Meanderer-ing through 2019

Books read in 2019:

1. Bothy Tales: Footsteps in the Scottish hills by John Burns
2. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie. Audiobook.
3. Blood Strand by Chris Ould. Audiobook.
4. The Seagull by Ann Cleeves. Audiobook.
5. Crimson Snow
6. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. Audiobook.
7. Between the Sunset and the Sea by Simon Ingram. Audiobook.
8. Adventure Capital (Black Ocean #9) by J S Morin. Audiobook.
9. The Number 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. Audiobook.
10. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz.
11. Storm Front by Jim Butcher. Audiobook.
12. Checking Out by Nick Spalding.
13. The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane. Audiobook.
14. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Audiobook.
15. Hyperion by Dan Simmons. Audiobook.
16. SPQR by Mary Beard. Audiobook.
17. Invitation to Die by Lindsey Davies
18. Doctor Who: The Sensorites by Nigel Robinson. Audiobook.
19. Mogadishu of the Dead by Glynn James. Audiobook.
20. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Audiobook.
21. Slow Horses by Mick Herron, Audiobook.
22. Mythos by Stephen Fry. Audiobook
23. Mord an der Themse by Neil Richards and Matthew Costello.
24. Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. Audiobook.
25. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie. Audiobook.
26. Ghost Stories Volume One by MR James. Audiobook.
27. We Are Legion by Dennis E Taylor. Audiobook.
28. The Secret Life of the Owl by John Lewis-Stemple. Audiobook and Kindle.
29. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle. Audiobook.
30. The Last Witness by Denzil Meyrick. Audiobook.
31. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Jodi Taylor. Audiobook.
32. The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie. Audiobook.
33. Ghost Stories Volume Two by MR James. Audiobook.
34. Fool Moon by Tim Butcher. Audiobook.
35. High-Rise by JG Ballard. Audiobook.
36. 61 Hours by Lee Child.
37. Collusion Course by J S Morin. Audiobook.
38. Painting the Sand by Kim Hughes. Audiobook.
39. Doctor Who and the Space War by Malcolm Hulke. Audiobook.
40. The Unexpected Truth About Animals by Lucy Cooke. Audiobook.
41. Heroes by Stephen Fry. Audiobook.
42. The Mangle Street Murders by MRC Kasasian. Audiobook.
43. Arisen, Book Three - Three Parts Dead by Glynn James. Audiobook
44. Queen of Sheba: A Captivating Guide to a Mysterious Queen Mentioned in the Bible and Her Relationship with King Solomon by Captivating History.
45. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Audiobook.
46. How to Stop Time by Matt Haig. Audiobook.
47. Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovich. Audiobook.
48. Live and Let Die by Ian Flaming. Audiobook.
49. Off to be the Wizard by Scott Meyer. Audiobook.
50. Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer. Audiobook.
51. 600 Hours of Edward by Craig Lancaster. Audiobook.
52. Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke. Audiobook.
53. Edward Adrift by Craig Lancaster. Audiobook.
54. The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald. Audiobook.
55. Going Back by David Wishart.
56. An Unwelcome Quest by Scott Meyer. Audiobook.
57. Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks. Audiobook.
58. Edward Unspooled by Craig Lancaster.
59. The Fallow Season of Hugo Hunter by Craig Lancaster. Audiobook.
60. Family Commitments by David Wishart.
61. Cherringham - Mystery at the Manor by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards
62. Murder in the Links by Agatha Christie. Audiobook.
63. Pole to Pole by Michael Palin. Audiobook.
64. From Democrats to Kings by Michael Scott. Audiobook.
65. Macbeth: A Novel by A J Hartley. Audiobook.
66. Cherringham - Murder by Moonlight by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards.
67. Cherringham - Thick as Thieves by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards.
68. Moonraker by Ian Fleming. Audiobook.
69. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman. Audiobook.
70. The 39 Steps by John Buchan. Audiobook.
71. Last Train to London by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards.
72. Mr Midshipman Hornblower by CS Forrester. Audiobook.
73. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Audiobook.
74. The Cleaner by Mark Dawson. Audiobook.
75. Otter (Encounters in the Wild) by Jim Crumley.
76. The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Audiobook
77. The Curse of Mabb's Farm by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards.
78. Silent Voices by Ann Cleeves. Audiobook.
79. Lies, Damned Lies and History by Jodi Taylor. Audiobook.
80. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Audiobook.
81. The Great St Mary's Day Out by Jodi Taylor.
82. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher. Audiobook.
83. You, Robot by J S Morin. Audiobook.

