2019 Movies and Books

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The annual tally. Yeah this seems to be my only use of livejournal at this point. And by "at this point," I apparently mean "for the last four years or so." (Though I do monitor regularly for other people's updates and a few webcomics I follow.)

As always, * means I've seen it/read it before.

Movies and TV seasons in chronological order.

January

1. Kingsman: The Secret Service
   
   February
   
2. The Lego Movie*
   
3. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part*
   
   March
   
4. Captain Marvel
   
   April
   All the MCU movies, in preparation for...
   
5. Avengers: Endgame
   
   May
   
6. Bad Moms
   
7. Blended
   
   June
   
8. Caddyshack*
   
   July
   
9. Spider-Man: Far from Home
   
10. Passengers (Had the disk from Netflix for almost a year. Oopsie.)
    
    August
    
11. Good Boys
    
    September
    
12. Kingsman: The Golden Circle
    
13. Heathers*
    
    October
    
14. Better Off Dead*
    
15. Child's Play
    
    November
    
16. Booksmart
    
17. Sixteen Candles*
    
18. This Is Spinal Tap*
    
    December
    
19. Barbarella*
    
20. Christmas Vacation*
    
21. Scrooged
    

Books...

January

1. The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1, but I don't think I'll be continuing with the series.)
   
2. The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland
   
3. Notes from My Captivity by Kathy Parks
   
4. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (Book club.)
   
5. The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
   
6. Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
   
   February
   
7. Amber and Dusk by Lyra Selene
   
8. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (Flavia de Luce, #1, but I don't plan to continue)
   
9. Black Man in a White Coat by Damon Tweedy
   ABANDONED: Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove by Amir "?uestlove" Thompson (Nothing wrong, just didn't interest me.)
   
10. The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish
    ABANDONED: My Ex-Life by Stephen McCauley (Was for book club. Ran out of time and the book wasn't grabbing me.)
    
11. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
    
    March
    
12. The Cold Is in Her Bones by Peternelle van Arsdale
    
13. Enchantée by Gita Trelease
    ABANDONED: The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings (Started it have a Hawaii-set book during my Hawaiian vacation, but just wasn't interested. I didn't think I would be, but it was worth a try.)
    
14. The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory (Book club.)
    
    April
    
15. Zac & Mia by A.J. Betts (started in April...)
    
    May
    finished Zac & Mia
    
16. The Art of Not Breathing by Sarah Alexander
    ABANDONED: Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 535 Easy(ish) Steps by Kelly Williams Brown (I was expecting funnier.)
    
    June
    
17. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Millennium, #1) (Started in May. Finally got around to it; it's been on my bookshelf for over 8 years...)
    
    July
    
18. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (Millennium, #2) (Started in June. These are long.)
    
19. Spider-Man: Reign by Kaare Andrews (Graphic novel/collected comic books. Recommended by a friend. Eh.)
    
20. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson (Millennium, #3)
    
21. My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish by Mo O'Hara (My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish, #1. Not planning to continue the series. The big brothers are really mean and I got sick of them calling their little brothers "moron" the whole time.)
    
22. A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano (Love Sugar Magic, #1. Cute, but I'm not going to continue the series.)
    
23. Chomp by Carl Hiaasen
    
24. Mallory on the Move by Laurie B. Friedman (Mallory McDonald, #1) (Testing it out for the nephews. Seems pretty good/appropriate.)
    
    August
    
25. Lunch Walks Among Us by Jim Benton (Franny K. Stein, #1) (Loved it for the nephews.)
    
26. The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt
    
27. Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid by Jim Benton (Franny K. Stein, #2)
    
28. The Invisible Fran by Jim Benton (Franny K. Stein, #3)
    
29. The Fran That Time Forgot by Jim Benton (Franny K. Stein, #4)
    
30. Fantastic Voyage by Jim Benton (Franny K. Stein, #5)
    
31. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige (Dorothy Must Die #1) (Plan to continue the series, but after 1) reading this month's book club selection and 2) reading the original Oz series for context. There are a lot of references to the original story, beyond the first book and the classic movie.)
    
32. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (Book club. Not at all what I was expecting, but I really liked it.)
    
    September
    
33. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Oz #1)
    
34. The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Oz #2)
    
35. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (Book club, but I didn't finish in time. I saw the main twist coming. It got weird after that.)
    
    October
    ABANDONED: Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken (Abandoning had nothing to do with recent-ish controversy. I just got bored.)
    
36. Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Oz #3)
    ABANDONED: Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll (Book club. It was hard to connect with the narrator. I didn't finish before book club, and the discussion made it easier to decide to jump ship.)
    
    November/December
    Nothing. Weird.