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

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