..."
I would say it's a cheery, chirstmas green but not a bright/neon green which is what the task requirement specified (if assumed the correct task).
Funny.You know what happened to the last three troublemakers that used to tease me like that, right?
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Nope. The first one, I made my co-cap.
The last two needed a firmer touch, so I turned them into mods instead
Shelby wrote: "Can I get a group consensus please...so I saw this as a bright cheery green, but mods didn't agree. I was told to put it to you all for opinion...[bookcover:The Last Chance Christmas Ball|2336002..."
It is over 50% Camarone, which the internet defines for me as "a medium dark shade of green." (https://encycolorpedia.com/206937) so no on bright/neon green.
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I think Sammy's got snacks behind her sofa y'know....
though I shouldn't really encourage yous to gang up already!
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