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Title: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Adventine on December 29, 2022, 04:57:29 PM
It's that time of the year again!
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on December 30, 2022, 03:41:59 PM
Wouldn't miss it!  This year setting my personal (not-to-exceed) goal at 60 books.  I think this should still be a fairly generous amount of reading but will also prevent me from reading too much in lieu of other, more daunting, things I'd like to pursue in 2023.
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Post by: Zikoris on December 31, 2022, 05:46:54 PM
I'll be here with my book heaps!
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Post by: Raenia on December 31, 2022, 05:52:34 PM
Here and ready to go!
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Post by: Wolfpack Mustachian on December 31, 2022, 06:01:35 PM
Excited for the recommendations :-)
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Post by: nessness on December 31, 2022, 09:44:06 PM
I'm in!
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Post by: Brit71 on January 01, 2023, 05:11:43 AM
My first year of this
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Post by: PlanetDee on January 01, 2023, 08:07:40 AM
I never make it past 40, but still love to be here!
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Post by: Linea_Norway on January 01, 2023, 09:14:10 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Brit71 on January 01, 2023, 01:22:30 PM
My first year of this

Deep South by Paul Theroux - Bit of a cheat as I laid this down a month ago and just had to finish it off.  Talked a lot about how poor the south was but really surprising how proto-Trumpist it was. As Theroux is a lifelong Democrat and defines a rootless cosmopolitan, it was surprising to see all those tirades against free trade and foreign aid.

1.  Deep South by Paul Theroux
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: grantmeaname on January 01, 2023, 08:59:27 PM
I will read some books this year. Didn't get remotely close to 50 last year, and I may or may not this year, but that's ok!
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Post by: YellowCat on January 02, 2023, 02:31:24 AM
I'm in! Hoping to exceed the 62 books I read in 2022.
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Post by: Vashy on January 02, 2023, 03:53:18 AM
I'm in!
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Post by: Brit71 on January 02, 2023, 10:54:42 AM
My first year of this

Deep South by Paul Theroux - Bit of a cheat as I laid this down a month ago and just had to finish it off.  Talked a lot about how poor the south was but really surprising how proto-Trumpist it was. As Theroux is a lifelong Democrat and defines a rootless cosmopolitan, it was surprising to see all those tirades against free trade and foreign aid.

Money and Power, The 16 World Leaders Who Changed Economics by Vince Cable

In the UK Cable used to be a big(ish) shot - leader of the third party and a rare politician who's a competent economist.  It's an interesting idea to look at politicians who've changed the way economics is done - an inversion of the usual where we look at the economists.  Not sure I agree with all of the choices and he's not actually the best author.  But got through it.  (Also cheated on this one as I had read a lot of it in December, but I would have returned it to the library half read if not for this challenge).

1.  Deep South by Paul Theroux
2.  Money and Power by Vince Cable
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on January 02, 2023, 03:09:52 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
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Post by: Splashncash on January 02, 2023, 08:47:27 PM
Happy New Year, all!

Count me in for 2023.  I don't know if I will be able to top my 2022 reading year but I'm willing to give it a shot.
         
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Brit71 on January 04, 2023, 01:47:50 AM
My first year of this

Deep South by Paul Theroux - Bit of a cheat as I laid this down a month ago and just had to finish it off.  Talked a lot about how poor the south was but really surprising how proto-Trumpist it was. As Theroux is a lifelong Democrat and defines a rootless cosmopolitan, it was surprising to see all those tirades against free trade and foreign aid.

Money and Power, The 16 World Leaders Who Changed Economics by Vince Cable

In the UK Cable used to be a big(ish) shot - leader of the third party and a rare politician who's a competent economist.  It's an interesting idea to look at politicians who've changed the way economics is done - an inversion of the usual where we look at the economists.  Not sure I agree with all of the choices and he's not actually the best author.  But got through it.  (Also cheated on this one as I had read a lot of it in December, but I would have returned it to the library half read if not for this challenge).

Cavour by Countess Evelyn Martinengo Cesaresco

Do audio books count?  Well they do with me. Plus I started this in the year.  This is from Librivox which is free, and also forces you onto classics.  I think it's the first time I've done Librivox all the way through, although my wife has consumed plenty of these.

I did the unification of Italy at A Level (last two years of high school in England) and it was interesting to "read" something closer to the period, and indeed the place.  I'm no longer a fan of Cavour - or big centralised governments in general - but hearing this from a fan was also interesting.  A change of view is one of the better things that you can get from reading and so this was worth it despite the fact that I was cheating.  And I'll cheat again.

1.  Deep South by Paul Theroux
2.  Money and Power by Vince Cable
3.  Cavour by Evelyn Cesaresco
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Avolonte on January 04, 2023, 07:44:13 AM
I'm in!

2023 so far:
1. Nomadland. Just finished.
2. The Satanic Verses. Just started, book club pick.

Next up: Mouth to Mouth: a novel, Cover Story: a novel, and How to be Perfect: the Correct Answer to Every Moral Question. All recommendations from an article on NPR I read last week.
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Post by: Serendip on January 04, 2023, 01:52:15 PM
Would be interested to hear how your bookclub enjoys The Satanic Verses @Avolonte --mine read it last year but I was the only one who finished it!  :)

1) Also A Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, And Me by Ada Calhoun
2) Pure Colour by Sheila Heti (fiction) Governor General's Award winner last year.. Dream-like, odd, sort of wonderful
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Post by: sui generis on January 04, 2023, 02:00:12 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio). Excellent in many ways, also would look out for this author in future when some aspects of his writing may develop further.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Brit71 on January 05, 2023, 06:39:02 AM
My first year of this

Deep South by Paul Theroux - Bit of a cheat as I laid this down a month ago and just had to finish it off.  Talked a lot about how poor the south was but really surprising how proto-Trumpist it was. As Theroux is a lifelong Democrat and defines a rootless cosmopolitan, it was surprising to see all those tirades against free trade and foreign aid.

Money and Power, The 16 World Leaders Who Changed Economics by Vince Cable

In the UK Cable used to be a big(ish) shot - leader of the third party and a rare politician who's a competent economist.  It's an interesting idea to look at politicians who've changed the way economics is done - an inversion of the usual where we look at the economists.  Not sure I agree with all of the choices and he's not actually the best author.  But got through it.  (Also cheated on this one as I had read a lot of it in December, but I would have returned it to the library half read if not for this challenge).

Cavour by Countess Evelyn Martinengo Cesaresco

Do audio books count?  Well they do with me. Plus I started this in the year.  This is from Librivox which is free, and also forces you onto classics.  I think it's the first time I've done Librivox all the way through, although my wife has consumed plenty of these.

I did the unification of Italy at A Level (last two years of high school in England) and it was interesting to "read" something closer to the period, and indeed the place.  I'm no longer a fan of Cavour - or big centralised governments in general - but hearing this from a fan was also interesting.  A change of view is one of the better things that you can get from reading and so this was worth it despite the fact that I was cheating.  And I'll cheat again.


This Sovereign Isle - Britain in and out of Europe by Robert Tombs

So this is the first book I started and finished in the year that wasn't an audio book.  Yes it was relatively short at just under 200 pages.  Quite a good, if slanted, discussion on Brexit but from a Leaver point of view.  The beginning, where he talks about the background to Brexit, is more measured than the last bits where he talks about the events - reflecting a radicalisation that a lot of us saw with friends on both sides.

1.  Deep South by Paul Theroux
2.  Money and Power by Vince Cable
3.  Cavour by Evelyn Cesaresco
4.  This Sovereign Isle by Robert Tombs
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: gatortator on January 05, 2023, 11:11:45 AM
Joining!

Last year and this year I am participating in my local library’s book nerd challenge. 50 categories, 50 books, 1 year.

 Finished last year on December 31st.  Phew..  This year, I will try recording my progress here to see how that motivates me.

Completed:
1. The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey (Perveen Mistry series #3)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on January 06, 2023, 02:53:01 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
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Post by: Splashncash on January 07, 2023, 07:16:44 PM
1. Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Brit71 on January 08, 2023, 11:35:57 AM
My first year of this

Deep South by Paul Theroux - Bit of a cheat as I laid this down a month ago and just had to finish it off.  Talked a lot about how poor the south was but really surprising how proto-Trumpist it was. As Theroux is a lifelong Democrat and defines a rootless cosmopolitan, it was surprising to see all those tirades against free trade and foreign aid.

Money and Power, The 16 World Leaders Who Changed Economics by Vince Cable

In the UK Cable used to be a big(ish) shot - leader of the third party and a rare politician who's a competent economist.  It's an interesting idea to look at politicians who've changed the way economics is done - an inversion of the usual where we look at the economists.  Not sure I agree with all of the choices and he's not actually the best author.  But got through it.  (Also cheated on this one as I had read a lot of it in December, but I would have returned it to the library half read if not for this challenge).

Cavour by Countess Evelyn Martinengo Cesaresco

Do audio books count?  Well they do with me. Plus I started this in the year.  This is from Librivox which is free, and also forces you onto classics.  I think it's the first time I've done Librivox all the way through, although my wife has consumed plenty of these.

I did the unification of Italy at A Level (last two years of high school in England) and it was interesting to "read" something closer to the period, and indeed the place.  I'm no longer a fan of Cavour - or big centralised governments in general - but hearing this from a fan was also interesting.  A change of view is one of the better things that you can get from reading and so this was worth it despite the fact that I was cheating.  And I'll cheat again.


This Sovereign Isle - Britain in and out of Europe by Robert Tombs

So this is the first book I started and finished in the year that wasn't an audio book.  Yes it was relatively short at just under 200 pages.  Quite a good, if slanted, discussion on Brexit but from a Leaver point of view.  The beginning, where he talks about the background to Brexit, is more measured than the last bits where he talks about the events - reflecting a radicalisation that a lot of us saw with friends on both sides.


The Glorious Revolution by Eveline Cruickshanks

Quite a short one (didn't realise it when I ordered this).  It's short but not easy and it talks through quite complex concepts around the personalities and concepts of the last successful invasion of England.  Argues that Jacobinism (getting the legitimate but Catholic monarchs of England back) was actually far more popular and viable than we tend to appreciate.

1.  Deep South by Paul Theroux
2.  Money and Power by Vince Cable
3.  Cavour by Evelyn Cesaresco
4.  This Sovereign Isle by Robert Tombs
5.  The Glorious Revolution by Eveline Cruickshanks
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on January 09, 2023, 12:13:37 PM
Let's see how it goes this year!

Here's what I've read so far

1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed) by Burton Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on January 09, 2023, 12:45:30 PM
I'm in again. No goals, just tracking.

1. Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
2. Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker
4. Atomic Habits by James Clear
5. The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay (accidental reread according to my kindle)
6. Good Food Bad Diet by Abby Langer
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on January 09, 2023, 01:39:47 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Brit71 on January 09, 2023, 02:43:57 PM
My first year of this

Deep South by Paul Theroux - Bit of a cheat as I laid this down a month ago and just had to finish it off.  Talked a lot about how poor the south was but really surprising how proto-Trumpist it was. As Theroux is a lifelong Democrat and defines a rootless cosmopolitan, it was surprising to see all those tirades against free trade and foreign aid.

Money and Power, The 16 World Leaders Who Changed Economics by Vince Cable

In the UK Cable used to be a big(ish) shot - leader of the third party and a rare politician who's a competent economist.  It's an interesting idea to look at politicians who've changed the way economics is done - an inversion of the usual where we look at the economists.  Not sure I agree with all of the choices and he's not actually the best author.  But got through it.  (Also cheated on this one as I had read a lot of it in December, but I would have returned it to the library half read if not for this challenge).

Cavour by Countess Evelyn Martinengo Cesaresco

Do audio books count?  Well they do with me. Plus I started this in the year.  This is from Librivox which is free, and also forces you onto classics.  I think it's the first time I've done Librivox all the way through, although my wife has consumed plenty of these.

I did the unification of Italy at A Level (last two years of high school in England) and it was interesting to "read" something closer to the period, and indeed the place.  I'm no longer a fan of Cavour - or big centralised governments in general - but hearing this from a fan was also interesting.  A change of view is one of the better things that you can get from reading and so this was worth it despite the fact that I was cheating.  And I'll cheat again.


This Sovereign Isle - Britain in and out of Europe by Robert Tombs

So this is the first book I started and finished in the year that wasn't an audio book.  Yes it was relatively short at just under 200 pages.  Quite a good, if slanted, discussion on Brexit but from a Leaver point of view.  The beginning, where he talks about the background to Brexit, is more measured than the last bits where he talks about the events - reflecting a radicalisation that a lot of us saw with friends on both sides.


The Glorious Revolution by Eveline Cruickshanks

Quite a short one (didn't realise it when I ordered this).  It's short but not easy and it talks through quite complex concepts around the personalities and concepts of the last successful invasion of England.  Argues that Jacobinism (getting the legitimate but Catholic monarchs of England back) was actually far more popular and viable than we tend to appreciate.


Return to Essentials, Some Reflections on the Present State of Historical Study - G R Elton

A set of five lectures on how history should be done by a reasonably conservative history professor (uncle of the left wing British comedian Ben Elton).  Another book of his was a set reading in my first term at university 30 years ago.  When I "re"read that book last year I only recalled two things, one from the beginning introduction and one from the last page of the conclusion.  Yes, a relatively short book but not an easy read, but rewarding if you're interested in history and want something from a less "Whiggish" (or Marxist) point of view.

1.  Deep South by Paul Theroux
2.  Money and Power by Vince Cable
3.  Cavour by Evelyn Cesaresco
4.  This Sovereign Isle by Robert Tombs
5.  The Glorious Revolution by Eveline Cruickshanks
6.  Return to Essentials by G R Elton
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on January 10, 2023, 06:38:11 PM
I'm IN! I am going to attempt to double the goal - 100 books. I used to devour books and am a speed reader when not dealing with ~waving hands around in a vauge sort of way ~ so I'm going to make it a self-care goal to READ for FUN.


COMPLETED

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
I'm trying to read more new works/first time authors, and also incorporating/expanding to include more LGBTQI+ authors and subjects. This book hits rather formulaic romance with some magic/fantasy/period piece. Main characters are interesting but hoped for a bit more development/depth (maybe as the series continues?) but there's definitely something good in there, nice back and forth and overall writing was engaging. I enjoyed it and will be continuing the series. 



IN PROGRESS

Leech by Hiron Ennes

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on January 11, 2023, 08:04:50 AM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: grantmeaname on January 11, 2023, 08:34:38 AM
How is Born to Buy? I've read two of Schor's other books and loved them both.
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Post by: Linea_Norway on January 11, 2023, 01:22:54 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson

2. Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
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Post by: Splashncash on January 11, 2023, 02:25:06 PM
2. Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.

Oooh, how did you like it?
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Post by: Tigerpine on January 11, 2023, 02:38:18 PM
How is Born to Buy? I've read two of Schor's other books and loved them both.

It was interesting.  It's primarily about corporate marketing to children and the ill effects brought about.  My biggest gripe with the book is that it's 20 years old, and therefore out of date.  However, the rundown of the history and evolution of marketing to kids up to 2003 was very interesting.  All in all, I would recommend the book.

If you're in the Millenial Generation, the book will show you how corporate America tried to manipulate you as a child while denying their ability to influence you.  She compares their arguments to those used by Big Tobacco.
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Post by: grantmeaname on January 11, 2023, 02:46:05 PM
Sounds like something I'll have to read!
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Post by: Brit71 on January 11, 2023, 03:17:49 PM
My first year of this

Deep South by Paul Theroux - Bit of a cheat as I laid this down a month ago and just had to finish it off.  Talked a lot about how poor the south was but really surprising how proto-Trumpist it was. As Theroux is a lifelong Democrat and defines a rootless cosmopolitan, it was surprising to see all those tirades against free trade and foreign aid.

Money and Power, The 16 World Leaders Who Changed Economics by Vince Cable

In the UK Cable used to be a big(ish) shot - leader of the third party and a rare politician who's a competent economist.  It's an interesting idea to look at politicians who've changed the way economics is done - an inversion of the usual where we look at the economists.  Not sure I agree with all of the choices and he's not actually the best author.  But got through it.  (Also cheated on this one as I had read a lot of it in December, but I would have returned it to the library half read if not for this challenge).

Cavour by Countess Evelyn Martinengo Cesaresco

Do audio books count?  Well they do with me. Plus I started this in the year.  This is from Librivox which is free, and also forces you onto classics.  I think it's the first time I've done Librivox all the way through, although my wife has consumed plenty of these.

I did the unification of Italy at A Level (last two years of high school in England) and it was interesting to "read" something closer to the period, and indeed the place.  I'm no longer a fan of Cavour - or big centralised governments in general - but hearing this from a fan was also interesting.  A change of view is one of the better things that you can get from reading and so this was worth it despite the fact that I was cheating.  And I'll cheat again.


This Sovereign Isle - Britain in and out of Europe by Robert Tombs

So this is the first book I started and finished in the year that wasn't an audio book.  Yes it was relatively short at just under 200 pages.  Quite a good, if slanted, discussion on Brexit but from a Leaver point of view.  The beginning, where he talks about the background to Brexit, is more measured than the last bits where he talks about the events - reflecting a radicalisation that a lot of us saw with friends on both sides.


The Glorious Revolution by Eveline Cruickshanks

Quite a short one (didn't realise it when I ordered this).  It's short but not easy and it talks through quite complex concepts around the personalities and concepts of the last successful invasion of England.  Argues that Jacobinism (getting the legitimate but Catholic monarchs of England back) was actually far more popular and viable than we tend to appreciate.


Return to Essentials, Some Reflections on the Present State of Historical Study - G R Elton

A set of five lectures on how history should be done by a reasonably conservative history professor (uncle of the left wing British comedian Ben Elton).  Another book of his was a set reading in my first term at university 30 years ago.  When I "re"read that book last year I only recalled two things, one from the beginning introduction and one from the last page of the conclusion.  Yes, a relatively short book but not an easy read, but rewarding if you're interested in history and want something from a less "Whiggish" (or Marxist) point of view.


Nations and Nationalism Since 1780 by Eric Hobsbawm

I've got a few books about nationalism from the library from different aspects (see book choice 4) and the modernist\Marxist perspective is an important one.  I read the author for A Level, the last 2 years of high school in the UK, and it's easier to see the Marxism shine through than it was then - and as this book was written in the late 1980s when it was all about to collapse I suspect this is less Marxist than the books I read.  Don't really agree with him about nationalism which he's sniffy about as I see a much closer link between nationalism and democracy and while Hobsbawm isn't sure he approves of either, he certainly doesn't see much of a link.  And all the class analysis really does look like he's fitting the facts to the theory even when it's clear he now doubts the theory to which he devoted his life.  Some nice anecdotes and illustrations though.

1.  Deep South by Paul Theroux
2.  Money and Power by Vince Cable
3.  Cavour by Evelyn Cesaresco
4.  This Sovereign Isle by Robert Tombs
5.  The Glorious Revolution by Eveline Cruickshanks
6.  Return to Essentials by G R Elton
7.  Nations and Nationalism Since 1780 by Eric Hobsbawm
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Log on January 11, 2023, 04:37:31 PM
1. So Good They Can't Ignore You (Cal Newport)
2. The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
3. The Simple Path to Wealth (JL Collins)

The Jane Jacobs book is a must-read imo. When I read a book like that it just makes me confused how anyone isn't fascinated by urban planning. The historical and sociological implications of these things are so far-reaching.

The other two books are also very good, just more redundant with info I'd already internalized. Would highly recommend either of them to the right person. I don't think anyone who's read the MMM blog extensively should need to read The Simple Path to Wealth, but I guess some comments I read here on the forums about stock-picking and market timing undermine that assumption somewhat.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on January 11, 2023, 06:19:17 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on January 12, 2023, 06:18:23 AM
1. The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
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Post by: Linea_Norway on January 12, 2023, 07:29:16 AM
2. Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.

Oooh, how did you like it?

@Splashncash
I liked it really well. I read part three earlier, but am now reading the first two books.
This writer describes so well the thoughts and feelings of many different characters. And the dynamics in a small town. It is about ice hocky, but you don't need to be interested in that to enjoy the book. The book moves very fast from one character to another. A very different style from any other book I have read.
My DH gave the third book a chance and read 100 pages, but put it away. So not everybody loves the writing style.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on January 12, 2023, 09:44:30 AM
2. Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.

Oooh, how did you like it?

@Splashncash
I liked it really well. I read part three earlier, but am now reading the first two books.
This writer describes so well the thoughts and feelings of many different characters. And the dynamics in a small town. It is about ice hocky, but you don't need to be interested in that to enjoy the book. The book moves very fast from one character to another. A very different style from any other book I have read.
My DH gave the third book a chance and read 100 pages, but put it away. So not everybody loves the writing style.

@Linea_Norway - I forgot how you said last year you read this one first.  I have read the first two and really enjoyed them but did find the topics more difficult than in his other books.  I agree with your explanation of how Backman writes his characters.  In reading this series about Beartown, I feel like each character is a fully fleshed out person you could meet.  Gldd you liked it.  I think I'm ready to tackle it although I may do it as an audiobook.  I like the narrator for this series.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on January 12, 2023, 12:48:07 PM
1) Also A Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, And Me by Ada Calhoun
2) Pure Colour by Sheila Heti (fiction)

recently finished/reading
3) On Beauty by Zadie Smith (fiction, bookclub)-- disappointed in this one. Some really unlikeable characters and not much pay-off for the effort IMO
4) The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean--started this last year but read over 1/2 of it this year so on the list it goes. Loved it. And watched Adaptation afterwards. So weird and good
5) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan --only partway into this. I'm interested in the subject but the author wrote for tabloids so am worries that it is sensationalizing mental health issues. We shall see.

DNF
The New Good Life by John Robbins (audiobook)--didn't feel like it was going anywhere new
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on January 12, 2023, 10:20:51 PM
I have a handful of reading goals this year:

1. Backlog Challenge: Read or DNF all remaining unread works (mostly older/lesser known stuff) for three authors I really like: Mercedes Lackey, Neal Shusterman, and K.J. Parker. I may add Mike Resnick to the list after finishing one of the others.
2. Complete the Pot Thief series challenge. Exactly what it sounds like. When I finish that, I'll replace it with a fairy tale retelling series my boyfriend has been wanting me to read for a while.
3. Read 50 nonfiction books. I did this last year and found it really enriching to be constantly learning about a huge variety of topics throughout the year.

And of course, my usual 365 book challenge, of which all the above are included.

I've been reading a lot this year so far, so without further ado, first 20, favourites marked:

1. The Heretic Royal by G.A. Aiken
2. The Illusionist Brain: The Neuroscience of Magic by Jordi Cami

3. Purple and Black by K.J. Parker
Absolutely stellar novella told through correspondence between a newly-crowned emperor who never wanted the job, and his best friend he's assigned as governor in a remote but politically important region. Starts out with fantasy-bureaucratic hilarity, and evolves into... something else. One of the best books I've ever read, hands down. I couldn't sleep after I finished it.


4. The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories by Mavesh Murad
5. Blue and Gold by K.J. Parker
6. Academic Exercises by K.J. Parker
7. Born to Run by Mercedes Lackey
8. Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World by William Alexander
9. Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
10. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
11. The Pot Thief who Studied Ptolemy by J. Michael Orenduff
12. Downfall of the Gods by K.J. Parker

13. The Devil You Know by K.J. Parker
Another fantastic K.J. novella, this one centered around a man and a demon trying to outwit each other. Super clever, witty, and twisty, just a great time.


14. The Last Witness by K.J. Parker
15. The Pot Thief who Studied Einstein by J. Michael Orenduff

16. Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire
Book eight in the Wayward Children series, and it is just fantastic, fresh, magical, but with incredibly dark themes.


17. The Father of Lies by K.J. Parker
18. Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
19. The Big Score by K.J. Parker
20. Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina by Misty Copeland
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Brit71 on January 13, 2023, 07:00:51 AM
My first year of this

Deep South by Paul Theroux - Bit of a cheat as I laid this down a month ago and just had to finish it off.  Talked a lot about how poor the south was but really surprising how proto-Trumpist it was. As Theroux is a lifelong Democrat and defines a rootless cosmopolitan, it was surprising to see all those tirades against free trade and foreign aid.

Money and Power, The 16 World Leaders Who Changed Economics by Vince Cable

In the UK Cable used to be a big(ish) shot - leader of the third party and a rare politician who's a competent economist.  It's an interesting idea to look at politicians who've changed the way economics is done - an inversion of the usual where we look at the economists.  Not sure I agree with all of the choices and he's not actually the best author.  But got through it.  (Also cheated on this one as I had read a lot of it in December, but I would have returned it to the library half read if not for this challenge).

Cavour by Countess Evelyn Martinengo Cesaresco

Do audio books count?  Well they do with me. Plus I started this in the year.  This is from Librivox which is free, and also forces you onto classics.  I think it's the first time I've done Librivox all the way through, although my wife has consumed plenty of these.

I did the unification of Italy at A Level (last two years of high school in England) and it was interesting to "read" something closer to the period, and indeed the place.  I'm no longer a fan of Cavour - or big centralised governments in general - but hearing this from a fan was also interesting.  A change of view is one of the better things that you can get from reading and so this was worth it despite the fact that I was cheating.  And I'll cheat again.


This Sovereign Isle - Britain in and out of Europe by Robert Tombs

So this is the first book I started and finished in the year that wasn't an audio book.  Yes it was relatively short at just under 200 pages.  Quite a good, if slanted, discussion on Brexit but from a Leaver point of view.  The beginning, where he talks about the background to Brexit, is more measured than the last bits where he talks about the events - reflecting a radicalisation that a lot of us saw with friends on both sides.


The Glorious Revolution by Eveline Cruickshanks

Quite a short one (didn't realise it when I ordered this).  It's short but not easy and it talks through quite complex concepts around the personalities and concepts of the last successful invasion of England.  Argues that Jacobinism (getting the legitimate but Catholic monarchs of England back) was actually far more popular and viable than we tend to appreciate.


Return to Essentials, Some Reflections on the Present State of Historical Study - G R Elton

A set of five lectures on how history should be done by a reasonably conservative history professor (uncle of the left wing British comedian Ben Elton).  Another book of his was a set reading in my first term at university 30 years ago.  When I "re"read that book last year I only recalled two things, one from the beginning introduction and one from the last page of the conclusion.  Yes, a relatively short book but not an easy read, but rewarding if you're interested in history and want something from a less "Whiggish" (or Marxist) point of view.


Nations and Nationalism Since 1780 by Eric Hobsbawm

I've got a few books about nationalism from the library from different aspects (see book choice 4) and the modernist\Marxist perspective is an important one.  I read the author for A Level, the last 2 years of high school in the UK, and it's easier to see the Marxism shine through than it was then - and as this book was written in the late 1980s when it was all about to collapse I suspect this is less Marxist than the books I read.  Don't really agree with him about nationalism which he's sniffy about as I see a much closer link between nationalism and democracy and while Hobsbawm isn't sure he approves of either, he certainly doesn't see much of a link.  And all the class analysis really does look like he's fitting the facts to the theory even when it's clear he now doubts the theory to which he devoted his life.  Some nice anecdotes and illustrations though.

The Construction of Nationhood by Adrian Hastings

Marxists apparently argue that nationalism wasn't a big factor until the late eighteenth century.  Then you had capitalism and the bourgeoise going up and if not inventing, but "imagining" nations.  Hobsbawm, my previous author almost argues that.  As does Benedict Anderson who I'm reading alongside this book.  There are some massive gaps that they try to adapt for.  This book argues against that, and that a lot of European nations were nations as well as states in medieval times and were almost fully formed by the late eighteenth century.  The French didn't become a recognisably French nation just before the French Revolution.  This gives plenty of examples.  It's also shot through with a Christian argument that Christianity made different nations more acceptable and provided church structures that didn't just constrict growing nationalism but also gave it form.  I can see his point but not sure I buy it as much as I bought the idea that nations were robust solid entities before 1750.  It's not just because I reject the Marxist straightjacket on history, it's more fundamental.  I can read what Shakespeare says about St Crispin's Day or This sceptered isle.

1.  Deep South by Paul Theroux
2.  Money and Power by Vince Cable
3.  Cavour by Evelyn Cesaresco
4.  This Sovereign Isle by Robert Tombs
5.  The Glorious Revolution by Eveline Cruickshanks
6.  Return to Essentials by G R Elton
7.  Nations and Nationalism Since 1780 by Eric Hobsbawm
8.  The Construction of Nationhood by Adrian Hastings
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on January 13, 2023, 07:03:18 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13). Had a lot of promise, very complex, nuanced and engaging.  I felt deflated at the end, though.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on January 13, 2023, 07:11:30 PM
Quote from: Frankies Girl

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles



COMPLETED

2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
The author read this herself, and at times it was shocking how deadpan she was during the reciting of some really awful things that happened to her. I wasn't familiar with her tv career, but the abuse/trauma is quite familiar. OMG that poor woman and my heart breaks for the loss of her childhood and what she lived through. Her mother was a narcissistic, controlling (totally fucked up) parent, and I hope that McCurdy is happy and healthy now because she definitely deserves it.



IN PROGRESS

Leech by Hiron Ennes


Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on January 14, 2023, 07:14:50 AM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical

I'm trying to be kinder to myself this year and encourage more DNFs. To that end, I'm counting DNFs toward my category completions this year.

Nonfiction - 0
From TBR - 2
Sequels - 3
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Vashy on January 14, 2023, 07:53:25 AM
1. On Moral Fiction - John Gardner (so, so boring, was skimming the second half)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on January 14, 2023, 06:30:18 PM
1. Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini

2. Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
3. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
4. When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

DNF
Outline by Rachel Cusk
The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on January 15, 2023, 08:27:11 AM
Hi All

I am joining in on this challenge

1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: AMStache on January 15, 2023, 02:35:44 PM
Hello everyone.  My first post! 

1.  You’ll Never Guess What Happened To Lacey by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar
2.  Don Quixote - I just started it and  I won’t get to 50 if I continue reading books of this length
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: mountainmama on January 15, 2023, 03:17:13 PM
Last year I only made it to 20, out of my goal of 25. Following along for inspiration.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on January 15, 2023, 04:15:51 PM
Welcome @mountainmama @AMStache & @Wanttobehome !

1) Also A Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, And Me by Ada Calhoun
2) Pure Colour by Sheila Heti (fiction)
3) On Beauty by Zadie Smith (fiction, bookclub)
4) The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean

recently finished/reading
5) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
6) Fight Night by Miriam Toews (fiction) --really enjoyed this one. Child perspective but insightful, unique style. I laugh cried at the end..maybe I was just tired but it felt emotional :)

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Brit71 on January 16, 2023, 01:35:04 PM


Nations and Nationalism Since 1780 by Eric Hobsbawm

I've got a few books about nationalism from the library from different aspects (see book choice 4) and the modernist\Marxist perspective is an important one.  I read the author for A Level, the last 2 years of high school in the UK, and it's easier to see the Marxism shine through than it was then - and as this book was written in the late 1980s when it was all about to collapse I suspect this is less Marxist than the books I read.  Don't really agree with him about nationalism which he's sniffy about as I see a much closer link between nationalism and democracy and while Hobsbawm isn't sure he approves of either, he certainly doesn't see much of a link.  And all the class analysis really does look like he's fitting the facts to the theory even when it's clear he now doubts the theory to which he devoted his life.  Some nice anecdotes and illustrations though.

The Construction of Nationhood by Adrian Hastings

Marxists apparently argue that nationalism wasn't a big factor until the late eighteenth century.  Then you had capitalism and the bourgeoise going up and if not inventing, but "imagining" nations.  Hobsbawm, my previous author almost argues that.  As does Benedict Anderson who I'm reading alongside this book.  There are some massive gaps that they try to adapt for.  This book argues against that, and that a lot of European nations were nations as well as states in medieval times and were almost fully formed by the late eighteenth century.  The French didn't become a recognisably French nation just before the French Revolution.  This gives plenty of examples.  It's also shot through with a Christian argument that Christianity made different nations more acceptable and provided church structures that didn't just constrict growing nationalism but also gave it form.  I can see his point but not sure I buy it as much as I bought the idea that nations were robust solid entities before 1750.  It's not just because I reject the Marxist straightjacket on history, it's more fundamental.  I can read what Shakespeare says about St Crispin's Day or This sceptered isle.


Completed two (and re-anchored my quotes)

Fenland Chronicle: Recollections of William Henry And Kate Mary Edwards Collected And Edited By Their Daughter by Sybil Marshall 

Was on holiday near the fens (would lose some Mustachian points) and picked this up.  Not my normal fare, but it was an entertaining oral history - almost certainly embellished by the author but still quite nice for all that.  There's something that's both deeply English but still quite alien about the Fens (Imperial Mud: The Fight for the Fens by James Boyce is a fun, if not entirely convincing, reading of Fen life as an anti-colonial struggle).  The recollections are sometimes as far back as the late Victorian times so there is a real glimpse of poverty - but also some things that probably wouldn't make a similar book these days such as an argument FOR domestic service and some strong arguments for "chapel" morality.

Can You Forgive Her by Anthony Trollope

I absolutely adored a BBC box set of "The Pallisers" a few years ago, but mainly for the view of mid Victorian politics.  In that sense Can You Forgive Her was thin gruel.  There were some scenes (particularly the chapter on the Chelsea by-election and the constant presence of the "parliamentary agent") but it was mostly about girly things like feelings and marriage and stuff.  It was well written enough to endure it and I'm on to my next novel in the series.  I decided to listen to the Librivox audiobooks of the novels, as far as I can bear them, instead of my diet of podcasts.  If you can deal with variation of readers (and so ability) Librivox is a very good value at free and there is an enormous selection.  It also helps me with my goal.

I will be slowing down for the next few weeks as I've got to finally face up to an exam.

1.  Deep South by Paul Theroux
2.  Money and Power by Vince Cable
3.  Cavour by Evelyn Cesaresco
4.  This Sovereign Isle by Robert Tombs
5.  The Glorious Revolution by Eveline Cruickshanks
6.  Return to Essentials by G R Elton
7.  Nations and Nationalism Since 1780 by Eric Hobsbawm
8.  The Construction of Nationhood by Adrian Hastings
9.  Fenland Chronicle by Sybil Marshall 
10. Can You Forgive Her by Anthony Trollope
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on January 16, 2023, 02:11:05 PM

1. Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
2. Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker
4. Atomic Habits by James Clear
5. The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay (accidental reread according to my kindle)
6. Good Food Bad Diet by Abby Langer

7. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
8. Designing Your Life by by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
9. The House With the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
10. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
11. Desperation in Death by JD Robb
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on January 16, 2023, 07:20:29 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland

5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Hula Hoop on January 17, 2023, 04:55:19 AM
I'm joining too this year.  So far in 2023 I have read:

1. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (I loved this book)
2. ADHD 2.0 by Dr. Ned Hallowell

I'm currently reading "Ten Steps to Nanette" by Hannah Gadsby

On my queue I have:

Heat, Salt, Acid, Fat by Samin Nosrat
My Traitor's Heart by Rian Malan
The Families that Made Rome by Anthony Majanlahti
Fonteamara by Ignazio Silone (in Italian)
Se questo e' un uomo (If this is a Man) by Primo Levi (in Italian)

I guess I've been reading a lot of non fiction, autobiographies and history.  I also want to start reading some more 'litarary' books in Italian, my second langauge.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on January 19, 2023, 09:14:55 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.

3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on January 19, 2023, 04:33:25 PM

Quote from: Frankies Girl

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)



COMPLETED

3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
I really wanted to like this. It just... gah. I love horror, I love gothicy gory or whatever, so it's not that. The premise of this book was intriguing and there are some strongly positive reviews out there. But the writing style just seemed scattershot and I lost the thread of the story several times and not because it was too complicated or anything. Just seemed more difficult to immerse myself if that makes any sense. The ending sort of left me flat too, and there were some characters that just faded off without any resolution. It might just be me being picky tho.



IN PROGRESS

Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on January 19, 2023, 07:47:27 PM
1. Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
2. Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
3. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
4. When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

5. The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
6. Rachel to the Rescue by Elinor Lipman
7. A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie

DNF
Outline by Rachel Cusk
The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: iris lily on January 19, 2023, 08:23:17 PM
I am doing only  12 books for the year. And by that I mean, I will read 12 books from beginning to end.

In order to make up that 12, I skim, dip into bits, or throw many aside. I might open 50 books  but I’m not gonna read 50 books.

