Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

Other than the Women's Century Challenge, which I pre-planned a month ago, this is my first challenge posted for next year. Free time is a little hard to come by right now. So I may cut back on my challenges while I try to keep up on my reading. Fortunately Bingo doesn't require a lot of pre-planning. I can select books as the year progresses. Although a fair number of Women's Century books will work great on my Bingo. I'll wait till a little later in December to decide about Old & New and any other challenges.

24/24 Completed and 1 for the Free Space = 25
Challenge Completed 5/15/16

✓B1: Written by Nobel Laureate-The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, 1970-Nobel Prize 1993 Literature, 1/17/16
✓B2: Sci-fi or Fantasy Classic-The Island of Dr. Moreau, 2/17/16
✓B3: Classic of Africa-The Power of One, 4/11/16
✓B4: Children's Classic-The Secret Garden, 3/25/16
✓B5: Winner of a Foreign Literary Prize--Schindler's List-Man Booker Prize, 1982, 1/27/16

✓I1: Published/Written Before 1600’s-Utopia 1516, Finished 5/3/16
✓I2: New-to-You Author-Ron Querry-The Death of Bernadette Lefthand, Finished 1/3/16
✓I3: Classic Play-Inherit the Wind, Finished 1/1/16
✓I4: Banned Book - A Separate Peace, 2/8/16
✓I5: Published in the 1700's-Robinson Crusoe 1719, 5/11/16

✓N1: Classic of the Americas-The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, 2/26/16
✓N2: Short Story Collection-The Awakening and Selected Short Stories, 2/28/16
✓N3: FREE SPACE-This Rough Magic-1964, 3/17/16
✓N4: Poetry Collection-100 Best-Loved Poems, 4/29/16
✓N5: Classic of Europe-Pastoral by Nevil Shute, Anthing by Shute is a Classic, 2/4/16

✓G1: Published in the 1600's-King Lear, 5/15/16
✓G2: Book from Le Monde’s 100 Books of the Century-The Hound of the Baskervilles, 2/11/16
✓G3: Classic Non-fiction-The Story of My Life, 1/22/16
✓G4: Classic from School-The Stranger, 1/18/16
✓G5: Published in the 1800's-Ten Days in a Mad-House 1887, 3/27/16

✓O1: Literary Prize of Your Country/Region-Lamb in His Bosom 1933, Caroline Miller, Pulitzer Prize 1934, Georgia Writers Hall of Fame Inductee, 2007, Finished 1/13/16
✓O2: Gothic Classic-The House on the Strand, 1968, 3/9/16
✓O3: Classic of Asia or Oceania-Nectar in a Sieve, 2/15/16
✓O4: Mystery or Crime Classic-The Murder on the Links, 1/31/16
✓O5: Prize-Winning Female Author-Willa Cather, Death Comes for the Archbishop 1927, Pulitzer Prize 1923 and William Dean Howells Metal-1930, Finished 1/7/16

Great to have you in the challenge, Bob. I too like that Bingo doesn't require planning ahead.

It's almost better not to plan ahead. Like some others, I did that this year and then had lots of changes. I wasted too much time and won't do that if I decide to try this next year.

I'm taking pretty much the same approach with my challenges Bob. Good luck with whatever you choose to do :)

Bob, last year I wasted a good amount of time planning ahead. My blacked out board looked nothing like I had "planned."
You are wise to take them as they come.

I think most of my reading will fit onto the board somewhere. I have some tentative entries that I have already entered on other challenges, but mostly it will be catch as catch can.

I planned out last year's and changed some of them, but stayed true to most. I like to have something to fall back on, though. I just consider it loosely planned. :)

Options and possibilities for B-Row


B1: Written by Nobel Laureate- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, 1970-Nobel Prize 1993 Literature
B2: Sci-fi or Fantasy Classic-Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert, 1969
B3: Classic of Africa-Out of Africa by Karen Blixen, 1937
B4: Children's Classic-Heidi by Johanna Spyri, 1880
B5: Winner of a Foreign Literary Prize-Schindler's List-Man Booker Prize, 1982

B-2 Other Sci-fi-
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein, 1959
Congo by Michael Crichton, 1980
B-2 Other Africa
Twelve Years a Slave, 1853
B-4 Other children's-
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers, 1934
Matilda by Roald Dahl, 1988
Eloise in Paris by Kay Thompson, 1957 (fits a personal challenge)
B-5??

