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50 books. 50 movies. One year - 2016 edition
- Thread starter GK86
- Start date
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Books
Movies
- Det som inte dödas oss [The Girl in the Spider's Web] (2015), David Lagercrantz - ★★½
- Rörelsen: den andra platsen (2015), John Ajvide Lindqvist - ★★★
- Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1922), T.E. Lawrence - ★★★★★
- Peter Pan (1911), J.M. Barrie - ★★★
Movies
- Doctor Strange (2016), dir. Scott Derrickson - ★★★½
- Crimson Peak (2015), dir. Guillermo del Toro - ★★½
- Panic Room (2002), dir. David Fincher - ★★★
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977), dir. John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman - ★★★★★
Atraveller
Banned
Atraveller - 47/50 books | 51/50 movies
Movies:
Movies:
- Before the Flood
- Your Name
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Shadow of Self
- Flowers for Algernon
- Modern Romance
choodi
Banned
November update
choodi - 41/50 books | 71/50 movies
Books
Movies and TV
Ninefox Gambit was my favourite book last month. Throws you right in the deep end, but the ride is fun and the lore is great.
While i have been counting tv shows in my movies list, i have actually managed to watch 48 movies this year, so as long as i get the books out of the way, i will manage to complete the challenge legitimately.
choodi - 41/50 books | 71/50 movies
Books
- Ninefox Gambit - Yoon Ha Lee (B)
- The Ballad of Black Tom - Victor LaValle (C)
- Childhood's End - Arthur C Clarke (B)
- Greece: A History - Alexander Eliot (C)
- The God Engines - John Scalzi (C)
Movies and TV
- The Good Wife S7 (C)
- Ghostbusters 2016 (D)
- The Crown S1 (B)
- Arrival (C)
Ninefox Gambit was my favourite book last month. Throws you right in the deep end, but the ride is fun and the lore is great.
While i have been counting tv shows in my movies list, i have actually managed to watch 48 movies this year, so as long as i get the books out of the way, i will manage to complete the challenge legitimately.
Christoff Yurievich
Member
Christoff Yurievich - 124/50 Books, 127/50 Movies[/INDENT]
Books
114. The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu, Nov 5th
115. Christopher by Richard Koff, Nov 6th
116. How Mirka Met a Meteorite (Hereville #2) by Barry Deutsch, Nov 6th
117. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King, Nov 12th
118. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, Nov 12th
119. The Deaths of Tao by Wesley Chu, Nov 13th
120. Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt, Nov 21st
121. The Rebirths of Tao by Wesley Chu, Nov 23rd
122. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: A Graphic Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nov 26th
123. Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Son of the Sun by Don Rosa, Nov 27th
124. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow, Nov 29th
125. I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid, Nov 29th
126.
Movies
119. Twister, Nov 2nd
120. The Corpse Bride, Nov 5th
121. Now You See Me 2, Nov 12th
122. The Angry Birds Movie, Nov 13th
123. Galaxy Quest, Nov 13th
124. Central Intelligence, Nov 18th
125. The 5th Wave, Nov 19th
126. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Nov 20th
127. The Legend of Tarzan, Nov 26th
128.
Original Post
Ha! 100/100 club.
I'm Thinking of Ending Things was an interesting book. I thought it was a book about suicide but then on the very first page you see it's about a relationship.
Kind of a mind fuck, and it's a very fast read.
Books
114. The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu, Nov 5th
115. Christopher by Richard Koff, Nov 6th
116. How Mirka Met a Meteorite (Hereville #2) by Barry Deutsch, Nov 6th
117. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King, Nov 12th
118. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, Nov 12th
119. The Deaths of Tao by Wesley Chu, Nov 13th
120. Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt, Nov 21st
121. The Rebirths of Tao by Wesley Chu, Nov 23rd
122. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: A Graphic Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nov 26th
123. Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Son of the Sun by Don Rosa, Nov 27th
124. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow, Nov 29th
125. I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid, Nov 29th
126.
Movies
119. Twister, Nov 2nd
120. The Corpse Bride, Nov 5th
121. Now You See Me 2, Nov 12th
122. The Angry Birds Movie, Nov 13th
123. Galaxy Quest, Nov 13th
124. Central Intelligence, Nov 18th
125. The 5th Wave, Nov 19th
126. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Nov 20th
127. The Legend of Tarzan, Nov 26th
128.
Original Post
Ha! 100/100 club.
I'm Thinking of Ending Things was an interesting book. I thought it was a book about suicide but then on the very first page you see it's about a relationship.
Then you finish it and it's about a suicide.
November Update
Books:
Movies:
Yakkue - 65/50 books | 56/50 movies
Books:
- The Mad Ship - Robin Hobb.
- Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb.
- The Princess Bride - William Goldman.
Movies:
- The Secret Life of Pets
- Kubo and the Two Strings
- Swiss Army Man
November update
survivor - 77/50 books | 52/50 movies
Books
survivor - 77/50 books | 52/50 movies
Books
- South of the Border, West of the Sun - Haruki Murakami
- Neuromancer - William Gibson
- Lady Into Fox - David Garnett
- A Crime in Holland - Georges Simenon
- The Tunnel - Ernest Sabato
- The True Deceiver - Tove Jansson
- Whatever - Michel Houellebecq
- The Cardboard House - Martin Adan
- The Angel Esmeralda - Don DeLillo
- Everyman - Philip Roth
- The Iraqi Christ - Hassan Blasim
- The Grand Banks Cafe - Georges Simenon
- The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
- Hunger - Knut Hamsun
- A Thousand Years of Good Prayers - Yiyun Li
- Dreams in a Time of War - Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo
- Mascots - Christopher Guest
- True Memoirs of an International Assassin - Jeff Wadlow
TestMonkey
Member
November Update:
Books
TestMonkey - 64/50 Books | 68/50 Movies
Books
- Golden Son by Pierce Brown
- The Teachers' Book of Wisdom: A Celebration of the Joys of Teaching by Dr. Criswell Freeman
- Good Night, and Good Luck
- Star Trek Beyond
- Kubo and the Two Strings
- Moana
- Kathleen Madigan: Bothering Jesus
- City of God
renegade_dewitt
Member
December Update
renegade_dewitt - 10/50 books | 36/50 films
Books
Movies
- Nerawareta Gakuen/Psychic School Wars ★★★ 3/4
Obviously I have given up on the book contest, but I still trying to finish strong in this last month by doing my best to get to 50 movies. Hoping that because Oscar season is in full swing, the more prestigious movies are going to be hitting this month and I will enjoy these movies more as opposed to those that come out in the summer which has just become a Super Hero Spectacle fanfest which I hate. I like my movies to be serious and thought-provoking and having a message instead of just dumb fun.
