I am joining in on Book Bingo 2023 at Unruly Reader. I did this challenge last year (and will soon do a post listing all the books I read that fit that challenge). This year’s theme is School. The challenge runs from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
Here is the card with the categories:
Some of the categories are obvious, for example:
- MODERN LIBRARY TOP 100 = A book from the Modern Library Top 100 list, or from their Fiction or Nonfiction Top 100 Lists.
Other categories are not so obvious, and some can be interpreted loosely:
- FIRE DRILL = A book about preparation, survival, or passion. Or a book that ignites something within you. Or, of course, a book about FIRE.
- HOMEWORK = A book or article that enhances and deepens your knowledge.
I think I will naturally end up reading some books that fit the categories (I have already read four), and I could have fun finding books for other categories. But I am fairly sure I won't be filling them all in. I have made sure that there are books I want to read for at least one column and one row on the bingo card.
The sign-up post at Unruly Reader, titled Introducing Book Bingo 2023, provides definitions for each category and instructions on How to Play.
Fantastic that you're doing this one too. I don't plan to try and fill every square either, but concentrate on a few lines. I've crossed off three so far and I'm happy with that. I love that this one is not too straightforward with some of the categories so that we can make up our minds what fits. I think I'll try to do a 3 monthly update through the year too.
ReplyDeleteCath, I dithered about doing this one, but really it seemed like had a lot of books that could fit, and I certainly completed more last year than I thought. I definitely plan to have a way to keep up with it so that a final update won't be a pain.
ReplyDeleteI will still be signing for FictionFan's Wanderlust Bingo too, and will be looking for books for that too. I like that I can do it in 2 years.
Oh, this sounds like an interesting challenge, Tracy. I have to admit, I think it got my attention because I've been in educational settings for such a long time. I'll be looking forward to seeing the books you choose for this one.
ReplyDeleteMargot, I have to admit that some of the books I am planning to read for this challenge are somewhat unusual for me. But they all come from my TBR piles or my husband's shelves. For most of my working life, I worked for company's in education or education-related areas (a community college most recently, and before that a publishing firm that put out reference books aimed at colleges and high schools).
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post....I must search for some good books
ReplyDeletefor this challenge. I completed the challenge in 2022 and it was great fun!
Unfortunately on the website Unruly Reader...has closed the comments on 08 December...so signing up is impossible!
No matter....I'll upload a sign-up post on my blog with a collection of books I plan to read!
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Book Bingo is so fun! I've done this challenge in the past and loved it. I hope you find lots of fun books to fill the categories. :D
ReplyDeleteNancy, I know you will find some great books for this challenge. Your reading choices are always so diverse and interesting.
ReplyDeleteI also saw that the comments had closed for that post, which was disappointing, but not a problem.
It is a fun challenge, Lark. I like that many of the categories have broad definitions that can be interpreted many ways.
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