Will anyone here admit to buying Spare  and reading it? I bought it and finished it in 48 hours.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on January 19, 2023, 09:09:52 PM
I am doing only  12 books for the year. And by that I mean, I will read 12 books from beginning to end.

In order to make up that 12, I skim, dip into bits, or throw many aside. I might open 50 books  but I’m not gonna read 50 books.

Will anyone here admit to buying Spare  and reading it? I bought it and finished it in 48 hours.

It is on my library list and I am very excited to read it! That dude seems like therapy has been really good for him and I'd like to read about it :) Hope it was a good read.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on January 19, 2023, 09:17:50 PM
I am doing only  12 books for the year. And by that I mean, I will read 12 books from beginning to end.

In order to make up that 12, I skim, dip into bits, or throw many aside. I might open 50 books  but I’m not gonna read 50 books.

Will anyone here admit to buying Spare  and reading it? I bought it and finished it in 48 hours.

It is on my library list and I am very excited to read it! That dude seems like therapy has been really good for him and I'd like to read about it :) Hope it was a good read.

I have a friend who is going to read it and give me all the dirt.  She promises to update me in her best British accent.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Reader on January 19, 2023, 11:20:38 PM
Let's see how many i can get in this year.
1. Louder than Words - Joe Navarro on non-verbal intelligence
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on January 20, 2023, 01:26:16 PM


1) Also A Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, And Me by Ada Calhoun
2) Pure Colour by Sheila Heti (fiction)
3) On Beauty by Zadie Smith (fiction, bookclub)
4) The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean
5) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
6) Fight Night by Miriam Toews (fiction)

recently finished/reading
7) The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Johnson: recommended somewhere by someone on the forum. Very interesting... about people, their fixations, justifications, law.. (see Orchid Thief above for another brilliant take on this type of story)

8) 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater by Sarah Ruhl --way more theatre-focused than I expected but am enjoying it in its' bite-sized portions.

9) Pippi Goes On Board by Astrid Lindgren (childs book)--just wanted something positively cheery
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Reader on January 21, 2023, 05:46:54 PM
Let's see how many i can get in this year.
1. Louder than Words - Joe Navarro on non-verbal intelligence
2. Sleepy Head - Henry Nicholls on nacrolepsy, neuroscience and the search for a good night
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on January 22, 2023, 07:00:00 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wolfpack Mustachian on January 22, 2023, 08:02:28 AM
I am doing only  12 books for the year. And by that I mean, I will read 12 books from beginning to end.

In order to make up that 12, I skim, dip into bits, or throw many aside. I might open 50 books  but I’m not gonna read 50 books.

Will anyone here admit to buying Spare  and reading it? I bought it and finished it in 48 hours.

I've thought about reading it. I take it it's worth it from your quick read?
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: iris lily on January 23, 2023, 07:10:28 PM
I am doing only  12 books for the year. And by that I mean, I will read 12 books from beginning to end.

In order to make up that 12, I skim, dip into bits, or throw many aside. I might open 50 books  but I’m not gonna read 50 books.

Will anyone here admit to buying Spare  and reading it? I bought it and finished it in 48 hours.

I've thought about reading it. I take it it's worth it from your quick read?

Oh, I don’t know if it’s worth it. I read it because I wanted to know the insider gossip. It was interesting reading prince, Harry’s account of how the Royals interact with media. Each major royal personage has a press office and those press officers, by with one another to promote their own royal in a positive way.

According to Prince Harry, this means sometimes they swap bad stories for good. For instance, he claims that Queen consort Camilla gave a negative tidbit to the media, in exchange for them squashing a story about her own son. He claims she gave out other leaks to promote herself at the expense of Harry and Meghan.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on January 24, 2023, 10:28:43 AM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on January 24, 2023, 08:27:16 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on January 25, 2023, 07:48:20 AM
2. Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World by Peter S. Goodman
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on January 27, 2023, 05:57:12 PM
1. Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
2. Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
3. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
4. When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
5. The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
6. Rachel to the Rescue by Elinor Lipman
7. A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie

8. My Life in France by Julia Child
9. Lost December by Richard Paul Evans
10. Celine by Peter Heller
11. The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg

DNF
Outline by Rachel Cusk
The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on January 28, 2023, 09:06:34 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27). Totally enjoyed the experience of this book even if I have some quibbles with some of the specifics.  Definitely in my Top 5 Sci Fi list.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on January 28, 2023, 12:12:27 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27). Totally enjoyed the experience of this book even if I have some quibbles with some of the specifics.  Definitely in my Top 5 Sci Fi list.

Great!  I actually have this one sitting in my bedside TBR. 
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on January 29, 2023, 08:09:44 AM
3. Red Dust by Yoss
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on January 29, 2023, 02:46:24 PM


Quote from: Frankies Girl

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes



COMPLETED

4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
I'd read the others over the last few years. It's one of those set/familiar characters, period piece series: 1936. Lady Georgiana Rannoch, thirty-fifth in the line of the English royal succession, but the daughter of an actress and a now deceased (after ruin) lord. She's both unable to work a real job due to her status, and poor as a churchmouse, so she relies on her brother (and her rather stingy sister in law) and her wits, and occasionally the royal family's requests for help to get by. It's always an interesting mystery, but she's very innocent and sweet and sometimes stumbles over the answers rather than untangles them all on her own. Like the settings and the historic tidbits that the author includes and overall the books tend to be fast reads for me.   



IN PROGRESS

Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on January 29, 2023, 04:00:01 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.

4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on January 29, 2023, 05:04:25 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28). Barely a novella really, but so perfect, I'm memorializing it on my list.  It is sad and sweet and written from the perspective of a young girl so so perfectly.  The writing is spare but the author really captured something very precise.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: ahptex on January 29, 2023, 07:19:53 PM
I’m in again! Didn’t quite make it to 50 last year, but planning to read more this year.

Read so far:
(1) The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
(2) People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
(3) The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
(4) In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on January 29, 2023, 07:25:23 PM
1) Also A Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, And Me by Ada Calhoun
2) Pure Colour by Sheila Heti (fiction)
3) On Beauty by Zadie Smith (fiction, bookclub)
4) The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean
5) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
6) Fight Night by Miriam Toews (fiction)
7) The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Johnson
8) Pippi Goes On Board by Astrid Lindgren

recently finished/reading
9) 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater by Sarah Ruhl

10) Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (graphic novel)--wow, really something. A son interviews his father about life as a Polish Jew & Holocaust Survivor and illustrates the story using mice, cats, pigs, etc for groups involved..

11) Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World by Lama Surya Das

Had a mad amount of reading time early in the month :)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on January 30, 2023, 02:44:23 PM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on January 30, 2023, 05:59:43 PM

1. Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
2. Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker
4. Atomic Habits by James Clear
5. The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay (accidental reread according to my kindle)
6. Good Food Bad Diet by Abby Langer
7. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
8. Designing Your Life by by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
9. The House With the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
10. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
11. Desperation in Death by JD Robb

12. The Belle of Bellgrave Square by Mim Matthews
13. The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
14. The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
15. It Girl by Ruth Ware
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on January 30, 2023, 09:29:25 PM
Next 20, favourites marked:

21. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
22. Wheels of Fire by Mercedes Lackey
23. My Beautiful Like by K.J. Parker
24. When the Bough Breaks by Mercedes Lackey
25. The Pot Thief who Studied Escoffier by J. Michael Orenduff
26. Mightier Than the Sword by K.J. Parker

27. Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson
A very cozy and charming followup to Sorcery of Thorns. I love ferocious librarians in literature.


28. Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia by Natasha Lance Rogoff
29. Everwild by Neal Shusterman
30. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

31. Into the West by Mercedes Lackey
I've never read a fantasy series that was so focused on management and logistics in a magical world, and it just works beautifully. Love this series and everything else she writes.


32. Chrome Circle by Mercedes Lackey
33.The Double Comfort Safari Club my Alexander McCall Smith

34. Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny by Witold Szablowski
I absolutely loved this book on people struggling in the immediate aftermath of the collapse of communist societies, told through the lens of bear rehabilitation. It sounds weird but it works!


35. Everfound by Neal Shusterman
36. The Pot Thief who Studied D.H. Lawrence by J. Michael Orenduff
37. Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker

38. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
I'll never be able to look at a clown puppet again. Fantastic horror.


39. Chasing Forgiveness by Neal Shusterman
40. Trio of Sorcery by Mercedes Lackey
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on January 31, 2023, 04:07:46 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: gatortator on January 31, 2023, 08:59:14 AM
Finishing out January

2. House of earth and blood by Sara J Maas.
3. House of Sky and breath by Sara J Maas.
4. A week to be wicked by Tessa dare.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on January 31, 2023, 09:59:21 AM
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on January 31, 2023, 08:03:00 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on February 01, 2023, 04:55:58 AM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on February 01, 2023, 08:06:50 AM
Joining again now that I can log into the forums during my work breaks again:

1) Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor
2) Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
3) Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
4) The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
5) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (I haven't read the series in many years and was inspired after recently watching one of the movies)
6) Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier
7) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Morning Glory on February 01, 2023, 11:50:00 AM
1. The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
-Science fiction about how we can fix global warming. I liked it but won't go into detail about it here because there is another thread about it

2. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
-I think others have summarized this one too. It's about non-pharmacological treatments for people who have been through serious trauma.

3. Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution by Rebecca Stott (audio book)
-A series of short biographies of people whose work and ideas Charles Darwin built upon to develop his theory of natural selection. I listened to this on a road trip and fell asleep during part of it but other bits were really interesting.

4. McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality by Ronald E. Purser (audio book)
-The title is self-explanatory. This was well-researched but got a little repetitive. You could probably just read the first couple of chapters and get the idea.

5. The Magicians by Lev Grossman
-I was disappointed by this one because I remembered wanting to read it a few years ago when it came out. The fantasy world had potential but I disliked the main character and couldn't figure out if it was supposed to be a parody or not. I don't think I'll continue the series.

6. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
-beautifully written historical novel set in Japan.  I found myself slowing down to enjoy the metaphors and descriptions, which is something I rarely do. I wish I had read it before Utopia Avenue as there are some plot spoilers.

7. Atomic Habits by James Clear (audio book)
-Light self-help style book without any woo. The information in it is not new though, and in fact reminded me a lot of MMM's early blog posts.

8. Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
-engaging historical novel about 1920's London. I really liked how the point of view switched between different characters throughout the book.

9. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard (audio book)
-An examination of how modern archeological techniques support or conflict with what we learned in school about ancient Rome and some of it's famous leaders and authors. I liked it but I assume not everyone would be interested in the subject

10. Jade War by Fonda Lee (Green Bone Saga #2)
-Second book in an urban fantasy series with really well developed imaginary geopolitics, great world-building, and likeable characters. The main plot centers on a mafia-like family with magically enhanced martial arts abilities, which sounds really silly when I type it out but feels more like an allegory when reading it.  I think it would be hard to follow if you haven't read the first book in the series.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on February 01, 2023, 02:13:51 PM
Next 20, favourites marked:

21. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
22. Wheels of Fire by Mercedes Lackey
23. My Beautiful Like by K.J. Parker
24. When the Bough Breaks by Mercedes Lackey
25. The Pot Thief who Studied Escoffier by J. Michael Orenduff
26. Mightier Than the Sword by K.J. Parker

27. Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson
A very cozy and charming followup to Sorcery of Thorns. I love ferocious librarians in literature.


28. Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia by Natasha Lance Rogoff
29. Everwild by Neal Shusterman
30. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

31. Into the West by Mercedes Lackey
I've never read a fantasy series that was so focused on management and logistics in a magical world, and it just works beautifully. Love this series and everything else she writes.


32. Chrome Circle by Mercedes Lackey
33.The Double Comfort Safari Club my Alexander McCall Smith

34. Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny by Witold Szablowski
I absolutely loved this book on people struggling in the immediate aftermath of the collapse of communist societies, told through the lens of bear rehabilitation. It sounds weird but it works!


35. Everfound by Neal Shusterman
36. The Pot Thief who Studied D.H. Lawrence by J. Michael Orenduff
37. Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker

38. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
I'll never be able to look at a clown puppet again. Fantastic horror.


39. Chasing Forgiveness by Neal Shusterman
40. Trio of Sorcery by Mercedes Lackey
Have you actually read all those books this year already?  Wow, how do you read so fast?  I would love to have that skill!
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on February 01, 2023, 04:19:05 PM
Next 20, favourites marked:

21. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
22. Wheels of Fire by Mercedes Lackey
23. My Beautiful Like by K.J. Parker
24. When the Bough Breaks by Mercedes Lackey
25. The Pot Thief who Studied Escoffier by J. Michael Orenduff
26. Mightier Than the Sword by K.J. Parker

27. Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson
A very cozy and charming followup to Sorcery of Thorns. I love ferocious librarians in literature.


28. Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia by Natasha Lance Rogoff
29. Everwild by Neal Shusterman
30. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

31. Into the West by Mercedes Lackey
I've never read a fantasy series that was so focused on management and logistics in a magical world, and it just works beautifully. Love this series and everything else she writes.


32. Chrome Circle by Mercedes Lackey
33.The Double Comfort Safari Club my Alexander McCall Smith

34. Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny by Witold Szablowski
I absolutely loved this book on people struggling in the immediate aftermath of the collapse of communist societies, told through the lens of bear rehabilitation. It sounds weird but it works!


35. Everfound by Neal Shusterman
36. The Pot Thief who Studied D.H. Lawrence by J. Michael Orenduff
37. Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker

38. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
I'll never be able to look at a clown puppet again. Fantastic horror.


39. Chasing Forgiveness by Neal Shusterman
40. Trio of Sorcery by Mercedes Lackey
Have you actually read all those books this year already?  Wow, how do you read so fast?  I would love to have that skill!

Yup, I finished at 415 for 2022.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on February 01, 2023, 06:40:43 PM
...
39. Chasing Forgiveness by Neal Shusterman
40. Trio of Sorcery by Mercedes Lackey
Have you actually read all those books this year already?  Wow, how do you read so fast?  I would love to have that skill!

Yup, I finished at 415 for 2022.
Yes, but how do you read to quickly?  Do you have any tips or advice?  I would seriously love to learn to read like that!
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on February 01, 2023, 06:57:49 PM
...
39. Chasing Forgiveness by Neal Shusterman
40. Trio of Sorcery by Mercedes Lackey
Have you actually read all those books this year already?  Wow, how do you read so fast?  I would love to have that skill!

Yup, I finished at 415 for 2022.
Yes, but how do you read to quickly?  Do you have any tips or advice?  I would seriously love to learn to read like that!

I'm at the faster end of the spectrum for sure, but it's mostly about time commitment. I read a lot of hours a day, around 4-6, though if i'm travelling it can leap to 12+ in there are long flights, trains, or buses involved.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on February 01, 2023, 07:08:23 PM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wolfpack Mustachian on February 01, 2023, 08:03:38 PM

5. The Magicians by Lev Grossman
-I was disappointed by this one because I remembered wanting to read it a few years ago when it came out. The fantasy world had potential but I disliked the main character and couldn't figure out if it was supposed to be a parody or not. I don't think I'll continue the series.



I don't tend to comment on here about books in the negative, but it's been a while since I've had such a negative reaction to a book as I did to the Magicians. It was mostly, as you said, the main character.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Avolonte on February 02, 2023, 09:51:26 PM
1. Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
2. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. So hard to read--didn't finish, argh! No one in the book club finished. It keeps getting automatically renewed by the library so... maybe I'll get to it?
3. Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson. Described by one reviewer as a Gen X revenge novel. Liked it.
4. Cover Story by Susan Rigetti. Just OK; didn't care for the format of diary entries, emails, etc.
5. Little Souls by Sandra Dallas (book club pick). A little soap-opera-y, but liked it.
6. How to be Perfect by Michael Schur.

Next up: The Cactus by Sarah Haywood, The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab, How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino. I plan to read Spare when my friend is finished and lends me her copy. Loved Ben Kearns impression of Matt Berry reading it :D
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on February 03, 2023, 04:27:36 AM
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: MgoSam on February 03, 2023, 05:40:58 AM
Goal was 78 books (1.5 per week) but right now I'm crushing it

1. Cold Days- Jim Butcher
2. Courage to be disliked by Ichiro Kishimi (highly rec)
3. Corruptible by Klass
4. Peach Talks by Jim Butcher
5. This is your mind on plants by michael Pollan
6. Against Football by Steve Almond
7. You Love me by Caroline Kepnes
8. The Art of Business Wars by David Brown
9. Ethics in the Real World by Peter Singer
10. Tantalus Depths by Evan Graham (loved this!)
11. The It Girl by Ruth Ware (all of her books have been enjoyable)
12. A Runner's High by Dean Karnazes (this guy is really full of himself)
13. No Plan B by Lee Child
14. Burn Rate by Andy Dunn (guy is a fucking psychopath)
15. Battle Ground by Jim Butcher
16. The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov
17. Daring Greatly by Brene Brown (loved this!)
18. Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley (highly rec!)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on February 03, 2023, 09:06:32 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).  Really, really good.  I laughed, I cried actual tears more than once.  It didn't feel as quite as perfect as Foster, but I would recommend it to more people, I think.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on February 05, 2023, 07:01:20 PM
1. The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel

2. East of the Mountains by David Guterson

3. Behind the Beatiful Forevers by Katherine Boo (Loved this one - it's a true story about families living in a slum in Mumbai)

4. Questioning Evangelism by Randy Newman
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on February 06, 2023, 10:13:20 AM
My update

1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                     Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                      Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                         Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                     Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson -Feb
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on February 06, 2023, 03:26:32 PM
1) Also A Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, And Me by Ada Calhoun
2) Pure Colour by Sheila Heti (fiction)
3) On Beauty by Zadie Smith (fiction, bookclub)
4) The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean
5) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
6) Fight Night by Miriam Toews (fiction)
7) The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Johnson
8) Pippi Goes On Board by Astrid Lindgren
9) 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater by Sarah Ruhl
10) Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (graphic novel)
11) Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World by Lama Surya Das

recently finished/reading
12) My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Neel--adventure story from the 1920's. Outrageous and impressive.
13) The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin--easy to read, basically a solid encouragement to follow your creative energy and pay attention to life
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on February 06, 2023, 03:54:39 PM
1. Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
2. Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
3. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
4. When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
5. The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
6. Rachel to the Rescue by Elinor Lipman
7. A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
8. My Life in France by Julia Child
9. Lost December by Richard Paul Evans
10. Celine by Peter Heller
11. The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg

12. The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen

DNF
Outline by Rachel Cusk
The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on February 06, 2023, 03:55:18 PM
Quote from: Frankies Girl

MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)


COMPLETED


7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
Two more in this series. They're fun/quick reads, especially as I like British period mysteries.



