Coffee & Books discussion

The Rainbow Cover challenge is for you to challenge yourself and choose books from the "rainbow" of colors.

Make a list of books in order of:

Red:
Orange:
Yellow:
Green:
Blue:
Purple:

And if you want a challenge add:
Pink:
White:
Black:
Brown:

Rules:
The majority of the books cover must be the specific color
The color can be any "variation" of that color
Post here
Enjoy reading

Time Frame
There isn't one. Go as you please at your own pace!

Participants:
Rachel
Petra
Karen
DIana
Aaron
Marilyn
Samantha
Sana
Thalia
Flame
Demijel
Catherine

Rachel's Books


0/10

Red: Fight Club
Orange: I Am Number Four
Yellow: The Help
Green: Peter and the Starcatchers
Blue: Mockingjay
Purple: The Secret Hour

Pink: Singing With the Top Down
White: Hero
Black: Mythology
Brown: The City of Ember

Rachel's Books

Sounds like fun! I'll start with books that I finish reading starting Aug. 1st.

9/10

Red: Dracula: The Undead
Orange: The Namesake
Yellow: A Confederacy of Dunces
Green: Blessings
Blue: The Invisible Bridge
Purple: The Weed That String The Hangman's Bag, Coyote Blue?

Not sure but I'll try:
Pink: Middlemarch
White: Room
Black: Into The Light
Brown (tan): The View from Castle Rock

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Are we supposed to read the books in the rainbow order, or just pick them and read them in random order? I'll be posting my books later today. I'm asking because I just started a book I could use for purple if random reading order is ok. Thanks!

The Rainbow Cover Challenge
Choose books from the "rainbow" of colors:

Red:Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and ActionsDone
Orange:Palestine: The Special Edition Done
Yellow:Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution Done
Green:The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Done
Blue:When We Were Romans: A Novel Done
Purple:The Iron Daughter Done
Pink:Only the Good Spy Young Done
White:Double Cross Done
Black:The Mission Song Done
Brown:Doc: A Novel Done

Rainbow-Cover Challenge

Read: 4/10 books
Updated: 11/9/11

Colors of the Rainbow

Red: Al Capone Does My Shirts
Orange: Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Club
Yellow: The Dry Grass of August
Green: The Girl in the Green Raincoat
Blue: Morrigan's Cross F/R: 11/9/11 3.5***
Purple: Tolstoy and the Purple Chair:My Year of Magical Reading

Other Colors of the Rainbow

Pink: The Castle of Transylvania F/R: 4****
White: The Boyfriend List F/R: 9/5/11 2**
Black: Fallen F/R: 8/25/11 3.5***
Brown: The Buddha in the Attic

My Treasures Under the Rainbow

I'm in. I have a few books I've finished since the beginning of August.

Red: Fight Club Done
Orange: Sheep and Wolves
Yellow:
Green:Eating Animals
Blue:The Seamstress and the Wind
Purple:
Pink:Cat's Cradle
White:Death and the Penguin Done
Black:Nightmare Alley
Brown:Edisto

Awesome!!!

I tried to choose most books that I own but haven't read or I'm currently reading.

4/10

Red: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Orange: Anne of Windy Poplars
Yellow: Safe Haven
Green: The Secret Garden
Blue: Anne of the Island FINISHED ON 8/10/11
Purple: Lock and Key
Pink: The Princess Diaries FINISHED ON 8/31/11
White: The Picture of Dorian Gray FINISHED ON 9/4/11
Black: The Hunger Games
Brown: Captains Courageous FINISHED ON 8/14/11

Red: Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
Orange: Sellevision
Yellow: Possible Side Effects
Green: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Blue: Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
Purple: Wuthering Heights (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Pink: L.A. Candy
White: Room finished 8/11
Black: On the Road
Brown: Growing Up bin Laden

Rainbow Cover Challenge

4/10 Read

Red: Die for Me by Amy Plum Read 16 August
Orange:
Yellow:
Green:
Blue: Take Me There by Carolee Dean Read 25 September
Purple:

Pink:
White: Clean by Amy Reed
Black: Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby Read 20 September
Brown: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown Read 4 September

Count me in!

O2/1O

Red: Tris & Izzie
Orange: The Host
Yellow: The Help
Green: The Fellowship of the Ring
Blue: Shiver
Purple: City of Lost Souls
Pink: Choker
White: The Fallen Star
Black: Sense and Sensibility
Brown: A Great and Terrible Beauty



EDIT:
I changed my blue book. I didn't feel like The Goddess Test was blue enough. (:

EDITEDIT:
Changed my brown book. I see the other cover in person, and it's not that brown.

