Bingo Reading Challenge 2022

[Betsy]

Welcome to the 2022 BINGO Reading Challenge, a fun way to read around the block and broaden your bookish horizons. This is a year-long challenge that can be played in a variety of ways.

Regular: say BINGO! You’ve read books that fit in the 5 categories presented on the bingo card in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line.
Blackout: BIGNO! Italian Bingo, you’ve read all the categories of books on the card.
Mix it up: BONIG! Use the card as a way to inspire your reading life. Cross out as many categories of books that you’ve read which interest you.

https:// mfbc.us/m/x2kygpb << (sorry for the space, Goodreads no longer allows foreign website links) This is the interactive Bingo card, where you can actually cross out the books when you’ve read them. Keep in mind each time you click the link a new card is generated. So please take a screenshot of yours and paste it into your post.


Example post:

1) More than 500 pages Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - 10 February
2) Written by a local author Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll - 15 March



Here is the list of the categories:

1) More than 500 pages
2) Written by a local author
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read
5) Has an intriguing title
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your country
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read
15) Less than 100 pages
16) Favourite author
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature
22) Title longer than 7 words
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking
25) A debut

Happy reading!

[Betsy]

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can you count the same book for several categories or can you use it only once?

No, it can only count for one category, even if it fits many.

2. How do I paste the picture of the Bingo card into my post?

After clicking on the link, your Bingo card is generated. Here you can either save the picture by right clicking on it, or take a screenshot of it.
Either way, you now need to take the image file (most likely a jpeg) and convert it into a url.
Go onto the website https:// imgbb.com and upload your file.
Now copy the url that is produced, e.g. http:// imgbb.com/a/img921/9567/CEBN7M.jpg and go back to your post on this discussion thread.
At the top right hand corner of your post is a sentence: (some html is ok)
If you click this, a dropdown option list appears. You want to copy the one for inserting an image, pasting the url link you generated in the space provided:

<*img src="https://www.goodreads.com/image..." width="40" height="100" alt="description"/*>

3. Does category 12 - a translated book - have to have been written in any language or just not English?

The book must have been written in another language from the one you would normally read books in: if you normally read books in French, for example, then it would need to have been written in a different language.

[Satrina]

Once more, I'm trying to do Blackout! I was so close last year...

Progress: 18/25

☑️ 1. More than 500 pages - Juego de tronos - May 21
☑️ 2. Written by a local author - Yo soy mi casa - December 20
☐ 3. Central theme is dance or music - Forté
☑️ 4. A guilty pleasure read - I don't have guilty pleasures so for this one I'll take a book that's not even in my huge TBR Under the Whispering Door - July 11
☑️ 5. Has an intriguing title - What Moves the Dead - November 29
☑️ 6. A book you previously abandoned - El secreto - January 9
☑️ 7. Set in your country - The Hacienda - October 11
☐ 8. Recommended by a friend - El Caballo y el Muchacho
☐ 9. A play or script - Molière or Federico García Lorca
☑️ 10. Has a beautiful cover - Small Spaces - November 4
☑️ 11. Published the decade you were born - Un puente hacia Terabithia - April 26
☑️ 12. Translated book - The Glass Children - October 21
☐ 13. Poetry - Can You Sign my Tentacle?
☐ 14. A genre that you rarely read - Spirituality/Self Help: Buddhism for Mothers or El Arte de la Felicidad
☑️ 15. Less than 100 pages - Wool - September 18
☑️ 16. Favourite author - H.P. Lovecraft - The Evil Clergyman - October 7
☑️ 17. About dreams - The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House - 30th Anniversary Edition - July 27
☑️ 18. A book about books or reading - I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life - November 27
☑️ 19. An award winner - Dune - January 28
☑️ 20. Re-read a favourite - Miss Peregrine y los niños peculiares - October 30
☐ 21. Set in nature - Into Thin Air or The Terror
☐ 22. Title longer than 7 words - La Niña que Recorrió Tierra Fantástica en un Barco Hecho por Ella Misma
☑️ 23. A banned book - Gender Queer: A Memoir - June 22
☑️ 24. About food or cooking - Eat, and Love Yourself - November 17
☑️ 25. A debut - Los mejores años - March 31

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[Cynthia]

I'll go for blackout again this year.



Categories
☐ 1. More than 500 pages
☐ 2. Written by a local author
☐ 3. Central theme is dance or music
☐ 4. A guilty pleasure read
☑️ 5. Has an intriguing title: Serafina and the Black Cloak
☐ 6. A book you previously abandoned
☐ 7. Set in your country
☐ 8. Recommended by a friend
☐ 9. A play or script
☐ 10. Has a beautiful cover
☐ 11. Published the decade you were born
☐ 12. Translated book
☐ 13. Poetry
☐ 14. A genre that you rarely read
☐ 15. Less than 100 pages
☐ 16. Favourite author
☐ 17. About dreams
☐ 18. A book about books or reading
☐ 19. An award winner
☐ 20. Re-read a favourite
☐ 21. Set in nature
☐ 22. Title longer than 7 words
☐ 23. A banned book
☐ 24. About food or cooking
☐ 25. A debut

Books completed:

[aliciav]

2022 Bingo Reading Challenge: Blackout

📚1) More than 500 pages The Help - Apr 5
📚2) Written by a local author Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman - Nov 27
📚3) Central theme is [...] music Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall - Nov 2
📚4) A guilty pleasure read Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family - Jan 15
📚5) Has an intriguing title Hamnet - Mar 27
📚6) A book you previously abandoned Wuthering Heights - Mar 7
📚7) Set in your country An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States - May 20
📚8) Recommended by a friend The Overstory - Apr 20
📚9) A play or script Hamlet - Mar 24
📚10) Has a beautiful cover The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse - Apr 17
📚11) Published the decade you were born Interview with the Vampire - Oct 25
📚12) Translated book When We Cease to Understand the World - Jun 29
📚13) Poetry Sonnets from the Portuguese - Feb 1
📚14) A genre that you rarely read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - Jan 8
📚15) < 100 pages And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer - Mar 20
📚16) Favourite author A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro - Jan 18
📚17) About dreams Hunting by Stars - Jun 24
📚18) About books or reading The Book Thief - Mar 23
📚19) An award winner All the Light We Cannot See - Jan 30
📚20) Re-read a favourite The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Jan 3
📚21) Set in nature Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants - May 15
📚22) Title > 7 words My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - Mar 19
📚23) A banned book To Kill a Mockingbird - Feb 15
📚24) About food or cooking My Life in France - Jul 3
📚25) A debut A Man Called Ove - Feb 8

