There are several versions of the My Life in Book Titles tag circulating but I thought I’d stick with the version I’ve been doing for the past five years. I’m using the same prompts, matching them to titles of books I read in 2023 without repeating any titles. Links will take you to my reviews (some are yet to be written!)

In high school I wasTo Sir, With Love by E. R Braithwaite
People might be surprised byHow Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang
I will never be: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
My fantasy Job is: All At Sea  by Decca Aitkenhead
At the end of a long day I need:The Fall of Light by Niall Williams
I hate being: (in) The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada
I wish I had:  The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves
My family reunions are: Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
At a party you’d find me with Olive Kitteridge  by Elizabeth Strout
I’ve never been to The Safe Keep by Yale van Der Wooden 
A happy day includes:  (Islands of) Abandonment by Cal Flynn
Motto I live byAnything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
On my bucket list is: Johannesburg by Fiona Melrose
In my next life, I want to have:Happiness by Aminatta Forna

Well this was a little more challenging than last year since the titles of many of the books I read just didn’t match up easily to the prompts. But it was still fun. Why not have a go yourself. If you want a different set of prompts take a look at Cathy’s post at What Cathy Read Next.

17 responses to “2024 — My Life in Book Titles”

  1. […] 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 […]

  2. I did it just from books on my shelf. I had lots of fun. Thank you.

  3. Great responses Karen … I’d love to do this meme but I have so many posts planned for this week that I don’t think I will, unless I do it in a week or so.

  4. Brilliant! I do love this meme!

    1. Are you going to give it a go??

      1. I’ve done it in the past, but I fear I’m not organised enough at the moment!

  5. Our fantasy jobs are different titles but very similar!

    1. Just looked at your version – remarkable similarity. Where are we sailing????

  6. I loved this. I might do this using your prompts since they are here on my iPad. Haha Have a wonderful new year and all the best for 2025🎉🎉🧨🧨

    1. Hope your 2025 is full of joy too!

  7. I’ve done mine, it’s scheduled for tomorrow.
    Your choices work well, I used different prompts and it was harder than it looked.

    1. I saw some easier versions but they were not as much fun as these prompts. Now I’m curious what you’ve come up with

  8. I love this meme. Posting mine tomorrow – my family reunions turn out to be the opposite of yours!

    1. Well maybe I’ll have a different opinions of family get togethers next year but I wrote this one after a lovely Christmas together so I was feeling the joy

  9. I bet you had fun with this. I might join in too.

    1. I did have fun Margaret. It’s so much easier than thinking of anything coherent to go into a review!

      1. 🤣 Happy New Reading Year!

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