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23 in 23!

Phew…I just finished reading my 23rd book in 2023, meeting my year-end goal by a whisker.

Mostly fiction, I dipped a toe in 12 genres, with five books from the calendar year.

Welcome your comments and recommendations as I go for 24 in 2024…

Happy reading & Happy New Year!

My Top 10 Favorite Books Read in 2023:

  1. A Secret History (1992) – Donna Tartt
  2. Dark Matter (2016) – Blake Crouch
  3. The Tastemaker (2023) – Tony King
  4. Yellowface (2023) – R. F. Kuang
  5. Books of Blood, Vol 1 (1984) – Clive Barker
  6. The Cabin at the End of the World (2018) – Paul Tremblay
  7. Prophet Song (2023) – Paul Lynch
  8. Lady in the Lake (2019) – Laura Lippman
  9. Old Babes in the Wood: Stories (2023) – Margaret Atwood
  10. Memoirs of a Geisha (1997) – Arthur Golden

 

 

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