[KelB]

2022 Bingo Challenge
Goal: BONIG (Mix it up)
⭐️Books Read: 25/25⭐️

✔️ 1) More than 500 pages: The Actual Star -- 3/30/22
✔️ 2) Written by a local author: The Diary Spelled Death: Set A Spell ~ Book I -- 7/24/22
✔️ 3) Central theme is dance or music: Unprotected: A Memoir -- 4/14/22
✔️ 4) A guilty pleasure read: Claimed by the Dragons -- 1/7/22
✔️ 5) Has an intriguing title: The Wife Between Us -- 1/7/22
✔️ 6) A book you previously abandoned: Half-Blood Blues -- 6/7/22
✔️ 7) Set in your country: Gated Prey -- 1/12/22
✔️ 8) Recommended by a friend: The Love Hypothesis -- 4/14/22
✔️ 9) A play or script: The Temps -- 5/9/22
✔️ 10) Has a beautiful cover: Firekeeper's Daughter -- 4/12/22
✔️ 11) Published the decade you were born: Eye of the Needle -- 5/29/22
✔️ 12) Translated book: 365 Days -- 3/6/22
✔️ 13) Poetry: After Her -- 1/13/22
✔️ 14) A genre that you rarely read: On Juneteenth -- 2/23/22
✔️ 15) Less than 100 pages: Zero Hour -- 1/9/22
✔️ 16) Favorite author: Survivor by Octavia E. Butler -- 7/19/22
✔️ 17) About dreams: Let Me Free You -- 9/10/22
✔️ 18) A book about books or reading: Mister Librarian -- 3/31/22
✔️ 19) An award winner: A Mercy -- 3/24/22
✔️ 20) Re-read a favorite: Pride -- 9/19/22
✔️ 21) Set in nature: Beasts of Prey -- 4/8/22
✔️ 22) Title longer than 7 words: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen: Exploring The Emotional Lives of Black Women -- 1/13/22
✔️ 23) A banned book: The Joy Luck Club (2004~2005) -- 3/23/22
✔️ 24) About food or cooking: Body and Soul Food -- 4/21/22
✔️ 25) A debut: Here Comes the Sun -- 2/1/22

[Armin]

1) More than 500 pages - The Complete Robot - Jan 22
2) Written by a local author - Nakaza i vila - Jan 10
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read - Confessions of an English Opium Eater - Apr 04
5) Has an intriguing title - The Dispossessed - Feb 24
6) A book you previously abandoned - The Magic Mountain - Sep 29
7) Set in your country - Ugursuz - Jan 29
8) Recommended by a friend - A Farewell to Arms - Mar 06
9) A play or script - Tartuffe - Mar 06
10) Has a beautiful cover - The Sun Also Rises - Mar 01
11) Published the decade you were born - 2061: Odyssey Three - Jan 04
12) Translated book - The Idiot - Feb 07
13) Poetry - Prašina - Oct 15
14) A genre that you rarely read - The Castle of Otranto - Mar 27
15) Less than 100 pages - An Unpleasant Predicament - Jan 15
16) Favourite author - The Gambler - Jan 16
17) About dreams - The Wall and Other Stories - Feb 12
18) A book about books or reading -- The Razor's Edge - Jan 27
19) An award winner - 2010: Odyssey Two - Jan 03
20) Re-read a favourite - Siddhartha - 29 Mar
21) Set in nature - The Call of the Wild - Jan 04
22) Title longer than 7 words - The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Svejk, Book One - May 10
23) A banned book - One Hundred Years of Solitude - Feb 17
24) About food or cooking - The Grapes of Wrath - Jun 03
25) A debut - Nausea - Feb 09

[Karen]

2022 Bingo Challenge
Original Goal: BONIG (Mix it up)
Final Goal: BLACKOUT!
Books Read: 25/25 (I DID IT!)

1) More than 500 pages: The Rose Code - July 14
2) Written by a local author: We All Leak Eventually: Stories From A Humorously Unbalanced Mind - April 25
3) Central theme is dance or music: Instructions for Dancing - June 7
4) A guilty pleasure read: Have Yourself a Merry Little Witness - Feb. 14
5) Has an intriguing title: The Man Who Died Twice - June 21
6) A book you previously abandoned: The Little Prince - June 7
7) Set in your country: The Maid - March 9
8) Recommended by a friend: The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music - April 18
9) A play or script: Plaza Suite - March 5
10) Has a beautiful cover: It's Better This Way - April 3
11) Published the decade you were born: Giovanni's Room - March 27
12) Translated book: The Shadow of the Wind - Aug. 20
13) Poetry: Jazz With Hardcover Book - April 4
14) A genre that you rarely read: All Systems Red - April 29
15) Less than 100 pages: Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight - May 7
16) Favorite author: The Stranger in the Lifeboat - April 23
17) About dreams: Midnight at the Blackbird Café - Feb. 28
18) A book about books or reading: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - May 23
19) An award winner: The Song of Achilles - Jan 29
20) Re-read a favorite: Me Before You - Nov. 4
21) Set in nature: The Canyon's Edge - June 8
22) Title longer than 7 words: Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World - March 13
23) A banned book: Thirteen Reasons Why - April 24
24) About food or cooking: Sourdough - July 22
25) A debut: The Love Hypothesis Jan. 21

[Malola]

Hi, guys!!
I'm Malola.
Sign me up, pliz, for the whole bingo.

1) More than 500 pages
2) Written by a local author
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read
5) Has an intriguing title
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your country
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read
15) Less than 100 pages
16) Favourite author
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature
22) Title longer than 7 words
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking
25) A debut1) More than 500 pages
2) Written by a local author
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read
5) Has an intriguing title
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your country
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read
15) Less than 100 pages
16) Favourite author
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature
22) Title longer than 7 words
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking
25) A debut

[Tori]

I'm going for blackout again!
Books read: 0/25

1) More than 500 pages
2) Written by a local author Father and I Were Ranchers
3) Central theme is dance or music On the Come Up
4) A guilty pleasure read
5) Has an intriguing title
6) A book you previously abandoned The Master and Margarita
7) Set in your country
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script The Crucible
10) Has a beautiful cover
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read
15) Less than 100 pages
16) Favourite author Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner Beloved
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature Walden
22) Title longer than 7 words Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking The Vegetarian
25) A debut Bonfire

[Olha]

I'm going to try doing it BINGO style! (and aim for the blackout ^^)

