As 2007 draws to a close, I revert to my list-whore ways by presenting my lists of top books, films, CDs, and anything else that strikes my fancy. These may or may not be items that were actually released in the past year, but that came to my attention in the previous twelve months. Now remember, these are lists made by a Gemini, and my personal tastes tend to be pretty much all over the map.
Let’s begin with. . .
FICTION
10) Pillars of the Earth – Ken Follett
9) Axis – Robert Charles Wilson
Nineteen Minutes – Jodi Picoult
7) Trouble – Jesse Kellerman
6) Run – Ann Patchett
5) Gunslinger Born (Graphic Novel) – Stephen King, et al.
4) White Guys – Anthony Giardina
3) The Road – Cormac McCarthy
2) Spin – Robert Charles Wilson
1) The Name of the Wind – Patrick Rothfuss
NON-FICTION
10) Story – Robert McKee
9) An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn’t – Judy Jones and William Wilson
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
7) Running With Scissors – Augusten Burroughs
6) Burton on Burton – Tim Burton
5) Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart – Dr. Gordon Livingston
4) The Intellectual Devotional – David S. Kidder and Noah D. Oppenheim
3) Just A Geek – Wil Wheaton
2) The Four Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz
1) Eat, Pray, Love – Elizabeth Gilbert
TELEVISION
10) Dog The Bounty Hunter
9) The Tony Awards
The Dresden Files
7) Brothers & Sisters
6) The 4400
5) Rome
4) 24
3) Firefly
2) Heroes
1) The Sopranos
ALBUMS
10) Synthesizer – Information Society
9) Continuum – John Mayer
Face The Promise – Bob Seger
7) Hymns of the 49th Parallel – k. d. lang
6) Duets – Reba McIntyre
5)To All New Arrivals – Faithless
4) Everything Is Fine – Josh Turner
3) Songs of Mass Destruction – Annie Lennox
2) Magic – Bruce Springsteen
1) A.D.D. (Audio Daydream) – Blake Lewis
SONGS
10) Two Times Blue – Deborah Harry
9) This Is Us – Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris
Falling Down – Duran Duran
7) Get Drunk and Be Somebody – Toby Keith
6) Ooh La La – Goldfrapp
5) The Answer’s In The Question (with Patty Loveless) – Bob Seger
4) Long Black Train – Josh Turner
3) Radio Nowhere – Bruce Springsteen
2) Bombs – Faithless
1) Dick In A Box – Justin Timberlake & Andy Samberg
FILM
10) A History of Violence
9) Alpha Dog
Serenity
7) Pan’s Labyrinth
6) Blood Diamond
5) Fracture
4) The Departed
3) The Bridge (Documentary)
2) Children of Men
1) The Bourne Ultimatum
