GirlReaction Goes to the Movies: Favorites 2014

Turns out I haven’t told you about my favorites since 2011. So I thought I’d drop a quick note to ya about 2014 while I’m waiting for my hair to dry. You are welcome! 🙂 HA!

I saw 29 movies in 2014, thanks to Project Life for reminding me of some of the titles as I sorta lost track of keeping up my list OOPS.

1, 2. My favorite two movies in 2014 were Only Lovers Left Alive and Words & Pictures with the former maintaining a slight lead over the latter were I forced to name an absolute favorite. They were both movies about relationships; about both who and what we choose to have in our lives; about the importance of art, words and music; about what maintains us across time; about how we have to live within our own choices and our weakness, and while sometimes that does damage, sometimes that’s a place to have strength. They were both filled with lovely performances and I loved them to pieces.

3. My third favorite movie was Guardians of the Galaxy, by far the most fun I had in the theater (both times!) all year. I’ve already watched it at home, I’ve listened to the music a million times (after I put the soundtrack into the correct order-it-was-played-in-the-movie order; that IS the music of much of my childhood, I was born in ’68 after all); and it only furthered the extreme goodwill I have had toward Chris Pratt since Everwood (where he got to play a *slightly* more layered character than his Parks & Rec tour de force as Andy Dwyer).

4. Calvary. Wicked powerful performance by Brendan Glesson. Very moving.

5. The Imitation Game. Love Cumberbatch, love Knightley, LOVE Matthew Goode (LOVE HIM, WATCH THIS!) Bring a kleenex for the ending–and I don’t mean the ending of the war. Lords of kobol, the horrible things we have done to people for so-called morality are just sickening.

6. Begin Again. I just rewatched this after recommending it to a friend for the James Corden performance as she’s geeking out into him in Into the Woods. This movie, like my numbers 1 and 2, is really about choosing what’s important to you and then being forced to live with that decision, through good and bad. I read an article recently about how this director (who also did Once, which I did NOT like, too sappy por moi) does all these films about unrequited relationships and how weird that is (how he thinks that’s what true love is, some unconsummated-esque state of being). I actually thought this movie was NOT about a relationship between Knightly and Ruffalo and that what happens romantically in HIS life in the movie was truly perfect. If you’ve ever seen Kevin Williamson defend the idea that Dawson was indeed Joey’s soul mate even if Pacey is her forever relationship…well I don’t think the Knightly/Ruffalo characters needed to be in love. That was my take anyway.

I also REALLY like: A Most Wanted Man (we sure are assholes, us Americans); The Grand Budapest Hotel (fantastic, but not as good as the fabfabfabulous Moonrise Kingdom, the standard against which all his movies shall forever be judged); Wish I Was Here, even if it stretched the reality a bit for Kate Hudson to be Zach Braff’s wife (doesn’t it seem Judd Apatow-esque to always have the homelier guy have the most gorgeous girl); Rob the Mob, which was fun and had some great performances from lesser known peeps; Wild, which I found oddly affecting; Magic in the Moonlight; and Edge of Tomorrow which was HILARIOUS. I mean the first 35 minutes of that movie are magically funny. Boyhood is definitely worth seeing, although maybe not deserving of its mostly format-based hype.
I liked but ultimately found unsatisfying Snowpiercer and Birdman.

I saw some other movies that were OK or fine but not horrible. You can check the list and ask me if you’d like to know about one or another in particular, I obviously am happy to share opinions/thoughts. HA.

What I did think was HORRIBLE was: Wolf of Wall Street, what an egotisitical piece of utter bullpucky; Under the Skin, monotonous and bizarre but not bizarre interesting more like bizarre this director told, showed and gave us NOTHING HERE; and sadly the new Chris Rock movie Top Five which I really really wanted to like because I think he’s a comic genius (and wicked smaht, yes please say that with a Boston accent) but ultimately was a big hot steaming mess.

AND BONUS:
I saw 30 movies in 2013 and my favorites were: Flight, Zero Dark Thirty; Much Ado About Nothing (LOVE!!), Mud, Fast & Furious 6 (YES I SAID IT), Fruitvale Station, American Hustle, and it’s a tough call between Dallas Buyers Club and Philomena. Least favorites were: Byzantium (overwrought), What Maisie Knew (sadly not very compelling), To Rome with Love (lame)….I don’t know, looking over that list right now nothing jumps out as me as SUCKING AS MUCH AS WOLF OF WALL STREET. So maybe I just didn’t really see many bad movies in 2013.

