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Color Challenge - 2018
I'd like to join in on this one also! Thanks!4/15
1. White:
2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
- Flowers in the Snow - Danielle Stewart - 1/25/20186. Green:
- An Irish Country Doctor - Patrick Taylor - 1/28/2018 7. Light Blue:
8. Dark Blue:
The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald's 1/3/189. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
The Rooster Bar - John Grisham - 1/20/1812. Metallic:
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover:
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book:
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title:
I'm in for 15!1. White:
2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
7. Light Blue:
2-88. Dark Blue:
2-99. Purple: Sullivan's Woman
10. Brown:
1-1611. Black:
12. Metallic:
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover:
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book:
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title:
10/15
Love this. Trying for 15/15: 1. White:
2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
7. Light Blue:
8. Dark Blue:
9. Purple: The Witch Cult in Western Massachusetts - Matthew M. Bartlett (purple on cover) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
10. Brown:
11. Black:
12. Metallic:
13. Five Colors:
14. Color Word in the Title:
15. Descriptive Word in Title (Rainbow, Stripes, Polka Dots, Etc).:
I’ll join for all 15 please.1. White:
2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
7. Light Blue:
8. Dark Blue:
9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
12. Metallic:
13. Five Colors:
14. Color Word in the Title:
15. Descriptive Word in Title (Rainbow, Stripes, Polka Dots, Etc).
Hi! I would like to try for all 15. 0/15
1) White:
2) Pink:
3) Red:
4) Orange:
5) Yellow:
6) Green:
7) Light Blue:
8) Dark Blue:
9) Purple:
10) Brown:
11) Black:
12) Metallic:
13) Five Colors:
14) Color Word in the Title:
15) Descriptive Word in the Title:
I'm in for 15. 0/15
1. White:
2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
7. Light Blue:
8. Dark Blue:
9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
12. Metallic:
13. Five Colors:
14. Color Word in the Title:
15. Descriptive Word in Title (Rainbow, Stripes, Polka Dots, Etc).:
I had so much fun showcasing my books in 2017 with this challenge. So I'm all in again! 15 colours for me please!COLOR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2018
Progress: 15/15 (Completed)
1. "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...):
2. "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...):
3. "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...):
4. "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...):
5. "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...):
6. "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...):
7. "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...):
8. "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...):
9. "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...):
10. "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...):
11. "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
12. Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...):
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover:
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book:
Anne of Green Gables - green
A Spool of Blue Thread - blue
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...):
I'm in for all 15!1) WHITE
,
,
, 2) PINK
,
3) RED
,
4)ORANGE
,
,
5)YELLOW
6)GREEN
7) LIGHT BLUE
8)DARK BLUE
9)PURPLE
,
10) BROWN
11) BLACK
12) METALLIC
13) 5 COLORS ON COVER
14) COLOR IN TITLE
,
15) word describing colors in the title
I´m in for numbers 1-13!1. White:
- Apr 26th - ****2. Pink:
- Mar 25th - ****3. Red:
- Jun 18th - ***4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
- Jan 14th - *****6. Green:
- Jan 2nd - ****7. Light Blue:
- Jan 20th - ****.58. Dark Blue:
- Jul 3rd - ****9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
12. Metallic:
- Sep 11th - **13. 5 colors:
- Jul 31st - *****
I'm in for 15 again :)11/15
1. White: Feb 4 ✔️
2. Pink: Jan 1 ✔️
3. Red: Jan 3 ✔️
4. Orange: Jan 19 ✔️
5. Yellow: Feb 27 ✔️
6. Green:
7. Light Blue: Mar 3 ✔️
8. Dark Blue:
9. Purple: Feb 22 ✔️
10. Brown: Jan 4 ✔️
11. Black: Jan 6 ✔️
12. Metallic: Jan 12 ✔️
13. Five Colors: Jan 5 ✔️
14. Color Word in the Title:
15. Descriptive Word in Title (Rainbow, Stripes, Polka Dots, Etc).:
I will try 15.0/15
1. White:
2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
7. Light Blue:
8. Dark Blue:
9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
byChloe Cole finished 1/3/201812. Metallic:
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover:
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book:
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title:
I'll give it a try for all 15.1. White: Six of Crows
finished 1/1/172. Pink:
3. Red:
finished 1/4/174. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
7. Light Blue:
8. Dark Blue:
9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
12. Metallic:
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover:
