I spotted this meme first on Annabel’s blog and then Lisa picked it up, and I thought it would be fun to do – not sure that I have ever taken part in this before:
Using only books you have read this year (2020), answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. (Links in the titles will take you to my reviews where they exist)
In high school I was: Settling Scores (Various)
People might be surprised by: The Art of the Great Dictators (Joshua Rothes)
I will never be: The Woman in the Wardrobe (Peter Shaffer)
My life in lockdown was like: The Year of Reading Dangerously (Andy Miller)
My fantasy job is: Settling the World (M. John Harrison)
At the end of a long day I need: A Sound Mind (Paul Morley)
I hate being: Beyond the Fell Wall (Richard Skelton)
Wish I had: A Russian Journey (Paul Hogarth and Alaric Jacob)
My family reunions are (a): Journey Through a Tragicomic Century (Francis Nenik; translated by Katy Derbyshire)
At a party you’d find me with: The Carlyles at Home (Thea Holme)
I’ve never been to: Paris (Michael Schwab)
A happy day includes: Three Types of Solitude (Brian Aldiss)
Motto I live by: Let the Old Dead Make Room for the Young Dead (Milan Kundera)
On my bucket list is: A Time in Rome (Elizabeth Bowen)
In my next life, I want to have: Happy Half Hours (A.A. Milne)
I did this quickly so what it actually tells you about my life and my reading habits, I don’t quite know – but it was great fun to do.
Do join in – what will *your* 2020 reading say about your life! 😀
Dec 14, 2020 @ 07:08:27
Brilliant job!!
Dec 14, 2020 @ 07:32:49
oops sorry accidental nesting 🙂
Dec 14, 2020 @ 14:30:28
LOL No worries!
Dec 14, 2020 @ 14:31:08
Thank you! 😀
Dec 14, 2020 @ 07:32:05
wow this is amazing! what a prompt, and i love your answers. Let the Old Dead Make Room for the New Dead is a hilarious title and works so well here.. 🙂
Dec 14, 2020 @ 14:31:01
It’s a great meme and I must admit I was maybe slightly tongue in cheek in places. Let The Old Dead… did work well though… ;D
Dec 14, 2020 @ 08:26:33
I love this meme. I’m glad I didn’t encounter you at high school! Saving mine until the end of the year.
Dec 14, 2020 @ 14:30:20
It’s a great meme – and I wasn’t intending to be rotten at high school, I just had a lot of provocation….
Dec 14, 2020 @ 09:32:33
Oh, this is the best one I’ve seen!
I love Settling Scores!
Dec 14, 2020 @ 14:29:51
LOL! Thank you! Yes, I spent much time in Grammar School not fitting in and ending up with a lot of issues….
Dec 14, 2020 @ 09:55:20
Great answers 🙂 This meme is so fun!
Dec 14, 2020 @ 14:45:09
Thank you! It is, isn’t it? 😀
Dec 14, 2020 @ 10:57:22
Dec 14, 2020 @ 12:07:00
Very clever Kaggsy! I’m afraid neither my answers nor my reading list would be half so interesting!
Dec 14, 2020 @ 14:29:05
Thank you! I was a bit hesitant at first but soon found out that many of the book titles were quite apt…
Dec 14, 2020 @ 12:46:52
Very well done Kaggsy – I may well do this myself!
Dec 14, 2020 @ 14:28:34
Thanks Cathy – do have a go, it’s most entertaining!
Dec 14, 2020 @ 13:12:09
I loved your replies to this, I shall have to try and fit it in too. Such a fun meme.
Dec 14, 2020 @ 14:28:20
Thank you! It’s a great meme – I enjoyed doing it!
Dec 14, 2020 @ 14:57:23
Very enjoyable! I’m sure you had lots of fun making this!
Dec 14, 2020 @ 14:59:52
I did! I wasn’t sure how the book titles would fit to start, but it really was fun in the end!
Dec 14, 2020 @ 15:27:35
My year in lockdown was ‘The Discomfort of Evening’
I will never be ‘Jumping the Queue’
I have never been to ‘Real Life’
At the end of a day I need ‘Woe from Wit’
At a party, you would find me with ‘The Strangers in the House’
Dec 14, 2020 @ 15:38:47
LOL! “The Discomfort of Evening” is a good one!
Dec 14, 2020 @ 17:35:18
I agree with A Sound Mind – this year I have been more into music than ever, it really helps me to de-stress. I read an advance copy of the book and I really should go through the recommendations in it and discover some new things to listen to.
Dec 14, 2020 @ 21:06:26
It’s a wonderful book, definitely one of my reads of the year – and I have quite a list of musical suggestions to follow up after it… ;D
Dec 14, 2020 @ 21:37:46
I had a more mixed opinion of it, mainly due to the writing style, but I really appreciated the suggestions of what to listen to.
Dec 14, 2020 @ 22:19:22
Ah, well I’ve been reading Morley since my teens and I love his writing style (which I appreciate is not for everyone!) 😀
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Dec 14, 2020 @ 18:37:00
Dec 14, 2020 @ 18:57:08
This is so cool, Kaggsy! Loved it! Thanks for sharing 😊
Dec 14, 2020 @ 21:05:49
Most welcome Vishy – I enjoyed doing it!
Dec 14, 2020 @ 19:25:15
That’s very clever indeed! Funnily enough, I ordered a copy of that A.A. Milne for a customer earlier today – how spooky is that? And A Russian Journey is so very *you*. What a fun thing to do!
Dec 14, 2020 @ 21:05:25
It’s fun, isn’t it? The Milne is lovely and A Russian Journey was perfect for me. I’d love a time machine to go back to Russia in the past, but books will have to do…
Dec 15, 2020 @ 02:44:15
Such fun. Not for me this tea as my reading has been a lagging indicator.
Dec 15, 2020 @ 06:19:16
It *is* fun and I don’t think I’ve done it before. Some of the titles were very apt this year!
Dec 15, 2020 @ 02:45:46
Tea? What was I thinking? Year. (Please correct as you see fit! Or not.)
Dec 15, 2020 @ 06:19:40
Tea is fine! (I drink a lot of it…) 🤣🤣🤣
My Year in Books 2020!
Dec 15, 2020 @ 08:04:08
Dec 15, 2020 @ 09:31:01
I’ve been particularly enjoying everyone’s choice fir their family line 🤣
Dec 15, 2020 @ 10:44:51
Yeah – you can tell a lot of people have baggage…. ;D
Dec 15, 2020 @ 11:23:50
Some clever use of books there 🙂
Dec 15, 2020 @ 11:36:41
LOL! Once I got going, I found some of the titles slotted in really well!
Dec 15, 2020 @ 12:28:33
See, it was fun! 😀 Some wonderful answers in there.
Dec 15, 2020 @ 14:06:09
Thank you (and for the inspiration!) It was great fun in the end!
Dec 16, 2020 @ 04:42:36
Dec 16, 2020 @ 04:43:47
Superb answer for fantasy job!
Dec 16, 2020 @ 06:23:48
Thanks! 😀
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Dec 16, 2020 @ 14:39:43
Dec 17, 2020 @ 17:19:21
What a fun meme! Loved your replies!
Dec 17, 2020 @ 18:50:55
Thanks! I enjoyed doing it! 😀
Dec 28, 2020 @ 22:14:09
The Carlyles at Home would make for a lovely party to attend: nice one!
Dec 29, 2020 @ 16:38:15
I thought so – there would be so many interesting guests to talk to!