The Annual Year-End Review
Every year, I close out my reading by re-reading Mists of Avalon, and man, this year was I cutting it close. I read over 300 pages today alone. Eep.
So, without further adieu, because it means I sleep sooner, 'tis time for my list of movies I've seen this year, followed by books.
1. 1.20 Merlin (dvd)
2. 1.27 13 Going On 30 (tv)
3. 1.31 Little Miss Sunshine (rent)
4. 2.9 National Treasure (tv)
5. 3.4 Wild Hogs (theatre)
6. 3.31 Meet the Robinsons (theatre)
7. 3.31 Spirited Away (tv)
8. 4.10 Robin Hood: Men in Tights (tv)
9. 5.19 Shrek 3 (theatre)
10. 5.24 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (tv)
11. 6.9 Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (theatre)
12. 6.30 Ratatouille (theatre)
13. 7.7 Monsters Inc. (tv)
14. 7.11 HP & TOOTP (theatre)
15. 7.28 Simpsons Movie (theatre)
16. 8.24 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (rent)
17. 11.3 Spaceballs (tv)
18. 11.11 Evan Almighty (rent)
19. 12.1 HP- COS (tv)
20. 12.2 HP- POA (tv)
21. 12.8 The Golden Compass (theatre)
22. 12.24 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (video)
Okay, this is the longer part. I completely exceeded my goal for books this year. Originally set at 70, I finished the 105th book of the year tonight. And I am so happy about that, because I'm quite sure it probably won't ever happen again! LOL
(* denotes a re-read)
1. Memoirs of Cleopatra - Margaret George *
2. Dear John - Nicholas Sparks
3. Anasi Boys - Neil Gaiman
4. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
5. Someplace to Be Flying - Charles de Lint
6. Night's Daughter - Marion Zimmer Bradley *
7. The Tenth Circle - Jodi Picoult
8. Princess Bride - William Goldman
9. Queen of Camelot - Nancy McKenzie *
10. The Wild Wood - Charles de Lint *
11. On the Edge of Dream - Jennifer Heath *
12. The Blue Girl - Charles de Lint
13. The River's Gift - Mercedes Lackey
14. Lucky - Alice Sebold
15. Julie and Julia - Julie Powell
16. The Lady, The Chef, and The Courtesan - Maribel
17. Arrows of the Queen - Mercedes Lackey
18. Here On Earth - Alice Hoffman
19. Scent of Magic - Andre Norton
20. Scrum Bums: A Get Fuzzy Collection - Darby Conley
21. The Hero and The Crown - Robin McKinley
22. The Tea Rose - Jennifer Donnelly
23. The Dark Mirror - Juliet Marillier
24. Ahab's Wife, or The Star Gazer - Sena Jeter Naslund
25. The Harp of the Grey Rose - Charles de Lint
26. One Good Knight - Mercedes Lackey
27. Sebastian - Anne Bishop
28. The Runes of Elfland - Brian Froud
29. Ciara's Song - Andre Norton
30. Adventures in the Dream Trade - Neil Gaiman
31. Arrows of Flight - Mercedes Lackey
32. The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle
33. A Northern Light - Jennifer Donnelly
34. Coraline - Neil Gaiman
35. My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
36. The Firebrand - MZB *
37. Sunshine - Robin McKinley *
38. The Alchemist's Daughter - Katharine McMahon
39. A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray
40. The Lady in the Tower - Jean Plaidy
41. Garlic and Sapphires - Ruth Reichl
42. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
43. Arrow's Fall - Mercedes Lackey
44. Rebel Angels - Libba Bray
45. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
46. American Gods - Neil Gaiman *
47. Take A Thief - Mercedes Lackey
48. Poison Study - Maria Snyder
49. Black Swan, White Raven - Datlow, Windling (editors) *
50. Slammerkin - Emma Donoghue
51. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
52. Labyrinth - Kate Mosse
53. HP- Deathly Hollows
54. When We Were Gods - Colin Falconer
55. Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
56. The Crimson Petal and The White - Michel Faber
57. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
58. Magic Study - Maria Snyder
59. The Final Confessions of Mabel Stark - Robert Hough
60. The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
