Books and Films 2019

[sea_thoughts]

bold = library book
nf = non-fiction

The Glorious Life of the Oak – John Lewis-Stempel (nf)
Mistress Pat – L.M. Montgomery
Sleigh Rides and Silver Bells at the Christmas Fair – Heidi Swain
Crazy Rich Asians – Kevin Kwan
Anything is Possible – Elizabeth Strout
A Rose in Winter – Laurie Lee (nf)
A Moment of War – Laurie Lee (nf)
Ghost Wall – Sarah Moss
Bitter Orange – Claire Fuller
The Innocent Man – John Grisham (nf)
Grief is the Thing with Feathers – Max Porter
China Rich Girlfriend – Kevin Kwan
The Wood – John Lewis-Stempel (nf)
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist – Rachel Cohn & David Leviathan
In Pieces – Sally Field (nf)
Everything Under – Daisy Johnson
The Redeemed – Tim Pears
A Country Retreat – Katie Fforde
Wonder Woman: Warbringer – Leigh Bardugo
Batman: Nightwalkers – Marie Lu
Rich People Problems – Kevin Kwan
The Nakano Thrift Shop – Hiromi Kawakami
Unquiet Women – Max Adams (nf)
Catwoman: Soulstealer – Sarah J. Maas
The Mars Room – Rachel Kushner
Milkman – Anna Burns
A Discovery of Witches – Deborah Harkness
Frozen Charlotte – Alex Bell
Charlotte Says – Alex Bell
Music and Malice in Hurricane Town – Alex Bell
A Rose Petal Summer – Katie Fforde
Shadow of Night – Deborah Harkness
The Book of Life – Deborah Harkness
The Ice Palace – Tarjei Vesaas
Bitter Lemons of Cyprus – Lawrence Durrell (nf)
Shadow and Bone – Leigh Bardugo
Time’s Convert – Deborah Harkness
The Lido – Libby Page
Siege and Storm – Leigh Bardugo
Salt On Your Tongue – Charlotte Runcie (nf)
Still Water: The Deep Life of the Pond – John Lewis-Stempel (nf)
Precious Bane – Mary Webb
Ruin and Rising – Leigh Bardugo
The Lemon Tree Café – Cathy Bramley
The Lauras – Sara Taylor
Mãn – Kim Thúy
The October Man – Ben Aaronovitch
The Shore – Sara Taylor
Fierce Bad Rabbits – Clare Pollard (nf)
A Perfect Proposal – Katie Fforde
On Chapel Sands – Laura Cumming (nf)
Dark Matter – Michelle Paver
Wakenhyrst – Michelle Paver
The Sisters of the Winter Wood – Rena Rossner
Happy Ever After: Escaping the Myth of the Perfect Life – Paul Dolan (nf)

I read a lot of library books in 2019! Pleased with that.


bold = rented
italic = seen at the cinema
No font = seen on TV

Tomb Raider 2018
Colette
Disobedience
Bad Times at the El Royale
The Favourite
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Captain Marvel
Grave of the Fireflies
The Tale
Widows
Shoplifters
Avengers Endgame
Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
Notes on Blindness
RBG
Mary Poppins Returns
Icarus
Free Solo
Rocketman
Baby Driver
Always Be My Maybe
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Vox Lux
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Wildlife
The Dressmaker
Abominable
Judy
The Aeronauts
Frozen II
The Rise of Skywalker
The Current War

Comments

[alizep.livejournal.com]

I read the Crazy Rich Asians series last year as well. Loved the books! I watched the movie and while it did have some really great scenes (and actors) I felt like it was a little disloyal to the books. Still well done though.

[sea_thoughts]

The movie is definitely more about Rachel and Rachel's experience of being Asian-American among Asians whereas the book is about the whole society. They also fleshed out Nick and made him less of an oblivious boyfriend so both Nick and Rachel were more charismatic and human.