Favorite Media

4 June 2026

The stuff I love enough to make other people watch/read/play it too. Some of it is comfort food, some of it is recent obsession, one or two I’ll defend in an argument. If you hate one of these, tell me — I collect reasons to rewatch things.

Movies

Perfect Days (2023) – my all-time favorite
Paterson (2016) – the one I lend out
I Swear (2025) – bring tissues, I mean it
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) – comfort viewing at its finest
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024) – wrecked me, in the best way
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) – the one I’ll defend in an argument
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Spirited Away (2001)
Flow (2024)
Green Book (2018)
A Man Called Otto (2022)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

Standup

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 (2019)
Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special! (2012); Old Baby (2013); Lady Dynamite (series, 2016–2017)
Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018); Douglas (2020)
Bo Burnham: what. (2013); Make Happy (2016); Inside (2021)

TV Shows & Series

Fleabag – two seasons, both perfect
Derry Girls – my default cure for a bad day
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast – criminally underrated
Severance – I have theories; ask me
Bad Sisters
Jury Duty
Little Fires Everywhere
Looking for Alaska
Adolescence
Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul
Bosom Buddies
Broadchurch
Avatar: The Last Airbender

Books

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger – the one that started it all for me
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky – the book I wish I’d had at 15
Submarine by Joe Dunthorne – see the book report
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green – the nonfiction pick that sticks
My Friends by Fredrik Backman – the one I lend out
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Looking for Alaska by John Green
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Educated by Tara Westover
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Things My Son Needs to Know about the World by Fredrik Backman
The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
Who Deserves Your Love by KC Davis
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Sula by Toni Morrison
How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman
Paper Towns by John Green
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment by Thích Nhất Hạnh

Video Games

Stardew Valley
Factorio
Cities: Skylines
Tiny Bookshop
Powerwash Simulator
Unrailed!

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