Books read: 9/25

+5) An award winner: The Nightingale
+10) More than 500 pages: East of Eden
+15) Set in nature: Watership Down

16) Poetry: The Raven and Other Poems
17) About dreams: The Alchemist
18) Recommended by a friend: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
19) A book about books or reading: The Starless Sea
+20) A banned book: Brave New World
+21) Has a beautiful cover: The House in the Cerulean Sea
+22) Set in your country: Everything Is Illuminated
+23) Less than 100 pages: Of Mice and Men
+24) Title longer than 7 words: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
+25) A book you previously abandoned: Anne of Green Gables

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[Sophie]

I'll be trying for Blackout again!
Books read: 16/25

✔ 1) More than 500 pages - The Final Empire
✔ 2) Written by a local author - Een schitterend gebrek
3) Central theme is dance or music
✔ 4) A guilty pleasure read - The Summer I Turned Pretty
✔ 5) Has an intriguing title - I'm Glad My Mom Died
✔ 6) A book you previously abandoned - The Well of Ascension
7) Set in your country
✔ 8) Recommended by a friend - Once Upon a Broken Heart
9) A play or script
✔ 10) Has a beautiful cover - Bluets
✔ 11) Published the decade you were born - Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?
12) Translated book
✔ 13) Poetry - Bluets
✔ 14) A genre that you rarely read - Project Hail Mary
✔ 15) Less than 100 pages - Le Petit Prince
16) Favourite author
✔ 17) About dreams - Olga Dies Dreaming
✔ 18) A book about books or reading - The Library Book
✔ 19) An award winner - Ninth House (Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 Fantasy winner)
✔ 20) Re-read a favourite - Daisy Jones & The Six
21) Set in nature
22) Title longer than 7 words
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking
✔ 25) A debut - Eileen

[Marta]

Books read: 23/25

✅ 1) More than 500 pages - Wyśniłam cię, córeczko by Diane Chamberlain
✅ 2) Written by a local author - Століття Якова by Володимир Лис - 23 October
✅ 3) Central theme is dance or music - Valse melancolique. Фрагмент by Ольга Кобилянська - 12 January
✅ 4) A guilty pleasure read - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black - 26 July
✅ 5) Has an intriguing title - A Choice of Gods by Clifford D. Simak - 4 January
✅ 6) A book you previously abandoned - Marta by Eliza Orzeszkowa - 24 January
✅ 7) Set in your country - Перехресні стежки. Лірика by Іван Франко - 6 April
✅ 8) Recommended by a friend - Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover - 29 March
✅ 9) A play or script - Украдене щастя by Іван Франко - 24 March
✅ 10) Has a beautiful cover - The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James - 7 February
✅ 11) Published the decade you were born - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling - 25 October
✅ 12) Translated book - Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne - 12 January
✅ 13) Poetry - Маруся Чурай. Історичний роман у віршах by Lina Kostenko
✅ 14) A genre that you rarely read - A Message from Ukraine by Volodymyr Zelensky
✅ 15) Less than 100 pages - Бояриня by Lesia Ukrainka - 10 April
✅ 16) Favourite author - A Calendar of Tales by Neil Gaiman
⬜️ 17) About dreams
✅ 18) A book about books or reading - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams - 9 July
✅ 19) An award winner - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - 23 March
✅ 20) Re-read a favourite - Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
✅ 21) Set in nature - Лісова пісня by Lesia Ukrainka - 10 April
✅ 22) Title longer than 7 words - Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 30 March
✅ 23) A banned book - 1984 by George Orwell
⬜️ 24) About food or cooking
✅ 25) A debut - Becoming Marta by Lorea Canales - 4 February



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[LittleRedRidingHood]

2022 BINGO Reading Challenge
Blackout: 0/25

✔︎1. More than 500 pages - The Amber Spyglass
☐ 2. Written by a local author (Alma Karlin)
☐ 3. Central theme is dance or music - Listen to Me
✔︎4. A guilty pleasure read - Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
✔︎5. Has an intriguing title - The Voyage of the Basilisk
✔︎6. A book you previously abandon ed - Homegoing
☐ 7. Set in your Country - Rdeča kapica
✔︎8. Recommended by a friend - Room
☐ 9. A play or script - Hamlet
✔︎10. Has a beautiful cover - Mexican Gothic
☐ 11. Published the decade you were born
✔︎12. Translated book - Carmilla
☐ 13. Poetry - The Divine Comedy
☐ 14. A genre that you rarely read
✔︎15. Less than 100 pages - A Dead Djinn in Cairo
✔︎16. Favourite author - Blameless
☐ 17. About Dreams - Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
☐ 18. A book about books or reading
✔︎19. An award winner La Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Quebert
✔︎20. Re-read a favourite - Jane Eyre
✔︎21. Set in nature - The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science
☐ 22. Title longer than 7 words
☐ 23. A banned book
✔︎24. About food or cooking - The Vegetarian
✔︎25. A debut - You

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[JennH]

2022 BINGO Reading Challenge
Blackout: BIGNO! Italian Bingo, you’ve read all the categories of books on the card.

Yay! BIGNO! 9/9/22







✔1) More than 500 pages - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas 1/8/22
✔2) Written by a local author - Stabbed in the Baklava by Tina Kashian 7/3/22
✔3) Central theme is dance or music - Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 3/10/22
✔4) A guilty pleasure read - Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich 4/7/22
✔5) Has an intriguing title - Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez 3/15/22
✔6) A book you previously abandoned - Town in a Blueberry Jam by B.B. Haywood 1/10/22
✔7) Set in your country - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave 1/23/22
✔8) Recommended by a friend - Number the Stars by Lois Lowry 5/23/22
✔9) A play or script - The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare 2/27/22
✔10) Has a beautiful cover - Fault Lines by Emily Itami 1/21/22
✔11) Published the decade you were born - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien 4/5/22
✔12) Translated book - Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell 2/7/22
✔13) Poetry - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander 1/27/22
✔14) A genre that you rarely read - Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert 2/3/22 - SciFi
✔15) Less than 100 pages - Meet the Marching Smithereens by Ann Hayes 5/8/22 - 32 pages
✔16) Favourite author - Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie 5/18/22
✔17) About dreams - On the Come Up by Angie Thomas 5/20/22
✔18) A book about books or reading - The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa 3/11/22
✔19) An award winner - Gemina by Amie Kaufman 1/13/22 - Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2016)
✔20) Re-read a favourite - Red Dragon by Thomas Harris 9/9/22
✔21) Set in nature - A Million Shades of Gray by Cynthia Kadohata 7/30/22
✔22) Title longer than 7 words - Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance by Zora Neale Hurston 5/7/22
✔23) A banned book - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 2/25/22
✔24) About food or cooking - Christmas Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 2/25/22
✔25) A debut - Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott 1/5/22

