Book and Movie List for 2011
Here are my lists for the books that I've read (or listened to) and the movies that I've seen (I only count if it's the first time) in the year 2011.
Books
* = Audiobook
January
00. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling
01. Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
02. The Outcast by Sadie Jones
03. Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart
04. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
05. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
06. Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
February
07. Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays by Zadie Smith
08. Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik
09. Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis
10. Blameless by Gail Carriger
11. Booky Wook 2: This Time It's Personal by Russell Brand
12. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
March
13. Bleeding Heart Square by Andrew Taylor
14. Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
15. How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill
16. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
17. Kindred by Octavia Butler
18. Cotillion by Georgette Heyer
April
19. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
20. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
21. Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer
22. Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
23. The Epicure's Lament by Kate Christensen
24. Emotionally Weird by Kate Atkinson
May
25. Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson
26. *Bossypants by Tina Fey
27. The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson
28. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
29. The Alchemist's Daughter by Katharine McMahon
30. Elliott Smith's XO by Matthew LeMay
June
31. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
32. *Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
July
33. *The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan
34. *Heartless by Gail Carriger
35. *The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
August
36. Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
37. Happens Every Day: An All-Too-True Story by Isabel Gillies
38. *A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (reread)
September
39. At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill
40. *The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
41. *A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
42. The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
43. *If I Stay by Gayle Forman
44. *Where She Went by Gayle Forman
45. *Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
October
46. *Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
47. *Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
48. *The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer
November
49. *Sunshine by Robin McKinley
50. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison
51. *Great House by Nicole Krauss
52. *Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
December
53. *The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
54. The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
55. The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice by Catherynne M. Valente
Movies
January
01. Going the Distance
02. Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
03. Despicable Me
04. The Other Guys
05. The King's Speech
06. The Fighter
07. The Social Network
February
08. Nowhere Boy
09. The Town
March
10. Never Let Me Go
11. Cyrus
12. It's Kind of a Funny Story
13. Dogtooth (Kynodontas)
14. Exit Through the Gift Shop
15. Animal Kingdom
April
16. This Film Is Not Yet Rated
17. Fish Tank
18. Bunny and the Bull
May
19. Bridesmaids
20. Blue Valentine
21. I Love You Phillip Morris
22. Mystery Team
23. Four Lions
June
24. Tangled
25. Gulliver's Travels
26. Kick-Ass
27. Eat Pray Love
28. Shortbus
29. Sex and Lucia (Lucía y el Sexo)
30. My Life as a Dog (Mitt Liv Som Hund)
31. Love and Other Drugs
32. No Strings Attached
July
33. Midnight in Paris
34. Rabbit Hole
35. TiMER
36. Reservoir Dogs
37. Different for Girls
38. The Illusionist (L'illusionniste)
39. The Crying Game
40. The Dreamers
41. How Do You Know
42. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
43. Source Code
44. Strictly Ballroom
August
45. Cedar Rapids
46. Crazy, Stupid, Love.
47. The Adjustment Bureau
48. Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974
49. Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980
50. Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983
51. Arthur (2011)
52. Walking and Talking
53. Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate)
54. Hall Pass
55. In a Day
56. Thor
57. Another Year
September
58. Super
59. Four Weddings and a Funeral
60. When in Rome
61. Angel
62. Happythankyoumoreplease
63. Paul
64. Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick)
65. Saving Private Ryan
October
66. Drive
67. 50/50
68. Captain America: The First Avenger
69. X-Men: First Class
70. Hanna
November
71. The Interrupters
72. Hugo
73. The Descendants
December
74. Submarine
75. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
AND
Concerts/Shows
1. Arcade Fire (with special guest The National), UIC Pavilion (April 22)
2010 List
Books
* = Audiobook
January
00. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling
01. Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
02. The Outcast by Sadie Jones
03. Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart
04. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
05. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
06. Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
February
07. Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays by Zadie Smith
08. Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik
09. Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis
10. Blameless by Gail Carriger
11. Booky Wook 2: This Time It's Personal by Russell Brand
12. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
March
13. Bleeding Heart Square by Andrew Taylor
14. Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
15. How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill
16. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
17. Kindred by Octavia Butler
18. Cotillion by Georgette Heyer
April
19. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
20. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
21. Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer
22. Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
23. The Epicure's Lament by Kate Christensen
24. Emotionally Weird by Kate Atkinson
May
25. Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson
26. *Bossypants by Tina Fey
27. The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson
28. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
29. The Alchemist's Daughter by Katharine McMahon
30. Elliott Smith's XO by Matthew LeMay
June
31. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
32. *Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
July
33. *The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan
34. *Heartless by Gail Carriger
35. *The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
August
36. Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
37. Happens Every Day: An All-Too-True Story by Isabel Gillies
38. *A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (reread)
September
39. At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill
40. *The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
41. *A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
42. The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
43. *If I Stay by Gayle Forman
44. *Where She Went by Gayle Forman
45. *Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
October
46. *Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
47. *Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
48. *The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer
November
49. *Sunshine by Robin McKinley
50. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison
51. *Great House by Nicole Krauss
52. *Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
December
53. *The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
54. The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
55. The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice by Catherynne M. Valente
Movies
January
01. Going the Distance
02. Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
03. Despicable Me
04. The Other Guys
05. The King's Speech
06. The Fighter
07. The Social Network
February
08. Nowhere Boy
09. The Town
March
10. Never Let Me Go
11. Cyrus
12. It's Kind of a Funny Story
13. Dogtooth (Kynodontas)
14. Exit Through the Gift Shop
15. Animal Kingdom
April
16. This Film Is Not Yet Rated
17. Fish Tank
18. Bunny and the Bull
May
19. Bridesmaids
20. Blue Valentine
21. I Love You Phillip Morris
22. Mystery Team
23. Four Lions
June
24. Tangled
25. Gulliver's Travels
26. Kick-Ass
27. Eat Pray Love
28. Shortbus
29. Sex and Lucia (Lucía y el Sexo)
30. My Life as a Dog (Mitt Liv Som Hund)
31. Love and Other Drugs
32. No Strings Attached
July
33. Midnight in Paris
34. Rabbit Hole
35. TiMER
36. Reservoir Dogs
37. Different for Girls
38. The Illusionist (L'illusionniste)
39. The Crying Game
40. The Dreamers
41. How Do You Know
42. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
43. Source Code
44. Strictly Ballroom
August
45. Cedar Rapids
46. Crazy, Stupid, Love.
47. The Adjustment Bureau
48. Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974
49. Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980
50. Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983
51. Arthur (2011)
52. Walking and Talking
53. Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate)
54. Hall Pass
55. In a Day
56. Thor
57. Another Year
September
58. Super
59. Four Weddings and a Funeral
60. When in Rome
61. Angel
62. Happythankyoumoreplease
63. Paul
64. Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick)
65. Saving Private Ryan
October
66. Drive
67. 50/50
68. Captain America: The First Avenger
69. X-Men: First Class
70. Hanna
November
71. The Interrupters
72. Hugo
73. The Descendants
December
74. Submarine
75. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
AND
Concerts/Shows
1. Arcade Fire (with special guest The National), UIC Pavilion (April 22)
2010 List