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message 1: by Mandy (last edited Jun 09, 2022 05:54AM) (new)

Mandy (vitreafracta) | 5 comments Level Four Bingo
Blackout! Mark off all the squares of the board.
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.

Das Damengambit by Walter Tevis

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.

Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane

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.

Die Zeitmaschine by H.G. Wells

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

Villette by Charlotte Brontë

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.

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Title: Macbeth
Author: William Shakespeare
Finished: Apr 25, 2022
Rating: ★★★★★

☆I4: Classic Over 500 pages
Read a book that is 500 pages or more.

Der Raritätenladen by Charles Dickens

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.

Die Sonette by William Shakespeare

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.

Der Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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.

Alice im Wunderland by Lewis Carroll

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.


message 2: by Terry (new)

Terry | 2379 comments I like the way you set up your Bingo card!


message 3: by Mandy (new)

Mandy (vitreafracta) | 5 comments Feel free to copy it on your own board and have fun with all the classics pearls you'll find in 2022, Terry. ☺️


message 4: by Katy, Quarterly Long Reads (new)

Katy (kathy_h) | 9530 comments Mod
Have a great challenge and a wonderful year of reading.


message 5: by Mandy (new)

Mandy (vitreafracta) | 5 comments Thank you Katy. Have a wonderful time with great books this new year too. Happy reading! ☺️


message 6: by Terris (new)

Terris | 4387 comments Have fun with your challenge, Mandy! I hope you enjoy every book! :)


message 7: by Sara, Old School Classics (new)

Sara (phantomswife) | 9414 comments Mod
Best of luck, Mandy. Happy reading!


message 8: by Mandy (new)

Mandy (vitreafracta) | 5 comments Terris and Sara: Thank you and have a great time with books too. ☺️


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