[Miriam]

✿ More than 500 pages Terra di Sicilia. Die Rückkehr des Patriarchen
✿ Written by a local author Spitzweg: Roman
✿ Central theme is dance or music Ballet School- Der Tanz deines Lebens
✿ A guilty pleasure read Das scharlachrote Kampfhuhn: Kommissar Schneiders letzter Fall
✿ Has an intriguing title Der Markisenmann
✿ A book you previously abandoned Veronika beschließt zu erben
✿ Set in your country Dschinns
✿ Recommended by a friend Perfect Day
❀ A play or script
✿ Has a beautiful cover Das Labyrinth von London
❀ Published the decade you were born
✿ Translated book Eine Studie in Scharlachrot Das Zeichen der Vier
✿ Poetry Home Body
✿ A genre that you rarely read Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
❀ Less than 100 pages
✿ Favourite author Die Gefährten
✿ About dreams Haie in Zeiten von Erlösern
✿ A book about books or reading Book Love
✿ An award winner The Mermaids Singing
❀ Re-read a favourite
✿ Set in nature Caspar und die Träne des Phönix
✿ Title longer than 7 words Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
❀ A banned book
✿ About food or cooking Eine Frage der Chemie
✿ A debut Strömung

[Leslie Ann]

✔️ 1) More than 500 pages The Well of Ascension 1/8/22
2) Written by a local author
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read
✔️ 5) Has an intriguing title The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 1/20/22
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your country
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover
✔️ 11) Published the decade you were born Fahrenheit 451 1/23/21
✔️ 12) Translated book Blood of Elves 3/2/22
13) Poetry
✔️ 14) A genre that you rarely read The Home Edit Life: The Complete Guide to Organizing Absolutely Everything at Work, at Home, and on the Go 1/19/w3
✔️ 15) Less than 100 pages And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer 1/7/22
✔️ 16) Favourite author Mr. Mercedes 2/9/22
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature
22) Title longer than 7 words
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking
25) A debut

[[deleted user]]

Blackout
25/25





1. Has an intriguing title - January 2
The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation by Anna Malaika Tubbs
2. A debut - January 4
Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
3. Set in your country - January 7
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
4. Re-read a favourite - January 10
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
5. Recommended by a friend - January 13
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
6. About dreams - January 24
Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
7. An award winner - January 26
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss
8. Published the decade you were born - February 9
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
9. More than 500 pages - February 17
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
10. Translated book - March 3
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
11. A play or script - March 12
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
12. Has a beautiful cover - March 16
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
13. A guilty pleasure read - March 24
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
14. Favourite author - March 27
In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant by Jules Verne
15. A banned book - April 16
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
16. Central theme is dance or music - April 24
Music Is History by Ahmir Questlove Thompson
17. Less than 100 pages - May 2
Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly
18. Title longer than 7 words - May 3
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: The Dastard's Guide to Fame and Fortune by Shepherd Mead
19. A book you previously abandoned - May 12
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
20. Written by a local author - May 20
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
21. Set in nature - May 22
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
22. Poetry - May 23
Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman
23. A genre that you rarely read [ancient] - May 31
The Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonymous
24. About food or cooking - June 17
We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time by José Andrés
25. A book about books or reading - June 25
Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks by Annie Spence

[Jessica]

Going for Italian bingo! Ciao :)

1) More than 500 pages The Rose Code January 21, 2022
2) Written by a local author
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read
5) Has an intriguing title Conversations with Friends- January 4, 2022
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your country The Last Thing He Told Me January 20, 2022
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script The Queen's Gambit ? January 15, 2022
10) Has a beautiful cover
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read
15) Less than 100 pages Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them January 26, 2022
16) Favourite author
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner The Vanishing Half January 24, 2022
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature The Great Alone-January 10, 2022
22) Title longer than 7 words Journey to the Center of the Earth - January 12, 2022
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking
25) A debut

[Yolanda]

And going to miss this by one book 12/31/22
BIGNO! Italian Bingo
Categories
X 1. More than 500 pages The Oleander Sword
X 2. Written by a local author Remembering Veteran's Memorial Stadium and the City Baseball Federation
X 3. Central theme is dance or musicThe Ballerinas
X 4. A guilty pleasure read Romancing Mister Bridgerton
X 5. Has an intriguing title Scores: How I Opened the Hottest Strip Club in New York City, Was Extorted out of Millions by the Gambino Family, and Became One of the Most Successful Mafia Informants in FBI History
☐ 6. A book you previously abandoned
X 7. Set in your country Peril
X 8. Recommended by a friend Small Great Things
X 9. A play or script The Tragedy of King Richard the third
X 10. Has a beautiful cover House of Hunger
X 11. Published the decade you were born Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
X 12. Translated book Violeta
X 13. Poetry Woman Without Shame: Poems
X 14. A genre that you rarely read In the Dream House
X 15. Less than 100 pages What the Hex
X 16. Favourite author The Three Kings: A Christmas Dating Story
X 17. About dreams Banned Books: The World's Most Controversial Books, Past and Present
X 19. An award winner Tuck Everlasting
X 20. Re-read a favourite The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
X 21. Set in nature The Heirloom Garden
X 22. Title longer than 7 words The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation
X 23. A banned bookMaus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
X 24. About food or cookingA Proposal They Can't Refuse
X 25. A debut Daughter of the Moon Goddess
Books completed: 22

[Shelley]

Going for blackout, but there are at least a few categories that will be difficult. We'll see how it goes this year!

