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Book List 2017!

Goal: 48 Read: 48 New Authors: 13!: Rebekah Crane, Georgia Hunter, David Machado, Dee Lestari, Garson O’Toole, Tahereh Mafi, Soraya Lane, Courtney Elizabeth Mauk, F.C. Lee, Kory Stamper, Marie Lu, Mohsin Hamid, & Krysten Ritter Re-reads: 2: 1984, & The Stupidest Angel

1. The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo #1) - Rick Riordan, ★★★★

2. Dragon Fly in Amber (Outlander #2) - Diana Gabaldon, ★★★★

3. Seven Up (Stephanie Plum #7) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★

4. Packing For Mars: The Curious Science of Life In The Void) - Mary Roach, ★★★★★

5. Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum #8) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★

6. The Odds of Loving Grover Cleveland - Rebekah Crane, ★★★

7. 1984 - George Orwell, ★★★★

8. To The Nines (Stephanie Plum #9), ★★★

9. At Night We Walk In Circles - Daniel Alarcón, ★★★★

10. Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum #10) - Janet Evanovich, ★★

11. We Were the Lucky Ones - Georgia Hunter, ★★★★

12. Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum #11) - Janet Evanovich, ★★

13. Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum #12) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★★

14. Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum #13) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★

15. The Shelf Life of Happiness - David Machado, ★★★

16. Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War - Mary Roach, ★★★★

17. Paper Boats - Dee Lestari, ★★★★

18. Hemingway Didn’t Say That: The Truth Behind Familiar Quotations - Garson O’Toole, ★★

19. Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) - Tahereh Mafi, ★★★★

20. Unravel Me (Shatter me #2) - Tahereh Mafi, ★★★

21. Unite Me (Shatter Me #1.5 & 2.5) - Tahereh Mafi, ★★

22. Ignite Me (Shatter Me #3) - Tahereh Mafi, ★★★

23. American Gods - Neil Gaiman, ★★★

24. Wives of War - Soraya Lane, ★★★

25. The Special Power of Restoring Lost Things - Courtney Elizabeth Mauk, ★★

26. Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum #14) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★

27. Finger Lickin’ Fifteen (Stephanie Plum #15) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★

28. Sizzling Sixteen (Stephanie Plum #16) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★

29. Smoking Seventeen (Stephanie Plum #17) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★

30. The Epic Crush of Genie Lo - F.C. Lee, ★★★★

31. Word By Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries - Kory Stamper, ★★★★

32. Explosive Eighteen (Stephanie Plum #18) - Janet Evanovich, ★★

33. Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng, ★★★★★

34. The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo #2) - Rick Riordan, ★★★★

35. Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum #19) - Janet Evanovich, ★★

36. Young Jane Young - Gabrielle Zevin, ★★★★

37. Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum #20) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★

38. Warcross (Warcross #1) - Marie Lu, ★★★★

39. Sourdough - Robin Sloan, ★★★★

40. La Belle Sauvage (The Book Of Dust #1) - Philip Pullman, ★★★★

41. Voyager (Outlander #3) - Diana Gabaldon, ★★★★

42. Feedback (Newsflesh #4) - Mira Grant, ★★★★

43. Top Secret Twenty-one (Stephanie Plum #21) - Janet Evanovich, ★★

44. Exit West - Mohsin Hamid, ★★★★★

45. Bonfire - Krysten Ritter, ★★★★

46. Artemis - Andy Weir, ★★

47. The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror (Pine Cove #3) - Christopher Moore, ★★★

48. Mrs. Fletcher - Tom Perotta, ★★★

**WARNING** SPOILERS BELOW!

1. The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo #1) - Rick Riordan, ★★★★ Here's the thing. I know these are middle school books, HOWEVER some of my favorite modern literary characters have come from Riordan's Demigod books and this one contains the return of two of my favorites. I'm glad that he's continuing to write them, though I wish he would up the reading level, as I'm sure a lot of his readers are into YA levels now. An easy start for the new year! Progress: January 1, 2017 – Started Reading January 4, 2017 – Finished Reading

2. Dragon Fly in Amber (Outlander #2) - Diana Gabaldon, ★★★★ I must admit, I enjoyed this one much more than the first (a surprise, considering I wasn't a huge fan of season 2 of the show). It deals a lot more with history and the coming together of the Rising, which was more interesting than I expected. The ending was still incredibly sad and hopeful (as I did expect) and got me right in the heart. Progress: January 5, 2017 – Started Reading January 6, 2017 –page 79. "This book is long af. I was surprised to see a big reveal for a character (if you could call it that, I guess) in the first chapter. Oh the differences between tv writing and novels." January 12, 2017 –page 389. "Dude just pulled a snake out of his pocket like it was no thing. Wtf was happening in France?! Don't keep snakes in your jackets, gents. That is weird af." January 14, 2017 –page 521 "Sudden POV shift to Jaime is odd and unexpected. It seems that it's just in chunks? Makes it feel uneven." January 15, 2017 – Finished Reading

3. Seven Up (Stephanie Plum #7) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★ Stephanie is bad at her job, these are super formulaic and there's a standard love triangle, yet I can't stop reading these. They are the potato chip of bounty hunter novels. Progress: January 16, 2017 – Started Reading January 18, 2017 – Finished Reading

4. Packing For Mars: The Curious Science of Life In The Void - Mary Roach, ★★★★★ Full of science, humor and a lot of information I never thought to ask about space. Mary Roach is my favorite science writer, quite possibly my favorite non-fiction writer. Stiff will probably always be my favorite of her books, but I think this is tied for 2nd with Gulp. Progress: January 19, 2017 – Started Reading January 19, 2017 – Shelved January 20, 2017 – page 133 "It's things like, "buttocks are nature's safety foam" that make me love Mary Roach's books. Give me all the facts in amusing and easily digestable prose!" January 24, 2017 – Finished Reading

5. Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum #8) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★ I figure since this book came out over 13 years ago, spoilers don't count, so I'm not going to put this under a cut, but at least a warning. WARNING. Stephanie is still terrible at her job, goes through cars more often than she buys tanks of gas, but at least she FINALLY BANGED RANGER. Unfortunately we only got a paragraph of explanation, which does not do justice to his apparent sexiness. (For the record, I'm still Team Cupcake.) This one did feel a bit different, as she wasn't money-driven to solve the case. It does lend her a bit more... humanity? Progress: January 25, 2017 – Started Reading January 25, 2017 – page 94 "Gdi Stephanie, if you're going to handcuff a FTA to your car, DON'T LEAVE THE KEYS IN IT. I swear 😒 is the only face I make when reading these." January 26, 2017 – page 128 "AGAIN with the wedging herself into a car. A Honda CR-V is a gd suv. Despite Stephanie being repulsed by her 'stomach roll', unless she has the seat very far up, doubtful considering she is also tall, she would not need to wedge herself into the front seat of an suv. Ughhhhhh. 😒" January 27, 2017 – Finished Reading

6. The Odds of Loving Grover Cleveland - Rebekah Crane, ★★★ I got this as a Kindle First Read and decided to read it as a filler between trips to the library. It proved to be a very quick read, and reminded me of Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, though they aren't really that similar. (I had conflicting feelings about that one, too.) I think it does downplay mental illness, but does a good job of showcasing the power of friendship (less cheesy than it sounds), being there, and how tenuous that can be. Progress: January 28, 2017 – Started Reading January 29, 2017 – Finished Reading

7. 1984 - George Orwell, ★★★★ It's pretty clear why everyone is suddenly re-reading this. It's not going to save us though. Progress: January 29, 2017 – Started Reading January 31, 2017 – page 81 ""The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. His heart sank as he thought of the enormous power arrayed against him..." #alarminglyrelevant" February 4, 2017 – page 199 "I know it's been years since I read this, but did I really just conveniently forget how wordy and dense it was? Oof." February 5, 2017 – Finished Reading

8. To The Nines (Stephanie Plum #9), ★★★ Finally some real character development! Or at least acknowledgement from Stephanie that she has learned things (wearing sensible shoes) and that she feels lackluster in her performance. It was interesting to see her finally evaluate her life outside of who she is as a romantic partner (I know that the romance is a big part of the series, but still). And it was nice to see Vinnie be a little less creepy and explore some different bond types. Progress: February 6, 2017 – Started Reading February 6, 2017 – page 32 "Not really sure how I feel about Stephanie's hatred of a lady she just met, especially considering it seems to tie in with how she looks. Uncomfortable." February 7, 2017 – page 248 "For the second time, Stephanie has mentioned having sensible shoes on in case she has to run. She IS getting better!" February 8, 2017 – Finished Reading

9. At Night We Walk In Circles - Daniel Alarcón, ★★★★ A winding novel with an unexpected ending. I really had no idea what it was going to be about, but I had read Lost City Radio in 07 or 08 for my Writers on Writing class and enjoyed it quite a bit and was excited to see that he had written another novel. Progress: February 8, 2017 – Started Reading February 18, 2017 – Finished Reading

10. Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum #10) - Janet Evanovich, ★★ I have a lot of issues with this one. First the good: Ranger and the tiny peek into his life. And the return of Sally Sweet!! The bad: This one feels pretty racist with all of the gang bits. Stephanie seems to suffer no consequences for her terrible actions and she continues to suck at her job. Despite her constant refusal to get a different job, there are times where she's is pretty lackadaisical when it comes to actually doing it. There were A LOT of questionable things that happened, some really awful and terrible things, and at the end everyone is like, "lol, nbd." ARE YOU KIDDING ME. Actions have consequences, unless you're at the end of a Plum novel, I guess. Progress: February 18, 2017 – Started Reading February 22, 2017 – page 181 "So much fat shaming/ guilt happening right now I want to stop reading. This is the part of 'chick lit' that I loathe. Way to reinforce stereotypes. At the same time, if your character is going to eat a dozen donuts a day, she should know that she's going to gain weight and be on the lookout for diabetes because that's is just unhealthy." February 23, 2017 - page 226 "Jfc Stephanie, this is the worst idea, ever. If I didn't know the series was continuing, I'd think this is how the character got killed off." February 24, 2017 – Finished Reading

11. We Were the Lucky Ones - Georgia Hunter, ★★★★ Oh, my heart. This was pretty difficult for me to start, mostly because I didn't want to get too attached to characters that were bound to have a horrific end. However, once it gets going (ie, all the terrible things start happening), it goes pretty quickly. I don't know if if any one novel can encapsulate the spanning horror of the Holocaust, and I appreciate (not sure if that's the right word) that Hunter went for a more focused approach, scattering milestone dates within the story. Progress: February 25, 2017 – Started Reading March 8, 2017 – Finished Reading

12. Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum #11) - Janet Evanovich, ★★ :Deep, prolonged, exasperated sigh: Stephanie, Stephanie, Stephanie. I'm so glad you're a fictional character, because I'm pretty sure I'd hate you if you were real. AND YET, I can't stop reading these. I blame Morelli and Ranger. Progress: March 9, 2017 – Started Reading March 11, 2017 – Finished Reading

13. Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum #12) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★★ FINALLY. A story I liked! We get a lot of Ranger in this one, a pretty decent story, and none of Stephanie's cars blow up! She's competent and not as silly. I was wrong about the 'turning point' moment! Finally, finally, finally. Progress: March 13, 2017 – Started Reading March 15, 2017 – page 201 "There's usually a point in each of the novels where I think, 'that is how everything is going to go to hell.' This one is leaving her gd panic button at the office and skipping town to get away from "scary stuff" and Ranger, while someone is trying to KILL HER." March 17, 2017 – Finished Reading

14. Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum #13) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★ I had issues with some of the motives in this one (especially with Joyce) and I continue to be annoyed that Morelli and Ranger pass Stephanie between them while 'protecting' her. The ending seemed a bit trite, but at least her car died in a normal way. Not entirely sure how I feel about her constantly complaining about her job. But perhaps I'm expecting too much. Progress: March 22, 2017 – Started Reading April 1, 2017 – Finished Reading

15. The Shelf Life of Happiness - David Machado, ★★★ I got this as a Kindle First read, so I wasn't really sure what I was getting into. I liked it well enough. I definitely wanted more of the story, the end felt kind of abrupt. Progress: April 26, 2017 – Started Reading May 7, 2017 – Finished Reading

16. Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War - Mary Roach, ★★★★ Though not my favorite of Roach's books (that will always go to Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers), I found this a lot more interesting than I thought I would because it's about subjects I wouldn't have immediately thought of when thinking, 'war.' A lot of the 'gross' that Roach does so well, (who thinks about diarrhea when fighting a battle?) along with textile science and shark repellent. Progress: May 9, 2017 – Started Reading May 18, 2017 – Finished Reading

17. Paper Boats - Dee Lestari, ★★★★ I ended up loving this book a lot more than I expected it to. It's very sweet. The characters are charming and likeable. It does a very good job of capturing the awkward personal growth that happens during college and how it affects relationships. I thought I could feel a bit of Tiffany Tsao in her translation, at least I found some similarities to her novel. I can certainly see why Lestari is such a popular writer in Indonesia. One of the best Kindle First books I've read. Progress: May 18, 2017 – Started Reading May 23, 2017 – Finished Reading

18. Hemingway Didn’t Say That: The Truth Behind Familiar Quotations - Garson O’Toole, ★★ Oof. I will say that this is very well researched. Clearly a lot of time and effort went into finding the origins of these quotes, and I do appreciate that. However, I am not a fan of how the information is presented. Most of it feels pretentious ("QI feels...") and stiff. To be completely honest, I don't read many nonfiction books for a similar reason, so it's purely opinion. Progress: May 24, 2017 – Started Reading May 24, 2017 – 1.0% "Holy pretentiousness Batman... This might be rough to get through, but I really love quotes..." May 24, 2017 – 2.0% "There's faulty information on the Internet?! YOU DON'T SAY. (It is possible that I'm not the target generation for this intro.)" May 25, 2017 – 11.0% "Maybe I don't like quotes as much as I thought I did." May 28, 2017 – page 59 14.9% "My last year of college, I wrote this play about a blogger loosely based on my life. I had a draft due, so I pulled a few of my own blog posts, pasted them in some strategic places and turned it in. Almost all the feedback I got was about how the blog posts didn't make sense with the rest of the writing, probably because I didn't bother to edit them. That's how I feel about some of these entries" June 12, 2017 – page 241 60.86% "Not that it's important, but I have no idea what POV is being used here. Sometimes it feels like second person, and others third? All readers know that the writer is from QI, so separating them seems awkward. Oh well." June 19, 2017 – Finished Reading

19. Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) - Tahereh Mafi, ★★★★ I have to say, I was pretty surprised by this novel. The premise is not new (dystopia, boy meets girl, etc, etc), but Mafi has a very distinct and different writing style that I find quite enjoyable. It's different. I imagine a lot of people hate it? There's several instances where people are commenting on Juliette's body that are gross and super off-putting. I'm hoping this is something that diminishes in further novels. SPOILER: The best part was the end though, SURPRISE IT'S JUST A SUPERHERO ORIGIN STORY. All of a sudden we're in this weird X-Men/Inhumans universe and I am so here for it. Looking forward to reading the rest. Progress: June 21, 2017 – Started Reading June 25, 2017 – Finished Reading

20. Unravel Me (Shatter me #2) - Tahereh Mafi, ★★★ Basically everything I expected to happen, did happen. Ughhhhhh. Progress: June 28, 2017 – Started Reading July 1, 2017 – 30.0% "So far, most of this has been angst and trying to make Warner and Juliette seem So Similar. It makes me want to barf." July 2, 2017 – 64.0% "Every time I read YA novels I always think how I would never want to be a teen again. The angst and drama and omg." July 2, 2017 – Finished Reading

21. Unite Me (Shatter Me #1.5 & 2.5) - Tahereh Mafi, ★★ Destroy Me: I do not understand people's love for Warner. I'm going to put this under a spoiler cut, just in case. SPOILER: He's the embodiment of entitled masculinity. He wants Juliette even though: he doesn't really know her, she hates him, he thinks she'll 'save him, and that he deserves her. It's gross. He literally kidnapped her after stalking her. He manipulated her on more than one occasion, bordering on torture, just to see what she was capable of. And now he's reading her diary/book as though he has the right to know those thoughts. His image of Juliette has been stripped of all agency. I don't care that he has qualms about what the Reestablishment is doing. I don't care that he seems to care about the citizens in his sector (also creepy). I don't care that he's possibly losing his grip on reality. I'm pretty sure he's going to turn over to the Omega's side in later installments so that he can get some kind of redemption arc, and then there might be a love triangle (BARF). I hope Juliette stays far away from him. I hope she never forgives him for the kidnapping, the simulation room, or his general desire to own her. Because women don't owe men anything, because we're not objects to be owned. Fracture Me: 75% of it was just a retelling of the end of Unravel Me, so that was unfortunate. I imagine it was a nice bonus to have while waiting for Ignite Me to come out, but I don't know how much it added to the the series. Progress: June 25, 2017 – Started Reading July 3, 2017 – Finished Reading

