FORMER president Barack Obama stuck to an annual tradition releasing a list of his favorites for the year 2022, including movies and books. His year-end lists have become an anticipated moment for many looking for the best recommendations.
“I always look forward to sharing my lists of favorite books, movies, and music with all of you,” Obama tweeted. “First up, here are some of the books I read and enjoyed this year. Let me know which books I should check out in 2023.”
Among his favourite written works, the former president listed ‘The School for Good Mothers’ by Jessamine Chan and ‘The Light We Carry’ by former first lady Michelle Obama, humorously noting, “I’m a bit biased on this one.”
Abdulrazak Gurnah who was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature made the cut with his latest historical novel set in Tanzania, Afterlives.
On his list of favorite movies, the Obama included ‘Top Gun: Maverick‘ and Descendant. Social media users quickly pointed out that Obama left off the list one of the highest grossing movies of the year: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’.
The Marvel hit and sequel to 2018’s ‘Black Panther’ has come in second behind ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ in box office gross this year, bringing in more than $421 million at the domestic box office alone since its November release. ‘Black Panther’ made the list of Obama’s favourite movies in 2018.
Check out the full list of Obama’s favourite movies, books and music for 2022:
Favourite books
‘The Light We Carry’ – Michelle Obama
‘Sea of Tranquility’ – Emily St. John Mandel
‘Trust’ – Hernan Diaz
‘The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams’ – Stacy Schiff
‘The Furrows: A Novel’ – Namwali Serpell
‘South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation’ – Imani Perry
‘The School for Good Mothers’ – Jessamine Chan
‘Black Cake’ – Charmaine Wilkerson
‘Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands’ – Kate Beaton
‘An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us’ – Ed Yong
‘Liberation Day’ – George Saunders
‘The Candy House’ – Jennifer Egan
‘Afterlives’ – Abdulrazak Gurnah
Favourite movies
‘The Fabelmans’
‘Decision to Leave’
‘The Woman King’
‘Aftersun’
‘Emily the Criminal’
‘Petite Maman’
‘Descendant’
‘Happening’
‘Till’
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
‘Top Gun: Maverick’
‘The Good Boss’
‘Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy’
‘A Hero’
‘Hit the Road’
‘Tár’
‘After Yang’
Favourite music
‘The Heart Part 5’ – Kendrick Lamar
‘Tití Me Preguntó’ – Bad Bunny
‘POF’ – Ari Lennox
‘Something in the Orange’ – Zach Bryan
‘Last Last’ – Burna Boy
‘American Teenager’ – Ethel Cain
‘Communion in My Cup’ – Tank and The Bangas ft. The Ton3s
‘Pull Up’ – Koffee
‘Saoko’ – Rosalía
‘Rush’ – Ayra Starr
‘Break My Soul’ – Beyoncé
‘Life is Good’ – SiR ft Scribz Riley
‘That’s Where I Am’ – Maggie Rogers
‘Dodinin’ – Leyla McCalla
‘Sunshine’ – Steve Lacy ft Fousheé
‘Calm Down’ – Rema
‘Problem With It’ – Plains
‘Feelings 4 You’ – Xavier Omär
‘Belize’ – Danger Mouse and Black Thought ft MF DOOM
‘Tamagotchi’ – Omar Apollo
‘Home Maker’ – Sudan Archives
‘Where I Go’ – NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge) ft H.E.R.
‘Shirt’ – SZA
‘About Damn Time’ – Lizzo
‘‘Round Midnight’ – Adam Blackstone and Jazmine Sullivan – The Vibes, December 25, 2022
