Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

Completed Books for the Bingo Challenge:

B1: Book From Our Group’s Shelf Prior to 2021
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
B2: Book That Has Been Made Into Film
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
B3: Booker Prize Winner
Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
B4: Classic Romance
Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham
B5: Classic of Europe
The Wreck of the Golden Mary: Being the Captain's Account of the Loss of the Ship, and the Mate's Account of the Great Deliverance of Her People in an ... Number of Household Words, Christmas, 1856. by Charles Dickens

I1: Classic Adventure
The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
I2: Book Published or Written 1700 or earlier
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
I3: Classic Short Story Collection
Selected Short Stories by William Faulkner
I4: Book Published in the 19th Century
Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
I5: New To Me Classic Author
Morning Tide by Neil M. Gunn

N1: Nobel Laureate
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
N2: History or Historical Fiction
Tracks by Louise Erdrich
N3: Reader’s Choice
Knight's Gambit by William Faulkner
N4: Classic Satire or Comedy
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
N5: Newbery Medal Winner
Sounder by William H. Armstrong

G1: Classic Female Author
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
G2: Book Published in the 18th Century
The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
G3: Nonfiction
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
G4: Book Published in the 20th Century
The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Tóibín
G5: Book From Another Book Club or Library List
A Place on Earth by Wendell Berry

O1: Classic of Africa
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
O2: Classic Mystery, Suspense, or Thriller
Three to Kill by Jean-Patrick Manchette
O3: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
O4: 100 Must-Read Classics in Translation
The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov
O5: Book From Our Group’s 2021 Bookshelf
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

B1: I1: N1: G1: O1:

B2: I2: N2: G2: O2:

B3: I3: N3: G3: O3:

B4: I4: N4: G4: O4:

B5: I5: N5: G5: O5:

Planning and Possibilities:

✓ B1: Book From Our Group’s Shelf Prior to 2021
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson

B2: Book That Has Been Made Into Film
✓ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

B3: Booker Prize Winner
✓ Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch

B4: Classic Romance
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
✓ Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham

B5: Classic of Europe
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
✓ The Wreck of the Golden Mary: Being the Captain's Account of the Loss of the Ship, and the Mate's Account of the Great Deliverance of Her People in an ... Number of Household Words, Christmas, 1856.

I1: Classic Adventure
✓ The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
White Fang or The Sea Wolf by Jack London
The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
The Wreck of the Golden Mary: Being the Captain's Account of the Loss of the Ship, and the Mate's Account of the Great Deliverance of Her People in an ... Number of Household Words, Christmas, 1856. by Charles Dickens

I2: Book Published or Written 1700 or earlier
✓ Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Macbeth by William Shakespeare

I3: Classic Short Story Collection
✓ Selected Short Stories by William Faulkner
Don't Look Now and Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier
Postcards by Annie Proulx
Ship Fever: Stories by Andrea Barrett

I4: Book Published in the 19th Century
✓ Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens

I5: New To Me Classic Author
The Sea by John Banville
✓ Morning Tide by Neil M. Gunn

N1: Nobel Laureate
In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway
The Winter of Our Discontent or East of Eden by John Steinbeck
✓ Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

N2: History or Historical Fiction
✓ Tracks by Louise Erdrich

N3: Reader’s Choice
✓ Knight's Gambit by William Faulkner

N4: Classic Satire or Comedy
✓ The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde

N5: Newberry Medal Winner
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
✓ Sounder by William H. Armstrong

G1: Classic Female Author
✓ Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

G2: Book Published in the 18th Century
Evelina by Frances Burney
She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
Candide by Voltaire
✓ The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

G3: Nonfiction
✓ Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake

G4: Book Published in the 20th Century
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
✓ The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Tóibín

G5: Book From Another Book Club or Library List
✓ A Place on Earth by Wendell Berry

O1: Classic of Africa
✓ Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

O2: Classic Mystery, Suspense, or Thriller
✓ Three to Kill by Jean-Patrick Manchette

O3: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
✓ Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

O4: 100 Must-Read Classics in Translation
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan
Iza's Ballad by Magda Szabó
✓ The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov

O5: Book From Our Group’s 2021 Bookshelf
✓ A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

Hi Connie! Your list looks great! I just bought Dombey and Sons so I may use that too. Have a wonderful Holiday!

