Best Things I Watched and Read in 2017
- Dec 16, 2017
- 2 min read
“The list could surely go on, and there is nothing more wonderful than a list, instrument of wondrous hypotyposis.” ― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
I know I have been inundating you with "Best of 2017" lists in my weekly Link Love posts for weeks now, and I hope you spotted some of your favorites on a few of them. For me this year was a bit of a roller-coaster of highs and lows in terms of my reading. A few incredible books that will stay with me for some time to come, some truly awful ones, and A LOT in between. I find that, as I read more and more, I have become harder to please. Mysteries and thrillers often don't achieve the desired result and frequently have me guessing the ending half-way through, women's fiction can feel to fluffy and predictable and literary fiction, at times, too pretentious. That being said, I was lucky to have read a few truly remarkable stories this year and I hope you were, too. I've decided to include a few of my favorite TV series and films in this year's round-up, and am always eager to hear recommendations, so if there was something you loved reading or watching this year, drop a line in the comments:-) Without further ado, here is my list of favorites from 2017.
Books
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The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Munich by Robert Harris
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
The Force by Don Winslow
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier
The Dry by Jane Harper
TV Series
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Films
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