I ended 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 2022 and 2023 with this meme having been prompted by a post from at least one blogger, usually Annabel who started the ball rolling again this year, followed not long after by Cathy then Karen. I’m using the same prompts as Annabel, drawing on the titles of books I’ve read in 2024 with links to any I’ve reviewed on the blog. Do join in, if you fancy it.
In high school I was Waiting for a Party
People might be surprised by How I Won a Nobel Prize
I will never be Anyone’s Ghost
My fantasy job is Dancing on the Ropes
At the end of a long day I need The Proof of My Innocence
I hate being The Sequel
Wish I had An Exquisite Sense of What is Beautiful
My family reunions are Dark Tales
At a party you’ll find me with My Friends
I’ve never been to Lullaby Beach
A happy day includes True Love
Motto I live by Hope Never Knew Horizon
On my bucket list is Blessings
In my next life I want to have Lessons in Chemistry
That’s it for 2024 from me. A very happy 2025 to you all, reading and otherwise!
What fun. I’ll see if I can join in ahead of popping over to Spain to be with daughter and family … for the whole of January. But I can quite see myself failing.
You’ll be in time for Three Kings Day, then. How wise of you to avoid a Yorkshire January. Have fun!
Will do. Yes, the plan is to enjoy Reyes with daughter’s pertner’s huge extended family. It’s always lots of fun. And anything to dodge an English Janiuary….
Fabulous creative list. Will have to trawl through my list of books read in 2024. Happy New Year.
Thanks, Lucy! Thus one’s great fun to do. A very happy New Year to you too.
Our second answers are the same!
It’s an irresistable answer if you’ve read that one, isn’t it!
How I Won A Nobel Prize and My Friends have clearly been helpful for both you and Cathy! Love this meme.
Hard not to answer the second question with anything else if you’ve read the Taranto! Might you join in? It’s a fun post to put together.
I’ve done it in previous years but I have too much of a stack of posts to get through right now! I think this was my best one: https://laurareadingbooks.blogspot.com/2011/12/books-of-year-almost.html?m=1
Whether Androids Dream of Electric Sheep has always been a puzzle!
Haha, great answers! I particularly enjoyed you needing Proof of Innocence at the end of a long day – I bet that was a fun day!
Thank you. A particularly devilsh one!
Given how many books both of you read what an amazing coincidence that you chose the same book as Cathy for the “People might be surprised by…. ” prompt.
An irresistible answer if you’ve read it although I think stunned bewilderment rather than surprise might better describe the likely reaction!
I love your questions and answers. I posted a different version on my blog. it was a lot of fun trying to match up the books.
https://theburgeoningbookshelf.blogspot.com/2025/01/in-2024-my-life-in-books.html
Thanks, Veronica! I’ll pop over and take a look. It’s an enjoyable meme, isn’t it.
It’s nice to do something other than reviews sometimes.
Absolutely!
Hahaha The Lessons In Chemistry made me laugh particularly. Perhaps because it’s such a literal opportunity. Great fun to read and I bet it was fun to write too.
It was! I don’t usually follow memes apart from Six Degrees to which I’m addicted but I love this one.
I love that your family reunions are Dark Tales! xx and Happy New Year!