[2013 review] Books and Songs
END OF YEAR ROUND-UP!
This time, it's books and music!
BOOKS OF 2013
All the books I read in 2013 are listed here.
The 2013 releases I read, in order of preference:
1. The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
2. Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick.
3. The Dude and the Zen Master - Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman
4. Rooftoppers - Katherine Rundell
5. Undone - Cat Clarke
6. Pasha - Pasha Kovalev
7. Not Quite the Classics - Colin Mochrie
8. Socks are Not Enough - Mark Lowery
Not included: the comics I read in 2013: Hawkeye by Matt Fraction, David Aja and Annie Wu, Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, X-Factor by Peter David.
How many books read in 2012?
44, with that including graphic novels.
Fiction/Non-Fiction ratio?
38 fiction (including graphic novels), 6 non-fiction.
Male/Female authors?
32 male authors (some co-authored), 7 female authors (which sucks, big time.)
Favourite
Split into three categories:
Favourite 2013 fiction - Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
Favourite 2013 non-fiction - The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
Favourite non-2013 book - Poet in New York - Federico Garcia Lorca
Oldest book read?
A re-read of Dracula by Bram Stoker.
Newest?
The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
Longest book title?
The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
Shortest title?
Pasha by Pasha Kovalev
How many re-reads?
Only three: Dracula, Good Omens, and Tales from Outer Suburbia.
Most books read by one author this year?
That would be John Green. I read The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns, and Looking for Alaska. I clearly read the best one first.
Any in translation?
Kind of. Federico Garcia Lorca's Poet in New York contained both the Spanish poems, and the translations into English.
And how many of this year’s books were from the library?
None, but 11 of them were borrowed from my old workplace.
SONGS OF 2013
I've only bought two new release albums of 2013: David Bowie's The Next Day and Beyonce's surprise iTunes album. So instead, I'm giving my 10 favourite songs of the year. Two of these are from Eurovision and I regret nothing.
1. Valentine's Day - David Bowie
2. Wake Me Up - Avicii
3. Alcohol is Free - Koza Mostra
4. Drunk in Love - Beyonce feat Jay Z
5. Just Give Me A Reason - Pink & Nate Ruess
6. Get Lucky - Daft Punk feat Pharrell Williams
7. Stonehenge - Ylvis
8. Only Teardrops - Emmelie deForest
9. Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat Wamz
10. Story of My Life - One Direction (and that was a BIG surprise)
This time, it's books and music!
BOOKS OF 2013
All the books I read in 2013 are listed here.
The 2013 releases I read, in order of preference:
1. The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
2. Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick.
3. The Dude and the Zen Master - Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman
4. Rooftoppers - Katherine Rundell
5. Undone - Cat Clarke
6. Pasha - Pasha Kovalev
7. Not Quite the Classics - Colin Mochrie
8. Socks are Not Enough - Mark Lowery
Not included: the comics I read in 2013: Hawkeye by Matt Fraction, David Aja and Annie Wu, Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, X-Factor by Peter David.
How many books read in 2012?
44, with that including graphic novels.
Fiction/Non-Fiction ratio?
38 fiction (including graphic novels), 6 non-fiction.
Male/Female authors?
32 male authors (some co-authored), 7 female authors (which sucks, big time.)
Favourite
Split into three categories:
Favourite 2013 fiction - Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
Favourite 2013 non-fiction - The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
Favourite non-2013 book - Poet in New York - Federico Garcia Lorca
Oldest book read?
A re-read of Dracula by Bram Stoker.
Newest?
The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
Longest book title?
The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
Shortest title?
Pasha by Pasha Kovalev
How many re-reads?
Only three: Dracula, Good Omens, and Tales from Outer Suburbia.
Most books read by one author this year?
That would be John Green. I read The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns, and Looking for Alaska. I clearly read the best one first.
Any in translation?
Kind of. Federico Garcia Lorca's Poet in New York contained both the Spanish poems, and the translations into English.
And how many of this year’s books were from the library?
None, but 11 of them were borrowed from my old workplace.
SONGS OF 2013
I've only bought two new release albums of 2013: David Bowie's The Next Day and Beyonce's surprise iTunes album. So instead, I'm giving my 10 favourite songs of the year. Two of these are from Eurovision and I regret nothing.
1. Valentine's Day - David Bowie
2. Wake Me Up - Avicii
3. Alcohol is Free - Koza Mostra
4. Drunk in Love - Beyonce feat Jay Z
5. Just Give Me A Reason - Pink & Nate Ruess
6. Get Lucky - Daft Punk feat Pharrell Williams
7. Stonehenge - Ylvis
8. Only Teardrops - Emmelie deForest
9. Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat Wamz
10. Story of My Life - One Direction (and that was a BIG surprise)