What did you read this year?
Andrew’s
average rating for
2024
4.3
4.3
A speed-run through Hollywood history using a handful of particularly noteworthy Academy Awards races and ceremonies as cultural checkpoints along the way. Engaging, of course, for anyone with even a passing interest in the industry. Even the passages that cover particularly well-worn material uncover new angles on it with which I wasn't already familiar (such as Spielberg ghosting the after parties after "Shakespeare in Love" beat "Saving Privat
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A pretty excellent read, especially considering I'm still catching up on the lore and history of the sport. The #1 pick here reminds me of 2011's Game 162 in baseball, just sheer chaos and madness happening at the last minute, altering the trajectories of seasons, careers, legends, etc.
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