𝘏𝘢𝘮𝘯𝘦𝘵 by Maggie O'Farrell
⭐️: 3/5
Read: April 2022
While I never really connected with the speculation at the heart of the story being told, this novel excels at capturing the weight of grief, the
many forms it can take, and the way it ebbs and flows like a wave.
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I’m so conflicted! Also mildly devastated that Alysa got bumped out…

1947 – Best Director & Picture Winner I’ve made it to the end of 1947 with an understandable, if in retrospect uneven, winner for Best Director & Best Picture and then close out the Oscar’s 20th anniversary year with so…

I end 1947 with an uneven winner for Best Director & Best Picture: 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯'𝘴 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵

I also close out the 20th anniversary year of my Oscar Odyssey with disjointed thoughts on a perplexing award year and my updated Overall Best Picture Winner and 1st Rankings
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Not yet; I’ve heard mixed opinions from people who read the book first, so still deciding if I want to give it a watch.

I agree about wanting it to be longer! I didn't personally find the end distractingly rushed, but I enjoyed the expanding character focus and felt the time jumps showed how quickly experiences were changing for the later generations.

Book 6 of 2026
𝘗𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘰 by Min Jin Lee
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A brilliant combination of sweeping historical fiction and character-driven family drama; each character is wonderfully complex, nuanced, and organically woven into the novel’s historical backdrop.
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𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 by Elizabeth Gilbert
⭐️: 3/5
Read: March 2022
While a bit uneven in tone and cohesion of narrative voice, overall this is an engaging reflection on the very nature of family, friendship, and love, packaged inside a story about a 1940’s “bad” girl.
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1947 – Best Picture Nominees II Rounding out the Best Picture nominees for year 20 (1947) with a surprisingly deep film noir and another Dickens adaptation. If you want more information on what my goals are check-out my Purpose &…

Rounding out the Best Picture nominees for year 20 of my Oscar Odyssey (1947) with a surprisingly deep film noir and another Dickens adaptation: 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 & 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴
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Book 5 of 2026
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘣 by Richard Osman
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A surprisingly endearing exploration of family, community, loss, and aging, that is also a wonderfully cozy mystery with plenty of clues, red herrings, and twists.
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1947 – Best Picture Nominees I Starting off the formal Best Picture nominees for year 20 (1947) with two holiday classics of vastly differing quality. If you want more information on what my goals are check-out my Purpose & …

Happy Oscar Day 2026! I’m celebrating on my Oscar Odyssey blog by starting off the formal Best Picture nominees for year 20 (1947) with two holiday classics of vastly differing quality: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱’𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘧𝘦 & 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 34𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵
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1947 – Best Actor (Ronald Colman) & Actress (Loretta Young) Moving on to the winners and formal nominees for year 20 (1947) with two surprising wins in the Best Actor & Actress categories, both in films lacking a Best Picture nomination. If you want mor…

Moving on to the winners and formal nominees for year 20 of my Oscar Odyssey (1947) with two surprising wins in the Best Actor & Actress categories, both in films lacking a Best Picture nomination: Ronald Colman in 𝘈 𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 & Loretta Young in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳
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Book 4 of 2026
𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 by Stephen King
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A wonderful collection of pure King horror; standouts include “Sometimes They Come Back”, “Strawberry Spring, “Quitters, Inc.”, and “Children of the Corn”, while “Trucks” and “I Am the Doorway” were both forgettable and perplexing.
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1947 – Omissions II Closing out the omitted films for year 20 (1947) with a perplexing Chaplin dark comedy and an influential, if also uneven, Technicolor triumph from Powell/Pressburger. If you want more information …

Closing out the omitted films for year 20 of my Oscar Odyssey (1947) with a perplexing Chaplin dark comedy and an influential, if also uneven, Technicolor triumph from Powell/Pressburger: 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘶𝘳 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘹 & 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘴
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Thank you for all of it! Hope you get plenty of rest!