Whoops, I forgot to update
November update: zdravkelja | 42/50 books | 96/50 movies
15 movies
02.11.2016. Finding Dory (2016) 8/10
04.11.2016. The Secret of Kells (2009) 7/10
05.11.2016. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) 7/10
07.11.2016. Contempt (2007) 7/10
08.11.2016. Doctor Strange (2016) 6/10
11.11.2016. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) 8/10
11.11.2016. Akira (1988) 8/10
12.11.2016. Bronson (2008) 9/10
13.11.2016. Hell or High Water (2016) 8/10
14.11.2016. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999) 9/10
16.11.2016. Central Intelligence (2016) 5/10
21.11.2016. The Big Lebowski (1998)
23.11.2016. Coherence (2013) 8/10
28.11.2016. Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
30.11.2016. Suicide Squad (2016) 4/10
6 books
The Road (Cormack McCarthy) 3/5
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) 3/5
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle) 3/5
The Colour of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Light Fantastic (Terry Pratchett)
Equal Rites (Terry Pratchett)
November update: zdravkelja | 42/50 books | 96/50 movies
15 movies
02.11.2016. Finding Dory (2016) 8/10
04.11.2016. The Secret of Kells (2009) 7/10
05.11.2016. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) 7/10
07.11.2016. Contempt (2007) 7/10
08.11.2016. Doctor Strange (2016) 6/10
11.11.2016. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) 8/10
11.11.2016. Akira (1988) 8/10
12.11.2016. Bronson (2008) 9/10
13.11.2016. Hell or High Water (2016) 8/10
14.11.2016. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999) 9/10
16.11.2016. Central Intelligence (2016) 5/10
21.11.2016. The Big Lebowski (1998)
23.11.2016. Coherence (2013) 8/10
28.11.2016. Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
30.11.2016. Suicide Squad (2016) 4/10
6 books
The Road (Cormack McCarthy) 3/5
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) 3/5
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle) 3/5
The Colour of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Light Fantastic (Terry Pratchett)
Equal Rites (Terry Pratchett)
November Update
mu cephei - 42/50 books | 60/50 films
Books
39. The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
40. Night School by Lee Child
41. The Vegetarian by Han Kang
42. The Heart of a Dog by Mikhael Bulgakov
Films
46. The Jungle Book
47. Star Trek Beyond
48. Ghostbusters
49. Jason Bourne
50. Doctor Strange
51. Blue Valentine
52. Independence Day Resurgence
53. I, Daniel Blake
54. Arrival
55. A Screaming Man
56. Suicide Squad
57. Mechanic Resurrection
58. The Last Mimzy
59. Ip Man
60. Tales from the Golden Age
Update for the past two months. I think I'd finished the challenge by this time last year
I have pulled off my bookshelves all my sub-250pp books and put them in a pile but so far it isn't helping.
mu cephei - 42/50 books | 60/50 films
Books
39. The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
40. Night School by Lee Child
41. The Vegetarian by Han Kang
42. The Heart of a Dog by Mikhael Bulgakov
Films
46. The Jungle Book
47. Star Trek Beyond
48. Ghostbusters
49. Jason Bourne
50. Doctor Strange
51. Blue Valentine
52. Independence Day Resurgence
53. I, Daniel Blake
54. Arrival
55. A Screaming Man
56. Suicide Squad
57. Mechanic Resurrection
58. The Last Mimzy
59. Ip Man
60. Tales from the Golden Age
Update for the past two months. I think I'd finished the challenge by this time last year
I have pulled off my bookshelves all my sub-250pp books and put them in a pile but so far it isn't helping.Congrats to Dougalism & Max Armstrong for finishing up!
Alphabetical for November:
Book Worms:
Movie Buffs:
Completed:
Alphabetical for November:
Code:
[B]User[/B] [B]Books[/B] [B]Movies[/B]
Ashes 24 36
Atraveller 47 51
Choodi 41 71
Christoff Yurievich 124 127
Dakini 93 33
Dougalism 53 51
FUU 45 38
GK86 11 97
Glaurungr 71 152
Kinoki 58 103
Maklershed 49 48
Max Armstrong 51 199
Mchardy 41 155
Minishdriveby 22 119
Mu cephei 42 60
Narag 65 48
Redlemon 50 45
Renegade_dewitt 10 36
Sch1sm 50 148
Spectromixer 16 52
Survivor 77 52
TestMonkey 64 68
Thomaser 12 1
Yakkue 65 56
Zdravkelja 42 96Book Worms:
Code:
Zou 213
Christoff Yurievich 124
Malyse 107
Dakini 93
Mumei 83
Survivor 77
Glaurungr 71
Narag 65
Yakkue 65
TestMonkey 64
Kinoki 58
Dougalism 53
Lastflowers 53
Nova 53
Max Armstrong 51
Redlemon 50
Sch1sm 50
EverythingShiny 50
Maklershed 49
Atraveller 47
FUU 45Movie Buffs:
Code:
Max Armstrong 199
Henry Swanson 183
Mchardy 155
Glaurungr 152
Sch1sm 148
Christoff Yurievich 127
Minishdriveby 119
Threads 109
Kinoki 103
GK86 97
Zdravkelja 96
Sushigod7 89
Krauser Kat 79
Rtbeoh 79
FUBAR McDangles 78
Nny 74
Mumei 73
Choodi 71
TestMonkey 68
Mu cephei 60Completed:
Code:
Christoff Yurievich (Completed in June)
Dougalism (Comepleted in November)
EverythingShiny (Completed in September)
Glaurungr (Completed in July)
Kinoki (Completed in August)
Max Armstrong (Completed in November)
Mumei (Completed in July)
Nola (Completed in September)
Sch1sm (Completed in August)
Survivor (Completed in October)
TestMonkey (Completed in August)
Yakkue (Completed in October)Song of the Turtle
Member
September - November Update:
Song of the Turtle - 29/50 books | 29/50 movies
Books:
Movies:
Started med school and completely stopped reading (as expeted...). I am still reading two more books and will hopefully finish both once I am home for christmas.