My Books Completed
1/10

Red: Fight Club August 28
Orange: I Am Number Four
Yellow: The Help
Green: Peter and the Starcatchers
Blue: Mockingjay
Purple: The Secret Hour

Pink: Singing With the Top Down
White: Hero
Black: Mythology
Brown: The City of Ember

Rachel's Books

Rainbow-Cover Challenge

Read: 10/10 books

Red : Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder
Orange : Identity - Milan Kundera
Yellow : Baby Proof - Emily Giffin
Green : Antichrista - Amélie Nothomb
Blue : Boy in the Striped Pajamas - John Boyne
Purple : Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie is Not the Answer - Jen Lancaster
Pink : I Heart Hollywood - Lindsey Kelk
White : Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous! - Rory Freedman
Black : Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships - Eric Berne
Brown : Devlin's Destiny - Esmerelda Bishop



FINISHED :)

AWESOME!

RAINBOW COVER CHALLENGE
Started: 9/23/11
Books Read: 0/10
Updated: 9/23/2011

Red: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Orange: The Outsiders
Yellow: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Green: The Mostly True Story of Jack
Blue: Catch-22
Purple: Nightshade
Pink: The Joy Luck Club
White: Where the Sidewalk Ends
Black: The Night Circus
Brown: Those Who Save Us

THE BOOKS

Rachel Skye wrote: "AWESOME!"

Thanks Rachel Sky, and since this challenge is open I might enter it again..:) Good luck to rest of you guys:)

I'm going to try this one too! I am quite mad! lol


Red: Shadow Princess..Indu Sundaresan, Juliet..Anne Fortier 11/24
Orange: A Good Indian Wife..Anne Cherian
Yellow: Empress Orchid..AnChee Min 11/7
Green: The Sweet Far Thing 10/22
Blue: Little Princes..Conor Grennan 9/23
Purple: Left Neglected..Lisa Genova 11/15, If Wishes Were Horses..Robert Barclay 11/25
Pink: Rooftops of Tehran..Mahboud Seraji 10/11
White: The Language of Flowers 11/1
Black: House of Sand and Fog..Andre Dubus III 10/19
Brown: Animals Make Us Human..Temple Grandin 9/29

have to look at all my books first...but I am sure I have sufficient to cover all colours:)
3 left!

11/15...2 left! woohoo!

as of 11/25..1 left!!

My Books Completed
2/10

Red: Fight Club August 28
Orange: I Am Number Four
Yellow: The Help
Green: Peter and the Starcatchers
Blue: Mockingjay
Purple: The Secret Hour

Pink: Singing With the Top Down
White: Hero
Black: Mythology Finished October 11th
Brown: The City of Ember

Rachel's Books

I just finished this one! See post #6. ;)

Yay, Karen!!!
I'm having troubles finding purple & pink covers.

Petra wrote: "Yay, Karen!!!
I'm having troubles finding purple & pink covers."

do you like stuff from foreign countries? you can check my list here...Rooftops of Tehran an A Cup of Friendship if you like!

Thanks, Catherine! I'll have a peek at those. Rooftops sounds interesting.

Catherine wrote: "Petra wrote: "Yay, Karen!!!
I'm having troubles finding purple & pink covers."

do you like stuff from foreign countries? you can check my list here...Rooftops of Tehran an A Cup of Friendship if..."

Thanks! Yes, I do like world literature and i will take a look.

Petra wrote: "Thanks, Catherine! I'll have a peek at those. Rooftops sounds interesting."

as with almost all my other books...I found this one by accident! it is really an eye opener.

3 left to finish! woohoo!

Duration:
Ongoing. No ending.


My Books Completed
2/10

Red: Fight Club August 28
Orange: I Am Number Four
Yellow: The Help
Green: Peter and the Starcatchers
Blue: Mockingjay Finished October 15
Purple: The Secret Hour

Pink: Singing With the Top Down
White: Hero
Black: Mythology Finished October 11th
Brown: The City of Ember

Rachel's Books

Duration:
Ongoing. No ending.


My Books Completed
4/10

Red: Fight Club August 28
Orange: I Am Number Four November 17
Yellow: The Help
Green: Peter and the Starcatchers
Blue: Mockingjay Finished October 15
Purple: The Secret Hour

Pink: Singing With the Top Down
White: Hero
Black: Mythology Finished October 11th
Brown: The City of Ember

Rachel's Books