Options for I - Row


I1: Published/Written Before 1600’s-Utopia by Thomas More, 1516
I2: New-to-You Author- Any Women's Century Selection
I3: Classic Play-Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence, 1955
I4: Banned Book-In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, 1965
I5: Published in the 1700's-Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1719

I-4 Other Banned Books-
Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally, 1982 Use for B-5
A Separate Peace by John Knowles, 1959
I-5 Other 1700's-
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, 1776
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin, 1791

Options for N - Row


N1: Classic of the Americas-The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
N2: Short Story Collection
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Poetry Collection
N5: Classic of Europe

Options G - Row

G1: Published in the 1600's-The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan, 1678
G2: Book from Le Monde’s 100 Books of the Century-The Stranger
G3: Classic Non-fiction-The Story of My Life
G4: Classic from School-The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
G5: Published in the 1800's

G-1-Other 1600's-
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1605
Paradise Lost by John Milton, 1667

Options O - Row

O1: Literary Prize of Your Country/Region-Lamb in His Bosom, Caroline Miller, Pulitzer Prize 1934, Caroline Miller-Georgia Writers Hall of Fame Inductee, 2007
O2: Gothic Classic-The Haunting of Hill House, 1959
O3: Classic of Asia or Oceania-Nectar in a Sieve, 1954
O4: Mystery or Crime Classic-The Hound of the Baskervilles
O5: Prize-Winning Female Author-Willa Cather, Death Comes for the Archbishop 1927, William Dean Howells Metal-1930

O-2 other choices-
The House on the Strand, 1968
The Island of Dr. Moreau, 1896
O-4 other choices-
The Murder on the Links

For I1 it says before 1600s, so Pilgrim's Progress wouldn't qualify, would it??

Michelle wrote: "For I1 it says before 1600s, so Pilgrim's Progress wouldn't qualify, would it??"

Thanks for the catch.

Happy Reading! I like your list and the alternates.

No problem :) I had misread that one at first, too, since it was a little confusing to have both before 1600s and during 1600s on the same list. I thought it was the same until I looked over the list a couple times...lol.

Started the New Year by reading a play Inherit the Wind. This is my second play and, the first being A Doll's House, so far I'm finding I like them.

Square I-3 complete, 23 squares left.

I1: Published/Written Before 1600’s
I2: New-to-You Author-Ron Querry-The Death of Bernadette Lefthand, 1/3/16
I3: Classic Play-Inherit the Wind, 1/1/16
I4: Banned Book
I5: Published in the 1700's

I2 & I3 are complete. Both are worthwhile reads. Currently reading Death Comes for the Archbishop. Third book of the year, and I already have two books for the letter D in the A-Z Title challenge.

The Death of Bernadette Lefthand
My Review

You're off to a cracking start, well done!

Bravo.

O1: Literary Prize of Your Country/Region-Lamb in His Bosom 1933, Caroline Miller, Pulitzer Prize 1934, Georgia Writers Hall of Fame Inductee, 2007, currently reading
O2: Gothic Classic
O3: Classic of Asia or Oceania
O4: Mystery or Crime Classic
O5: Prize-Winning Female Author-Willa Cather, Death Comes for the Archbishop 1927, Pulitzer Prize 1923 and William Dean Howells Metal-1930, Finished 1/7/16

Finished Death Comes for the Archbishop last night (beautiful story) and will be starting Lamb in His Bosom tonight. If things go well with the library I hope to have Four Corners Bingo by the end of the month. See message #1
3/24 Completed

I have begun Lamb in His Bosom and have Death Comes for the Archbishop up next...we seem to be reading in tandem.

I'm starting Schindler's List tonight, fingers crossed, I should have Level One Four Corners Bingo by Sunday

Oh -- strategic reading. Excellent.