Song of the Turtle - 29/50 books | 29/50 movies
Books:
- Selected Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
- Your Lie in April Vol. 1 - 11 by Naoshi Arakawa
Movies:
- The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
- Jason Bourne (2016)
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
- Suicide Squad (2016)
- Don't Breathe (2016)
- Good Will Hunting (1997)
- The Bucket List (2007)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
- Dr. Strange (2016)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Started med school and completely stopped reading (as expeted...). I am still reading two more books and will hopefully finish both once I am home for christmas.
Christoff Yurievich
Member
Excellent work, as always. Thanks for the tracking!
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Hey I actually managed to do one of these closer to the actual update day. The chart has gotten annoyingly large to account for my spreadsheet outputting the values onto it. I'll try to fix that for our last one in December.
I just wanted to say I think this is super neat.
Hey I actually managed to do one of these closer to the actual update day. The chart has gotten annoyingly large to account for my spreadsheet outputting the values onto it. I'll try to fix that for our last one in December.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
The completed section looks nice.
One more month to go GK. Very well done.
Thanks, guys! I'm glad this has gone smoothly.
Thanks, again!
SuperEpicMan
Banned
Update for October and November.
SuperEpicMan - 12/50 books | 47/50 movies
Books
12. Sleeping Giants - Sylvain Neuvel: Oct ★ ★ ★
Movies
40. The Girl with All the Gifts: Oct ★★★½
41. Spotlight: Oct ★★★★½
42. Enemy: Oct ★★★
43. Suicide Squad: Oct ★★½
44. Doctor Strange: Oct ★★★★½
45. The Night Before: Nov ★★★
46. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them: Nov ★★★★
47. The Nightmare: Nov ★½
My book progress kinda stalled halfway through the year. But I am happy about completing the movie part (I have some December movies not included in this update).
SuperEpicMan - 12/50 books | 47/50 movies
Books
12. Sleeping Giants - Sylvain Neuvel: Oct ★ ★ ★
Movies
40. The Girl with All the Gifts: Oct ★★★½
41. Spotlight: Oct ★★★★½
42. Enemy: Oct ★★★
43. Suicide Squad: Oct ★★½
44. Doctor Strange: Oct ★★★★½
45. The Night Before: Nov ★★★
46. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them: Nov ★★★★
47. The Nightmare: Nov ★½
My book progress kinda stalled halfway through the year. But I am happy about completing the movie part (I have some December movies not included in this update).
Krauser Kat
Member
Ill do an end of year post. I am on 48 books now. I think i can make it.
renegade_dewitt
Member
December Update
renegade_dewitt - 10/50 books | 40/50 films
Books
Movies
renegade_dewitt - 10/50 books | 40/50 films
Books
Movies
- Nerawareta Gakuen/Psychic School Wars ★★★ 3/4
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ★★★★ 1/2
- Sing ★★★★★
- Sully ★★★ 1/2
- The Girl on the Train ★★★★
I'll get to 50 books (already well over 50 movies, but haven't updated in a long time), but it'll be a little grey. Some of those are long audiobook versions of books I've read before, but the audiobooks are bringing it to life in a way I don't recall in the books. That along with their long time length is making me include them. Like I said, a little grey, but don't think I'd be able to get to 50 this year without it. (o.o)
You do you Donny. I ain't judging nobody. I think I counted blade runner final cut in one of the film years. Though with that I did go look for the contrasts and changes with the cuts etc. So my engagement with the film making process was a whole lot more work & rewarding.
Thomaser - Books 13/50 | Movies 1/50
Books
1. Hesse, Hermann: The Glass Bead Game
2. Parker, Robert B.: Looking For Rachel Wallace
3. Stanton, Brandon: Humans of New York
4. Achebe, Chinua: Things Fall Apart
5. Mantel, Hilary: Wolf Hall
6. Murakami, Haruki: The Strange Library
7. McNab, Chris: Endurance Techniques
8. Roth, Philip: Portnoy's Complaint
9. Thompson, Hunter S.: Hell's Angels
10. Le Guin, Ursula K.: The Left Hand of Darkness
11. Modiano, Patrick: Missing Person
12. Capek, Karel: Believe in People
13. Ballard, J. G.: Cocaine Nights
14. (reading) Roberts, Gregory David: Shantaram
Movies
1. The Room
Books
1. Hesse, Hermann: The Glass Bead Game
2. Parker, Robert B.: Looking For Rachel Wallace
3. Stanton, Brandon: Humans of New York
4. Achebe, Chinua: Things Fall Apart
5. Mantel, Hilary: Wolf Hall
6. Murakami, Haruki: The Strange Library
7. McNab, Chris: Endurance Techniques
8. Roth, Philip: Portnoy's Complaint
9. Thompson, Hunter S.: Hell's Angels
10. Le Guin, Ursula K.: The Left Hand of Darkness
11. Modiano, Patrick: Missing Person
12. Capek, Karel: Believe in People
13. Ballard, J. G.: Cocaine Nights
14. (reading) Roberts, Gregory David: Shantaram
Movies
1. The Room
bggrthnjsus
Member
about to finish! will update my original post soon. currently at 49 books 50 movies, 240 albums
bggrthnjsus
Member
done.
original post
another year, another 50/50!