1. Bothy Tales: Footsteps in the Scottish hills by John Burns. Started in 2018. A fascinating collection of short adventures in the Scottish Hills with a few imaginative stories thrown in. For those not familiar with hiking in Scotland, a bothy is a shellter maintained by a landowner or The Mountain Bothies Association. The majority are very basic and often only have a fireplace, candles and a floor to sleep on.

Welcome back!

Happy reading in 2019, Tony!

>3 drneutron: Thank you
>4 FAMeulstee: Thank you

2. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie. Audiobook. Classic Christie. A satisfying listen.

Happy 2019
A year full of books
A year full of friends
A year full of all your wishes realised

I look forward to keeping up with you, Tony, this year.

>6 meanderer: Thank you Paul

3. Blood Strand by Chris Ould. Audiobook. Scandi noir set in the Faroe Islands. This is a bit of a slow burner, but I found it very enjoyable nonetheless. I though that it had a good sense of place which was aided by the excellent narration. Part 1 of a trilogy.

Happy New Year, Tony! You are hitting me with book bullets already!

10> Hi Stasia. It is good to hear from you. I'm hoping to send a few more BBs your way over the year.

4. The Seagull by Ann Cleeves. Audiobook. I do like a good Vera, whether it is on TV or as a book. Another great outing for one of my favourite detectives.

5. Crimson Snow edited by Martin Edwards. A collection of short stories from the Golden Age set around Christmas time. A varied and enjoyable collection. I found the final story in the book quite moving with its portrayal of an elderly lady at home alone.

6. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. Audiobook. One of those Audible adaptations rather than a straight reading of the book. Nicely done.

7. Between the Sunset and the Sea by Simon Ingram. Audiobook. Simon Ingram goes on a journey to 16 of the UK's mountains. He takes us with him as he climbs each one and weaves into his story some of their history and cultural significance. An excellent listen.

8. Adventure Capital (Black Ocean #9) by J S Morin. Audiobook. Another entertaining adventure with Carl Ramsey and his crew.

9. The Number 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. Audiobook. I have had the paperback version of this book lying around on my bookshelves for many years and I never got around to reading it, mainly because I decided that it probably would not be for me. When the audio version came up as a special offer, I bought it but didn't listen to it. When I finally got around to listening to it I almost gave up after half an hour. I am glad that I did not however, because the book really grew on me and I now agree with all those positive reviews.

10. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz. A murder mystery inside a story about a mysterious death. An interesting read, although I did find the solution to one of the mysteries more satisfying than the other.

11. Storm Front by Jim Butcher. Audiobook. Enjoyable. I now have a new series of books to add to the already too long list of series of books I want to read/listen to.

12. Checking Out by Nick Spalding. This made me laugh out loud several times. An entertaining read, although the humour won't be to everyone's taste.

13. The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane. Audiobook. Robert Macfarlane noticed that some words linked to the natural world were disappearing from the vocabulary of children and indeed from literature and dictionaries written for children. This book is a attempt to reintroduce some of those words. He did this in the form of short poems. The hardback version is illustrated with drawings of some of the birds, animals and plants mentioned in the book. The audio version is "illustrated" with sounds and there is a PDF which gives details of the recordings and has some if the illustrations from the books. This is a very short audiobook, but one I shall no doubt return to many times.

14. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Audiobook. I had not read this previously so when the audio version came up as a free listen I would give it a go.

