Priscilla's "To Read/See" List
This is mostly meant to be for my own reference, but on the offchance that you guys are interested (as many of you have similar cinematic and literary interests), I figured I might as well post it here. If there's anything I'm forgetting or if you have other recs, let me know!
The Tip of the Iceberg of my Reading List:
The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke
Mirror, Mirror, Gregory Maguire
Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk
Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier (Mrs. Felice)
Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson (Aaron)
Lullabye, Chuck Palahniuk (Renata)
The Partly Cloudy Patriot, Sarah Vowell (Renata)
Movies Priscilla needs to see: (in no particular order)
A Scanner Darkly
Ant Bully
Clerks II
Monster House (adorable!)
Scoop
Movies Priscilla must Rent:
V for Vendetta (missed in theatres)
The Secret of Nimh (haven't seen since I was ikkle)
Silent Movie, Mel Brooks
Eddie Izzard: Dressed to Kill (as well as others in the Izzard oeuvre)
Barry Linden, Kubrick
Gone With the Wind
Everything is Illuminated
TV shows to check out:
Dead Like Me (just saw the pilot--can't wait to see more)
Psych (comedic genius!)
AUDIO BOOK EXPLOITS:
Currently:
Pullman, Phillip. The Golden Compass
Colfer, Eoin. The Supernaturalist
To be read: (in alphabetical order)
Andersen, Hans Christian. Andersen's Fairy Tales
Bennett, Alan. The History Boys
Carryl, Guy Wetmore. Fables for the Frivolous
Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. Grimm's Fairy Tales
Nix, Garth. Sabriel (reread, as I remember nothing)
Pullman, Phillip. His Dark Materials trilogy (reread)
Snicket, Lemony. More of The Series of Unfortunate Events (finished 1-6)
Doctor Who: Feast of the Drowned (read by David Tennant, mmm)
My recent devourings:
Colfer, Eoin. The Artemis Fowl series
Vowell, Sarah. Assassination Vacation (thanks for the rec, Renata!)
Sedaris, David. Me Talk Pretty Some Day
Snicket, Lemony. The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and The Wide Window.
The Daily Show's America: The Audio Book
Nix, Garth. Mister Monday, book 1 of The Keys to the Kingdom (series)
The Best American Nonrequired Reading (a short story collection)
The Mighty and The Almighty, Madeline Albright
Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket and The Stone Rose
Hodgman, John. The Little Grey Book Lectures
McCourt, Frank. Angela's Ashes
Pratchett, Terry. Guards! Guards! BBC radio drama
Gaiman, Neil. Neverwhere (reread)
Larned, William Towbridge. American Indian Fairy Tales
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. Hound of the Baskervilles (read by Hugh Laurie. I find this hilarious.)
Gaiman, Neil. Coraline (reread)
Snicket, Lemony. The Miserable Mill, The Austere Academy, and The Ersatz Elevator.
Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World
Gibson, William. Neuromancer.
Niffenegger, Audrey. The Time Traveler's Wife
Sedaris, David. Dresss Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Leonard, Elmore. A Coyote's in the House