Did you agreewith thecharacters'decisions?Explain why orwhy not.Are there anycharacters in thebook whoseperspective youagreed with?Disagreed with? Would youwant to readanother bookby thisauthor?If you could insertyourself into thestoryline, at whatpoint would youenter the story?Explain. Did the qualityof the writingmatch thestory's plot?  How did thebook impactyou as areader?What wasyour favoritepart of thebook? Which twistsurprisedyou themost? Are there anylingeringquestions fromthe book youstill needanswers to?Were thecharacters'behaviorsrealistic basedon theirconflicts?Did the authorbring theconflicts to aneffectiveresolution?Explain.What did youthink of thewriting? Arethere anystandoutsentences?Which of thecharactersdo think youcould befriends with?Are there anycharacters you'dlike to talk to? Ifso, who? Whatwould you say?What do youthink happensto the maincharacters afterthe ending? Did the bookstrike you asoriginal or wasit’s contentpredictable? Would youever considerre-reading thebook? Why orwhy not?How did youropinion ofthe bookchange asyou read?Were the protagonistand antagonistoriginal or cookie-cutter characters?Elaborate on yourresponse, either way.Whatsurprised youmost aboutthe book’sresolution? What aspect ofthe dystopianunit did you findmostdisturbing?What areyourthoughts onthe author’swriting style?Is this bookoverrated orunderrated?Whichcharacter didyou relate to, orempathize with,the most?Did you agreewith thecharacters'decisions?Explain why orwhy not.Are there anycharacters in thebook whoseperspective youagreed with?Disagreed with? Would youwant to readanother bookby thisauthor?If you could insertyourself into thestoryline, at whatpoint would youenter the story?Explain. Did the qualityof the writingmatch thestory's plot?  How did thebook impactyou as areader?What wasyour favoritepart of thebook? Which twistsurprisedyou themost? Are there anylingeringquestions fromthe book youstill needanswers to?Were thecharacters'behaviorsrealistic basedon theirconflicts?Did the authorbring theconflicts to aneffectiveresolution?Explain.What did youthink of thewriting? Arethere anystandoutsentences?Which of thecharactersdo think youcould befriends with?Are there anycharacters you'dlike to talk to? Ifso, who? Whatwould you say?What do youthink happensto the maincharacters afterthe ending? Did the bookstrike you asoriginal or wasit’s contentpredictable? Would youever considerre-reading thebook? Why orwhy not?How did youropinion ofthe bookchange asyou read?Were the protagonistand antagonistoriginal or cookie-cutter characters?Elaborate on yourresponse, either way.Whatsurprised youmost aboutthe book’sresolution? What aspect ofthe dystopianunit did you findmostdisturbing?What areyourthoughts onthe author’swriting style?Is this bookoverrated orunderrated?Whichcharacter didyou relate to, orempathize with,the most?

Literary Reading Café - 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.


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  1. Did you agree with the characters' decisions? Explain why or why not.
  2. Are there any characters in the book whose perspective you agreed with? Disagreed with?
  3. Would you want to read another book by this author?
  4. If you could insert yourself into the storyline, at what point would you enter the story? Explain.
  5. Did the quality of the writing match the story's plot?
  6. How did the book impact you as a reader?
  7. What was your favorite part of the book?
  8. Which twist surprised you the most?
  9. Are there any lingering questions from the book you still need answers to?
  10. Were the characters' behaviors realistic based on their conflicts?
  11. Did the author bring the conflicts to an effective resolution? Explain.
  12. What did you think of the writing? Are there any standout sentences?
  13. Which of the characters do think you could be friends with?
  14. Are there any characters you'd like to talk to? If so, who? What would you say?
  15. What do you think happens to the main characters after the ending?
  16. Did the book strike you as original or was it’s content predictable?
  17. Would you ever consider re-reading the book? Why or why not?
  18. How did your opinion of the book change as you read?
  19. Were the protagonist and antagonist original or cookie-cutter characters? Elaborate on your response, either way.
  20. What surprised you most about the book’s resolution?
  21. What aspect of the dystopian unit did you find most disturbing?
  22. What are your thoughts on the author’s writing style?
  23. Is this book overrated or underrated?
  24. Which character did you relate to, or empathize with, the most?