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Keeping the tradition alive. Reading BINGO this year.

The Cards

Spoiler:

Note: for the country card I put the number of books I've read from the countries in brackets behind them, when blank it means it is a new country

The List of Books

Spoiler:

1 The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist e** Sweden/Dystopia
2 Children of the Jacaranda Tree by Sahar Delijhani p**** Iran/Historical Fiction
3 The Variant Effect by G Wells Tyler e*** United States/Zombies
4 A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz p*** Israel/Literary Fiction
5 The Untouchable by Jon Banville p*** Ireland/Historical Fiction
6 The Corpse Exhibition by Hassan Blasim p**** Iraq/Short Stories
7 Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood e** Australia/Mystery
8 A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor (e****) United States/Southern Gothic
9 The Cry of the Dove by Fadia Faqir (p****) Jordan/Fiction
10 The Virginian by Owen Wister (e***) United States/Western
11 Chaff on the Wind by Ebou Dibba (p***) The Gambia/Fiction
12 Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (e***) United States/Thriller

in progress...
13 Eucalyptus by Murray Bail (p) Australia/Romance
14 Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (e) United States/Romance

Something for Everyone Challenge

Spoiler:

A book based on a fairy tale
A National Book Award winner
A YA bestseller
A book you haven't read since high school
A book set in your home state
A book translated to English The Corpse Exhibition: And Other Stories of Iraq by Hassan Blasim
A romance set in the future
A book set in Europe The Untouchable by John Banville
A book that's under 150 pages
A New York Times bestseller Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
A book that's becoming a movie this year
A book recommended by someone you just met
A self-improvement book
A book you can finish in a day
A book written by a celebrity
A political memoir
A book at least 100 years older than you
A book that's more than 600 pages
A book from Oprah's Book Club
A science-fiction novel
A book recommended by a family member
A graphic novel
A book that is published in 2016
A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
A book that takes place during Summer
A book and its prequel
A murder mystery - Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood
A book written by a comedian
A dystopian novel - The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist
A book with a blue cover - The Cry of the Dove by Fadia Faqir
A book of poetry
The first book you see in a bookstore
A classic from the 20th century - A Good Man Is Hard To Find by Flannery O'Connor
A book from the library - Children of the Jacaranda Tree by Sahar Delijani
An autobiography - A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz
A book about a road trip
A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with - Chaff On The Wind: A Novel by Ebou Dibba
A satirical book
A book that takes place on an island
A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy

The Statistics

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12 books
3,691 pages
12 authors
12 new authors
9 countries
4 new countries
5 paper book
7 eBooks
11 library book

It's probably going to take me a while to update the bingo cards, but I'll endeavor to do that once a month.