Pass The Parcel Round 18 - Q&A / Week 10

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Jane, would a cover like this work?



She is in a gown, gloves and jewelry. But he is in a kilt with no shirt and her skirt is lifted to reveal both legs plus she isn't wearing shoes. Because of the incongruity, I am unsure... 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Will get back to Kat when I get behind my computer. Phone doesn’t show it

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Will get back to Kat when I get behind my computer. Phone doesn’t show it"

No rush, I am not quite ready to start my next book. 😊

[AnnMarie]

Hi! So do you need to see the whole body or would something like this work?



For what it's worth knowing Thomas Elkins as well as I do I am certain he is well-dressed top to bottom lol

[Maggie]

Would either of these work for a well crafted look?
No rush on answers. I’m swimming in books, chocolate, and Easter as well 🐣🤣


Or

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

MountainKat wrote: "Jane, would a cover like this work?



She is in a gown, gloves and jewelry. But he is in a kilt with no shirt and her skirt is lifted to reveal bot..."

Yep - she pulls it off :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

AnnMarie wrote: "Hi! So do you need to see the whole body or would something like this work?



For what it's worth knowing Thomas Elkins as well as I do I am certain he is ..."

Yes - that works AM :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Maggie wrote: "Would either of these work for a well crafted look?
No rush on answers. I’m swimming in books, chocolate, and Easter as well 🐣🤣


Or
[bookcover:Don't Cry..."

LOL - yep, both work Maggie :)

[AnnMarie]

Jane (PS) wrote: "AnnMarie wrote: "Hi! So do you need to see the whole body or would something like this work?



For what it's worth knowing Thomas Elkins as well as I do I ..."

Thanks!

[LaurLa]

Would you accept the female on this cover as well dressed? I guess the robot is too with the bow-tie and all, but I'm going for the female😉

[AnnMarie]

So would any historical with a fully dressed person on the cover qualify?

[Amanda]

Would this one work?

[Maggie]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Maggie wrote: "Would either of these work for a well crafted look?
No rush on answers. I’m swimming in books, chocolate, and Easter as well 🐣🤣


Or
[book..."

Thanks Jane! Happy Easter!

[Roger - president of NBR United -]

How about these:
the chef?

Or too casual?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

LaurLa wrote: "Would you accept the female on this cover as well dressed? I guess the robot is too with the bow-tie and all, but I'm going for the female😉

"

Yes

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

AnnMarie wrote: "So would any historical with a fully dressed person on the cover qualify?"

Yep, so long as they aren't topless (ie without man's shirt ~ pretty sure the women won't be topless...?)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Amanda wrote: "Would this one work?

"

Yep

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "How about these:
the chef?

Or too casual?"

No Yes to chef.

Yes to man with the tie.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Basically they need to be 'put together' and dressed with intent.

Flair would be great, but wearing a tie, dress, suit all work. I'm on the fence on the work uniforms, but I'm going to allow it since they are (generally) earned and worn with pride :)

[Roger - president of NBR United -]

I am assuming a 'dress' military uniform would work for well dressed?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "I am assuming a 'dress' military uniform would work for well dressed?"

Yes

[Sassafrass]

Does it have to be dressy dress or will a sundress/maxidress work?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Sassafrass wrote: "Does it have to be dressy dress or will a sundress/maxidress work?

"

I'll allow that :) She looks great in a casual way.

[Teresa]

What about

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Teresa wrote: "What about "

Yep.

[Sassafrass]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Sassafrass wrote: "Does it have to be dressy dress or will a sundress/maxidress work?

"

I'll allow that :) She looks great in a casual way."


Thanks!

[Shannon]

What if it's half off?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Shannon wrote: "What if it's half off?
"

Sorry - been travelling and can't see GR images on my phone :(

No go. I would called that 'undressed with intent' 🤣

[Darkness]

Can this work for well dress ?

[Trip]

I thought I'd check just in case it works?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Darkness wrote: "Can this work for well dress ? "

The woman's outfit pulls it off, so yes...

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Laura wrote: "I thought I'd check just in case it works?
"

I'm saying yes to this one. He's wearing a jacket with the button down business shirt. It's an 'intended' fashion look.

[Trip]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Laura wrote: "I thought I'd check just in case it works?
"

I'm saying yes to this one. He's wearing a jacket with the button down business shirt. It's an 'intend..."