Lori wrote: "Hi Connie! Your list looks great! I just bought Dombey and Sons so I may use that too. Have a wonderful Holiday!"

Thanks, Lori. I hope you and your family have a warm, cozy holiday too!

I've owned Anna Karenina for at least ten years. I'm hoping this challenge will be the impetus to read it.

These are great options, Connie! I read John Banville for the first time this year and really enjoyed his style. Hope you do too!

Kathleen wrote: "These are great options, Connie! I read John Banville for the first time this year and really enjoyed his style. Hope you do too!"

Planning has got me excited about next year's reading, Kathleen.

Connie, you also have some great reads on your list. Enjoy!

Anne wrote: "Connie, you also have some great reads on your list. Enjoy!"

Thanks, Anne. I'm looking forward to it.

Glad to see you joining us in the Bingo Challenge. Have fun reading.

Thank you, Katy. It's a good feeling choosing another year of books.

You have some great reads ahead, especially White Fang, Call of the Wild, and Anna Karenina. I know as hard as I try I will break down and buy books this year. You have two on your list I have already decided to buy. I just need to hold off long enough for it to look like I meant what I said about not buying new books. I want The Sea, The Sea and The Westing Game.

How did you fair with Miss Pettigrew?

Bob wrote: "You have some great reads ahead, especially White Fang, Call of the Wild, and Anna Karenina. I know as hard as I try I will break down and buy books this year. You have two on your list I have alre..."

I enjoyed "Miss Pettigrew" because it was such an amusing, relaxing read. It reminded me of an old black and white romantic comedy movie. It's been such a crazy year for everyone that sometimes it feels good to read something light and frothy.

Connie wrote: "I enjoyed "Miss Pettigrew" because it was such an amusing, relaxing read. It reminded me of an old black and white romantic comedy movie. It's been such a crazy year for everyone that sometimes it feels good to read something light and frothy...."

Totally agree! I’ve re-read that one a few times as well as Austen’s novels. They are comfort reads :O)

I'm glad you enjoyed it too, Veronique!

Total Blackout! I ended with a 5 star book, Cry, the Beloved Country that I highly recommend.

Congrats Connie!

Congrats Connie!! Fantastic to end on a 5 star read!!

Janelle wrote: "Congrats Connie!"

Thanks, Janelle.

Lori wrote: "Congrats Connie!! Fantastic to end on a 5 star read!!"

Thanks, Lori. It was a great book to end the bingo challenge!

Congratultions, Connie, and glad you ended with such a good one. :-)

Kathleen wrote: "Congratultions, Connie, and glad you ended with such a good one. :-)"

Thanks, Kathleen.

Congrats, Connie. Well done! Great to finish with a winner. Cry, the Beloved County is one of those books that I bought years ago and for some reason have not made it a priority. Thank you for reminding about it.

Congratulations!

I have enjoyed reading Miss Pettigrew & Cry the Beloved Country too so I will check out the other books that you enjoyed as well.

Anne (On semi-hiatus) wrote: "Congrats, Connie. Well done! Great to finish with a winner. Cry, the Beloved County is one of those books that I bought years ago and for some reason have not made it a priority. Thank you for remi..."

Thanks, Anne. I enjoyed the books I read for the challenge.

Annette wrote: "Congratulations!

I have enjoyed reading Miss Pettigrew & Cry the Beloved Country too so I will check out the other books that you enjoyed as well."

Thanks, Annette. Miss Pettigrew was a fun book! Sometimes you need to read something humorous.

Congrats!! I had planned Cry the Beloved Country but ended up picking a different book, hope to read it next year

Bravo, Connie! As others have said, it is great to end the challenge with a 5-star read.

Natalia wrote: "Congrats!! I had planned Cry the Beloved Country but ended up picking a different book, hope to read it next year"

Thanks, Natalia.

Sara wrote: "Bravo, Connie! As others have said, it is great to end the challenge with a 5-star read."

Thanks, Sara.

Congratulations, Connie! Cry, the Beloved Country is one of my favourites, too.

Thanks, Carolien. That's good to hear from someone living in South Africa.

Congratulations on completing Bingo!!

Lynn wrote: "Congratulations on completing Bingo!!"

Thanks, Lynn. It was a fun challenge!

Congrats! :O)

Veronique wrote: "Congrats! :O)"

Thanks, Veronique.