(Trends Wide) — Former President Barack Obama fulfilled one of his annual traditions on Friday, posting a list of his 2022 favorites that includes books and movies.
“I always look forward to sharing my favorite book, movie, and music lists with you all,” tweeted Obama. “First of all, here are some of the books I’ve read and enjoyed this year. Tell me which books I should read in 2023.”
Among his favorite written works, Obama listed Jessamine Chan’s “The School for Good Mothers” and former first lady Michelle Obama’s “The Light We Carry,” noting, “I’m a little biased on this one.”
In his list of favorite films, the former president included “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Descendant”, about which he also pointed out that he was “biased” since the Netflix documentary was produced by the company Higher Ground Productions, founded by Obama.
“I’ve seen great movies this year – here are some of my favourites. What have I missed?” Obama wrote in another tweet.
Social media users were quick to point out that Obama had left one of the highest grossing movies of the year off the list: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The Marvel blockbuster and sequel to 2018’s “Black Panther” has ranked second behind “Top Gun: Maverick” in grossing this year, with more than $421 million domestic box office since its November opening , according to Box Office Mojo. “Black Panther” made Obama’s list of favorite movies in 2018.
Check out the full list of Obama’s favorite movies and books in 2022 here:
Favorite 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
Favorite movies
“The Fabelmans”
“Decision to Leave”
“The Woman King”
“Aftersun”
“Emily the Criminal”
“Little mom”
“Descendant”
“Happening”
“Till”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“The Good Boss”
“Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy”
“A Hero”
“Hit the Road”
“Repository”
“After Yang”
