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Candi's 2022 Do I Hear a Bingo Challenge
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Katy wrote: "So glad you are joining the bingo challenge. Happy reading ."Thank you, Katy! Now to fill in some ideas! :) :)
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That always takes me a while to decide, and then often it is by pure luck that a book fits into my bingo.
I like it when a book just read happens to nicely fit like that, Katy :)
Hi Candi. Just stopping by to say hello to all playing bingo. . . . .Both Our Town and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof are very good options. . . .This last time I read the Cat on Tin Roof play, I read from this edition:
ISBN 0811216012
as it was the final edition that Tennessee Williams approved and
as it more clearly names sexuality so that Williams could more clearly say what he wanted to say. . . .If this interests you.
Enjoy!
Cynda wrote: "Hi Candi. Just stopping by to say hello to all playing bingo. . . . .Both Our Town and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof are very good options. . . .This last time I read the Cat on Tin Roof play, I read from ..."Hi Cynda! Thanks for stopping by :) I do appreciate the recommendation there of Williams's play. And an edition he approved makes it all the better - so thanks very much for that!
So glad you've joined, Candi, and I see some tempting ideas already. Have fun!
Kathleen wrote: "So glad you've joined, Candi, and I see some tempting ideas already. Have fun!"Thank you, Kathleen! I love the planning stages. Following through is harder for me :D :D
Candi, as usual I’ve already added a few to my TBR! I also want to read The Dollmaker this year. If I decide to join the buffet challenge I’ve got a spot for it. Have fun with your challenge!
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Lori wrote: "Candi, as usual I’ve already added a few to my TBR! I also want to read The Dollmaker this year. If I decide to join the buffet challenge I’ve got a spot for it. Have fun with your challenge!"I always find books on my TBR I've forgotten about when I start planning for this, Lori! :D It's good to be reminded of so many of them each year :)
Sara wrote: "Always more fun for me when you are playing!"I'm glad, Sara! I'm going to be taking a look at your list as well as some other friends when I finally get done planning this thing out :)
Jillian ❀‿❀ wrote: "Just wanted to check out your card & wish you well, Candi! :-)"Thank you, Jillian! Still working on it a bit. So many choices!!
Great board, Candi. I hope you pick The Stone Diaries for your G1. I feel like you would absolutely love it. I can't wait to see how you like everything.
Sue wrote: "Great board, Candi. I hope you pick The Stone Diaries for your G1. I feel like you would absolutely love it. I can't wait to see how you like everything."
Thank you, Sue! And I think your prediction about The Stone Diaries is probably spot on! :)
Lots of great titles!I look forward to reading your reviews (and adding more to my TBR) ;O)
Candi wrote: "Sue wrote: "Great board, Candi. I hope you pick The Stone Diaries for your G1. I feel like you would absolutely love it. I can't wait to see how you like everything."
Thank you, Sue..."
I will also put in a vote for The Stone Diaries! ;)
Veronique wrote: "Lots of great titles!I look forward to reading your reviews (and adding more to my TBR) ;O)"
Thank you, Veronique!! Lots to look forward to, book-wise at least, in the year ahead!
Terris, thanks for seconding that Stone Diaries recommendation!!
Finished the review of my first book of the year:I5: Literary Prize or Your Country or Region (Pulitzer 1985):
Foreign Affairs by Alison LurieMy Review
I second the nomination of The Stone Diaries. That is your type of book, my friend! Good start on the year with this challenge.
One down! Good luck, Candi, and enjoy! :)
Anne (On semi-hiatus) wrote: "I second the nomination of The Stone Diaries. That is your type of book, my friend! Good start on the year with this challenge."If I don't use The Stone Diaries for G1, then I'm definitely using it for the group participant pick! Enough friends here have suggested it, and I really do want to read it!! :)
Terris wrote: "One down! Good luck, Candi, and enjoy! :)"Thank you, Terris! I've finished one other now too, but have to write up my review yet :)
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Candi wrote: "f I don't use The Stone Diaries for G1, then I'm definitely using it for the group participant pick! Enough friends here have suggested it, and I really do want to read it!! :) "G1 could also be called GR friend pressure pick. :))
Sara wrote: "Marvelous beginning. A year that begins with Crossing to Safety has great promise!"You've got that right, Sara!!