bggrthnjsus - 50/50 books | 50/50 movies
year-end update! i did it! 12/18/16
books - 50/50
movies - 50/50
original post
another year, another 50/50!
bggrthnjsus - 50/50 books | 50/50 movies
year-end update! i did it! 12/18/16
books - 50/50
- trigger warning (gaiman, 2015) - 3.5/5
- from hell (moore, 1989) - 4.5/5
- girl with curious hair (foster wallace, 1989) 2/5
- what changed when everything changed (margulies, 2013) - 4.5/5
- the arab of the future (sattouf, 2015) 3.5/5
- life after life (atkinson, 2013) - 4/5
- the sellout (beatty, 2015) - 4/5
- slouching towards bethlehem (didion, 1990) - 4/5
- lady oracle (atwood, 1976) - 3.5/5
- human smoke (baker, 2008) - 4/5
- sandman: overtures (gaiman, 2015) - 3/5
- the black swan (taleb, 2007) - 0/5
- redeployment (klay, 2014) - 4/5
- purity (franzen, 2015) - 4/5
- between the world and me (coates, 2015) - 4.5/5
- syria burning (glass, 2015) - 3/5
- satin island (mccarthy, 2015) - 2.5/5
- ancillary justice (leckie, 2014) - 3.5/5
- lucky alan (lethem, 2015) - 3/5
- ancillary sword (leckie, 2014) - 3/5
- play it as it lays (didion, 1970) - 4/5
- flatland (abbott, 1884) - 3/5
- hystopia (means, 2016) - 3/5
- dubliners (joyce, 1916) - 3/5
- zero k (delilo, 2016) - 4/5
- showa: 1953-1989 (mizuki, 2016) - 4/5
- inherited disorders (sachs, 2016) - 3/5
- ancillary mercy (leckie, 2015) - 3.5/5
- who rules the world? (chomsky, 2016) - 4/5
- 10:04 (lerner, 2014) - 3/5
- stone mattress (atwood, 2014) - 2.5/5
- ready player one (cline, 2014) - 1.5/5
- bleeding edge (pynchon, 2014) - 3/5
- a burglar's guide to the city (manaugh, 2016) - 2/5
- string theory (wallace, 2016) - 3.5/5
- grief is a thing with feathers (porter, 2016) - 3/5
- pitch dark (adler, 1983) - 3/5
- taylor swift, girl detective: the secret of the starbucks lovers (zageris, 2016) - 3/5
- the last thing he wanted (didion, 1997) - 3.5/5
- slade house (mitchell, 2015) - 3/5
- naked (sedaris, 1997) - 2.5/5
- speedboat (adler, 1976) - 3.5/5
- all the birds in the sky (anders, 2016) - 2/5
- the stick soldiers (martin, 2013) - 3/5
- notes on suicide (critchley, 2015) - 2.5/5
- fakes (shields, 2012) - 1/5
- kafka (crumb, mairowitz, 2007) - 2.5/5
- refugees, terror and other troubles with the neighbors (zizek, 2016) - 3.5/5
- dreams from my father (obama, 1995) - 3
- the association of small bombs (mahajan, 2016) - 3.5/5
movies - 50/50
- mission impossible: rogue nation (2015) - 3/5
- black coal, thin ice (2014) - 3/5
- inside out (2015) - 4.5/5
- the revenant (2015) - 4/5
- the imaginarium of doctor parnassus (2009) - 3/5
- spectre (2015) - 2/5
- creed (2015) - 3.5/5
- the good dinosaur (2015) - 2/5
- the avengers: age of ultron (2015) - 3/5
- spotlight (2015) - 4/5
- the hateful eight (2015) - 2.5/5
- commitment (2013) - 3/5
- tinker tailor soldier spy (2011) - 3.5/5
- cartel land (2015) - 4/5
- how to train your dragon 2 (2014) - 2.5/5
- what we do in the shadows (2014) - 3.5/5
- hail caesar! (2015) - 3.5/5
- deadpool (2016) - 2.5/5
- bridge of spies (2015) - 3/5
- the neon demon (2016) - 2.5/5
- the jungle book (2016) - 2/5
- 10 cloverfield lane (2016) - 4/5
- ip man 3 (2016) - 1.5/5
- the hunger games: mockingjay part 2 (2015) - 2/5
- zoolander 2 (2016) - 1.5/5
- keanu (2016) - 3/5
- the nice guys (2016) - 3.5/5
- a war (2016) - 4/5
- heathers (1988) - 3/5
- inside llewyn davis (2013) - 3.5/5
- the little prince (2016) - 3/5
- x-men: apocalypse (2016) - 1/5
- jason bourne (2016) - 3/5
- barton fink (1991) - 3/5
- lessons of darkness (1995) - 4/5
- the conformist (1970) - 3/5
- the big short (2015) - 3/5
- philomena (2013) - 3.5/5
- independence day: resurgence (2016) - 2.5/5
- how i live now (2013) - 3/5
- zootopia (2016) - 4/5
- under the sun (2015) - 2.5/5
- 13th (2016) - 4/5
- little dieter needs to fly (1997) - 4/5
- captain america: civil war (2016) - 2.5/5
- room (2015) - 4/5
- sing street (2016) - 4/5
- a girl walks home alone at night (2014) - 4/5
- the killer (1989) - 3/5
- the lobster (2016) - 3.5/5
Atraveller
Banned
I've finished my challenge also, but I'm still going. Will update at the end of the month.
Krauser Kat
Member
I AM DONE. FUCK YEAH
Krauser Kat - books 50/50 Movies 90/50
Books:
1. Raffles: Amateur Cracksman 01/03/2016
Holy Shit the prose in this books is mindbogglingly beautiful.
2. Mort(e) 01/18/2016
This book was interesting take on the story of animals becoming sentient. All of it happens for the wrong reasons though. Still worth the quick read
3. Sleepless Nights 01/24/2016
This book is gorgeous and thoughtful recollecting of loves lost and gained and people in life. One of my favorites now.