15. Hyperion by Dan Simmons. Audiobook. The Canterbury Tales set in space. Well, sort of. Seven pilgrims set off on a journey to visit a creature called the Shrike and along the way each one tells the story of why the are on the pilgrimage. The bulk of the novel is made up of these stories. This really is the first part of the story which concludes in The Fall of Hyperion.

16. SPQR by Mary Beard. Audiobook. Mary Beard takes us from the founding of Rome to the end of the first century AD. She analyses key events and personalities during the period and also takes a look at the lives of ordinary people.

17. Invitation to Die by Lindsey Davies. It was nice to return to the world of Falco, even if the great man is only mentioned and does not actually appear. This story is based on true events during the reign of Domitian.

18. Doctor Who: The Sensorites by Nigel Robinson. Audiobook. A return to my childhood. I was an avid collector of the novels based on the Doctor Who TV series. A simple story but a good listen.

19. Mogadishu of the Dead by Glynn James. Audiobook. More zombie fun.

20. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Audiobook. Classic adventure and an excellent listen.

21. Slow Horses by Mick Herron, Audiobook. I really enjoyed this one and listened to into in just a few days. Great characters and an interesting plot.

22. Mythos by Stephen Fry. Audiobook. A retelling of the Greek myths by Stephen Fry. Interesting.
23. Mord an der Themse by Neil Richards. The first in a long series of short mystery novels along similar lines to the TV series Midsomer Murders. The English audio version is read by Neil Dudgeon who plays the main detective in Midsomer Murders.

24. Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. Audiobook. An engaging plot delivered with a good sprinkling of humour. I now have another series to add to my listening list.

25. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie. Audiobook. The first of the Poirot books. An interesting listen.

26. Ghost Stories Volume One by MR James. Audiobook. A short collection of Victorian ghost stories.

27. We Are Legion by Dennis E Taylor. Audiobook. I really enjoyed this sci-fi novel and I look forward to listening to the next in the series. The narrator makes a good job of making the different Bobs sound different.

28. The Secret Life of the Owl by John Lewis-Stemple. Audiobook and Kindle. A short introduction to the owls of Britain. The author discusses his own relationship with owls, gives a brief overview of several species of owl and looks at the relationship between humans and owls in different cultures. He also includes some poetry about owls. An interesting book and wonderfully read by Roy McMillan.

29. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle. Audiobook. The classic story read by Stephen Fry.

30. The Last Witness by Denzil Meyrick. Audiobook. The second novel in this Tartan Noir series and I enjoyed it as much as I did the first. Quite violent in places with an interesting storyline, I listened to it in the space of a few days.

31. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Jodi Taylor. Audiobook. It would be nice if, just for once, the St Marys people could do a jump into the past without it turning into a disaster. Still, I enjoyed this but there is a quite graphic description of the burning of Joan of Arc.

32. The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie. Audiobook. The first Miss Marple story. I started out listening to a different version of this book read by Joan Hickson who is my favourite TV Marple. However, since this story is told through the eyes (and voice) of the male village vicar having the story read by Miss Marple (at least to my ears) seemed a bit strange. I returned the version narrated by Joan Hickson and instead listened to a version narrated by Richard E Grant. As far as the story goes, Miss Marple is just one of a cast of characters who appear in the book. She pops up from time to time to discuss events or drop hints and at the end tells the police and the vicar who it was who committed the crime and why. The story was OK (I gave it 3 stars) but I enjoyed the first Poirot more.

33. Ghost Stories Volume Two by MR James. Audiobook. More classic stories from MR James.

34. Fool Moon by Tim Butcher. Audiobook. Book 2 of the Dresden Files and as entertaining as the first.

35. High-Rise by JG Ballard. Audiobook. No likeable characters but a fascinating vision of the collapse of society in a high rise block in London. You do have to wonder. though, why no colleagues or family of the residents of the high rise questioned their absence.