IN PROGRESS

Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)

Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi

God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on February 06, 2023, 07:12:36 PM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on February 06, 2023, 07:31:03 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on February 08, 2023, 06:31:49 AM
My update

1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                     Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                      Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                         Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                     Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson -Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                             Feb
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on February 08, 2023, 07:56:05 AM
4. Hell’s Half Acre by Susan Jonusas
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on February 10, 2023, 09:33:49 PM

Quote from: Frankies Girl

MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)


COMPLETED


9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
LOVED this. It's a dystopian Earth, with Cinders the cyborg working as a robot repairer in the slums, trying to earn money for her adopted family, where her stepmother and one of her stepsisters dislikes her, but her little stepsister and the house robot are her best (and only) friends. She is considered less than human and the world is fighting a plague that has no cure once contracted. It's Cinderella, but a really cracked glass view and I am greatly looking forward to reading the others in the series.

10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
Another lovely fast read - mystery set at xmas, with lots of the English country house flavor and the actual Royal family thrown in.


IN PROGRESS



Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi

Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Log on February 11, 2023, 09:14:20 PM
1. So Good They Can't Ignore You (Cal Newport)
2. The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
3. The Simple Path to Wealth (JL Collins)
4. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley, re-read)
5. The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
6. Happy City (Charles Montgomery)

Brave New World is a genuine classic. As for Happy City: I keep thinking I'll get less out of reading more urbanism books as they've got to be redundant at a point, but the question of how built environments can be designed for human thriving just has an endlessly fascinating assortment of answers.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on February 13, 2023, 06:02:13 PM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
10. The Next Millionaire Next Door (2019) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, and Sarah Stanley Fallaw, PhD
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on February 13, 2023, 07:05:49 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).  Complex and engrossing storytelling and fascinating world-building!

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).  Very confronting, plain-spoken book about one American's service in Vietnam and his work with orphaned and refugee children.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on February 13, 2023, 08:01:05 PM
1. Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
2. Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
3. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
4. When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
5. The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
6. Rachel to the Rescue by Elinor Lipman
7. A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
8. My Life in France by Julia Child
9. Lost December by Richard Paul Evans
10. Celine by Peter Heller
11. The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
12. The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen

13. All Shall Be Well by Deborah Crombie
14. Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
15. Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie

DNF
Outline by Rachel Cusk
The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop by Jenny Colgan
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Vashy on February 14, 2023, 08:22:09 AM
1. On Moral Fiction - John Gardner (so, so boring, was skimming the second half)

2. The Anatomy of Genres - John Truby (interesting stuff for writers and professional storytellers)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on February 14, 2023, 05:14:49 PM
1) Also A Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, And Me by Ada Calhoun
2) Pure Colour by Sheila Heti (fiction)
3) On Beauty by Zadie Smith (fiction, bookclub)
4) The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean
5) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
6) Fight Night by Miriam Toews (fiction)
7) The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Johnson
8) Pippi Goes On Board by Astrid Lindgren
9) 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater by Sarah Ruhl
10) Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (graphic novel)
11) Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World by Lama Surya Das
12) My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Neel
13) The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

recently finished/reading
14) The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (memoir)--wow. Raised amongst the violence of Colombia in a family steeped in ancestral magic. Beautiful and awful in equal measure. Loved it..1/3 left to read.

15) Effortless Mindfulness by Loch Kelly (audiobook): needed something peaceful to listen to while walking and just learned about this teacher on the Waking Up app.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on February 15, 2023, 07:01:39 AM
5. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on February 15, 2023, 04:28:43 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on February 15, 2023, 07:17:01 PM

1. Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
2. Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker
4. Atomic Habits by James Clear
5. The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay (accidental reread according to my kindle)
6. Good Food Bad Diet by Abby Langer
7. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
8. Designing Your Life by by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
9. The House With the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
10. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
11. Desperation in Death by JD Robb
12. The Belle of Bellgrave Square by Mim Matthews
13. The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
14. The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
15. It Girl by Ruth Ware

16. Juliet by Anne Fortier
17. Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
18. The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
19. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
20. The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick
21. Bridgertons Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn
22. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld

 I feel like I am reading too fast- but my brain is really just flying through text lately. Any other fast-ish readers experience something like this? If I get out of the reading habit it takes time to read quickly, but I've been reading at a good clip for the last couple of years and I almost feel like I'm having a hard time slowing down.

I might pick some heftier reads to force myself to take my time.

Otherwise, I feel like I'm mostly striking out so far this year. Carrie Soto was the first book that I really enjoyed.

Just finished Prep by Sittenfeld and whew!  As a LMC Hoosier who went to college with a bunch of east coast boarding school kids, that book was a journey. I'm glad I didn't read it when I was 22 or I would have been a sad pile of mush at the end. Reading it as a fully formed adult let me appreciate it without overly identifying with the protagonist. Excellent book though.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on February 16, 2023, 07:28:45 AM
8) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
9) I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
10) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
11) Spare by Prince Harry

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on February 16, 2023, 06:23:58 PM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical

6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy

Nonfiction - 0
From TBR - 5
Sequels - 5
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on February 16, 2023, 07:27:29 PM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical

6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy

Nonfiction - 0
From TBR - 5
Sequels - 5

I like how you put your DNFs in the middle of your list, right where you were reading it when you tossed it aside.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: MockingBee on February 16, 2023, 10:27:37 PM
Hi all, first time posting. Usually like non-fiction history and social psychology genres. Plan to read more biographies and some good old classics in 2023.

1. The Autoimmune Solution - Amy Myers, MD
2. Lucy by the Sea - Elizabeth Strout (Awful. Not my cup of tea)
3. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
4. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
5. Jefferson Biography - John Boles
6. Frederick Douglass Biography - David Blight
7. The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas (too long!)
8. Before the Fall - Noah Hawley
9. History of the Barbarians - Captivating History

@Brit71 @Morning Glory Like your book lists. Will look into them. :)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on February 17, 2023, 10:23:05 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.

5. The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on February 18, 2023, 01:48:11 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).  A thought-provoking and well-written collection of essays.  The author is empathetic and relatable (even across many types of divides).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio). I am sorry to say that I really, really did not like this book.  It was compounded by the narrator's terrible voices for the two main characters in particular.  I really loved A Tale for the Time Being by this author but have not enjoyed (now) two other books of hers, so I think I am going to give up on her and also never read the Time Being again in case it doesn't click for me on a second reading and I lose my good memories of it.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on February 19, 2023, 04:53:23 PM
1. Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
2. Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
3. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
4. When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
5. The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
6. Rachel to the Rescue by Elinor Lipman
7. A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
8. My Life in France by Julia Child
9. Lost December by Richard Paul Evans
10. Celine by Peter Heller
11. The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
12. The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen
13. All Shall Be Well by Deborah Crombie
14. Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
15. Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie

16. Mourn Not Your Dead by Deborah Crombie
17. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
18. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen


DNF
Outline by Rachel Cusk
The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop by Jenny Colgan
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on February 20, 2023, 03:38:40 AM
My update

1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                     Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                      Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                         Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                     Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson -Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                             Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia - Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                      - Feb
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: mistymoney on February 20, 2023, 09:53:49 AM
Impressive yall!

I certainly couldn't do it! I'm currently reading the WOT series, and I do about 1 book every 3-4 weeks I think.

How much time to you guys devote to reading? Do you have a set time in the day? Catchall at night after all activities/chores completed? Saturday longhaul on the couch? combination?

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on February 20, 2023, 09:57:19 AM
Impressive yall!

I certainly couldn't do it! I'm currently reading the WOT series, and I do about 1 book every 3-4 weeks I think.

How much time to you guys devote to reading? Do you have a set time in the day? Catchall at night after all activities/chores completed? Saturday longhaul on the couch? combination?

I usually read about 4-6 hours a day, but don't really have a fixed schedule. I tend to read less on Saturday because I do a lot of bulk chores and cooking for the whole week.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on February 20, 2023, 05:57:19 PM
I hit 60 a few days ago but was travelling and computerless, and didn't want to type it all out on my tablet. So now that I'm home, next 20, favourites marked:

41. The Pot Thief who Studied Billy the Kid by J. Michael Orenduff
42. The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
43. The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World . . . via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes by Carl Hoffman
44. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

45. The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
A beautiful book about a cat travelling around and learning about the owner's friends and history. It made me cry and I'm not a big book crier.


46. Five Stories High by K.J. Parker
47. Tesla's Attic by Neal Shustermen
48. How to Rule an Empire and Get Away With It by K.J. Parker

49. Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, and Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca
A really sick and twisted collection of horror short stories, absolutely loved it.


50. Elvendude by Mark Shepherd

51. Nemesis of Mars by Glynn Stewart
I love the starship's mage series so much, and it's great to have another Damien adventure, after the series overall shifted towards other characters. The new story arc should be really good.


52. The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World's Oldest Symbols by Genevieve von Petzinger
53. The Battle of Medicine Rocks by Rachel Aaron

54. Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus by Bill Wasik
A stunningly good non-fiction about all things rabies. I could not put this down.


55. Edison's Alley by Neal Shusterman
56. Trial of the Alchemist by Trevor Melanson
57. Burning Water by Mercedes Lackey

58. Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood
A fantastic jungle adventure with lots of assholes getting killed in nasty ways. Big fan of both of this author's two books so far and I hope she keeps writing.


59. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari
60. Spiritride by Mercedes Lackey
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on February 20, 2023, 06:20:53 PM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
10. The Next Millionaire Next Door (2019) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, and Sarah Stanley Fallaw, PhD
11. This is Your Mind on Plants (2021) by Michael Pollan
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on February 20, 2023, 06:29:04 PM
1) Also A Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, And Me by Ada Calhoun
2) Pure Colour by Sheila Heti (fiction)
3) On Beauty by Zadie Smith (fiction, bookclub)
4) The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean
5) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
6) Fight Night by Miriam Toews (fiction)
7) The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Johnson
8) Pippi Goes On Board by Astrid Lindgren
9) 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater by Sarah Ruhl
10) Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (graphic novel)
11) Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World by Lama Surya Das
12) My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Neel
13) The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
14) The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (memoir)
15) Effortless Mindfulness by Loch Kelly (audiobook)

recently finished/reading
16) Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser --really interesting look at textiles from a historical perspective. Less about clothing and more about empire, industry, environment, etc

17) Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage (fiction/bookclub)--gah I hated this book. Essentially a page-turner about a totally messed up family

18) Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chodron
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on February 21, 2023, 07:33:58 AM
6. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on February 22, 2023, 09:25:18 PM
5. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (yes, it's a kid's book, but it's long enough that I'm counting it. My daughter read it in school and asked me to read it too, which led to some fun discussions.

6. The Me, Me, Me Epidemic by Amy McCready

7. What We Talk About When We Talk About God by Rob Bell (loved this one!)

8. The Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker

9. Soulful Simplicity by Courtney Carver
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on February 23, 2023, 05:57:34 AM
5. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (yes, it's a kid's book, but it's long enough that I'm counting it. My daughter read it in school and asked me to read it too, which led to some fun discussions.


I love reading stuff with my kids and I absolutely count the books I read with them as long as they are chapter books. One of my favorite series I read last year ended up being a middle grade series. 
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on February 24, 2023, 08:48:49 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).  Painful and excellent.  Although my own girlood was almost completely different than the author's, I had all the same feelings and thoughts.  Trying to get all my female friends to read it now to see how universal the experience is, regardless of the facts of one's upbringing.

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23).  Loved this a lot.  Restrained and a little mysterious.  I couldn't quite tell why I was so eager to read it every time I picked it up, but I definitely was.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on February 24, 2023, 04:07:22 PM
Quote from: Frankies Girl

MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)


COMPLETED


11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
Nice fast read and last to date of the series. Fully expect there will be more to come. The nice thing is they are advancing the age/lives of the characters at the same time and some of the historical events are coming more into play (the approch of WWII, Hitler and the events surrounding the monarchy and Prince Edward and Wallis Simpson are all mentioned over the last few books).

12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
Magic, old spirits, booksellers and a YA sort of romancy plot. Set in 1980s England. Fast read, interesting characters. Pretty sure it's a series but will have to check.


IN PROGRESS



Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi


Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: okisok on February 24, 2023, 08:37:13 PM
@Frankies Girl I've been reading the Royal Spyness series after seeing it here. I'm loving how she weaves in real historical events with Georgie's personal adventures.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on February 25, 2023, 08:02:20 AM
1:l Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett.

6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on February 25, 2023, 11:20:29 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on February 25, 2023, 01:25:59 PM
@Frankies Girl I've been reading the Royal Spyness series after seeing it here. I'm loving how she weaves in real historical events with Georgie's personal adventures.

I think I found them here too! I am very much hoping there will be more.

If you haven't the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear, you might want to check those out as well as they are along the same sort of read/period. A bit heavier but still captivating characters and mystery set in England during war times. Also the Daisy Dalrymple mystery series by Carola Dunn (more similar to Her Royal Spyness in tone).
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on February 27, 2023, 07:43:55 AM
7. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Morning Glory on February 28, 2023, 11:01:48 AM
Finished another ten in February, but some of them were short:
11. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
-a retelling of the Iliad that primarily focuses on the relationship between two of the characters.

12. The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls (audio book)
-eyebrow-raising memoir about growing up in poverty with parents who had severe mental health issues and alcoholism. The audio book is narrated by the author herself.

13. How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
-classic parenting book. I am trying some of the communication strategies with my kids.

14. The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
-dystopian-future novel. Some of the science-fictiony elements were interesting but the depictions of sexual violence were a little too much for me. There is a whole debate in the comments section on goodreads about whether the whole thing is misogynist or not. The pacing was a little slow and could have done with better editing.

15. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
-romantic suspense novel set in the tidal marshes of North Carolina in the 1960's. Worth reading for the scenery.

16. Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World that Wasn't Designed for You by Jenara Nerenberg
-geared towards women with sensory issues and adhd. This provided a brief overview of many topics and was mainly useful for giving me a list of other things to read.

17.The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis (audio book)
-you guys have probably all read this already. I liked hearing about the personalities of all the people involved.

18. The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley (seven sisters #5)
-I enjoyed the historical part of this novel but the modern day romance part was a little implausible and rushed. This series is nice because the books can be read in any order and still make sense (I have previously read 1, 2 & 6).

19. Had I known: Collected Essays by Barbara Ehrenreich
-It was cool to read some of her earlier articles from the 80's and 90's. The topics are still really relevant today. I found myself wanting to post links and start forum discussions on some of them, which I couldn't do with a hard copy lol.

20. Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness by Ingrid Fetell Lee (audio book)
-This is mainly about aesthetics and some of the psychology behind why people like certain things. There was nothing earth shattering but I did go to the author's blog after I was done listening to it, to get some home decoration ideas.

Reading-related question: I get my audiobooks from either the North Carolina digital library (choice to use Libby or Kindle) or from Hoopla (this is also via library subscription but it has it's own app). I've often been told by an audio book narrator to look at the "attached pdf" for a graph or something. Does anyone know how to access the supplementary materials (pdf's and such) on those platforms, or do library downloads not come with them? 
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: gatortator on February 28, 2023, 11:32:41 AM
50 books 50 categories 1 year library challenge

5. When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare
6. Untangled: guiding teenage girls through the seven transitions into adulthood by Lisa Damour, PhD
7. The Power by Naomi Alderman.
8. How to read literature like a professor by Thomas C. Foster.
     
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: gatortator on February 28, 2023, 11:53:37 AM

Reading-related question: I get my audiobooks from either the North Carolina digital library (choice to use Libby or Kindle) or from Hoopla (this is also via library subscription but it has it's own app). I've often been told by an audio book narrator to look at the "attached pdf" for a graph or something. Does anyone know how to access the supplementary materials (pdf's and such) on those platforms, or do library downloads not come with them?

On Libby there should be a paper clip icon when you open the audiobook. This contains the attachment https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/0452.html

No clue about hoopla.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on February 28, 2023, 12:40:33 PM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
10. The Next Millionaire Next Door (2019) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, and Sarah Stanley Fallaw, PhD
11. This is Your Mind on Plants (2021) by Michael Pollan
12. Special Needs Trusts:  Protect Your Child's Financial Future (9ed, 2021) by Kevin Urbatsch
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on February 28, 2023, 03:39:54 PM
12) The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
13) Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Morning Glory on February 28, 2023, 05:16:25 PM

Reading-related question: I get my audiobooks from either the North Carolina digital library (choice to use Libby or Kindle) or from Hoopla (this is also via library subscription but it has it's own app). I've often been told by an audio book narrator to look at the "attached pdf" for a graph or something. Does anyone know how to access the supplementary materials (pdf's and such) on those platforms, or do library downloads not come with them?

On Libby there should be a paper clip icon when you open the audiobook. This contains the attachment https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/0452.html

No clue about hoopla.

Thanks! Of course I just returned the last one where this happened so I can't test it out just yet...
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on March 01, 2023, 08:33:59 PM

Quote from: Frankies Girl

MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix


COMPLETED


13. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)
Bittersweet ending, and very much of the time. Set in 2026, Senator Gwendy basically goes into space and saves the world(s). 

14. As I knew him : my dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling
Youngest daughter of the creator of The Twilight Zone shares a glimpse into her father's life, but it definitely focuses on him and once she was born, their relationship. I knew he died quite young and tragically and a few bits and pieces of his incredible drive and of course LOVED his shows (also Night Gallery) but seeing him through her eyes really surprised me. Lovely and sad.