4. H is for Hawk 02/01/2016
lovingly written memoir of herself and TH White. Amazing insight into losing a love one and losing oneself in a hobby and nature.
5. High-Rise 02/3/2016
I read this because i saw the trailer for the movie and it seemed interesting. A fun Take on 3 people dealing with the collapse of civilization
6. Kyrik: Warlock Warrior 02/5/2016
Absolutely by the book and awful but dumb read while on the beach on a small vacation. Early 1970s conanism fantasy
7. The Halloween Tree 02/06/2016
I love bradbury and this book was a fun romp through the history of Halloween and horrors. I saw the movie way way back when but never knew a book existed.
8. Kafka on the Shore
This was mesmerizing and surreal (most murakami) but the 15yr old kid isnt that believable.
9. Wee Free Men 3/29/2016 Pratchett
Pratchetts first young adult book.. not as good as the rest of discworld but ended strong.
10. Witches Salem 1692 3/21/2016 Schiff
Fascinating history of Colonial New England. I loved it and hated it. Killed the rest of my reading this month
11. girl on the train 3/26/2016 Hawkings
I hate everyone in this book. Everyone. It was so depressing to read this as spring started to come out. thankfully its short
Mr Penumbra's
12. 24 hour book store 3/31/2016 Sloan
This is a better lighter shorter Ready Player One but with books and googling and graphic design as the crutch.
13. Visit from the Goon Squad 04/21/16 Egan
Fantastic book. Loved it. I need more egan
14. 11/22/63 04/24/16 King
This was great but a little long winded for a king book. I think i could be edited down. I need to watch the tv show now. This book killed all of my momentum Hopefully I can get it back soon
15. lolita 5/5/2016
Damn this book was intense. Pure classics. I just want to eat all of the descriptions
16. Quarry's List 5/26/2016
This is pure pulp. I fucking enjoyed this soo much. I already bought the next in the series. Its so easy and fun to read.
17. Room to call ones Own 5/31/2016
I really had to push through this one. I like jane austen but jesus, wolfe was on her dick like a cheap prostitute in sailor town. Still informative and thought provoking.
18. Secret History 5/27/2016
Epic. engrossing characters. this is modern day masterpiece even though its almost 20 years old now. I cant wait to read goldfinch now.
19. Miss Peregrines Children 06/06/2016 Riggs
This is a cute kind of xmen/doctor who ish book. Hopefully the movie doesnt suck
20. Quarry 06/17/16 Allan
Super easy read and amazingly pulpy and fantastic that regard.
21. the Gunslinger 06/17/16 King
This is some top tier stephen king. Remember the face of your father.
22. A mans Search for Happiness 06/24/16 Frankle
Jesus this was depressing and awe inspiring. I dont really care for the intro to logotherapy though.
23. The Drawing of Three 06/29/16 King
FUCK DETTA.
24. Annihilation 6/30/16
Weird. I think i like it but i think its oddly written and the history stuff slows the momentum a lot.
25. female barracks 07/08/16
Kicking off a feminist book run. A great look at women in the french reserves during WWII in london and their relationships.
26. The wastelands 07/20/16 King
The tower gets ever closer and we will continue to remember the face of our father
27. train dreams 07/14/16 johnson
Wonderfully written and succint. His characters are ripped from history with lives so robust and heartfelt. Its amazing its actually fiction and not a diary.
28. The Hour of the star 07/21/16 Lispector
I was not ready for this. I will never be ready for this. Prose like this is sipped and enjoyed and cherished.
29. Mr Mercedes 07/26/16 King
I love stephen king. He doesnt have the greatest prose but he can make some characters so fully realized and horrifying. I cringed several times reading this.
30. All the single Ladies 07/28/16
Amazing look at women and their rise to singledom. A great book to read as a male trying to empathize with women's struggle to become equal and live life how they wish to.
31 The keep 08/30/16 Egan
Fun short read by egan. Her style is in full force here
32 TS Elliot Collected Works 08/26/16 Elliot
First time reading Elliot. I kind of rushed through it. I will go back and savor it later
33 Miss Peregrines Children Hollow City 08/23/16 Ransom
The world is getting deeper and more enjoyable. I want to see where this series goes
34 She clime across the table 08/05/16 Letham
I LOVE THIS BOOK. so much fun and sadness and sci fi oddities.
35 Light and Color 08/22/16 Gurney
Gorgeous manual on painting and use of color in art.
36 20th Century Ghost Stories 09/13/16 Hill
Joe hill is the just fantastic.
37 The Bad Begining 09/16/16 Snicket
I bought the box set of all these little wonderful books. Fun quick reads.
38 The Reptile Room 9/21/16 Snicket
Old people are so annoying in kid books
39 The wide window 09/30/16 Snicket
40 Magic for Beginners 10/08/16 Link
This was a delightfully odd book of short stories.
41 Miserable Mill 11/14/16 Snicket
42 Fates and Furies 10/18/16 Groff
I didnt like this very much. I think The guy is a much better protagonist and the switch to her ruins the last half the book.
43 Everyday Sexism 11/12/16 Bates
I loved this book but it made me feel like shit everytime i read it. Finishing it just after the trump election, steeled my need to help make a difference
44 Quarrys Deal 11/04/16 Collins
I love quarry books, the guy is just so fucking cold but he kind of finds a love in this one and does the unexpected.
45 Freedom is a constant struggle 11/26/16 Davis
Getting my radical feminism and intersectionality going.
46 WTF 12/7/16 Schafer
This was a surprise, i expected it to be the tiny fey movie thingy but it was a book about an international cabal of technocrats taking over the world being defended by hippies. Awesome
47 Guns and occasional Music 12/8/16 Letham
Letham is a genius.
48 Austere Academy 12/16/16 Snicket
There is finally overarching plot movement in a snicket book. These are getting fun.
49 The heart goes last 12/14/16 Atwood
Margret has lost her touch, her world building is gettin to be kind of shit lately but i still like some of the side characters.
