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Der Raritätenladen (other topics)Die Zeitmaschine (other topics)
Macbeth (other topics)
Villette (other topics)
Alice im Wunderland (other topics)
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Charles Dickens (other topics)H.G. Wells (other topics)
Charlotte Brontë (other topics)
Lewis Carroll (other topics)
Theodor Fontane (other topics)
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Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2022
Completed in 2022: 8/25
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★ B1: Book Published 1950 – 1999
Read a book that was published in the years 1950 to 1999.
Title: Das Damengambit
Author: Walter Tevis
Finished: Jan 18, 2022
Rating: ★★★★✩
★B2: Classic Written in Your Native Language
Read a book that was written in your native or first language.
Title: Effi Briest
Author: Theodor Fontane
Finished: Jan 27, 2022
Rating: ★★★✩✩
★B3: Classic Science or Philosophy
Read a book of science or philosophy; this could be a non-fiction book, a biography, or a novel where the theme is on science or philosophy.
Title: Die Zeitmaschine
Author: H.G. Wells
Finished: Jun 9, 2022
Rating: ★★★✩✩
☆B4: Classic Banned Book
Read a book that has been banned at some point.
☆B5: A Classic NOT on our Bookshelf that should be there
Read a classic that is NOT on our book shelf that you believe should be on the shelf – or you can ask someone else to suggest a book that should be on the shelf if you have no opinion. Group’s Bookshelf Sorted by Title
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★I1: Book From the Group’s Shelf Prior to 2022
Read a book that was a group read in 2021 or before. Group’s Bookshelf Sorted by Title
Title: Villette
Author: Charlotte Brontë
Finished: Jun 6, 2022
Rating: ★★★★✩
☆I2: New-To-You Classic Author
Read a book by an author whose works you have never read.
★I3: Classic Drama or Play
Read a classic play or drama.
Title: Macbeth
Author: William Shakespeare
Finished: Apr 25, 2022
Rating: ★★★★★
☆I4: Classic Over 500 pages
Read a book that is 500 pages or more.
Title: Der Raritätenladen
Author: Charles Dickens
Progress: 26%
☆I5: Literary Prize or Your Country or Region
Read a book that was awarded a literary prize of the country or region where you currently live, or the country or region of your birth. Goodreads List of Literary Prizes
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☆N1: Classic Involving Music
Read a book that includes music somehow; it could have a theme that includes music, the book could be about a performance, a biography of an artist or composer, or a non-fiction book about music.
☆N2: Classic Mythology or Folklore
Read a book of classical mythology or folklore, or read a book that is a retelling of a myth or folktale or saga.
☆N3: Free Space
Read ANYTHING that interests you.
★N4: Classic Poetry or Essay Collection
Read a poem or essay, or read a collection of poetry or essays.
Title: Die Sonette
Author: William Shakespeare
Finished: Jan 13, 2022
Rating: ★★★★✩
☆N5: Classic by an Author from a Country you didn’t read in 2021
Choose a country that you didn’t read from in 2021, read a book by an author from that country or read a book that is set in that country.
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☆G1: Winner of a Foreign Literary Prize
Read a book that was awarded a literary prize of a country or region other than where you live or where you were born. Goodreads List of Literary Prizes
☆G2: Book from a group poll during your birthday month
Look through our past polls and choose a book from a poll that was for your birthday month, or if you prefer choose a poll from a month of your favorite holiday.
Title: Der Idiot
Author: Fjodor Dostojevski
Finished: Feb 28, 2022
Rating: ★✩✩✩✩
☆G3: Classic Tragedy
Read a work of tragedy; a book that treats in a serious and dignified style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by a heroic individual.
☆G4: Group Bingo Participant Pick
You can either ask another Bingo Challenge Participant in the group to choose a book for you, or you can advertise on your thread for recommendations of books to read. You can have a members choose from your TBR list, or just take a member’s favorite book recommendation. Or choose a book from someone's Top Ten List
☆G5: Book From Our Group’s 2022 Bookshelf
Read a book that is a group read in 2022. Group’s Bookshelf Sorted by Date
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☆O1: Book Published before 1900
Read a classic published before the year 1900.
★O2: Children’s Classic
Read a classic children’s story or book.
Title: Alice im Wunderland
Lewis Carroll
Finished: Jan 28, 2022
Rating: ★★★★✩
☆O3: Classic Short Story Collection
Read a short story or a collection of short stories.
☆O4: Classic in translation
Read a book that has been translated from another language.
☆O5: Book Published 1900 - 1949
Read a book that was published in the years 1900 to 1949.