2011 Books Read and Films Seen

Again, for the sake of posterity, the lists of books that I read and films that I saw in 2011:

2011 Reading List (Out of 4 Stars)
China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F. McHugh, 1992) ***

• Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell, 2004) *****
• Cyberabad Days (Ian McDonald, 2009) ****
• Embassytown (China Miéville, 2011) ***
• Faust: Part One (J.W. von Goethe, 1808; trans David Luke, 2008)
• Filaria (Brent Hayward, 2008) ***
• Fleetwood (William Godwin, 1805)
• The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins, 2008) [reread]
• King Lear (Shakespeare, 1603-1606)
• Neuromancer (William Gibson, 1984) [reread]
• Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro, 2005) [reread]
• Paradise Lost (John Milton, 1667/1674) [reread]
• Rich Dad Poor Dad (Robert Kiyosaki, 2010)
• Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen, 1811)
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey, 1989/2004)
• Spin (Robert Charles Wilson, 2006) *** 1/2
• Under Heaven (Guy Gavriel Kay, 2010) ***
• Walsingham (Mary Robinson, 1797)

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Favourites of 2011

Without further adieu, my lists of my favourite reads, films, and music of 2011!

Favourite Novels/Books Read in 2011 (Out of 4 Stars)
1. Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell, 2004)  *****
2. Cyberabad Days (Ian McDonald, 2009)  ****
3. Spin (Robert Charles Wilson, 2006)  *** 1/2
4. Embassytown (China Miéville, 2011)  ***
5. Under Heaven (Guy Gavriel Kay, 2010)  ***
6. Filaria (Brent Hayward, 2008)  ***
7. China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F. McHugh, 1992)  ***


Favourite Films Released in 2011 (Out of 4 Stars)
1. Drive  ****
2. Jane Eyre  ****
3. The Descendants  ****
4. Take Shelter  ****
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2  ****
6. Hugo  ****
7. Another Earth  *** 1/2
8. Martha Marcy May Marlene  *** 1/2
9. Midnight in Paris  *** 1/2
10. Rango  *** 1/2

Honourable Mentions: Hanna; Meek's Cutoff; The Whistle Blower.

Notable Disappointments: The Adjustment Bureau; The Ides of March; Melancholia; The Tree of Life.

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