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Current Archivist | Forever English major
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Oscar Odyssey Blog: https://meghansoscarodyssey.wordpress.com/
Book 25 of 2025
𝘈𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦 by Tayari Jones
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A powerful meditation on marriage in America, with a cast of characters that are complexly human, and the use of shifting perspectives forces readers to never get too comfortable in picking a side.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Welcome to 1946 and year 19 of my Oscar Odyssey! Starting off my first post-WWII year with two very impressive British films: 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 & 𝘈 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 [𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯]
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1946 – Omissions I
Welcome to 1946 and year 19 of my Oscar Odyssey! Starting off my first post-WWII year with two very impressive British films. If you want more information on what my goals are check-out my Purpose …
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November 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Book 24 of 2025
𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦: 𝘈 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 by Sarah Wynn-Williams
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A vitally important book that confirms public knowledge about Facebook’s questionable policies and adds new details on the sheer level of carelessness behind it.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I’ve made it to the end of 1945 with a standout winner: Best Actor, Director, & Picture: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥

I also close-out year 18 of my Oscar Odyssey with thoughts on an intriguing turning point year and include my updated Overall Best Picture Winner and 1st Rankings.
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1945 – Best Actor, Director, & Picture Winner
I’ve reached the end of 1945 with a standout and well-deserved winner for the year: Best Actor, Director, & Picture and close out year 18 with my thoughts on an intriguing turning point o…
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November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Book 23 of 2025
𝘝𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘥 by Tim Curry
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A delightful read that has only reinforced my love for Curry as a performer; highly recommended for any and all fans of Curry, no matter what role brought you to him in the first place.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 by Amy Tan
⭐️: 2/5
Read: March 2021
Review: A very well-researched and sweeping historical tale of turn of the century Shanghai, but the overwhelming amount of details distracted from my ability to invest in the interpersonal drama and relationships.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Closing out the formal Best Picture nominees for year 18 of my Oscar Odyssey (1945) with two films starring Ingrid Bergman in very different roles: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺’𝘴 & 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥
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1945 – Best Picture Nominees II
Closing out the formal Best Picture nominees for 1945 (year 18) with two films starring Ingrid Bergman in very different roles. If you want more information on what my goals are check-out my Purpos…
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November 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Book 22 of 2025
𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 by Stephen King
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
As a full novel 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 is still stronger and as a character Holly works better as a secondary-supporting or main character in a shorter narrative (like in 𝘐𝘧 𝘐𝘵 𝘉𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴), but I can’t say I wasn’t heavily invested throughout reading.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Happy 7-Year Gotcha Day to the best blanket dragon and our best Buddy ❤️🐶
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October 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Book 21 of 2025
𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 by Geraldine Brooks
⭐️⭐️
While I loved the execution and concept of tracing the lived history of the Haggadah manuscript through the artifacts left behind, the continued focus on the character of Hanna left me feeling disconnected and frustrated.
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October 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘺 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘗𝘪𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
⭐️: 4/5
Read: March 2018
Review: Engaging characters, told entirely through letters, that blend quirk with the weight of history; I wish I could remain with them on Guernsey indefinitely.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Continuing on with the formal Best Picture nominees for year 18 of my Oscar Odyssey (1945) with a seemingly classic MGM musical that I have many thoughts about: 𝘈𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘈𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩
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1945 – Best Picture Nominees I
Continuing on with the formal Best Picture nominees for 1945 (year 18) with a seemingly classic MGM musical that I have many thoughts about. If you want more information on what my goals are check-…
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September 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Book 20 of 2025
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 by Liz Moore
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book had me hooked from the very first pages; Moore was able to create a multi-layered mystery that never felt too unwieldy or illogical, while also balancing a large cast of characters that all felt real and distinct.
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September 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
𝘚𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦-𝘍𝘪𝘷𝘦 by Kurt Vonnegut
⭐️: 5/5
Re-read: August 2016
Review: “And so it goes...”
