Books Read in 2023
Below are the books I've read in 2023. The best books of this year have been:
- A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
- A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
- Babel (R. F. Kuang)
- Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
- Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
- East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
- Hawaii (James A. Michener)
- Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
- Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
- Shōgun: The Epic Novel of Japan (James Clavell)
- The Little Friend (Donna Tartt)
- War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
| Cover | title | author | series | Read | Rating |
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The Forge in the Forest | Michael Scott Rohan | Winter of the World | January 01, 2023 - January 03, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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Fool Moon | Jim Butcher | The Dresden Files | January 01, 2023 - January 06, 2023 | ⭐⭐ |
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Tress of the Emerald Sea | Brandon Sanderson | Secret Projects | January 03, 2023 - January 06, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Of Mice and Men | John Steinbeck | - | December 31, 2022 - January 09, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Way of Kings | Brandon Sanderson | The Stormlight Archive | January 12, 2023 - January 21, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Words of Radiance | Brandon Sanderson | The Stormlight Archive | January 21, 2023 - January 30, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Ashes of Man | Christopher Ruocchio | The Sun Eater | January 10, 2023 - January 31, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Ember Blade | Chris Wooding | The Darkwater Legacy | January 31, 2023 - February 07, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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Oathbringer | Brandon Sanderson | The Stormlight Archive | January 31, 2023 - February 08, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Farthest Shore | Ursula K. Le Guin | Earthsea Cycle | January 13, 2023 - February 10, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Run | Blake Crouch | - | February 12, 2023 - February 12, 2023 | ⭐⭐ |
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The Little Friend | Donna Tartt | - | February 06, 2023 - February 13, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Rhythm of War | Brandon Sanderson | The Stormlight Archive | February 09, 2023 - February 18, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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War and Peace | Leo Tolstoy | - | January 06, 2023 - February 21, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Fifth Season | N. K. Jemisin | The Broken Earth | February 18, 2023 - February 24, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Shadow of What Was Lost | James Islington | The Licanius Trilogy | February 26, 2023 - February 28, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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A Farewell to Arms | Ernest Hemingway | - | February 26, 2023 - March 01, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Final Empire | Brandon Sanderson | Mistborn | February 25, 2023 - March 03, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Babel | R. F. Kuang | - | March 01, 2023 - March 04, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Shōgun: The Epic Novel of Japan | James Clavell | - | March 05, 2023 - March 09, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Well of Ascension | Brandon Sanderson | Mistborn | March 04, 2023 - March 10, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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One Hundred Years of Solitude | Gabriel García Márquez | - | March 04, 2023 - March 13, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Mending the Divides | Jon Huckins, Jer Swigart | - | February 23, 2023 - March 14, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Boy's Life | Robert McCammon | - | March 14, 2023 - March 15, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Warbreaker | Brandon Sanderson | - | March 15, 2023 - March 17, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Hero of Ages | Brandon Sanderson | Mistborn | March 11, 2023 - March 18, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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An Echo of Things to Come | James Islington | The Licanius Trilogy | March 17, 2023 - March 19, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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Sea of Tranquility | Emily St. John Mandel | - | March 19, 2023 - March 20, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Light of All That Falls | James Islington | The Licanius Trilogy | March 20, 2023 - March 25, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Left Hand of Darkness | Ursula K. Le Guin | - | March 26, 2023 - April 03, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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A Thousand Splendid Suns | Khaled Hosseini | - | April 03, 2023 - April 04, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England | Brandon Sanderson | Secret Projects | April 04, 2023 - April 05, 2023 | ⭐⭐ |
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The Shadow Casket | Chris Wooding | The Darkwater Legacy | April 05, 2023 - April 10, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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Musashi | Eiji Yoshikawa | - | March 19, 2023 - April 11, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | - | April 18, 2023 - April 19, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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City of Stairs | Robert Jackson Bennett | The Divine Cities | April 23, 2023 - April 26, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Jesus and Nonviolence | Walter Wink | - | April 29, 2023 - April 29, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Aztec | Gary Jennings | - | April 16, 2023 - May 03, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Justice of Kings | Richard Swan | Empire of the Wolf | April 29, 2023 - May 03, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Giver | Lois Lowry | The Giver Quartet | May 03, 2023 - May 04, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Dragonbone Chair | Tad Williams | Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn | May 04, 2023 - May 07, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Tyranny of Faith | Richard Swan | Empire of the Wolf | May 09, 2023 - May 15, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story | Hyeonseo Lee | - | May 15, 2023 - May 17, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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City of Blades | Robert Jackson Bennett | The Divine Cities | May 16, 2023 - May 20, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Will of the Many | James Islington | The Hierarchy | May 27, 2023 - May 29, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Myth of a Christian Nation | Gregory A. Boyd | - | May 17, 2023 - June 04, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Gathering Blue | Lois Lowry | The Giver Quartet | June 04, 2023 - June 07, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Stone of Farewell | Tad Williams | Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn | May 31, 2023 - June 07, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Crippled God | Steven Erikson | Malazan Book of the Fallen | March 09, 2023 - June 15, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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City of Miracles | Robert Jackson Bennett | The Divine Cities | June 16, 2023 - June 20, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Lonesome Dove | Larry McMurtry | - | June 07, 2023 - June 22, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Nonviolence | Preston M. Sprinkle | - | June 07, 2023 - June 30, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Ship of Magic | Robin Hobb | Liveship Traders | June 21, 2023 - July 01, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter | Brandon Sanderson | Secret Projects | July 01, 2023 - July 02, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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To Green Angel Tower | Tad Williams | Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn | July 02, 2023 - July 11, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Word for World is Forest | Ursula K. Le Guin | - | July 11, 2023 - July 13, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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A Farewell to Mars | Brian Zahnd | - | July 12, 2023 - July 16, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Unsouled | Will Wight | Cradle | July 16, 2023 - July 19, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir | - | July 20, 2023 - July 22, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Curse of Chalion | Lois McMaster Bujold | World of the Five Gods | July 23, 2023 - July 26, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell | Susanna Clarke | - | July 13, 2023 - July 30, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Soulsmith | Will Wight | Cradle | July 31, 2023 - August 01, 2023 | ⭐⭐ |
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Cannery Row | John Steinbeck | - | July 30, 2023 - August 02, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Hawaii | James A. Michener | - | June 23, 2023 - August 02, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Wager | David Grann | - | August 04, 2023 - August 06, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| The Grace of Kings | Ken Liu | Dandelion Dynasty | August 04, 2023 - August 11, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ | |
| Children of Time | Adrian Tchaikovsky | Children of Time | August 14, 2023 - August 17, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
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Blackflame | Will Wight | Cradle | August 17, 2023 - August 20, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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Orfeo | Richard Powers | - | August 17, 2023 - August 23, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Hand of the Sun King | J.T. Greathouse | Pact and Pattern | August 21, 2023 - August 29, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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East of Eden | John Steinbeck | - | August 07, 2023 - August 30, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| The Killing Moon | N. K. Jemisin | Dreamblood | August 29, 2023 - September 04, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
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Skysworn | Will Wight | Cradle | September 03, 2023 - September 06, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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Demon Copperhead | Barbara Kingsolver | - | August 30, 2023 - September 07, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Fall | Ryan Cahill | The Bound and the Broken | September 06, 2023 - September 08, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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The Wall of Storms | Ken Liu | Dandelion Dynasty | September 09, 2023 - September 22, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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Middlemarch | George Eliot | - | September 08, 2023 - September 23, 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |