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Museum 10. Mauritshuis in The Hague, Netherlands


1. Location - The Hague, Netherlands
Task: Read a book set in the Netherlands or written by a Dutch author.

2. About - The Mauritshuis in The Hague was built in the seventeenth century as a private residence for Count Johan Maurits of Nassau-Siegen.
Task: Read a book set in the seventeenth century (1601 - 1700)

3. Collection - Chair Louis XIV style circa 1690-1700
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Task: Read a book with a chair on the cover.

4. Interactive item - based on Mauritshuis in The Hague, Netherlands.
Task: Your choice based on your selection from the collection. Required - link to the picture and explain connection.

Asking for a ruling for task 3. "Read a book with a chair on the cover". The chair on this cover looks like it might be a rocking chair. Is that allowed?

I suppose the chair can't be a couch?

Is this one acceptable? The chair isn't very visible, but that's because someone in a big dress is actually sitting In it ;-)

Want to make sure as well, it should be a single chair, right?

Camilla wrote: "Asking for a ruling for task 3. "Read a book with a chair on the cover". The chair on this cover looks like it might be a rocking chair. Is that allowed?
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Yes, it works.

Peggy wrote: "I suppose the chair can't be a couch?

Is this one acceptable? The chair isn't very visible, but that's because someone in a big dress is actually sitting In it ;-)
[bookcover:De mannen van Maria|4..."

I'm not sure if she's sitting on a chair or a couch since there's not much of it visible. I would disallow this one. Sorry.

Ayacchi wrote: "Want to make sure as well, it should be a single chair, right?"

The cover can have more than one chair on it.

No worries Janice, I knew it was a long shot.

Two books with chairs I've read before, in case it helps anyone:

I really really want to do this museum, but I'm having a hard time with the chair. I've got benches, couches, swings, and other things to sit on, but no chairs.

I could buy this one, but before I do I'd like to make sure it will work. I can easily see the chairs, but not one item on the cover is very prominent.

I've got a few with chairs. First one that comes to mind is Fractured

Edit: also The Hideaway . Is that the version of Attachments you have available to you? The other version is .

The chairs are pretty small on the edition you posted, Peggy. If you could get the edition Kristie posted, it would be a better choice. I'd be hesitant to approve the smaller one. They need to be more prominent.

Thanks both! I could get the edition Kristie mentioned too, but only at full price and I'm not sure that's worth it.

Maybe I'll just leave this one open for a bit and hope I come across a chair cover sometime this year ;-)

I also have The Silver Chair but chronologically it's book 5 and I only read the 1st in the series.

Peggy wrote: "Thanks both! I could get the edition Kristie mentioned too, but only at full price and I'm not sure that's worth it.

Maybe I'll just leave this one open for a bit and hope I come across a chair co..."

I just stumbled across one on today's Kindle Daily Deals. I don't know whether it's on sale across the pond, but it might be worth checking out.


We Were the Lucky Ones

This imedietely came to mind. It's book 4 in the series tough.

Janice wrote: "Peggy wrote: "Thanks both! I could get the edition Kristie mentioned too, but only at full price and I'm not sure that's worth it.

Maybe I'll just leave this one open for a bit and hope I come acr..."

OMG Yes!! I snatched it right up :D

Another chair -

Another chair I may use, .

My daily deal email had this one in it: . It doesn't have a very high GR rating though.

and are my two options for chair on the cover if that helps.

Does a stool count as a chair? eg:

Rusalka wrote: "Does a stool count as a chair? eg:
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Yes, I'll accept it.

Thanks Janice!

This was a read from my real life bookclub before I discovered Goodreads, and I never got past the first chapter as I realised I should read the first book first. Will be good to finally read it after 9 or more years!

You'll be glad to finally read it.

For the Collection task, would you accept Empire of the Wild with the linked cover?
Empire of the Wild

Jenn wrote: "For the Collection task, would you accept Empire of the Wild with the linked cover?
Empire of the Wild"

Which edition will you be reading? That will be the determining factor.

It is actually the Audiobook through my library with that exact cover, but there is no cover art attached to it in Goodreads :(

Jenn wrote: "It is actually the Audiobook through my library with that exact cover, but there is no cover art attached to it in Goodreads :("

Disregard, I found a link with the art. I don't know why it wasn't coming up before, but it's all good now :) And, talk about a crazy book, totally awesome!

I'm glad you found the cover. I'll look forward to your review when you finish it.

I actually finished it this evening, and it was really good! It was Native American folklore, meets a dark version of Red Riding Hood, meets werewolves, and the have it set in Ontario 👍 I really enjoyed it 😃

It has so few ratings and low at that. But I thought it sounded really good, so based on your comments I'll add it.

ETA - the coverless edition seems to be a duplicate and not combined with the edition you read. The one you read has a much better rating.

But the good link doesn’t come up when you search the name? I had to go in through the author profile and copy and paste to make the link 😞 Just glad it worked

Jenn wrote: "But the good link doesn’t come up when you search the name? I had to go in through the author profile and copy and paste to make the link 😞 Just glad it worked"

I searched the title and the only edition I got was the coverless one. Empire of the Wild (book number 56803464). The main book page does not list any other editions.

If you click on the author's name, you see Empire of the Wild (book number 45024447) listed AND further down on the list, you get the coverless edition. A librarian would need to combine these editions.

3. Collection - Chair Louis XIV style circa 1690-1700
Task: Read a book with a chair on the cover.

Would be acceptable for this task? This has only the Kindle edition and the page count is 251 as per link:
https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B08T...

Thanks.

Viji wrote: "3. Collection - Chair Louis XIV style circa 1690-1700
Task: Read a book with a chair on the cover.

Would be acceptable for this task? This has only the Kin..."

Amazon has a paperback edition at 251 pages, so it is fine.

Thank you very much, Janice, for the help and info.

Hi mods,

Would you accept Queen Bee for "chair on cover"?

Margo wrote: "Hi mods,

Would you accept Queen Bee for "chair on cover"?

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Yes. It's what we call a lawn chair. :)

Thanks Janice 😊

This book has been lingering unread on my kindle for a while.

The House on Olive Street


Is the chair on the cover acceptable for this task?

Odette wrote: "This book has been lingering unread on my kindle for a while.

The House on Olive Street


Is the chair on the cover acceptable for this ..."

That is more a love seat than a chair in my opinion.

I suppose it is more like a sofa than a chair or seat for one person. Will continue looking.

Hi Janice,

I read a book of poetry for the interactive challenge. Is that allowed?

Specifically, this book
Bull


The task I set was: Read a book with Bull in the title based on the Paulus Potter painting of the bull.
https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/our-col...

Grainne wrote: "Hi Janice,

I read a book of poetry for the interactive challenge. Is that allowed?

Specifically, this book
Bull


The task I set was: Read a book with Bu..."

It's not one of the excluded genres, so I will hesitantly approve it. My concern is that the word count wouldn't be equivalent to a novel of 175 pages.

Right ok, thank you Janice.

I have another book that I am half way through that could also work for the interactive challenge.

https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/our-col...

Based on this painting, I could set the task: read a book where the main character is a doctor.

The Return

Or I can have another search in the museum for another option.