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September 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Starting off the winners and formal Best Picture nominees for year 18 of my Oscar Odyssey (1945) with another powerhouse winner for Best Actress and Best Picture nominated film: Joan Crawford in 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦
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1945 – Best Actress (Joan Crawford)
Starting off the winners and formal Best Picture nominees for 1945 (year 18) with another powerhouse winner for Best Actress and Best Picture nominated film. If you want more information on what my…
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September 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Closing out the omitted films for year 18 of my Oscar Odyssey (1945) with two horror movies and another Disney animation offering: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘚𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢, & 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴
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1945 – Omissions IV
Closing out the omitted films for 1945 (year 18) with two horror movies and another Disney animation offering. If you want more information on what my goals are check-out my Purpose & Format pa…
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September 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Book 19 of 2025
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 by Catherine Banner
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Just like Amedeo, once I arrived on the island of Castellamare I would have happily stayed put for years; Banner’s writing conveys a community that feels both dreamlike and solidly real, timely, and timeless.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Continuing with the omitted films for year 18 of my Oscar Odyssey (1945) with two more stories centered squarely on WWII experiences: 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 & 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬
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1945 – Omissions III
Continuing with the omitted films for 1945 (year 18) with two more stories centered squarely on WWII experiences. If you want more information on what my goals are check-out my Purpose & Format…
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August 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 by Tommy Orange
⭐️: 4/5
Read: October 2021
Review: A story of a distinctly American place and a community told through a series of individual character vignettes, that raises questions and observations about identity, family, and cultural heritage.
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August 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Continuing with the omitted films for year 18 of my Oscar Odyssey (1945) with three more offerings, including a different take on a film noir and a two book to film adaptations: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, & 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘭𝘺𝘯
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1945 – Omissions II
Continuing with the omitted films for 1945 (year 18) with three more offerings, including a different take on a film noir and a two book to film adaptations. If you want more information on what my…
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August 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Welcome to 1945! Starting off year 18 of my Oscar Odyssey with three omitted film noir offerings, two of which share the same director and leading actor/actress: 𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘸, & 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵
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1945 – Omissions I
Welcome to 1945! Starting off year 18 of my Oscar Odyssey with three omitted film noir offerings, two of which share the same director and leading actor/actress. If you want more information on wha…
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August 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 by Nicole Krauss
⭐️: 5/5
Read: April 2009
Review: Beautiful, tragic, and impossible to forget, this is a novel that contains multitudes and presents a new exploration of the legacy of loss and tragedy on generations removed by age and physical distance.
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August 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Book 18 of 2025
𝘞𝘦𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 by Emilia Hart
⭐️⭐️⭐️
While I found Violet’s story to be more emotionally and narratively vivid, I appreciated the way the novel explored both the ways that women have suffered and gained agency and power to overcome these throughout the centuries.
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August 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I’ve made it to the end of 1944 with a major winner for the year, Best Actor, Supporting Actor, Director, & Picture: 𝘎𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘺 𝘞𝘢𝘺

I also close-out year 17 of my Oscar Odyssey with my thoughts on the year and my updated Overall Best Picture Winner and 1st Rankings.
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1944 – Best Actor, Supporting Actor, Director, & Picture Winner
I’ve made it to the end of 1944 with a major winner for the year: Best Actor, Supporting Actor, Director, & Picture and then I close-out year 17 with my thoughts on an overall underwhelmi…
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August 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Finishing out the three remaining Best Picture nominees for 1944 (year 17) of my Oscar Odyssey with quick thoughts on a film noir classic, another WWII family drama, and presidential biopic: 𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘞𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘺, & 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘴𝘰𝘯
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1944 – Best Picture Nominees
Finishing out the three remaining Best Picture nominees for 1944 (year 17) with quick thoughts on a film noir classic, another WWII family drama, and presidential biopic. If you want more informati…
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August 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM