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

Almost over the 7000 mark, Connie! :)

Chugging along like the little train in " I think I can!"

One step at a time :)

OOOOOOO......I LOVE the rainbow shoes!! The bus is cute, too!

The rainbow shoes are awesome! The bus looks like a throwback to the 70's. LOL!

I love the train car. I wonder if it's used for anything.

jaxnsmom wrote: "I love the train car. I wonder if it's used for anything."

its being used to hold all Connie's rainbows the last 6 months :)

AmyK wrote: "jaxnsmom wrote: "I love the train car. I wonder if it's used for anything."

its being used to hold all Connie's rainbows the last 6 months :)"

Good one, Amy!! She might need a second rainbow bus to have enough room for them all!

Amy, I LOVE, LOVE both of them!!!! Oh my gosh!!! I LOVE THEM!!!
THANK YOU!

You are too sweet!! Rainbow shoes AND a Rainbow train!!! I am set!!
Too cute!! ; )

Love you, Amy! : ) You are the best!

Janice, it DOES look like something from the 70s, doesn't it? Cool!

I bet at this point it would take a train to hold all the books Connie's read towards rainbows!

Connie is a rainbow superhero

I might be going rainbow crazy

Yep, that's Connie!

Amazing, Amy! YOU are my superhero! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! This is my favorite! You have made my week...heck, my month! Love it so much, Amy!

Everyday! Every way! No matter what the deal.
There is only one girl who rises up to save the day!
What's that I hear you squeal?
You see her on the way...Superhero Amy K!!

; )

Indigo: Indigo cover: published 1897

The Invisible Man H.G. Wells

30 points for 24th book completed in task
10 points published 1897
2 for 220 pages

42 points for task
6979 points to date

Connie wrote: "Amazing, Amy! YOU are my superhero! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! This is my favorite! You have made my week...heck, my month! Love it so much, Amy!

Everyday! Every way! No matter what the deal.
There is onl..."

Love it love it love it!!!!!

* blush* awwwww, Amy!
just a little ditty for my rainbow girl! : )

Indigo: Indigo cover: published 1934

Lust for Life Irving Stone

30 points for 25th book completed in task
10 points published 1934
4 points 488 pages

44 points for task
7023 points to date

Yellow: Yellow cover: Setting: England (Island)


Matilda Roald Dahl

30 points for 18th book completed in task
2 points for 240 pages
1 point for each I in title and author's name

33 points for task
7056 points to date

Connie wrote: "Yellow: Yellow cover: Setting: England (Island)


MatildaRoald Dahl

30 points for 18th book completed in task
2 points for 240 pages
1 point for each I in..."

thats my next yellow book!!!

I love Matilda. That was favourite book as a kid.

I found a challenge the other day that was to read all the books that she reads in the novel.

That's a cool challenge, Rusalka!

Absolutely! (a cool challenge)

Roald Dahl is a favorite for every child! He keeps them in stitches!! lol

Indigo: Indigo cover: published 1971

Shroud For A Nightingale P.D. James

30 points for 25th book completed in task
5 points published 1971
3 points for 368 pages

38 points for task
7084 points to date

It is hey? Although there is a John Steinbeck novel on that list. John Steinbeck and I don't talk.

Maybe we could adapt it sometime for a monthly...

Oh, John Steinbeck's East of Eden is fantastic. The Red Pony that Matilda reads isn't my favorite, but it is so short. And we always have choices in challenges, right?

It could be a part of a challenge maybe...

Interesting anyway...

Blue: Blue cover: Physical Book

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Smażone zielone pomidory Fannie Flagg

30 points for 20th book completed in task
5 points for betrayal (Frank Bennett betrays Ruth when he beats
her after they are married and has sex with other women after
they are married)
4 points for 403 pages

39 points for task
7123 points to date

It's been years since I read this book. It's worth a re-read. :)

Absolutely! I loved every page! ; )

Violet: Violet cover: tbr list

Plainsong Kent Haruf

30 points for 18th book completed in task
3 points for 301 pages

33 points for task
7156 points to date

Oh, great find, Connie. I love the movie and have always wanted to read the book. At least, I cannot ever remember reading the book. Amy teases me about this all of the time! (I meant about Fried Green Tomatoes) :)

Ha ha! Don't you love Kathy Bates? Her supermarket scene is hilarious! LOL

I bet you will enjoy the book since you loved the movie! I read the book when it first came out and LOVED it; however, that was so long ago I had forgotten almost everything. It was a joy to read it again! : )

Maybe you can find a copy at a used bookstore since it is so old. Happy reading!!!

18th Rainbow: 50 points

Red: Red cover: Author's Surname begins with R

Road Rage Ruth Rendell

30 points for 18th book completed in task
4 points for 400 pages
4 points for # Rs in title and author's name

38 points for task
7244 points to date

18 rainbows!!!! I'm doing the rainbow dance and singing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"!

OMG! 18 rainbows?!?!?! That's insane. :) Good job. :)

Connie wrote: "Ha ha! Don't you love Kathy Bates? Her supermarket scene is hilarious! LOL..."

Isn't that the scene that everyone remembers? LOL!

Judy, it is on my tbr bookshelf as well. I love his work. I may read it during the toppler.

Thanks for all those kind congratulatory words! : )April, I LOVE Over the Rainbow!! Thank you for singing for me!!! : ) I am honored!

Violet: Violet cover: tbr list

The Weight of Silence Heather Gudenkauf

30 points for 19th book completed in task
3 points for 373 pages

33 points for task
7277 points to date

Holy wow, Connie. 7000+ points?!?! How do you have the time?

She is the rainbow whisperer

She's never going to look at rainbows without being forever coloured by this challenge.

Absolutely, Judy! LOL! Nicely done! ; )
I do feel like an insane reader sometimes when I am looking for a violet book with violet flowers on the cover or a yellow book cover set somewhere beginning with I. I get CRAZY!! And begin to attack!! LOL

Janice, I'll be seeing rainbows long after this challenge is over! I wonder if I'll ever choose a book without looking at the color of the cover again?! LOL

AmyK, I wish! : ) You give me too much credit!

Thing Two, I don't watch tv or do other usual entertaining things...reading is my entertainment (other than the gym). I try to read every day, and it adds up over time. I have more free time than many people do, so that helps, also.

I only have one orange book to read and I will have 2 complete rainbows and I will be happy, but I agree with you, Connie, about the color of the covers!

Way to go, Cherie! Early Congratulations on your rainbows! ; )

Red: Red cover: Author's Surname begins with R

The Crocodile Bird Ruth Rendell

30 points for 19th book completed in task
4 points for #Rs in title and author's name
3 points for 384 pages

37 points for task
7314 points to date

Violet: Violet covet: tbr list

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler E.L. Konigsburg

30 points for 20th book completed in task
2 points for 176 pages

32 points for task
7346 points to date

Judy, I loved it! I thought it was a fantastic book for children (and adults who are young at heart). I remember reading it as a kid, but heaven knows that was ages ago!!!
You inspire me in so many ways, Judy! lol Please keep them coming because violets and reds are very difficult for me. ; )

Green: Green cover: nonfiction

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder Richard Louv

30 points for 19th book completed in task
10 points environment
3 points for 390 pages

43 points for task
7389 points to date

I am at that burnout phase, too. I have been looking for something new and fresh, which YA seems to nail. Fortunately, I had From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler on a bookshelf left over from my son's youth! (It was just begging to be reread! I consider anything on a bookshelf in my home a tbr! lol) I am now raiding his bookcase for other great books! LOL

Hey, a girl's gotta do what works! : )