Books I Read in 2023

These are the books I’ve read in 2023.

They’re listed in the order of when I read them, newest at the top.

Clicking on a book title will take you to the individual book page where you can read my favorite quotes and, if you’re interested in buying it, follow an (affiliate) link to Bookshop.org (my attempt to do my part in reducing Amazon usage).

55. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets—J. K. Rowling

54. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods—Suzanne Collins

53. Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane—Suzanne Collins

52. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone—J. K. Rowling

51. Lessons in Chemistry—Bonnie Garmus

50. You Are a Badass—Jen Sincero

49. Remarkably Bright Creatures—Shelby Van Pelt

48. Gregor the Overlander—Suzanne Collins

47. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow—Gabrielle Zevin

46. Yellowface—R. F. Kuang

45. Solutions and Other Problems—Allie Brosh

44. Mockingjay—Suzanne Collins

43. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret—Judy Blume

42. The Circle—Dave Eggers

41. The Gracekeepers—Kirsty Logan

40. Catching Fire—Suzanne Collins

39. The Hunger Games—Suzanne Collins

38. Crying in H Mart—Michelle Zauner

37. A Renaissance of Our Own—Rachel E. Cargle

36. Smile—Sarah Ruhl

35. Adult Drama—Natalie Beach

34. Surprised By Joy—C.S. Lewis

33. On Writing—Stephen King

32. The Elegance of the Hedgehog—Muriel Barbery

31. Tough Titties—Laura Belgray

30. Yona of the Dawn: Volume 38—Mizuho Kusanagi

29. The Night Circus—Erin Morgenstern

28. The Lovely Bones—Alice Sebold

Read In: 2023 + 2021 + younger years

27. Hyperbole and a Half—Allie Brosh

Read In: 2023 + 2017

26. The Diary of a Young Girl—Anne Frank

Read In: 2023 + younger years

25. Jitterbug Perfume—Tom Robbins

Read In: 2023 + 2020

24. Slouching Towards Bethlehem—Joan Didion

Read In: 2023

23. Wisdom Meets Passion—Dan Miller + Jared Angaza

Read In: 2023

22. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years—Donald Miller

Read In: 2023

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Title: Even The Stars Look Lonesome

Author: Maya Angelou

Read In: 2023

Description: A series of essays and personal writings on intimate topics such as sensuality, her home, and her mother, as well as larger topics like Oprah and Africa.

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20. Persepolis—Marjane Satrapi

Read In: 2023 + 2020

Description: Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.

19. Show Your Work—Austin Kleon

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18. Busting Loose From the Money Game—Robert Scheinfeld

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17. The Automatic Millionaire—David Bach

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16. The Martian—Andy Weir

Read In: 2023 + 2021 + 2020 + 2017

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15. The Queen’s Gambit—Walter Tevis

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13. This Particular Happiness—Jackie Shannon Hollis

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12. Floor Sample—Julia Cameron

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12. Pinball 1973—Haruki Murakami

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11. Govt Cheese—Steven Pressfield

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10. Hear the Wind Sing—Haruki Murakami

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9. Get Rich, Lucky Bitch—Denise Duffield-Thomas

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8. Yona of the Dawn, Vol 37—Mizuho Kusanagi

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7. Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 36—Mizuho Kusanagi

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6. Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 35—Mizuho Kusanagi

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Summary: International delegation, death, and betrayal.

5. Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 34—Mizuho Kusanagi

Read In: 2023

Summary: Backstory of parents and bloodline secrets.

4. Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 33—Mizuho Kusanagi

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Summary: Confrontation with king and secret library discoveries.

3. Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 32—Mizuho Kusanagi

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Summary: Martial arts tournament and separated from each other.

2. Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 31—Mizuho Kusanagi

Read In: 2023

Summary: Recovering from injuries and suspicious yet exciting proposition.

1. Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 30—Mizuho Kusanagi

Read In: 2023

Summary: Out on the frontlines of war and trapped as a prisoner.

Title: Tough Titties

Author: Laura Belgray

Read In: 2023

Description: Coming-of-age essays on growing up in New York in the 80’s, being a late bloomer when it came to finding a passion and a career, and her decision to not have kids.

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Title: The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Author: Muriel Barbery

Read In: 2023 + 2021

Description: A book about philosophy, and about two characters, middle aged concierge Renée and 12 year old wealthy tenant Paloma, who hide their true selves under masks of mediocrity and bitingly observe the rest of the world.

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Title: On Writing

Author: Stephen King

Read In: 2023 + 2020 + 2018

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Title: Surprised By Joy

Author: C.S. Lewis

Read In: 2023

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Title: Adult Drama

Author: Natalie Beach

Read In: 2023

Description: She became famous for selling out her ex-best friend, Caroline Calloway, to The Cut. Now she has written a coming-of-age collection of essays, which most prominently focuses on the odd jobs she held while trying to find herself as a writer.

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Title: Smile

Author: Sarah Ruhl

Read In: 2023

Description: The memoir of a playwright who develops Bell’s Palsy after giving birth, and the decade that follows of recovery and acceptance.

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Title: A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining

Author: Rachel E. Cargle

Read In: 2023

Description: A memoir on different areas in the author’s life, like faith, relationships, and education, where she starts off living within what’s presented to her, but then allows herself the space to reimagine how each area could expand and evolve to fit her true self better.

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Title: Crying in H Mart

Author: Michelle Zauner

Read In: 2023

Description: A memoir by the lead singer of the band Japanese Breakfast, the author writes of growing up half white/half Korean, her relationship with her Korean mom, bonding over food, trying to pursue music, and losing her mom to cancer in her mid-twenties.

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Title: The Hunger Games

Author: Suzanne Collins

Read In: 2023

Description: Katniss Everdeen volunteers as tribute to take her sister’s place in the 74th annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death between 24 teenagers on live TV.

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Title: Catching Fire

Author: Suzanne Collins

Read In: 2023

Description: Katniss Everdeen has unintentionally become the face of rebellion following her win alongside Peeta in the 74th annual Hunger Games.

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Title: The Gracekeepers

Author: Kirsty Logan

Read In: 2023 + 2018

Description: A dream-like dystopian where water covers most of the world, this is slow love story between North, a dampling who lives on a traveling circus boat with her bear, and Callanish, a landlocker with a dangerous secret who has been banished from her island and now performs the watery burials for damplings.

Title: The Circle

Author: Dave Eggers

Read In: 2023 + 2017

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Title: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

Author: Judy Blume

Read In: 2023

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Title: Mockingjay

Author: Suzanne Collins