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Bookshelf — A review of all the media I consumed this year.

2024 Media Review

In the digital age, media consumption can easily become forgettable noise. By looking back at the books, films, TV and games I engaged with this year, my aim is not only to remember what resonated and what fell flat, but to refine how I choose what’s worth my attention in the first place. This is less about tallying what I’ve consumed and more about curating a life of deliberate, high-quality experiences that make the most of my limited time.

Books

The Internet of Us

★★★★

Jeeves Takes Charge

★★★★

Carry On, Jeeves

★★★★

Unbroken

★★★★½

The Glass Castle

★★★★

Meditations for Mortals

★★★½

Educated

★★★½

Into Thin Air

★★★★

Good Calories, Bad Calories

★½

A Court of Thorns and Roses

★★★

The Shape of Design

★★★★

Slow Productivity

★★★

Outlive

★★★★★

Movies

Wicked

★★★★

The Instigator

★★★½

Rebel Ridge

★★★

The Wind Rises

★★★★

The Boy and the Heron

★★★½

Anatomy of a Fall

★★★★½

Dream Scenario

½

The Iron Claw

★★½

Dune: Part Two

★★★½

Meet the Parents

★★★½

The Green Knight

★★★★

First Reformed

★★★½

Saltburn

★★★★

TV Shows

Love on the Spectrum

S01 • ★★★½

Black Bird

S01 • ★★★½

Ludwig

S01 • ★★★★½

Game of Thrones

S01-S07 • ★★★★

Tour de France: Unchained

S01 • ★★★★

Nobody Wants This

S01 • ★★★★

Mr Inbetween

S01-S03 • ★★★★★

Games

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

★★★★★

Balatro

★★★

Frostpunk 2

★★★

Black Myth: Wukong

★★★

Monster Hunter: World

★★★★★