Thursday, January 14, 2016
2015 Reading Summary
Summary of what I read in 2015, "*" denotes a re-read.
Graphic novels have been noted sporadically, read many more of those, but didn't always remember to include in list.
january
---------
the collector - sergi toppi
the mighty avengers vol 2 - family bonding - al ewing + valerio schiti
saga vol 4 - brian k vaughan + fiona staples
manhattan projects vol 4- hickmann + pitarra
manhattan projects vol 5- hickmann + pitarra
hot head - simon ings *
daniel fights a hurricane - shane jones
let's put the future behind us - jack womack
solaris rising 3
afterparty - darryl gregory
vN - madeline ashby
descent - ken macleod
february
-----------
planesrunner - ian mcdonald*
colorless tsukuru tazaki and his years of pilgrimage - haruki murakami
coffin hill 2 - dark endeavours
hellblazer 10 in the line of fire
glow - ned beauman
march
------
the magic pen - dylan horrocks
something coming through - paul mcauley
avengers adapt or die
alif the unseen - g willow wilson
april
-------
get in trouble - kelly link
blue remembered earth - alastair reynolds
the rabbit back literature society -Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen
justice calling (20 sided sorcereress) - annie bellet
tigerman - nick harkaway
may
----
glaze - kim curran
rivers of london - ben aaranovitch*
glorious angels - justina robson
dead witch walking - kim harrison
spirits abroad - zen cho
stand on zanzibar - john brunner
june
-----
the peripheral - william gibson*
city of stairs - robert jackson bennett
july
-----
three parts dead - max gladstone*
strange and norrell - suzanne clarke
wicked+divine book 2
avengers infinity
wytches volume 1
this is life - dan rhodes
august
------
leviathan wakes - james s a corey
jagganith - karin tidbeck
wolves of london: obsidian hearts
the field of the cloth of gold - magnus mills
the other wind - ursula le guin
september
----------
alien separation - gini koch
ack-ack macaque - gareth powell
the sorceror of the wildeeps - kai ashante wilson
the sorceror to the crown - zen cho
october
---------
twelve tomorrows (harkaway, stross, sterling, bauman, etc)
holy fire - bruce sterling*
be my enemy - ian mcdonald
daker shade of magic - ve schwab
follow me - victoria gemmel
november
--------
2312 - kim stanley robinson
welcome to night vale - fink/cranor
december
--------
the bone clocks - david mitchell
divine misfortune - a lee martinez
bookburners 1 - max gladstone
bookburners 2
bookburners 3
bookburners 4
bookburners 5
hexomancy - michael r underwood
the seed collectors - scarlett thomas
ack ack macaque - gareth powell*
Graphic novels have been noted sporadically, read many more of those, but didn't always remember to include in list.
january
---------
the collector - sergi toppi
the mighty avengers vol 2 - family bonding - al ewing + valerio schiti
saga vol 4 - brian k vaughan + fiona staples
manhattan projects vol 4- hickmann + pitarra
manhattan projects vol 5- hickmann + pitarra
hot head - simon ings *
daniel fights a hurricane - shane jones
let's put the future behind us - jack womack
solaris rising 3
afterparty - darryl gregory
vN - madeline ashby
descent - ken macleod
february
-----------
planesrunner - ian mcdonald*
colorless tsukuru tazaki and his years of pilgrimage - haruki murakami
coffin hill 2 - dark endeavours
hellblazer 10 in the line of fire
glow - ned beauman
march
------
the magic pen - dylan horrocks
something coming through - paul mcauley
avengers adapt or die
alif the unseen - g willow wilson
april
-------
get in trouble - kelly link
blue remembered earth - alastair reynolds
the rabbit back literature society -Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen
justice calling (20 sided sorcereress) - annie bellet
tigerman - nick harkaway
may
----
glaze - kim curran
rivers of london - ben aaranovitch*
glorious angels - justina robson
dead witch walking - kim harrison
spirits abroad - zen cho
stand on zanzibar - john brunner
june
-----
the peripheral - william gibson*
city of stairs - robert jackson bennett
july
-----
three parts dead - max gladstone*
strange and norrell - suzanne clarke
wicked+divine book 2
avengers infinity
wytches volume 1
this is life - dan rhodes
august
------
leviathan wakes - james s a corey
jagganith - karin tidbeck
wolves of london: obsidian hearts
the field of the cloth of gold - magnus mills
the other wind - ursula le guin
september
----------
alien separation - gini koch
ack-ack macaque - gareth powell
the sorceror of the wildeeps - kai ashante wilson
the sorceror to the crown - zen cho