IN PROGRESS

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Vashy on March 04, 2023, 07:32:02 AM
1. On Moral Fiction - John Gardner (so, so boring, was skimming the second half)
2. The Anatomy of Genres - John Truby (interesting stuff for writers and professional storytellers)

3.  Everything Fat Loss: The Definitive No Bullsh*t Guide - Ben Carpenter (good round-up of fat-loss methods and regimes backed by actual studies and a general no-nonsense, very practical approach.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on March 04, 2023, 04:35:25 PM

1. Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
2. Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker
4. Atomic Habits by James Clear
5. The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay (accidental reread according to my kindle)
6. Good Food Bad Diet by Abby Langer
7. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
8. Designing Your Life by by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
9. The House With the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
10. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
11. Desperation in Death by JD Robb
12. The Belle of Bellgrave Square by Mim Matthews
13. The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
14. The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
15. It Girl by Ruth Ware
16. Juliet by Anne Fortier
17. Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
18. The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
19. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
20. The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick
21. Bridgertons Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn
22. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld


23. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
24. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
25. Spare by Prince Harry
26. The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly by Margaretta Magnusson
27. Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work by Drs Paul Babiak & Robert D Hare

I thought Spare was good and if even half of the events happened as Prince Harry describes, then the British media is absolutely reprehensible.   
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on March 04, 2023, 07:41:06 PM
1) Also A Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, And Me by Ada Calhoun
2) Pure Colour by Sheila Heti (fiction) **
3) On Beauty by Zadie Smith (fiction, bookclub)
4) The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean**
5) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
6) Fight Night by Miriam Toews (fiction) **
7) The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Johnson
8) Pippi Goes On Board by Astrid Lindgren
9) 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater by Sarah Ruhl
10) Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (graphic novel)
11) Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World by Lama Surya Das
12) My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Neel**
13) The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
14) The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (memoir)**
15) Effortless Mindfulness by Loch Kelly (audiobook)
16) Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser **
17) Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage (fiction/bookclub)
18) Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chodron

recently finished/reading
19) A Mind at Home With Itself by Byron Katie : needed some woo

20) The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (fiction/bookclub): WW2 story set in France about two sisters and their differing paths during the war. Not my usual type of book but it's a highly readable story

**favourites
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on March 05, 2023, 08:31:37 AM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
10. The Next Millionaire Next Door (2019) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, and Sarah Stanley Fallaw, PhD
11. This is Your Mind on Plants (2021) by Michael Pollan
12. Special Needs Trusts:  Protect Your Child's Financial Future (9ed, 2021) by Kevin Urbatsch
13. Aging with a Plan:  How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow (2ed, 2022) by Sharona Hoffman, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D
14. Fast Food Genocide:  How Processed Food is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It (2017) by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Log on March 05, 2023, 01:00:22 PM
1. So Good They Can't Ignore You (Cal Newport)
2. The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
3. The Simple Path to Wealth (JL Collins)
4. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley, re-read)
5. The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
6. Happy City (Charles Montgomery)
7. The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
8. How to Be Perfect (Michael Schur)

Had a very slow February as I DNFed a couple books and got back into an old videogame that ate into a lot of what could have been reading time. Too much early '10s YA cringe in The Fault in Our Stars for me to really love it, but I didn't hate it.

How to Be Perfect was fun. Felt a little more dumbed down than I needed it to be, but still, I learned some stuff, so I guess I'm still dumb (:
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on March 06, 2023, 08:15:55 PM
1. Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
2. Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
3. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
4. When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
5. The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
6. Rachel to the Rescue by Elinor Lipman
7. A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
8. My Life in France by Julia Child
9. Lost December by Richard Paul Evans
10. Celine by Peter Heller
11. The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
12. The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen
13. All Shall Be Well by Deborah Crombie
14. Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
15. Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie
16. Mourn Not Your Dead by Deborah Crombie
17. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
18. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen

19. Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
20. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
21. Kissed a Sad Goodbye by Deborah Crombie
22. Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen


DNF
Outline by Rachel Cusk
The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop by Jenny Colgan
Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on March 06, 2023, 08:57:30 PM


Quote from: Frankies Girl

MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
13. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)
14. As I knew him : my dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling



COMPLETED


15. The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill
Thailand, 1996 : Supot, a postman with the Royal Thai Postal Service, hates his job. The only bright light in his life is watching classic movies with his best friend, Ali, the owner of a video store. These cinephiles adore the charisma of the old Western stars, particularly the actresses, and bemoan the state of modern Thai cinema until a mysterious cassette, entitled Bangkok 2010, arrives at Ali's store. Bangkok 2010 is a dystopian film set in a Thailand run by chauvinistic Security Council officers and Supot and Ali, immediately obsessed, agree it's the most brilliant Thai movie they've ever seen. But nobody else has ever heard of the movie, the director, the actors, or any of the crew.   





IN PROGRESS

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on March 06, 2023, 10:22:37 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).  I continue to enjoy this unique and complex space opera series.

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).  This book had *so* much to it.  No single element was quite perfect, but a lot of them were excellently done.  Couldn't put it down.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on March 07, 2023, 09:07:44 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Vashy on March 07, 2023, 09:53:48 AM
1. On Moral Fiction - John Gardner (so, so boring, was skimming the second half)
2. The Anatomy of Genres - John Truby (interesting stuff for writers and professional storytellers)
3.  Everything Fat Loss: The Definitive No Bullsh*t Guide - Ben Carpenter (good round-up of fat-loss methods and regimes backed by actual studies and a general no-nonsense, very practical approach.
4. A KU book on walking for exercise, don't have the title. Boring, skim-read it.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: ahptex on March 07, 2023, 01:29:26 PM
(1) The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
(2) People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
(3) The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
(4) In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming

(5) The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
(6) The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
(7) Seek and Hide by Amy Gajda
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on March 08, 2023, 07:47:58 AM
8. The Day the World Stops Shopping by J.B. MacKinnon
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on March 08, 2023, 07:50:28 AM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
10. The Next Millionaire Next Door (2019) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, and Sarah Stanley Fallaw, PhD
11. This is Your Mind on Plants (2021) by Michael Pollan
12. Special Needs Trusts:  Protect Your Child's Financial Future (9ed, 2021) by Kevin Urbatsch
13. Aging with a Plan:  How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow (2ed, 2022) by Sharona Hoffman, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D
14. Fast Food Genocide:  How Processed Food is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It (2017) by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
15. Stop Acting Rich...And Start Living Like a Millionaire (2009) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on March 08, 2023, 02:47:07 PM
Next 20, favourites marked:

61. Dread Locks by Neal Shusterman
62. The Dark Side of Nowhere by Neal Shusterman
63. Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman

64. Seducing the Sheriff of Nottingham by Cassandra Gannon
The fifth book is the hilarious Wicked Ugly Bad comedy/fairytale/romance series, and it's as perfect as all the others. This series is so funny I can't read it in public because I just end up sprawled out cry-laughing trying not to piss myself.


65. Anthony Bourdain: The Last Interview by Helen Rossner
66. Downsiders by Neal Shusterman
67. Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim
68. If Cats Disappeared From the World by Genki Kawamura
69. Hawking's Hallway by Neal Shusterman
70. Lazerwarz by Mercedes Lackey
71. The Shadow Club by Neal Shusterman

72. These Infinite Threads by Tahereh mafi
The second book in on of my favourite fantasy series of all time. I just love all the characters, world, lore, magic, everything about it.


73. Red Rider's Hood by Neal Shusterman
74. Tempest by Mercedes Lackey
75. Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat by Marion Nestle
76. Ducking Ugly by Neal Shusterman

77. Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia by Dennis Covington
A shockingly good deep-dive into snake churches, I could not put this one down. This journalist really pulled out all the stops to tell this story.


78. The Shadow Club Rising by Neal Shusterman
79. A Practical Guide to Conquering the World by K.J. Parker
80. Dead Reckoning by Mercedes Lackey

It's probably fairly obvious from my last couple posts, but I'm now almost finished the Shusterman portion of my backlog challenge - only one more series to go, the Star Shard Chronicles. Lots more Parker and Lackey to go - I suspect Lackey in particular will probably take most of the year, since it's only a portion of my reading. My other challenges are going well too. I'll do a big goal recap once I hit 100.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on March 09, 2023, 09:11:11 AM
1:l Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.

7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on March 10, 2023, 05:29:41 AM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
10. The Next Millionaire Next Door (2019) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, and Sarah Stanley Fallaw, PhD
11. This is Your Mind on Plants (2021) by Michael Pollan
12. Special Needs Trusts:  Protect Your Child's Financial Future (9ed, 2021) by Kevin Urbatsch
13. Aging with a Plan:  How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow (2ed, 2022) by Sharona Hoffman, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D
14. Fast Food Genocide:  How Processed Food is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It (2017) by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
15. Stop Acting Rich...And Start Living Like a Millionaire (2009) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD
16. The Price of Everything:  Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do (2011) by Eduardo Porter
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on March 10, 2023, 07:51:20 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on March 12, 2023, 12:24:54 AM
1:l Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.

8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Chris Pascale on March 12, 2023, 01:15:46 AM
1:l Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.

8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.

3rd book is even better, and the prequel was interesting, too.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on March 12, 2023, 09:55:38 AM
My update
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                      Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                           Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                             Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                                 Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                             Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson          Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                                    Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia     Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                           - Feb
10.Tip of the Iceburg - Mark Adams                                     - March
11.Diddly Squat - til the cows come home- Jeremy Clarkson - March
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on March 13, 2023, 03:36:53 PM
**favourites
1) Also A Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, And Me by Ada Calhoun
2) Pure Colour by Sheila Heti (fiction) **
3) On Beauty by Zadie Smith (fiction, bookclub)
4) The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean**
5) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
6) Fight Night by Miriam Toews (fiction) **
7) The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Johnson
8) Pippi Goes On Board by Astrid Lindgren
9) 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater by Sarah Ruhl
10) Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (graphic novel)
11) Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World by Lama Surya Das
12) My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Neel**
13) The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
14) The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (memoir)**
15) Effortless Mindfulness by Loch Kelly (audiobook)
16) Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser **
17) Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage (fiction/bookclub)
18) Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chodron
19) A Mind at Home With Itself by Byron Katie
20) The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (fiction/bookclub)

recently finished/reading
21) On Time and Water by Andri Snær Magnason** - An Icelandic poet reluctantly discusses climate change. Written alongside his family stories, Icelandic & Indian myths and a few random interactions with the Dalai Lama. Enjoyed!

22) The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna -quirky Finnish classic

23) Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock by Jenny Odell--not far into this one but loved her last book "How to Do Nothing" so am hopeful about this one.


Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on March 14, 2023, 09:58:47 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on March 14, 2023, 06:54:41 PM
Quote from: Frankies Girl

MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
13. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)
14. As I knew him : my dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling
15. The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill



COMPLETED


16. The ghost of Christmas past: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
Another period mystery with a smart and sassy Irish immigrant woman in 1900s New York. By the same author as the Royal Spyness series. Fast read, but this one I could see what was happening a mile away. Still, nice and easy read. 

17.  Wild Irish rose: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
Same as 16; and also same as far as seeing where the plot was going and it wasn't a shocker. Light, fast read. 


DID NOT FINISH

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
It seemed okay, but just don't have the right headspace to read at the moment.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on March 16, 2023, 09:29:29 AM
My update
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                      Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                           Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                              Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                                 Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                            Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson         Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                                    Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia    Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                            Feb
10.Tip of the Iceburg - Mark Adams                                     -March
11.Diddly Squat - til the cows come home- Jeremy Clarkson - March
12.Budgets don't work - Melissa Browne                              -March
13.Orchard- A year in England's Eden McDonald /Gates        -March
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on March 17, 2023, 10:54:20 AM
14) The Storied life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
15) Someone Else's Shoes by JoJo Moyes
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on March 17, 2023, 11:34:51 AM
10. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. I know a lot of people love this book but I thought it was awful.

11. Things I Have Withheld by Kei Miller. Beautiful and heartbreaking collection of essays. I plan to check out more of Miller's work after I get through my current list (all my library holds are coming in at once!)

12. A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans.

13. We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

14. Quiet by Susan Cain
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on March 18, 2023, 04:40:27 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.

9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on March 19, 2023, 07:30:24 AM
9. If It Bleeds by Stephen King
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on March 22, 2023, 04:10:43 PM
MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
13. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)
14. As I knew him : my dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling
15. The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill
16. The ghost of Christmas past: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
17.  Wild Irish rose: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen


COMPLETED


18. Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight mystery #1) by Victoria Thompson
Another period mystery, this time it's lead is a widowed nurse/midwife who has left her very posh family after her sister was disowned and later died (married an unsuitable working man, died in childbirth). Set in 1900s New York. Fast read and seems like the Rys Bowen stuff I was reading earlier, just slightly different cast of characters. Plucky smart woman in a period setting working to better herself and those around her, runs into someone (usually police/detective) that doesn't believe women should be doing ~stuff~ then they end up working together and solving mysteries. And it appears, (spoiler, not really) eventually married. So if you like that sort of thing, it's definitely that. 

19.  In The Time of Our History by Susanne Pari
Reluctantly returning home to observe the first anniversary of her sister's death, Mitra, banished by her controlling father due to her rebellious nature, confronts hard truths from her past and that of her sister, a process that forges an unexpected path forward with her mother, who has always been caught in the middle. Iranian/Persian family. Very good but heartbreaking. WARNING: infidelity and sexual abuse/assault mentioned. It's fiction, but you just know there are likely many real life versions of this that played out over the years.

20.  The Spite House by Johnny Compton
A father and his 2 kids on the run from - something?  - answer an ad to live in a supposed haunted house in order to try to prove it's actually haunted by the rich and eccentric owner. I liked it but felt it needed more fleshing out in areas and it left me feeling like I didn't get a satisfactory conclusion. It's decently written with some interesting horror/supernatural twists tho, so I'd still say it was worth the read.   


DID NOT FINISH

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
It seemed okay, but just don't have the right headspace to read at the moment.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on March 22, 2023, 07:48:51 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio). Nicely done heraldric fantasy with unique characters. Really liked the narrator, who was very expressive (Lloyd James).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22). This has revealed a flaw in the format of my to-read list, to which I have not been able to add critical notes or source of recommendations.  This results in me often not remembering why I have a book on my list or whose recommendations I end up really liking by the time I get to the book years after adding it to the list. And in this case, I realized about 1/3 of the way in that I was reading the entirely wrong book.  There's one also called The Self Delusion on consciousness and the hard problem that I'm hoping I like a lot better than this one.

I'm running a little ahead of my book limit for the year, which is bad news - anticipating vacations this summer where I'll read a lot more - so I need to prioritize other things...and read longer books, haha, but I also can't sort my to-read list by page length.  I know I have a few 700+ page books on there, though!
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on March 23, 2023, 06:22:06 AM
10. The Sandman Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman et. al.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: AMStache on March 23, 2023, 04:08:13 PM


1.  “You’ll Never Guess What Happened To Lacey” by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar
2.  Don Quixote
3.  “The Friend” by Sigrid Nunez
4.  “How Democracies Die” by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
5.  “ The Sympathizer” by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on March 23, 2023, 05:59:35 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on March 24, 2023, 08:26:21 PM

MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
13. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)
14. As I knew him : my dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling
15. The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill
16. The ghost of Christmas past: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
17.  Wild Irish rose: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
18. Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight mystery #1) by Victoria Thompson
19.  In The Time of Our History by Susanne Pari
20.  The Spite House by Johnny Compton


COMPLETED


21. Rules for Vampires by Alex Foulkes
YA novel about a young (in vampire years) girl trying to achieve her first kill, and making a royal mess of it. After creating not one, but two ghosts - the lonely vampire makes friends with one ghost to take out the other, and hopes to avoid her family discovering her mistakes before she is able to fix things. I liked it but was definitely more young than young adult. Still, it was a fun read and there were a few times I laughed out loud and nicely written/plotted overall.


22. Scarlet (The Lunar chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
Loved this. Scarlet (little red riding hood) is trying to locate her grandmother, who has been kidnapped. She befriends a fighter named Wolf who is not as he seems. Cinder (from #1) is on the run, having escaped from prison and the Lunar Queen has decreed that if Cinder isn't found and turned over to her immediately, she will declare war on the Earthans. Cinder and Scarlet end up discovering their past and connection and joining forces. I'm quite enjoying the series. Well written and fun.



DID NOT FINISH

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
It seemed okay, but just don't have the right headspace to read at the moment.
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Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Log on March 25, 2023, 01:45:55 AM
1. So Good They Can't Ignore You (Cal Newport)
2. The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
3. The Simple Path to Wealth (JL Collins)
4. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley, re-read)
5. The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
6. Happy City (Charles Montgomery)
7. The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
8. How to Be Perfect (Michael Schur)
9. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R Covey)
10. A Wizard of Eathsea (Ursula K Le Guin)
11. Four Thousand Weeks (Oliver Burkeman)


Finally read 7 Habits since it is so incessantly recommended/referenced... and man, what a bunch of tepid platitude-filled garbage. Sure, the core ideas contained within are generally not wrong, but there is just so much wasted text and padding to make obvious ideas seem more meaningful than they really are.

Wizard of Earthsea is a frequent comfort re-read for me, and it's as good as ever. Honestly I just get more out of it every time. Four Thousand Weeks was very topical for some current anxious ruminations, and I'm sure I'll be coming back to it in the future.

According to Goodreads I'm currently right on schedule to hit 50 for the year, but I haven't been doing great at reading consistently lately.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on March 25, 2023, 12:35:58 PM
My update
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                      Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                           Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                              Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                                 Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                            Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson         Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                                    Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia    Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                            Feb
10.Tip of the Iceburg - Mark Adams                                     -March
11.Diddly Squat - til the cows come home- Jeremy Clarkson - March
12.Budgets don't work - Melissa Browne                              -March
13.Orchard- A year in England's Eden McDonald /Gates        -March
14.Help the witch Tom Cox                                                 -March
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on March 25, 2023, 07:13:01 PM
10. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. I know a lot of people love this book but I thought it was awful.


