2020 is dead! It’s a new year, and with it come a new set of reading and watching resolutions. A few small tweaks, but these are mostly the same lists as last time. If you see any categories that you have recommendations for, feel free to drop me a line.
2021 Reading Resolution
- A book written in North America: Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson
- A book written in Central America/Caribbean: Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
- A book written in South America: Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon: Selected Poems of Pablo Neruda by Pablo Neruda, translated by Stephen Mitchell
- A book written in East Asia: I Am a Hero: Omnibus Volume 1 by Kengo Hanazawa
- A book written in South Asia: A Burning by Megha Majumdar
- A book written in Africa: Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
- A book written in the Middle East: Death is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa
- A book written in Australia/Pacific Islands: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
- A book written in Russia: The Blizzard by Vladimir Sorokin
- A book written in Europe: White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
- A biography: Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin
- A non-fiction book: Forgiveness: A Gift from My Grandparents by Mark Sakamoto
- A collection of short stories: A Short History of Indians in Canada by Thomas King
- A collection of poetry: Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong
- A play: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
- A book you’ve seen adapted: Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
- A graphic novel: Die Vol 2: Split the Party by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Stephanie Hans
- A children’s book: Valley of the Moon: The Diary of María Rosalía de Milagros by Sherry Garland
- A book older than 100 years: The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
- A debut novel: I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells
- A novel by a famous author, other than the one(s) they are best known for: Pericles by William Shakespeare
- A sequel: The Sugared Game (The Will Darling Adventures #2) KJ Charles
- A book by an author you’ve never given a fair shot: Along Came A Spider by James Patterson
- A book you’ve heard bad things about: The Host by Stephenie Meyer
- A book released in 2021: Subtle Blood (The Will Darling Adventures #3) by KJ Charles
- Wild Card: Slippery Creatures (The Will Darling Adventures #1) by KJ Charles
- Wild Card: Universal Harvester by John Darnielle
- Wild Card: Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Comic Book by Leighton Gray and Vernon Shaw
- Wild Card: Ring by Koji Suzuki
- Wild Card: The Degenerates by J. Albert Mann
Bonus Reading:
- A Disability History of the United States by Kim E. Nielsen
- The Subsidiary by Matías Celedón
- I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive by Steve Earle
- Venomous: How Earth’s Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry by Christie Wilcox
- Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
- The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
List Progress: 36/30
2021 Film Watching Resolution
- A foreign film: Beware of Children (Barn) (2019)
- A black and white film: M (1931)
- A silent or dialogue-free film: Modern Times (1936)
- An animated film: Fantastic Planet (1973)
- A film based on a true story: Radium Girls (2018)
- A documentary: Heroin(e) (2017)
- A film based on a book: In the Tall Grass (2019)
- An Oscar-winning movie: Rebecca (1940)
- A trashy movie: Equilibrium (2002)
- Your best friend’s recommendation: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
- A children’s film: The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
- A film released in 2021: The Woman in the Window (2021)
List Progress: 12/12
Movies Outside the List:
- Booksmart (2019)
- All-In Madonna (2020)
- Shiva Baby (2020)
- Vera Drake (2004)
- Ma (2019)
- The Exorcist (1973)
- The Omen (1976)
- The Ring (2002)
- Downton Abbey (2019)
- The Clovehitch Killer (2018)
- The Dance of the 41 (El baile de los 41) (2020)
- Saint Maud (2019)
- Unfriended (2014)
- Psycho (1960)
- Tampopo (1985)
- Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
- tick, tick…BOOM! (2021)
- The Greatest Showman (2017)
- The Night of the Hunter (1955)
- I Think We’re Alone Now (2018)