Status: 20/25

1) More than 500 pages - The Lincoln Highway, 01/21/2022
2) Written by a local author - The Progeny, 01/30/2022
3) Central theme is dance or music - Hidden Current, 04/24/2022
4) A guilty pleasure read - The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, 02/02/2022
5) Has an intriguing title - The Book of Lost Names, 01/18/2022
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your country - Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West, 02/23/2022
8) Recommended by a friend - Under the Whispering Door, 05/29/2022
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover - While Justice Sleeps, 02/11/2022
11) Published the decade you were born - Tramp for the Lord, TBR
12) Translated book - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, 06/15/2022
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read - Dragon Hoops, 01/25/2022
15) Less than 100 pages - The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness, 01/20/2022
16) Favourite author - The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy, 04/30/2022
17) About dreams - Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux, 05/15/2022
18) A book about books or reading - The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts, 04/02/2022
19) An award winner - The Guest List, 01/09/2021
20) Re-read a favourite - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride, 02/15/2022
21) Set in nature - Things I Learned from Falling - currently reading
22) Title longer than 7 words - The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, 01/15/2022
23) A banned book - Of Mice and Men, 04/13/2022
24) About food or cooking - Homicide and Halo-Halo, 04/06/2022
25) A debut - The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, 01/15/2022

[Jordan]

Bingo Reading Challenge
January 1 to December 31

Completed 0/25

1) More than 500 pages
2) Written by a local author
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read
5) Has an intriguing title
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your country
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read
15) Less than 100 pages
16) Favourite author
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner
20) Re-read a favorite
21) Set in nature
22) Title longer than 7 words
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking
25) A debut

[Samantha]

Count me in again :) Man, I'm going to have my hands full with all the challenges this year! Going to try for BLACKOUT again. I might not get it again this year but we'll see!



22/25 Read

✓ 1. More than 500 pages - Dragonfly in Amber
☐ 2. Written by a local author - The False Prince Spellbreaker
✓ 3. Central theme is dance or music - The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
✓ 4. A guilty pleasure read - The War of Two Queens
✓ 5. Has an intriguing title - How to Be a Normal Person
✓ 6. A book you previously abandoned - A Little Life
✓ 7. Set in your country - The Heart Principle
✓ 8. Recommended by a friend - Project Hail Mary
☐ 9. A play or script
✓ 10. Has a beautiful cover - Fable
✓ 11. Published the decade you were born - Holes
✓ 12. Translated book - The Phantom of the Opera
✓ 13. Poetry - The Poet X
✓ 14. A genre that you rarely read - (middle grade) When You Trap a Tiger
✓ 15. Less than 100 pages - The Cask of Amontillado - an Edgar Allan Poe Short Story
✓ 16. Favorite author - Reminders of Him
✓ 17. About dreams - House of Salt and Sorrows
☐ 18. A book about books or reading - The Reading List
✓ 19. An award winner - The Once and Future Witches
✓ 20. Re-read a favorite - Dark Places
✓ 21. Set in nature - The Devil and the Dark Water
✓ 22. Title longer than 7 words - The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
✓ 23. A banned book - Eleanor & Park
✓ 24. About food or cooking - Homicide and Halo-Halo
✓ 25. A debut - Ace of Spades

[Laura H L]

I am in again this year and i am going for mix it up!

22/25

✔︎1) More than 500 pages Great Circle Feb 9
✔︎2) Written by a local author Albatross Oct 27
✔︎3) Central theme is dance or music Half Blood Blues Mar 12
✔︎4) A guilty pleasure read The Jetsetters Feb 26
✔︎ 5) Has an intriguing title The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Jan 30
✔︎6) A book you previously abandoned An American Marriage Apr 23
✔︎7) Set in your country Monkey Beach Apr 19
✔︎8) Recommended by a friend The Maid Apr 2
✔︎ 9) A play or script The Crucible Dec 1
✔︎ 10) Has a beautiful cover What You Wish For jan 20
11) Published the decade you were born
✔︎12) Translated book The Hanging Girl Jan 6
13) Poetry
✔︎ 14) A genre that you rarely read The Midnight Library Jan 15
✔︎15) Less than 100 pages Evidence of the Affair Nov 1
✔︎16) Favourite author The Scarred Woman by Jussi Adler-Olsen July 20
✔︎17) About dreams Lucky Jan 6
✔︎18) A book about books or reading The Reading List Feb 20
✔︎19) An award winner People We Meet on Vacation March 2
20) Re-read a favourite
✔︎ 21) Set in nature The Paper Palace Jan 19
✔︎22) Title longer than 7 words Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Mar 27
✔︎23) A banned book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian July 26
✔︎24) About food or cooking Bury Your Dead Oct 18
✔︎25) A debut Loving Frank Apr 3

[Jamie]

I'm going to mix it up this year.

Completed: 14/25

1) More than 500 pages - The Clan of the Cave Bear - June 19
2) Written by a local author - That Summer by Jennifer Weiner - May 21
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read - Night Road - Aug 13
5) Has an intriguing title - The Other Black Girl - Jan 20
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your country - Joan Is Okay - Apr 22
8) Recommended by a friend - The Good House - Aug 8
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover - The Paper Palace - Mar 13
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (fantasy) - Mar 4
15) Less than 100 pages
16) Favourite author - French Braid by Anne Tyler- Apr 4
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner - Olive Kitteridge - Oct 23
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature - Our Endless Numbered Days - July 10
22) Title longer than 7 words
23) A banned book - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Jan 31
24) About food or cooking - Jersey Shore Food History: Victorian Feasts to Boardwalk Treats - June 23
25) A debut - Brown Girls - Mar 19

[Cheryl]

Alrighty, let's see if I can do this!

1. More than 500 pages
☐ 2. Written by a local author Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet - local to where I grew up & to where my mom still lives.
☐ 3. Central theme is dance or music Dominic
☐ 4. A guilty pleasure read Touch of Power
☐ 5. Has an intriguing title Virgil Wander
☐ 6. A book you previously abandoned A Wizard of Earthsea - trying to since I was a teen, but don't click with the author .
☐ 7. Set in your country Harry and Tonto - road trip!
☐ 8. Recommended by a friend Encounter at Farpoint I was given almost all the ST:TNG books and am enjoying working through the carton.
☐ 9. A play or script Twelfth Night
☐ 10. Has a beautiful cover Humans
☐ 11. Published the decade you were born The Village That Slept
☐ 12. Translated book The Wandering Earth
☐ 13. Poetry Angels Ride Bikes and Other Fall Poems: Los angeles andan bicicletas
☐ 14. A genre that you rarely read When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain - modern mythos fantasy?
☐ 15. Less than 100 pages The World's Poorest President Speaks Out
☐ 16. Favourite author The Moon Era, three novelettes, I am a fan of both Leinster and Wyndham.
☐ 17. About dreams Blair's Nightmare (a tiny bit of a cheat; might try again later)
☐ 18. A book about books or reading The Art of Slow Reading: Six Time-Honored Practices for Engagement
☐ 19. An award winner Dragonwings
☐ 20. Re-read a favourite - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Jan 7
☐ 21. Set in nature Unseen City: The Majesty of Pigeons, the Discreet Charm of Snails & Other Wonders of the Urban Wilderness
☐ 22. Title longer than 7 words Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon
☐ 23. A banned book The Great Gilly Hopkins (which is also a Newbery Book. Of course.)
☐ 24. About food or cooking
☐ 25. A debut Stone Fruit

[Avni]

I'll try for BLACKOUT again this year!

