Monday, January 8, 2024

2023 Year In Review 📚📖

    I keep a list of what I've finished reading on Goodreads. I highly recommend it. I set a goal to read 100 books this year, and Goodreads says I read 138, but there might be some duplicates. 

Books that have stayed with me:

Most Poignant: Signal Fires Danielle Shapiro and Dear Edward by Anne Napolitano

Favorite Use of Multiple Narrators: Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal and Trust by Hernan Diaz

Insightfully Painful: Babel R. F. Kuang and Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Favorite Captivating Title: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Surprisingly Useful Book: The Art of Making Memories by Meik Wiking

Excellent Fantasy Series: City of Brass Series by S. A. Chakraborty

Octopuses are Now My Favorite Animal: Remarkable Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt and The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

Africanfuturist Science Fiction Horror: Binti Series by Nnedi Okorafor

Best Audiobook: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, narrated by Meryl Streep

Best Could This Really Happen: Whalefall by Daniel Kraus

Fictional Mind Blowing: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Mind Blowing Memoir: How to Stay Married by Harrison Scott Key

Favorite Book of the Year:

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher


MY 2023 BOOKS


Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg
it was amazing
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
Trust by Hernan Diaz
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Becoming Duchess Goldblatt by Duchess Goldblatt
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Deeper by Dane C. Ortlund
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden by Karina Yan Glaser
it was amazing
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
How to Write a Mystery by Lee Child
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
it was amazing
Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Wired for Love by Stephanie Cacioppo
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Undefended Love by Jett Psaris
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
The Third Nero by Lindsey Davis
A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
Babel by R.F. Kuang
it was amazing
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Uffizi Masterpieces by Gloria Fossi
Casa Batlló by Juan José Lahuerta Alsina
The Art of Making Memories by Meik Wiking
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
it was amazing
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
Timothy Keller by Collin Hansen
The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Another Gospel? by Alisa Childers
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky  Chambers
it was amazing
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
Pandora's Boy by Lindsey Davis
Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris
A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
it was amazing
We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin
The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
Home by Nnedi Okorafor
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty
The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks
Mama Bear Apologetics by Hillary Morgan Ferrer
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano
Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood
The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis
it was amazing
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky  Chambers
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky  Chambers
The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard
it was amazing
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Kings of B'more by R. Eric Thomas
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi
really liked it
The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin   Stevenson
Tiny Tales by Alexander McCall Smith
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Every City Is Every Other City by John McFetridge
The Anxiety Opportunity by Curtis Chang
Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur
it was amazing
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
How to Stay Married by Harrison Scott Key
How to Stay Married by Harrison Scott Key
it was amazing
Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C.  Davis
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa
Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
it was amazing
Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
The Best of Connie Willis by Connie Willis
2x
Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah   Adler
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Uncharted Territory by Connie Willis
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
really liked it
The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett
The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements
System Collapse by Martha Wells
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
it was amazing
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis
2x
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter

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