Thanks! I thought so, but the lack of tie had me wondering so wanted to check 😊

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Week 4

2. Breaking into the Japanese market allowed K-pop to really take off.

* Read a book set in Asia or with an Asian MC
Qualification must be via the precis (blurb), main page location, list or shelf.

List of countries / states that count:
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia (country), India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

The following lists may help:
Romance books with Asian love interests
Asian Fantasy & Science Fiction
Romance in East Southest Asia and/or East Southest Asian Heroes/Heroines
Gay Asian books



I don't need a specific country if your MC is of Asian descent - a tag, list or the blurb will work.


Option 2
Key date: 22 October 2021
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars


Option 3
Pass

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Does being on one of the 'helpful' lists qualify a book? Or do we need to find a qualifying tag/shelf? Thanks!

ETA: Never mind, Karen convinced me you wouldn't have helpful lists that didn't work! 😂

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

MountainKat wrote: "Does being on one of the 'helpful' lists qualify a book? Or do we need to find a qualifying tag/shelf? Thanks!

ETA: Never mind, Karen convinced me you wouldn't have helpful lists that didn't work! 😂"

Sorry - yes. Given their names, they would qualify :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Week 5

Option 1
1. The more modern form of the genre emerged with the formation of one of the earliest K-pop groups, the boy band Seo Taiji and Boys, in 1992.

* Read a book with a publication year ending in 2. That is, 2022 / 2012 / 2002 / 1992 etc.
Please state your edition's publication date.
Any publication date that is 100 pages or more will work.




Option 2
Key date: 29 October 2021
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars


Option 3
Pass

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I'll try to get through all the threads tomorrow. Life is v busy at the moment!

[Shelby]

Jane - I was going to read a classic for this round, The Enchanted April originally published in 1922, but then I noticed the "state your editions publication year." The problem with this is I have no idea what edition I'll be getting as I'm borrowing from the library and they have a million different editions on offer. Can we use original publication year or should I pick a different book?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Shelby wrote: "Jane - I was going to read a classic for this round, The Enchanted April originally published in 1922, but then I noticed the "state your editions publication year." The problem with th..."

That's fine Shelby - you can use any edition for qualification so long as it is at least 100 pages. I just meant that you need to state which edition you are using.

Sorry for the late reply!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Week 6

Option 1
5. The French Institut national de l'audiovisuel defines K-pop as a "fusion of synthesized music, sharp dance routines and fashionable, colorful outfits."

* Read a book with a colorful (energetic) cover. The cover must have at least 5 separately identifiable colours from: White, Yellow, Orange, Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Aqua, Green, Brown (late add), Grey & Black.
Please state your identified colors.




Option 2
Key date: 5 November 2021
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars


Option 3
Pass

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I'll do a massive update today. Sorry to be a bit absent; my local RL commitments are slowly receding :)

[Roger - president of NBR United -]

I got purple, green, white, yellow and I am hoping the shirtless guy' s hair is black. Is it?

[Maggie]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Week 6

Option 1
5. The French Institut national de l'audiovisuel defines K-pop as a "fusion of synthesized music, sharp dance routines and fashionable, colorful outfits."

* Read a book with a col..."

Hi Jane, Two questions and they aren't "burning"

1- may I use tineye as my color identifier magic wand?
2- if tineye is allowed to help with color identification - would "violet" be considered purple for this challenge?

I'm looking at this book and it's purely out of laziness as I'm trying to get my Meet and Greet books read. :-)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: " I got purple, green, white, yellow and I am hoping the shirtless guy' s hair is black. Is it?"

Yep - go for it Roger :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Maggie wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Week 6

Option 1
5. The French Institut national de l'audiovisuel defines K-pop as a "fusion of synthesized music, sharp dance routines and fashionable, colorful outfits."

* Read..."

Yep - happy for violet to be purple :) And yes, you can use Tineye to help identify your colors, although it isn't necessary. I will go by my own eyes :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

The next round of the Meet & Greet challenge is open for sign-up!!

Click here to sign up!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Hey Jane! In your list of colors, has brown been excluded on purpose or was it possibly an oversight? I'm amazed at how many covers I have with brown on them!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Hey Jane! In your list of colors, has brown been excluded on purpose or was it possibly an oversight? I'm amazed at how many covers I have with brown on them!"

You can add brown. Sorry - it was missed!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Thanks, Jane!