2. Matteo Rizzo's Team Event skate and knee slide

1. ALYSA LIU GOLD MEDALIST

Honorable Mention: Team Poland's Periogi stuffie

Top 5 #MilanoCortina2026 Figure Skating Moments

5. Miura & Kihara's World Record free skate to come back from 5th to win gold

4. Kam & O’Shea's Team Event personal best skate

3. Gilles & Poirier's Vincent free dance and bronze medal win

𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘺 by Torrey Peters
⭐️: 4/5
Read: May 2022
The emotions, experiences, and relationships presented throughout the novel were so raw and unfiltered; Peters has crafted a narrative and characters who are allowed to be unapologetically human and complex.
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𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘜𝘯𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥, 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨 by Jesmyn Ward
⭐️: 5/5
Read: January 2023
Astounding; the contrasting voices between Jojo and Leonie are expertly crafted and the integration of the supernatural feels both jarring and expected, which mimics the experiences of the characters themselves.
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1947 – Omissions I Welcome to 1947 and Happy 20th Anniversary to the Academy Awards! I start off this landmark year in my Oscar Odyssey with three omitted films, including a ghostly romance, a character-focused film …

Welcome to 1947 and Happy 20th Anniversary to the Academy Awards! I start off this landmark year in my Oscar Odyssey with a ghostly romance, a character-focused film noir, and another Disney package film: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘳𝘴. 𝘔𝘶𝘪𝘳, 𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵, & 𝘍𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦
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Book 3 of 2026
𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘬 by Michael Farris Smith
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A wonderful recapturing of the style and feel of the “Lost Generation” and a worthy piece of introspective historical fiction in its own right, but one that doesn’t really gain anything as a prequel to 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘣𝘺.
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𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 by Sally Rooney
⭐️: 4/5
Read: November 2021
Rooney’s narrative refuses to shy away from the messiness of coming to terms with complex feelings and presents a weighty exploration of how our experiences and connections shape, and at times blur, our identities.
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Book 2 of 2026
𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 by Armistead Maupin (𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 5)
⭐️⭐️⭐️
While the weakest of the series so far, the story is still as delightfully absurd as ever, with several poignant moments that encapsulate the reality of life during the peak of the AIDs epidemic.
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1946 – Best Actor, Director, & Picture Winner I’ve made it to the end of 1946 with an understandable, if uneven, major winner for Best Actor, Director, & Picture and close out year 19 by attempting to articulate my thoughts on a perp…

I end 1946 with an understandable, if uneven, major winner - Best Actor, Director, & Picture: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴

I also close-out year 19 of my Oscar Odyssey with my thoughts on a perplexing year and my updated Overall Best Picture Winner and 1st Rankings
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Heartbreaking 💔

Book 1 of 2026
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 by Pip Williams
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A beautiful novel that seamlessly blends history with a fictional narrative filled with a wonderfully drawn cast of characters that made me cheer, (almost) cry, and wish I could hold off turning that final page.
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𝘈 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 by John Kennedy Toole
⭐️: 4/5
Read: September 2020
Such a strange, tragic, and delightful story, with so many truly unlikable individuals, yet Toole still managed to draw me into their world and increasingly complicated and interconnected lives.
#booksky #flashbackfriday

1946 – Best Picture Nominees II Rounding out the Best Picture nominees for year 19 of my Oscar Odyssey (1946) with an uneven character drama, an uneven Shakespeare adaptation, and the first film I am choosing to skip watching. If…

Rounding out the Best Picture nominees for year 19 of my Oscar Odyssey (1946) with an uneven character drama, an uneven Shakespeare adaptation, and the first film I am choosing to skip watching: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘻𝘰𝘳’𝘴 𝘌𝘥𝘨𝘦, 𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘺 𝘝, & 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨
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Book 28 of 2025
𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 1942 by Linda Mahkovec
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Just like the first two, this third installment in the 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 series was like an old-fashioned warm hug, with an atmosphere and gentle narrative style that immediately transported me back in time.
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Book 27 of 2025
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 by Jenny Colgan
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Another delightful comfort read from Coglan with a wonderful balance of Christmasy atmosphere and details and heartwarming moments of family and community.
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Starting out the formal Best Picture nominees for year 19 of my Oscar Odyssey (1946) with a perfectly timed holiday classic: 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘈 𝘞𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦
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