Best of 2010

Best films of 2010

1. The Social Network
2. Inception
3. The Blind Side
4. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
5. Up In The Air
6. A Prophet
7. The Road
8. Toy Story 3
9. The Disappearance Of Alice Creed
10. Brothers

Best albums (that I bought in 2010)

1. Fur And Gold by Bat For Lashes
2. Sew Sea by Lisa Hannigan
3. Lungs by Florence And The Machine
4. Two Suns by Bat For Lashes
5. Martha Wainwright by Martha Wainwright
6. Dream Attic by Richard Thompson
7. Funeral by Arcade Fire
8. A Collection by Anne Briggs
9. The Best of Frank Zappa
10. I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too by Martha Wainwright

Best dvds (that I watched in 2010)

1. Crash
2. Talk To Her
3. My Life As A Dog
4. Open Your Eyes
5. The Fountain

Best books (that I read in 2010)

1. A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
2. The Tenderness Of Wolves by Stef Penney
3. Snow Falling On Cedars by David Guterson
4. The Mill On The Floss by George Eliot
5. Engleby by Sebastian Faulks
6. A Painted House by John Grisham
7. Alone In Berlin by Hans Fallada
8. The Reader by Bernard Schlink
9. The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
10. White Teeth by Zadie Smith

I read many excellent books in 2010 so it was very difficult to narrow it down to just ten and rank them accordingly. Here are a few honourable mentions that didn't quite make the list: The Post Office Girl by Stefan Zweig, The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson, The Other Hand by Chris Cleave, Dune by Frank Herbert, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka, The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold and Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom.
I want to give an extra special honourable mention to Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow by Peter Hoeg which didn't make last years list simply because I totally forget to include it. It's an excellent book.
Perhaps the surprise inclusion in 2010's book list is A Painted House by John Grisham. He's actually a very accomplished writer and maybe doesn't get the credit he deserves.

I wish everybody a blessed and happy 2011.