Before the books: birth – 2017
Long before any of the reading, there was this. Nine things from a childhood in Heilbronn, counted the same way as the books and taken about as seriously.
Nine things
No.1

Garfield Comics
Jim Davis
What this one was — to be written. A line on why it stuck, not a review.
No.1

Super Mario Sunshine
Nintendo, GameCube
What this one was — to be written. A line on why it stuck, not a review.
No.1

Scrubs
Bill Lawrence
What this one was — to be written. A line on why it stuck, not a review.
No.1

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Nintendo, GameCube
What this one was — to be written. A line on why it stuck, not a review.
No.1

Star Wars, Episodes I–VI
George Lucas
What this one was — to be written. A line on why it stuck, not a review.
No.1

How I Met Your Mother
Bays & Thomas
What this one was — to be written. A line on why it stuck, not a review.
No.1

Mario Smash Football
Nintendo, GameCube
What this one was — to be written. A line on why it stuck, not a review.
No.1

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
Chunsoft, Nintendo DS
What this one was — to be written. A line on why it stuck, not a review.
No.1

Pokémon Ruby
Game Freak, Game Boy Advance
What this one was — to be written. A line on why it stuck, not a review.