50 The Vegetarian Kang
This was an intense last read for the year.
Movies
1. C/BGB 1/1/2016
Fun little autobiographical movie with a comic books twist on the birth of the punk scene
2. Frank 1/2/2016
Sad and happy indie movie about an eccentric band with great performances all around.
3. Abominable Bride 1/3/2016
Hurray for more sherlock
4. Anomalisa 1/5/2016
Its gorgeous and touching and supremely normal.
5. Constantine 1/9/2016
i havent seen this since the theater debut... not great but Tilda is great.
6. The Big Short 1/10/2016
Sooo frustrating so great.
7. Alice 1/11/2016
So weird but i love stop motion. Still creepy AF
8. Amadeus 1/12/2016
Beautifully shot and composed. Truly a great movie
9. It Follows 1/16/2016
Great indie movies and suspense builder
10. Prisoners 1/17/2016
Deepy disturbing and fantastic performances all around. So creepy
11. Brazil 1/19/2016
Terry Gilliam, with his take on a dystopian heroes journey.
12. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1/21/2016
This movie is gorgeous and so well made. The hate you feel for the main characters. also perfect age Mirin in sheer lingerie is a sight to see.
13. Dirty Grandpa 1/22/2016
This movie is terrible. fuck this movie. I am so glad my sister paid for this piece of shit
14. End of Days 1/23/2016
I love old Arnie. This movies is pretty bad it might be good because of it, but its bad.
15. amelie 1/24/2016
She is soo cute. I have put off seeing this for sooo long. It was a blast to enjoy this on a lazy sunday
16.Being There 1/26/2016
Peter Sellers last movie. Pretty special piece. I have started quoting it to me girlfriend "I understand"
17.Sicario 1/29/2016
Holy fuck this movie is tense. It just goes from the first minute and doesnt really stop. Loved it, why its not on the best picture list is daming
18.El Topo 1/30/2016
WTF did i just watch
19.Dreams 1/31/2016
Akira Kurosawas last film? some really nice vignettes and gorgeous scenery.
20.Turbo Kid 1/31/2016
The soundtrack. Holy fuck. soo good. The movie was fun too.
21. Hail, Cesar 02/07/2016
I loved this. The cast was amazing and the noir aspects tickled me fancy.
22. The Man who Wasnt There 02/08/16
Coen Brother kick. How did i miss this. I love noirish movies. Soul cripplingly depressing. Loved it.
23. How to draw a bunny 02/09/16
Documentary on crazy artist Ray Johnson. He was an amazing visionary. Really great movie, and a good way to appreciate modern art post warhol.
24.Freaks 2/12/2016
A movie that brought the world of freaks and human oddities to the masses. This was sad tale with terrible people.
25.Man from Uncle 2/13/2016
Guy Ritchie made this stylish AF. The suits, the men, the women, the cars. Everything is gorgeous. I really enjoyed.
26.Faust 2/14/2016
Jan Svankmajer makes a loose adaption of Faust. I love this man movies. His use of foley sound is disturbing and inspires gooseflesh. Really crazy movie though.
27.TMNT(2014) 2/14/2016
Better than i expected.
28. Crumb 2/15/2016
He is so talented and so creepy
29. vvitch 2/19/2016
This was gorgeous. Edge of your seat and hating everyone.
30. white house down 2/20/2016
A fun flick
31. DeadPool [/B ]2/21/2016
Really funny, i enjoyed the shit out of it.
32. Deadman 2/22/2016
How have i not see this. Its so great. Depp played an amazing performance, the soundtrack.
34. spotlight 2/26/2016
This is gut wrenching at times. Great performances by all. Keaton looks like his face fucked an avocado
35. bridge of spies 2/27/2016
I love tom hanks this had just enough suspense and heart.
36. adult world 2/27/2016
Not great, cusack just cashing a check
37. San Andreas 2/28/2016
So fake, but his daughter is super cute.
38. Finding Vivian Maier 3/3/2016
39. Room
40. Pitch Perfect 2 3/20/2016
41. Byzantium 3/25/2016
42. Dope 3/9/2016
43. man up 4/2/2016
44. everybody get some 4/3/2016
45. Rogue nation 4/2/2016
46. far from maddening crowd 4/14/2016
47. Darling 4/19/2016
48. sisters 4/29/2016
49. Civil War 5/6/2016
50. i am road comic 5/7/2016
51. nice guys 5/21/2016
52. goosebumps
53. high rise 5/14/2016
54. hrmingway and gelhorn
55. look whos back 5/28/2016
56. xmen apocolypse 5/29/2016
55. the intern 06/05/16
56. the lobster 06/06/16
57. Hush 06/20/16
58. ZOOTOPIA 06/26/16
59. crimson peak 06/27/16
60. Van Helsing 07/03/16
61. fundamentals of caring 07/06/16
62. translyvania 2 07/09/16
63. sufragette 07/10/16
64. Stranger Things 07/24/16
65. Tickled
66. Zack and Miri make a porno
67. Jane Got a Gun
68. Silver Linings Playbook
69. Elvis and Nixon
70 Kull the Conqueror
71 justifed
72 hell or high water
73 now you see me 2
74 astro boy
75 Kubo
76 Hardcore Henry
77 Chef
78 Drinking Buddies
79 Odd Thomas
80 scouts guide to apocolypse
81 Girl on the train
82 Dr Strange
83 arrival
84 how to be single
85 Star Trek Beyond
86 Neon Demon
87 Creed
88 Jackie
89 Rogue One
90 Blind Date
Krauser Kat - books 50/50 Movies 90/50
Books:
1. Raffles: Amateur Cracksman 01/03/2016
Holy Shit the prose in this books is mindbogglingly beautiful.
2. Mort(e) 01/18/2016
This book was interesting take on the story of animals becoming sentient. All of it happens for the wrong reasons though. Still worth the quick read
3. Sleepless Nights 01/24/2016
This book is gorgeous and thoughtful recollecting of loves lost and gained and people in life. One of my favorites now.