I saw 34 movies in 2012 and my favorites were: the aforementioned Moonrise Kingdom; Silver Linings Playbook; Skyfall (SO GOOD); Cabin in the Woods (damn smart); A Separation, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Least favorites: Magic Mike (so disappointing), Killer Joe (so disgusting horrifying); and Battleship (so so so so bad). OH WAIT I actually wrote a post about my 2012 faves. I guess my memory has changed things, eh. HA.

Duff at the Movies 2014

  • Top Five (12/31)
  • Wild (12/30)
  • The Imitation Game (12/27)
  • Mockingjay Part 1 (Hunger Games) (12/21)
  • Birdman (11/11)
  • The Skeleton Twins (9/13)
  • Frank (8/31)
  • Land Ho! (8/24)
  • Calvary (8/9)
  • Lucy (8/6)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy (8/4) (& 8/23)
  • Boyhood (7/31)
  • I Origins (7/30)
  • Magic in the Moonlight (7/27)
  • A Most Wanted Man (7/26)
  • Wish I Was Here (7/22) (& 8/2)
  • Begin Again (7/20)
  • Snowpiercer (7/19)
  • Words & Pictures (6/27)
  • The Grand Seduction (6/26)
  • Edge of Tomorrow (6/24)
  • Only Lovers Left Alive (5/17)
  • Under the Skin (5/10)
  • Rob the Mob (3/29)
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel (3/22)
  • Monuments Men (3/16)
  • Wolf of Wall Street (2/15)
  • The Past (1/25)
  • Her (1/4)

Books Read in 2014.

date refers to date finished; i.e., just b/c I finished two books in a given day doesn’t mean I read two entire books that day!

