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Challenges: Year Long Main 2026
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Help & General Discussion - 2026 Challenge
Kate is great for the snaps! I'm veering towards rereading
for the simple reson that, after a day scouring borrowbox, it's the only passable book I can find that fits the task!They have lots of NF books with photos on but the problem is that they're all read by the authors, and those authors are poor readers!
Good to know that, thanks Margo. And I agree, most authors should never do the audio narration. I sometimes wonder how everyone involved in production lets it happen lol.
Joanne Harris is great though; I just listened to her read Vianne
, the prequel to Chocolat, which she made even better than the print version imo. Maybe 1% of authors are good narrators?
Pragya wrote: "Oh, I am sorry, Marie, I missed the message where you had mentioned about troubles with the website. Apologies."that's ok I will find something with blue in the title if necessary
Alexandra wrote: "My problem is the dog‘s POV. Do you have any suggestions? I read Dog on It and found it ok and I loved The Art of Racing in the Rain and might just reread it…"Alexandra wrote: "My problem is the dog‘s POV. Do you have any suggestions? I read Dog on It and found it ok and I loved The Art of Racing in the Rain and might just reread it…"
Alexandra wrote: "My problem is the dog‘s POV. Do you have any suggestions? I read Dog on It and found it ok and I loved The Art of Racing in the Rain and might just reread it…"
Steve Higgs Culinary capers books are delightful Bakewell Tart Bludgeoning
Thank you very much, Marie! It sounds good and I love the title :)
Here's to hoping the meanie hat is off...Obvious enough? because that car does explode.
Laura wrote: "I think Marie was having trouble with her computer accessing Tineye so Janice had told her to ask for a ruling instead.I do like using it though, but sometimes it's weird calling what looks like ..."
Okay, sorry! I missed that part.
I was wondering if
counts for stars on the cover?Thank you!
Roz wrote: "Thanks Janice.I'll go with
. That should work I think."Awesome example of a cover showing a photograph.
Pragya wrote: "Oh, I am sorry, Marie, I missed the message where you had mentioned about troubles with the website. Apologies."It was on her private thread.
Laura wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "Roz wrote: "Thanks Kristie. I looked at those last 2 but the covers with photos on them aren’t available to me. Either one would have been great. I’ll check on the memoir. If it is..."
Ummmm - this cover does not show a photograph. It is a photograph but it does not SHOW a photograph. I tried to draw that distinction with the two covers I posted as examples.
Esther wrote: "Here's to hoping the meanie hat is off...Obvious enough? because that car does explode.
"Yes, there's an explosion on the cover.
Lori Z wrote: "I was wondering if counts for stars on the cover?Thank you!"
The tip of the wand is a star, so it will work.
Marie (UK) wrote: "Alexandra wrote: "My problem is the dog‘s POV. Do you have any suggestions? I read Dog on It and found it ok and I loved The Art of Racing in the Rain and might just r..."I was also thinking of reading one from this series. I read
Pork Pie Pandemonium of this series and loved Rex's wry humoured comments about his human and friends.
The general rules state "If reading a book in a language other than English, ."I could not understand the part - the word must be a direct translation.
Would books like this
Karna Parambarai with the title in English in GR book main page work? Thanks.
Would
work for the bomb blast task? Thanks.
Would one of these books work for the photograph on cover task?1.
2.
Thanks.
Viji wrote: "The general rules state "If reading a book in a language other than English, ."I could not understand the part - the word must be a direct translation..."
Viji, sometimes when a book is translated the title changes so the version you read would have to have the same title as the English version.
The 'direct translation' means that if you are reading in a language other than English the word in the title needs to translate exactly to the word you are trying to find. It can't be mice for mouse or a loosely translated word that means something similar.
If the task requires a specific word in the title and you plan to read a book in a different language other than English, the translation of the word must be a direct translation. For example, if the word stipulated in the task was "hello", and you were going to read a book in French, a title with "bonjour" would be a direct translation of hello in French.
Okay, so I'm second guessing myself so thought I should get approval.For explosion I chose
For photograph I chose
Looking forward to your answer 🤞
Janice wrote: "Laura wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "Roz wrote: "Thanks Kristie. I looked at those last 2 but the covers with photos on them aren’t available to me. Either one would have been great. I’ll check on the me..."
Hi Janice - trying to get clarification on your message #113.
Were you replying to my message #101?
I ask because, to me, that cover clearly shows a photograph, with a white border around it.
Just for reference, I also checked on Amazon search inside, and the first references to physical photographs in the book starts on p. 10 and there are 29 total references to them in the text, so it makes sense they're featuring one on the cover.
I guess I'm trying to understand what the difference is between these two covers. I would say that both show a photograph?
The Distant Hours
The Forgotten GardenTIA
Janice wrote: "Obvious enough? because that car does explode.
"Yes, there's an explosion on the cover."
**snoopy dance** Thanks!!!
Viji wrote: "Would work for the bomb blast task? Thanks."It can be an explosion caused by a number of factors and not excluded to a bomb.
That cover looks like it would qualify.
Viji wrote: "Would work for the bomb blast task? Thanks."It can be an explosion caused by a number of factors and not excluded to a bomb.
That cover looks like it would qualify.
Viji wrote: "Would one of these books work for the photograph on cover task?1.
