EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club discussion

BINGO! Now let's see if I can fill the rest of the card :-)

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01. Author’s first book: A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers - March 5
02. Award winner
03. Essay/short-story collection
04. Fantasy/sci-fi
05. First in a series
06. From an author new to you: The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel - January 20
07. From the year you were born
08. Graphic novel
09. Holiday story
10. Less than 100 pages
11. More than 100 years old: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (1847) - February 21
12. More than 500 pages
13. Mystery/thriller: The Last Thing he Told Me by Laura Dave - April 26
14. Number in the title: 10% Happier by Dan Harris - March 21
15. On your TBR for at least 2 years: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab - May 19
16. One-word title: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang - February 28
17. Published this year: Funny Story by Emily Henry - June 6
18. Re-read
19. Recommendation from a GR user
20. Set in a city you want to visit: The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner - June 2
21. Set in the future: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - July 15
22. Source for film or TV show you liked
23. Supposed to read for school but didn’t
24. Translated from another language
25. YA novel

Kristen wrote: "BINGO! Now let's see if I can fill the rest of the card :-)



01. Author’s first book: A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers - March 5
02. Award winner
03. Essay/short-story collection
04. Fantasy/s..."

Congratulations 👏

Kristen wrote: "BINGO! Now let's see if I can fill the rest of the card :-)



01. Author’s first book: A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers - March 5
02. Award winner
03. Essay/short-story collection
04. Fantasy/s..."

Kristen; Congratulations! Good luck on the Bingo Challenge.

I edited post #47 as have completed 2 Bingos. Haven't played Bingo in years so hope it's correct! Will see how many more can complete by end of year.

BINGO! BIGNO!! BONIG!!!

This is the first Bingo Challenge I've ever been able to complete, mostly because I didn't try to preselect my books. I read what I wanted to, at the moment, in each category. That qualifies it as BONIG.

A few notes on my selections:

Number 9: Holiday story--I chose Cycle of the Werewolf. It covers several holidays rather than just one. King admits he took liberties with the lunar cycle to take advantage of those days of the year.

Number 19: Recommendation from a GR user-- I used Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy. I had mentioned to a GR friend that I was done with Star Wars. I was satisfied with the original trilogy. She recommended Zahn's trilogy and the Non-Canon SW books. I'm glad she did.

Number 20: Set in a city you want to visit--I had a hard time with this one. The military had afforded me the opportunity to visit all the places in the world I had any interest in, so I went outside the box and thought: "I'd like to visit Mars." So I chose Red Mars. I'd still like to visit Mars. Just after it's been terraformed and the political strife has settled down. :D

Number 23: Supposed to read for school but didn’t--As far as I can remember back to HS and college, I'd read all the books I was supposed to. So, I had to go to a book that was on the shelf in the English classroom in 1980-1984 (there were 20 copies of it, so it had been required at some point; just not for me.) Thus, I chose On the Beach.

It's been fun, and quite satisfying. Thank you for the challenge.

EDIT: 25/25; message 49.

Squire wrote: "BINGO! BIGNO!! BONIG!!!

This is the first Bingo Challenge I've ever been able to complete, mostly because I didn't try to preselect my books. I read what I wanted to, at the moment, in each catego..."

Congratulations! 🙂🌺
I still have never managed more than a row.

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🦥2. NUMBER IN TITLE: 12 years a Slave
🦥7. 500+ PAGES: Bag of Bones
🦥12. ON TBR LIST 2+YEARS: All the Light We Cannot See
🦥17. YA NOVEL: Room
🦥 22. MYSTERY/THRILLER: Plum Spooky

01. Author’s first book - The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shante
02. Award winner -
03. Essay/short-story collection -
04. Fantasy/sci-fi - All Systems Red by Martha Well
05. First in a series - Nancy Drew Diaries: Curse of the Arctic Stary (#1) by Carolyn Keene
06. From an author new to you - Witchful Thinking by Celestine Martin
07. From the year you were born - Wicked by Gregory Maguire
08. Graphic novel -
09. Holiday story - Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews
10. Less than 100 pages - Batter Up, SpongeBob! By David Lewman
11. More than 100 years old - Nancy Drew Diaries: Famous Mistakes by Carolyn Keene
12. More than 500 pages - Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
13. Mystery/thriller - Camper and Criminals: Christmas, Criminals, and Campers (#4) by Tonya Kappes
14. Number in the title - 50 Things to Do in the Snow by Richard Skrein
15. On your TBR for at least 2 years - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
16. One-word title - Red by S.J. Sanders
17. Published this year - Jasmine Is Haunted by Mark Oshiro
18. Re-read -
19. Recommendation from a GR user -
20. Set in a city you want to visit - A Tale of Two Cookies by Eve Calder
21. Set in the future -
22. Source for film or TV show you liked - The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
23. Supposed to read for school but didn’t -
24. Translated from another language - The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
25. YA novel - Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

To begin with, I thought I might get just one or two bingos. Managed to do better than that, and I only read one or two specifically for this challenge.

B1. Supposed to read for school but didn’t The Things They Carried
B2. Award winner How to Say Babylon —2023 National Book Critics Circle award for autobiography
B3. Recommendation from a GR user The Devil’s Element —recommended in another GR group
B4. Less than 100 pages Midnight City: Corpse Blossom, 85 pages
B5. Published this year James

I1. Mystery/thriller By Way of Sorrow
I2. On your TBR for at least 2 years The Case Against Perfection — On my TBR for more than a decade!
I3. Re-read O Pioneers!
I4. Holiday story A Christmas Carol I was planning to fill this with Jacob T. Marley, but then this was chosen for the December book, and I ended up reading it first.
I5. Essay/short-story collection ¡Hola Papi!

N1. Set in the future The Sparrow (ironically, some of the “future” in this 1996 book is actually now past—but much of it isn’t)
N2. One-word title Rebecca
N3. YA novel Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 6: Follow the Smoke
N4. From an author new to you Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
N5. More than 500 pages Gotham

G1. First in a series Saga, vol. 1
G2. Translated from another language Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, trans. from the German by Joachim Neugroschel
G3. From the year you were born Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered, pub. 1973 (Coincidentally, finished it right before my actual birthday; didn’t plan that, or even think of it until just now.)
G4. Source for film or TV show you liked The Talented Mr. Ripley
G5. Author’s first book Crying in H Mart

O1. Number in the title The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine
O2. Set in a city you want to visit The London House Largely, though not entirely, set in London. Still, the rest is set in Paris, D.C., and Boston—all cities I would like to re-visit.
O3. Fantasy/sci-fi Neverwhere
O4. More than 100 years old The Death of Ivan Ilyich, pub. 1886
O5. Graphic novel The Talk



B I N G O ! ! ! — April 19

B I N G O   A G A I N ! ! ! — July 5

BINGO yet again! — August 20

DOUBLE Bingo! — September 10

Another double! — October 4

Last double! — November 23

Triple bingo + BLACKOUT! — December 8

Thanks all for participating. Be sure to check out the 2025 Bingo challenge !