I know you've been eagerly anticipating this list ALL YEAR LONG.
I did something smart this year and actually kept track of all these things as I read or saw them.
(Keep in mind that not all of these were actually produced this year. This just happens to be the year I discovered them.)
BOOKS
The Hours by Michael Cunningham
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Couldn’t Keep it to Myself by Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institute
How Did You Get This Number by Sloane Crosley
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
MOVIES
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Up in the Air
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Crazy Heart
Rachel Getting Married
Every Little Step
Inception
Peter and Vandy
The Cove
The Social Network
Beautiful Daughters
MUSIC
Lungs by Florence + the Machine, especially “Cosmic Love”
For Your Entertainment by Adam Lambert
Recovery by Eminem, especially "Love the Way You Lie"
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire, especially “Ready to Start”
“Breakeven” by The Script
“Uncharted” by Sara Bareilles
The Lady Killer by Cee Lo Green, especially “Wildflower”
THEATER
In the Heights National Tour
The Adding Machine at BCA
August: Osage County National Tour
Endgame at Steppenwolf
Circle Mirror Transformation at BCA
This is How and The Golden Lasso at Perishable Theatre
Happy holidays, everyone!!! Thanks for reading!
Like a waterfall in slow motion, Part One
2 years ago
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4 comments:
Oh man, I picked up Couldn't Keep It To Myself at a used bookstore a few months ago and thought of you because you introduced me to Wally Lamb. Yay!
it's a pretty intense book. not perfect, but worth a read.
Annie introduced me to Wally Lamb, too. Hi, J. Orbon!
i DID? i thought you read She's Come Undone first...weird.
well, you're welcome.
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