Completed: 0/25

1) More than 500 pages
2) Written by a local author
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read
5) Has an intriguing title
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your country
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read
15) Less than 100 pages
16) Favourite author
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature
22) Title longer than 7 words
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking
25) A debut

[Carmen]

Let's try this again! Got so close to a blackout last year! Local author will be hard as truly local is impossible but even countrywide (small country)... I don't wanna read any Dutch books, so we'll see how that goes, haha! (I ended up reading a book by a German author, close enough!)

Categories
☑️ 1. More than 500 pages: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World - February 27
☑️ 2. Written by a local author: The Lion's Courtship - October 22
☑️ 3. Central theme is dance or music: Gangsta Granny - October 21
☑️ 4. A guilty pleasure read: Wishyouwas - December 26
☑️ 5. Has an intriguing title: Fire and Blood: A History of the Targaryen Kings from Aegon the Conqueror to Aegon III
☑️ 6. A book you previously abandoned: Escape From Aurora - January 9
☐ 7. Set in your country
☑️ 8. Recommended by a friend: Gallant - October 21
☐ 9. A play or script
☑️ 10. Has a beautiful cover: A Marvellous Light - September 10
☑️ 11. Published the decade you were born: Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began - October 22
☐ 12. Translated book
☑️ 13. Poetry: Some Things I Still Can't Tell You: Poems - December 27
☑️ 14. A genre that you rarely read: Reasons to Stay Alive
☑️ 15. Less than 100 pages: Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo
☑️ 16. Favourite author: Husband Material - October 23
☑️ 17. About dreams: When We Got Lost in Dreamland - January 16
☐ 18. A book about books or reading
☑️ 19. An award winner: Heart of the Dragon February 20
☑️ 20. Re-read a favourite: Scythe
☑️ 21. Set in nature: Rise of The World Eater - January 10
☑️ 22. Title longer than 7 words: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe February 1
☑️ 23. A banned book: Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History - October 22
☑️ 24. About food or cooking One Cup at a Time: A Cat's Café Collection - December 25 (a stretch sshh)
☑️ 25. A debut: The Thursday Murder Club February 24

Completed: 20/25

October 23: I FINALLY GOT A BINGO AFTER 17 BOOKS!
December 25: I don't know what I was on in October but I only hit my first bingo today xD
December 26: SECOND BINGO!
December 27: TWO MORE BINGOS with the prompt I never thought I'd get! (poetry)

[Suzanne]

EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club
Bingo Reading Challenge 2022
Duration: 1/1/2022 - 12/31/2022

Progress: 2 out of 25

Welcome to the 2022 BINGO Reading Challenge, a fun way to read around the block and broaden your bookish horizons. This is a year-long challenge that can be played in a variety of ways.

Regular: say BINGO! You’ve read books that fit in the 5 categories presented on the bingo card in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line.
Blackout: BIGNO! Italian Bingo, you’ve read all the categories of books on the card.
Mix it up: BONIG! Use the card as a way to inspire your reading life. Cross out as many categories of books that you’ve read which interest you.

https:// mfbc.us/m/x2kygpb << (sorry for the space, Goodreads no longer allows foreign website links) This is the interactive Bingo card, where you can actually cross out the books when you’ve read them. Keep in mind each time you click the link a new card is generated. So please take a screenshot of yours and paste it into your post.

Example post:

1) More than 500 pages Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - 10 February
2) Written by a local author Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll - 15 March

Here is the list of the categories:

1) More than 500 pages:
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - * - 1/6/2022 - 928 Pages

2) Written by a local author
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read
5) Has an intriguing title
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your country
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read
15) Less than 100 pages
16) Favourite author
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature
22) Title longer than 7 words
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking

25) A debut:
Firelight by Kristen Callihan - ***** - 1/8/2022 - 372 Pages

[Taya]

Categories
1. More than 500 pages
2. Written by a local author
3. Central theme is dance or music
4. A guilty pleasure read
5. Has an intriguing title Conversations with Friends
6. A book you previously abandoned
7. Set in your country The Giver of Stars
8. Recommended by a friend
9. A play or script
10. Has a beautiful cover A Thousand Boy Kisses
11. Published the decade you were born Number the Stars
12. Translated book Confessions
13. Poetry Home Body
14. A genre that you rarely read An Ember in the Ashes
15. Less than 100 pages Lions at Lunchtime
16. Favourite author The Longest Ride
17. About dreams
18. A book about books or reading
19. An award winner The Black Flamingo stonewall book award
20. Re-read Every Heart a Doorway
21. Set in nature Hello, Universe
22. Title longer than 7 words The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
23. A banned book
24. About food or cooking
25. A debut

Books completed:
-25-1- -2
17-8- -4-
9- -3-18
- - -23-
-24- - -6

[Melissa]

25/25

1) More than 500 pages - Cress January 5
2) Written by a local author - The Overnight Guest August 20
3) Central theme is dance or music - The Violin Conspiracy October 26
4) A guilty pleasure read - Bared to You March 15
5) Has an intriguing title - Project Hail Mary January 20
6) A book you previously abandoned - Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City January 19
7) Set in your country - The Lincoln Highway February 2
8) Recommended by a friend - #IMomSoHard June 23
9) A play or script - August: Osage County Dec 20
10) Has a beautiful cover - Hamnet January 26
11) Published the decade you were born - The Color Purple February 4
12) Translated book - The Shadow of the Wind April 29
13) Poetry - Impulse September 14
14) A genre that you rarely read - Holidays on Ice January 15
15) Less than 100 pages - The Ash-Born Boy May 25
16) Favourite author - The Alice Network April 18
17) About dreams - Shutter Island March 25
18) A book about books or reading - The Paris Library October 8
19) An award winner - The Nickel Boys January 16
20) Re-read a favourite - The Rosie Project May 4
21) Set in nature - The Children's Blizzard July 20
22) Title longer than 7 words - Hidden Girl: The True Story of a Modern-Day Child Slave January 6
23) A banned book - Speak October 13
24) About food or cooking - Arsenic and Adobo March 12
25) A debut - Raybearer March 10

[Charmaine]

Going for Black Out again---my first time last year and I was 2 short. But not disappointed. This made me read a few that I never would have pick up otherwise. I love this challenge.