  • Mean Streak, by Iris Johansen (12/25)
  • The Parsifal Mosaic (12/23) (reread)
  • The Moving Toyshop, by Edmund Crispin (11/27)
  • Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel (11/26)
  • Magic Breaks, by Ilona Andrews (11/22)
  • Magic Rises, by Ilona Andrews (11/22)
  • Magic Slays, by Ilona Andrews (11/20)
  • Magic Bleeds, by Ilona Andrews (11/17)
  • Magic Strikes, by Ilona Andrews (11/16)
  • Magic Burns, by Ilona Andrews (11/15)
  • Magic Bites, by Ilona Andrews (11/11)
  • The Young Elites, by Marie Lu (11/2)
  • Sinner, by Maggie Stiefvater (11/1)
  • Blue Lily, Lily Blue, by Maggie Stiefvater (11/1)
  • Personal, by Lee Child (10/26)
  • One Kick, by Chelsea Cain (10/19)
  • Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (10/18)
  • How to Talk so Kids Can Learn, by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish (10/12) (nonfiction) (teaching)
  • Knife of Dreams (WoT 11), by Robert Jordan (10/11)
  • Summer and Bird, by Katherine Catmull (10/5)
  • The Beginning of Everything, by Robyn Schneider (10/4)
  • Broken Monsters, by Lauren Beukes (9/20)
  • The Secret Place, by Tana French (9/13)
  • The Bone Clocks, by David Mitchell (9/13)
  • The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever, by Julia Quinn (9/1)
  • Crossroads of Twilight (WoT 10), by Robert Jordan (8/31) (reread)
  • Winter’s Heart (WoT 9), by Robert Jordan (8/30) (reread)
  • The Queen of the Tearling, by Erika Johansen (8/30)
  • The Path of Daggers (WoT 8), by Robert Jordan (8/29) (reread)
  • Transformation (Rai-Kirah 1), by Carol Berg (8/23)
  • A Crown of Swords (WoT 7), by Robert Jordan (8/18) (reread)
  • Lord of Chaos (WoT 6), by Robert Jordan (8/17) (reread)
  • The Fires of Heaven (WoT 5), by Robert Jordan (8/16) (reread)
  • The Shadow Rising (WoT 4), by Robert Jordan (8/14) (reread)
  • The Dragon Reborn (WoT 3), by Robert Jordan (8/13) (reread)
  • The Great Hunt (WoT 2), by Robert Jordan (8/12) (reread)
  • The Eye of the World (WoT 1), by Robert Jordan (8/11) (reread)
  • Autobiography of Red, by Anne Carson (8/8) (poetry) (reread)
  • Red Doc>, by Anne Carson (8/7) (poetry)
  • It’s All Too Much: A Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff, by Peter Walsh (8/7)
  • The Iron King, by Julie Kagawa (8/1)
  • To Desire a Devil, by Elizabeth Hoyt (7/25)
  • Hero on a Bicycle, by Shirley Hughes (7/25)
  • Mass of the Forgotten, by James Tolan (7/25) (poetry)
  • Highland Captive, by Hannah Howell (7/25)
  • Lara’s Gift, by Annemarie O’Brien (7/23)
  • Broken Homes, by Ben Aaronovitch (7/21)
  • Whispers Under Ground, by Ben Aaronovitch (7/21)
  • Moon Over Soho , by Ben Aaronovitch (7/20)
  • Midnight Riot, by Ben Aaronovitch (7/18)
  • The Tempest, by William Shakespeare (7/14) (play) (reread)
  • The Tilted World, by Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelley
  • Landline, by Rainbow Rowell (7/9)
  • A Summer to Remember, by Mary Balogh (7/5)
  • The Clock Flower, by Adrian Rice (7/2) (poetry)
  • Lexicon, by Max Barry (7/1)
  • Ruby Red, by Kerstin Gier (6/29)
  • Hill William, by Scott McClanahan (6/27)
  • We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart (6/26)
  • Ruin and Rising, by Leigh Bardugo (6/26)
  • Siege and Storm, by Leigh Bardugo (6/24)
  • Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo (6/23)
  • Where She Went, by Gayle Forman (6/22)
  • The Gathering Storm, by Robin Bridges (6/21)
  • If I Stay, by Gayle Forman (6/21)
  • Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow (6/20)
  • Sea of Shadows, by Kelley Armstrong (6/18)
  • What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding, by Kristin Newman (6/14) (memoir)
  • The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, by Leslye Walton (6/14)
  • Faking Normal, by Courtney C. Stevens (5/31)
  • Night Broken (Mercy Thompson #8), by Patricia Briggs (5/17)
  • One Foot in Eden, by Ron Rash (5/12)
  • How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, by Kiese Laymon (4/23) (essays)
  • This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage, by Ann Patchett (4/22) (essays)
  • Damn Love, by Jasmine Beach-Ferrara (4/17) (short stories)
  • Dreams of Gods & Monsters, by Laini Taylor (4/16)
  • Someone Else’s Love Story, by Joshilyn Jackson (4/16)
  • A Tale for the Time Being, by Ruth Ozeki (4/14)
  • Artifact (Jaya Jones #1), by Gigi Pandian (4/5)
  • The Secret of the Old Clock, by Carolyn Keene (3/19) (reread)
  • Pack Up the Moon, by Rachael Herron (3/9)
  • Days of Blood and Starlight, by Laini Taylor (3/8)
  • Champion, by Marie Lu (2/1)
  • Prodigy, by Marie Lu (1/28)
  • Legend, by Marie Lu (1/27)
  • Wild Born, by Brandon Mull (1/15)
  • No One Else Can Have You, by Kathleen Hale (1/12)
  • Horde, by Ann Aguirre (1/11)
  • Quintana of Cheryn, by Melina Marchetta (1/11)
  • Hild, by Nicola Griffith (1/3)
  • Forbidden, by Jo Beverly (1/2)
  • Christmas Angel, by Jo Beverly (1/1)

Duff at the Movies 2013

  • 12 Years a Slave (12/30)
  • Inside Llewyn Davis (12/29)
  • American Hustle (12/27)
  • Philomena (12/27)
  • Out of The Furnace (12/24)
  • Thor 2 (11/30)
  • Catching Fire (11/29)
  • Gravity (11/28)
  • Dallas Buyers Club (11/16)
  • The Heat (10/?)
  • The Grandmaster (9/7)
  • The Way, Way Back (9/1)
  • Fruitvale Station (8/24)
  • Spectacular Now (8/21)
  • Elysium (8/17)
  • Now You See Me (7/?)
  • Frances Ha (7/4)
  • Byzantium (6/29)
  • Fast & Furious 6 (6/24)
  • World War Z (6/22)
  • Much Ado About Nothing (6/21)
  • Mud (6/7)
  • What Maisie Knew (6/2)
  • Star Trek: Into Darkness (6/1)
  • The Place Beyond the Pines (5/11)
  • Upstream Color (4/13)
  • Room 237 (4/6)
  • Side Effects (3/9)
  • Zero Dark Thirty (1/5)
  • Flight (1/3)

Books Read in 2013

date refers to date finished; i.e., just b/c I finished two books in a given day doesn’t mean I read two entire books that day!

