Your Year in Literature - a forum game

Breeze · Post by **Breeze** » January 1st, 2015, 9:52 pm

I think I started reading some of these last year. I need to keep a better record. Some are just a case of a book that I have read vaguely fitting the question, but not necessarily giving a very accurate answer.
Describe yourself: Nobody by Susan Warner Librivox
How do you feel: My Desire by Susan Warner I want it to be on LV
Describe where you currently live: Joyfully at Home by Jasmine Baucham
If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Bolivia Travel Guide
Your favourite form of transportation: The Iron Horse by R.M. Ballantyne
Your best friend is: Station Life in New Zealand by Mary Anne Barker
You and your friends are: Can't think of anything
What’s the weather like: Ditto
You fear: Eighteen Months in the War Zone by Kate John Finzi Librivox
What is the best advice you have to give: The Young Woman's Guide to Excellence by William A. Alcott Librivox This is almost finished. There is still PLing, probably editing and cataloging to be done.
Thought for the day: Macaulay's History of England Librivox, haven't finished it yet
How you would like to die: In Freedom's Cause by G.A. Henty
Your soul’s present condition: The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan I didn't exactly read this. And it was mostly the second half that I did. I should listen to the finished project sometime.

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » January 2nd, 2015, 2:53 am

let me check my bookcase..

Describe yourself: The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
Describe where you currently live: Where Serpents Sleep by CS Harris
If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Byzanz by Sebastian Fleming
Your best friend is: The Man Who Rained by Ali Shaw
You and your friends are: What Looks like Crazy by Charlotte Hughes
What’s the weather like: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
You fear: What Darkness Brings by CS Harris
What is the best advice you have to give: Don't Point that Thing at Me by Kyril Bonfiglioli
How you would like to die: After You With the Pistol by Kyril Bonfiglioli
Your soul’s present condition: The Girl with the Glass Feet by Ali Shaw

i am noticing i hardly read any classics last year, but lots of stuff from the 70s and 80s.. ill have to challenge myself this year

Post by **annise** » January 2nd, 2015, 3:21 am

I always ead and enjoy these threads and never contribute , so here is my list from LV books I have made a cover for

Describe yourself: An Amiable Charlatan by E. Phillips Opperheim
How do you feel: Just Sixteen by Susan Coolidge
Describe where you currently live: Between the Lines by Boyd Cable
If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Beyond the Horizon by Eugene O'Neill
Your favourite form of transportation: The Time Machine by H.G.Wells
Your best friend is: Buff: A Collie by Albert Payson Terhune
You and your friends are: The Box-car Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
What’s the weather like: Midsummer by William Cullen Bryant
You fear: Dancing Mania by Justus Hecker
What is the best advice you have to give: Bethink Yourselves by Tolstoy
Thought for the day: Love me not for Comely Grace by John Wilbye
How you would like to die: Better Far to Pass Away by Richard Dennys
Your soul’s present condition: A Silent Witness by R. Austin Freeman

Anne

commonsparrow3 · Post by **commonsparrow3** » January 3rd, 2015, 10:39 pm

I like this game. An interesting way to look back on our past year in books.
If only I could remember more of what I read, I might be able to come up with better answers -- but here's the best I can manage with what comes to mind.

Describe yourself: An Excellent Mystery (Ellis Peters)
How do you feel: Quiet (Susan Cain)
Describe where you currently live: An Altar in the World (Barbara Taylor Brown)
If you could go anywhere, where would you go: The Little World of Don Camillo (Giovanni Guareschi)
Your favourite form of transportation: The Boat Who Wouldn't Float (Farley Mowat)
Your best friend is: A Diary Without Dates (Enid Bagnold)
You and your friends are: In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (Alexander McCall Smith)
What’s the weather like: Snow in the Cities (Blake McKelvey)
You fear: The Inspector-General (Nikolai Gogol)
What is the best advice you have to give: Walk in a Relaxed Manner (Joyce Rupp)
Thought for the day: God Has a Dream (Desmond Tutu)
How you would like to die: One Came Home (Amy Timberlake)
Your soul’s present condition: Small Victories (Anne Lamott)

