Around the World in 80 Books discussion
Magic Squares 2023
>
Mome_Rath's Parallelograms of Destiny 2020
date
newest »
newest »
message 1:
by
Mome_Rath
(last edited Nov 15, 2020 07:54PM)
(new)
Jan 01, 2020 12:18PM
I guess we're not calling it Bingo, but here's the board for 2020:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
reply
|
flag
Hmm -- this one could cover at least seven different categories. I'll just place it here:B5: Graphic Novel
Freedom Hospital: A Syrian Story by Hamid Sulaiman
Again, a few choices, but I'll place this one here:B4: Set During a War
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
I think I'll make the Wild Card "On the Bestseller List"C3: Wild Card: On the Bestseller List
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
E5: Set in a MENA Country
The Lost Book of Moses: The Quest for the World's Oldest Bible--and the Man Who Wrote It by Chanan Tigay
Since it doesn't stipulate whether it should be non-fiction or fiction:E1: Immigrant Experience
Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
It's not Bingo, but nevertheless... (case 1):
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
This book won the Crime Writers' Association Golden Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel in 2017, so I'll place this here:D2: Award-winning
The Dry by Jane Harper
You know, I'm going to claim my latest read for translation from French, since it was double-translated: from Inuktitut to French, and from French to English:C1: Translated from French
Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk
And this too makes "Not Bingo" (case 2):
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
It's recent, but this is historical fiction from places rarely studied.C2: Historical Fiction
The Dragonfly Sea by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
And another "Not Bingo" (case 3):
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
And here is another "Not Bingo" (case 4):
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
This is a Hugo Award winner, so I'd reckon this falls squarely into the science fiction/fantasy category.B3: Sci-Fi / Fantasy
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
And that makes "Not Bingo" (case 5)
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
And this is the one square left that won't give me a Bingo!C5: Translated from Portuguese
Codex 632 by José Rodrigues dos Santos
"Not Bingo" (case 6):
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
And "Not Bingo" (case 7):
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
"Not Bingo" (case 8):
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
"Not Bingo" (case 9):
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
And "Not Bingo" (case 10):
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
And to wrap things up:C4: Set in Oceania
One Blood: A Sergeant Kella and Sister Conchita Mystery by Graeme Kent
Penultimate example of "Not Bingo" (case 11):
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
And to close out the board, the last example of "Not Bingo" (case 12):
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Around the World in 80 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Written in the Stars (other topics)The Devotion of Suspect X (other topics)
The Shadow King (other topics)
The Old King in His Exile (other topics)
One Blood: A Sergeant Kella and Sister Conchita Mystery (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Graeme Kent (other topics)Maryse Condé (other topics)
Gao Xingjian (other topics)
José Rodrigues dos Santos (other topics)
Michael Chabon (other topics)
More...
