You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

Blue
finished reading July 14, 2012

Earth Is Room Enough by Isaac Asimov
20 points for first book in task completed
2 points for anything 299 pages and under (208 pages)
_____
22 points for task
22 points total

Blue
finished reading July 14, 2012

Bad Dirt by Annie Proulx
30 points for any additional books
2 points for anything 299 pages and under (208 pages)
______
32 points for task
54 points total

Blue
finished reading July 15, 2012

The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West (208 pages)
30 points for any additional books
2 points for anything 299 pages and under (208 pages)
______
32 points for task
86 polnts total

Purple
finished reading August 05, 2012
on TBR before I checked it out from library

The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa (359 pages)
20 points for first book in task completed
3 points for 300 - 399 pages
________
23 points for task
109 points total

Blue
finished reading August 31, 2012

This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart (373 pages)
30 points for any additional books
3 points for 300 - 399 pages
_______
33 points for task
142 points total

Purple
finished reading September 05, 2012
on TBR before I checked it out from library

Hourglass by Myra McEntire (390 pages)
30 points for any additional books
3 points for 300 - 399 pages
_______
33 points for task
175 points total

Now I've caught up to date .... time to concentrate on yellow, red and indigo! (Orange is for the October Toppler week.)

You've got the idea, DeeDee. :)

Deedee, looks like you have some August books qualifying for orange.


Janice might accept one of these versions.


Looks like you could see if Janice would accept this cover for yellow, since it takes place on an island (Corfu)


Another cover can be used other than the one you read. Poor Janice has been overwhelmed and thrown in the towel on the question of covers. Just offer her some treats (blueberry anything) and she'll be more amenable. (don't tell her I told you)

You might be over halfway to a rainbow!

I think I'll resort to Blueberry Tea (amaretto and tea) to combat my rainbow fatigue. Next year's challenge may be a very simple one... just saying.

I would accept any of those. The cover shown in jaxnsmom's message for El oro del rey looks peach to me, but there are other editions that are more orange so it's okay too.

A question:
I read the book with the cover


but I can claim alternate cover:


Or do I have to stay with the cover of the actual book I read?

Well then .....
Using an alternate cover

Orange
finished reading August 2, 2012

Every Day Is Mothers Day by Hilary Mantel
read in August
20 points for first book in task completed
2 points for anything 299 pages and under (224 pages)
__________
22 points for task
197 points total

And, the cover of the actual book I read ......

Orange
finished reading August 6, 2012

Persuasion by Jane Austen
read in August
30 points for any additional books
5 points for author's last name starts with A.
2 points for anything 299 pages and under (204 pages)
___________
37 points for task
234 points total

4 blue, 2 orange, 2 purple
left to go: yellow, indigo, green, red
Looking at it, I think I will switch This Rough Magic from blue to yellow

first, remove This Rough Magic (blue cover edition) from the total:

234 points total
33 points removed
_______
201 points total

Now

Yellow
Finished reading August 31, 2012

This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart
set on the Island of Corfu (off the Greek coast)
20 points for first book in task completed
3 points for 300 - 399 pages
2 points for 1 point for every I: title and author's name
__________
25 points for task
226 points total


overall, now:
3 blue, 2 orange, 2 purple, 1 yellow
green & indigo & red to go
or, if I'm ambitious, 2 green 2 indigo 2 red and 1 yellow to go (for 2 rainbows)

Good strategy, Deedee.

Gotcha!!

Red
Finished Reading: September 30, 2012

Read a book that has a predominantly RED cover
The last name of the author must start with R.


Shameless (Banning Sisters Trilogy #3) (2010) by Karen Robards (Hardcover, 359 pages)
20 points for first book in task completed
3 points for 300 - 399 pages
3 points - Count 1 point for every R in the title and author's name.
__________
26 points for task
252 points total


overall, now
3 blue, 2 orange, 2 purple, 1 yellow, 1 red
green & indigo to go

Woohoo - you're getting there, Deedee. With the TBR Toppler around the corner and it's theme of non-fiction, you should be able to knock off the green task soon.

Yellow
Finished Reading: October 13,2012

Read a book that has a predominantly YELLOW cover.

Your book must be set in a country, city, state, or area that begins with I (Ireland, Italy, India, Indiana, Idaho, etc.) We will accept an island setting as well (Hawaii, New Zealand, etc.)

Island Beneath the Sea (2010) by Isabel Allende (Hardcover, 457 pages)
the island of Saint-Domingue; also known as Haiti

30 points for additional yellow books
2 for I's in the title and author's name.
4 points for 400 - 499 pages
______
36 points for task
288 points total

overall, now
3 blue, 2 orange, 2 purple, 2 yellow, 1 red
green & indigo to go

Janice wrote: "Woohoo - you're getting there, Deedee. With the TBR Toppler around the corner and it's theme of non-fiction, you should be able to knock off the green task soon."

Yep, I'm looking forward to toppler! It will be my first one. I'm planning to pick up another "orange" next week, (after the green), that way I'll be able to make 3 complete rainbows.

Green
Finished reading: October 17, 2012

N Task: Read a book that has a predominantly GREEN cover, or the word green in the title.


