Complete list is in the sidebar on the right (scroll down a bit) and can only be described as a very poor effort, with a total of only 26 books (one a fortnight). Not helped by only reading 16 pages of Kafka on the Shore between December 1 and December 31 ...
Top 10
1 In Another Light – Andrew Greig
2 The Testament of Gideon Mack – James Robertson
3 Sputnik Caledonia – Andrew Crumey
4 Miracles of Life – JG Ballard
5 Slicing the Silence – Tom Griffiths
6 Riddley Walker – Russell Hoban
7 Midnight in Sicily – Peter Robb
8 Wildwood – Roger Deakin
9 The Wild Places – Robert MacFarlane
10 One Good Turn – Kate Atkinson
Statistics
Fiction: 15 titles
Non-fiction: 11 titles
Number of authors: 26
Male authors: 21
Female authors: 5
Books published in 2008: 5
Books published in 2007: 8
Books published in 2006: 5
Books published in 2005: 5
Books published 2000-04: 2
Books published 1990-99: 0
Books published 1980-89: 1
Books published before 1980: 0
Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Pittenweem to the Rock'n'Roll Dream (2008 in Mix Tape form)
The Rip – Portishead
If You Want Me – Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
Quicksand – Dot Allison
Air – Expatriate
The Sun Smells Too Loud – Mogwai
Half Asleep – School of Seven Bells
Paper Planes – M.I.A.
Strange Overtones – David Byrne and Brian Eno
One Night On Earth – The Veils
Blue Plastic Bags – Malcolm Middleton
The Sixth Stone – Aidan Moffat and The Best-Ofs & Ian Rankin
If Looks Could Kill – Camera Obscura
Visitor – Nina Kinert
Driver, Surprise Me – The National
Down On the Ground – British Sea Power
Polmont On My Mind – Glasvegas
The Girl Is My Gun – Gersey
That Leaving Feeling – Stuart A. Staples
Anybody lucky enough to have a copy – hope you are enjoying it! If you don't then feel free to join in at home and make your own (or send me 5 good reasons why you should get one and I will put one in the post).
If You Want Me – Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
Quicksand – Dot Allison
Air – Expatriate
The Sun Smells Too Loud – Mogwai
Half Asleep – School of Seven Bells
Paper Planes – M.I.A.
Strange Overtones – David Byrne and Brian Eno
One Night On Earth – The Veils
Blue Plastic Bags – Malcolm Middleton
The Sixth Stone – Aidan Moffat and The Best-Ofs & Ian Rankin
If Looks Could Kill – Camera Obscura
Visitor – Nina Kinert
Driver, Surprise Me – The National
Down On the Ground – British Sea Power
Polmont On My Mind – Glasvegas
The Girl Is My Gun – Gersey
That Leaving Feeling – Stuart A. Staples
Anybody lucky enough to have a copy – hope you are enjoying it! If you don't then feel free to join in at home and make your own (or send me 5 good reasons why you should get one and I will put one in the post).
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Four to look forward to...
Billy Bragg - Mr Love and Justice
Breeders - Mountain Battles
Portishead - Third
REM - Accelerate
But which one am I most excited about?
Breeders - Mountain Battles
Portishead - Third
REM - Accelerate
But which one am I most excited about?
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