Reading and Movie List 2011
As the end of the year 2011 draws near, I thought I'd post my annual Reading and Movie List. Here are the works I have taken in over the last 12 months:
Fiction
Mary, Mrs. A. Lincoln, Janis Cooke Newman, January, ***1/2
The Miracle Worker (play), William Gibson, January-March, ****
Garden Spells, Sarah Addison Allen, April, ***1/2
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, Katherine Howe, April, ***
Plain Truth, Jodi Picoult, April-May, ***
Fool, Christopher Moore, May, **1/2
The Help, Kathryn Stockett, May, ****
Two Truths and a Lie, Katrina Kittle, May, ***
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson, May-June, ***
The Girl Who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson, June, ***1/2
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Stieg Larsson, June. ***
The Dark is Rising, Susan Cooper, June, **1/2
Handling the Undead, John Ajvide Lindqvist, July, **1/2
The Crucible (play), Arthur Miller, July, ****
A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, July-August, ****
A Clash of Kings, George R. R. Martin, August, ****
A Storm of Swords, George R. R. Martin, September, ***
A Feast for Crows, George R. R. Martin, September-October, **1/2
How I Live Now, Meg Rosoff, October, ***1/2
The Raven's Bride, Lenore Hart, October, **1/2
Blood Red Road, Moira Young, October, ****
Green Angel, Alice Hoffman, October, ***1/2
Summers at Blue Lake, Jill Althouse-Wood, October-November, **1/2
Double Dexter, Jeff Lindsay, December, ***
A Discovery of Witches, Deborah Harkness, December, ***
Promises to Keep, Char Chaffin, December, ***
Nonfiction
My Spiritual Journey, The 14th Dalai Lama, March-April, ***
Cincinnati Haunted Handbook, Jeff Morris and Michael Morris, June, **1/2
Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons For Making it Work, Tim Gunn, June, **1/2
Say Her Name, Francisco Goldman, July, ***
The New Orleans Voodoo Tarot, Louis Martinie and Sallie Ann Glassman, July, **
Movies
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One, January, ****
Precious, January, ****
Rocky, January, ***
Whip It, January, ***
The Messenger, January, ***
Hot Tub Time Machine, February, **
Quantum of Solace, February, **
Winter's Bone, February, ****
True Grit, February, ****
Citizen Kane (re-watch), February, ***
(500) Days of Summer, February, ***1/2
Tropic Thunder, March, ***
Sixteen Candles (re-watch), March, ***
Limitless, March, **1/2
Source Code, April, ***
Thor, May, ***
The Social Network, May, ***1/2
Super 8, June, ****
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Swedish), June, **1/2
The A-Team, June, **1/2
Bridesmaids, July, ***
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Swedish), July, **1/2
The King's Speech, July, ***
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, July, ****
Captain America: The First Avenger, July, **1/2
Cowboys and Aliens, July, ***
The Kids Are Alright, August, ***
Dexter Season 6, August, **1/2
The Green Hornet, October, **1/2
Tangled, November, **
Zombieland, November, ****
Into the Woods, December, ***
Hugo, December, ***1/2
You can see my favorites by the number of stars given. On the whole, it's been an enjoyable year of reading and film-watching.
Next year, I intend to also list plays I go to see, since I am making an effort to attend more live productions.
What are your favorite books and movies that you read or saw in 2011? Feel free to share in the comments section! I'm always looking for recommendations.