Sleeping Naked is Green: How an Eco-Cynic Unplugged Her Fridge, Sold Her Car, and Found Love in 366 Days (2009) by Vanessa Farquharson (Paperback, 267 pages)
your book must be non-fiction

20 points for first book in task completed
5 points if your book has both the cover and title requirement.
10 points if the book is about the environment.
5 points for a memoir (I think this fits -- this book covers one year of the author's life as she makes an environmentally friendly change every day and writes about it).
2 points for anything 299 pages and under
___________
42 points
330 points total

overall, now
3 blue, 2 orange, 2 purple, 2 yellow, 1 red, 1 green
indigo to go!

Green
Finished reading: October 20, 2012

N Task: Read a book that has a predominantly GREEN cover, or the word green in the title.

His Excellency: George Washington (2004) by Joseph J. Ellis (Hardcover, 320 pages)
your book must be non-fiction

30 points for additional green books
2 points for anything 299 pages and under
___________
32 points
362 points total

The book has 320 pages but pages 276-320 are reference notes, so I claimed the "299 and under" points.

overall now
3 blue, 2 orange, 2 purple, 2 yellow, 2 green, 1 red
indigo to go!

And .... thanks to Janice's change
"If you started an orange book during the October Toppler for one of the Toppler requirements but didn't finish it by the end of the Toppler, you may still count it towards your "A" task. "

I'm just over halfway on

and it's nice that I can count it for Orange even if I don't finish reading it by midnight tonight. :)

My goal of 3 rainbows is still possible!!

Isn't it great?

Toppler was great! Even though I finished only two books during it.
Finished reading: October 21, 2012

I finished

12 hours after the end of toppler. Thanks to Moderator Janice, I can claim it for Orange!

30 points for any additional books
3 points for 300 - 399 pages
______________
33 points
395 total

overall, now
3 blue, 3 orange, 2 purple, 2 yellow, 2 green, 1 red
indigo to go!

and ... I have a possibility of 3 complete rainbows! (need: 1 purple, 1 yellow, 1 green, 2 red and 3 indigo to have 3 complete rainbows)

Way to go, DeeDee! I read the first 2 Odd Thomas books. I liked the first one the best. Odd is sooooooo adorable!

DeeDee, you're doing a bang-up job of catching up in this challenge. I will only get one rainbow, I think.

Janice wrote: "DeeDee, you're doing a bang-up job of catching up in this challenge. I will only get one rainbow, I think."

I read 12-18 books per month -- I just have to pick 8 that fit the rainbow -- very doable if I don't wait until December.

I was able to catch up because several of the books I read in July & August fit.

Ahhh - another speed reader! :)

Congratulations on your reading challenge accomplishments! You have really done an amazing job! ; )

Purple
Finished reading: October 26, 2012
Read a book that has a predominantly VIOLET cover
I added it to goodreads TBR Nov 19, 2010. I added all of Gail Tsukiyama's novels to my informal TBR after I read The Samurai's Garden in 2001.


Night of Many Dreams: A Novel (1998) by Gail Tsukiyama (Paperback, 275 pages)

30 points for any additional books
2 points for anything 299 pages and under
___________
32 points
427 total

overall, now
3 blue, 3 orange, 3 purple, 2 yellow, 2 green, 1 red
indigo to go!

(need: 1 yellow, 1 green, 2 red and 3 indigo to have 3 complete rainbows)

Good luck DeeDee, especially with indigo - I'm struggling with those!

An easyand entertaining indigo is . Several of us read or listened to it and loved it.

Thanks jmom, but my library and interlibraries don't have it :-(

Yeah! I found an indigo, read it, and now have completed my first rainbow :)

Indigo
Finished reading November 24, 2012
Read a book that has a predominantly INDIGO cover

The Stranger (1942) by Albert Camus
20 points for first book in task completed
10 points if it was published earlier than 1960
2 points for anything 299 pages and under
_____________________
32 points
459 points

50 points awarded to EACH completion of the challenge.
_____________________
509 points

overall, now
3 blue, 3 orange, 3 purple, 2 yellow, 2 green, 1 red, 1 indigo

(need: 1 yellow, 1 green, 2 red and 2 indigo to have 3 complete rainbows)

Woohoo! Doing the rainbow happy dance. :)

PURPLE
W Task: Read a book that has a predominantly VIOLET cover, or the word violet the title.
- Keeping with W, your book must be from your wishlist or your TBR.
On my TBR since Aug. 06, 2012 (and I didn't start this challenge until a month later)

The Violets of March (2011) by Sarah Jio (Paperback, 296 pages)

30 points for any additional books completed in each task.
5 points if your book has both the cover and title requirement.
10 points if the cover has purple flowers on it.
2 points for anything 299 pages and under
47 points for task
556 points to date

overall, now
3 blue, 3 orange, 4 purple, 2 yellow, 2 green, 1 red, 1 indigo

(need: 1 yellow, 1 green, 2 red and 2 indigo to have 3 complete rainbows)
Don’t think I’m going to get 3 rainbows …

(1 red and 1 indigo to have 2 complete rainbows)
2 Rainbows -- Within the range of possibility.

You can do it!! Just 2 books for another rainbow. :)