1) More than 500 pages
2) Written by a local author
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read
5) Has an intriguing title
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your country
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read
15) Less than 100 pages
16) Favourite author
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature
22) Title longer than 7 words
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking
25) A debut

[Delaney]

Going for a blackout!

Progress: 16/25

✓ 1. More than 500 pages - Middlemarch
☐ 2. Written by a local author
✓ 3. Central theme is dance or music - If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho
✓ 4. A guilty pleasure read - The Wedding Date
☐ 5. Has an intriguing title
☐ 6. A book you previously abandoned
✓ 7. Set in your country - Day
✓ 8. Recommended by a friend - The Midnight Library
✓ 9. A play or script - Medea
☐ 10. Has a beautiful cover
✓ 11. Published the decade you were born - The Tiger Rising
✓ 12. Translated book - Dawn (French to English)
✓ 13. Poetry - King Lear
✓ 14. A genre that you rarely read - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
✓ 15. Less than 100 pages - Heart of Darkness
☐ 16. Favorite author
☐ 17. About dreams
✓ 18. A book about books or reading - The Paris Library
✓ 19. An award winner - The Sympathizer (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
☐ 20. Re-read a favorite
✓ 21. Set in nature - Genesis
☐ 22. Title longer than 7 words - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
✓ 23. A banned book - Fahrenheit 451
☐ 24. About food or cooking
✓ 25. A debut - Things Fall Apart

[Fernanda]

Mixing it up!
Progress: 3/25

☑️ 1) More than 500 pages: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling - Jan
☐ 2) Written by a local author
☐ 3) Central theme is dance or music
☐ 4) A guilty pleasure read
☐ 5) Has an intriguing title
☐ 6) A book you previously abandoned
☐ 7) Set in your country
☐ 8) Recommended by a friend
☐ 9) A play or script
☐ 10) Has a beautiful cover
☐ 11) Published the decade you were born
☐ 12) Translated book
☐ 13) Poetry
☐ 14) A genre that you rarely read
☐ 15) Less than 100 pages
☐ 16) Favourite author
☐ 17) About dreams
☐ 18) A book about books or reading
☐ 19) An award winner
☐ 20) Re-read a favourite
☐ 21) Set in nature
☑️ 22) Title longer than 7 words: What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood by Alexandra Sacks - Jan
☐ 23) A banned book
☐ 24) About food or cooking
☑️ 25) A debut: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - Jan

[Saar The Book owl]

Going for black - out!

13/25

1) More than 500 pages Het Vuur van de Draak Sep 5
2) Written by a local author brief aan mijn kind Jul 3
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read
5) Has an intriguing title
6) A book you previously abandoned Nevernight Sep 10
7) Set in your country
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover Jan 16
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book Het sneeuwmeisje May 8
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read Op goed geluk Feb 27
15) Less than 100 pages De drakenleerling Jan 14
16) Favourite author Dodenwake Oct 20
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading The Cat Who Saved Books Apr 30
19) An award winner
20) Re-read a favourite The Scorpio Races Oct 11
21) Set in nature Four Boots-One Journey: A Story of Survival, Awareness & Rejuvenation on The John Muir Trail Oct 15
22) Title longer than 7 words The Book of Moods: How I Turned My Worst Emotions Into My Best Life Finished 01/07/22
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking
25) A debut

[♛primadonna♛]

2022 Bingo

Italian Bingo
4/25

1) More than 500 pages
2) Written by a local author
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read
5) Has an intriguing titleHeartstopper: Volume One
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your countryThe Lightning Thief
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover
11) Published the decade you were bornEscape from the Carnival of Horrors
12) Translated book
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read
15) Less than 100 pages
16) Favourite authorDoctor Sleep
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature
22) Title longer than 7 words
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking
25) A debut

[Cheryl]

18/25 done
Banned book will be hard, even if I go to 'challenged' book... I've read all the ones that I'm interested in.

[Cheryl]

Title longer than seven words - including subtitle? If you say no, it'll be a real challenge, if you say yes, it'll be easy.

[Betsy]

Hi Cheryl, banned books are fun because they'll push you out of what you normally go for hopefully.
And to answer your second question, it all depends on how hard you want the challenge to be!

[Cheryl]

Fair enough, thank you!

[Brittany]

2022 Bingo Reading Challenge
Goal: BONIG (mix it up)

✓ 1) More than 500 pages: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
✓ 2) Written by a local author: Austenland by Shannon Hale
✓ 3) Central theme is dance or music: Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
✓ 4) A guilty pleasure read: Redwall: The Graphic Novel by Brian Jacques
✓ 5) Has an intriguing title: The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
✓ 6) A book you previously abandoned: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
✓ 7) Set in your country: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
✓ 8) Recommended by a friend: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
✓ 9) A play or script: William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher
✓ 10) Has a beautiful cover: The Library of Legends by Janie Chang
✓ 11) Published the decade you were born: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
✓ 12) Translated book: The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
✓ 13) Poetry: Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
✓ 14) A genre that you rarely read: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
✓ 15) Less than 100 pages: The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson
✓ 16) Favorite author: The Christmas Pig by J.K. Rowling
✓ 17) About dreams: The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
✓ 18) A book about books or reading: Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible by E. Randolph Richards
✓ 19) An award winner: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
✓ 20) Re-read a favourite: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
✓ 21) Set in nature: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
✓ 22) Title longer than 7 words: As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes
✓ 23) A banned book: Night by Elie Wiesel
✓ 24) About food or cooking: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
✓ 25) A debut: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

[Allegra]

My goal this year: Post at least half of the qualifying books I read (the reading is the easy part)

https:// mfbc.us/m/x2kygpb

1) More than 500 pages
2) Written by a local author
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read
5) Has an intriguing title
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your country
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read
15) Less than 100 pages
16) Favourite author
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature
22) Title longer than 7 words
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking
25) A debut

[Jackie]

Can anyone join? I just joined the group today and saw this Bingo Challenge!

[Satrina]

Jackie wrote: "Can anyone join? I just joined the group today and saw this Bingo Challenge!"

Yes Jackie, everybody's welcomed here! This is one of the many challenges we have throughout the year so, feel free to join.

