Schoolboy error there! #plus22 #livi #thistle

Hang on, isn't he a Viz character?

Sorry Colin, nice try.... #rangers

And this post also broke me tonight...

Heartbroken! 💔 #davidlynch

This is what was #1 in the US. (In the UK, it was Private Benjamin.)

Part three:

Giovanni's Room - James Baldwin
In One Person - John Irving

If I had to select just one book out of the ten above, it would be the Percival Everett.

I'm on Goodreads if you want to read any more about these and/or if you want to connect with me there...

#2024review #books 4/4

Part two:

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot
A Cruel and Shocking Act - Philip Shenon
The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead
The Wager - David Grann

#2024review #books 3/4

Top Ten (part one), in no particular order:

Erasure - Percival Everett
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece - Tom Hanks
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare - James Shapiro
Hitler (one volume edition) - Ian Kershaw

#2024review #books 2/4

In addition to the above, I also obsessed over Public Image Ltd for a while having revisited their back catalogue while reading John Lydon's 'Anger Is An Energy'. New entrants are directed towards their "Greatest Hits So Far" collection.

#2024review #albums 4/4

However, thanks to one of the films of the year, there was one new act that I have listened to a lot lately - Kneecap - and their new album "Fine Art" builds on their fantastic output.

#2024review #albums 3/4

So three of my four favourite albums of 2024 are from acts that are already deeply ingrained in my head and my heart. In no particular order:

Nonetheless - Pet Shop Boys
Challengers OST - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Wild God - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

#2024review #albums 2/4