year in review | The Bookshelf Gargoyle

It’s the time of year again during which I like to look back on what was and present to you my reflections in the form of humorous sentences using book titles. The idea is to fill in the blanks using the titles of books that you’ve read this year. I will be re-using the sentence starters I used last year, with a few tweaks here and there, simply because I am too ~~lazy~~ fond of recycling to think of new ones. Feel free to steal these and use them for your own “year in books” post!

So far, I would describe this year as being: Oddly Normal

I’m tipping that the next big thing in Reality TV shows will be: Mud, Muck and Dead Things

I could have cried when: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

I would love to have some respite from: Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods

The most unexpected thing that happened this year involved: Resorting to Murder

My non-bookish friends would say I: Walk on the Wild Side

My motto for 2016 will be: Tell the Story to its End

I am most looking forward to:Withering By Sea

A recurring dream I’ve had this year features: The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack

If you looked under my couch you would see: Random Body Parts

If I could no longer blog, I would probably pursue a career in: Unseemly Science

Something most people don’t know about me is: I Know Sasquatch

Here are all the covers:

creatures of the lumberwoods 2_Fotor_Collage oddly normal_Fotor_Collage unseemly_Fotor_Collage

Until next time,

Bruce

So last year around this time I jumped in on a fun, bookish survey from Pop Culture Nerd – you can check that out here if you like – and this year I’ve decided to do my own bookish review of the year that has (almost) been! Basically, I’ve come up with some sentences and I aim to finish them with the titles of books that I have read this year. I can’t guarantee that I won’t cheat though and use some titles from last year. Or titles on my TBR pile. I may even include more than one title per sentence. Hold onto your false teeth, thrillseekers, here we go!

So far, I would describe this year as being: [a] Blur

I’m tipping that the next big thing in Reality TV shows will be: Extreme Dentistry

I could have cried when: The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side

I would love to have some respite from: Baby Penguins Everywhere!

The most unexpected thing that happened this year involved: 100 Hungry Monkeys

My non-bookish friends would say I: [have a] SuperEgo

My motto for the remainder of 2014 is going to be: Never Underestimate a Hermit Crab

The thing I am most looking forward to is: [an] 8-Bit Christmas

One of my favourite dreams features: Duck, Death and the Tulip

If you looked under my couch you would see: [a] Slimy Underbelly

If I could no longer keep blogging, I would probably pursue a career in: The Indifference League

Something most people don’t know about me is: I Need a New Butt

I’ve linked the Goodreads info to each of the pictures if you have suddenly developed an interest in any of these handy titles. Feel free to jump aboard with your own Bookish Survey – I’d love to hear what other people’s literary year has been like!

Until next time,

Bruce