Pink!
Dolores Umbridge from "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by J.K. Rowling
(This is super late because I forgot to publish it... oops!)
The colour pink is definitely a part of mostly every day of our lives, in one way or another. Pink sky, pink skin, pink clothes, etc... Hate it, love it, or just live with it; either way there's no getting away from it (unless you choose to go to extreme lengths). Like all colours, this light shade of red is a symbol for a number of different things. What comes to mind right away is the "pink ribbon" for support of victims of breast cancer and Japanese cherry blossom. In modern times, pink might also be viewed as closely connected to femininity, though it has not always been this way. In fact, red and pink used to be associated with masculinity, since they were seen as strong and somewhat aggressive colours, while shades of blue were considered feminine, since they were softer. The change came with the end of the world wars, when parents of baby boomers started appointing pink to girls and blue to boys. The trend, and norm, seems to have stuck since then.
So! Pink is the reading theme of May, and unlike the other two reading themes we've had, this is the first one to refer to book covers. For May, I encourage you to read a book that has something pink on the cover. It can be a very pink cover, or a not so pink cover. It's up to you! Either way, I hope you have fun reading. And remember; no book is too big or small! Any reading is good reading <3
The colour pink is definitely a part of mostly every day of our lives, in one way or another. Pink sky, pink skin, pink clothes, etc... Hate it, love it, or just live with it; either way there's no getting away from it (unless you choose to go to extreme lengths). Like all colours, this light shade of red is a symbol for a number of different things. What comes to mind right away is the "pink ribbon" for support of victims of breast cancer and Japanese cherry blossom. In modern times, pink might also be viewed as closely connected to femininity, though it has not always been this way. In fact, red and pink used to be associated with masculinity, since they were seen as strong and somewhat aggressive colours, while shades of blue were considered feminine, since they were softer. The change came with the end of the world wars, when parents of baby boomers started appointing pink to girls and blue to boys. The trend, and norm, seems to have stuck since then.
So! Pink is the reading theme of May, and unlike the other two reading themes we've had, this is the first one to refer to book covers. For May, I encourage you to read a book that has something pink on the cover. It can be a very pink cover, or a not so pink cover. It's up to you! Either way, I hope you have fun reading. And remember; no book is too big or small! Any reading is good reading <3
If you are, however, in need of some recommendations, here are some pink books you might want to have a look at:
- "Soulless" by Gail Carriger
- "Dream a Little Dream" by Kerstin Gier
- "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
- "Jam" by Yahtzee Croshaw
- "Born Wicked" by Jessica Spotswood
Happy Reading!
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