Bob wrote: "I'm starting Schindler's List tonight, fingers crossed, I should have Level One Four Corners Bingo by Sunday"

I'll look out for your thoughts, this is on both my list and my shelf :)

6/24 already! Way to go, Bob! *loud clapping*

Bob, you're amazing!

Martha wrote: "Bob, you're amazing!"

Thanks, kind words from the all time challenge champion.

Been reading Schindler's List to finish my fourth corner B-5, so I can loudly yell BINGO FOUR CORNERS. I was just looking at the bingo board and realized I've had a diagonal Bingo since the 18th, so (yelling with excitement) BINGO LEVEL ONE DIAGONAL!!

✓B1: Written by Nobel Laureate-The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, 1970-Nobel Prize 1993 Literature, 1/17/16
✓I2: New-to-You Author-Ron Querry-The Death of Bernadette Lefthand, Finished 1/3/16
N3: FREE SPACE
✓G4: Classic from School-The Stranger, 1/18/16
✓O5: Prize-Winning Female Author-Willa Cather, Death Comes for the Archbishop 1927, Pulitzer Prize 1923 and William Dean Howells Metal-1930, Finished 1/7/16

Next week I will be a little quieter when I achieve Four Corners Bingo.

Go Bob Go!

You yell all you want to, Bob. I can't believe you have 2-bingos already. I am so all over the place! Hurray for you.

What are the Bingo Prizes?

For you Bob -- Congrats & a Gold Cup!

Congrats Bob!

Wow, bingo already, you deserve that golden cup!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, I’ve worked so hard to get here. I’ve reached the pinnacle of reading success. It can’t get any better than a Gold Cup. Now I have to decide what to do. Do I retire at the top, or risk the pain of losing my champion status.

lol. We are all coming after you, Bob.

:)

Great job, Bob! Once I got my first Bingo, I started working more on my Personal Classics list, since I'm using different books for that one. So it'll be a little while until I catch up to your 2 bingos. :)

Well as promised I will quietly announce my second Level One Bingo (Four Corners) I have now completed 8 of 24 books toward Black Out Bingo.

I have read some good books for this challenge but the best is:
Lamb in His Bosom
followed by
Death Comes for the Archbishop
and
Schindler's List
all solid reads and I heartily recommend.

Bob, I just have about 8-10 pages to read before I complete "Lamb in His Bosom."

I'm shocked that this amazing book isn't more well-known--and it deserves to be!

So many of us discovered Lamb in His Bosom this month. I decided I needed to go back and see what other Pulitzer winners I have missed. Death Comes for the Archbishop is on my TBR and quite near the top, glad you recommend it.

I loved Death Comes for the Archbishop -- my introduction to Willa Cather. Planning on reading One of Ours soon.

I loved the movie on Schindler's List and really need to read the book.

And now I really need to read Lamb in His Bosom!

I suppose you have earned two gold cups now.

Finished my 10th book. Getting close to the halfway mark.

✓N5: Classic of Europe-Pastoral by Nevil Shute, Anthing by Shute is a Classic, 2/4/16

Another great read. It would be hard to pick my favorite author, but Nevil Shute is certainly top tier, never disappointing.

You've good momentum! Wow, 10 books!

Already approaching halfway. Geez.
We need to make you place double cards. lol.
BTW A Town Like Alice is one of my favorite books. I need to read some other Shute's.

You are rockin' it Bob.

Wow, you're going through the bingo board at a crazy speed! What are you going to do the rest of the year? Lol If you keep this up you'll have completed blackout, a century of women, and the Old and New challenge before midsummer.

Well I'm halfway, finished #12 yesterday and picked up #13 this morning. I've been lucky with Bingo, every book I've read this year fits, unlike the A-Z Challenges

# 11 - I4: Banned Book - A Separate Peace, 2/8/16

#12 - G2: Book from Le Monde’s 100 Books of the Century-The Hound of the Baskervilles, 2/11/16

#13 - O3: Classic of Asia or Oceania-Nectar in a Sieve, currently reading

Of the first 12 books Lamb in His Bosom is still tops on the lists, followed closely by Pastoral. but every book to date I can easily recommend, all good.