2023 Reading: The Breakdown
I read 83 books this year. This is my highest total since 2015. The numbers are getting bigger each year and that's encouraging. I'd like to think that I have another 100+ year in me.
fiction 31
nonfiction 52
audiobooks 21
graphic novels 2
library books 73
my books 9
borrowed/gift 1
first book of the year: Sons - Pearl S. Buck
last book of the year: Ambition and Desire: The Dangerous Life of Josephine Bonaparte -Kate Williams
longest book: Hollywood: The Oral History - Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson
shortest book: The Man Who Loved Books - Jean Fritz
funniest book: Abridged Classics - John Atkinson and Napoleon vs. The Bunnies - J.F. Fox and Anna Kwan
saddest book: Five Days at Memorial - Sheri Fink
most helpful book: How To Keep House Without Drowning - KC Davis
bridge book (started in 2023, will finish in 2024): Child Star - Shirley Temple Black
reading revelations: I'm not intimidated by Richard Powers anymore! Elizabeth Gilbert is a goddess.
next post: My fiction, 2023 list
Happy Book Year!
2 comments:
Nicely done. I noticed through your GoodReads challenge several times this year that you were on a quicker pace than normal. Glad to see your catching a second wind. Love your "revelations" on Gilbert and Powers. I really, really like Gilbert's work but am still finding Powers rather difficult to get into...maybe in 2024 that will finally happen.
That was me up above. Not sure why I went "anonymous" all of a sudden.
Sam
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