36. 61 Hours by Lee Child. Not an audiobook! An enjoyable addition to the Jack Reacher series.

37. Collusion Course by J S Morin. Audiobook. This is really a continuation of the previous novel Adventure Capital and, once again, an enjoyable listen.

38. Painting the Sand by Kim Hughes. Audiobook. Written by a bomb disposal operator, this is an honest account of a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan during the war against the Taliban. The heroism and camaraderie of Kim Hughes and his team counterbalance the graphic descriptions of the injuries caused by IEDs on a daily basis. During his time in Afghanistan Kim Hughes defused over 100 IEDs and saved many soldiers from death or injury. He was awarded the George Cross his bravery during an incident in Sangin Province.

38 books and it's only June. I might yet make 75 by the end of the year. I read that sales of audiobooks increased by 43% in the UK last year. I am clearly part of a trend.

39. Doctor Who and the Space War by Malcolm Hulke. Audiobook. Another nostalgia-fest for me and a nice easy listen.

40. The Unexpected Truth About Animals by Lucy Cooke. Audiobook. Lots of interesting facts and I learnt quite a lot from this book. The audiobook is read by the author and at first I was a bit put off by her narrating style but I quickly got used to it.

41. Heroes by Stephen Fry. Audiobook. Following on from Mythos this is a retelling of the legends of Ancient Greece. As engrossing as the previous book.

42. The Mangle Street Murders by MRC Kasasian. Audiobook. When I first started listening to this I thought I was not going to be for me, which would have been a shame since I have the first 4 books in audio. Luckily, I was proved wrong and I enjoyed this crime novel set in Victorian Britain.

43. Arisen, Book Three - Three Parts Dead by Glynn James. Audiobook. If you have read or listened to parts 1 and 2 of this series (and you need to have done that or part 3 will make little sense) then you know what to expect: zombies, shooting, explosions, mostly heroic (and unlucky) characters and you won't be disappointed. Read by RC Bray, who also read the Mountain Man series (is he a bit of a zombie story specialist?).

44. Queen of Sheba: A Captivating Guide to a Mysterious Queen Mentioned in the Bible and Her Relationship with King Solomon by Captivating History. The visit of the Queen or Sheba to King Solomon appears in Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Ethiopian texts but whether the queen actually existed and the location of Sheba are both is doubt. In places, this brief book reads like a piece of romantic fiction (and not very well written fiction at that) although it does also contain some information about the history of Ethiopia. I would have been annoyed at the paucity of content if I had spent £10.50 on the paperback or even £2.38 on the Kindle edition but luckily I got this on Kindle Unlimited for which I have a free trial, so it cost me nothing.

45. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Audiobook. Time for a classic. I enjoyed listening to the adventures of these two boys, although sometimes I thought that Tom and Huck were 9 or 10 years old and sometimes 15 or 16.

46. How to Stop Time by Matt Haig. Audiobook. Possibly my favourite book of the year so far. A story that is partly fantasy, partly love story, partly about a father's search for his lost daughter. Tom Hazard is one of a group of people who age very slowly but are not immortal. The story follows key events in Tom's life through flashbacks from the present day and we see the measures he and people like him have to put in place so that they are not revealed as different and so avoid the attention of witch-finders in the past and research companies in the present and the consequences of those measures on their emotional well-being.

47. Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovich. Audiobook. The second book from the Rivers of London series and you need to have read the first book Rivers of London because events from that book have repercussions in this one. I thought this was a little slow to get started but once it did in was an excellent read. We also learn a bit more about the hero of the books Peter Grant.

Some decent reading going on over here Tony.

I have the first three of the Peter Grant series on my shelves but haven't gotten to any of them yet.

48. Live and Let Die by Ian Flaming. Audiobook. An interesting listen although slow to get started. Fleming at times goes into overdrive with his descriptive passages of the sea life and landscapes. Published in 1954, this book is of its time and contains racial and gender stereotypes that were common then.

