Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

B1: Written by Nobel Laureate: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck OR Reeds in the Wind by Grazia Deledda
✔B2: Children’s Classic: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery; Read 6/4/18
✔B3 Government Banned Book: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque; Read 7/11/18
✔B4: Classic Made into a Film/TV: The Moonspinners by Mary Stewart; Read 3/5/18
✔B5: Winner of a Foreign Literary Prize: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry (winner of the Scotia Bank Giller Prize in 1995 and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 1996); Read 5/31/18

✔I1: 20th Century Classic: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin; Read 4/2/18
✔I2: New-to-You Author: Edna Ferber, So Big; Read 1/14/18
✔I3: Mystery or Crime Classic: The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley; Read 8/18/18
✔I4: Classic of More than 500 Pages: Hunter's Horn by Harriette Simpson Arnow; Read 5/19/18
I5: 18th Century or Earlier Classic: Evelina by Fanny Burney

✔N1: North American Classic: The Robber Bridegroom by Eudora Welty; Read 11/11/18
✔N2: Classic Short Story: White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Read 4/28/18
✔N3: FREE SPACE - Elkhorn Tavern; Read 1/12/18
✔N4: Classic Play: The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams; Read 1/20/18
✔N5: African Classic: Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen; Read 11/24/18

✔G1: 19th Century Classic: The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett; Read 1/18/18
G2: Finest Works of Fiction (Martin Seymour-Smith & Editors) (https://thegreatestbooks.org/lists/140): Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen OR A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov
✔G3: Adventure or Action Classic: Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird; Read 9/26/18
✔G4: Group Read: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell; Read 5/25/18
✔G5: 21st Century Potential Classic: The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante; Read 2/1/18

✔O1: Literary Prize of Your Country/Region: My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout - winner of the 2016 NAIBA Book of the Year; Read 2/13/18
✔O2: Lesser known book by a famous author: Summer by Edith Wharton; Read 7/6/18
O3: Australia, Antarctica, or Oceania Classic: A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
✔O4: A Classic that you have put off reading: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens; Read 3/20/18
✔O5: Classic written by a Female Author: The Women on the Porch by Caroline Gordon; Read 2/18/18

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I don't really intend to have enough time to get a full bingo card, but a row or two will be my goal for this year. And, if I get lucky and complete more, then so be it! Looking forward to some great classics here :)

Welcome to the Bingo challenge Candi, I hope you enjoy it for the year.

That is a great list! And whatever you get to is a plus! Enjoy your challenge :)

So glad you decided to do this. You'll see it's addictive and I better you'll end up with more than one row.

Thank you, Katy, Terris and Brina! I am excited to get started on this. Brina, I do get addicted to challenges, so I can imagine this won't be any different, lol! It's certainly fun to go for it :)

Yep, I'm betting with Brina. :-) You've got such great books here--I just added The First Violin--thanks!

I love your list, Candi. Good luck with your challenge.

Thank you, Kathleen and Connie! Kathleen - it seems The First Violin is somewhat obscure, but it looks so good!

Great choices, Candi! I too haven't yet decided about the Free Space. Good luck!

Luffy wrote: "Great choices, Candi! I too haven't yet decided about the Free Space. Good luck!"

Thank you, Luffy! I'm hoping to make a good dent in this challenge, and move some books off my shelf :) Good luck to you as well!

Hadn’t heard of First Violin either.
Good luck with your challenge :O)

Veronique wrote: "Hadn’t heard of First Violin either.
Good luck with your challenge :O)"

Thank you, Veronique! I hadn't heard of First Violin until I saw a wonderful review from a GR friend :)

I've read and reviewed my book for the Free Space. This book is a little-known gem and was an excellent read!

Elkhorn Tavern by Douglas C. Jones

My Review

I've checked off I2 - New to me author. An outstanding book and will make a point to read more of Edna Ferber's work in the future :)

So Big by Edna Ferber

My Review

Awesome, Candi! You're so prolific with books.

Luffy wrote: "Awesome, Candi! You're so prolific with books."

Thank you, Luffy. I like to keep things interesting with a little variety :)

I'm definitely going to have to read something by Edna Ferber! Thanks for the recommendation :)

Terris wrote: "I'm definitely going to have to read something by Edna Ferber! Thanks for the recommendation :)"

You really should read Ferber, Terris!

You're ticking these off quickly!

Sara wrote: "You're ticking these off quickly!"

I'm off to a good start, Sara! Happy about that :)

Completed G1, 19th century classic. Another fabulous book!

The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett

My Review

Glad you liked this one, Candi. I didn't get on with it myself, but I did enjoy your review!

Kathleen wrote: "Glad you liked this one, Candi. I didn't get on with it myself, but I did enjoy your review!"

Thank you, Kathleen. It certainly wouldn't have universal appeal, but it really worked for me :)

Completed N4 - Classic Play. Not a favorite and not on the same level as A Streetcar Named Desire, in my opinion.

The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams

My Review

Finished my review of G5: 21st Century Potential Classic:

The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante

My Review

I recently read and just reviewed My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout. This book won the 2016 NAIBA Book of the Year for Fiction. I am using it to check off O1: Literary Prize of Your Country/Region.

My Review

Nice going and great reviews :O)

Veronique wrote: "Nice going and great reviews :O)"

Thanks very much, Veronique! I am enjoying this challenge :)

Completed O5: Classic written by a Female Author:

The Women on the Porch by Caroline Gordon

My Review

Completed B4: Classic Made into a Film/TV:

The Moonspinners by Mary Stewart

My Review

Completed O4: A Classic that you have put off reading

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

My Review

I've been putting that Dickens off for years, too, even though I thoroughly enjoy his books. That is quite an accomplishment to check off on the old Bingo card!

Tammy wrote: "I've been putting that Dickens off for years, too, even though I thoroughly enjoy his books. That is quite an accomplishment to check off on the old Bingo card!"

Thanks, Tammy! I'm thoroughly pleased to tick that one off that list!

Completed I1: 20th Century Classic

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

My Review

Great reviews!

Veronique wrote: "Great reviews!"

Thank you, Veronique! :)

Candi wrote: "Completed I1: 20th Century Classic

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

My Review"

Great review, Candi and congrats on your completion!

Thank you, Bat-Cat! :)

Very impressive to finish the bingo so quickly, Candi. You've got a great selection of books.

Thank you, Connie! - However, I think there was some confusion, since I didn't finish the bingo yet! Not even a row, lol! I have quite a bit to go yet. Message 1 shows what I have checked off already :)

Candi wrote: "Thank you, Connie! - However, I think there was some confusion, since I didn't finish the bingo yet! Not even a row, lol! I have quite a bit to go yet. Message 1 shows what I have checked off alrea..."

LOL. Good luck with the other books.

Thank you, Connie :)

I read an old hardcover copy of Hunter's Horn by Harriette Simpson Arnow with publication date of 1949, 508 pages. The newer edition and kindle editions listed here have fewer pages, but my copy was quite hefty, so I am using it here for space I4: Classic of more then 500 pages.

My Review

Completed N2: Classic short story

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

My Review

You're doing well -- keep it up! :)

You are, indeed, making good progress.

Thank you, Terris and Sara! I have not made a concentrated effort on this, but I hope slow and steady works in the end. I should at least focus on deliberately trying to finish one letter!