Each quarter I do a quick roundup of the book and film reviews that I do on Goodreads and Letterboxd. These reviews are too short and too off-the-cuff to be included with the more in depth reviews I do on this site. Below are the highlights of the quarter.
Books
This month I technically completed my 2016 Goodreads Challenge — 16 books ahead of schedule. It is a little misleading, since of the 14 books I read this quarter 6 were graphic novels. This year I decided to try and read more comics at the long-time encouragement of The Incomparable, one of my all-time favourite podcasts. Hence why I set my Goodreads challenge so low. However, most of the graphic novels are on GR, so I am racking up points!
Also, I have been much better of making at least a note once I finish a book. Thus follows a list of everything I read this quarter, for probably the first time ever. Looking back, I would say that Debt, the First 5,000 Years is a must-read that I will recommend to everyone, and Alif the Unseen, though not perfect, certainly had me thinking and talking about it for days after reading it.
Graphic Novels
★★★★★ Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 1: Gifted
★★☆☆☆ Power Man and Iron Fist: The Comedy of Death
★★★★☆ Buddha, Vol. 1: Kapilavastu
★★★★☆ Batman: The Long Halloween
★★★★☆ Batman: The Killing Joke
★★★☆☆ Superman: Earth One, Vol. 1
“Real” Books
★★★★★ Debt: The First 5,000 Years
★★★☆☆ The Sword of Shannara
★★★☆☆ Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution
★★★★☆ Devil You Know
★★★★☆ The Grace of Kings
★★★★☆ The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East
★★★★☆ Mindfulness in Plain English (my 500th Goodreads book!)
★★★★☆ Alif the Unseen
Film
Pretty light on film this quarter. I was catching up a lot on TV, and found that graphic novels (as seen above) became my go to evening entertainment when I didn’t have the bandwidth to read a tract on Buddhism or debt.