49. Off to be the Wizard by Scott Meyer. Audiobook. I didn't think I would like this but since it was one of Audible's free listens for this month I thought I would give it a go. I am glad I did because it was a fun listen. The narrator, Luke Daniels, is brilliant.

50. Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer. Audiobook. The follow on from Off to be the Wizard. I don't usually listen to a series without a break but I have limited time to listen to this series before my free trial of Kindle Unlimited (with audio versions included) runs out and since I liked the first book so much I thought I would move straight on to the second book. Also, I am currently listening to The Gulag Archipelago as well so these books are a bit of light relief. I really enjoyed this. There were many laugh out loud moments and the narration was fantastic.

51. 600 Hours of Edward by Craig Lancaster. Audiobook. I came across this because I was impressed with the narrator Luke Daniels and wanted to find more books that he had narrated. I came across 600 Hours of Edward which was also a free audio book with my trial kindle unlimited subscription. It is probably not a book I would have bought, but since it was free I thought I would give it a go. It is a great book which follows the life (or 600 hours of it) of Edward Stanton a 39 year old man with OCD and autism who has an obsession with recording the weather, watching the TV series Dragnet and painting his garage amongst other things. It is a first person narrative and you get a real feeling for the motivations and anxieties of the character.

52. Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke. Audiobook. Classic sci-fi.

53. Edward Adrift by Craig Lancaster. Audiobook. I am so pleased that I came across the "Edward" series of books. I enjoyed this book just as much as I did the first one. There were several laugh out loud moments, times when my blood was boiling and there may even have been a bit of grit in my eye towards the end. Luke Daniels' narration was again superb and he really brought the characters to life since he did not simply narrate the story but he performed it. There is one more book left in the "Edward" series Edward Unspooled which is read by a different narrator. I have listened to the sample and I do not like the new narrator's approach to the book. I think that I will have to read this final book myself but with Luke Daniels' voice and characterisations playing in my head.

54. The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald. Audiobook. This does not really need a description. I enjoyed listening to the reading by Jake Gyllenhaal.

55. Going Back by David Wishart. Another of the Marcus Corvinus Roman mystery novels. Whilst I did enjoy this, I did feel that there was a bit too much of Corvinus discussing theories with his wife Perilla and not enough action.

56. An Unwelcome Quest by Scott Meyer. Audiobook. Book 3 in the Magic 2.0 series. I really like these books and the narrator, Luke Daniels, does another excellent job. This book brought back memories from the early days of computer RPGs, where the monsters came at you in groups but with each one waiting patiently to attack you in exactly the same way as its companions and where you had to do exactly the right thing for the NPCs to move the game along. This, combined with the banter between the characters, had me laughing out loud a lot.

57. Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks. Audiobook. Simple story, some plot holes, typical classic Who.

58. Edward Unspooled by Craig Lancaster. The third of the Edward series. Back in Billings, Montana Edward Stanton learns that he is to become a father. This book takes the form of a series of letters which Edward writes to his unborn child. This is a great read and also features the boxer Hugo Hunter from The Fallow Season of Hugo Hunter.

59. The Fallow Season of Hugo Hunter by Craig Lancaster. Audiobook. The story of a boxer who started out with much promise, but was ultimately a failure due to the mistakes he made. This story is about much more than boxing however; it is about loyalty, friendship and perseverance. A great listen.

60. Family Commitments by David Wishart. Another adventure for Marcus Corvinus. This one is one of the ones which involves actual events.

>65 meanderer: Read that one a time or two as a young guy - I remember buying it in its old Target edition in Woolworths in Wakefield together with my Gran.

Have a good weekend, Tony.

>69 PaulCranswick: I also read and reread them as a kid. I bought mine from Stringers in Leeds market.

I used to love the market stalls of second-hand books as a kid too. Wakefield market had a decent one as I recall.