61. One Thousand White Woman - Jim Fergus
62. The White Mare - Jules Watson
63. Tam Lin - Pamela Dean
64. The Crown Rose - Fiona Avery
65. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
66. The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
67. Open Me - Sunshine O'Donnell
68. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson *
69. A Wind in the Door - Madeline L'Engle
70. An Inconvenient Wife - Megan Chance
71. The Dogs of Babel - Carolyn Parkhurst
72. Some Things That Stay - Sarah Willis
73. Babycatcher - Peggy Vincenr
74. The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova
75. Unravelling - Elizabeth Graver
76. Kissing the Witch - Emma Donoghue
77. Blackbird House - Alice Hoffman *
78. The Last Days of Dogtown - Anita Diamant
79. The Third Witch - Rebecca Reisert
80. Charity Girl - Michael Lowenthal
81. Fragile Things - Neil Gaiman
82. Inkspell - Cornelia Funke
83. The Dawn Stag - Jules Watson
84. The Dress Lodger - Sherri Holman
85. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
86. The Lady and The Unicorn - Tracy Chevalier
87. The Mercy of Thin Air - Ronlyn Domingue
88. Black Girl, White Girl - Joyce Carol Oates
89. Criminals - Margot Livesy
90. Drowning Ruth - Christina Schwarz
91. Oh My Stars - Lorna Landvik
92. The Birth House - Ami McKay
93. The Girls - Lori Lansens
94. Midwives - Chris Bohjalian
95. Ancestors of Avalon - Diana Paxson *
96. The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield
97. Halfway House - Katharine Noel
98. The Forest House - MZB *
99. Wildwood Dancing - Juliet Marillier
100. The Girl With the Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier
101. The Floor of the Sky - Pamela Carter Joern
102. In The Night Garden - Catherynne Valiente
103. The Lady of Avalon - MZB *
104. The Birth of Venus - Sarah Dunant
105. The Mists of Avalon - MZB *
And, with that, my dears, I am done for the year. Tomorrow I'll figure out my top 20 books of the year, because frankly, I'm beat and my fingers are numb. :)
Happy New Year! Have fun and be safe!
So, without further adieu, because it means I sleep sooner, 'tis time for my list of movies I've seen this year, followed by books.
1. 1.20 Merlin (dvd)
2. 1.27 13 Going On 30 (tv)
3. 1.31 Little Miss Sunshine (rent)
4. 2.9 National Treasure (tv)
5. 3.4 Wild Hogs (theatre)
6. 3.31 Meet the Robinsons (theatre)
7. 3.31 Spirited Away (tv)
8. 4.10 Robin Hood: Men in Tights (tv)
9. 5.19 Shrek 3 (theatre)
10. 5.24 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (tv)
11. 6.9 Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (theatre)
12. 6.30 Ratatouille (theatre)
13. 7.7 Monsters Inc. (tv)
14. 7.11 HP & TOOTP (theatre)
15. 7.28 Simpsons Movie (theatre)
16. 8.24 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (rent)
17. 11.3 Spaceballs (tv)
18. 11.11 Evan Almighty (rent)
19. 12.1 HP- COS (tv)
20. 12.2 HP- POA (tv)
21. 12.8 The Golden Compass (theatre)
22. 12.24 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (video)
Okay, this is the longer part. I completely exceeded my goal for books this year. Originally set at 70, I finished the 105th book of the year tonight. And I am so happy about that, because I'm quite sure it probably won't ever happen again! LOL
(* denotes a re-read)
1. Memoirs of Cleopatra - Margaret George *
2. Dear John - Nicholas Sparks
3. Anasi Boys - Neil Gaiman
4. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
5. Someplace to Be Flying - Charles de Lint
6. Night's Daughter - Marion Zimmer Bradley *
7. The Tenth Circle - Jodi Picoult
8. Princess Bride - William Goldman
9. Queen of Camelot - Nancy McKenzie *
10. The Wild Wood - Charles de Lint *
11. On the Edge of Dream - Jennifer Heath *
12. The Blue Girl - Charles de Lint
13. The River's Gift - Mercedes Lackey
14. Lucky - Alice Sebold
15. Julie and Julia - Julie Powell
16. The Lady, The Chef, and The Courtesan - Maribel
17. Arrows of the Queen - Mercedes Lackey
