This challenge was listed in a Goodreads group that I participate in. The goal is to read books to make as many “bingos” as you want. I generated my bingo card here, using the directions provided in the group challenge. This challenge has 24 prompts (genres), and I hope to complete all of them. Below is the list of prompts. After each prompt is the book I read. I will update this list as I continue to work on the challenge.
STATS
24/24 – completed in July 2019
PROMPTS
1. Classics – The American by Henry James
2. Family Saga – The Overdue Life of Amy Bylar by Kelly Harms
3. Short Stories or Novella – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling
4. Dystopian – The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
5. Memoir – Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
6. Magical Realism – Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King
7. General Nonfiction – A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
8. Travel – Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
9. Suspense – The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry
10. Chick-lit – The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
11. Historical Nonfiction – The Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel
12. Crime – Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
13. Romance – Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
14. Self-Help – Dare to Lead by Brené Brown
15. Satire – Damned by Chuck Palahniuk
16. Mystery or Thriller – Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
17. Graphic Novel – The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg
18. Paranormal – Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
19. YA Fantasy – War Storm by Victoria Aveyard
20. Science Fiction – Kill Code by Clive Fleury
21. Western – The Revenant by Michael Punke
22. Biography – Half Broke Horses by Jeanette Walls
23. Fantasy – The Dark Tower by Stephen King
24. Adventure – The River by Peter Heller
This looks like a fun one Darinda. I am going to generate my own card and see if I can get a few bingos. Probably won’t get them all, but will give it a go.
Good luck with it! I usually start filling it out fairly easy, then hit a roadblock. I always end up with Westerns on my card, and it’s not a genre I read. I have a few Cormac McCarthy books collecting dust around the house, so I’ll probably end up reading something by him.
I have been reading some cowboy romance books, so I think that should qualify.
Yes, that would definitely qualify.