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I gave myself the goal last year to seek out books by minorities and people of colour in an effort to widen my knowledge base and encourage non-mainstream authors. I've done alright with the challenge: 22 of the books I read this year were by people of colour or LGBTQA authors. Admittedly, probably almost half of those were manga series (again, I only count the first volume), but it's still a respectable total.
I also managed to read one more book than in 2016, completely coincidentally. Apparently I have a predictable pattern of reading. 83 books total this year, with 48 fiction, 9 non-fiction, and 3 French novels. I also reread 23 novels.
This year's favorites go to:
* the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. I read several volumes this year and each one is better than the last.
* the A Conjuring of Light series by V.E. Schwab. A standout trilogy that starts off well and ends with a huge bang.
* Binti by Nnedi Okorafor. I was surprised when I got my copy from the library: it's an itty-bitty thing, almost a short story, barely a novella. But it was perfect. Sci-fi and space aliens meet tribal Africa and deep-rooted tradition.
I also managed to see 28 movies (new and new-to-me), despite almost never getting to the movie theatre! The joy of Netflix and spending long hours in the dentist's office...
* Boy Meets Girl (2014) - a cute story of a transgender girl in a small town. It was refreshing not just that this movie was out there, but that it cast an actual transgender person in the leading role.
* Beauty and the Beast (2017) - oh, I was so afraid going into this movie! But they struck the right note over and over, fixing the discrepancies, edging away from Stockholm syndrome, and generally making me fall in love with this movie all over again.
* Your Name (2016) - I saw this completely randomly and loved every second of it. Boy and girl swap bodies, and desperately try to seek each other out.
And finally, last but not least, I managed no less than 2 concerts this year! I saw Mother Mother at the NAC with K.Flay opening, and Bears of Legend (again) at, of all places, the CMH theatre. I also saw Phantom of the Opera at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, and the movie airing of George Takei's Allegiance.
I also managed to read one more book than in 2016, completely coincidentally. Apparently I have a predictable pattern of reading. 83 books total this year, with 48 fiction, 9 non-fiction, and 3 French novels. I also reread 23 novels.
This year's favorites go to:
* the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. I read several volumes this year and each one is better than the last.
* the A Conjuring of Light series by V.E. Schwab. A standout trilogy that starts off well and ends with a huge bang.
* Binti by Nnedi Okorafor. I was surprised when I got my copy from the library: it's an itty-bitty thing, almost a short story, barely a novella. But it was perfect. Sci-fi and space aliens meet tribal Africa and deep-rooted tradition.
I also managed to see 28 movies (new and new-to-me), despite almost never getting to the movie theatre! The joy of Netflix and spending long hours in the dentist's office...
* Boy Meets Girl (2014) - a cute story of a transgender girl in a small town. It was refreshing not just that this movie was out there, but that it cast an actual transgender person in the leading role.
* Beauty and the Beast (2017) - oh, I was so afraid going into this movie! But they struck the right note over and over, fixing the discrepancies, edging away from Stockholm syndrome, and generally making me fall in love with this movie all over again.
* Your Name (2016) - I saw this completely randomly and loved every second of it. Boy and girl swap bodies, and desperately try to seek each other out.
And finally, last but not least, I managed no less than 2 concerts this year! I saw Mother Mother at the NAC with K.Flay opening, and Bears of Legend (again) at, of all places, the CMH theatre. I also saw Phantom of the Opera at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, and the movie airing of George Takei's Allegiance.