october
---------
twelve tomorrows (harkaway, stross, sterling, bauman, etc)
holy fire - bruce sterling*
be my enemy - ian mcdonald
daker shade of magic - ve schwab
follow me - victoria gemmel
november
--------
2312 - kim stanley robinson
welcome to night vale - fink/cranor
december
--------
the bone clocks - david mitchell
divine misfortune - a lee martinez
bookburners 1 - max gladstone
bookburners 2
bookburners 3
bookburners 4
bookburners 5
hexomancy - michael r underwood
the seed collectors - scarlett thomas
ack ack macaque - gareth powell*
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
2015 Film Summary
The films I saw in 2015, broken down by month, with "*" denoting a repeat viewing:
january
---------
exodus
birdman
night at the museum - secret of the tomb
mockingjay part 1
wild
taken 3
ex machina
kingsmen
february
--------
big hero six
jupiter ascendent
inherent vice
love is strange
wild tales
project almanac
shaun the sheep
blackhat
kingsmen*
march
-------
thor 2*
sin city 2
the second best exotic marigold hotel
it follows
appropriate behaviour
catch me daddy
chappie
the second best exotic marigold hotel*
tremors*
the voices
brothers bloom*
ladies and gentleman the fabulous stains
april
-----
the voices*
insurgent
while we're young
duff
child 44
john wick
fast and furious 7
avengers age of ultron
woman in gold
may
----
the falling
unfriended
pitch perfect 2
avengers age of ultron*
a girl walks home alone at night
tomorrowland
man up
june
-----
mad max fury road
black coal, ice thin
pitch perfect 2*
spy
mr. holmes
overnight
july
----
terminator genisys
ant-man
magic mike xxl
the salt of the earth
self/less
august
------
maggie
the ballad of barnie thomson
fantastic four 2015
kiki's delivery service*
southpaw
mission impossible: rogue nation
september
----------
we are your friends
dope
american ultra
hitman agent 47
paper towns
me, earl and the dying girl
maze runner - scorch trials
lost in hong kong
inside out
october
-------
solace
the intern
the martian
sicario
mortal instruments film*
next avengers animation
the lobster
crimson peak
the last witch hunter
skeletons
this girls life
the tracey fragments
scouts guide to the zombie apocalypese
november
--------
jonah hex
kontroll*
the bothersome man*
hackers*
pi*
kairo (pulse)*
blue crush 2
the vanquisher
nostalgia
sukiyaki western django
winter's bone
ashura
the ex-files 2
pan
bond - spectre
burnt
our times
mockingjay part 2
cabin in the woods*
december
--------
carol
grandma
sisters
star wars the force awakens
surprise - journey to the west
future shock! the story of 2000ad
snoopy movie
star wars the force awakens*
january
---------
exodus
birdman
night at the museum - secret of the tomb
mockingjay part 1
wild
taken 3
ex machina
kingsmen
february
--------
big hero six
jupiter ascendent
inherent vice
love is strange
wild tales
project almanac
shaun the sheep
blackhat
kingsmen*
march
-------
thor 2*
sin city 2
the second best exotic marigold hotel
it follows
appropriate behaviour
catch me daddy
chappie
the second best exotic marigold hotel*
tremors*
the voices
brothers bloom*
ladies and gentleman the fabulous stains
april
-----
the voices*
insurgent
while we're young
duff
child 44
john wick
fast and furious 7
avengers age of ultron
woman in gold
may
----
the falling
unfriended
pitch perfect 2
avengers age of ultron*
a girl walks home alone at night
tomorrowland
man up
june
-----
mad max fury road
black coal, ice thin
pitch perfect 2*
spy
mr. holmes
overnight
july
----
terminator genisys
ant-man
magic mike xxl
the salt of the earth
self/less
august
------
maggie
the ballad of barnie thomson
fantastic four 2015
kiki's delivery service*
southpaw
mission impossible: rogue nation
september
----------
we are your friends
dope
american ultra
hitman agent 47
paper towns
me, earl and the dying girl
maze runner - scorch trials
lost in hong kong
inside out
october
-------
solace
the intern
the martian
sicario
mortal instruments film*
next avengers animation
the lobster
crimson peak
the last witch hunter
skeletons
this girls life
the tracey fragments
scouts guide to the zombie apocalypese
november
--------
jonah hex
kontroll*
the bothersome man*
hackers*
pi*
kairo (pulse)*
blue crush 2
the vanquisher
nostalgia
sukiyaki western django
winter's bone
ashura
the ex-files 2
pan
bond - spectre
burnt
our times
mockingjay part 2
cabin in the woods*
december
--------
carol
grandma
sisters
star wars the force awakens
surprise - journey to the west
future shock! the story of 2000ad
snoopy movie
star wars the force awakens*