2024 Bingo Reading Challenge ☑️

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Now that I think about it, I was reading spicy stuff since I was in junior high at least. I remember reading an SF novel recommended by my French teacher that was really wild on that front. So maybe it’s fine?

I know a manga about curry that is fairly spicy too (although I guess it’s mostly just fan service)

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Prompt suggestion: Read a book that you added to Natively!

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I like this idea! Unfortunately, at this point I don’t reminder what I’ve added. D:

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sounds like a great opportunity to find something new and add it :wink:

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I’m almost at 1000. Gotta reach that magic number. :open_mouth:

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Sounds like a great opportunity for @brandon to implement Allow users to see which books they have contributed (and show/hide on public profile). :slight_smile:

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Similar (more focused)

Prompt Suggestion: Read something that’s won the Akutagawa Prize

(Leaving for posterity, but I think my original suggestion was better.)

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Suggested the more focused one since there’s a specific Akutagawa Challenge thread

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Are any of the prize winners beginner friendly? I wonder if maybe this could be expanded to any prize to be more inclusive of different learners

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My original prompt suggestion was for any prize winner; you are right, this probably isn’t too beginner-friendly. :thinking: Should I remove it?

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Ultimately it will come down to voting, but I personally think any prize is easier to meet for newer learners. 芥川賞 winners tend to be harder books in my experience

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One can actually search for the Akutagawa prize winners and then sort by level ascending! (Thanks @brandon for this cool feature!)

But most of them are ungraded (i.e. “Level 30??”) so this does not help as much yet. The simplest one is むらさきのスカートの女 at Level 27 (which I actually slightly doubt after having just read the first section :thinking:) followed by コンビニ人間 at Level 29.
Naoki Prize starts at Level 28 with 花まんま (https://learnnatively.com/search/jpn/books/?tags=naoki&sort=level_asc) and Honya Taishou clocks in from Level 27 with a bunch of books (https://learnnatively.com/search/jpn/books/?tags=honya&sort=level_asc) so yes, extending this to a winner of these three prizes will definitely leave more choices for less experienced readers.

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Reminder: Last day to suggest prompts! Voting kicks off tomorrow! :checkered_flag:

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Prompt suggestion: Finish a series (can be either one you are already reading or you can start a new one)

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Thanks for all the fantastic prompt ideas, everyone! Now it’s time to vote!

I’ve created separate polls containing all the options. You may select up to 18 options per poll. However, I encourage everyone to be strategic with their voting and use less votes than available since there can only be 16 winners. Remember, I will take the 16 prompts with the most votes from all polls, and select randomly from any tied for last place.

Voting is set to close next Thursday at end of day.

So, without further ado - let’s go vote! :slight_smile:

Select Prompts for the Bingo Board
  • Read the book that has been in your 積読/TBR pile the longest
  • Read 1 vol. in a single day
  • Read an author you’ve never read before
  • Read a book suggested by the “what do I read next” megathread
  • Read something with no reviews/gradings/ratings on Natively
  • Read something that hasn’t been translated into your native language
  • Read something at a higher Natively level than what you’ve read so far
  • Read the lowest-leveled book on your TBR list
  • Read something written before 1940
  • Read something published during or after 2020
  • Read something with a one character title
  • Read something that has a different media adaption
  • Read something with no other adaption
  • Read something that has won an award
  • Read the second volume of a series
  • Read something with a food related title
  • Read a book with a bad cover / read a book you bought or wanted to read despite the cover
  • Read a book where at least one character speaks a dialect
  • Read a book with only kanji in the title/no kanji in the title
  • Read a book that takes place, at least partially, at a 神社⛩️
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Select Prompts for the Bingo Board 2
  • Read a book that contains not even a mention of a middle- or high-schooler
  • Read something where the setting is a workplace (any occupation is ok)
  • Read a debut (an author’s first book, whether they’ve written more or not)
  • Read a book with a non human protagonist
  • Read a book chosen randomly from your 積読/TBR pile (eg by lucky draw or an online random choice generator/selection idea list)
  • Read something suggested by the site you buy content from that you would normally ignore
  • Read something from the free samples/something you can read for free (such as syosetsu, kakuyomu, tonarinoyj, etc)
  • Read something nostalgic
  • Read something with elderly main characters
  • Read something wholesome
  • Read something non fiction
  • Read something chosen by someone else for you (can be from the forum or IRL people in your life, maybe someone random working in a nearby café :crazy_face: )
  • Select a book from your TBR using a qualifier (see omk3’s qualifier list)
  • Join/Participate in a Book Club
  • Read something that is historical fiction
  • Read the prettiest book you own
  • Read the cheapest (but not free) book you own
  • Read a book where the author shares a kana initial with you
  • Read a book published the year you started learning Japanese
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Select Prompts for the Bingo Board 3
  • Read something spicy :hot_pepper:
  • Read a fiction version of a non fiction book
  • Read a book that you added to Natively
  • Finish a series (can be either one you are already reading or you can start a new one)
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Surely these should be separate?

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Oops you’re right, formatting error. Let me see if I can still fix that…

Edit: Yes I could, still in time! :slight_smile:

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Maybe it has been answered before in the sea of replies, but I can’t find it.

Can the same book be used to check more than one box in the bingo card?

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