As per my post two weeks ago when I completed the first round, this is my second go at the bingo card, having completed it early, due to my filling in several squares at once in some posts. This time around. I’ll be trying to only do one book and square a fortnight, so I don’t finish early.
To begin, the text list of my categories is here, clean and empty for me to begin in my next post.
Challenge #4: Book Bingo Take 2
(Rows Across)
Row #1 – –
A book set more than 100 years ago:
A book written more than ten years ago:
A memoir:
A book more than 500 pages:
A Foreign translated novel:
Row #2 –
A book with a yellow cover:
A book by an author you’ve never read before:
A non-fiction book:
A collection of short stories:
A book with themes of culture:
Row #3: –
A book written by an Australian woman:
A book written by an Australian man:
A prize-winning book:
A book that scares you:
A book with a mystery:
Row #4
A forgotten classic:
A book with a one-word title:
A book with non-human characters:
A funny book:
A book with a number in the title:
Row #5
A book that became a movie:
A book based on a true story:
A book everyone is talking about:
A book written by someone under thirty:
A book written by someone over sixty:
Rows Down
Row #1 – –
A book set more than 100 years ago:
A book with a yellow cover:
A book written by an Australian woman:
A forgotten classic:
A book that became a movie:
Row #2
A book written more than ten years ago:
A book by an author you’ve never read before:
A book written by an Australian man:
A book with a one-word title:
A book based on a true story:
Row #3: –
A memoir:
A non-fiction book:
A prize-winning book:
A book with non-human characters:
A book everyone is talking about:
Row #4
A book more than 500 pages:
A collection of short stories:
A book that scares you:
A funny book:
A book written by someone under thirty:
Row #5
A Foreign Translated Novel:
A book with themes of culture:
A book with a mystery:
A book with a number in the title:
A book written by someone over sixty:
I have not started in this post, as I have not chosen where to start yet, but I have some ideas of the books I want to add this time. I will be aiming to read and include the latest Jackie French book in the Miss Lily series, and some others that I have not had a chance to get around to yet. The first post will either be up today, the second or next bingo week, the sixteenth. I have been enjoying this book bingo and will enjoy having another go at it using as many different books as I can.
Title: The Ship That Never Was: The Greatest Escape of Australian Colonial History
Title: Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies
Kitty Flanagan’s biography – well, more a series of essays on her adventures throughout life, showcases her sense of humour from the very first page. From her early childhood through to now, Kitty has had many careers, including waitressing, a brief appearance as a child actor and as a copywriter – all of which have led her to becoming one of Australia’s best loved comedians. From her adventures hitch-hiking to her disastrous attempts to break off relationships, Kitty’s true stories are filled with her special brand of humour and proves that clichés like the University of Life are really annoying and cultural misunderstandings can lead to disastrous or at least, unseen, consequences.
Title: Miles Franklin: A Short Biography
Born in 1879, twenty-two years before the states and territories federated as the Commonwealth of Australia, and twenty-three years before suffrage became a reality for many Australian women in 1902, Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin would grow up to become one of Australia’s best-known and one of the most celebrated Australian women writers. She lived a remarkable life across Australia, Britain, Europe and the US, was always busy, and always involved in unions and activism. She was brave, and headstrong, and Jill Roe’s biography captured her willingness to follow her dreams and stand up for what she believed in. Her life was fascinating and diverse, from writing to involvement in war, and in unions and first wave feminism in three countries, working to bring women the vote.
Title: I Am Sasha
I am Sasha was inspired by a family’s history, a grandmother’s memoir and a father’s short story, given to a daughter and granddaughter to retell for the world. In 1994, Larissa gave Anita the manuscript, written in English – because she wanted to reach as many people as possible with her story, explaining to Anita that she wrote it in English to reach a wide audience – an audience that would include those affected and those not affected, and those all over the world who wanted to know more.