22. Ignite Me (Shatter Me #3) - Tahereh Mafi, ★★★ So, I really wanted to like this series. I really did. However, I was so disappointed in how it all played out. The characters were totally OOC in this installment. I still hate Warner, I don't care what he does. The end felt anticlimactic, though that might just be a symptom of reading too much dystopian YA novels. Pretty unsure about there being more books, but I think a lot of people will read them. Progress: July 5, 2017 – Started Reading July 5, 2017 - 6.0% "Ughhhhhhh. This is everything I Did Not Want. Warner, your 'elaborate scheme' was not for your father's benefit, it was your way to stalk her, you creepy asshat." July 6, 2017 – 10.0% "She thinks she should lead the resistance? What? Is that why she trained so hard while she was at Omega Point? Oh wait... She didn't. Excuse me while I don't believe our MC." July 8, 2017 – 29.0% "And we descend into every trope of the third YA trilogy book. I was expecting so much more than this." July 8, 2017 – Finished Reading

23. American Gods - Neil Gaiman, ★★★ I had pretty high expectations for this novel, as I'm a Gaiman fan and a lot of people rave about it. However, I found myself a bit disappointed. The imagery was probably the best part, a lot of awesome scenes were set up that would be visually stunning. I enjoyed Shadow as a character, but I expected more to happen. SPOILER: It feels like 500 pages of build up to a war that never happens. I wonder if I'm just expecting too much 'action' because of other books I've been reading. On a completely tactile note, this edition is incredibly pleasant to read. It stays open when lying on a table, and it has nice bendy covers. I bought this years ago from Borders and it's been sitting on a shelf since. Progress: July 16, 2017 – Started Reading July 22, 2017 – Finished Reading

24. Wives of War - Soraya Lane, ★★★ I actually enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Lane does a very interesting job at skirting around some of the extremes of war. There are no overly gory or visceral descriptions of wounds or death and is generally light on descriptive detail in general. People are explained in detail, (nearly everyone is very pretty or very handsome) and an occasional location will also be described. I actually prefer less description, but I could see that others may find it lacking. This novel is very much about emotions, and considering the subject matter, it makes sense. I found myself wanting less telling and more showing in some cases. What I did find very interesting is the gender politics that were in play. WWII is a fascinating time to explore it, what was expected of our three main 'girls,' how they either defied or followed them, and what it meant after the war was over. It gets a little schmaltzy sometimes, but I'm willing to forgive that. SPOILERS: The Thomas situation is very difficult, considering PTSD wasn't 'a thing' yet, but they did acknowledge combat neurosis. But it pained me to see Scarlet battered, and still feel that she couldn't leave, that she was required to stay with him. And for Thomas's life to come to such a tragic end. It was hard to read, but also expected. And they totally say The Thing at the end. Progress: July 24, 2017 – Started Reading July 28, 2017 – Finished Reading

25. The Special Power of Restoring Lost Things - Courtney Elizabeth Mauk, ★★ I'm not really sure what to say beyond that I just didn't like it. It's possible I would have liked it more if I had read it before Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (they have similar plots, but beyond that, they have little in common). I didn't like any of the characters, though I did feel some empathy towards Drew and Ben. Carol was completely unlikable, though perhaps that was the point? I certainly don't understand her actions. I found myself wishing I knew more about Jennifer, maybe it would justify the reactions of her family more. It is a very quick read, though. Progress: July 31, 2017 – Started Reading August 1, 2017 – Finished Reading

26. Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum #14) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★ I still keep expecting Stephanie (and Lula?) to get better at their jobs. Adding the kid in to this novel was a nice change, glad to see Mooner back too, even though Stephanie is judges them very harshly. I'm mostly reading these to get caught back up on my reading goal. They're easy to read and mostly amusing. Progress: August 2, 2017 – Started Reading August 2, 2017 – page 8 "I was excited to get back to these novels, but less than 10 pages in and Stephanie is hardcore judging a kid for having piercings. COME ON. This was written in 2008. Let's move on from the 'bad people have tattoos and piercings' stereotypes please. He better turn out to be a stellar kid and she feels bad about judging him." August 4, 2017 – Finished Reading

27. Finger Lickin’ Fifteen (Stephanie Plum #15) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★ I mostly didn't care about the story in this one. It feels like Lula is becoming more of a caricature in every book, which makes me kind of sad. Not everything needs to be so over the top. Not everything needs to catch fire. Relatively anticlimactic ending. Progress: August 4, 2017 – Started Reading August 6, 2017 – Finished Reading

28. Sizzling Sixteen (Stephanie Plum #16) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★ I liked this one a bit more than the last few, it was sort of nice to have Vinnie around again (even though he's pretty terrible). I did notice several spelling and editing errors, which was kind of strange. Progress: August 7, 2017 – Started Reading August 9, 2017 – Finished Reading

29. Smoking Seventeen (Stephanie Plum #17) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★ I'm getting too used to reading Plum novels, and I'm figuring them out too early. Enjoyable enough, though there are a few things that are starting to get on me. Glad she finally hooked up with Ranger again. Real tired of the, "I love two men, isn't that just *ca-raaazyyy*" idea. It's not crazy? You can love two people at a time. Dave was creepy af. Progress: August 14, 2017 – Started Reading August 16, 2017 – page 144 "Come on Steph, you can connect the dots better than this..." August 16, 2017 – page 286 "Dots finally connected. Took ya long enough." August 16, 2017 – page 300 "She literally just said 'connect the dots to [character], hahahah. I think I've read too many Plum books in a row." August 16, 2017 – Finished Reading

30. The Epic Crush of Genie Lo - F.C. Lee, ★★★★ YESSSSS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I really hope we get more Genie Lo books, because I would read many more novels of her kicking demon ass. Progress: August 16, 2017 – Started Reading September 4, 2017 – Finished Reading

31. Word By Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries - Kory Stamper, ★★★★ Even though this took me ages to get through, I really enjoyed it. I've been getting the M-W Word of The Day email for years and was very excited when they announced this book. It definitely helped me realize that the dictionary is not the final say on English, but just a record of how we use it. The bit on dialect is my favorite (and would have gladly read more about it!), followed closely by the discussion of 'nude'. I certainly have a better appreciation of dictionaries and lexicographers. Progress: August 16, 2017 – Started Reading September 21, 2017 – Finished Reading

32. Explosive Eighteen (Stephanie Plum #18) - Janet Evanovich, ★★ While I appreciate the change in narrative structure (slowly presenting information instead of all at once), it's still a Plum novel and feels a little bit out of touch. Poor Lula deserves more than a caricature characterization. I want to know more about Connie. The love triangle is getting old, mostly because Stephanie is stuck in some pretty outdated notions of how her life is supposed to be. It could be said that I'm rather liberal, and I'm looking into too much, but Lula can be more than just a former ho. Stop describing her outfits with such disdain. I just... expect more from a book published in 2011. Progress: September 19, 2017 – Started Reading September 27, 2017 – Shelved

33. Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng, ★★★★★ My. Heart. Ng is a truly gifted storyteller. Though perhaps it feels like a story that has been told before (maybe many stories that have been told before), it's such a nice, solid, slow build. I find myself wondering about the characters, and how their lives played out after the novel ended. Progress: September 1, 2017 – Shelved September 27, 2017 –page 1 "I was the first person in my library to get this and I AM VERY EXCITED" October 3, 2017 – Finished Reading

34. The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo #2) - Rick Riordan, ★★★★ Though Apollo is super annoying (on purpose, I assume) and there wasn't enough of Nico DiAngelo, my Sweet Baby Death Prince (aka, no appearance and only a single mention), I enjoyed this. I love Leo, and I'm warming up to Calypso. I find Meg very interesting, especially because she doesn't fall into 'girly' stereotypes, SPOILERS also her dealing with the abuse from her stepfather is an important thing for novels to address. However, I'm all about the Waystation. I want an entire series about it, and its inhabitants and the travelers passing through. And as cheesy as it sounds, my favorite part of all of Riordan's series is how he reps families of all types. <3 Progress: October 3, 2017 – Started Reading October 7, 2017 – Finished Reading

35. Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum #19) - Janet Evanovich, ★★ I know that these are meant to be light reading, but that doesn't mean they can't be better. Stereotypes and problematic behavior (and speech, and expectations...) shouldn't be the norm. Progress October 11, 2017 – Started Reading October 12, 2017 – page 72 "I don't know if I'm just noticing it more, or judging more harshly because this book was written in 2012, but there's a lot of things that are problematic af in this. I've stopped counting the moments of casual racism, but some old dude is groping Stephanie and all that happens is she and Ranger switch seats? Hell. No." October 13, 2017 – page 103 "Threatening someone with a fake rape and groping accusation? Wtaf, Evanovich. That is not okay." October 14, 2017 –page 292 "An Arthur Beasley and a Simon Diggery? Someone finally read Harry Potter." October 14, 2017 – Finished Reading

36. Young Jane Young - Gabrielle Zevin, ★★★★ Though lacking the emotional gut-punch of A.J. Fikry, this was still an excellent novel. SPOILERS: I think what I really took away from this was the severe inequity between men and women. Jane's career was destroyed completely, while the Senator went on, with barely a blip. Obviously this is very reflective of our society, which is all too apparent these days, and it's one of those things that gets me in the heart. I know life isn't fair, but damn. Progress: October 14, 2017 – Started Reading October 16, 2017 – Finished Reading

37. Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum #20) - Janet Evanovich, ★★★ I don't know why I keep doing this to myself. This one seemed a little bit less problematic at the beginning, and then just went off the rails with the racist stereotypes and constant slut shaming. Ugh. Progress: October 16, 2017 – Started Reading October 18, 2017 – page 122 "Evanovich really has something against fat people. She points out everyone's weight, and just made a show about how a woman who weighs "upward of 200" has wrists that are too big for regular handcuffs. I call BS." October 20, 2017 - page 210 "For the love of all things holy, STOP SLUT-SHAMING LULA." October 20, 2017 – Finished Reading

38. Warcross (Warcross #1) - Marie Lu, ★★★★ Well hello Marie Lu, why haven't I read your novels before?! Warcross is like an amalgamation of Ready Player One and Quidditch with the added bonus of POC characters and a female MC (awww yeaaaahhhh). I expected the end, but it's not going to deter me from reading the rest of the series. Progress: October 20, 2017 – Started Reading October 23, 2017 – Finished Reading

39. Sourdough - Robin Sloan, ★★★★ Confession: I love stuff about San Francisco, and this was no exception. It was a little weird and a little magical, very much like the city herself. Though I guess this technically took place in more than just SF proper. However, the descriptions of Clement St, took me right back there and made me wish I could stop and get some Pad Thai from King of Thai Noodle House #2 and a Genki strawberry and nutella crepe. ::sigh:: Memories. It also made me want to learn how to bake bread. I think what I enjoy most about Sloan's writing is that I'm not quite sure what I'm about to get into, but I'll believe it when I'm there. Progress: October 23, 2017 – Started Reading October 25, 2017 – page 168 "I think I love Beoreg." October 26, 2017 – Finished Reading

40. La Belle Sauvage (The Book Of Dust #1) - Philip Pullman, ★★★★ I am a HUGE fan of the original trilogy, and I was scared/excited to learn that Pullman was going to return to this world with more novels. I was not disappointed. A likable new MC (::cough:: UnlikeLyra ::cough::), adventures, mystery, a little bit of terror, and a few hints about Dust! I likely should have re-read the original trilogy before I read this, but honestly I didn't have the patience. I was the first person in my library to read this copy, and it's a beautiful edition. Progress: October 26, 2017 – Started Reading October 26, 2017 – page 1 "I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS" November 4, 2017 – Finished Reading

41. Voyager (Outlander #3) - Diana Gabaldon, ★★★★ Oh man, what a long read... I found this one much more interesting than the first two, maybe because it was a more complex story. The jumping around of POVs is a bit distracting, as it takes a bit to realize who is talking at the beginning of each bit. But I managed to breeze through this a bit easier than I thought I would, considering how much I struggled through the second one. Bring on more Jamie Fraser, please. Progress: November 5, 2017 – Started Reading November 5, 2017 – page 1 "This book is a long one. o.O Here goes..." November 11, 2017 – page 564 "Was it necessary to give Mr. Willoughby a foot fetish? Really?" November 15, 2017 – Finished Reading

42. Feedback (Newsflesh #4) - Mira Grant, ★★★★ It should be said that I'm a sucker for the Newsflesh series, and would gladly read anything in the canon. I found this to be a very good addition to the original trilogy. I like that it was way more diverse, with a lot of effort put into those differences (pronoun use!!). I wish I had re-read the trilogy before I read it, it's been a while and I found myself forgetting a lot of little things that had happened. I don't know if it diminished it, but a fresher read would have added a lot more to the story. I think what I really appreciated is that it sounded different from the Mason's POV. Ash has a different way of forming her thoughts and sentences, and it showed. What I didn't like so much was the over-explaining (maybe over-defending?) what it meant to be an Irwin, and to some extent a Newsie and Fictional. That might be because I have read the OG trilogy several times and I didn't feel the need to have it explained. Also, not once was Kellis-Amberlee shortened to KA, which seemed odd. This is a world steeped in a disease, and I find it hard to believe that an entire team of bloggers wouldn't shorten it, same with all of the politicians. (I mean, we live in a world with the flu, and does anyone other than doctors call it influenza?) Progress: November 16, 2017 – Started Reading November 22, 2017 – Finished Reading

43. Top Secret Twenty-one (Stephanie Plum #21) - Janet Evanovich, ★★I think I need to stop reading these... Forever disappointed, forever annoyed by the awful stereotypes, fat shaming and repetitive storylines. Progress: November 23, 2017 – Started Reading November 26, 2017 – Finished Reading

44. Exit West - Mohsin Hamid, ★★★★★ A beautifully told story. Some nice, unexpected aspects, sweeping prose that's almost poetic and a very satisfying ending. Ah, lovely. Progress: November 27, 2017 – Started Reading November 29, 2017 – Finished Reading

45. Bonfire - Krysten Ritter, ★★★★ I definitely picked this up because it's Krysten Ritter, who, in my head will always be Gia Goodman first and Jessica Jones second. And oddly enough, this felt like an amalgamation of Veronica Mars and Jessica Jones, especially in the characterization of Abby. I ended up liking it a lot more than I thought I would, though it's not anything amazingly new. There are parts that I was less impressed with, but it was a quick read and I hope she writes more. BIG SPOILER AHEAD: I think the characters could have been fleshed out more, I found myself wanting more from Abby, more of her life in Chicago, why she feels the need to drink herself into oblivion to sleep... A little more in the explanation would have been nice too. It felt to quick and tidy. Not to mention the very obvious 'twist.' IT'S ALWAYS THE GUY YOU CONFESS TO. Ughhhhhhh. Progress: December 4, 2017 – Started Reading December 6, 2017 – Finished Reading

46. Artemis - Andy Weir, ★★ I wanted to like this, I really did, but I found it lacking. The storyline was good and a little different because moon stuff, but I guess I expected a lot more. I can see why a lot of people love this, and why it's ending up on a lot of 2017 best lists, it just won't be on mine. The following cut isn't really for spoilers, but just to be safe: POSSIBLE SPOILERS: I did appreciate that MC could have been a man or woman and the basic plot wouldn't change (ie the whole thing wasn't based on Jazz being a woman), HOWEVER there were a lot of bits that felt unnecessary and overly 'feminized'. I didn't believe some of her language, and some of her mental wanderings seemed really forced (when I'm in a stressful situation, I don't imagine what the dude next to me looks like while working out... "Hey, I'm a girl, it's allowed", etc). Weir has a section in the acknowledgements about the people who helped him capture a female narrator, and I think they failed him a little bit. Why is everyone overly interested in her sex life? Do people just go around commenting on how many sexual partners you have on the moon, because that's just how 'different' society is? That seems weird AF to me. Jazz gets annoyed, but it's rude and invasive. I think some of it was supposed to play on the tension between her and Svoboda, but it just seemed awkward. Progress: December 6, 2017 – Started Reading December 8, 2017 – page 94 "Struggling to enjoy this. It feels like he's trying really hard to talk like a Woman. Which is unnecessary. It also feels like it's building up to a hull breach or fire, due to the repeated warnings of fire, and overstating of the double hull. I hope I'm wrong." December 8, 2017 – page 158 ""I was a helpless, exposed girl with no weapon" SERIOUSLY. You can't write Jazz as a supposed badass, and then pull out that drivel. I expected more." December 8, 2017 – page 178 "That wasn't a good one, it was sexist and gross. Ugh." December 8, 2017 – Finished Reading

47. The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror (Pine Cove #3) - Christopher Moore, ★★★ Not the best of Moore's novels, hardly my favorite, but a fun read for the holidays. It's a little bit wacky and makes me miss CA. Progress: December 23, 2017 – Started Reading December 26, 2017 – Finished Reading

48. Mrs. Fletcher - Tom Perotta, ★★★ I'm not totally sure how I feel about this novel. I've read Perrotta novels since I was in high school, and I don't think this is one of his strongest. However there are a few things that were well done: changes of voice and capturing the 'present day'. I'm getting better at reading new novels, but this one in particular felt very *now*. It might feel dated in the future, or, hopefully, serve and example of what life is right now. Well, maybe pre-45, but I digress. It's full of current cultural and social issues, but I sort of felt like I wanted more. And wasn't a huge fan of the ending. SPOILERS: Thank anything holy that Brendan wasn't a rapist. I thought Perrotta was leaning pretty heavily toward that, and he got dangerously close to assault. Maybe I just wasn't ready to handle it, but it would have made it so much worse. I'm not really sure how we're supposed to view Brendan. Are we supposed to feel bad that he's completely clueless about how to treat women, or are we supposed to dislike him for being totally oblivious? I will say that a lot of the situations made me think about my own assumptions (I would definitely take the Gender and Society class that Eve took), so there's that. Progress: December 26, 2017 – Started Reading December 28, 2017 – Finished Reading

#book list 2017 #book reviews #reading list 2017

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can't believe both balth.amos and iorek called will a simp to his face smh

#*001. ham is my jam // ooc.#gabriel v. pullman

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Hi ❤️ your art v much and I'm sad because I want to buy a tshirt but it probably will be against dress code for the new school I'm going into. I can't choose electives this year but maybe next year I can get another art class. Do any books inspire your work? What's your favorite book?

Aw thank you! Dress codes are the worst, haha. Definitely try to get into art classes if you get the chance! I never got to take any before university and I feel like I missed out. Good luck at your new school! ♥

There’s so many books that I’ve loved and been inspired by, it’s hard to pick a favorite. But a few that are special to me are Watership Down by Richard Adams, House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, and the His Dark Materials trilogyby Philip Pullman. I also love Franz Kafka!

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1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (one of my very favorite books. I have many passages memorized. Have read fanfic for it, too). 2 Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkein (another favorite. And I am a book fan who loves the movies, too.) 3 Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte (another favorite. The 1983 adaptation with Timothy Dalton and Zelah Clarke is my forever fave, even though he’s way, WAY too handsome for Rochester). 4 Harry Potter series (Yep. Have read a ton of fic for this, too, and indeed written my own.) 5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (it’s terrific, but I always felt vaguely guilty for not loving it more viscerally, since it brings my mother to tears every time.) 6 The Bible (I’ll award myself maybe 1/3 credit here. There’s a lot of the Old Testament that I never worked through). 7 Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte (surprisingly for me, I love this. My best friend read most of it aloud to me over the phone in several epic phone calls in high school. Have reread it several times. I don’t find it romantic, but I do find it fascinating.) 8 Nineteen Eighty Four – George Orwell 9 His Dark Materials – Philip Pullman 10 Great Expectations – Charles Dickens (I’ve read a few key scenes). 11 Little Women – Louisa M Alcott (another favorite. Have read fic for this, too, because I am a cliche and I need Jo/Laurie fix-its). 12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy (read this one for school and was unimpressed) 13 Catch 22 – Joseph Heller 14 Complete Works of Shakespeare (I’ve read most of the famous ones and few of the rest. My favorite is Othello. Favorite film adaptations: Branaugh’s Henry V, Branaugh’s Much Ado, the Midsummer Night’s Dream where they’re all half naked and painted green.) 15 Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier (gothics are not for me) 16 The Hobbit – JRR Tolkien (I don’t love it the way most people do, but am fond) 17 Birdsong – Sebastian Faulks 18 Catcher in the Rye 19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffeneger 20 Middlemarch – George Eliot (I’d like to read this one. We own it, it’s just intimidatingly huge and I’ve never found the time to really get started) 21 Gone With The Wind – Margaret Mitchell (read this for school, liked it more than the movie but that’s not saying much, have grown more uncomfortable with it the more I’ve learned about the history of Civil War memory in US culture). 22 The Great Gatsby – F Scott Fitzgerald (read it for school and found it eye-roll inducing, have never gone back to reread. Maybe I’d get more out of it now?) 23 Bleak House – Charles Dickens (my best friend wrote her undergrad thesis on this, I should really read this book) 24 War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy (my husband loves this book, someday I will get to it) 25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams (a favorite) 26 Brideshead Revisited – Evelyn Waugh (he dropped Sebastian and I’ve never forgiven him) 27 Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Truly disturbing, but *haunting*) 28 Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck 29 Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll 30 The Wind in the Willows – Kenneth Grahame 31 Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy 32 David Copperfield – Charles Dickens 33 Chronicles of Narnia – CS Lewis 34 Emma – Jane Austen 35 Persuasion – Jane Austen 36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – CS Lewis 37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini 38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres 39 Memoirs of a Geisha – Arthur Golden 40 Winnie the Pooh – AA Milne 41 Animal Farm – George Orwell 42 The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown 43 One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez 44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney – John Irving 45 The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins 46 Anne of Green Gables – LM Montgomery (Montgomery’s life story depresses the hell out of me, but her books are delightful) 47 Far From The Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy 48 The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood 49 Lord of the Flies – William Golding (for school. Bleck.) 50 Atonement – Ian McEwan (I know what happens and have zero interest in reading it)

51 Life of Pi – Yann Martel (saw the movie, not a fan) 52 Dune – Frank Herbert (I’d actually like to catch up with this one) 53 Cold Comfort Farm – Stella Gibbons (saw the movie, am a big fan, must read this someday) 54 Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen (I am in general a big Austen fan, but I actually prefer the movie to the book on this one). 55 A Suitable Boy – Vikram Seth 56 The Shadow of the Wind – Carlos Ruiz Zafon 57 A Tale Of Two Cities – Charles Dickens 58 Brave New World – Aldous Huxley 59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time – Mark Haddon 60 Love In The Time Of Cholera – Gabriel Garcia Marquez 61 Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck 62 Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov 63 The Secret History – Donna Tartt 64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold 65 Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas 66 On The Road – Jack Kerouac 67 Jude the Obscure – Thomas Hardy 68 Bridget Jones’s Diary – Helen Fielding 69 Midnight’s Children – Salman Rushdie 70 Moby Dick – Herman Melville (I read the first 150 pages, then skimmed through the rest for all the Starbuck scenes) 71 Oliver Twist – Charles Dickens 72 Dracula – Bram Stoker (funnier than you’d think) 73 The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett 74 Notes From A Small Island – Bill Bryson 75 Ulysses – James Joyce 76 The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath 77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome 78 Germinal – Emile Zola 79 Vanity Fair – William Makepeace Thackeray 80 Possession – AS Byatt (saw the movie and hated it, zero interest in reading the book) 81 A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens 82 Cloud Atlas – David Mitchel 83 The Color Purple – Alice Walker 84 The Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro (love this) 85 Madame Bovary – Gustave Flaubert (closest I’ve come is watching Miss Saigon) 86 A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry 87 Charlotte’s Web – EB White (the cartoon was an emotionally traumatizing cornerstone of my childhood. Can still hear the melancholy theme music) 88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven – Mitch Albom 89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Surprise, surprise!) 90 The Faraway Tree Collection – Enid Blyton 91 Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad 92 The Little Prince – Antoine De Saint-Exupery (in French, yay me!) 93 The Wasp Factory – Iain Banks 94 Watership Down – Richard Adams 95 A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole 96 A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute 97 The Three Musketeers – Alexandre Dumas (I am fannish about the Musketeer books, terrible though they are in many respects. Twenty Years After is my fave. The Man in the Iron Mask makes me cry). 98 Hamlet – William Shakespeare (I admire many passages, but I don’t love it) 99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl 100 Les Miserables – Victor Hugo (Love it. Read the whole thing around age 14 due to peer pressure - best friend would not accept my proposal of reading the abridged version. Fell in love with the musical when I saw it in London in 6th grade. Am fannish, have read many a Valjean/Javert fic.)

How many have you read?

The BBC estimates that most people will only read 6 books out of the 100 listed below. Reblog this and bold the titles you’ve read.

1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 2 Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkein 3 Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte 4 Harry Potter series 5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee 6 The Bible 7 Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte 8 Nineteen Eighty Four – George Orwell 9 His Dark Materials – Philip Pullman 10 Great Expectations – Charles Dickens 11 Little Women – Louisa M Alcott 12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy 13 Catch 22 – Joseph Heller 14 Complete Works of Shakespeare 15 Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier 16 The Hobbit – JRR Tolkien 17 Birdsong – Sebastian Faulks 18 Catcher in the Rye 19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffeneger 20 Middlemarch – George Eliot 21 Gone With The Wind – Margaret Mitchell 22 The Great Gatsby – F Scott Fitzgerald 23 Bleak House – Charles Dickens 24 War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy 25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams 26 Brideshead Revisited – Evelyn Waugh 27 Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoyevsky 28 Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck 29 Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll 30 The Wind in the Willows – Kenneth Grahame 31 Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy 32 David Copperfield – Charles Dickens 33 Chronicles of Narnia – CS Lewis 34 Emma – Jane Austen 35 Persuasion – Jane Austen 36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – CS Lewis 37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini 38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres 39 Memoirs of a Geisha – Arthur Golden 40 Winnie the Pooh – AA Milne 41 Animal Farm – George Orwell 42 The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown 43 One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez 44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney – John Irving 45 The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins 46 Anne of Green Gables – LM Montgomery 47 Far From The Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy 48 The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood 49 Lord of the Flies – William Golding 50 Atonement – Ian McEwan

51 Life of Pi – Yann Martel 52 Dune – Frank Herbert 53 Cold Comfort Farm – Stella Gibbons 54 Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen 55 A Suitable Boy – Vikram Seth 56 The Shadow of the Wind – Carlos Ruiz Zafon 57 A Tale Of Two Cities – Charles Dickens 58 Brave New World – Aldous Huxley 59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time – Mark Haddon 60 Love In The Time Of Cholera – Gabriel Garcia Marquez 61 Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck 62 Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov 63 The Secret History – Donna Tartt 64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold 65 Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas 66 On The Road – Jack Kerouac 67 Jude the Obscure – Thomas Hardy 68 Bridget Jones’s Diary – Helen Fielding 69 Midnight’s Children – Salman Rushdie 70 Moby Dick – Herman Melville 71 Oliver Twist – Charles Dickens 72 Dracula – Bram Stoker 73 The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett 74 Notes From A Small Island – Bill Bryson 75 Ulysses – James Joyce 76 The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath 77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome 78 Germinal – Emile Zola 79 Vanity Fair – William Makepeace Thackeray 80 Possession – AS Byatt 81 A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens 82 Cloud Atlas – David Mitchel 83 The Color Purple – Alice Walker 84 The Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro 85 Madame Bovary – Gustave Flaubert 86 A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry 87 Charlotte’s Web – EB White 88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven – Mitch Albom 89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 90 The Faraway Tree Collection – Enid Blyton 91 Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad 92 The Little Prince – Antoine De Saint-Exupery 93 The Wasp Factory – Iain Banks 94 Watership Down – Richard Adams 95 A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole 96 A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute 97 The Three Musketeers – Alexandre Dumas 98 Hamlet – William Shakespeare 99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl 100 Les Miserables – Victor Hugo

#book list #probably says more about my educational syllabi than about me #but i tried to personalize it a bit

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17 ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος για να μείνεις με την αγωνία μέχρι τέλους

Ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος ή plot twist όπως είναι αλλιώς γνωστές. Ένα απρόβλεπτο τέλος χαρίζει μια ιδιαίτερη συγκίνηση. Πολλές τηλεοπτικές εκπομπές όπως το Game Of Thrones, μας έρχονται στο μυαλό και έχουν κατακτήσει την τέχνη του plot twist, της αποκάλυψης που αλλάζει τα έως τώρα δεδομένα. Μια ταινία με ένα καλό απρόβλεπτο τέλος είναι μία ταινία που δύσκολα ξεχνιέται. Οι ανατροπές ωστόσο τείνουν να λειτουργούν καλύτερα σε ταινίες τρόμου ή θρίλερ κυρίως επειδή προσφέρουν ένα επιπλέον σοκ στον ακροατή, εντείνοντας έτσι την αγωνία του. Οι τεχνικές; Πολλές. Είτε πρόκειται για μια ανατροπή στο τέλος, μια περιστροφή στη μέση της ιστορίας ή ακόμη και μια λεπτομέρεια που ίσως δεν προσέξετε καθ' όλη την ταινία. Ορισμένες από τις πιο κλασικές ταινίες θρίλερ, κατέχουν αυτή τη θέση εξαιτίας του απρόβλεπτου φινάλε τους. Όποια κι αν είναι η συσχέτιση, όταν γίνει σωστά θα ενισχύσει την κινηματογραφική εμπειρία του θεατή. Παρακάτω, η συντακτική ομάδα του MAXMAG διάλεξε μερικές ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος αποδεικνύοντας ότι το Χόλιγουντ εξακολουθεί να έχει μερικά τεχνάσματα μέσα στο μανίκι του, αυτά που μας έχουν κρατήσει να μιλάμε για χρόνια και έχουν εδραιώσει τη θέση τους στην ιστορία του κινηματογράφου.

1. Contratiempo (2016)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Mario Casas, Ana Wagener, Jose Coronado Σκηνοθεσία: Oriol Paulo Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMMCg9SAVTY Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 8,1/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Εύα ��πακιρτζή Όταν μιλάμε για ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος, αξίζει να αναφέρουμε και την ισπανική αστυνομική ταινία θρίλερ Contratiempo, έναν γρίφο που η αλήθεια και το ψέμα είναι άρρηκτα συνδεδεμένα. Ο Adrián Doria, ένας νεαρός επιχειρηματίας, φαίνεται να έχει τα πάντα στη ζωή του. Όλα, όμως, αλλάζουν όταν ξυπνά στο δωμάτιο ενός ξενοδοχείου, δίπλα στο νεκρό σώμα της ερωμένης του. Μη μπορώντας να βρει άλλοθι, αποφασίζει να ζητήσει τη βοήθεια της διακεκριμένης δικηγόρου, Virginia Goodman. Μέσα στις λίγες ώρες που έχουν στη διάθεσή τους για να λύσουν την υπόθεση, κανείς δεν φαντάζεται τα όσα θα αποκαλυφθούν.

2. Shutter Island (2010)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo Σκηνοθεσία: Martin Scorsese Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iaYLCiq5RM Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 8,1/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Άννυ Τζαβέλλα Ανάμεσα στις ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος που αξίζουν να αναφερθούν είναι και το Shutter Island. Η ιστορία ξεκινά με δύο αστυνομικούς να φτάνουν σε ένα απομονωμένο νησί για να ερευνήσουν την ύποπτη εξαφάνιση μιας ασθενούς από την ψυχιατρική κλινική Άσκλιφ. Όταν ξεσπάει μια καταιγίδα, χάνεται κάθε επικοινωνία του νησιού με τον έξω κόσμο. Στην κλινική αυτή τίποτα τελικά δεν είναι όπως φαίνεται και ο Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) αρχίζει να υποψιάζεται ότι κάτι ύποπτο συμβαίνει στο ��δρυμα.

3. El cuerpo (2012)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Jose Coronado, Hugo Silva, Belén Rueda Σκηνοθεσία: Oriol Paulo Trailer: https://youtu.be/rWiBztGfgO8 Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 7,6/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Ματίνα Γρόλλιου Τι συμβαίνει όταν το πτώμα μιας γυναίκας εξαφανίζεται από το νεκροτομείο; Τι σχέση μπορεί να έχει με αυτό ο νεαρός της σύζυγος; Στο δαιδαλώδες ισπανικό ψυχολογικό θρίλερ «El cuerpo» τίποτε δεν είναι όπως φαίνεται κι εκεί που μπορεί να έχει βγάλει κανείς συμπέρασμα, όλα ανατρέπονται. Δεν είναι τυχαίο πως μαζί με το «Contratiempo» είναι από τις πλέον δημοφιλείς ισπανικές ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος και καταιγιστικές αποκαλύψεις.

4. Coherence (2013)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Emily Baldoni, Nicholas Brendon, Elizabeth Gracen Σκηνοθεσία: James Ward Byrkit Trailer:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RsvffRYRvNc Bαθμολογία στο IMDB: 7,2/10 Tην ταινία προτείνει: Ξανθ�� ΚιούσηΥπόθεση: Μια παρέα 8 φίλων συγκεντρώνεται στο απομονωμένο σπίτι ενός ζευγαριού για δείπνο. Το αξιοσημείωτο εκείνης της νύχτας, που κεντρίζει το ενδιαφέρον, είναι το πέρασμα ενός κομμήτη πολύ κοντά από τη Γη. Τα γεγονότα που διαδραματίζονται στην πορεία, μεταφυσικά και μη, αποτελούν το αντικείμενο των συζητήσεων της παρέας. Το απεόβλεπτο τέλος θα καθηλώσει οποιονδήποτε την δει.

5. Κλεμμένες ζωές / Taking lives (2004)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland Σκηνοθεσία: D.J. Caruso Trailer: https://youtu.be/Nfoa6QKe4e0 Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 6,2/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Ματίνα Γρόλλιου Σε μια ταινία που έχει προβληθεί ουκ ολίγες φορές στην τηλεόραση βλέπουμε την Angelina Jolie στο ρόλο της Illeana Scott, αναλύτριας του FBI. Όταν η Illeana καλείται από την αστυνομία του Καναδά να εξιχνιάσει το μυστήριο του δολοφόνου που κλέβει τις ταυτότητες των θυμάτων του δεν ξέρει τι την περιμένει. Με υπομονή, επιμονή και μεθοδικότητα ανακαλύπτει τα ίχνη του, ξεσκεπάζοντας ένα αρρωστημένο μυαλό που δεν έχει πει την τελευταία του λέξη. Παρόλα τα κλισέ του, το «Κλεμμένες ζωές» είναι από τις ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος που σε αφήνουν συνεχώς να μαντεύεις.

6. Se7en (1995)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt,Kevin Spacey Σκηνοθεσία: David Fincher Trailler: https://youtu.be/znmZoVkCjpI Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 8,6/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Χριστίνα Ζαχαριά Ο Fincher δεν θεωρείται άδικα ένας απ'τους πιο σπουδαίους σκηνοθέτες παγκοσμίως. Η ταινία se7en είναι ίσως το πιο έγκυρο επιχείρημα που το επιβεβαιώνει. Μιά ταινία που θα σου κρατήσει αμείωτο το ενδιαφέρον μέχρι το τέλος.Δύο αστυνομικοί ο Somerset (Morgan Freeman) και ο Mills (Brad Pitt) προσπαθούν να διαλευκάνουν μία σειρά δολοφονιών.Τότε διαπιστώνουν πως ο δολοφόνος δεν είναι ένας τυχαίος δολοφόνος.Τα θύματα του δολοφόνου αποτελούν τα επτά θανάσιμα αμαρτήματα. Οκνηρία, Αλαζονεία, Λαιμαργία, Λαγνεία, Απληστία, Οργή, Ζηλοφθονία). Απ'τη μία ο δολοφόνος (Kevin Spacey) παραδίνεται στην αστυνομία με σκοπό να τους δείξει που έκρυψε τα δύο τελευταία θύματα του και απ'την άλλη βρίσκεται το κεφάλι της Τρέισι Μιλς (Πάλτροου), γυναίκας του αστυνομικού Ντέιβιντ (Πιτ) κομμένο, μέσα σε ένα κουτί.

7. Inception (2010)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Ellen Page Σκηνοθεσία: Christopher Nolan Trailer: https://youtu.be/aEaPxWGMQbA Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 8.8/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Έλενα Νικοπούλου Το Inception θα έλεγε κανείς πως αποτελεί τον ορισμό ταινίας με απρόβλεπτο τέλος. Μάλιστα, αυτή η ευφυέστατη ιστορία του Νόλαν που έχει να κάνει με τα όνειρα και την «εμφύτευση» ιδεών στο υποσυνείδητο κάποιου μέσω αυτών, είναι ικανή να μπερδέψει ακόμη και τον πιο παρατηρητικό θεατή. Ο ίδιος ο DiCaprio ομολογεί ότι δεν έχει καταλάβει το τέλος της ταινίας. Υπάρχει,όμως, ένα μυστικό που μπορεί να κάνει τα πράγματα κάπως απλούστερα. Προσέξτε τις σκηνές όπου εμφανίζεται ο Μάιλς (Michael Caine). Αυτές αποτελούν πραγματικότητα. Όλες οι υπόλοιπες όνειρο.

8. El secreto de sus ojos / Το μυστικό στα μάτια της (2009)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago Σκηνοθεσία: Juan José Campanella Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0qlYrybSvs Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 8,2/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Ματίνα ΓρόλλιουΤο 1999 ο συνταξιούχος δικαστικός λειτουργός Benjamín Espósito ξεκινά να γράφει ένα μυθιστόρημα γύρω από την ανεξιχνίαστη υπόθεση βιασμού και δολοφονίας μιας νεαρής κοπέλας στο Buenos Aires το 1974. Μέσα από το βιβλίο του μεταφέρεται ξανά στην εποχή εκείνη οπότε κι είχε αναλάβει την εξιχνίαση του εγκλήματος μαζί με την δικαστικό Irene Menéndez, με την οποία ήταν κρυφά ερωτευμένος. Οι έρευνες και τα νομικά παιχνίδια αποκαλύπτουν τη σκοτεινή πλευρά της Αργεντίνικης πρωτεύουσας, με την ταινία «Το μυστικό στα μάτια της/El secreto de sus ojos» να ξεχωρίζει και να γράφει ιστορία. Αυτό όμως που την καθιστά πραγματικά αλησμόνητη είναι η σοκαριστική λύση του μυστηρίου που περιβάλλει τον δολοφόνο, χαρίζοντάς μια από τις πλέον καθηλωτικές ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος.

9. Malice / Δεσμοί διαστροφής (1993)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman Σκηνοθεσία: Harold Becker Trailer: https://youtu.be/OzpqLRb2lfs Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 6,4/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Ματίνα ΓρόλλιουΠηγαίνοντας αρκετά χρόνια πίσω συναντάμε την ταινία «Δεσμοί διαστροφής/Malice», η οποία φέρει ισχυρά ονόματα στους πρωταγωνιστικούς ρόλους. Πέρα όμως από το βεληνεκές του καστ και τις πολύ καλές τους ερμηνείες στην ταινία, το έργο «Δεσμοί διαστροφής/Malice» είναι από τα πλέον ισχυρά, καταιγιστικά και απρόβλεπτα ψυχολογικά θρίλερ που μπορεί κανείς να παρακολουθήσει. Η εμπλοκή ενός φαινομενικά τέλειου ζευγαριού που δε μπορεί να αποκτήσει παιδιά με έναν καθόλα ευυπόληπτο αλλά μυστηριώδη γιατρό καθώς και με μια σειρά βιασμών και δολοφονιών στην περιοχή αρκεί για να ξεκινήσει δυνατά η ιστορία, ξαφνιάζοντας όμως με τις σταδιακές σοκαριστικές αποκαλύψεις και ένα δυνατό φινάλε, δίνοντάς μία από τις πλέον παραγνωρισμένες αλλά αξέχαστες ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος.

10. Witness for the Prosecution / Μάρτυς Κατηγορίας (1957)

Πρωταγωνιστες: Charles Laughton, Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich Σκηνοθεσία: Billy Wilder Trailer: https://youtu.be/GMlJfiA2u7Y Βαθμολογία IMDB: 8.4 Ένας Βρετανός, ηλικιωμένος δικηγόρος πρέπει να υπερασπιστεί πάση θυσία τον πελάτη του, σε μια δική γεμάτη εκπλήξεις. Ο Billy Wilder για ακόμη μια φορά δημιουργεί, σαν μαιτρ της σκηνοθεσίας, μια αξέχαστη ταινία, γεμάτη ανατροπές και μυστήριο.

11. Usual Suspects / Συνήθεις Ύποπτοι (1995)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Kevin Spacey, Benicio Del Toro, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne. Σκηνοθεσία: Bryan Singer Trailer: https://youtu.be/oiXdPolca5w Βαθμολογία IMDB: 8.5 Την ταινία προτείνει: Στέφανος Κυριαζίδης Σε μια φαινομενικά τυχαία έκρηξη ενός πλοίου, γίνεται μια έρευνα γύρω από τους συνήθεις υπόπτους του υποκόσμου. Τότε μια μυστηριώδης ιστορία ξεδιπλώνεται. Ένα είναι σίγουρο :κάνεις δεν είναι αθώος.

12. Chinatown (1974)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston Σκηνοθεσία: Roman Polanski Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p39LFdGI-YA Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 8,2/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Νίκος ΚουνάδηςΟ J. J. Gittes, ένας ιδιωτικός ντετέκτιβ, προσλαμβάνεται από μία γυναίκα για να παρακολουθήσει τον άντρα της, γιατί έχει σοβαρές υποψίες ότι την απατάει. Η υπόθεση, όμως, δεν είναι τόσο απ��ή και ο Gittes θα βρεθεί να εξιχνιάζει ένα σκοτεινό μυστήριο γύρω από το δίκτυο ύδρευσης της πόλης. Μία κλασσική ταινία και μία από τις καλύτερες ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος, γεμάτη διαφθορά, συνωμοσίες, κίνδυνο αλλά και τη δικαιοσύνη που συχνά δεν αποδίδεται.

13. The Prestige (2006)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson Σκηνοθεσία: Christopher Nolan Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijXruSzfGEc&t=13s Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 8,5/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Νίκος ΚουνάδηςΔύο συνεργάτες μάγοι θα πάρουν το δρόμο του αποχωρισμού και θα μετατραπούν στους ισχυρότερους ανταγωνιστές. Ο εγωισμός, οι φιλοδοξίες, αλλά και ο δρόμος προς τη κορυφή θα τους αναγκάσουν να ξεφύγουν αρκετά από τα λογικά πλαίσια του ανταγωνισμού και να προβούν σε ακραίες πράξεις. Δε θα μπορούσε να λείπει από την κατηγορία ταινιών με απρόβλεπτο τέλος, καθώς είναι και από τις χαρακτηριστικότερες της κατηγορίας. Αυτό το νολανικό δημιούργημα δε σε αφήνει λεπτό να ανασάνεις και σε οδηγεί σε μία ανεπανάληπτη κορύφωση, κάνοντας την ταινία μία από τις καλύτερες του 21ου αιώνα.

14. The Sixth Sense / Η Έκτη Αίσθηση (1999)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Bruce Willis, Hayley Joel Osment, Toni Collette Σκηνοθεσία: M. Night Shyamalan Tariler: https://youtu.be/3-ZP95NF_Wk Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 8.1/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Σπύρος Καραγεώργης Μετά από ένα συμβάν όπου απειλήθηκε η ζωή του, ένας παιδοψυχολόγος αναλαμβάνει ένα μικρό αγόρι που υποστηρίζει πως μπορεί να επικοινωνεί με τα πνεύματα ανθρώπων. Η Έκτη Αίσθηση είναι η πιο γνωστή ταινία του M. Night Shyamalan και η ταινία που τον καθιέρωσε ως τον νέο Alfred Hitchcock. Πρόκειται για μία ταινία με καλές ερμηνείες, έξυπνο σενάριο και μπόλικο σασπένς, ενώ παραμένει ακόμη γνωστή κυρίως για το θρυλικό της πια τέλος.

15. Memento (2000)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Guy Pearce, Carrie- Ann Moss, Joe Pantoliano. Σκηνοθεσία: Christopher Nolan Trailer: https://youtu.be/0vS0E9bBSL0 Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 8.4/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Σπύρος Καραγεώργης Ο Leonard είναι ένας πρώην ερευνητής που πάσχει από απώλεια μνήμης και δεν μπορεί να φτιάξει νέες αναμνήσεις. Σκοπός του είναι να βρει τον δολοφόνο της γυναίκας του, καθώς αυτό είναι το τελευταίο πράγμα που μπορεί να θυμηθεί. Το Memento είναι μία πραγματικά φανταστική και απρόβλεπτη ταινία. το πρώτο σημάδι που μας έδειξε με τι είδους θρυλικό δημιουργό θα είχαμε να κάνουμε στο μέλλον. Το όνομα αυτού, Christopher Nolan.

16. Fight Club (1999)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter Σκηνοθεσία: David Fincher Trailer: https://youtu.be/qtRKdVHc-cE Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 8.8 Την ταινία προτείνει: Σπύρος Καραγεώργης Ο αφηγητής της ταινίας, ο οποίος δεν έχει κάποιο όνομα, καταφεύγει σε ομαδικές συνεδρίες με σκοπό να ξεπεράσει τις αϋπνίες από τις οποίες πάσχει εδώ και πολύ καιρό. Γνωρίζει τον Tyler, έναν κατασκευαστή σαπουνιών και οι δυο τους δημιουργούν μια παράνομη λέσχη πάλης. Όταν όμως ο αφηγητής βρίσκεται μπλεγμένος σε μία πλεκτάνη, αρχίζει να υποψιάζεται πως ο Tyler δεν είναι αυτός που νόμιζε στην αρχή . Το Fight Club είναι μία από τις καλύτερες ταινίες του David Fincher και γενικότερα είναι μία ταινία που θεωρείται κλασική για τις εξαιρετικές ερμηνείες, την απίστευτη ατμόσφαιρα, το soundtrack και φυσικά το απίστευτο τέλος της.

17. La Cara Oculta / The Hidden Face (2011)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Quim Gutiérrez, Martina García, María Soledad Rodríguez Σκηνοθεσία: Andres Baiz Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 7.4 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWq_1Pj0QDM Την ταινία προτείνει: Παπατσάνης Αθανάσιος Στις ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος δεν θα μπορούσε να εξαιρεθεί και το «Κρυμμένο πρόσωπο» του Ισπανόφωνου κινηματογράφου. Ο Andrian είναι ένας ταλαντούχος μαέστρος που ζει στην Ισπανία μαζί με τη γυναίκα του, Belen. O Andrian δέχεται μια πρόταση από τη φιλαρμονική ορχήστρα της Κολομβίας και έτσι μετακομίζουν για έναν χρόνο στη χώρα της Λατινικής Αμερικής. Μια μέρα, η Belen τον εγκαταλείπει βλέποντας πως έχει αναπτύξει μια περίεργη σχέση με μια άλλη γυναίκα. Τίποτα όμως δεν είναι έτσι όπως φαίνεται από την παραπάνω ιστορία. Read the full article

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17 ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος για να μείνεις με την αγωνία μέχρι τέλους

1. Contratiempo (2016)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Mario Casas, Ana Wagener, Jose Coronado Σκηνοθεσία: Oriol Paulo Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMMCg9SAVTY Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 8,1/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Εύα Μπακιρτζή Όταν μιλάμε για ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος, αξίζει να αναφέρουμε και την ισπανική αστυνομική ταινία θρίλερ Contratiempo, έναν γρίφο που η αλήθεια και το ψέμα είναι άρρηκτα συνδεδεμένα. Ο Adrián Doria, ένας νεαρός επιχειρηματίας, φαίνεται να έχει τα πάντα στη ζωή του. Όλα, όμως, αλλάζουν όταν ξυπνά στο δωμάτιο ενός ξενοδοχείου, δίπλα στο νεκρό σώμα της ερωμένης του. Μη μπορώντας να βρει άλλοθι, αποφασίζει να ζητήσει τη βοήθεια της διακεκριμένης δικηγόρου, Virginia Goodman. Μέσα στις λίγες ώρες που έχουν στη διάθεσή τους για να λύσουν την υπόθεση, κανείς δεν φαντάζεται τα όσα θα αποκαλυφθούν.

2. Shutter Island (2010)

3. El cuerpo (2012)

4. Coherence (2013)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Emily Baldoni, Nicholas Brendon, Elizabeth Gracen Σκηνοθεσία: James Ward Byrkit Trailer:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RsvffRYRvNc Bαθμολογία στο IMDB: 7,2/10 Tην ταινία προτείνει: Ξανθή ΚιούσηΥπόθεση: Μια παρέα 8 φίλων συγκεντρώνεται στο απομονωμένο σπίτι ενός ζευγαριού για δείπνο. Το αξιοσημείωτο εκείνης της νύχτας, που κεντρίζει το ενδιαφέρον, είναι το πέρασμα ενός κομμήτη πολύ κοντά από τη Γη. Τα γεγονότα που διαδραματίζονται στην πορεία, μεταφυσικά και μη, αποτελούν το αντικείμενο των συζητήσεων της παρέας. Το απεόβλεπτο τέλος θα καθηλώσει οποιονδήποτε την δει.

5. Κλεμμένες ζωές / Taking lives (2004)

6. Se7en (1995)

7. Inception (2010)

8. El secreto de sus ojos / Το μυστικό στα μάτια της (2009)

9. Malice / Δεσμοί διαστροφής (1993)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman Σκηνοθεσία: Harold Becker Trailer: https://youtu.be/OzpqLRb2lfs Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 6,4/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Ματίνα ΓρόλλιουΠηγαίνοντας αρκετά χρόνια πίσω συναντάμε την ταινία «Δεσμοί διαστροφής/Malice», η οποία φέρει ισχυρά ονόματα στους πρωταγωνιστικούς ρόλους. Πέρα όμως από το βεληνεκές του καστ και τις πολύ καλές τους ερμηνείες στην ταινία, το έργο «Δεσμοί διαστροφής/Malice» είναι από τα πλέον ισχυρά, καταιγιστικά και απρόβλεπτα ψυχολογικά θρίλερ που μπορεί κανείς να παρακολουθήσει. Η εμπλοκή ενός φαινομενικά τέλειου ζευγαριού που δε μπορεί να αποκτήσει παιδιά με έναν καθόλα ευυπόληπτο αλλά μυστηριώδη γιατρό καθώς και με μια σειρά βιασμών και δολοφονιών στην περιοχή αρκεί για να ξεκινήσει δυνατά η ιστορία, ξαφνιάζοντας όμως με τις σταδιακές σοκαριστικές αποκαλύψεις και ένα δυνατό φινάλε, δίνοντάς μία α��ό τις πλέον παραγνωρισμένες αλλά αξέχαστες ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος.

10. Witness for the Prosecution / Μάρτυς Κατηγορίας (1957)

11. Usual Suspects / Συνήθεις Ύποπτοι (1995)

12. Chinatown (1974)

Πρωταγωνιστές: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston Σκηνοθεσία: Roman Polanski Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p39LFdGI-YA Βαθμολογία στο IMDB: 8,2/10 Την ταινία προτείνει: Νίκος ΚουνάδηςΟ J. J. Gittes, ένας ιδιωτικός ντετέκτιβ, προσλαμβάνεται από μία γυναίκα για να παρακολουθήσει τον άντρα της, γιατί έχει σοβαρές υποψίες ότι την απατάει. Η υπόθεση, όμως, δεν είναι τόσο απλή και ο Gittes θα βρεθεί να εξιχνιάζει ένα σκοτεινό μυστήριο γύρω από το δίκτυο ύδρευσης της πόλης. Μία κλασσική ταινία και μία από τις καλύτερες ταινίες με απρόβλεπτο τέλος, γεμάτη διαφθορά, συνωμοσίες, κίνδυνο αλλά και τη δικαιοσύνη που συχνά δεν αποδίδεται.

13. The Prestige (2006)

14. The Sixth Sense / Η Έκτη Αίσθηση (1999)

15. Memento (2000)

16. Fight Club (1999)

17. La Cara Oculta / The Hidden Face (2011)

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