I recently rummaged through some old blog posts and found this literary meme. After a gap of over a decade, I’m giving it another go. Literature was my refuge in 2025, so I’m hoping this will be easy … THE RULES: Using only books you have read this year, answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. Describe yourself: Determined by Robert Sapolsky How do you feel: Lost in Thought by Zena Hitz ...
It’s the sixth time I’ve done this meme, and it’s harder this year as I’ve been a bit slack with my reading. THE RULES: Using only books you have read this year (2015), answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. Describe yourself: Fingersmith (Sarah Waters) How do you feel: The Content Machine (Michael Baskhar) Describe where you currently live: Armchair Nation (Joe Moran) If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Packing for Mars (Mary Roach) ...
The festive season is upon us once more, so it is time for the annual Life According to Literature blog meme. I’ve been rather slack with my reading this year – only 86 rather than the usual 100+ books – but there’s still a week to go. Last year was much easier, as I was doing a lot of frantic PhD-related reading. Wishing you a merry and book-filled Yuletide. THE RULES: Using only books you have read this year (2014), answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. ...
It’s time for the annual meme, providing an excellent excuse to ignore my thesis revisions for half an hour. The rules: Using only books you have read this year (2013), answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. Describe yourself: The ‘Improper’ Feminine (Lynn Pykett) How do you feel: You Are Not So Smart (David McRaney) Describe where you currently live: New Grub Street (George Gissing) If you could go anywhere, where would you go: The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern) ...
Yes, it’s meme time again, where those who have read prolifically during the year get a much easier ride. Here’s how it works… Using only books you have read this year (2012), answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. Describe yourself: Queen Victoria’s Stalker (Jan Bondeson) How do you feel: A Simpleton (Charles Reade) Describe where you currently live: Below the Fairy City (Carolyn W. de la L. Oulton) ...
It’s that time of year again when I suddenly wish I’d read books with titles containing verbs. There are still a few weeks left in 2011, but I shall be devoting those to my much-neglected thesis. Anyway, here’s the idea: Using only books you have read this year (2011), answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. Describe yourself: The Uncommon Reader (Alan Bennett) How do you feel: At Home (Bill Bryson) ...
Using only books you have read this year (2010), cleverly answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. It’s a lot harder than you think! Describe yourself: A Little Rebel (Mrs Hungerford) How do you feel: A Blameless Woman (John Strange Winter) Describe where you currently live: City and Suburb (Charlotte Riddell) If you could go anywhere, where would you go: East of Suez (Alice Perrin) Your favourite form of transportation: Comin’ Thro’ the Rye (Helen Mathers) ...
Yes, it’s meme time. Thank you to the lovely Catalpa for the idea. This is a devilishly difficult one, but good fun. Using only books you have read this year (2009), answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. Describe yourself: Trollope (Victoria Glendinning) How do you feel: Victorian Sex Goddess (G H Fleming) Describe where you currently live: The Nether World (George Gissing) If you could go anywhere, where would you go: The Good Old Days (Gilda O’Neill) ...