4. H is for Hawk 02/01/2016
lovingly written memoir of herself and TH White. Amazing insight into losing a love one and losing oneself in a hobby and nature.
5. High-Rise 02/3/2016
I read this because i saw the trailer for the movie and it seemed interesting. A fun Take on 3 people dealing with the collapse of civilization
6. Kyrik: Warlock Warrior 02/5/2016
Absolutely by the book and awful but dumb read while on the beach on a small vacation. Early 1970s conanism fantasy
7. The Halloween Tree 02/06/2016
I love bradbury and this book was a fun romp through the history of Halloween and horrors. I saw the movie way way back when but never knew a book existed.
8. Kafka on the Shore
This was mesmerizing and surreal (most murakami) but the 15yr old kid isnt that believable.
9. Wee Free Men 3/29/2016 Pratchett
Pratchetts first young adult book.. not as good as the rest of discworld but ended strong.
10. Witches Salem 1692 3/21/2016 Schiff
Fascinating history of Colonial New England. I loved it and hated it. Killed the rest of my reading this month
11. girl on the train 3/26/2016 Hawkings
I hate everyone in this book. Everyone. It was so depressing to read this as spring started to come out. thankfully its short
Mr Penumbra's
12. 24 hour book store 3/31/2016 Sloan
This is a better lighter shorter Ready Player One but with books and googling and graphic design as the crutch.
13. Visit from the Goon Squad 04/21/16 Egan
Fantastic book. Loved it. I need more egan
14. 11/22/63 04/24/16 King
This was great but a little long winded for a king book. I think i could be edited down. I need to watch the tv show now. This book killed all of my momentum Hopefully I can get it back soon
15. lolita 5/5/2016
Damn this book was intense. Pure classics. I just want to eat all of the descriptions
16. Quarry's List 5/26/2016
This is pure pulp. I fucking enjoyed this soo much. I already bought the next in the series. Its so easy and fun to read.
17. Room to call ones Own 5/31/2016
I really had to push through this one. I like jane austen but jesus, wolfe was on her dick like a cheap prostitute in sailor town. Still informative and thought provoking.
18. Secret History 5/27/2016
Epic. engrossing characters. this is modern day masterpiece even though its almost 20 years old now. I cant wait to read goldfinch now.
19. Miss Peregrines Children 06/06/2016 Riggs
This is a cute kind of xmen/doctor who ish book. Hopefully the movie doesnt suck
20. Quarry 06/17/16 Allan
Super easy read and amazingly pulpy and fantastic that regard.
21. the Gunslinger 06/17/16 King
This is some top tier stephen king. Remember the face of your father.
22. A mans Search for Happiness 06/24/16 Frankle
Jesus this was depressing and awe inspiring. I dont really care for the intro to logotherapy though.
23. The Drawing of Three 06/29/16 King
FUCK DETTA.
24. Annihilation 6/30/16
Weird. I think i like it but i think its oddly written and the history stuff slows the momentum a lot.
25. female barracks 07/08/16
Kicking off a feminist book run. A great look at women in the french reserves during WWII in london and their relationships.
26. The wastelands 07/20/16 King
The tower gets ever closer and we will continue to remember the face of our father
27. train dreams 07/14/16 johnson
Wonderfully written and succint. His characters are ripped from history with lives so robust and heartfelt. Its amazing its actually fiction and not a diary.
28. The Hour of the star 07/21/16 Lispector
I was not ready for this. I will never be ready for this. Prose like this is sipped and enjoyed and cherished.
29. Mr Mercedes 07/26/16 King
I love stephen king. He doesnt have the greatest prose but he can make some characters so fully realized and horrifying. I cringed several times reading this.
30. All the single Ladies 07/28/16
Amazing look at women and their rise to singledom. A great book to read as a male trying to empathize with women's struggle to become equal and live life how they wish to.
31 The keep 08/30/16 Egan
Fun short read by egan. Her style is in full force here
32 TS Elliot Collected Works 08/26/16 Elliot
First time reading Elliot. I kind of rushed through it. I will go back and savor it later
33 Miss Peregrines Children Hollow City 08/23/16 Ransom
The world is getting deeper and more enjoyable. I want to see where this series goes
34 She clime across the table 08/05/16 Letham
I LOVE THIS BOOK. so much fun and sadness and sci fi oddities.
35 Light and Color 08/22/16 Gurney
Gorgeous manual on painting and use of color in art.
36 20th Century Ghost Stories 09/13/16 Hill
Joe hill is the just fantastic.
37 The Bad Begining 09/16/16 Snicket
I bought the box set of all these little wonderful books. Fun quick reads.
38 The Reptile Room 9/21/16 Snicket
Old people are so annoying in kid books
39 The wide window 09/30/16 Snicket
40 Magic for Beginners 10/08/16 Link
This was a delightfully odd book of short stories.
41 Miserable Mill 11/14/16 Snicket
42 Fates and Furies 10/18/16 Groff
I didnt like this very much. I think The guy is a much better protagonist and the switch to her ruins the last half the book.
43 Everyday Sexism 11/12/16 Bates
I loved this book but it made me feel like shit everytime i read it. Finishing it just after the trump election, steeled my need to help make a difference
44 Quarrys Deal 11/04/16 Collins
I love quarry books, the guy is just so fucking cold but he kind of finds a love in this one and does the unexpected.
45 Freedom is a constant struggle 11/26/16 Davis
Getting my radical feminism and intersectionality going.
46 WTF 12/7/16 Schafer
This was a surprise, i expected it to be the tiny fey movie thingy but it was a book about an international cabal of technocrats taking over the world being defended by hippies. Awesome
47 Guns and occasional Music 12/8/16 Letham
Letham is a genius.
48 Austere Academy 12/16/16 Snicket
There is finally overarching plot movement in a snicket book. These are getting fun.
49 The heart goes last 12/14/16 Atwood
Margret has lost her touch, her world building is gettin to be kind of shit lately but i still like some of the side characters.
50 The Vegetarian Kang
This was an intense last read for the year.