18. Here On Earth - Alice Hoffman
19. Scent of Magic - Andre Norton
20. Scrum Bums: A Get Fuzzy Collection - Darby Conley
21. The Hero and The Crown - Robin McKinley
22. The Tea Rose - Jennifer Donnelly
23. The Dark Mirror - Juliet Marillier
24. Ahab's Wife, or The Star Gazer - Sena Jeter Naslund
25. The Harp of the Grey Rose - Charles de Lint
26. One Good Knight - Mercedes Lackey
27. Sebastian - Anne Bishop
28. The Runes of Elfland - Brian Froud
29. Ciara's Song - Andre Norton
30. Adventures in the Dream Trade - Neil Gaiman
31. Arrows of Flight - Mercedes Lackey
32. The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle
33. A Northern Light - Jennifer Donnelly
34. Coraline - Neil Gaiman
35. My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
36. The Firebrand - MZB *
37. Sunshine - Robin McKinley *
38. The Alchemist's Daughter - Katharine McMahon
39. A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray
40. The Lady in the Tower - Jean Plaidy
41. Garlic and Sapphires - Ruth Reichl
42. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
43. Arrow's Fall - Mercedes Lackey
44. Rebel Angels - Libba Bray
45. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
46. American Gods - Neil Gaiman *
47. Take A Thief - Mercedes Lackey
48. Poison Study - Maria Snyder
49. Black Swan, White Raven - Datlow, Windling (editors) *
50. Slammerkin - Emma Donoghue
51. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
52. Labyrinth - Kate Mosse
53. HP- Deathly Hollows
54. When We Were Gods - Colin Falconer
55. Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
56. The Crimson Petal and The White - Michel Faber
57. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
58. Magic Study - Maria Snyder
59. The Final Confessions of Mabel Stark - Robert Hough
60. The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
61. One Thousand White Woman - Jim Fergus
62. The White Mare - Jules Watson
63. Tam Lin - Pamela Dean
64. The Crown Rose - Fiona Avery
65. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
66. The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
67. Open Me - Sunshine O'Donnell
68. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson *
69. A Wind in the Door - Madeline L'Engle
70. An Inconvenient Wife - Megan Chance
71. The Dogs of Babel - Carolyn Parkhurst
72. Some Things That Stay - Sarah Willis
73. Babycatcher - Peggy Vincenr
74. The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova
75. Unravelling - Elizabeth Graver
76. Kissing the Witch - Emma Donoghue
77. Blackbird House - Alice Hoffman *
78. The Last Days of Dogtown - Anita Diamant
79. The Third Witch - Rebecca Reisert
80. Charity Girl - Michael Lowenthal
81. Fragile Things - Neil Gaiman
82. Inkspell - Cornelia Funke
83. The Dawn Stag - Jules Watson
84. The Dress Lodger - Sherri Holman
85. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
86. The Lady and The Unicorn - Tracy Chevalier
87. The Mercy of Thin Air - Ronlyn Domingue
88. Black Girl, White Girl - Joyce Carol Oates
89. Criminals - Margot Livesy
90. Drowning Ruth - Christina Schwarz
91. Oh My Stars - Lorna Landvik
92. The Birth House - Ami McKay
93. The Girls - Lori Lansens
94. Midwives - Chris Bohjalian
95. Ancestors of Avalon - Diana Paxson *
96. The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield
97. Halfway House - Katharine Noel
98. The Forest House - MZB *
99. Wildwood Dancing - Juliet Marillier
100. The Girl With the Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier
101. The Floor of the Sky - Pamela Carter Joern
102. In The Night Garden - Catherynne Valiente
103. The Lady of Avalon - MZB *
104. The Birth of Venus - Sarah Dunant
105. The Mists of Avalon - MZB *
And, with that, my dears, I am done for the year. Tomorrow I'll figure out my top 20 books of the year, because frankly, I'm beat and my fingers are numb. :)
Happy New Year! Have fun and be safe!