2.
Thanks."
Please read message 1 in the thread. I will only verify one book per task. The onus is on you to determine which book you want to read, and ask for a ruling on a book if you are uncertain it will fit.
Lori Z wrote: "Okay, so I'm second guessing myself so thought I should get approval.For explosion I chose
For photograph I chose [bookcover:Aman: The Story of a So..."
You are second guessing yourself.
Laura wrote: "trying to get clarification on your message #113.Were you replying to my message #101?
I ask because, to me, that cover clearly shows a photograph, with a white border around it..."
Yes, I was replying to your message #101. The problem was that the link to the title and the link to the cover went to two different editions. One showed a photograph and one was a photograph. I followed the link to the wrong edition.
If you read an edition with this cover:
it is showing a photograph.
I hope I've responded to everyone. There were a few messages for me to respond to.
Janice wrote: "If the task requires a specific word in the title and you plan to read a book in a different language other than English, the translation of the word must be a direct translation. For example, if t..."Thanks, Janice. If a task involves reading a book with 500 or more pages, could I read a book which fits the task in a language other than English?
Kristie wrote: "Viji wrote: "The general rules state "If reading a book in a language other than English, ."I could not understand the part - the word must be a direct translation..."
Viji, sometimes when a boo..."
Thanks, Kristie, for the help.
Janice wrote: "Viji wrote: "Would work for the bomb blast task? Thanks."It can be an explosion caused by a..."
Thanks, Janice.
Sorry, I should have worded my query differently. Instead of asking whether it would fit the 'explosion' task, I mentioned 'bomb blast'. I have been looking at many of my books with explosions caused by bombs and that stuck in my mind!!
Viji wrote: "Janice wrote: "If the task requires a specific word in the title and you plan to read a book in a different language other than English, the translation of the word must be a direct translation. Fo..."We have always allowed books in other languages.
Sorry for the confusion on the links I posted before, Janice and thx for the clarification. Question: re the second task under Hydra, an animal with a distinctive tail on the cover - are you looking for a specific distinctive tail, like a cat who just got scared and it bushes out?
Or can it just be a cat with the tail showing?
Laura wrote: "Sorry for the confusion on the links I posted before, Janice and thx for the clarification. Question: re the second task under Hydra, an animal with a distinctive tail on the cover - are you look..."
That would certainly be a distinctive tail. Think full, luxurious, something the animal would be proud to show off. Maybe something that makes you sit up and take note. Does that help? LOL!
This is what I've slotted for that task:
The dark cover puts the tail in contrast and the white tip of the full tail gives it a bit of distinction.
Compare to which is full but unremarkable.
Janice wrote: ". That would certainly be a distinctive tail. Think full, luxurious, something the animal would be proud to show off. Maybe something that makes you sit up and take note. Does that help? LOL! .."Yes it really does help, especially the visuals! Thank you 🙏🏻
Hi Janice, thanks for your patience with all of our questions. I would like to read DUNE for orange, but tineye is labeling the cover as red. What do you think?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
I copied the cover straight from Amazon, and Tin Eye reports it as 73% orange, so you're good to go with this one.
I've been gophering for Virgo and ran into a stumbling block. There aren't many options for books set in October. So I've broadened the task.Read a book set in October or has "October" in the title.
Janice wrote: "I've been gophering for Virgo and ran into a stumbling block. There aren't many options for books set in October. So I've broadened the task.Read a book set in October or has "October" in the title."
That helps a lot! Thank you.
Awesome! Boy that meanie hat is shrinking. Eanie?
Hehe
I am sorry to bother again, Janice, but would this one count as photograph: 
?Its definitely a photograph on the cover but without a frame. Maybe this way I could finally tackle this 600 page biography that I so optimistically bought and that I tend to ignore now 🙈
Alexandra - I think the distinction Janice is trying to make is that the photograph has to look like you could pick it up. It doesn't have to be in a frame, but it needs to have edges around it so it looks like a photograph someone could hand you, not just a photograph on the cover.
Thank you, Kristie! I got it… so I need to find another reason to tackle this chunkster.
Alexandra wrote: "I am sorry to bother again, Janice, but would this one count as photograph: ?Its definitely a photograph on the cover but without a frame. Maybe this w..."
Kristie has a great way to explain the concept. Your cover doesn't show an object that is a photograph, one you'd paste into a photo album.
Alexandra wrote: "Thank you, Kristie! I got it… so I need to find another reason to tackle this chunkster."There is a task in Aquarius that asks for a biography or memoir.
Janice wrote: "Alexandra wrote: "Thank you, Kristie! I got it… so I need to find another reason to tackle this chunkster."There is a task in Aquarius that asks for a biography or memoir."
Thank you, I might do that if I get this far.
Once you finish badge 1, you choose any two constellations for the next badge. Aquarius could be part of badge 2 if you like.
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I’ll check on the memoir. If it isn’t available wi..."
That was a really fantastic read, thx Rus - may want to reread that this year.
I also noticed that another Kate Morton book I just purchased on Audible has a photograph on the cover of the Audible version -
Thx for the note on the Audible cover of that other book, Kristie - I've been wanting to read DH forever and I've started it multiple times, but knew it needed a different mood. I 100% know I will love it and I think I'll slot that one in for my photograph task. :D