Book Bingo
“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
– C.S. Lewis
This challenge looks like a ton of fun. It’s the 6th year that Unruly Reader has put on this challenge. They’ve made it where you can black out the entire card or go for BINGO by completing just a row or a column. – I’m going to try for a complete blackout.
Here’s what I’m going to try for in each of the categories but these may change. For the most part for this and most of the challenges, I’m trying to use books that have been on my TBR lists. I figured this is a great way to make that list smaller.
And don’t forget if you decide to join this challenge along with me, make sure you go to Unruly Reader‘s website here and sign up.
The categories are:
Icy – A book that takes place in snowy winter, a story featuring a cold-hearted character, or a chilling tale
One Day in December by Josie Silver
Landscape – A book whose setting is vital to the story
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Novella – Shorter than a novel, but longer than a short story
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Harlem Renaissance – A book written by a Harlem Renaissance author
Longing – A story filled with yearning, desire, or wistfulness
Lies & Deception – A book with lies, so many lies. Or a book that deceived you.
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
Expectations – A story of fulfilled or thwarted expectations, or a book that failed to meet your expectations
Underdog – A book about a character who defies the odds
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Personal Growth – Self-improvement: pragmatically or spiritually
Kind is the New Classy by Candace Cameron Bure
Long Haired Author – A book by an author who has (or had) long hair
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
A Friend’s Suggestion – Ask a friend what you should read next
Stardust by Neil Gaiman – my daughter, Nicole recommended this to me
Podcast – Listen to a serial podcast or read a book written by a podcaster
Seduction: Sex, Lies and Stardom in Howard Hughes’s Hollywood by Karina Longworth
Carnegie Medal Nominee – A book nominated for the Carnegie Medal
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
Modern Classic – A contemporary book that will stand the test of time
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Road Trip – Wanderlust, restlessness, desperation, quest? A book with a road trip in it
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Olympic Sport – A book with a character who participates (at any level) in a sport featured in the Olympics
From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata
Checklist – A book you’re checking off your list, or a book containing a checklist for a better life
The 52 Weeks: How Two Women Got Unstuck, Got Inspired, and Got Going, and How You Can Too! by Karen Amster-Young
South America – A book written by a South American author or a book that takes place in South America
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Back to School – A story with a school setting
Love – A book that illustrates love
The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan
Native American – A character or an author who is Native American
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
Horror – A story that inspires a feeling of dread
Political – Election year! Read something political
Secret Lives of the First Ladies by Cormac O’Brien
Memoir – A nonfiction personal account based on the author’s experience
Diana: Her True Story by Andrew Morton
Indulge – The hot fudge of reading: all pleasure, no virtue
Grab a book, start reading and let me know what books you’re choosing for the categories.