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book:
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title:
I'm in as well!1. White:
2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
7. Light Blue:
8. Dark Blue:
9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
12. Metallic:
13. Five Colors:
14. Color Word in the Title:
15. Descriptive Word in Title (Rainbow, Stripes, Polka Dots, Etc).:
11/15 (last Update July 29th)
COLOR CHALLENGEDuration: January 1 to December 31, 2018
3/15
1. White:
Midnight's Children / Salman Rushdie2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by Joseph Hopkins7. Light Blue:
8. Dark Blue:
The Fiend and the Forge / Henry H. Neff9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
12. Metallic:
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover:
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book:
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title:
I'd like to join please0/14
White:
Red:
Pink:
Orange:
Yellow:
Green:
Light Blue:
Dark Blue:
Purple:
Brown:
Black:
Metallic:
5 Colours:
Colour in the title:
I'm in for 141. Read a book with "White"
2. Read a book with "Pink"
3. Read a book with "Red"
4. Read a book with "Orange"
5. Read a book with "Yellow"
6. Read a book with "Green"
7. Read a book with "Light Blue"
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue"
9. Read a book with "Purple"
10. Read a book with "Brown"
11. Read a book with "Black"
12. Read a book with a Metallic
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
Hi!I'd like to join and try to get them all! :)
Haven't decided which books yet, though.
Update 30/1
4/15
1. White:
2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
7. Light Blue:
8. Dark Blue:
9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
12. Metallic:
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover:
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book:
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title:
going for all 153/15
10.
I'll go for all 15!White:
Pink:
Red:
Orange:
Yellow:
Green:
Light Blue:
Dark Blue:
Purple:
Brown:
Black:
Metallic:
Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story
5 Colors:
Title:
Describing Colors / Title:
So far: 9/15
8/15 Books1. White-
(can't find edition I read)2. Pink-
3. Red-
4. Orange-
5. Yellow-
6. Green-
7. Light Blue-
8. Dark Blue-
9. Purple-
10. Brown-
11. Black-
12. Metallic-
13. 5 Colors-
14. Color in Title-
15. Describing Colors-
I am in for all 157/15
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
The Men's Guide to the Women's Bathroom by Jo Barrett
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1) by Robin Sloan
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
The Undomestic Goddess
by Sophie Kinsella
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid *
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
Bed Rest by Sarah Bilston
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
Without Reservations: The Travels Of An Independent Woman by Alice Steinbach
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...).
Updated message 461/15
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
1-2-18
I’ll go for all 15 15/15
1. White:
2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
7. Light Blue:
8. Dark Blue:
9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
12. Metallic:
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover:
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book:
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title:
(Rich)
I’m in for 15!1. White:
Finished 1/22. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
7. Light Blue:
8. Dark Blue:
9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
12. Metallic:
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover:
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book:
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title:
I am in for all the colors.I won't be able to do the describing colors title anymore, but the rest I fiinished!
Finished: 14/15
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...). ✅
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...). ✅
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...). ✅
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...). ✅
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...). ✅
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...). ✅
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...). ✅
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...). ✅
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...). ✅Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...). ✅
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...). ✅
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...). ✅Charlotte Sometimes
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover. ✅
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.✅ Blue Monday
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...).
I'm going to try for 15 :)3/15
Done 1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
Done 6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
Done 8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc,...).
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...).
