The Best of 2019
Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash
Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash
Usually I do some kind of year-end summary and philosophizing in these “Best Of” posts, but I just don’t feel like it today. It’s been a good year; don’t get me wrong! Lots of great things happened. But instead of telling you about them, I’ll just post my yearly favorites and call it good. (I don’t get any money if you click on the links; I provide them for the convenience of my readers.)
Favorite Books
1) Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders
2) Hollow Kingdom, by Kira Jane Buxton
3) Anti-Diet, by Christy Harrison
4) Ninth House, by Leigh Bardugo
5) When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi
6) Let’s Call It a Doomsday, by Katie Henry
7) Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson
8) Exhalation, by Ted Chiang
9) The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohllebenn
10) Echo North, by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Most Disappointing Book
Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens
Favorite Movies
1) Parasite
2) Jojo Rabbit
3) Yesterday
4) Midsommar
5) Knives Out
7) Us
9) Tolkien
10) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best TV Episode Possibly of All Time
“Teddy Perkins,” Atlanta
Favorite TV
1) Endeavour
2) Atlanta
3) The Crown
4) Russian Doll
6) Derry Girls
7) Victoria
8) Chernobyl
9) Barry
Best Meals Eaten Out
1) Le Manoir Aux Quat’ Saisons, Great Milton, England
2) Chez Panisse, Berkeley, CA
3) ZZQ Texas Craft Barbecue, Richmond, VA
4) MacBe Seafood & Cafe, Bay St. Louis, MS
5) Rollin’ Smoke Barbecue, Las Vegas, NV
6) Comeaux’s Cajun Gold Restaurant, Vinton, LA
I think my boys will be the most excited to read this list, since they had a lot to do with recommendations and reviews! Have a wonderful 2020, everyone. Maybe I’ll be more verbose this time next year.