January – December 2009
The point of the challenge is to read 9 books with 9 different colors in the title.
Six colors are required, while the last 3 can be your choice.
Books may be overlapped with other challenges.
Hosted by Lost In Books
1. BLUE: The Blue Fox – Sjon
2. RED: The Red House Mystery – A A Milne
3. WHITE: The White Castle – Orhan Pamuk
4. BLACK: Black Gold of the Sun – Ekow Eshun
5. SILVER: The Silver Swan – Benjamin Black
6. GOLD: The Camel and The Golden Hump – Aahron Megged
MY THREE OPTIONS:
7. YELLOW: Crome Yellow – Aldous Huxley
8. OLIVE: Olive Kitteridge – Elizabeth Trout
9. VIOLET: March Violets – Philip Kerr
EDIT: 11.10.2009
I haven’t made much progress. So I’m changing the reading list to reflect my growing preoccupation with short stories. These I will read before the year is out!
1. BLUE: The Blue Fox – Sjon
2. RED: Red – Somerset Maugham
3. WHITE: Snow White and the Prince – Regi Claire
4. BLACK: The Black Monk – Anton Chekov
5. SILVER: The Silver Swan – Benjamin Black
6. GOLD: The Girl with the Golden Eyes – Honore de Balzac
MY THREE OPTIONS:
7. YELLOW: Yellowknife – Steve Zipp
8. OLIVE: Olive Kitteridge – Elizabeth Trout
9. VIOLET: March Violets – Philip Kerr