Renee’s Comments (group member since Feb 03, 2014)

Renee’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

That’s truly amazing!

Excellent!!! Great going!
I used the Joan Didion for my Y one year, too. Such an interesting memoir. :)

Mission: Claim at least one "Bingo!" before the first day of summer!

RULES & GUIDELINES

Not too many of these as it is supposed to be fun after all :)

* As with traditional Bingo, you can go for a horizontal, vertical, diagonal, "X" or "around the world" (perimeter). Or aim big and go for a black out (all squares)!

* A book can only be used once on the sheet.

* Interpret the categories as broadly as you like.

Starting March 22nd and running until the end of June, here is our spring bingo!
Feel free to copy and paste the template to keep track!

Spring Bingo Categories

B1: Award Nominated
B2: Memoir
B3: Audio Book
B4: Green Cover
B5: Pretty Dress

I1: Published before 1900
I2: Travel
I3: Horror or Suspense
I4: Mental Illness
I5: Fairies or Fae

N1: Published This Year
N2: Yellow Cover
N3: FREE
N4: Romance
N5: Male POV

G1: Tear-Jerker
G2: In Translation
G3: Minority Studies
G4: Young Adult
G5: Magical Powers

O1: Fairy Tale Retelling
O2: Historical (F or NF)
O3: Play
O4: Based on a True story
O5: Pink Cover

Thanks, Guys! She’s insanely talented. :D

The premier of the show is Monday, March 21. They will showcase 11 performers/songwriters at a time. Alexis will have her debut on April 11.
I just can’t believe that she will be on national tv... and potentially seen by the whole planet!

I’m in perpetual squee-mode.

Oh, my! The Chit Chat thread has been moribund for the last two years. I think this is a testament to how thoroughly overwhelming this time has been for all of us.

I actually just wanted to jump on here to share some wonderful personal news...

My niece, Alexis Cunningham, has been chosen to represent her home state of West Virginia in the upcoming American Song Contest!!! The show is based on the very popular Eurovision program. I’m so so SO excited for her and proud of her. And I just wanted to share the joy!

I reread some Tommy & Tuppence. I remember just living them when I was in my teens and 20s. Now I find them charming, but they don’t resonate with me the way Miss Marple now does. Amusing that the opposite used to be true. The elderly Jane Marple didn’t draw me the way she does now. Hercule Poirot, on the other hand, transcended. :)

Oppenheim! I read The Great Impersonator a while back and thought it was a blast. I need to try him again. :)

The Secret of the Old Mill!!!!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Vicky wrote: "Winter Bingo Template
(Backdated to the beginning of this year-Renee,please let me know if you would prefer me to start from the time I made the entry.)

B1: Award Winner[book:Death of a Salesman|1..."

Yes, post date! Everything counts from January through March!

This year-long challenge is based on the game of Clue. Each character from the game represents the career of the MAIN CHARACTER (male or female) of the book you read.
For example, for Miss Scarlet/career in law you might go with The Firm. For MrGreen you might choose The Name of the Rose.


Miss Scarlet: career in law
Colonel Mustard: career in the military
Nurse White: career in medicine
Reverend Green: career in religion
Professor Plum: career in education
Mrs. Peacock: career in business
Sergeant Gray: career in law enforcement
Mr. Brown: career as a con artist or spy

Extra-Credit..
Mr. Black/Mr. Boddy: is dead or dies in the story

Some interesting history on the game...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...

This year long challenge is a twist on the Alphabet Soup challenge; however, for this one you are looking for books titles that are MISSING a particular letter.

Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

No A-
No B-
No C-
No D-
No E-
No F-
No G-
No H-
No I-
No J-
No K-
No L-
No M-
No N-
No O-
No P-
No Q-
No R-
No S-
No T-
No U-
No V-
No W-
No X-
No Y-
No Z-

ABC Template

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One of my favorites! This will run all year.
26 Books in one year, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. (Not counting articles like "a," "an" or "the") to create your own special Alphabet Soup.

For example:
A- And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
B- Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
C- The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
Etc.

You may use books that are from other challenges.
You may want to create a post with just the alphabet, then fill in books as you read them. Or create a "master list" of what you plan to read, then check them off as you finish each.

This thread is also the place to come for ideas on titles for letters that are trickier to find.

The letter X is always a special challenge. Here are some suggestions for dealing with this exasperating letter:
1) A book title that starts with X
Example: Xingu
2) A title in which X plays a prominent part
Example: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
3) A "number" title
Example: 1984

Saved for Board. (If I can locate it)

Winter Bingo Template

B1: Award Winner
B2: Graphic Novel
B3: Silver Lettering
B4: Mystery or Thriller
B5: Current Event Related

I1: Start a Series
I2: Middle Grade
I3: Blue Cover
I4: > 400 pages
I5: Personal Improvement

N1: Classic
N2: Made into a Movie
N3: FREE
N4: Science Fiction
N5: Humor

G1: Magical Realism
G2: LGBTQ+
G3: White Cover
G4: Published In Your Birth Year
G5: Biographical

O1: Published Last Year
O2: Epistolary
O3: Gold Lettering
O4: Based on Mythology
O5: Math/Science

Mission: Claim at least one "Bingo!" before March 20 (the first day of spring)!

RULES & GUIDELINES

Not too many of these as it is supposed to be fun after all :)

* As with traditional Bingo, you can go for a horizontal, vertical, diagonal, "X" or "around the world" (perimeter). Or aim big and go for a black out (all squares)!

* A book can only be used once on the sheet.

* Interpret the categories as broadly as you like.

Maxi challenges are intended to inspire you with a variety of ways to meet your reading goals throughout the year.

*Some challenges last all year. These can be joined at any time and completed more than once.

*Some challenges are only available for a limited time. This will be stated in the description.

How to Join

*State your goal in the challenge thread and update when you complete it so we can celebrate.

*We recommend using the Personal Thread Folder to track all of your challenges in one place.

*You can copy and paste templates to fill in books as you read.

*You can use the same book across multiple challenges.


Questions about specific challenges should be asked within the challenge thread.

2022 Genres

January: General Fiction(Novels)
February: Plays and Poetry and Romance!
March: Mystery and Suspense
April: Western/Humour/Adventure
May: Female Authors
June: Fantasy/Graphic Novels
July: Chldren's/YA
August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel
September: Science Fiction/Dystopia
October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November: Historical Fiction and any Non-fiction
December: Classics, Short Stories, Fairy Tales

Not sure what I’m doing here. But I want to get back on the train.