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End of year lists! As if I'd forget to post this. (though I seriously debated whether or not I should do it this year, in all honesty. my love of routine and tradition won.)
BOOKS
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
Grief is the Thing with Feathers, Max Porter
My Name is Lucy Barton, Elizabeth Strout
Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel
Black Wave, Michelle Tea
Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi
Wolf in White Van, John Darnielle
Sudden Death, Álvaro Enrigue
Boy, Snow, Bird, Helen Oyeyemi
Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto
Long Division, Kiese Laymon
Marlena, Julie Buntin
Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson
White Tears, Hair Kunzru
Midnight Riot, Ben Aaronovitch
Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
Commonwealth, Ann Patchett
A Separation, Katie Kitamura
The Night Ocean, Paul La Farge
Beloved, Toni Morrison (reread)
The Thief, Megan Whalen Turner
Ill Will Dan Chaon
The Pearl Thief, Elizabeth Wein
Jazz, Toni Morrison
The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas
Borne, Jeff VanderMeer
Crooked Kingdom, Leigh Bardugo
The Essex Serpent, Sarah Perry
Faithful Place, Tana French
Exit West, Mohsin Hamid
Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jesmyn Ward
Saga, volume 6, Brian K. Vaughan
Moby Dick, Herman Melville
The Bedlam Stacks, Natasha Pulley
Saga, volume 7, Brian K. Vaughan
Autumn, Ali Smith
Total: 36
Less than last year, and I didn't quite reach my goodreads goal (40). Still, 36 ain't bad! And I did it in a year that I read both Wolf Hall (which I forgot was in 2017) and mf'ing MOBY DICK. Was an interesting reading year for me in that I didn't wholeheartedly LOVE any books I read until November, when I read Sing, Unburied, Sing. So that gets my vote for favorite book of the year, for sure. Other highlights were Black Wave (which I liked so much more than I thought I would going in), Long Division, Marlena, The Pearl Thief, The Essex Serpent, and Autumn. Special shout out to ol' Moby Dick, which I honestly didn't love and really wish I had read in a more formal setting (so much went over my head!), but like... it was SO DANG WEIRD! why did no one tell me that going in?! I loved the weirdness, even though it was frustrating. And I'm so glad I'm done.
I didn't outright hate any books this year, which was a relief I guess. The coveted "Most Disappointing" goes to Boy, Snow, Bird, which is a shame because I really enjoyed White is for Witching a few years ago. Started out strong but by the end it was a hot mess. and a giant WTF at that ending reveal. Runner-up is Every Heart a Doorway. It was an entertaining, quick read, but I don't get the rave reviews at allll. Interesting concept and poor execution imo.
MOVIES
Moana
Hidden Figures
Lion
O.J.: Made in America
Hell or High Water
Oscar Nominated Short Films - Live Action
I Am Not Your Negro
Get Out
Kedi
The Handmaiden
Your Name.
Millennium Actress
Alien: Covenant
Wonder Woman
The Big Sick
Homeward Bound (rewatch)
Dunkirk
Momotaro, Sacred Sailors
In This Corner of the World
Kubo and the Two Strings
The Florida Project
Lady Bird
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Total: 24
Not... a lot... I feel like this is an all-time low for me but what can you do. Top movies of the year were Get Out, Wonder Woman, Dunkirk, The Florida Project, and Lady Bird. hard to pick a favorite out of those 5 but Lady Bird might win, for me. As for worst movie, I didn't hate any of them but I guess Alien: Covenant was Not Great? still didn't hate it though. "Best Moviegoing Experience" goes to Your Name., because who doesn't like seeing gorgeous anime movies with a theater full of weebs, and a girl openly SOBBING next to you? (in a good way. she was incredibly invested in those crazy star-crossed kids.)
Anyway. So long, 2017. Here's hoping 2018 is miles better.
BOOKS
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
Grief is the Thing with Feathers, Max Porter
My Name is Lucy Barton, Elizabeth Strout
Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel
Black Wave, Michelle Tea
Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi
Wolf in White Van, John Darnielle
Sudden Death, Álvaro Enrigue
Boy, Snow, Bird, Helen Oyeyemi
Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto
Long Division, Kiese Laymon
Marlena, Julie Buntin
Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson
White Tears, Hair Kunzru
Midnight Riot, Ben Aaronovitch
Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
Commonwealth, Ann Patchett
A Separation, Katie Kitamura
The Night Ocean, Paul La Farge
Beloved, Toni Morrison (reread)
The Thief, Megan Whalen Turner
Ill Will Dan Chaon
The Pearl Thief, Elizabeth Wein
Jazz, Toni Morrison
The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas
Borne, Jeff VanderMeer
Crooked Kingdom, Leigh Bardugo
The Essex Serpent, Sarah Perry
Faithful Place, Tana French
Exit West, Mohsin Hamid
Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jesmyn Ward
Saga, volume 6, Brian K. Vaughan
Moby Dick, Herman Melville
The Bedlam Stacks, Natasha Pulley
Saga, volume 7, Brian K. Vaughan
Autumn, Ali Smith
Total: 36
Less than last year, and I didn't quite reach my goodreads goal (40). Still, 36 ain't bad! And I did it in a year that I read both Wolf Hall (which I forgot was in 2017) and mf'ing MOBY DICK. Was an interesting reading year for me in that I didn't wholeheartedly LOVE any books I read until November, when I read Sing, Unburied, Sing. So that gets my vote for favorite book of the year, for sure. Other highlights were Black Wave (which I liked so much more than I thought I would going in), Long Division, Marlena, The Pearl Thief, The Essex Serpent, and Autumn. Special shout out to ol' Moby Dick, which I honestly didn't love and really wish I had read in a more formal setting (so much went over my head!), but like... it was SO DANG WEIRD! why did no one tell me that going in?! I loved the weirdness, even though it was frustrating. And I'm so glad I'm done.
I didn't outright hate any books this year, which was a relief I guess. The coveted "Most Disappointing" goes to Boy, Snow, Bird, which is a shame because I really enjoyed White is for Witching a few years ago. Started out strong but by the end it was a hot mess. and a giant WTF at that ending reveal. Runner-up is Every Heart a Doorway. It was an entertaining, quick read, but I don't get the rave reviews at allll. Interesting concept and poor execution imo.
MOVIES
Moana
Hidden Figures
Lion
O.J.: Made in America
Hell or High Water
Oscar Nominated Short Films - Live Action
I Am Not Your Negro
Get Out
Kedi
The Handmaiden
Your Name.
Millennium Actress
Alien: Covenant
Wonder Woman
The Big Sick
Homeward Bound (rewatch)
Dunkirk
Momotaro, Sacred Sailors
In This Corner of the World
Kubo and the Two Strings
The Florida Project
Lady Bird
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Total: 24
Not... a lot... I feel like this is an all-time low for me but what can you do. Top movies of the year were Get Out, Wonder Woman, Dunkirk, The Florida Project, and Lady Bird. hard to pick a favorite out of those 5 but Lady Bird might win, for me. As for worst movie, I didn't hate any of them but I guess Alien: Covenant was Not Great? still didn't hate it though. "Best Moviegoing Experience" goes to Your Name., because who doesn't like seeing gorgeous anime movies with a theater full of weebs, and a girl openly SOBBING next to you? (in a good way. she was incredibly invested in those crazy star-crossed kids.)
Anyway. So long, 2017. Here's hoping 2018 is miles better.