Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish blog, and now hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl.
I’m putting a slight spin on this week’s color theme, to instead feature: Ten Colorful Classics.
These books all contain a color as part of their title.
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
A highly entertaining and unputdownable Victorian sensation novel, The Woman in White is a delightful reading experience. I can’t wait to watch the new BBC miniseries!
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
This is such a fun and romantic adventure story set during the French Revolution. I keep meaning to check out the rest of the series…
Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott
I think I loved this sequel even more than its predecessor, Eight Cousins, when I was a child; although I can remember very little about it now. Clearly, it’s time for a re-read!
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Okay, so I haven’t actually read this dystopian classic, but I couldn’t come up with an “orange” classic that I have read. Can you think of one?
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
This novella is gripping, disturbing, and horrifying. The Yellow Wallpaper is a groundbreaking feminist text and a must-read.
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
I mean, how could my “green” pick ever be anything other than Anne of Green Gables?!
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
This was the first Toni Morrison novel I had the pleasure to read, but it certainly won’t be my last. The prose is stunning and the story is heartbreaking but impactful.
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Color Purple is not an easy read, but it is ultimately a powerful and hopeful novel. The film version is a must-watch as well, and I’d love to catch the musical someday.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
I wish Oscar Wilde had written more novels, but I’m oh so glad he wrote this one. It’s both beautiful and disturbing, dazzling and dark; just like Dorian himself.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
The Witch of Blackbird Pond set the historical fiction bar pretty high for me when I read it as a pre-teen. I’d love to re-visit it as an adult to see whether or not it holds up; although I very much expect it does.
Can you think of other classics with colorful titles?
Dwell in Possibility 
Very creative!! I haven’t read Clockwork Orange or Dorian Gray yet, but I really liked all the others. You brought back good memories thinking of Rose in Bloom and Blackbird Pond. 🙂
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Thanks, Andrea! I’m glad it brought back happy reading memories. And I’d highly recommend Dorian Gray!
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I like the spin you’ve put on this week’s topic! I love The Woman in White and The Scarlet Pimpernel – I’ve read a few of the other books in the Pimpernel series and thought they were worth reading, though not as good as the first one.
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Thanks, Helen! That’s good to hear about the Pimpernel series. I figured they wouldn’t be as great as the first book, but glad to know they are still enjoyable.
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Hmm – have you read Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit? That’s as far as my orange fiction goes – and I haven’t even read it! 😉 Great choices!
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No, I haven’t read it yet either, although I definitely want to!
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For “Orange” Joanna Harris’ Five Quarters of the Orange comes to mind. And I suppose that “Orange is the New Black” by Piper Kerman would also work. That’s all I’ve got! I love your spin on the topic. The Bluest Eye appears on my list too: https://franlaniado.wordpress.com/2018/05/08/top-ten-tuesday-blue-books/
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Thanks, I’ll have to check out Five Quarters of the Orange. I’ve read OITNB, but wanted to stick with classics/modern classics this week. Glad The Bluest Eye made your list as well!
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That was really fun! I love challenges like this! Great job.
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Thank you! It was fun to create!
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Jessie, I am very impressed you thought of so many classics with a colour in the title! On my new Classics Club list I have these colourful titles: Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë, The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas and Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. I also love A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle 🙂
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Thanks, Jessica! It was fun to try and come up with them all. I love Agnes Grey and want to read Black Beauty and A Study in Scarlet soon too.
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Oranges are not the. . . is fantastic, I love the look and sound of the yellow wallpaper. That’s going on my list! I’ve got a book looking at me called ‘Ishmael’s Oranges’, but I haven’t read it yet. What’s with orange all of a sudden?!
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Yay, hope you enjoy The Yellow Wallpaper! I’ve heard such good things about Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, and can’t wait to read it for myself.
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