Cori · Post by **Cori** » January 2nd, 2016, 12:47 pm

Some new questions this year, courtesy of Bruce Gargoyle (though tweaked slightly):

All in all, I would describe last year as being:
I could have cried when:
I would love to have some respite from:
The most unexpected thing that happened last year involved:
A recurring dream I had last year featured:
My non-bookish friends would say I:
If you looked under my couch you would see:
If I could no longer LibriVox, I would probably:
Something most people don’t know about me is:
My motto for 2016 will be:
I am most looking forward to:
I'm tipping that the next big thing in Reality TV shows will be:

All in all, I would describe last year as being: Small Victories

I could have cried when: Men Explain Things To Me

I would love to have some respite from: The Time Paradox

The most unexpected thing that happened last year involved: A Fortnight in September

A recurring dream I had last year featured: The Storytelling Animal

My non-bookish friends would say I: Lean In

If you looked under my couch you would see: The Empty Space

If I could no longer LibriVox, I would probably get into: The Night Circus

Something most people don’t know about me is: Howard's End is on the Landing

My motto for 2016 will be: Better than Before

I am most looking forward to: A House in the Country

I'm tipping that the next big thing in Reality TV shows will be: Doctor Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the World

wib66 · Post by **wib66** » January 2nd, 2016, 1:24 pm

All in all, I would describe last year as being: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

I could have cried when: Gone for Good by Harlan Coben

I would love to have some respite from: The Girl in the Mirror by Cecelia Ahern

The most unexpected thing that happened last year involved: The Accidental Family by Rowan Coleman

A recurring dream I had last year featured: Long Lost by SS Lange

My non-bookish friends would say I: You Drive me Crazy by Carole Matthews

If you looked under my couch you would see: Enquire Within Upon Everything by Robert Kemp Philp

If I could no longer LibriVox, I would probably: Die Trying by Lee Child

Something most people don’t know about me is:Crawling from the Wreckage by Eddie Kidd

My motto for 2016 will be: Almost Perfect by Julie Ortolon

I am most looking forward to: The Time of My Life by Cecelia Ahern

I'm tipping that the next big thing in Reality TV shows will be: Shopaholic on Honeymoon by Sophie Kinsella

lvictoria · Post by **lvictoria** » January 2nd, 2016, 3:56 pm

All in all, I would describe last year as being: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

I could have cried when: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

I would love to have some respite from: Storm Front by Jim Butcher

The most unexpected thing that happened last year involved a: Thread of Hope by Jeff Shelby

A recurring dream I had last year featured: The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland--For a Little While by Catherynne M. Valente

My non-bookish friends would say I'm: The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen

If you looked under my couch you would see: Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye

If I could no longer LibriVox, I would probably be: In the Woods by Tana French

Something most people don’t know about me is: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

My motto for 2016 will be: Wait for Signs by Craig Johnson

I am most looking forward to: The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

I'm tipping that the next big thing in Reality TV shows will be: The Lakota Way by Joseph M. Marshall III

commonsparrow3 · Post by **commonsparrow3** » January 2nd, 2016, 7:55 pm

Ah! New and different questions this year!

All in all, I would describe last year as being: Windswept (Marq de Villiers)
I could have cried when: When Books Went to War (Molly Guptill Manning)
I would love to have some respite from: The Wreckers (Bella Bathurst)
The most unexpected thing that happened last year: Anything Can Happen (George and Helen Papashvily)
A recurring dream I had last year featured: The Inner Voice of Love (Henri Nouwen)
My non-bookish friends would say I'm: The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (Alexander McCall Smith)
If you looked under my couch you would see: The San Francisco Earthquake as Reported in the Newspapers of that City
If I could no longer LibriVox, I would probably be: Nothing Daunted (Dorothy Wickenden)
Something most people don’t know about me is: My Discovery of England (Stephen Leacock)
My motto for 2016 will be: Imagine the Angels of Bread (Martin Espada)
I am most looking forward to: The Great Good Thing (Roderick Townley)
I'm tipping that the next big thing in Reality TV shows will be: Humans of New York (Brandon Stanton)

barbara2 · Post by **barbara2** » January 3rd, 2016, 5:25 am

Many of these are re-reads:

