Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

B1: Book Published 1950 - 1999
B2: Classic written in your native language - Emma by Jane Austen

B3: Classic of Europe
B4: Classic involving art
B5: Classic from your bookshelf - Persuasion by Jane Austen


I1: Book from the Group’s Bookshelf Prior to 2023 - Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery

I2: Classic biography/autobiography or memoir
I3: Classic horror or gothic
I4: Classic comedy, satire, or humor - The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith

I5: Book from the group’s Favorites of 2022 - The Mark on the Wall by Virginia Smith

N1: Classic of the Americas
N2: Classic Western
N3: Reader’s Choice - The Little House in the Fairy Wood by Ethel Cook Eliot

N4: Classic mystery or thriller - The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

N5: Classic of Africa or Oceania

G1: Classic from a group poll that did not win
G2: Classic action or adventure
G3: Classic history or historical fiction - Middlemarch by George Eliot

G4: Class fantasy or science fiction
G5: Book from the Group’s 2023 Bookshelf

O1: Book Published before 1900 - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

O2: New-To-You Classic Author - To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

O3: Classic of Asia
O4: Classic in translation - Lover's Vows by Elizabeth Inchbald

O5: Book Published 1900 - 1949 - The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield

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If at first you don't succeed....

CindySR wrote: "If at first you don't succeed...."

Absolutely!!! And if I don't succeed, I have succeeded in reading great books! :) Thanks for the encouragement. :)

Exactly the spirit, Janice--reading great books is what it's about. Hope you find some winners next year!

Good luck, Janice! It's practice that makes perfect! Keep on reading and most importantly having fun doing it!

Janice, I think this Bingo board will lead you to some great books. And be sure to look at everyone else's boards too -- we have some readers here that really know what they are doing. Great for recommendations and inspiration!

Enjoy your challenge, whether you finish or not! :)

Have a great year reading, Janice.

Kathleen wrote: "Exactly the spirit, Janice--reading great books is what it's about. Hope you find some winners next year!"

Thank you, Kathleen. :)

Lori wrote: "Good luck, Janice! It's practice that makes perfect! Keep on reading and most importantly having fun doing it!"

For sure that's my plan to keep reading and to have fun! :)

Terris wrote: "Janice, I think this Bingo board will lead you to some great books. And be sure to look at everyone else's boards too -- we have some readers here that really know what they are doing. Great for re..."

I couldn't agree more, Terris! :)

Katy wrote: "Have a great year reading, Janice."

Thank you, Katy. :)

Well, this year I was able to mark off 11 squares while last year's Bingo I only marked off 8 squares. Slowly, but surely, I am improving and I also read new-to-me classics which is always a win! :)

Janice wrote: "Well, this year I was able to mark off 11 squares while last year's Bingo I only marked off 8 squares. Slowly, but surely, I am improving and I also read new-to-me classics which is always a win! :)"

Congratulations, Janice! It sounds like you have had a pleasant reading adventure this year! Were any of these particular favorites? I have Middlemarch down as a possibility next year, but am a little nervous about that one!

Janice wrote: "Well, this year I was able to mark off 11 squares while last year's Bingo I only marked off 8 squares. Slowly, but surely, I am improving and I also read new-to-me classics which is always a win! :)"

Sounds like you are having fun reading. What a successful challenge!

You read so many good one, Janice! That's all that counts! I like the Bingo challenge because it gives me a guideline for what I might like to read. But if I don't get to every one of them, well -- they just go on next year's list! ha! Just enjoy your reading :)

Do many great books here, Janice! I hope you enjoyed them.

JenniferAustin wrote: "Janice wrote: "Well, this year I was able to mark off 11 squares while last year's Bingo I only marked off 8 squares. Slowly, but surely, I am improving and I also read new-to-me classics which is ..."

Thanks! I did have a great reading year and almost all of the books were favourites but not so much The Mark on the Wall. I love Middlemarch! I have read it twice so far and am sure I will read it many more times! I think my favourite book on the list was The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. It was my first Wilkie Collins book and I hope his other books are just as good!

Lynn wrote: "Janice wrote: "Well, this year I was able to mark off 11 squares while last year's Bingo I only marked off 8 squares. Slowly, but surely, I am improving and I also read new-to-me classics which is ..."

Thank you, Lynn! I had a great year of reading!

Terris wrote: "You read so many good one, Janice! That's all that counts! I like the Bingo challenge because it gives me a guideline for what I might like to read. But if I don't get to everyone of them, well -- ..."

Thanks, Terris! I agree it is just fun to read new books and new-to-me authors. :)

That's amazing, to get so many favourites from a challenge! I'm a fan of Middlemarch and The Woman in White too, and I'm planning on trying for his other most famous book next year: The Moonstone. I'm glad you enjoyed the challenge so much!

Wobbley wrote: "That's amazing, to get so many favourites from a challenge! I'm a fan of Middlemarch and The Woman in White too, and I'm planning on trying for his other most famous book next year: The Moonstone. ..."

Isn't it wonderful when you find even more books to love! I also have The Moonstone on my TBR list; maybe next year will be the year I read it. :)