best in 2024: an extensive list
postcard 47: 2024 roundup from me and 45 of my friends—best book, movie, tv show, album release, purchase, and restaurant of 2024
This is a really, really, really long post (like PhD dissertation length kind of long) so please view this on the app or desktop!
A few days ago, I was in the middle of putting together everything I enjoyed in 2024 (best in 2024) as a very belated wrap-up, and then I suddenly got curious at what books and movies my friends enjoyed the most last year and ended up texting many of them extensively. I love these ‘best of’ lists because I feel like it is oftentimes so difficult to pinpoint one specific piece of media that you loved above all else. After a few conversations, I just decided to ask a bunch of my friends to send me their favorites in each category.
So here is a really long list of what all of us enjoyed in 2024, including books, movies, television shows, album releases, purchases, and restaurants. I am so ridiculously excited to post this because quite literally everyone’s taste is incredible and everyone is a good writer. Hopefully you can find a recommendation for yourself in …