Book-Reading - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. A pretentious comment is made about the superiority of a particular translation.
2. Someone name-drops an avant-garde European author to sound intellectual.
3. Someone declares their love for a lesser-known literary genre.
4. Dramatic reading of a paragraph from a book that leaves everyone confused.
5. Someone passionately argues that the author's work is a modern masterpiece.
6. Overly elaborate metaphors or similes are used to describe mundane objects or actions.
7. Someone mentions a classic novel that they've never actually read.
8. Someone mentions reading the book in its original language to truly appreciate it.
9. Someone brings up the influence of post-structuralism on the author's work.
10. Average Age: 50
11. Author uses obscure literary references within the first five minutes.
12. Author references their own writing process as "exquisite agony."
13. Someone dismisses popular fiction as "mere escapism."
14. Overheard conversation about the superiority of physical books over e-books.
15. Sartre or Camus or some other existential philosophers are referenced.
16. Audience member asks an overly complex question to show off their knowledge.
17. Overheard discussion about the symbolism of the book cover's color palette.
18. Overheard discussion about the symbolism of a minor detail in the book.
19. Attendee conspicuously wears vintage or oversized glasses as a fashion statement.
20. Lengthy discussion on the philosophical implications of a single sentence.
21. Attendee conspicuously carries around a well-worn copy of a classic novel.
22. Someone gets drunk on wine.
23. Attendee passionately defends an unpopular literary theory related to the book.
24. I’m the only POC.