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The Best of 2016


Merry Christmas!

I hope you're all having a great holiday season. My holiday season consists of long hours spent in my school library, reading up on stuff like oral mucosa, tooth eruption and a cute little germ called S. streptococci. That doesn't mean that I don't get my fair share of Christmas joy. Just last night I watched Home Alone again for the hundredth time and, turns out, I still love it. Despite the fact that this movie is basically torture porn.




And now it's time for some annual lists. Some of the best and some of the worst stuff that I read and /or watched this year. We'll start off with the Best list. Now, some of these picks may seem confusing, because they're definitely not from 2016, but I'm listing the best books, movies, and TV-shows that I discovered in 2016. Some of these titles have links to my reviews. You can also check out my list of Top Ten New to Me Authors of 2016 for some of the great books that didn't make the final cut.

Books 

1. Creepypasta, by Jack Werner



2. You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost), by Felicia Day




3. The Ukranian and Russian Notebooks, by Igort


4. Harrison Bergeron, by Kurt Vonnegut



5. Soul Breaker, by Clara Coulson



6. School of Deaths, by Christopher Mannino



7. The Silent Steppe, by Mukhamet Shayakhmetov



8. Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott



9. Demon Eyes, by Scott Tracey



10. Full Fathom Five, by Max Gladstone



Movies

1. Blade Runner




2. Deadpool


3. Captain America: Civil War



4. Ant-Man



5. The Cabin in the Woods




TV

1. The X-files, season 10



2. Buffy, the Vampire Slayer



3. Black Mirror


4. Continuum



5. Firefly



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