"G1 could also be called GR friend pressure pick. :))"This made me laugh, Anne! That would be another way to word it :D :D
Veronique wrote: "Great start :O)"Thanks, Veronique! :)
Completed G1: Winner of a Foreign Literary Prize: The Life Before Us (Prix Goncourt 1975)
The Life Before Us by Romain GaryMy Review
Never heard of this title but your review has made me want to find a copy.
Veronique wrote: "Never heard of this title but your review has made me want to find a copy."I learned of this book years ago on Goodreads and have waited so long to finally get to it, Veronique. I hope you can find a copy!
I don't know why I had been leery of Prix Goncourt winners, but this one definitely looks promising
Ila wrote: "I don't know why I had been leery of Prix Goncourt winners, but this one definitely looks promising"I don't think I've read any others in the past, Ila! This is a short one - so maybe worth checking it out if you are a bit curious :)
Candi wrote: "Completed O4: Classic in translation The Summer Book by Tove JanssonMy Review"
Oh, that's a good one! :)
Terris wrote: "Candi wrote: "Completed O4: Classic in translation The Summer Book by Tove JanssonMy Review"
Oh, that's a good one! :)"
It really is, Terris!! :)
Thanks to all that suggested The Stone Diaries! I absolutely loved it!!
Candi wrote: "Thanks to all that suggested The Stone Diaries! I absolutely loved it!!"Yes, I really liked it too!
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✔B2: Classic written in your native language: The Last Picture Show; Read 9/29/22
B3: Classic Science or Philosophy: Basin and Range OR Meditations
✔B4: Classic Banned Book: The Handmaid's Tale; Read 8/27/22
✔B5: A Classic NOT on Our Bookshelf that Should be There: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion; Read 8/9/22
✔I1: Book from the Group’s Bookshelf Prior to 2022: The Remains of the Day; Read 10/16/22
✔I2: New-To-You Classic Author: Our Spoons Came from Woolworths; Read 6/14/22
I3: Classic Drama or Play: Our Town OR Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
I4: Classic Over 500 pages: The Dollmaker OR Jane Eyre OR They Were Counted
✔I5: Literary Prize or Your Country or Region: Foreign Affairs (1985 Pulitzer); Read 1/8/22
N1: Classic Involving Music: The First Violin
N2: Classic Mythology or Folklore: The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
✔N3: Free Space: The Moonflower Vine; Read 1/23/22
N4: Classic Poetry or Essay Collection: Slouching Towards Bethlehem OR Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches OR Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories
✔N5: Classic by an Author from a Country you didn’t Read in 2021: A Time to Love and a Time to Die; Read 8/19/22
✔G1: Winner of a Foreign Literary Prize: The Life Before Us; Read 1/28/22 (Prix Goncourt 1975)
G2: Book from a group poll during your birthday month: Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont OR Shadows on the Rock
G3: Classic Tragedy: TBD
✔G4: Group Bingo Participant Pick: The Stone Diaries; Read 5/29/22
G5: Book from the Group’s 2022 Bookshelf: TBD
✔O1: Book Published before 1900: Lady Susan; Read 12/31/22
O2: Children’s Classic: The Children of Noisy Village OR The Country Child
O3: Classic Short Story Collection: Buttered Side Down: Short Stories OR Dubliners OR The Garden Party and Other Stories OR Laments for the Living, Collected Stories OR Nine Stories
✔O4: Classic in translation: The Summer Book; Read 3/27/22
✔O5: Book Published 1900 - 1949: The Fortnight in September; Read 9/16/22