Another Rainbow

Based on a discussion from the "More fun with libraries/Rainbow" topic, here's another one - make a rainbow based on books that you associate with a color (or colors), but that isn't necessarily obvious by the title to someone who hasn't read it. Explain a little if you want.

Here's mine. A lot of them are partly because of the cover art.

Red: High Wizardry by Diane Duane - the cover has a lot of red on it, and a good chunk of it takes place on Mars.

Yellow: A Knot in the Grain by Robin McKinley - the cover is a field of stunning yellow buttercups, sort of a scene from one of the short stories (you know how the cover art is seldom really related to the contents).

Green: So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane - the cover has a lot of green, and a large green "dragon" on it. Trees play an important role in this book.

Blue: Deep Wizardry by Diane Duane - Blue cover, open water, blue sky...plus a lot of the book takes place in or near the water.

Violet: Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce - The main character has (yes, I know, I know) purple eyes. Her magic "Gift" also is purple, as is her brother's. Her cat has purple eyes. And I always imagined the Jewel (ye olde Quest Object) to be purple, which might be due to the cover art, I'm not sure.

White: Practical Casting by Tim McCreight - Investment (one of the important tools/materials of casting) is white, as is cuttlebone, which can be used for amature casting.

Gold: Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle - My copy as a huge golden seriph (isn't seriphim plural?) carrying Sandy and Dennys away from a huge wave of water.

Silver: The Complete Metalsmith by Tim McCreight - The...second edition? of this was my first metalsmithing book, back when I worked exclusively with silver (well, I still mostly do).

Rainbow: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier - My favorite scenes are when she talks about the colors of the vegitables fighting, and all the colors in the clouds...

Hey, it appeared!

I had so many I had to stop writing them. This kind of association allows for a broader range of shades and tones. I thought more of how the titles spoke to me, independent of their cover art or story. I can't explain all of them and some are obvious. So, here are mine...

GOLD: The Flamboyant. I associate this title with a gold cape. I haven't read it yet.

BROWN: On the Couch. It's about psychology and I think of an old, leather sofa with brass tacks.

BLACK: The Hindenburg Crashes Nightly. I know flames come to mind to many, but I think of the quiet moments in the dark before the crash.

BLUE: Sky Juice

DARK RED: Wine of Satan

VIOLET: Belladonna. I've never seen the flower, but the dark purple morning glory we used to have came to mind.

GREEN: Salaryman

RED: Blood Acre

GREY: Memories of Rain

RAINBOW: A Gathering of Wonders

TURQUOISE: Phantom Islands of the Atlantic

WHITE: Snow

PALE GREEN: Spring Snow. I think of greenery softly showing through a light snowfall.

ORANGE: Tales of Burning Love

CLEAR: The Color of Water

Wow, The Color of Water...I read that my freshman year of college. The author spoke there, too. We were all required to attend...Ah, memories :P

Was it fabulous, bluesalamander? Regardless of race or anything, I think men who deeply respect their mothers (as opposed to cling to them) are so wonderful. It's heartwarming when gender and generation issues actually work to strengthen, instead of challenge, a family bond. It says a lot about how they treat the other women in their life, too.

Honestly, I barely remember it. It was almost 8 years ago and I'm sure I've read at least 500+ books since then. My strongest memory is of being irritated at and disgusted with one of the professors, who apparently thought it was appropriate to yell at the author in front of 500 frosh, telling him (telling him!) that his book didn't mean or have the purpose that he said it did, or something like that.

It took me a long time to forgive her for being so incredibly rude and out of line. That's not a discussion to get into by shouting, and in front of a room full of students. He, as I recall, was polite and calm about the whole thing.

I'll play! I'm late to all these, since I've been away, but perhaps my post will rejuvenate the discussion? :D

GREY
Jane Eyre. It's the overwhelming description of Jane! (and I love her for it!)

OPALESCENT
The Silmarillion. I've just always pictured the Elves as opalescent, shimmering beings.

RED
The Scarlet Letter. I guess the name says it all. ;)

DUSTY PURPLE/GREY
The Grapes of Wrath. I picture the whole world in this dusty grey/purple color with this book. I guess the name and the Dust Bowl and all that stuff just combined in my head. ;)

BLUE AND WHITE
Moby-Dick. The water, the whale, the sea...you know. ;)

RED
Dracula. Blood. :D

BROWN
The Poisonwood Bible. Maybe because of 'wood' in the title, maybe because it's set in Africa. Very earthy tones.

PINK
Schindler's List/Ark. It wasn't like this before the movie, but now I always picture that little girl in pink.

Well, that's all I've got for now...Gotta work the reference desk! :)