Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

I'm going to give the challenge a try. I usually watch from the sidelines but am excited to participate.

B1 A Classic by a Nobel Laureate or a Pulitzer Prize Winner.
Toni Morrison
B2 A Classic Book in Translation.
The Noh Mask Murder|Akimitsu Takagi
B3 A Classic Comedy or Satire
B4 A Classic Written Before 1700
B5 A Classic of Asia or Oceania
Picnic at Hanging Rock|Joan Lindsay

I1 A Classic from our Short Story Group Shelf
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
✅I2 A Classic from your Personal Bookshelf
On the Banks of Plum Creek|Laura Ingalls Wilder - Completed 3/10/24
✅I3 A Classic Historical Fiction or a Nonfiction History
Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays|Joan Didion - Completed 10/17/24
✅I4 A Classic Prize-Winning Female Author
The Handmaid’s Tale|Margaret Atwood - Completed 9/16/24
I5 A Book Recommended by a Group Member
The Children

N1 A Classic Made into Movie/TV
Passing|Nella Larsen
N2 A Classic you've been meaning to read.
The Hobbit
N3 Free Space
✅N4 A Classic on or about the Sea/Ocean
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage|Alfred Lansing - Completed 7/16/24
N5 A Literature Class Book
William Shakespeare

G1 A Classic of North or South America
G2 A 21st Century Potential Classic
G3 A Classic from our Old School Group Shelf
Oliver Twist|Charles Dickens
G4 A Classic New-to-You Author
G5 A Classic Play or Classic Poetry Collection
Twelve Angry Men|Reginald Rose

O1 A Classic Book you begged, borrowed, or stole.
A Canticle for Leibowitz|Walter M. Miller Jr.
✅O2 A Classic Children's Book
Little House On The Prairie|Laura Ingalls Wilder - Completed 2/28/24
✅O3 A Classic Book found by using Literature-map.com
The Dead Zone|Stephen King - Completed 11/30/24
(searched J.R.R. Tolkien)
✅O4 A Classic from our New School Group Shelf
Neverwhere|Neil Gaiman - Completed 5/29/24
✅O5 A Classic Book that Reminds You of Someone
Hondo|Louis L'Amour - Completed 5/16/24


B1 I1 N1 G1 O1
B2 I2 N2 G2 O2
B3 I3 N3 G3 O3
B4 I4 N4 G4 O4
B5 I5 N5 G5 O5

Have fun planning, Kris! I was really impressed with Twelve Angry Men when I participated in the group read of it this year.

Welcome Kris. I hope you have a great year of reading.

I'm finally on the board 🎉 I'm going with the "slow but steady" wins the race mentality!😃

I read Little House on the Prairie because I need to read On the Banks of Plum Creek for my IRL book club this month.

I read the 1st in the series a few years ago so I was prepared for different racist comments around indigineous peoples. There were multiple conversations around indians and Indian territory and how it just makes sense that they leave and let the white farmers work the land.

This was a beloved series for me when I was growing up,
I will say, this is definitely a book of its time. I don't say that as a criticism but rather as a base of where I'm coming from when reading this as an adult. It called to mind how we ingest information as children versus adults.

I would still hand it to my child but with the caveat that we read it together so we can talk through different parts of the story.

I really enjoyed my reread and still love a pioneer story. There is something about the story of people settling in an area or community that I enjoy.

Congrats on getting a start on your bingo board! You're right -- there's no rush.

Glad you were able to get started, Kris! You have several good ones on your list to look forward to! Enjoy! :)

I've finally made some more progress. Slow and steady....I need to read a bit faster but so far that hasn't been happening.

O5 A Classic Book that Reminds You of Someone
Hondo|Louis L'Amour - Completed 5/16/24

What can I say...this was not a for me book. I knew that going in but chose it because it fit the prompt and my husband has a box of Louis L'Amour books upstairs in a box from when he was younger.

I found the writing very simplistic and the story, overall, had no depth🙄 Definitely reminded me of the old TV westerns. I can now say I have read Louis L'Amour.

Sorry it wasn't a winner for you, but progress is progress. :)

Kris, I read a Zane Grey recently for that same reason! Now I've read that author! If it's for a challenge, then it's worth it -- otherwise, well..... ;)

On to the next book!

Sometimes just saying we have read them is enough. Now we know what we "don't like" about them. Things will fall together, Kris. Lots of year left yet.

Finished Neverwhere! My first Neil Gaiman. I liked it. I listened on audio and think I may have enjoyed it more reading it physically. A solid 3⭐

One step closer to Bingo 😊

Well done! I'm glad you liked this one better. :)

Finished another one. I read Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage for N4 (a classic on or about the sea/ocean).

I can't remember who I "borrowed" this option from but I had seen it on another of the bingo boards and thought I'd give it a shot. So glad I did.

A fascinating look at the survival of these men on the Antarctic expedition. It's one of those moments in history that I was aware of from a historical perspective, ie: a failed attempt - but in reality it was so much more. I had a map up as I was reading to track their route.

I'm all over the place on my bingo board but strategic, I am not.

I enjoyed Endurance, Kris Glad you did as well. No worries about being "all over the place"--good reading is the goal.

I'm going to add that one to my list! I love history books like that :)
Glad you enjoyed it, Kris!

Yes, there are a lot of interesting Antarctic stories, and it's nice to have this one around to be non-tragic. I've not read it yet, but heard a lot of good things about it. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I'm getting a little closer to bingo! Finished Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays

I'm not sure that Joan Didion is the writer for me. Prior to reading this, I had read The Year of Magical Thinking and like it but didn't love it. I had the similar feeling when reading Slouching Towards Bethlehem. Arguably, a phenomenal writer but the without the context of the time period, I struggled to understand/care about the point. Some of her more personal essays resonated more.

All in all, I gave it a 3

Nice progress, Kris! I feel exactly the same about Didion. I like her writing, but she never fully connects for me.

Terrific progress!