And here are the squares I've filled so far:
- 300 Pages or Fewer: Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith
- Published in the 70s: Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym
- Book Cited in a Story: The Castle of Wolfenbach by Eliza Parsons
- Cover Attraction: Stoker's Manuscript by Royce Prouty
- War: Istanbul Intrigues by Barry Rubin
- Found Online: When She Was Gone by Gwendolyn Gross
- Graphic Novel: This One Summer by Jillian & Mariko Tamaki (which I didn't like and do not recommend!)
- Magical Realism: Girl On A Wire by Gwenda Bond (which I really liked and DO recommend)
- Recommended Book: Longbourn by Jo Baker
- Suspense: The Edge of Normal by Carla Norton
- Another Culture: Children of the Jacaranda Tree by Sahar Delijani
- Unsettling: Deviant: The Shocking True Story of the Original Psycho by Harold Schechter
- Writing: The Shelf: From LEQ to LES by Phyllis Rose
Of the squares I have left to fill, I'm most worried about finding a Banned book and a Cult Classic that I actually want to read. (Any suggestions?) Celebrity worries me a little bit, too. The other categories should be fairly easy. ... I hope. It's not too late to print out a card and start reading for your own bookish bingo. It's a lot of fun!
Happy Reading!
Lark, you are *rockin'* the Book Bingo! Wow!!
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For Cult Classic, I read "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline. It's recent, but its following is intense. (understandably so -- it's a great book)
For Banned, I Googled and looked at lots of lists of banned/challenged books, and I ended up listening to (and loving) "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer.
I hope the second half of the bingo card is as fun as the first!
I've read both Ready Player One and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close...just not this year. :( But you're right, they are both excellent reads. Hopefully I can find some other books just as good. Thanks for coming up with such an awesome bingo card. It's been a lot of fun. :)
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