Roof Beam Reader
Adam Burgess
My Life in Books (2017 Edition)
So, here’s a little year-end fun, because why not? I first completed this back in 2010 and thought I would bring it back as a sort of review of this year’s completed reading. The rules? Pretty simple: answer the questions with books you read this year!
- In high school I was: One of the Boys (Daniel Magariel)
- People might be surprised (by): The Inexplicable Logic of My Life (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
- I will never be: Slapstick, or Lonesome No More! (Kurt Vonnegut)
- My fantasy job is: American Studies (Mark Merlis)
- At the end of a long day I need: Letters to a Young Writer (Colum McCann)
- I hate it when: Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
- Wish I had: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (Mackenzi Lee)
- My family reunions are: The Art of Being Normal (Lisa Williamson)
- At a party you’d find me with: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (J.K. Rowling)
- I’ve never been to: The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
- A happy day includes: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
- Motto I live by: Love is Love (Marc Andreyko)
- On my bucket list is: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Neil deGrasse Tyson)
- In my next life, I want to have: The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
That’s it! My Life in Books! Want to play along? Share yours (or your link!) in the comments. 🙂
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Here’s mine:
• In high school I was: [Johannes Cabal] the Detective (Jonathan L. Howard)
• People might be surprised: When the Sea Turned to Silver (Grace Lin)
• I will never be (the): Murderer’s Choice (Anna Mary Wells)
• My fantasy job is (on): Star Trek: [The Art of Juan Ortiz] (Juan Ortiz)
• At the end of a long day I need: Thrilling Stories of the Railway (Victor L. Whitechurch)
• I hate it when (there’s): Death in the Wrong Room (Anthony Gilbert)
• Wish I had (a): Ghost of a Chance (Kelley Roos)
• My family reunions are (a): Maniac Rendezvous (Marc Brandel)
• At a party you’d find me with: Mr. & Mrs. North and the Poisoned Playboy (Frances & Richard Lockridge)
• I’ve never been to: The Hidden Planet (Donald A Wollheim)
• A happy day includes: Mistletoe & Mayhem (Richard Dalby, ed.)
• Motto I live by: Let Dead Enough Alone (Frances & Richard Lockridge)
• On my bucket list is: I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today (Dr. Seuss)
• In my next life, I want to have: What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw! (Agatha Christie)
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HA! Of course you managed to work in Star Trek. 😉
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Oh yes I want to play along! I will once I get the chance
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This is so fun! I especially loved the choices for “Motto I live by,” “I hate it when,”and “I wish I had!”
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Great idea Adam & just the distraction I needed today – thanks 🙂
http://bronasbooks.blogspot.com.au/2017/12/my-life-in-books-2017.html
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Here is my life in books: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/my-year-in-booksa-meme.html
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Definitely gonna do this every year! Here’s my link. 🙂
http://rainydaysandpajamas.blogspot.com/2017/12/my-life-in-books-2017.html
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What a fun idea! I usually compile my list of books read for the year the last week of the year, so I’ll come back to this then.
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Here’s my list:
https://dwellinpossibilityblog.wordpress.com/2017/12/15/my-life-in-books-2017/#more-17604
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I love your motto. Love is love. ❤
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I love this! Love is love is an excellent motto, btw. Here’s my list: https://janegs.blogspot.com/2017/12/my-life-in-books-2017_15.html
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What a fun way to do a yearly reading round up, Adam! So thanks for this 🙂
https://relevantobscurity.com/2017/12/15/my-life-in-books-2017-edition/
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Great fun, thanks for sharing this. Here’s the link to mine: https://whatcathyreadnext.wordpress.com/2017/12/16/my-life-in-books-2017-edition/
This is going to become a new annual favourite along with Reading Bingo!
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This is fun, I joined in with my post here https://wp.me/p2Eu3u-aQe
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My Life in Books is here https://lizannelloyd.wordpress.com/2017/12/17/my-life-in-books-1917-edition/
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Really enjoyed this one! Here’s my efforts!
https://bookkaz.wordpress.com/2017/12/17/my-life-in-books-2017-edition/
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I really enjoyed taking part. Here’s mine https://thesecretlibrarysite.wordpress.com/2017/12/18/my-life-in-books-2017-edition/
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Thanks Adam – my answers are at http://chronolit.com/2017/12/19/my-year-in-books-2017/
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My family reunions are: The Art of Being Normal (Lisa Williamson)
hahaha love this! Same here 😀
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I enjoyed this – my answers are here – https://booksplease.org/2017/12/19/my-life-in-books-2017/
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Fun meme! Here’s mine https://peggysporchsite.wordpress.com/2017/12/21/my-life-in-books
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This was fun to put together. Here’s mine: https://alifeinbooks.co.uk/2017/12/life-books-2017-edition/
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Great idea Adam, here’s mine should be interested: https://thebookowl.com/my-life-in-books-2017/
A happy new year to you!
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