All in all, I would describe last year as being: The Age of Scandal

I could have cried when: Tragically, I Was an only Twin

I would love to have some respite from: The Roar of the Butterflies

The most unexpected thing that happened last year involved: Flesh Wounds

A recurring dream I had last year featured: The Road to Little Dribbling (true)

My non-bookish friends would say I: Don't Look Back

If you looked under my couch you would see: What to Look For in Winter

If I could no longer LibriVox, I would probably get into: Beethoven

Something most people don’t know about me is: The Secret History

My motto for 2016 will be: Career of Evil

I am most looking forward to: The Garden of Heaven

I'm tipping that the next big thing in Reality TV shows will be: Les 100 citations et locutions pour ne pas perdre son latin

J_N · Post by **J_N** » January 3rd, 2016, 6:30 am

All in all, I would describe last year as being: Edge of Eternity
I could have cried when: The Man [Who] Mistook His Wife for a Hat
I would love to have some respite from: The Cuckoo's Calling
The most unexpected thing that happened last year involved: God and My Neighbour
A recurring dream I had last year featured: Three Men in a Boat
My non-bookish friends would say I (am): Headstrong
If you looked under my couch you would see: A Spool of Blue Thread (could be true... my cats store their treasures under the couch)
If I could no longer LibriVox, I would probably: [The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I] Run Long Distances
Something most people don’t know about me is: The Last Unicorn
My motto for 2016 will be: What If?
I am most looking forward to: The Lake House
I'm tipping that the next big thing in Reality TV shows will be: Salmon Fishing In The Yemen

RuthieG · Post by **RuthieG** » January 3rd, 2016, 4:35 pm

I love doing this. These all from my bookshelves or borrowed from the library over the past year:

All in all, I would describe last year as being: Trainwreck: My Life as an Idoit [sic] [Jeff Nichols]

I could have cried when: Standing in Another Man's Grave [Ian Rankin]

I would love to have some respite from: Dancing Naked in the Mind Field [Kary Mullis]

The most unexpected thing that happened last year involved: Up a Tree in the Park at Night with a Hedgehog [P. Robert Smith]

A recurring dream I had last year featured: Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon [Mark Hodder]

My non-bookish friends would say I am definitely at: The Edge of Madness [Michael Dobbs]

If you looked under my couch you would see: Inhuman remains [Quintin Jardine]

If I could no longer LibriVox, I would probably: Cross and Burn [Val McDermid]

Something most people don’t know about me is: I Play the Drums in a Band Called Okay [Toby Litt]

My motto for 2016 will be: Freedom [Daniel Suarez]

I am most looking forward to: The End of the Monsoon [John Lathrop]

I'm tipping that the next big thing in Reality TV shows will be: The Mesmerist's Apprentice [L.M. Jackson]

Ruth

Cori · Post by **Cori** » January 8th, 2016, 12:50 pm

Do you actually select books throughout the year with this activity in mind, Ruth?! It's surely the only explanation.

RuthieG · Post by **RuthieG** » January 8th, 2016, 1:24 pm

Heh, my one regret is that I didn't borrow L. M. Jackson's previous book, which would have been a perfect fit for this question:

My non-bookish friends would say I am: A Most Dangerous Woman

Now off to the library catalogue to order it...

Ruth

commonsparrow3 · Post by **commonsparrow3** » January 8th, 2016, 2:38 pm

RuthieG wrote:Heh, my one regret is that I didn't borrow L. M. Jackson's previous book, which would have been a perfect fit for this question:

My non-bookish friends would say I am: A Most Dangerous Woman

Now off to the library catalogue to order it...

Ruth

Obviously, Ruth, you really need this sweatshirt which my sister gave me for my last birthday!
It's hard to read the last word at the bottom, but it says "Women Who read Are Dangerous" !

RuthieG · Post by **RuthieG** » January 8th, 2016, 3:30 pm

Oh, I do, I do. I REALLY need one of those

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Ruth