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Lori's First Ever 2021 BINGO Challenge
The goal is to focus your reading on literary classics. Read a classic that fits the description of a square. You may NOT count the same book twice for different categories in this challenge. Each book can be applied to only one square, even if it fulfills the requirements of multiple squares. All books read to mark off squares must be finished in 2021.
Challenge Levels:
Level One Bingo
Four Corners: Mark off the four outside corners of the Bingo board.
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Five-in-a-Row: Mark off five squares in a row. This can be done horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Level Two Bingo
Small Box: Mark off all the 9 inner squares of the board (including the free square), leaving blank the 16 outside border squares.
Level Three Bingo
Outside Box: Mark off all 16 of the outer squares, leaving blank the 9 inner squares.
Level Four Bingo
Blackout! Mark off all twenty-five squares of the board.
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Looking at my personal shelves and already have quite a few that I can work with. This is going to be fun!
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Looks like you got it all set up. Hope you enjoy planning your reading for the year OR just reading and adding them as you go along throughout the year. You choose and have fun with it! Welcome and Enjoy! :)
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This is my first bingo card here as well. Hoping that we both fjnd it an enjoyable challenge. . . .I think it will be. Katy has chosen a good variety.
So glad you are joining us, Lori, and I'm looking forward to following your reading, Have fun!
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Thanks for all of the hellos! I'm very anxious in a good way to get going! And glad, Cynda that I'm not the only newbie! I look forward to see what everyone else is reading!
Hi Lori! How nice to see some of my all-time favorites on a fellow newbie's list :) Stoner is amazing, I'm sure you'll enjoy reading it and hope the very same for Gone with the Wind, I love them both dearly. Daphne du Maurier pretty much never disappoints either, she's actually one of my favorite authors. I look forward to following you and hearing your thoughts on Lonesome Dove if you end up reading it as I also have it planned for next year. Happy planning and reading!
Sara Ⓥ wrote: "Hi Lori! How nice to see some of my all-time favorites on a fellow newbie's list :) Stoner is amazing, I'm sure you'll enjoy reading it and hope the very same for [book:Gone with the ..."Thank you Sara!! I loved Rebecca so I look forward to My Cousin Rachel.
I really should read Lonesome Dove as I've only ever read Terms of Endearment. I live in Texas and for several years near where McMurtry calls home. So, I think we should be able to compare notes!!
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Oh, I agree with Bob! The Sea, Doctor Zhivago, Great Expectations ... you have so much to look forward to!
I love your list, Lori. And I never thought to use Doctor Zhivago as classic romance. I last read in high school, it’s been far too long but I keep procrastinating. Just having both McCullers and McCullough makes your board special. Also Barnes’ Sense of an Ending for Booker is a great book. Happy reading.
Bob wrote: "I see you have been working on your list, really impressive choices. You have some of my favorites."Thanks Bob! Let’s see how it goes when the new year begins! I am such a completer when it comes to starting anything. I am going to have fun with this and enjoy what I get to read next year!
Kathleen wrote: "Oh, I agree with Bob! The Sea, Doctor Zhivago, Great Expectations ... you have so much to look forward to!"I’ve had Dr. zhivago on my shelf waiting for a while! This challenge is really going to open up a new reading path for me. I am definitely looking forward to seeing how it goes.
Brina wrote: "I love your list, Lori. And I never thought to use Doctor Zhivago as classic romance. I last read in high school, it’s been far too long but I keep procrastinating. Just having both McCullers and M..."Thanks, Brina! I just read McCullers The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter this year and was blown away. There are so many possibilities here and it’s been fun getting ideas from other members too!
Lori wrote: "I live in Texas and for several years near where McMurtry calls home. So, I think we should be able to compare notes!!"How great, Lori! Definitely looking forward to that. Happy reading!
What are some suggestions for classic satire or comedy? Not usually a category I choose but I did enjoy Catch-22. would P G Wodehouse work for comedy? I've read some of his work too.
Great looking list. We have a few in common for next year (Wharton, Austen). I keep hearing a lot of buzz about Angle of Repose. I need to look into it. Good luck with your challenge!
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Lori wrote: "What are some suggestions for classic satire or comedy? Not usually a category I choose but I did enjoy Catch-22. would P G Wodehouse work for comedy? I've read some..."I have The Towers of Trebizond and Candide down for myself, and The Dud Avocado and The Innocents Abroad also come to mind. Vonnegut, Wilde, and Swift all have works that are fair game.
