Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

I'm in. I will add some books to this list but leave others open to see what will develop as the days pass by and as I can find time.
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1/1/2024 Update: One Level One Bingo, all four corners, reading by whim, 17/25 slots filled in, which is better than I thought it would be!
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B1: Book Published 1950 - 1999: The Graduate, Charles Webb; 1963, 272 pages. Read 5/21/23 ****
B2: Classic written in your native language: (American English) Rabbit, Run, John Updike; 1960, 337 pages. Read 10/7/23 ****
B3: Classic of Europe: The Man Who Planted Trees, Jean Giono; 1953, 33 pages. Read 3/6/23. ****
B4: Classic involving art:
B5: Classic from your bookshelf: The Killer AngelsMichael Shaara; 1974, 368 pages. Read 7/13/23 *****

I1: Book from the Group’s Bookshelf Prior to 2023: Sula, Toni Morrison; 1973, 192 pages. Read 12/17/23 ****
I2: Classic biography/autobiography or memoir
I3: Classic horror or gothic: (Southern Gothic) The Collected Stories, Eudora Welty; 1980, 622 pages. Read 10/5/23 ***
I4: Classic comedy, satire, or humor: The Loved One, Evelyn Waugh; 1948; 176 pages. Read 10/12/23 **
I5: Book from the group’s Favorites of 2022

N1: Classic of the Americas: Whose Names Are Unknown, Sanora Babb; written 1939, not published until 2004, 222 pages. Read 4/16/23 *****
N2: Classic Western: True Grit, Charles Portis; 1952, 235 pages. Read 2/26/23 ****
N3: Reader’s Choice: The Year of Jubilo: A Novel of the Civil War; Howard Bahr; 2000, 376 pages. Read 5/7/23 ****
N4: Classic mystery or thriller: The Widow's Trial, John Ehle; 1990, 227 pages. Read 9/21/23 ****
N5: Classic of Africa or Oceania:

G1: Classic from a group poll that did not win
G2: Classic action or adventure
G3: Classic history or historical fiction: The Ox-Bow Incident, Walter Van Tilburg Clark; 1940, 256 pages. Read 1/4/23 ****
G4: Class fantasy or science fiction
G5: Book from the Group’s 2023 Bookshelf: Twelve Angry Men, Reginald Rose; 1954, 96 pages. Read 1/17/23 ****

O1: Book Published before 1900: Lady Windermere's Fan, Oscar Wilde; 1893, 68 pages. Read 8/9/23 *****
O2: New-To-You Classic Author: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Fannie Flagg; 1987, *****
O3: Classic of Asia:
O4: Classic in translation: The Summer Book, Tove Jansson; 1972, 192 pages. Read 2/14/23 ****
O5: Book Published 1900 - 1949: The Moon Is DownJohn Steinbeck; 1942, 112 pages. Read 4/29/23 ***

Welcome to the challenge, Terry. I hope you have a great year of reading.

Thanks, Matt and Katy!

I like your method, Terry! So many random and unplanned reads often fit the Bingo board. Good luck! Looking forward to reading with you next year!

Glad you decided to join in, Terry. I had a lot of fun with Bingo a few years back when I didn't plan any of the reads and just filled in where the things I was reading happened to fall. Have fun!

Thanks, Lori. We shall see how this goes.

Thank you, Sara. I have a few ideas for so my e of the categories, but I am hoping to be somewhat spontaneous this uear.

You all may have noticed that I have pretty much ignored my 2023 Bingo. Unlike previous years, I yielded to the temptations of reading by whim. In fairness, I would say some of my whims have fallen into the category of classic. But I will wait just a bit longer to see how many I can fit into the 2023 Bingo playing card. I am perfectly comfortable not getting a blackout, but I do think it will be interesting to see if I got at least a few Bingos! And until I do that, I won’t start planning a 2024 card. I am intrigued by the idea of reading books I already own, though. My active reading bookcase is overflowing and I buy too many books!

I'll be interested, Terry, to see how many books fit into your Bingo card categories. I did that one year and I was really surprised, and it was kind of fun to do that instead of planning! And good luck on reading through your bookcase. I think that's something all of us need to do :)

Happy Reading in 2024 -- Bingo or Not! ;)

Reading by whim is something I keep trying to do more of, so I'd stay stick with it, and let the challenges fall where they may!

Terris and Kathleen, thanks so much for your support in this. It’s an experiment for me, for sure! I will definitely report back how it worked. And it will shape the way I approach the 2024 Bingo, but i am also intrigued by Laurie’s approach of Bingo reading from my bookcase, seriously needs some reading reduction!

If your bookcases are as overstuffed as mine, you’ll have plenty of choice :O) My approach is a kind of mix of the two, planning a few titles, or rather gathering books I’d like to get to, and then leaving space for mood reading.

Have a wonderful 2024 bingo read :O)

Thanks, Veronique! I am still trying to get through 2023, so not planning ahead much yet.

Good luck Terry! There's certainly something to be said for impulse reading. :)

Thanks, Wobbley!

2023 was a year of impulse reading for me, If I had glanced at the Bingo card once or twice, I might have made better Bingo decisions because there certainly were books which I wanted to read (books that I own) which would have fit at least three of the categories. I read 65 books from which I filled 17 Bingo slots. I could have put more than one book into a few slots. I did enjoy my reading life and got a level one Bingo along the way.

The important thing is that you enjoyed your reading, Terry. We sometimes forget that the goal is really to enjoy books, not to check off categories. I did more impulse reading as well, and I hope to keep it up in 2024.

65 books and enjoying your reading? Honestly, that sounds like a perfect year!

Thanks, Sara and Wobbley. I read a lot of four star books in 2023 so I am pretty happy with where I ended up.

I am glad you had fun reading Terry. You had a four corner Bingo. Congratulations!

Yes, Lynne -- a surprising Bingo! LOL

Good job, Terry! You read a lot of good books, no matter how you look at it. That makes us all happy :)

Thanks, Terris. It was a fun year and I am looking forward to more great reading in 2024.