BTW, welcome to the group. :D

[[deleted user]]

Bingo
6/25

1) More than 500 pages
2) Written by a local author
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read -- My Policeman
5) Has an intriguing title
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your country -- Verity
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read
15) Less than 100 pages
16) Favourite author
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading -- Meet Me in the Margins
19) An award winner -- We Were Liars
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature -- The Kiss of Deception
22) Title longer than 7 words
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking
25) A debut -- Daughter of the Pirate King

[Cheryl]

23/25
I need :
More than 500 pp, which ought to be The Final Frontier: Stories of Exploring Space, Colonizing the Universe, and First Contact
and
Food/Cooking, which ought to be The Food of a Younger Land: The WPA's Portrait of Food in Pre-World War II America.

Once I get those doorstoppers read, I'll have a fair bit more room on my shelf!

[Zainab]

I miss doing challanges. Let me try this year.
I am going for BOING! I'll cross out as much as I can

Progress: 10/25

1) More than 500 pages - The Kingdom of Copper
2) Written by a local author - أراك
3) Central theme is dance or music
4) A guilty pleasure read - Things You Save in a Fire
5) Has an intriguing title - The Benefits of Being an Octopus
6) A book you previously abandoned
7) Set in your country - القناص
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script
10) Has a beautiful cover - Challenger Deep
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book - الفيلسوف الصغير: الخير والشر: ما معناهما؟
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read - A Room of One's Own
15) Less than 100 pages
16) Favourite author
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner - To Kill a Mockingbird
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature
22) Title longer than 7 words - Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking
25) A debut

[Elle]

I will post the entire bingo card by the end of this year!

I'm going for blackout! BIGNO!

TOTAL: 23/25

✔︎ 1. More than 500 pages: An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser --Sep 10
✔︎2. Written by a local author: SINHASAN BATTISI -- Oct 17
✔3. Central theme is dance or music: The Twelve Dancing Princesses by The Brothers Grimm -- Dec 10
✔4. A guilty pleasure read: Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala -- March 27
☐5. Has an intriguing title
✔ 6. A book you previously abandoned: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens -- June 21
✔. Set in your country: यह मेरी मातृभूमि है by Munshi Premchand -- Oct 17
✔8. Recommended by a friend: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank --Aug 28
✔9. A play or script: Ajatshatru by Jaishankar Prasad -- July 28
✔10. Has a beautiful cover: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman --Dec 15
✔11. Published the decade you were born: The Book Theif by Markus Zusak -- April 15
✔ 12. Translated book: The Trial by Franz Kafka -- Apr 23
✔13. Poetry: A Visit From Saint Nicholas/ 'twas the Night Before Christams by Clement Clarke Moore --Jun 24
✔14. A genre that you rarely read: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom -- Feb 25
✔ 15. Less than 100 pages: Desiree's baby by Kate Chopin -- Apr 19
✔ 16. Favourite author: Mansfiled Park by Jane Austen -- March 25
✔︎ 17. About dreams: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -- November 07
✔ 18. A book about books or reading: A Room of One;s Own by Virginia Woolf -- July 20
☐ 19. An award winner
✔ 20. Re-read a favourite: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling -- Aug 12
✔ 21. Set in nature: Lord of the Flies by William Golding --Aug 26
✔22. Title longer than 7 words: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson -- Apr 23
✔23. A banned book: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain -- Apr 13
✔ 24. About food or cooking: The Chic Diet by Kit Olsen -- August 1
✔25. A debut: All My Love, Alec Brock by Larissa Lopes -- May 30

[Wobbley]

This sounds fun! I'm going for BIGNO (Blackout)

Progress: 24/25

Well, here I am, 1 away from the goal with 2 months to achieve it, and I have to give up. The last category is to read a book I had previously abandoned. It turns out I abandoned those for a reason, and don't really expect to enjoy going back to them. So, I'll have to stick with almost reaching the goal. :)

1) More than 500 pages: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson - June
2) Written by a local author: Dancing through the Snow by Jean Little - July
3) Central theme is dance or music: P.S. I Like You by Kasie West - July
4) A guilty pleasure read: Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum - January
5) Has an intriguing title: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern - March
6) A book you previously abandoned:
7) Set in your country: The Watch that Ends the Night by Hugh MacLennan - July
8) Recommended by a friend: A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow - June
9) A play or script: The Dover Road by A. A. Milne - July
10) Has a beautiful cover: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire - July
11) Published the decade you were born: The Eagle has Landed by Jack Higgins - October
12) Translated book: The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain - April
13) Poetry: Crossways by W. B. Yeats - February
14) A genre that you rarely read: The Accidental Beauty Queen by Teri Wilson - June
15) Less than 100 pages: Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence by Nick Bantock - April
16) Favorite author: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - September
17) About dreams: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - June
18) A book about books or reading: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett - January
19) An award winner: The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht - July
20) Re-read a favourite: Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto - January
21) Set in nature: Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan - August
22) Title longer than 7 words: The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall - January
23) A banned book: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead - June
24) About food or cooking: Love & Saffron by Kim Fay - July
25) A debut: The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata - July

[superawesomekt]

Going for blackout :)

✔1) More than 500 pages: Bleak House - February
✔2) Written by a local author: Crying in H Mart - April
☐ 3) Central theme is dance or music: There There - currently reading
✔4) A guilty pleasure read: Book Lovers - May
✔5) Has an intriguing title: So You've Been Publicly Shamed - July
✔6) A book you previously abandoned: The Three Musketeers - January
✔7) Set in your country: The Giver of Stars - May
✔8) Recommended by a friend: The Rook - April
✔9) A play or script: The Tempest - March
☐ 10) Has a beautiful cover: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - currently reading
✔11) Published the decade you were born: The Read-Aloud Handbook - March
✔12) Translated book: Journey to the Center of the Earth - April
✔13) Poetry - Postcolonial Love Poem - August
☐ 14) A genre that you rarely read: Ledfeather - currently reading
✔15) Less than 100 pages: The Gifts of Reading - May
✔ 16) Favourite author: Emma - August
✔17) About dreams: The Winter Sea - April
✔18) A book about books or reading: Breaking Bread with the Dead: A Reader's Guide to a More Tranquil Mind - March
✔19) An award winner: The Night Watchman - August
☐ 20) Re-read a favourite: Jane Eyre - currently reading
✔21) Set in nature: Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter - June
✔22) Title longer than 7 words: When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry - August
✔ 23) A banned book: The Complete Persepolis - January
☐ 24) About food or cooking: Taste: My Life through Food
☐ 25) A debut: Lessons in Chemistry