This challenge was fun last year. I am in again for 15.1. White
2. Pink
3. Red
4.Orange
5. Yellow
6. Green
7. Light Blue
8. Dark Blue
9. Purple
10. Brown
11. Black
12. Metallic
13. Book with at least 5 colors on the cover
14. Book with a color in the title
15. Book with a word describing colors in the title
15/15
Lisa B
I'm going to try for 15 :)15/15
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
Karin Fossum
Date read: 5/1/2018
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
Season of the Snake
Claire DavisPages: 288 p. Date read:10/1/2018 Rating:2 stars
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
read 2/2/20184. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
Mark MansonRead:6/1/2018
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston Date read:13/1/2018 6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
Agatha ChristieDate read:9/1/2018
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
Amy E. ReichertDate read: 7/1/2018
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
Killing Cupid
Louise VossMark EdwardsPages: 369 p. Date read:12/1/2018 Rating:2 stars
(Black pearl blue)
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
The First Man in Rome
Colleen McCulloughPages:1154 p.Date read: 18/1/2018 Rating:4 stars (violet)
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
Robert Harris Date read:6/1/2018
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
Tara SimDate read:8/1/2018
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
The Plot Against America
Philip Roth Pages:391 p. read: 23/1/2018 Colour: antique bronze
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People
Meik WikingPages:288 p. Date read: 11/1/2018 Rating:4 stars
Green/yellow/blue/orange/brown/purple
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Selected Writings red:1/1/2018
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...).
Forest Dark
Nicole Krauss Pages: 305 p. Date read: 6/2/2017 Rating: 2 stars
I'm in for 15 as well.Jan. 1, 2018 - Dec. 31, 2018
0/15
White: White Walls: Collected Stories - Tatyana Tolstaya
Pink: The Prince of Minor Writers: The Selected Essays - Max Beerbohm
Red: Memories of the Future - Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
Orange: Letters: Summer, 1926 - Boris Pasternak, Marina Tsvetaeva, & Rainer Maria Rilke
Yellow: Ernesto - Umberto Saba
Green: Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky: A London Trilogy - Patrick Hamilton
Light Blue: The Crisis of the European Mind, 1680-1715 - Paul Hazard
Dark Blue: Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage - Tim Robinson
Purple: Midnight in the Century - Victor Serge
Brown: Asleep in the Sun - Adolfo Bioy Casares
Black: The Book of Blam - Aleksandar Tišma
Metallic: Part of Our Time: Some Ruins & Monuments of the Thirties - Murray Kempton
At Least 5 Colors: Satin Island: A Novel - Tom McCarthy
Color in Title: On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry - William H. Gass
Word Describing Color in Title: The Rainbow - D.H. Lawrence
I’m going to shoot for all 15. Color Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018
Progress: 6/15
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
446/446 (Completed:12/31/18)2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
382/382 (Completed: 09/03/18)4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
533/533 (Completed:05/20/18)5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
416/416 (Completed: 10/26/18)9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
144/51510. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
567/567 (Completed:01/22/18)11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
325/325 (Completed:06/11/18)14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...).
I would like to join officially but never actually joined one of these so if im doing it wrong let me know ><COLOR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2018
Completed: 8/15
1. White:
2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
7. Light Blue:
or
8. Dark Blue:
9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
12. Metallic:
13. Five Colors:
14. Color Word in the Title:
15. Descriptive Word in Title (Rainbow, Stripes, Polka Dots, Etc).:
Hi I would like to join, I am going to try all 15. I'm also tracking it in the Member's corner (if I can find it again :s)
I would like to join for 15.COLOR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2018
5/15
1. White:
2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
7. Light Blue:
8. Dark Blue:
9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
12. Metallic:
13. Five Colors:
14. Color Word in the Title:
15. Descriptive Word in Title (Rainbow, Stripes, Polka Dots, Etc).:
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12/28/17 @ 12:23 - UPDATE: Below are the tentative books I'll read for each color. :)
Progress: 0/15
1. White:
2. Pink:
3. Red:
4. Orange:
5. Yellow:
6. Green:
7. Light Blue:
8. Dark Blue:
9. Purple:
10. Brown:
11. Black:
12. Metallic:
13. Five Colors:
14. Color Word in the Title:
15. Descriptive Word in Title (Rainbow, Stripes, Polka Dots, Etc).: