For the past few years, I tracked which movies that I saw in the theatre. It was fun to look back and see how many (and what) I’d seen, and this year I decided to take it a step further and add books and graphic novels into the mix, with the help of Goodreads. (I also decided to allow movies I saw on DVD, even though that tally turned out to be just one.)
I ended up tying 2007’s movie tally with 20 films, and amusingly enough that was also the number of novels I read. As for graphic novels… well, let’s just say the final tally was a wee bit higher.
Movies:
- The Women (the 1939 version)
- Frost/Nixon
- Watchmen
- Every Little Step
- Star Trek
- Little Ashes
- Away We Go
- Up
- Public Enemies
- The Hurt Locker
- (500) Days of Summer
- Paris
- Inglorious Basterds
- An Education
- Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire
- A Room With a View
- A Serious Man
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Up in the Air
- A Single Man
Books:
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
- Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
- Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale
- All Seated On The Ground by Connie Willis
- Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
- Sea, Swallow Me and Other Stories by Craig Laurance Gidney
- The Cabinet of Light by Daniel O’Mahony
- The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
- Shell Shock by Simon A. Forward
- Farthing by Jo Walton
- The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories by John Kessel
- Listening Is an Act of Love edited by Dave Isay
- A Companion to Wolves by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DÃaz
- Psycho by Robert Bloch
- After the Quake by Haruki Murakami
- The Host by Stephenie Meyer
- Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Graphic Novels:
- Dororo Vol. 3 by Osamu Tezuka
- Solanin by Inio Asano
- Oishinbo A La Carte: Japanese Cuisine by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki
- Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka Vol. 1 by Naoki Ursasawa
- Tsubasa Vol. 19 by CLAMP
- Dead, She Said by Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson
- MPD Psycho Vol. 3 by Eiji Otsuka and Sho-u Tajima
- Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Vol. 7 by Eiji Otsuka and Housui Yamazaki
- Scott Pilgrim Vol. 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together by Bryan Lee O’Malley
- Scott Pilgrim Vol. 5: Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe by Bryan Lee O’Malley
- My Mommy is in America and She Met Buffalo Bill by Jean Regnaud and Émile Bravo
- Call of the Wild by Patrick McDonnell
- Miss Don’t Touch Me by Hubert & Kerascoet
- I Saw You…: Comics Inspired by Real Life Missed Connections edited by Julia Wertz
- Why I Killed Peter by Alfred & Olivier Ka
- Tsubasa Vol. 20 by CLAMP
- DMZ Vol. 6: Blood in the Game by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli
- Phoenix Vol. 8: Civil War, Part Two by Osamu Tezuka
- Blade of the Immortal Vol. 20: Demon’s Lair by Hiroaki Samura
- Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei Vol. 1 by Koji Kumeta
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century: 1910 by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill
- The Complete Peanuts Vol. 6: 1961-1962 by Charles M. Schulz
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill
- Batman: Year One Hundred by Paul Pope
- Hulk Visionaries: Peter David Vol. 1 by Peter David and Todd McFarlane
- Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka Vol. 2 by Naoki Ursasawa
- In the Flesh by Koren Shadmi
- First Time by Sybiline and various artists
- Oishinbo A La Carte: Sake by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki
- A Drifting Life by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
- Sandman Mystery Theatre Vol. 7: The Mist & the Phantom of the Fair by Matt Wagner, Steven T. Seagle, and Guy Davis
- French Milk by Lucy Knisley
- 20th Century Boys Vol. 1 by Naoki Urasawa
- A Distant Neighborhood Vol. 1 by Jiro Taniguchi
- The Color of Earth by Kim Dong Hwa
- Wolverine: Prodigal Son Vol. 1 by Antony Johnson and Wilson Tortosa
- Superman Chronicles Vol. 1 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
- Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
- Bourbon Island 1730 by Appollo and Lewis Trondheim
- Batman Chronicles Vol. 2 by Bill Finger and Bob Kane
- Real Vol. 3 by Takehiko Inoue
- Real Vol. 4 by Takehiko Inoue
- Fairy Tail Vol. 5 by Hiro Mashima
- Chicken With Plums by Marjane Satrapi
- Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip Book Three by Tove Jansson
- Nana Vol. 14 by Ai Yazawa
- You Have Killed Me by Jamie S. Rich and Joëlle Jones
- Hikaru No Go Vol. 13 by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata
- Hikaru No Go Vol. 14 by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata
- The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel
- Hellblazer: Scab by Peter Milligan, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and Stefano Landini
- Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol Vol. 1 by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney, Bruno Premiani, and Bob Brown
- The Best of Simon and Kirby by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
- Parker: The Hunter by Richard Stark and Darwyn Cooke
- 20th Century Boys Vol. 2 by Naoki Urasawa
- Phoenix, Vol. 10: Sun, Part One by Osamu Tezuka
- Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka Vol. 3 by Naoki Urasawa
- Mijeong by Byun Byung-jun
- Detroit Metal City Vol. 1 by Kiminori Wakasugi
- Yokai Doctor Vol. 1 by Yuki Sato
- Little Mouse Gets Ready by Jeff Smith
- Britten and Brulightly by Hannah Berry
- Oishinbo A La Carte: Ramen and Gyoza by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki
- Vagabond Vol. 28 by Takehiko Inoue
- Children of the Sea Vol. 1 by Daisuke Igarashi
- Popeye Vol. 1 by E.C. Segar
- The Photographer: Into War-Torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders by Emmanuel Guibert
- Prince Valiant Vol. 1: 1937-1938 by Hal Foster
- Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 2 by Jack Kirby
- Nana Vol. 15 by Ai Yazawa
- Hikaru no Go Vol. 15 by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata
- 20th Century Boys Vol. 3 by Naoki Urasawa
- Real Vol. 5 by Takehiko Inoue
- Black Jack Vol. 2 by Osamu Tezuka
- Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka Vol. 4 by Naoki Urasawa
- Barefoot Gen Vol. 1 by Keiji Nakazawa
- Ôoku: The Inner Chamber Vol. 1 by Fumi Yoshinaga
- 20th Century Boys Vol. 4 by Naoki Urasawa
- Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee Vol. 1 by Hiroyuki Asada
- The Big Kahn by Neil Kleid and Nicholas Cinquegrani
- Hikaru no Go Vol. 16 by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata
- Little Nothings Vol. 2: The Prisoner Syndrome by Lewis Trondheim
- Nana Vol. 16 by Ai Yazawa
- Awakening Vol. 1 by Nick Tapalansky and Alex Eckman-Lawn
- Love and Rockets: New Stories No. 2 by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez
- The Punisher Vol. 10: Valley Forge, Valley Forge by Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov
- Yotsuba&! Vol. 6 by Kiyohiko Azuma
- Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Vol. 8 by Eiji Otsuka and Housui Yamazaki
- Japan As Viewed By 17 Creators by Various creators
- ACME Novelty Library Vol. 19 by Chris Ware
- Neptune by Aron Nels Steinke
- Festering Romance by Renee Lott
- What a Wonderful World! Vol. 1 by Inio Asano
- X-Men: Misfits Vol. 1 by Raina Telgemeier, Dave Roman, and Anzu
- West Coast Blues by Jean-Patrick Manchette and Jacques Tardi
- Far Arden by Kevin Cannon
- Thor Visionaries: Walter Simonson Vol. 1 by Walter Simonson
- Monsters by Ken Dahl
- What a Wonderful World! Vol. 2 by Inio Asano
- Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka Vol. 5 by Naoki Urasawa
- Showcase Presents: Eclipso by Bob Haney, Lee Elias, Alex Toth, and Jack Sparling
- Driven By Lemons by Joshua Cotter
- Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four Vol. 1 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
- Dark Entries by Ian Rankin and Werther Dell’Edera
- Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka Vol. 6 by Naoki Ursasawa
- Dungeon, The Early Years Vol. 2: Innocence Lost by Lewis Trondheim, Joann Sfar, and Christophe Blain
- Year of Loving Dangerously by Ted Rall and Pablo Callejo
- Oishinbo A La Carte: The Joy of Rice by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki
- Incognito by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
- Beanworld Book 3: Remember Here When You Are There! by Larry Marder
- Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture Vol. 1 by Ishikawa Masayuki
- Luna Park by Kevin Baker and Danijel Zezelj
- Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
- Children of the Sea Vol. 2 by Daisuke Igarashi
- not simple by Natsume Ono
- Filthy Rich by Brian Azzarello and Victor Santos
- Bloom County: The Complete Library Vol. 1 by Berkeley Breathed
- Years of the Elephant by Willy Linthout
- Nightschool: The Weirn Books Vol. 1 by Svetlana Chmakova
- The Punisher MAX: From First to Last by Garth Ennis, Richard Corben, Lewis Larosa, John Severin
- 20th Century Boys Vol. 5 by Naoki Urasawa
- A Distant Neighborhood Vol. 2 by Jiro Taniguchi
- xxxHolic Vol. 13 by CLAMP
# The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Oh Greg, I thought better of you
It was for book club; we’d heard that it was for adults and better written.
We all agreed that it was pretty bad, but in the hands of a good writer it might have been good. Ah well.
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