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
Read In: 2023
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18. Busting Loose From the Money Game—Robert Scheinfeld
Read In: 2023
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17. The Automatic Millionaire—David Bach
Read In: 2023
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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
Read In: 2023
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13. This Particular Happiness—Jackie Shannon Hollis
Read In: 2023
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12. Floor Sample—Julia Cameron
Read In: 2023
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12. Pinball 1973—Haruki Murakami
Read In: 2023
11. Govt Cheese—Steven Pressfield
Read In: 2023
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10. Hear the Wind Sing—Haruki Murakami
Read In: 2023
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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
Read In: 2023
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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
Read In: 2023
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
Read In: 2023
Summary: Confrontation with king and secret library discoveries.
3. Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 32—Mizuho Kusanagi
Read In: 2023
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
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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
Read In: 2023
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Title: Solutions and Other Problems
Author: Allie Brosh
Read In: 2023 + 2021
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Title: Yellowface
Author: R. F. Kuang
Read In: 2023
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Title: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Author: Gabrielle Zevin
Read In: 2023
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Title: Gregor the Overlander
Author: Suzanne Collins
Read In: 2023
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Title: Remarkably Bright Creatures
Author: Shelby Van Pelt
Read In: 2023
Quoted In: Octopus brain
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Title: You Are a Badass
Author: Jen Sincero
Read In: 2023 + 2018
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Title: Lessons in Chemistry
Author: Bonnie Garmus
Read In: 2023
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Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Author: J. K. Rowling
Read In: 2023 + 2018 + younger years
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Title: Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane
Author: Suzanne Collins
Read In: 2023
Description:
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Title: Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods
Author: Suzanne Collins
Read In: 2023
Description:
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