61. Cherringham - Mystery at the Manor by Matthew Costello. More cosy crime à la Midsomer Murders.

62. Murder in the Links by Agatha Christie. Audiobook. The second of the Poirot novels. Classic crime.

63. Pole to Pole by Michael Palin. Audiobook. Michael Palin travels from the North to the South Pole in the early 1990s. He passes through various countries which were in a period of great change including the last months of the USSR and the first months of the apartheid-free South Africa. Read by Palin himself this is an engaging account of the journey.

64. From Democrats to Kings by Michael Scott. Audiobook. A history from the start of Greek civilisation to the breakup of the Alexander's empire. Fascinating.

65. Macbeth: A Novel by A J Hartley and David Hewison. Audiobook. I've never really got on with Shakespeare's plays so this was a good opportunity to experience the story. One of the authors is a professor of Shakespeare studies and his expertise shows in this atmospheric novel. Wonderfully narrated by Alan Cumming. The authors have also written a novelisation of Hamlet which I am looking forward to listening to.

66. Cherringham - Murder by Moonlight by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards. The third story in this cosy crime series. A fun read.

>75 meanderer: That one looks good, Tony. Will keep my eye out for it.

67. Cherringham - Thick as Thieves by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards. More cosy crime.

68. Moonraker by Ian Fleming. Audiobook. A classic Bond book, so nothing like the film of the same title. The attitudes to woman and minorities are of their time. If you can get past that though it is a good listen.

69. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman. Audiobook. The audio version of this and the other books in the trilogy are very well produced, but it spite of this I never really got into these books and it has taken my a long time to finish The Amber Spyglass.

70. The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. Audiobook. Classic adventure story. Maybe with a few too many coincidences.

71. Last Train to London by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards. More fun in Cherringham.

72. Mr Midshipman Hornblower by CS Forrester. Audiobook. The first Hornblower I have listened to. This one takes the form of several short episodes from the early life of Hornblower and I think it was written as a prequel to the other books. It reminds my of the Sharpe books and I really enjoyed listening to it.

73. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Audiobook. A nice overview of the current state of astrophysics.

74. The Cleaner by Mark Dawson. Audiobook. I really enjoyed this one. It was a real page turner. Marvelously read by David Thorpe.

75. Otter (Encounters in the Wild) by Jim Crumley. One of a series of short books Jim Crumley has written about his encounters with British wildlife. A delightful read.

I first joined this challenge in 2009 and this is the first year I have actually reached the magic number of 75. And it's only mid-November. I might yet get to 80!

Congrats!

Thanks

>86 meanderer: Congratulations on reaching 75, Tony!

Thank you.

76. The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Audiobook. A classic tale which delves into the human psyche.

Well done on reaching 75, Tony!

Thank you. Paul

77. The Curse of Mabb's Farm by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards. More cosy crime in the country.

78. Silent Voices by Ann Cleeves. Audiobook. Mystery set in Nort East England, part of the Vera Stanhope series.

79. Lies, Damned Lies and History by Jodi Taylor. Audiobook. I enjoy listening to the adventures of Max, Farrel and the other members of the St Mary's team, but I do sometimes get frustrated by the occasional, almost wilful stupidity of some of them.

80. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Audiobook. An appropriate re-listen for the festive season.

>97 meanderer: I try and watch or listen or read to one version of the Dickens classic every year too, Tony, but rarely manage it these days.

81. The Great St Mary's Day Out by Jodi Taylor. A St Mary's short story. Good fun.

82. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher. Audiobook. The series continues at a cracking pace. A dark tale with touches of humour. Very enjoyable.

Thank you for keeping me company in 2019.......onward to 2020.

>100 PaulCranswick: Thank you and all the best for 2020.

83. You, Robot by J S Morin. Audiobook. I decided to dip my toe into the Black Ocean for one last time in 2019.

I am getting close to the end of Walking the Nile by Levison Wood, but may not finish it before the end of the year. In which case my totals for 2019 are:

audiobooks: 64
kindle or DTB: 18
kindle AND audio: 1

Another resolution is to keep up in 2020 with all my friends on LT. Happy New Year!

>104 PaulCranswick: Happy New Year Paul