  • An Unwilling Bride, by Jo Beverly (12/31)
  • An Arranged Marriage, by Jo Beverly (12/30)
  • Grave Mercy, by Robin LaFevers (12/30)
  • Attachments, by Rainbow Rowell (12/29)
  • Lady Beware, by Jo Beverly (12/27)
  • Deadline, by Sandra Brown (12/26)
  • Daughter of Smoke and Bone, by Laini Taylor (12/25)
  • Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell (12/24)
  • Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception, by Maggie Stiefvater (12/23)
  • Beautiful Wreck, by Larissa Brown (12/22)
  • Froi of the Exiles, by Melina Marchetta (12/22)
  • Finnikin of the Rock, by Melina Marchetta (12/6)
  • The Panopticon, by Jenni Fagan (11/30)
  • Eleanor & Park, by Rainbow Rowell (11/27)
  • Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu (11/23)
  • Doll Bones, by Holly Black (11/17)
  • Reading in the Wild, by Donalyn Miller (11/10) (teaching)
  • The Dream Thieves, by Maggie Stiefvater (11/10)
  • The Raven Boys, by Maggie Stiefvater (11/9) (reread)
  • This Song Will Save Your Life, by Leila Sales (10/19)
  • How to Love, by Katie Cotugno (10/19)
  • Endgame, by Ann Aguirre (9/13)
  • Aftermath, by Ann Aguirre (9/13)
  • The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker (8/31)
  • One Crazy Summer, by Rita Garcia-Williams (8/31)
  • Magic for a Price, by Devon Monk (8/31)
  • The Shining Girls, by Lauren Beukes (8/16)
  • The Faraway Nearby, by Rebecca Solnit (8/16)
  • All Hands Stand by to Repel Boarders: Tales from Life as a Lutheran Pastor, by Cordell Strug (8/16)
  • Let Me Go (Archie Sheridan and Gretchen Lowell #6), by Chelsea Cain (8/14)
  • Kill Me Twice (Archie Sheridan and Gretchen Lowell #5), by Chelsea Cain (8/14)
  • Wishes and Stitches, by Rachael Herron (7/20)
  • Vampires in the Lemon Grove, by Karen Russell (7/6)
  • The Summer Prince, by Alaya Dawn Johnson (7/1)
  • Shades of Earth, by Beth Revis (6/23)
  • A Million Suns, by Beth Revis (6/22)
  • Across the Universe, by Beth Revis (6/21) (reread)
  • Saving Zasha, by Randi Barrow (6/1)
  • Blood Magic, by Tessa Gratton (5/25)
  • Paper Valentine, by Brenna Yovanoff (5/4)
  • Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson #7), by Patricia Briggs (5/1)
  • The Rook, by Daniel O’Malley (4/29)
  • The River of No Return, by Bee Ridgway (4/28)
  • The Curiosities, by Maggie Stiefvater, Brenna Yovanoff and Tessa Gratton (4/20)
  • Big Jack, by J.D. Robb (3/31)
  • Sarah, Plain & Tall, by Patricia McLachlan (3/31)
  • Etiquette & Espionage, by Gail Carriger (3/28)
  • Choice Words, by Peter H. Johnston (3/25)
  • The Giver, by Lois Lowry (3/18)
  • Suspect, by Robert Crais (3/10)
  • The Order of Odd Fish, by James Kennedy (3/10)
  • Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein (2/25)
  • Blood Song, by Anthony Ryan (1/18)
  • Touch of Frost, by Jennifer Estep (1/5)
  • Seraphina, by Rachel Hartman (1/4)

Duff at the Movies 2012

  • Django Unchained (12/31)
  • Silver Linings Playbook (12/26)
  • Anna Karenina (11/22)
  • Skyfall (Bond) (11/10)
  • Arbitrage (10/27)
  • Argo (10/20)
  • To Rome with Love (9/17)
  • Looper (9/10)
  • Magic Mike (9/9)
  • Killer Joe (9/8)
  • The Bourne Legacy (9/7)
  • Celeste and Jesse Forever (8/18)
  • The Dark Knight Rises (Batman) (7/27)
  • Beasts of the Southern Wild (7/20)
  • People Like Us (7/6)
  • Moonrise Kingdom (6/29)
  • Rock of Ages (6/20?)
  • Prometheus (6/16)
  • Snow White & the Huntsman (6/2)
  • Battleship (5/26)
  • The Avengers (5/22)
  • Dark Shadows (5/11)
  • Cabin in the Woods (4/28?)
  • Hunger Games (3/24)
  • Friends with Kids (3/14)
  • Margaret (2/22)
  • A Separation (2/4)
  • Carnage (1/22)
  • The Artist (1/18)
  • Hugo (3D) (1/15)
  • Contraband (1/13)
  • Pariah (1/9)
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1/8)
  • The Descendants (1/7)

Books Read in 2012

date refers to date finished; i.e., just b/c I finished two books in a given day doesn’t mean I read two entire books that day!

  • Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern (12/27)
  • If I Lie, by Corrine Jackson (12/26)
  • The Fighting Man, by Gerald Seymour (12/25)
  • Fox Tracks, by Rita Mae Brown (12/25)
  • Paper Towns, by John Green (12/24)
  • Sleeper: Season One, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (12/23) (graphic novel)
  • The Shell Seekers, by Rosamunde Pilcher (12/21) (reread)
  • Thrall, by Natasha Trethewey (12/20) (poetry)
  • Looking for Alaska, by John Green (12/19)
  • Outpost, by Ann Aguirre (12/16)
  • Revival Vol 1: You’re Among Friends, by Tim Seeley (12/16) (graphic novel)
  • Mercy Thompson: Homecoming, by Patricia Briggs (12/2) (graphic novel)
  • Morning Glories, Vol 1: For a Better Future, by Nick Spencer (12/2) (graphic novel)
  • Enclave, by Ann Aguirre (12/1)(reread)
  • The Marriage Plot, by Jeffrey Eugenides (11/25)
  • Little Red Riding Hood, by J. Grimm, illu by Trina Schart Hyman (11/10)
  • Little Red Riding Hood, by Jacob Grimm, illu by Daniel Egneus (11/9)
  • The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate (10/29)
  • Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord, by Sarah MacLean (10/27)
  • Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (10/26) (graphic novel)
  • The Stranger’s Child, by Alan Hollinghurst (10/25)
  • The Raven Boys, by Maggie Stiefvater (10/21)
  • American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang (10/15) (graphic novel)
  • Emiko Superstar, by Mariko Tamaki (10/13) (graphic novel)
  • The Michigan Mega Monsters (American Chillers #1), by Jonathan Rand (10/12)
  • From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konisburg (10/4)
  • Any Small Goodness, by Tony Johnston (9/29)
  • The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke (9/27)
  • A Tale Dark & Grimm, by Adam Gidwitz (9/21)
  • A Wanted Man, by Lee Child (9/19)
  • The Book Whisperer, by Donalyn Miller (8/30)
  • Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech (8/29)
  • Far Arden, by Kevin Cannon (8/27) (graphic novel)
  • Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns, by Hena Khan(8/27) (picture book)
  • Hark a Vagrant, by Kate Beaton (8/16) (graphic novel)
  • Throne of the Crescent Moon, by Saladin Ahmed (8/15)
  • Dragondrums, by Anne McCaffrey (8/9) (reread)
  • The White Dragon, by Anne McCaffrey (8/9) (reread)
  • Dragonsinger, by Anne McCaffrey (8/8) (reread)
  • Dragonsong, by Anne McCaffrey (8/8) (reread)
  • Dragonquest, by Anne McCaffrey (8/7) (reread)
  • Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey (8/7) (reread)
  • Kornwolf, by Tristan Egolf (8/7)
  • You and No Other, by Cathy Maxwell (8/5)
  • Broken Harbor, by Tana French (8/4)
  • The Wise Man’s Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss (8/3)
  • Blue Front, by Martha Collins (8/3) (poetry)
  • Life on Mars, by Tracy K. Smith (7/30) (poetry)
  • Strangeness and Charm, by Mike Shevdon (7/21)
  • The Road to Bedlam, by Mike Shevdon (7/19)
  • Sixty-One Nails, by Mike Shevdon (7/17)
  • Swamplandia, by Karen Russell (7/13)
  • Grave Witch, by Kalayna Price (7/11)
  • Horizon, by Sophie Littlefield (7/9)
  • The Knife of Never Letting Go, by Patrick Ness (7/6)
  • Shoot to Thrill, by P.J. Tracy (7/5)
  • The Pox Party; The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation #1, by M.T. Anderson (7/4)
  • Ash, by Malinda Lo (7/3)
  • Silver, by Rhiannon Held (7/3)
  • Tell The Wolves I’m Home, by Carol Rifka Brunt (6/30)
  • Magic Without Mercy, by Devon Monk (6/29)
  • Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn (6/27)
  • Niccolo Rising, by Dorothy Dunnett (6/23) (reread)
  • Taken, by Robert Crais (6/13)
  • Bolt, by Dick Francis (6/10) (reread)
  • Break In, by Dick Francis (6/10) (reread)
  • Fire, by Kristin Cashore (6/9) (reread)
  • Graceling, by Kristin Cashore (6/9) (reread)
  • Trickster’s Choice, by Tamara Pierce (6/9)
  • The Scorpio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater (6/7)
  • After the War, by Carol Matas (6/5)
  • Bitterblue, by Kristin Cashore (6/3)
  • Arcadia, by Lauren Graff (6/1)
  • City of the Beasts, by Isabel Allende (5/31)
  • Over Sea, Under Stone, by Susan Cooper (5/24)
  • The River Between Us, by Richard Peck (5/24)
  • Fair Game (Alpha & Omega #3), by Patricia Briggs (5/22)
  • Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli (5/21)
  • Icefall, by Matthew J. Kirby (5/19)
  • Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins (5/19)
  • The Lover’s Dictionary, by David Levithan (5/18)
  • Linger, by Maggie Stiefvater (5/18)
  • Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater (5/16) (reread)
  • Dead Iron; the Age of Steam, by Devon Monk (5/15)
  • Insurgent, by Veronica Roth (5/9)
  • Divergent, by Veronica Roth (5/8) (reread)
  • The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster (5/7)
  • Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green & David Levithan (4/28)
  • Life: An Unexploded Diagram, by Mal Peet (4/27)
  • Tattoo (Ice Song #2), by Kirsten Imani Kasai (4/22)
  • Mountainfit: Fjällsommar, Fjällsjälv, by Meera Lee Sethi (4/10)
  • Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins (4/7) (reread)
  • Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins (4/4) (reread)
  • Soul Thief, by Jana Oliver (3/27)
  • The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak (3/26)
  • Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins (3/24) (reread)
  • Saving Francesca, by Melina Marchetta (3/19)
  • The High King, by Lloyd Alexander (3/17) (reread)
  • Boy Meets Boy, by David Levithan (3/16)
  • Taran Wanderer, by Lloyd Alexander (3/3) (reread)
  • The Castle of Llyr, by Lloyd Alexander (3/1) (reread)
  • An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green (3/1)
  • The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer (2/16)
  • Magic on the Line, by Devon Monk (2/5)
  • Magic on the Hunt, by Devon Monk (2/4)
  • The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, by Jacqueline Kelly (1/30)
  • The Looking Glass War, by John LeCarre (1/30)
  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, by John LeCarre (1/22)
  • A Murder of Quality, by John LeCarre (1/13)
  • Call for the Dead, by John LeCarre (1/13)
  • Zoo City, by Lauren Beukes (1/9)
  • Everyone Remain Calm, by Megan Stielstra (1/4) (stories)

Duff Does Live Music 2012

  • Of Monsters and Men (12/17)
  • The Lumineers (2nd x) (9/20)
  • My Morning Jacket (2nd x) (8/11)
  • Band of Horses (2nd x) (8/11)
  • The Head & the Heart (2nd x) (3/8)
  • Drew Grove & The Pastor’s Wives (3/8)