I'm with you! everyone in my bookclub loved it and I wanted to throw it across the room :)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on March 25, 2023, 07:23:56 PM
**favourites
1) Also A Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, And Me by Ada Calhoun
2) Pure Colour by Sheila Heti (fiction) **
3) On Beauty by Zadie Smith (fiction, bookclub)
4) The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean**
5) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
6) Fight Night by Miriam Toews (fiction) **
7) The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Johnson
8) Pippi Goes On Board by Astrid Lindgren
9) 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater by Sarah Ruhl
10) Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (graphic novel)
11) Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World by Lama Surya Das
12) My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Neel**
13) The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
14) The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (memoir)**
15) Effortless Mindfulness by Loch Kelly (audiobook)
16) Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser **
17) Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage (fiction/bookclub)
18) Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chodron
19) A Mind at Home With Itself by Byron Katie
20) The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (fiction/bookclub)
21) On Time and Water by Andri Snær Magnason**
22) The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna  **

recently finished/reading

23) Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock by Jenny Odell--I really enjoy reading this author.. (her last book was How to Do Nothing)

24) Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History by Dan Flores- loved learning about coyotes although didn't love the overall writing style

25) An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace by Tamar Adler--very good for frugal, poetic foodie-types. Which means thumbs up from me.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on March 26, 2023, 09:02:50 PM
1. Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
2. Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
3. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
4. When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
5. The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
6. Rachel to the Rescue by Elinor Lipman
7. A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
8. My Life in France by Julia Child
9. Lost December by Richard Paul Evans
10. Celine by Peter Heller
11. The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
12. The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen
13. All Shall Be Well by Deborah Crombie
14. Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
15. Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie
16. Mourn Not Your Dead by Deborah Crombie
17. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
18. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
19. Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
20. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
21. Kissed a Sad Goodbye by Deborah Crombie
22. Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen

23. The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
24. The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz
25. Tyler's Row by 'Miss Read'
26. A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz
27. Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (reread for book club)
28. The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick

DNF
Outline by Rachel Cusk
The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop by Jenny Colgan
Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan
The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick


Has anyone read The Beartown trilogy?  I loved the first two books but am really struggling with the third, The Winners.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on March 28, 2023, 03:28:52 PM
First hundred down, woo hoo!

81. Ghost 19 by Simone St. James
82. The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
83. Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
84. Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar by Sean Michaels
85. Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire
86. The Pot Thief who Studied Georgia O'Keefe by J. Michael Orenduff
87. The Pot Thief who Studied Edward Abbey by J. Michael Orenduff
88. The Pot Thief who Studied the Woman at Otowi Crossing by J. Michael Orenduff
89. How Fast Did T. Rex Run?: Unsolved Questions from the Frontiers of Dinosaur Science by David Hone

90. Children of the Night by Mercedes Lackey
Really excellent urban fantasy/mystery, I am such a sucker for music-based plots.


91. The Bobby Gold Stories by Anthony Bourdain
92. Get Jiro! by Anthony Bourdain
93. Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology by various authors (this one is being sold as a fundraiser for a puppy rescue in Colorado, which I think is super cool)
94. Jinx High by Mercedes Lackey
95. Phantom Architecture: The Fantastical Structures the World's Great Architects Really Wanted to Build by Philip Wilkinson
96. Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal
97. Silence by Mercedes Lackey
98. Sword of Ice by Mercedes Lackey
99. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave by Frederick Douglass
100. The Limpopo Academy Of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith

My three challenges are all going really well:

1. Complete the Pot Thief Series Challenge

It is complete!

2. Read 50 Nonfiction Books Challenge

I'm at 18, which is well ahead of the game.

3. Backlog Challenge (read/attempt all older unread works by three favourite authors, Neal Shusterman, Mercedes Lackey, and K.J. Parker)

I've finished up everything by Neal Shusterman, which was 16 books. I'm probably finished with K.J. Parker, at 13 read, just finding most of his older stuff just isn't doing much for me, DNFd quite a few - may give it a few months and then attempt the Fencer trilogy and Two of Swords, the last remaining unread/unattempted ones. I am still flying through Mercedes Lackey's stuff, having read 14 so far this year, with a bunch more lined up.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on March 29, 2023, 07:44:31 AM
11. Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness by Meghan O’Rourke
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on March 29, 2023, 12:47:49 PM
First hundred down, woo hoo!


Well thank god you got that taken care of before the end of the first quarter of 2023!  LOL
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on March 29, 2023, 01:57:50 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.

10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on March 30, 2023, 02:00:32 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.

11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: gatortator on March 31, 2023, 06:51:40 AM
9.   We should not be friends: the story of a friendship. By Will Schwalbe
10. Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
11. The Climate book by Greta Thunberg
12. The personal librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
13. Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli
14. Invisible women by Caroline Criado-Perez
15. The anatomist’s  wife, by Anna Lee Huber
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on April 01, 2023, 09:06:48 PM

1. Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
2. Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker
4. Atomic Habits by James Clear
5. The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay (accidental reread according to my kindle)
6. Good Food Bad Diet by Abby Langer
7. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
8. Designing Your Life by by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
9. The House With the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
10. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
11. Desperation in Death by JD Robb
12. The Belle of Bellgrave Square by Mim Matthews
13. The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
14. The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
15. It Girl by Ruth Ware
16. Juliet by Anne Fortier
17. Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
18. The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
19. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
20. The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick
21. Bridgertons Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn
22. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
23. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
24. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
25. Spare by Prince Harry
26. The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly by Margaretta Magnusson
27. Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work by Drs Paul Babiak & Robert D Hare


28. Laws of Money by Suze Orman
29. Verity by Colleen Hoover
30. A Maid's Diary by Loreth Ann White
31. Screaming on the Inside by Jessica Gross
32. Dawnlands by Phillipa Gregory   

I have absolutely slowed down in March but am booked out. But I just keep readying for want of something else to do.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on April 02, 2023, 05:24:43 PM
1. Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
2. Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
3. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
4. When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
5. The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
6. Rachel to the Rescue by Elinor Lipman
7. A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
8. My Life in France by Julia Child
9. Lost December by Richard Paul Evans
10. Celine by Peter Heller
11. The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
12. The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen
13. All Shall Be Well by Deborah Crombie
14. Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
15. Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie
16. Mourn Not Your Dead by Deborah Crombie
17. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
18. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
19. Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
20. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
21. Kissed a Sad Goodbye by Deborah Crombie
22. Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen
23. The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
24. The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz
25. Tyler's Row by 'Miss Read'
26. A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz
27. Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (reread for book club)
28. The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick

29. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
30. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick


DNF
Outline by Rachel Cusk
The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop by Jenny Colgan
Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan
The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on April 03, 2023, 07:24:08 AM
16) I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on April 03, 2023, 03:43:58 PM
MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
13. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)
14. As I knew him : my dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling
15. The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill
16. The ghost of Christmas past: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
17.  Wild Irish rose: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
18. Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight mystery #1) by Victoria Thompson
19.  In The Time of Our History by Susanne Pari
20.  The Spite House by Johnny Compton
21. Rules for Vampires by Alex Foulkes
22. Scarlet (The Lunar chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer

COMPLETED



23. Pigs Don't Fly by Mary Brown
A old (published in 1994) fantasy novel, about Summer the young woman left an orphan with a small dowry and a magic ring, all she wanted was to find a husband and settle down. But the blaspheming dog, broken-down horse, crippled pigeon, half-dead tortoise and flying pig had ideas of their own, and Summer was to find her journey's end very different from what she expected. I used to read stuff like this all the time in high school, and it was in a little free library and caught my eye. It was a very well written fun story, and while I didn't like the bit of fat shaming (the main character is fat in the early days and thinks herself quite the ugly duckling but of course ends up turning into a thin and beautiful swan by the end of the book) but it still was a nice enough story overall for the time period it was written in.



DID NOT FINISH

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
It seemed okay, but just don't have the right headspace to read at the moment.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on April 03, 2023, 09:03:14 PM
**favourites
1) Also A Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, And Me by Ada Calhoun
2) Pure Colour by Sheila Heti (fiction) **
3) On Beauty by Zadie Smith (fiction, bookclub)
4) The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean**
5) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
6) Fight Night by Miriam Toews (fiction) **
7) The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Johnson
8) Pippi Goes On Board by Astrid Lindgren
9) 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater by Sarah Ruhl
10) Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (graphic novel)
11) Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World by Lama Surya Das
12) My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Neel**
13) The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
14) The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (memoir)**
15) Effortless Mindfulness by Loch Kelly (audiobook)
16) Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser **
17) Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage (fiction/bookclub)
18) Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chodron
19) A Mind at Home With Itself by Byron Katie
20) The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (fiction/bookclub)
21) On Time and Water by Andri Snær Magnason**
22) The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna  **
23) Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock by Jenny Odell
24) Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History by Dan Flores

recently finished/reading
25) An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace by Tamar Adler--very good for frugal, poetic foodie-types. Which means thumbs up from me.

26) The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer and More Resilient by William.B Irvine--while I enjoyed his other book more, I find myself having moments where I am reframing events in exactly the 'games' that the author describes. So it has obviously impacted my thinking in very positive ways.

27) Namwayut: A Pathway to Reconciliation : We Are All One by Chief Robert Joseph

28) Vesper Flights by Helen McDonald (essays) --really loved her book H is for Hawk so am hopeful for this one

DNF
Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform your Life by Keltner, Dacher--read 1/2 way...funny how a book about Awe can feel profoundly boring. I suppose some topics just don't work as well being analyzed vs. being experienced.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on April 04, 2023, 06:26:41 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.

12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on April 04, 2023, 04:39:03 PM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy

11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help

Nonfiction - 2
From TBR - 10
Sequels - 6
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: ahptex on April 05, 2023, 10:32:50 AM
(1) The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
(2) People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
(3) The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
(4) In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(5) The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
(6) The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
(7) Seek and Hide by Amy Gajda

(8) A Fountain Filled with Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(9) The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
(10) Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on April 05, 2023, 03:51:28 PM
MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
13. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)
14. As I knew him : my dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling
15. The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill
16. The ghost of Christmas past: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
17.  Wild Irish rose: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
18. Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight mystery #1) by Victoria Thompson
19.  In The Time of Our History by Susanne Pari
20.  The Spite House by Johnny Compton
21. Rules for Vampires by Alex Foulkes
22. Scarlet (The Lunar chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
23. Pigs Don't Fly by Mary Brown

COMPLETED


24. Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karyl McBride, PhD
An older self help book, but most of it was still informative. It does focus somewhat heavily on the adult daughters that have children themselves and not passing down the generational trauma which was not applicable for me as I don't have kids, but otherwise a decent read.





DID NOT FINISH

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
It seemed okay, but just don't have the right headspace to read at the moment.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on April 06, 2023, 08:53:23 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.

13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on April 07, 2023, 07:40:22 AM
12. The Wind’s Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on April 09, 2023, 09:52:09 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).  Well-researched and written partial history of the Troubles.

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9). Apocalytipc novel with a very good premise (drought and water rights) but execution was mediocre.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on April 09, 2023, 10:44:45 PM
15. What If? 2 by Randall Munroe

16. The Winners by Fredrick Backman

17. Here Goes Nothing by Eamon McGrath

18. Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture by Adam S. McHugh
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on April 10, 2023, 10:06:07 AM
...
25) The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer and More Resilient by William.B Irvine**
26) Namwayut: A Pathway to Reconciliation : We Are All One by Chief Robert Joseph

recently finished/reading
27) An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace** by Tamar Adler
28) Vesper Flights by Helen McDonald (essays)
29) Early Retirement Extreme: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Financial Independence **by Jacob Lund Fisker : bought this book way back in the day and decided a re-read was in order. I've hedonically adapted way out of his level of hardcoreness so it was a good reminder about how inspiring I found his writing when I had heaps of student loan debt.
30) Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton --enjoying so far, I enjoy his quirky style

DNF
 A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control, by Massimo Pigliucci and Gregory Lopez  : I like the teaching but really didn't like the setup of this book (written as weekly lessons for one year, with spaces for journaling, etc)
**favourites
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: ahptex on April 11, 2023, 07:21:57 PM
(1) The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
(2) People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
(3) The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
(4) In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(5) The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
(6) The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
(7) Seek and Hide by Amy Gajda
(8) A Fountain Filled with Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(9) The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
(10) Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

(11) Kindred by Octavia Butler
(12) Healing our Broken Humanity by Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Graham Hill
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on April 13, 2023, 07:08:08 AM
My update
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                      Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                           Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                              Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                                 Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                            Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson         Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                                    Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia    Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                            Feb
10.Tip of the Iceburg - Mark Adams                                     -March
11.Diddly Squat - til the cows come home- Jeremy Clarkson - March
12.Budgets don't work - Melissa Browne                              -March
13.Orchard- A year in England's Eden McDonald /Gates        -March
14.Help the witch Tom Cox                                                 -March
15. The green garden - Arin Murphy Hiscock                        -April
16. The little book of Lykke -Meik Wiking                             -April
17, Crusaders - Dan Jones                                                 - April
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on April 13, 2023, 01:08:57 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.

14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on April 13, 2023, 01:28:36 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.

15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on April 15, 2023, 10:28:38 PM
Next 20, favourites marked:

101. Breaking Silence by Mercedes Lackey
102. The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz

103. The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas
A really excellent historical fiction centered around a women's mental asylum in 1800s Paris, this was so gripping and atmospheric. Instant all-time favourite.


104. Poseidon's Steed: The Story of Seahorses, From Myth to Reality by Helen Scales

105. Sistersong by Lucy Holland
A top-notch historical fantasy/retelling set in pre-Christian Britain, following three royal sisters trying to save their kingdom from the Saxons. Fantastic read.


106. Nocturne by Alyssa Wees

107. Sun in Glory by Mercedes Lackey
I've been a huge fan of all things Valdemar since forever, but this short story anthology blew me away with its quality.


108. Smoke Signals by Meredith Katz
109. A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

110. Tower of Silence by Larry Correia
The latest installment in a long-time favourite series, this one is on par with all the others, and full of scheming, politics, and excellent characters.


111.Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone by Brian Switek
112. Princess of Shadows by A.G. Marshall
113. Princess of Secrets by A.G. Marshall
114. Princess of Mermaids by A.G. Marshall
115. Princess of Roses by A.G. Marshall
116. Crossroads by Mercedes Lackey
117. Moving Targets by Mercedes Lackey
118. Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke
119. The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones by Anthony Bourdain
120. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on April 17, 2023, 03:57:16 PM
17) Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
18) Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
19) I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jenette McCurdy
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: ahptex on April 17, 2023, 05:19:33 PM
(1) The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
(2) People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
(3) The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
(4) In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(5) The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
(6) The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
(7) Seek and Hide by Amy Gajda
(8) A Fountain Filled with Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(9) The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
(10) Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
(11) Kindred by Octavia Butler
(12) Healing our Broken Humanity by Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Graham Hill

(13) Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
(14) Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on April 17, 2023, 05:55:26 PM

MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
13. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)
14. As I knew him : my dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling
15. The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill
16. The ghost of Christmas past: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
17.  Wild Irish rose: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
18. Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight mystery #1) by Victoria Thompson
19.  In The Time of Our History by Susanne Pari
20.  The Spite House by Johnny Compton
21. Rules for Vampires by Alex Foulkes
22. Scarlet (The Lunar chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
23. Pigs Don't Fly by Mary Brown
24. Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karyl McBride, PhD



COMPLETED


25. Murder at the Mansion(a Victorian Village Mystery #1) by Sheila Connolly
Nice murder mystery. A young woman that works in the hotel/hospitality industry is asked back to her home town in New England by an old friend to help save it from disappearing all together. She lands on the idea of using the newly purchased Victorian mansion as a period hotel, along with remaking the town's main street into a period Victorian township. Shortly after arrival, her former school bully winds up dead on the steps of the mansion, which puts the entire project on hold while they try to figure out whodunit. I have a few others in the series and expect it to be formulaic, but they are nicely written and quick reads and the characters and setting are decent.   

26. Buried in a Bog (County Cork Mystery #1) by Sheila Connolly
Similar to #25 - formulaic mystery series, this time featuring a young woman named Maura with Irish roots that goes to visit the small town in Ireland. Her grandmother saved a small amount of money and asked Maura to travel to the village after her death as a way of completing a circle for their family. Maura has no real job, no home now that her grandmother is gone, is aimless and has no plans or future and no family in the U.S. and so she decides to stay a bit and learn what she can about her family from a old friend of her grandmother and gets offered a job at the tiny village's pub. While there, a body is discovered in a nearby bog, another man is killed in a robbery and Maura is stalked and threatened by a mysterious man. I could see the ending coming a mile away, and part of the book - while interesting and overall a decent story - didn't sit very well with me as Maura comes across as sort of boring/one-dimensional and has no hobbies or interests and mentions several times she never had the drive or interest in going to college as if that was the only other path besides the one she was on (living day to day working at a bar or such in Boston while her GM also worked her entire life and died quite young). I have to see if the character develops any depth in the next book because I have plenty of other bubblegum mysteries I could read that do a better job of making a more well rounded/likeable endearing character.





DID NOT FINISH

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
It seemed okay, but just don't have the right headspace to read at the moment.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on April 19, 2023, 07:26:49 AM
13. South To America by Imani Perry
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on April 21, 2023, 05:08:36 AM
My update
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                      Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                           Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                              Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                                 Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                            Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson         Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                                    Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia    Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                            Feb
10.Tip of the Iceburg - Mark Adams                                     -March
11.Diddly Squat - til the cows come home- Jeremy Clarkson - March
12.Budgets don't work - Melissa Browne                              -March
13.Orchard- A year in England's Eden McDonald /Gates        -March
14.Help the witch Tom Cox                                                 -March
15. The green garden - Arin Murphy Hiscock                        -April
16. The little book of Lykke -Meik Wiking                             -April
17, Crusaders - Dan Jones                                                 - April
18.Retirement reinvention - Robin Ryan                              - April
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on April 21, 2023, 10:29:08 AM
19. Chorus of Mushrooms by Hiromi Goto

20. A Poison Like No Other by Matt Simon

21. A Year by the Sea by Joan Anderson

DNF: Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner. I was intrigued by the story, but all the sex stuff was too much for me.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on April 21, 2023, 02:45:41 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on April 21, 2023, 03:38:01 PM


MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
13. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)
14. As I knew him : my dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling
15. The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill
16. The ghost of Christmas past: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
17.  Wild Irish rose: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
18. Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight mystery #1) by Victoria Thompson
19.  In The Time of Our History by Susanne Pari
20.  The Spite House by Johnny Compton
21. Rules for Vampires by Alex Foulkes
22. Scarlet (The Lunar chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
23. Pigs Don't Fly by Mary Brown
24. Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karyl McBride, PhD
25. Murder at the Mansion(a Victorian Village Mystery #1) by Sheila Connolly
26. Buried in a Bog (County Cork Mystery #1) by Sheila Connolly


COMPLETED


27. The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner
This was really good! It had a very interesting plot with some twists and turns that reminded me of Agatha Christie, great characters and even included some LGBT+ characters. Set in 1870s Europe, Lenna Wickes has come to Paris to find answers about her sister's death, but to do so, she must embrace the unknown and overcome her own logic-driven bias against the occult. When famous spiritualist Vaudeline D'Allaire is beckoned to England to solve a high-profile murder, Lenna accompanies her as an understudy. But as the women team up with the powerful men of London's exclusive Séance Society to solve the mystery, they begin to suspect that they are not merely out to solve a crime, but perhaps entangled in one themselves.   

