2009 in Review
BOOKS
Title by Author, pages (date finished) rating
JANUARY
01. A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson, 383 pages (Jan 3) 4 out of 5
02. The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson, 410 pages (Jan 10) 4 out of 5
03. Miscalculations by Elizabeth Mansfield, 294 pages (Jan 17) 4 out of 5
04. Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer, 252 pages (Jan 23) 5 out of 5
05. April Lady by Georgette Heyer, 221 pages (Jan 31) 4 out of 5
FEBRUARY
06. Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher, 479 pages (Feb 8) 5 out of 5
07. White Night by Jim Butcher, 452 pages (Feb 13) 4 out of 5
08. Small Favor by Jim Butcher, 420 pages (Feb 19) 4 out of 5
09. Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn, 465 pages (Feb 26) 4 out of 5
10. Shakespeare Wrote for Money by Nick Hornby, 131 pages (Feb 28) 4 out of 5
MARCH
11. Madensky Square by Eva Ibbotson, 315 pages (March 11) 4 out of 5
12. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray, 548 pages (March 26) 3 out of 5
13. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling, 111pages (March 28) 3 out of 5
APRIL
14. Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer, 419 pages ( Apr 8) 4.5 out of 5
15. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart, 485 pages (Apr 15) 3.5 out of 5
16. Turn Coat by Jim Butcher, 418 pages (Apr 25) 4 out of 5
MAY
17. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by J. Austen and S. Grahame-Smith, 320 pages ( May 7) 3 out of 5
18. Holly Would Dream by Karen Quinn, 419 pages (May 19) 2.5 out of 5
19. Indiscretion by Jude Morgan, 378 pages (May 31) 5 out of 5
JUNE
20. Getting Rid of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie, 248 pages (Jun 2) 4 out of 5
21. Murder on Waverly Place by Victoria Thompson, 294 pages (Jun 7) 3 out of 5
22. The Season by Sarah MacLean, 336 pages (Jun 9) 4.5 out of 5
23. Where Serpents Sleep by C.S. Harris, 341 pages (Jun 18) 5 out of 5
24. Burn Notice: The End Game by Tod Goldberg, 278 pages (Jun 27) 4 out of 5
JULY
25. Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz, 405 pages (Jul 1) 5 out of 5
26. Revenge of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz, 375 pages (Jul 11) 4 out of 5
AUGUST
27. Julie & Julia by Julie Powell, 336 pages (Aug 7) 3 out of 5
28. Harry, A History: The True Story of the Boy Wizard by Melissa Anelli, 356 pages (Aug 31) 3 out of 5
SEPTEMBER
29. Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler, 457 pages (Sep 15) 3 out of 5
30. Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer, 392 pages (Sep 21) 4 out of 5
OCTOBER
31. Friday's Child by Georgette Heyer, 423 pages (Oct 15) 4 out of 5
32. Soulless by Gail Carriger, 373 pages (Oct 18) 5 out of 5
33. House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones (Oct 25) 3 out of 5
34. A Brilliant Mismatch by Elizabeth Mansfield (Oct 28) 3 out of 5
NOVEMBER
35. Letter Perfect by Cathy Marie Hake (Nov 6) 2 out of 5
36. Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Successful Marriages (Nov 6) 3 out of 5
37. Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt (Nov 8) 3 out of 5
38. Lord Sayer's Ghost by Cindy Holbrook (Nov 12) 4.5 out of 5
39. Fast Women by Jennifer Crusie (Nov 14) 4 out of 5
40. The Bartered Bride by Elizabeth Mansfield (Nov 15) 3 out of 5
41. A Very Dutiful Daughter by Elizabeth Mansfield (Nov 18) 3 out of 5
DECEMBER
42. Seven for a Secret by Victoria Holt (Dec 24) 2 out of 5
MOVIES
All movies listed are new to me, those in italics were seen at the theater
JANUARY
01. Rachel Getting Married - Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin (Jan 17) 2 out of 5
02. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - Brendan Fraser, Jet Li (Jan 18) 1 out of 5
03. Fury - Spencer Tracy, Sylvia Sidney (Jan 25) 4 out of 5
FEBRUARY
04. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett (Feb 7) 3 out of 5
05. Coraline - Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Keith David (Feb 15) 4 out of 5
06. The Old Curiosity Shop - Peter Ustinov, Sally Welsh (Feb 21) 2 out of 5
07. Volver - Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas (Feb 23) 5 out of 5
MARCH
08. Duplicity - Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson (Mar 20) 4 out of 5
APRIL
09. The Day the Earth Stood Still - Keaunu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly (Apr 11) 2 out of 5
10. Monsters vs. Aliens - Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett (Apr 19) 3 out of 5
11. State of Play - Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren (Apr 24) 4 out of 5
MAY
12. X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Taylor Kitsch (May 2) 3 out of 5
13. Star Trek* - Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Leonard Nimoy (May 9) 5 out of 5
14. Up* - Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai (May 30) 5 out 5
15. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - Ben Stiller, Amy Adams (May 30) 3 out of 5
JUNE
16. The Hangover - Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis (June 6) 4 out of 5
17. Last Chance Harvey - Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson (June 21) 3 out of 5
JULY
18. Public Enemies - Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard (July 4) 2 out of 5
19. HP and the Half-Blood Prince - Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson (July 17) 4 out of 5
20. (500) Days of Summer - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel (Jul 26) 4 out of 5
AUGUST
21. Julie & Julia - Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci (Aug 7) 4 out of 5
22. Inglourious Basterds - Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Melanie Laurent (Aug 22) 5 out of 5
OCTOBER
23. Bright Star - Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Kerry Fox, Paul Schneider (Oct 24) 5 out of 5
NOVEMBER
24. Fantastic Mr. Fox - George Clooney, Meryl Streep, (Nov 21) 5 out of 5
DECEMBER
25. Up in the Air - George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick (Dec 12) 5 out of 5
26. Sherlock Holmes - Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Mark Strong (Dec 29) 3 out of 5
.SPECIAL EVENTS
01. Guys and Dolls - Oliver Platt, Lauren Graham, Craig Bierko, Kate Jennings Grant (Feb 20)
02. La Historia Continua - Gilberto Santa Rosa and Victor Manuelle in concert @ MSG (May 16)
03, Nothing Like a Dame - Benefit concert feat. Audra McDonald and Bebe Neuwirth (Jun 15)
04. Quentin Tarantino @ Times Talks (Aug)
05. U2 360 - U2 @ Meadowlands (Sep 24)
06. Superior Donuts - Michael McKean (Nov 7)