500 Great Books By Women discussion

2021 challenges

I intend to use the Bingo structure next year and add either the century or decade challenge as well. As I have some time this week (for once) I will use to to sort out what I am going to read

Welcome to the challenge(s), Paul. Looking forward to your choices.

Here is the Bingo:
B
1 - Published in the pre-1800: The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
2 Fantasy: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin
3 Less than 5,000 Ratings on Goodreads: The Reef by Edith Wharton
4 Disability as Theme and/or Disabled Author: Nobody Nowhere by Donna Williams
5 Long Read - More than 600 Pages: The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel
I
1 Nobel Laureate Author - Not Just For Lit: The Saga of Gosta Berling by Selma Lagerlof
2 Sci-fi: Star Rider by Doris Pierchia
3 Translated from Language Other Than English/Not Originally Written in English: Women of Sand and Myrrh by Hanan Al-Shaykh
4 Queer Theme and/or Author: Somewhere Like This by Pat Arrowsmith
5 Less than 1,000 Ratings on Goodreads: Fenny by Lettice Cooper
N
1 Mystery/Thriller: The mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
2 Published in the 1900s: The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor
3 Free Space: Oh Happy Day by Carmen Calil
4 Potential Classic Published After 1970: Burley Cross Postbox theft by Nicola Barker
5 Non-fiction: Sounds and Sweet Airs by Anna Beer
G
1 Published in the 1800s: Emma by Jane Austen
2 Less than 10,000 Ratings on Goodreads: One of Ours by Willa Cather
3 Author Born in Latin America: Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
4 Play: Eclipsed by Danai Gurira
5 Short Story Collection: Merle and other stories by Paula Marshall
O
1 Poetry: Picasso, I want my face back by Grace Nichols
2 Author Born in Africa: The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
3 Author Born in Asia: Once Upon a Time in the East by Xiaolu Guo
4 Novella - Less than 200 Pages: Sisters by Daisy Johnson
5 Published in the 2000s: Black Car Burning by Helen Mort

I think that covers it!

I have also decided to do a decade and have chosen the 1980s:
1980: The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
1981: Good Behaviour by Molly Keane
1982: Zami: A New Spelling of my Name by Audre Lord
1983: Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera
1984: Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich
1985: Still Life by A S Byatt
1986: The Glass House by Monique Charlesworth
1987: Boy Blue by Stevie Davies
1988: Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
1989: The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis

Love Medicine and Kitchen are great. I think I read the Frida bio in college definitely pre goodreads. Enjoy.

You have some great selections, Paul. I'm hoping to read Women of Sand and Myrrh this year too, and I just love Women of Brewster Place. Have a good reading year!

I was thinking of tacking Zami to my list this year! Lots of good picks in here.

Thanks all of you: I'm looking forward to getting started

Finished them all and starting to ponder next year