Book and Movie List for 2012
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 2012.
Books
* = Audiobook
January
01. Born Twice by Giuseppe Pontiggia
02. The Book of Dahlia by Elisa Albert
03. Human Croquet by Kate Atkinson
04. *Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
February
05. *North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
06. *The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
07. *The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
08. *The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
March
09. The Day the Voices Stopped: A Schizophrenic's Journey from Madness to Hope by Ken Steele and Claire Berman
10. *The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
11. *These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer
12. *I Drink for a Reason by David Cross
April
13. *A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane
14. Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik
15. *Timeless by Gail Carriger
May
16. *The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
June
17. Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
18. The Wild Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
19. *Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
20. The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley
21. In Great Waters by Kit Whitfield
July
22. Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
23. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (reread)
24. *Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
25. A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin (reread)
26. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
August
27. Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
28. The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall
29. *Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
30. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
31. A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin (reread)
32. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman
September
33. *Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik
34. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
35. Broken Harbor by Tana French
36. Something Blue by Emily Giffin
37. Property by Valerie Martin
October
38. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
39. *The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
40. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
41. *Zombie Spaceship Wasteland: A Book by Patton Oswalt by Patton Oswalt
42. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver
November
43. The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
44. All is Forgotten, Nothing is Lost by Lan Samantha Chang
45. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
46. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
December
47. The Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman
48. Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
49. A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (reread)
50. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
51. The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
Movies
January
01. One Day
02. Our Idiot Brother
03. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
04. The Help
February
05. War Horse
06. Ceremony
07. The Artist
08. Out of the Shadow
March
09. Ordinary People
10. The Hunger Games
April
NONE
May
11. The Believer
12. Megamind
13. Attack the Block
14. Horrible Bosses
15. Your Highness
June
16. Jane Eyre
17. Snow White and the Huntsman
18. Prometheus
19. The Hangover Part II
20. Moonrise Kingdom
21. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
July
22. The Inbetweeners Movie
23. Water for Elephants
24. Meek's Cutoff
25. Soldier's Girl
26. Something Borrowed
27. The Dark Knight Rises
28. Hesher
August
29. What's Your Number?
30. Somewhere
31. Friends with Benefits
32. Bad Teacher
33. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
34. Just Go with It
35. Scream 4
September
36. 30 Minutes or Less
37. Se7en
38. The Words
39. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
40. Looper
October
41. The Muppets
42. Cloud Atlas
November
43. 21 Jump Street
44. Beginners
45. Life of Pi
46. Win Win
47. Lincoln
December
48. The Decoy Bride
49. Wanderlust
50. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
51. New Year's Eve
52. Django Unchained
53. Twelve Monkeys
54. Les Misérables
2011 List
Books
* = Audiobook
January
01. Born Twice by Giuseppe Pontiggia
02. The Book of Dahlia by Elisa Albert
03. Human Croquet by Kate Atkinson
04. *Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
February
05. *North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
06. *The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
07. *The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
08. *The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
March
09. The Day the Voices Stopped: A Schizophrenic's Journey from Madness to Hope by Ken Steele and Claire Berman
10. *The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
11. *These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer
12. *I Drink for a Reason by David Cross
April
13. *A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane
14. Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik
15. *Timeless by Gail Carriger
May
16. *The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
June
17. Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
18. The Wild Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
19. *Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
20. The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley
21. In Great Waters by Kit Whitfield
July
22. Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
23. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (reread)
24. *Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
25. A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin (reread)
26. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
August
27. Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
28. The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall
29. *Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
30. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
31. A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin (reread)
32. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman
September
33. *Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik
34. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
35. Broken Harbor by Tana French
36. Something Blue by Emily Giffin
37. Property by Valerie Martin
October
38. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
39. *The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
40. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
41. *Zombie Spaceship Wasteland: A Book by Patton Oswalt by Patton Oswalt
42. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver
November
43. The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
44. All is Forgotten, Nothing is Lost by Lan Samantha Chang
45. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
46. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
December
47. The Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman
48. Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
49. A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (reread)
50. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
51. The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
Movies
January
01. One Day
02. Our Idiot Brother
03. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
04. The Help
February
05. War Horse
06. Ceremony
07. The Artist
08. Out of the Shadow
March
09. Ordinary People
10. The Hunger Games
April
NONE
May
11. The Believer
12. Megamind
13. Attack the Block
14. Horrible Bosses
15. Your Highness
June
16. Jane Eyre
17. Snow White and the Huntsman
18. Prometheus
19. The Hangover Part II
20. Moonrise Kingdom
21. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
July
22. The Inbetweeners Movie
23. Water for Elephants
24. Meek's Cutoff
25. Soldier's Girl
26. Something Borrowed
27. The Dark Knight Rises
28. Hesher
August
29. What's Your Number?
30. Somewhere
31. Friends with Benefits
32. Bad Teacher
33. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
34. Just Go with It
35. Scream 4
September
36. 30 Minutes or Less
37. Se7en
38. The Words
39. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
40. Looper
October
41. The Muppets
42. Cloud Atlas
November
43. 21 Jump Street
44. Beginners
45. Life of Pi
46. Win Win
47. Lincoln
December
48. The Decoy Bride
49. Wanderlust
50. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
51. New Year's Eve
52. Django Unchained
53. Twelve Monkeys
54. Les Misérables
2011 List