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26 books 2007: round-up

12.31.07 // 26 books 2007 // (0)

I haven’t managed to finish book 35 so here’s the round-up of what I read this year:
January
Byzantium Endures by Michael Moorcock
February
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Our Man In Havana by Graham Greene
Bangkok Eight by John Burdett
Restless by William Boyd
March
Towards The End Of The Morning by Michael Frayn
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
The [...]

Portillo Two Zero

12.19.07 // 26 books // (0)

Michael Portillo will lead this year’s largely unqualified eclectic panel of Booker Prize judges. Look out for an unexpected win for Andy McNab.

Introducing The Led Zeppelin

12.15.07 // music + video // (0)

There’s so much to enjoy in this video:
There’s the way the newsreaders keep calling the band The Led Zeppelin (at least they didn’t call them The Led Zeppelins), the thoughtful expressions as they listen to the music and the fact that Robert Plant and John Bonham are happily smoking away during the interview.
My favourite moment [...]

Reading list: 100 mysteries

12.15.07 // 26 books 2007 // (0)

The Mystery Writers of America have published the 100 best mystery novels of all time, as voted for by members. There are one or two odd selections on the list, such as To Kill A Mockingbird, The Godfather and The Hunt For Red October, but there are lots of good ideas on here if you’re [...]

The Almost-Impossible Rock ‘n’ Roll Quiz

12.09.07 // music // (2)

I particularly enjoyed this question in Rolling Stone’s quiz:
Which of these are posthumous Tupac Shakur albums and which are Steven Seagal movies?
Black Dawn
Loyal to the Game
Urban Justice
Half Past Dead
Until the End of Time
The rest of the quiz is fairly entertaining too. I scored 37, if you’re interested.

26 books 2007: book 34

12.09.07 // 26 books 2007 // (0)

One more book for the list – Milan Kundera’s Testaments Betrayed. I think I’ll manage one more book before the end of the year, which will leave me with a respectable total.