28. Killer in the Carriage House (a Victorian Village Mystery #2) by Sheila Connolly
Continuation of the Asheboro, Maryland Victorian village mystery series, Kate has enlisted the help of a few historians and is attempting to find something in the papers stored in the mansion that might be of interest enough to help refill the coffers provide some foundation for revamping the town. It's reminding me of tv shows like Murder She Wrote/Murdoch Mysteries - the characters aren't being fully developed and the plots are still very formulaic, but entertaining and a fast read.





DID NOT FINISH

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
It seemed okay, but just don't have the right headspace to read at the moment.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on April 23, 2023, 10:10:46 AM
..
25) The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer and More Resilient by William.B Irvine**
26) Namwayut: A Pathway to Reconciliation : We Are All One by Chief Robert Joseph
27) An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace** by Tamar Adler
28) Vesper Flights by Helen McDonald** (essays)
29) Early Retirement Extreme: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Financial Independence **by Jacob Lund Fisker

recently finished/reading

30) Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
31) I May Be Wrong: And Other Wisdoms From Life as a Forest Monk by Bjorn Natthiko Lindeblad (bookclub)--very easy read. Not my favourite but can see the appeal.
32) Vitamania: How Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About Food by Catherine Price--found in the little free library at the park, well-written and well-researched. Am enjoying it more than expected actually.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: ahptex on April 24, 2023, 10:50:11 AM
(1) The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
(2) People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
(3) The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
(4) In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(5) The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
(6) The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
(7) Seek and Hide by Amy Gajda
(8) A Fountain Filled with Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(9) The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
(10) Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
(11) Kindred by Octavia Butler
(12) Healing our Broken Humanity by Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Graham Hill
(13) Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
(14) Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson

(15) The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths
(16) Hothouse Earth by Bill McGuire
(17) The Old Success by Martha Grimes
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on April 26, 2023, 09:01:59 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio). Honest and fun, but possibly too well-researched (every little rabbit hole was explored in depth).  Restell was a badass - very much an anti-hero in certain ways, which women rarely get to be, and she was unapologetic about all of it.

19  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25). More than a bit heavy-handed, but the storyline was engaging and the characters were so well-developed and nuanced.  Not sure there wasn't one character I didn't have mixed feelings about, which makes it hard to truly love the book, but feels more honest and true to real-life.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on April 28, 2023, 09:55:55 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.

16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on April 28, 2023, 07:04:54 PM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
10. The Next Millionaire Next Door (2019) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, and Sarah Stanley Fallaw, PhD
11. This is Your Mind on Plants (2021) by Michael Pollan
12. Special Needs Trusts:  Protect Your Child's Financial Future (9ed, 2021) by Kevin Urbatsch
13. Aging with a Plan:  How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow (2ed, 2022) by Sharona Hoffman, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D
14. Fast Food Genocide:  How Processed Food is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It (2017) by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
15. Stop Acting Rich...And Start Living Like a Millionaire (2009) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD
16. The Price of Everything:  Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do (2011) by Eduardo Porter
17. Coined:  The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us (2015) by Kabir Sehgal
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on April 28, 2023, 07:34:35 PM
MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
13. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)
14. As I knew him : my dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling
15. The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill
16. The ghost of Christmas past: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
17.  Wild Irish rose: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
18. Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight mystery #1) by Victoria Thompson
19.  In The Time of Our History by Susanne Pari
20.  The Spite House by Johnny Compton
21. Rules for Vampires by Alex Foulkes
22. Scarlet (The Lunar chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
23. Pigs Don't Fly by Mary Brown
24. Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karyl McBride, PhD
25. Murder at the Mansion(a Victorian Village Mystery #1) by Sheila Connolly
26. Buried in a Bog (County Cork Mystery #1) by Sheila Connolly
27. The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner
28. Killer in the Carriage House (a Victorian Village Mystery #2) by Sheila Connolly


COMPLETED


29. Scandal in Skibbereen (County Cork Mystery #2) by Sheila Connolly
I would classify this as a decent beach read. The character development is still subpar, the main character (Maura) is aimless/directionless, and if she hadn't have her grandmother direct her to go back to Ireland, and a friend of the family leave her the pub/house, she would not have any sort of idea of what to do with herself. This book deals with a discovery of an unknown master artist's work in an impoverished rich family's home, and a pushy American art historian that is also paper thinly developed. I don't think I'll be reading further on this series. 

30. So Close (a Blacklist Novel #1) by Sylvia Day
New series, just released this year. The summary: So Close is a lushly gothic novel of domestic suspense with the emotional intensity, scorching sensuality, and complex exploration of female trauma. It's a interesting read, but honestly I felt like at one point I took a detour to the 1990s Harliquin Romance stuff. Lots of graphic sexual activity, fine in context. But again, lack of plot development and read like a soap opera - complete with jealous family members, true love/lust/disappearance/death and ooooh no, not dead - just a doppelganger! Or are they? Insanely beautiful people, a matriarch with control issues. An empire to run and lies and subterfuge and sneaks abound. I won't say it was bad at all, but not my cup of tea at the moment, so won't be reading the rest of the series any time soon when they do come out.





DID NOT FINISH

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
It seemed okay, but just don't have the right headspace to read at the moment.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: gatortator on April 30, 2023, 03:42:20 PM
16. Under Pressure by Lisa Damour
17. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
18. Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins
19.  One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on May 01, 2023, 03:16:15 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.

17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on May 01, 2023, 07:06:28 AM
20) Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
21) In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on May 01, 2023, 02:56:44 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.

18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on May 02, 2023, 06:42:03 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on May 03, 2023, 08:18:41 AM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy
11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help

16The Two-Faced QueenNick MartellLibrarySequel4/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
17The Glass Bead GameHerman HesseLibraryTBR List4/16/2023General Fiction
DNFThe Tin DrumGunter GlassLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
18A Shadow In SummerDaniel AbrahamLibraryTBR List4/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFAusterlitzW.G. SebaldLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction

Nonfiction - 2
From TBR - 14
Sequels - 8
DNF - 6
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on May 04, 2023, 07:52:24 AM
14. Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on May 04, 2023, 03:04:09 PM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
10. The Next Millionaire Next Door (2019) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, and Sarah Stanley Fallaw, PhD
11. This is Your Mind on Plants (2021) by Michael Pollan
12. Special Needs Trusts:  Protect Your Child's Financial Future (9ed, 2021) by Kevin Urbatsch
13. Aging with a Plan:  How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow (2ed, 2022) by Sharona Hoffman, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D
14. Fast Food Genocide:  How Processed Food is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It (2017) by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
15. Stop Acting Rich...And Start Living Like a Millionaire (2009) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD
16. The Price of Everything:  Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do (2011) by Eduardo Porter
17. Coined:  The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us (2015) by Kabir Sehgal
18. The History of Money (1997) by Jack Weatherford
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Avolonte on May 04, 2023, 06:54:12 PM
 1     Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
 2     Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson
 3     Cover Story by Susan Rigetti
 4     How to be Perfect by Michael Schur
 5     Little Souls: A Novel by Sandra Dallas
 6     $2 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
 7     Foster by Claire Keegan
 8     The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson. Bizarre, I but liked it.
 9     The Cactus by Sarah Hayward
 10     At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon - still trying to finish
 11     Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May. Loved this one!
 12     Let's Not Do That Again by Grant Ginder
 13     Quit Like a Millionaire by Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung
 14     The Lost Man by Jane Harper
 15     The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab
 16    Spare by Prince Harry - currently reading. I'm enjoying this more than I thought I would.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on May 05, 2023, 12:09:56 AM
Next 20, favourites marked:

121. Legacies by Mercedes Lackey

122. Knight of Ghosts and Shadows by Mercedes Lackey
Loved this really classic bard-focused urban fantasy, need to find more books with music-based magic systems because I just adore them


123. Summoned to Tourney by Mercedes Lackey
124. The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
125. The Study of Poisons by Maria Snyder
126. Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
127. Beyond World's End by Mercedes Lackey
128. Even the Worm will Turn by Hailey Piper
129. The Adventures of Huckeberry Finn by Mark Twain
130. Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman
131. Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain
132. Tom Sawyer, Detective by Mark Twain
133. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
134. Living Fossil: The Story of the Coelacanth by Keith Thomson

135. The Shadow of the Lion by Mercedes Lackey
This excellent Italian historical/political fantasy makes me desperately want to get on a plane to Venice. Can't wait to continue the series.


136. The Family that Couldn't Sleep by D.T. Max
137. The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
138. By a Silver Thread by Rachel Aaron
139. For Love of Magic by Simon Green

140. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
I could not put down this twisty, atmospheric, creepy thriller. Will definitely read more by this author.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on May 07, 2023, 10:15:30 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3). This started out very very bad, but got tighter and more interesting as it went! I ended up liking it pretty well. Unfortunately reinforces my inability to DNF a book because I'm always afraid it will take a turn for the better like this one.

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).  This started out good but fell apart in the last third or so.  Heavy-handed and depressing despite the transparent attempt at a satisfying ending. 
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on May 07, 2023, 11:23:49 AM
..
25) The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer and More Resilient by William.B Irvine**
26) Namwayut: A Pathway to Reconciliation : We Are All One by Chief Robert Joseph
27) An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace** by Tamar Adler
28) Vesper Flights by Helen McDonald** (essays)
29) Early Retirement Extreme: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Financial Independence **by Jacob Lund Fisker
30) I May Be Wrong: And Other Wisdoms From Life as a Forest Monk by Bjorn Natthiko Lindeblad (bookclub)
31) Vitamania: How Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About Food by Catherine Price

recently finished/reading

32) Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton : I find his books entertaining since I hear them in his voice and it cracks me up somehow..

33) Hilma af Klint: A Biography by Julia Voss  I saw a show of her work in 2014 & was blown away that I hadn't heard much of this artist previously nor had I learned of her in art school. My partner ordered this book for me as a Christmas gift and it confirms her spiritual wildness as well as how overlooked and misunderstand she (and her friends) were while exploring mystical channels for producing images. A niche book. Enjoyable.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on May 07, 2023, 03:10:25 PM
1. Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
2. Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
3. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
4. When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
5. The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
6. Rachel to the Rescue by Elinor Lipman
7. A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
8. My Life in France by Julia Child
9. Lost December by Richard Paul Evans
10. Celine by Peter Heller
11. The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
12. The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen
13. All Shall Be Well by Deborah Crombie
14. Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
15. Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie
16. Mourn Not Your Dead by Deborah Crombie
17. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
18. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
19. Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
20. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
21. Kissed a Sad Goodbye by Deborah Crombie
22. Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen
23. The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
24. The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz
25. Tyler's Row by 'Miss Read'
26. A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz
27. Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (reread for book club)
28. The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick
29. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
30. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick

31. Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
32. The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz
33. White Nights by Ann Cleeves
34. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
35. I have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
36. Betty Crocker's Guide to Easy Entertaining.  How to Have Guests - And Enjoy Them
37. Red Bones by Ann Cleeves
38. Blue Lightning by Ann Cleeves
39. Love & Saffron by Kim Fay
40. Dead Water by Ann Cleeves
41. Thin Air by Ann Cleeves
42. Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves


DNF
Outline by Rachel Cusk
The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop by Jenny Colgan
Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan
The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on May 08, 2023, 08:26:31 AM
My update
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                      Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                           Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                              Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                                 Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                            Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson         Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                                    Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia    Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                            Feb
10.Tip of the Iceburg - Mark Adams                                     -March
11.Diddly Squat - til the cows come home- Jeremy Clarkson - March
12.Budgets don't work - Melissa Browne                              -March
13.Orchard- A year in England's Eden McDonald /Gates        -March
14.Help the witch Tom Cox                                                 -March
15. The green garden - Arin Murphy Hiscock                        -April
16. The little book of Lykke -Meik Wiking                             -April
17, Crusaders - Dan Jones                                                 - April
18.Retirement reinvention - Robin Ryan                              - April
19. Buddhism for busy people                                             April
20. Farewell Mr Puffin - Paul Heiney                                      -May
21.Nowhere for very long - Brianna Madia                           -May
22. Wilding -Isabella Tree                                                   -May
23. The England Coast - Stephen Neale                              - May
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Morning Glory on May 08, 2023, 09:20:07 AM
21. Hooked: Food, free will, and how the food giants exploit our addictions by Michael Moss
-a history of attempts to hold food companies accountable for health problems in the US. I especially liked the part about how the diet industry is mostly run by food companies. I found myself craving a bunch of unhealthy food while I was reading this.

22. Whiteout by Ken Follet
-one of his earlier novels. The prose is a bit clunky but it was a quick read with plenty of action

23. Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen
-cute historical mystery novel about a pastry chef. Implausible in a delightful way.

24. Proust and the Squid: the Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf (audio book)
-I did the audio because my library did not have a hard copy. Interesting stuff about how the structure of different languages influences the process our brain uses to learn to read.

25. Cultish: the Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell (audio book)
-How persuasive language and power dynamics can be used for nefarious purposes. I like how she structured the book by starting with the very worst examples (suicide cults) and moving down through how the same language is used to manipulate people in settings like MLMs and the fitness industry.

26. The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
-I love Mitchell's writing style but this one dragged a bit in the middle and the metafiction elements sometimes took me out of the story. The first and last sections were smoother reading with some science fiction elements, and I appreciated that the less-likeable characters got redemption arcs.

27. The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel
-an earlier and shorter work by this author with a gothic feel. Very setting-driven. 

28. The Cloisters by Katy Hays
-murder mystery in an art museum. This one was just ok but I don't want to be too critical since it's the author's first novel. Selected at random from "new fiction" at my library.

29. The World Until Yesterday: What we can learn from traditional societies by Jared Diamond
-Cultural comparisons of modern and traditional societies on a variety of topics like dispute resolution, child rearing, etc. This is rather dry and I skimmed a lot of it but enjoyed reading the part about how societies treat elderly people.

30. Blowout: Corrupted democracy, rogue state Russia, and the Richest, most destructive industry on Earth by Rachel Maddow (audio book)
-this has a lot of information that I didn't know before about how the oil industry influences governments and encourages corruption around the world. The audiobook is narrated by the author herself.

31. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
-Science fiction/mystery about Catholic priests exploring an alien world. Great world-building and relatable characters. I liked it because it's so different from everything else I've read lately.

32. The Highly Sensitive Person: How to thrive when the world overwhelms you by Elaine Aron
-I read this because I've seen it described or summarized in so many other books/websites/whatever. It had some helpful suggestions for people with sensory sensitivities, but I did not like the self-helpy style of writing or the complete lack of mention of autism.

33. The Weight of Air by Kimberly Duffy
-weirdly moralistic historical romance about the circus. meh. Another random pick from "new fiction"

34. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (audio book)
-a series of essays written as letters from the author to his son about the dangers of growing up Black in America. Beautiful and sad. The audio book is narrated by the author himself.

35. Neuro Tribes: The legacy of Autism and the future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman (audio book)
-probably the best resource on autism that I've found so far.  A lot of the historical facts in there are really upsetting (eugenics, murder, child abuse, etc.), and I would have chosen the print instead of the audio edition if I'd known there would be direct quotes.  The later chapters contain a lot of information about myths that persist even today ( vaccine misinformation, diets, supplements, "cures" etc).

36. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
-historical fantasy with a fun "what if" scenario about magic and the Napoleonic wars. Excellent world building and use of humor, and I thought the mimicry of period writing style worked really well. This was rather long and I found it best enjoyed in segments instead of all at once.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on May 08, 2023, 07:28:44 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on May 09, 2023, 07:55:47 AM
15. Die With Zero by Bill Perkins

Definitely had some mixed feelings about this book. I think his ideas are helpful in making sure you do the things you want to do in life, but his spendypants nature was a little annoying to me.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on May 10, 2023, 11:31:30 AM
22. The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

23. Augustown by Kei Miller

24. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on May 10, 2023, 12:02:22 PM
22) Happy Place by Emily Henry
23) What Have We Done by Alex Finlay
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on May 12, 2023, 01:49:20 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wolfpack Mustachian on May 13, 2023, 02:33:22 PM
1. Monster Hunter Siege - Larry Correia
2. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
3. Vespertine - Margaret Rogerson
4. Monster Hunter Guardian - Larry Correia
5. Shadows of Self - Brandon Sanderson
6. Throne of Jade - Naomi Novik
7. How to be Perfect - Michael Schur
8. House of Assassins - Larry Correia
9. Monster Hunter Bloodlines - Larry Correia
10. Warrior of the Wild - Tricia Levenseller
11. Destroyer of Worlds - Larry Correia
12. Purple and Black - K.J. Parker
13. Bands of Mourning - Brandon Sanderson
14. All systems Red - Martha Wells
15. The Measure - Nikki Erlick
16. How to Stop Time - Matt Haig
17. The Gunslinger - Stephen King
18. The Naked Sun - Isaac Asimov
19. End of Watch - Stephen King
20. Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City - K.J. Parker
21. Within these Wicked Walls - Lauren Blackwood
22. Mindset - Carol Dweck
23. Long Way Down - Jason Reynolds
24. Storm Front - Jim Butcher
25. Compost Everything - David the Good
26. Hard Magic - Larry Correia
27. Stories of your Life - Ted Chiang
28. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Douglas Adams
29. Fool Moon - Jim Butcher
30. Lies We Believe About God - Paul Young
31. Servants of War - Larry Correia
32. Arch-Conspirator - Veronica Roth
33. Grave Peril - Jim Butcher
34. The Lost Metal - Brandon Sanderson
35. Summer Knight - Jim Butcher
36. The Magician's Nephew - C.S. Lewis
37. The War on Normal People - Andrew Yang
38. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
39. Death Masks - Jim Butcher
40. The Horse and His Boy - C.S. Lewis

About 30 or so assorted Manga - mainly: Solo Leveling, Food Wars, Spy Family, Dr. Stone, Overlord, That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime, and Deathnote
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: ahptex on May 15, 2023, 06:34:53 PM
(1) The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
(2) People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
(3) The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
(4) In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(5) The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
(6) The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
(7) Seek and Hide by Amy Gajda
(8) A Fountain Filled with Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(9) The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
(10) Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
(11) Kindred by Octavia Butler
(12) Healing our Broken Humanity by Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Graham Hill
(13) Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
(14) Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson
(15) The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths
(16) Hothouse Earth by Bill McGuire
(17) The Old Success by Martha Grimes


(18) On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg
(19) The Power of Language by Viorica Marian
(20) A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths
(21) A Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths
(22) The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths
(23) Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on May 17, 2023, 01:55:07 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.

