We’re nearing the end of Q1 of 2019, and it’s time for a Book Bingo update.
My fellow Book Bingo-ers, I’m interested to hear what you’ve read so far this year — please tell me in the Comments. Also — if any of those categories is staring you down and you’re not sure what to read… let me know! I love a good book recommendation challenge.
The good news: I’m over halfway done! 15 of 25 categories completed
The bad news: The 10 categories that remain are gonna be tougher. We’re looking at Fairy Tale, South Pacific, and Edgar Award: First Novel. And while I’m anticipating these will be the most challenging, invariably a category that seems innocuous is the one that trips me up and has me scrambling in December. Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, here’s a list of the categories I’ve completed and the books I read for each one.
Palate Cleanser
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Odd Couple
Sunburn by Laura Lippman
Classic I’ve Never read
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Pushing Boundaries
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the Moon by Robert Kurson
Explore
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein
Place Name
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrow
Life Hack
Outer Order, Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin
Unbelievable
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
Fire
Passion and Affect by Laurie Colwin
Birth
Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken
Romantic
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman
LGBTQ
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Novelty Book
Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Map
Transcription by Kate Atkinson
Unruly Woman
Can’t Nothing Bring Me Down: Chasing Myself in the Race Against Time by Ida Keeling
If you’re doing Book Bingo this year, what categories have been the easiest to pick off? Any categories you’re finding challenging?
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