Movies
1. C/BGB 1/1/2016
Fun little autobiographical movie with a comic books twist on the birth of the punk scene
2. Frank 1/2/2016
Sad and happy indie movie about an eccentric band with great performances all around.
3. Abominable Bride 1/3/2016
Hurray for more sherlock
4. Anomalisa 1/5/2016
Its gorgeous and touching and supremely normal.
5. Constantine 1/9/2016
i havent seen this since the theater debut... not great but Tilda is great.
6. The Big Short 1/10/2016
Sooo frustrating so great.
7. Alice 1/11/2016
So weird but i love stop motion. Still creepy AF
8. Amadeus 1/12/2016
Beautifully shot and composed. Truly a great movie
9. It Follows 1/16/2016
Great indie movies and suspense builder
10. Prisoners 1/17/2016
Deepy disturbing and fantastic performances all around. So creepy
11. Brazil 1/19/2016
Terry Gilliam, with his take on a dystopian heroes journey.
12. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1/21/2016
This movie is gorgeous and so well made. The hate you feel for the main characters. also perfect age Mirin in sheer lingerie is a sight to see.
13. Dirty Grandpa 1/22/2016
This movie is terrible. fuck this movie. I am so glad my sister paid for this piece of shit
14. End of Days 1/23/2016
I love old Arnie. This movies is pretty bad it might be good because of it, but its bad.
15. amelie 1/24/2016
She is soo cute. I have put off seeing this for sooo long. It was a blast to enjoy this on a lazy sunday
16.Being There 1/26/2016
Peter Sellers last movie. Pretty special piece. I have started quoting it to me girlfriend "I understand"
17.Sicario 1/29/2016
Holy fuck this movie is tense. It just goes from the first minute and doesnt really stop. Loved it, why its not on the best picture list is daming
18.El Topo 1/30/2016
WTF did i just watch
19.Dreams 1/31/2016
Akira Kurosawas last film? some really nice vignettes and gorgeous scenery.
20.Turbo Kid 1/31/2016
The soundtrack. Holy fuck. soo good. The movie was fun too.
21. Hail, Cesar 02/07/2016
I loved this. The cast was amazing and the noir aspects tickled me fancy.
22. The Man who Wasnt There 02/08/16
Coen Brother kick. How did i miss this. I love noirish movies. Soul cripplingly depressing. Loved it.
23. How to draw a bunny 02/09/16
Documentary on crazy artist Ray Johnson. He was an amazing visionary. Really great movie, and a good way to appreciate modern art post warhol.
24.Freaks 2/12/2016
A movie that brought the world of freaks and human oddities to the masses. This was sad tale with terrible people.
25.Man from Uncle 2/13/2016
Guy Ritchie made this stylish AF. The suits, the men, the women, the cars. Everything is gorgeous. I really enjoyed.
26.Faust 2/14/2016
Jan Svankmajer makes a loose adaption of Faust. I love this man movies. His use of foley sound is disturbing and inspires gooseflesh. Really crazy movie though.
27.TMNT(2014) 2/14/2016
Better than i expected.
28. Crumb 2/15/2016
He is so talented and so creepy
29. vvitch 2/19/2016
This was gorgeous. Edge of your seat and hating everyone.
30. white house down 2/20/2016
A fun flick
31. DeadPool [/B ]2/21/2016
Really funny, i enjoyed the shit out of it.
32. Deadman 2/22/2016
How have i not see this. Its so great. Depp played an amazing performance, the soundtrack.
34. spotlight 2/26/2016
This is gut wrenching at times. Great performances by all. Keaton looks like his face fucked an avocado
35. bridge of spies 2/27/2016
I love tom hanks this had just enough suspense and heart.
36. adult world 2/27/2016
Not great, cusack just cashing a check
37. San Andreas 2/28/2016
So fake, but his daughter is super cute.
38. Finding Vivian Maier 3/3/2016
39. Room
40. Pitch Perfect 2 3/20/2016
41. Byzantium 3/25/2016
42. Dope 3/9/2016
43. man up 4/2/2016
44. everybody get some 4/3/2016
45. Rogue nation 4/2/2016
46. far from maddening crowd 4/14/2016
47. Darling 4/19/2016
48. sisters 4/29/2016
49. Civil War 5/6/2016
50. i am road comic 5/7/2016
51. nice guys 5/21/2016
52. goosebumps
53. high rise 5/14/2016
54. hrmingway and gelhorn
55. look whos back 5/28/2016
56. xmen apocolypse 5/29/2016
55. the intern 06/05/16
56. the lobster 06/06/16
57. Hush 06/20/16
58. ZOOTOPIA 06/26/16
59. crimson peak 06/27/16
60. Van Helsing 07/03/16
61. fundamentals of caring 07/06/16
62. translyvania 2 07/09/16
63. sufragette 07/10/16
64. Stranger Things 07/24/16
65. Tickled
66. Zack and Miri make a porno
67. Jane Got a Gun
68. Silver Linings Playbook
69. Elvis and Nixon
70 Kull the Conqueror
71 justifed
72 hell or high water
73 now you see me 2
74 astro boy
75 Kubo
76 Hardcore Henry
77 Chef
78 Drinking Buddies
79 Odd Thomas
80 scouts guide to apocolypse
81 Girl on the train
82 Dr Strange
83 arrival
84 how to be single
85 Star Trek Beyond
86 Neon Demon
87 Creed
88 Jackie
89 Rogue One
90 Blind Date
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
I'd love to help out in any way I can but I just recently got a baby girl so my attention will be elsewhere next year. (This will most likely affect my performance next year as well, even though she's very Netflix friendly.)
Maklershed
Member
Hit the 50/50 goal as of yesterday. I'm now at 51 books and 50 movies.
witchedwiz
Member
Book-wise failed again this year..
By a wide margin..
By a wide margin..
The Story of the Stone!
choodi
Banned
Haha, 540 pages might be a bit much for less than a week, but I'll keep that in mind for next year when I'm not so concerned about finishing.
Congrats!