Lots of good picks...welcome to the Bingo fun!!
Aubrey wrote: "Lori wrote: "What are some suggestions for classic satire or comedy? Not usually a category I choose but I did enjoy Catch-22. would P G Wodehouse work for comedy? I..."Thanks for all of your suggestions, Aubrey. Very much appreciated. This is a hard category but it may boil down to what I actually own. We’ll see. I have a kindle copy of The Innocents Abroad.
Welcome to the Bingo challenge, Lori! One word of warning... it is very addicting... once you start, you'll never be able to stop. 😄I LOVE your choices of books! It looks like we share the same taste in books... I have either read many of your choices, I have them on my Bingo for next year, or they are on my "to-read one day" list. I've never read Mark Twain's The Innocents Abroad, but it's been on my TBR list for quite a while. I think it would be a great, lighthearted fun read!
Have fun with your many wonderful choices!
Angie wrote: "Great looking list. We have a few in common for next year (Wharton, Austen). I keep hearing a lot of buzz about Angle of Repose. I need to look into it. Good luck with your challenge!"Thanks, Angie! I think there’s a lot of interest and definitely high praise, thank you Sara, for reading Angle of Repose. It would be great if it were a group read this year!
Susie wrote: "Lots of good picks...welcome to the Bingo fun!!"Thanks Susie! It’s been fun so far, now....let’s get to the reading!
Shirley (stampartiste) wrote: "Welcome to the Bingo challenge, Lori! One word of warning... it is very addicting... once you start, you'll never be able to stop. 😄I LOVE your choices of books! It looks like we share the same t..."
😜 Thanks for the warning! I’ll try to do my best, but have fun with it! Glad to know that we share book loves. I look forward to hearing about your choices this year. Thanks for the plug for Twain.
Happy reading to you.
You have some great expectations in your reading! Some of these I loved and others are on my TBR. Have fun with this!
What a great list! I hope you enjoy reading them all, and have fun with the challenge. You can't go wrong with either of the Wilkie Collins books for O2, they're both excellent. Happy reading!
Renee wrote: "What a great list! I hope you enjoy reading them all, and have fun with the challenge. You can't go wrong with either of the Wilkie Collins books for O2, they're both excellent. Happy reading!"Awesome! Thanks very much. I don't know which I'll choose. But thanks for the positive feedback!
Welcome to your first Bingo, Lori!You've got some great books on your list. Stoner was special, Sense & Sensibility is my favorite Austen and the Moonstone was a lot of fun as well. All Quiet on the Western Front should be read by everybody and I also greatly enjoyed Tess and My Cousin Rachel.
The most important thing is to have fun, though ;-)
Thank you Philina! It won’t be long now before the reading begins! Very much looking forward to seeing how much I can accomplish! Definitely planning to have fun!!
Lori wrote: "Thank you Philina! It won’t be long now before the reading begins! Very much looking forward to seeing how much I can accomplish! Definitely planning to have fun!!"Good luck next year, Lori. I did my first Bingo this year and it was fun and kept me focused on the books I really wanted to read and challenged me to go out of my comfort zone a bit which I always welcome.
You've chosen a wonderful selection of books, Lori! Good luck on your BINGO challenge.
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Anne wrote: "Lori wrote: "Thank you Philina! It won’t be long now before the reading begins! Very much looking forward to seeing how much I can accomplish! Definitely planning to have fun!!"Good luck next yea..."
Anne, I am so glad you enjoyed Bingo this year. I am a bit of a competitor and I will challenge myself to meet a goal. But I want to approach this with a mind to enjoy myself and not worry about checking off my reads. Are you playing again this year? I’m not sure I’ve seen yours yet.
Connie wrote: "You've chosen a wonderful selection of books, Lori! Good luck on your BINGO challenge."Thanks Connie! I’m looking forward to it.
Lynn wrote: "Nice list so far. I love to make lists, yet I also change what I read as I go. I see you have The Bronze Bow for your Newberry. I also am using this book on my list! I have had a copy ..."Hi Lynn! Thank you. I too am a list maker. I have many on my phone for various things and of course for books! I think at least one other person is reading The Bronze Bow. Would be nice to see what we all think. I homeschooled my kids many years ago briefly and I keep thinking I remember this book on our reading list. This was years before I joined GR. Will be interesting to see if I remember reading it.
Lori wrote: "Anne wrote: "Lori wrote: "Thank you Philina! It won’t be long now before the reading begins! Very much looking forward to seeing how much I can accomplish! Definitely planning to have fun!!"Yes, I'll be playing. Mine is full of different possibilities for each square. I'm such a mood reader I prefer to have options. I set mine up pretty early. Maybe that's why you haven't seen it.
Oh good! I will go investigate! I am like you, a mood reader. I’m starting the year with the book I’ve been meaning to read forever, Gone with the Wind.Otherwise, I’ll try to go with the flow of my mood.
Lynn wrote: "Nice list so far. I love to make lists, yet I also change what I read as I go. I see you have The Bronze Bow for your Newberry. I also am using this book on my list! I have had a copy ..."Oh, and it’s great to know that you change things as you go.
I do. I don't know about anyone else. I haven't read Gone with the Wind either. So many people say it's a great book. I might fit that it in next year also. :))
11% finished with my B2 book made into a movie Gone with the Wind. So far, it is a very easy to read book. I will take my time but hope to be finished by the end of January. Also reading other books at the same time, which I've just learned to do. Another skill that GR groups has taught me!Anne, I hope you can fit it in this year. I picked up a beautiful edition with nice, big pages!
YES! Finished my first spot today - O5: Book From Our Group’s 2021 Bookshelf
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 🌟🌟🌟🌟 4 stars
Now to get to finishing up the last 150 pages of Gone with the Wind and marking it off tomorrow - fingers crossed!
Lori wrote: "YES! Finished my first spot today - O5: Book From Our Group’s 2021 Bookshelf
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 🌟🌟🌟🌟 4 stars
Now to get to finishing up the last 150 pages of [book:Gone with the Wind|1..."
Well done. :)
It took 23 days but I finished reading my B2: Book That Has Been Made Into Film today!! It was a first read for me and one that I'm so glad to have accomplished! It was fantastic and now I must see the movie!
Gone with the Wind
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✔B1: Book From Our Group’s Shelf Prior to 2021
Stoner by John Williams* finished 4-1-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars
✔B2: Book That Has Been Made Into Film
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell* finished 1-23-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars
✔B3: Booker Prize Winner
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes finished 3-24-21 🌟🌟🌟 3 stars
✔B4: Classic Romance
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak*finished 4-25-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars
✔B5: Classic of Europe
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy* finished 7-1-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟 4 stars
✔I1: Classic Adventure
The Big Sky by A.B. Guthrie Jr. finished 6-2-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars
✔I2: Book Published or Written 1700 or earlier
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan finished 10-9-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars
✔I3: Classic Short Story Collection
The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories by Carson McCullers* finished 8-20-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟 4.5 stars
✔I4: Book Published in the 19th Century
Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens*finished 5-5-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars
✔I5: New To Me Classic Author
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams finished 3-6-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars
✔N1: Nobel Laureate
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck* finished 9-3-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟 4 stars
✔N2: History or Historical Fiction
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines finished 2-3-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars
✔N3: Reader’s Choice
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute finished 7-14-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars
✔N4: Classic Satire or Comedy
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain finished 8-27-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟 4 stars
✔N5: Newberry Medal Winner
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare finished 7-30-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars
✔G1: Classic Female Author
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell finished 5-28-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟 4 stars
✔G2: Book Published in the 18th Century
Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe finished 6-22-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟 4 stars
✔G3: Nonfiction
1776 by David McCullough* finished 9-8-21 🌟🌟🌟 3 stars
✔G4: Book Published in the 20th Century
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton*finished 3-9-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟 4 stars
G5: Book From Another Book Club or Library List
✔Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe*finished 10-23-21 🌟🌟🌟 3 stars
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✔O1: Classic of Africa
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe*finished 8-21-21 🌟🌟🌟 3 stars
✔O2: Classic Mystery, Suspense, or Thriller
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins* finished 8-15-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟 4 stars
✔O3: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry*finished 6-13-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars
✔O4: 100 Must-Read Classics in Translation
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque *finished 7-7-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars
✔O5: Book From Our Group’s 2021 Bookshelf
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell finished 1-22-21 🌟🌟🌟🌟 4 stars
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