19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on May 18, 2023, 08:53:40 AM
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28) Vesper Flights by Helen McDonald** (essays)
29) Early Retirement Extreme: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Financial Independence **by Jacob Lund Fisker
30) I May Be Wrong: And Other Wisdoms From Life as a Forest Monk by Bjorn Natthiko Lindeblad (bookclub)
31) Vitamania: How Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About Food by Catherine Price
32)Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
33) Hilma af Klint: A Biography by Julia Voss
 
recently finished/reading

34) Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson. An astonishing personal/adventure story. I thought her writing was superb. Many members of my bookclub hated it due to perceived harshness of the environment and her cynicism but I found it a true reflection on difficult emotions (written in the 70's, it's also a different era of media, racism and misogyny)..

35) The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism by Kyle Chayka  Enjoying this. A bit more of an intellectual take on minimalism than a lot of recent books..still easy to read but coming from a slightly different angle which I am appreciating
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on May 18, 2023, 07:05:30 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio). I really did not enjoy this book, even though I thought there were a lot of truths told about modern life.

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18). I expected to love this given my great track record with sci fi this year and the reputation this series seems to have.  It was just ok for me.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on May 19, 2023, 07:48:01 AM
16. The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on May 19, 2023, 08:16:13 PM
1. Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
2. Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
3. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
4. When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
5. The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
6. Rachel to the Rescue by Elinor Lipman
7. A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
8. My Life in France by Julia Child
9. Lost December by Richard Paul Evans
10. Celine by Peter Heller
11. The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
12. The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen
13. All Shall Be Well by Deborah Crombie
14. Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
15. Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie
16. Mourn Not Your Dead by Deborah Crombie
17. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
18. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
19. Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
20. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
21. Kissed a Sad Goodbye by Deborah Crombie
22. Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen
23. The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
24. The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz
25. Tyler's Row by 'Miss Read'
26. A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz
27. Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (reread for book club)
28. The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick
29. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
30. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick 31. Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
32. The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz
33. White Nights by Ann Cleeves
34. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
35. I have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
36. Betty Crocker's Guide to Easy Entertaining.  How to Have Guests - And Enjoy Them
37. Red Bones by Ann Cleeves
38. Blue Lightning by Ann Cleeves
39. Love & Saffron by Kim Fay
40. Dead Water by Ann Cleeves
41. Thin Air by Ann Cleeves
42. Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves

43. Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves
44. Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee
45. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
46. Daisy Jones and the Six (audiobook - it was really well done) by Taylor Jenkins Reid
47. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix


DNF
Outline by Rachel Cusk
The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop by Jenny Colgan
Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan
The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
The Winners by Fredrik Backman

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on May 24, 2023, 03:36:51 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.

20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed) by Maria Berg Hestad.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on May 24, 2023, 05:12:47 PM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy
11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
16The Two-Faced QueenNick MartellLibrarySequel4/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
17The Glass Bead GameHerman HesseLibraryTBR List4/16/2023General Fiction
DNFThe Tin DrumGunter GlassLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
18A Shadow In SummerDaniel AbrahamLibraryTBR List4/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFAusterlitzW.G. SebaldLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction

19The Fifth SeasonN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List5/3/2023Fiction - Fantasy
20A Betrayal in WinterDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel5/9/2023Fiction - Fantasy
21Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado PerezLibraryTBR List5/13/2023General Nonfiction
22The Dark TalentBrandon SandersonLibraryReread5/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
23Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your MessRachel HoffmanLibraryTBR List5/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
24Bastille vs the Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson, Janci PattersonLibrarySequel5/21/2023Fiction - Fantasy
25The Obelisk GateN.K. JemisinOwnSequel5/23/2023Fiction - Fantasy

Nonfiction - 4
From TBR - 17
Sequels - 11
DNF - 6
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on May 25, 2023, 05:13:12 AM
My update
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                      Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                           Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                              Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                                 Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                            Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson         Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                                    Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia    Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                            Feb
10.Tip of the Iceburg - Mark Adams                                     -March
11.Diddly Squat - til the cows come home- Jeremy Clarkson - March
12.Budgets don't work - Melissa Browne                              -March
13.Orchard- A year in England's Eden McDonald /Gates        -March
14.Help the witch Tom Cox                                                 -March
15. The green garden - Arin Murphy Hiscock                        -April
16. The little book of Lykke -Meik Wiking                             -April
17, Crusaders - Dan Jones                                                 - April
18.Retirement reinvention - Robin Ryan                              - April
19. Buddhism for busy people                                             April
20. Farewell Mr Puffin - Paul Heiney                                      -May
21.Nowhere for very long - Brianna Madia                           -May
22. Wilding -Isabella Tree                                                   -May
23. The England Coast  Path- Stephen Neale                        - May
24. Beak,tooth and claw - Mary Colwell                                -May
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on May 25, 2023, 08:04:52 AM
Next 20, favourites marked, getting into some unusual stuff as I'm in Europe right now trying to fit in some relevant reads:

141. The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
142. The Red Market: On the Trail of the World's Organ Brokers, Bone Theives, Blood Farmers, and Child Traffickers by Scott Carney
143. Ironclads by Adrian Tchaikovsky

144. The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller
I really loved this new fantasy/magical realism release. So charming and cozy, and I'm a huge sucker for any books that weave poetry into the story.


145. The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
146. Spirits White as Lightning by Mercedes Lackey
147. Changing the World by Mercedes Lackey
148. Finding the Way by Mercedes Lackey
149. A Cast of Corbies by Mercedes Lackey
150. Mad Maudlin by Mercedes Lackey
151. The Witches of Karres by James Schmitz
152. The Mist by Stephen King
153. Under the Vale by Mercedes Lackey
154. Werehunter by Mercedes Lackey
155. Music to my Sorrow by Mercedes Lackey
156. Bedlam's Edge by Mercedes Lackey

And the relevant reads to far:

For the flight over:
157. Hostage by Clare Mackintosh

England:
158. Spare by Prince Harry

France:
159. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (really, really good)
160. The Enormous Room by E.E. Cummings
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on May 25, 2023, 08:55:18 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio). I liked the overall resolution to this good sci-fi/space opera series once it got there, but this third book was a bit redundant along the way.

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on May 25, 2023, 10:17:23 AM
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28) Vesper Flights by Helen McDonald** (essays)
29) Early Retirement Extreme: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Financial Independence **by Jacob Lund Fisker
30) I May Be Wrong: And Other Wisdoms From Life as a Forest Monk by Bjorn Natthiko Lindeblad (bookclub)
31) Vitamania: How Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About Food by Catherine Price
32) Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
33) Hilma af Klint: A Biography by Julia Voss
34) Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson

recently finished/reading

35) The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism by Kyle Chayka *enjoying, a layered approach to minimalism which is refreshing

36) The Last Winter by Carrie Mac (bookclub): a small mountain town is struck by tragedy, the main character has bipolar disorder and everything is chaotic. Didn't particularly enjoy but made for a good discussion.

37) Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki (audiobook). Listening to this while drawing, most of it is going straight over my head but somehow that feels appropriate.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on May 28, 2023, 02:34:24 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on May 29, 2023, 04:14:50 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.

21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on May 31, 2023, 07:56:26 AM
17. The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: gatortator on May 31, 2023, 09:05:46 AM
20. The emotional lives of teenagers by Lisa Damour.
21. The bill of obligations by Richard Haas
22. Braiding sweetgrass  by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
23. Trail of lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
24.  Crazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan.
25.  What if it’s us. By Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
26.  An absolutely remarkable thing by hank green.

Edited typos.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Splashncash on May 31, 2023, 05:52:24 PM
1. Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
2. Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
3. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
4. When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
5. The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
6. Rachel to the Rescue by Elinor Lipman
7. A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
8. My Life in France by Julia Child
9. Lost December by Richard Paul Evans
10. Celine by Peter Heller
11. The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
12. The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen
13. All Shall Be Well by Deborah Crombie
14. Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
15. Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie
16. Mourn Not Your Dead by Deborah Crombie
17. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
18. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
19. Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie
20. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
21. Kissed a Sad Goodbye by Deborah Crombie
22. Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen
23. The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
24. The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz
25. Tyler's Row by 'Miss Read'
26. A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz
27. Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (reread for book club)
28. The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick
29. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
30. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick 31. Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
32. The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz
33. White Nights by Ann Cleeves
34. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
35. I have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
36. Betty Crocker's Guide to Easy Entertaining.  How to Have Guests - And Enjoy Them
37. Red Bones by Ann Cleeves
38. Blue Lightning by Ann Cleeves
39. Love & Saffron by Kim Fay
40. Dead Water by Ann Cleeves
41. Thin Air by Ann Cleeves
42. Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves
43. Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves
44. Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee
45. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
46. Daisy Jones and the Six (audiobook - it was really well done) by Taylor Jenkins Reid
47. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix

48. Exiles by Jane Harper
49. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
50. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
51. The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear

DNF
Outline by Rachel Cusk
The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop by Jenny Colgan
Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan
The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
The Winners by Fredrik Backman
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on June 01, 2023, 05:06:38 PM

MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
13. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)
14. As I knew him : my dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling
15. The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill
16. The ghost of Christmas past: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
17.  Wild Irish rose: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
18. Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight mystery #1) by Victoria Thompson
19.  In The Time of Our History by Susanne Pari
20.  The Spite House by Johnny Compton
21. Rules for Vampires by Alex Foulkes
22. Scarlet (The Lunar chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
23. Pigs Don't Fly by Mary Brown
24. Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karyl McBride, PhD
25. Murder at the Mansion(a Victorian Village Mystery #1) by Sheila Connolly
26. Buried in a Bog (County Cork Mystery #1) by Sheila Connolly
27. The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner
28. Killer in the Carriage House (a Victorian Village Mystery #2) by Sheila Connolly
29. Scandal in Skibbereen (County Cork Mystery #2) by Sheila Connolly
30. So Close (a Blacklist Novel #1) by Sylvia Day



JUST COMPLETED


31. Hotel Paradise by Martha Grimes
I loved her original run of the Richard Jury pub series, but this one just seems a bit heavy on character development and the plot didn't grab me as strong. Sort of a gothic noir family run hotel with a long ago death and the young girl that is obsessed with finding out what happened. The characters are VERY eccentric overall. Okay read, but don't think I'm up for the other few books in this series. 

32. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
Sister with a young child living out in Cali, mom and dad and neer do well little brother back home in small town. Parents killed in freak car accident, sister flies home and hopes to wrap up the estate as quickly as possible... but brother and her don't get along, and oh yeah, the family home is apparently haunted, and mom was a bit of a doll hoarder and made puppets and those might be part of it too. I enjoyed this, but I've enjoyed all of Hendrix's novels so far as they're a bit twisted but still have some great characters and very well written.





DID NOT FINISH

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
It seemed okay, but just don't have the right headspace to read at the moment.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on June 02, 2023, 09:16:37 AM
24) Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
25) True Biz by Sara Novic
26) Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
27) Famous for a Living by Melissa Ferguson
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on June 05, 2023, 10:52:49 AM

1. Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
2. Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker
4. Atomic Habits by James Clear
5. The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay (accidental reread according to my kindle)
6. Good Food Bad Diet by Abby Langer
7. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
8. Designing Your Life by by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
9. The House With the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
10. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
11. Desperation in Death by JD Robb
12. The Belle of Bellgrave Square by Mim Matthews
13. The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
14. The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
15. It Girl by Ruth Ware
16. Juliet by Anne Fortier
17. Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
18. The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
19. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
20. The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick
21. Bridgertons Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn
22. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
23. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
24. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
25. Spare by Prince Harry
26. The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly by Margaretta Magnusson
27. Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work by Drs Paul Babiak & Robert D Hare
28. Laws of Money by Suze Orman
29. Verity by Colleen Hoover
30. A Maid's Diary by Loreth Ann White
31. Screaming on the Inside by Jessica Gross
32. Dawnlands by Phillipa Gregory   


33. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
34. Shadow of the Hedgemon by Orson Scott Card
35. Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card
36. Taste by Stanley Tucci
37. Witch, Please! by Ann Aguire
38. Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo
39. The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor

Really liked Hestia Strikes a Match. It was a sweet little slice of life novel set amidst "The Second Civil War of the United States" in 2024. At first I thought it would be too flip, but it wasn't long until I appreciated the way the characters keep carrying on with the mundanity of life during a war.

I wanted to love The Late Americans because I love Taylor as an essayist and twitterer but it was only a good read for me, not a great one. Lightly interconnecting stories of mostly gay MFA grad students in Iowa, a class novel that can also read as dark academia adjacent but isn't really concerned with that aesthetic . Two chapters about female characters felt shoehorned in to me.

Tucci's memoir was lovely and a little snobby (in a way that I enjoy and stops just short of being insufferable to me). Nice read if you like food based memoirs.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on June 06, 2023, 06:27:12 AM
18. The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on June 06, 2023, 12:30:44 PM


MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
13. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)
14. As I knew him : my dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling
15. The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill
16. The ghost of Christmas past: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
17.  Wild Irish rose: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
18. Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight mystery #1) by Victoria Thompson
19.  In The Time of Our History by Susanne Pari
20.  The Spite House by Johnny Compton
21. Rules for Vampires by Alex Foulkes
22. Scarlet (The Lunar chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
23. Pigs Don't Fly by Mary Brown
24. Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karyl McBride, PhD
25. Murder at the Mansion(a Victorian Village Mystery #1) by Sheila Connolly
26. Buried in a Bog (County Cork Mystery #1) by Sheila Connolly
27. The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner
28. Killer in the Carriage House (a Victorian Village Mystery #2) by Sheila Connolly
29. Scandal in Skibbereen (County Cork Mystery #2) by Sheila Connolly
30. So Close (a Blacklist Novel #1) by Sylvia Day
31. Hotel Paradise by Martha Grimes
32. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

JUST COMPLETED


33. Murder on St. Mark's Place by Victoria Thompson (Gaslight Series #2)

34.  Murder on Gramercy Park by Victoria Thompson (Gaslight Series #3)
Two and three in the series, definitely can see a romance angle developing between the two main characters (Sarah Brandt, a midwife in turn-of-the-century New York City, and Sergeant Frank Malloy). Both of these had a decent plot and well written with some interesting period details thrown in. Solid enough series and will continue on as they are fast reads and entertaining.





DID NOT FINISH

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
It seemed okay, but just don't have the right headspace to read at the moment.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Avolonte on June 07, 2023, 09:02:49 AM
 1     Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
 2     Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson
 3     Cover Story by Susan Rigetti
 4     How to be Perfect by Michael Schur
 5     Little Souls: A Novel by Sandra Dallas
 6     $2 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
 7     Foster by Claire Keegan
 8     The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
 9     The Cactus by Sarah Hayward
 10     At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
 11     Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
 12     Let's Not Do That Again by Grant Ginder
 13     Quit Like a Millionaire by Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung
 14     The Lost Man by Jane Harper
 15     The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab
 16     Spare by Prince Harry
 17     Recursion by Blake Crouch. Loved this book. I liked his other book, Dark Matter, too.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on June 07, 2023, 09:19:01 AM
25. Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories by Lauren Groff

26. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

27. Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on June 09, 2023, 11:08:31 AM
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32) Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
33) Hilma af Klint: A Biography by Julia Voss
34) Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson
35) The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism by Kyle Chayka
36) The Last Winter by Carrie Mac (bookclub)
37) Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki (audiobook)

recently finished/reading

38) A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on June 12, 2023, 08:03:46 AM
19. Walking the Bowl by Chris Lockhart and Daniel Mulilo Chama
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on June 12, 2023, 12:03:56 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Log on June 12, 2023, 04:22:34 PM
1. So Good They Can't Ignore You (Cal Newport)
2. The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
3. The Simple Path to Wealth (JL Collins)
4. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley, re-read)
5. The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
6. Happy City (Charles Montgomery)
7. The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
8. How to Be Perfect (Michael Schur)
9. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R Covey)
10. A Wizard of Eathsea (Ursula K Le Guin)
11. Four Thousand Weeks (Oliver Burkeman)

12. Of Boys and Men (Richard Reeves)
13. The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
14. The Great Gatsby (F Scott Fitzgerald)
15. Slouching Towards Utopia (J Bradford DeLong)
16. Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
17. Golden Gates (Conor Dougherty)
18. Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
19. Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
20. Bewilderment (Richard Powers)

Falling behind a bit - partially from playing games more instead of reading, partially because I keep choosing books that I like enough to not quit, but don't like enough to ravenously devour.

Golden Gates has been an absolute reading highlight of this whole year and I would recommend it to literally anyone. It might seem narrowly focused on the Bay Area, but it's really just using the Bay Area as a case study in discussing the national (and international for much of the developed world) housing crisis. Really puts things in a clearer historical frame while tying various threads together into an incredibly engaging narrative.

Aside from that, I guess I've been leaning into fiction a bit and did some re-reads. I hoped that maybe I had missed something about Left Hand of Darkness the first time around, because I love Le Guin and that book is often considered one of her best... but even on a second consideration, it just doesn't do nearly as much for me as many of her other books. I'm pretty mystified as to why people think it's a highlight/must-read out of her oeuvre.

Bewilderment is the third Richard Powers I've read since The Overstory had it's best-seller moment, and to my taste it was unambiguously the worst. Seemed overly simplistic and preachy compared to the complexity of The Overstory or Orfeo. The cynic in me says he probably rushed it out as fast as possible after The Overstory to cash in on his 15 minutes of fame.

@Splashncash - seeing Outline right at the top of your DNF makes me sad every time I scroll past one of your updates! I absolutely loved that book 🥲
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on June 14, 2023, 07:51:46 AM
20. Galatea by Madeline Miller

Technically a short story, but it counts!
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on June 14, 2023, 08:00:41 AM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy
11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
16The Two-Faced QueenNick MartellLibrarySequel4/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
17The Glass Bead GameHerman HesseLibraryTBR List4/16/2023General Fiction
DNFThe Tin DrumGunter GlassLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
18A Shadow In SummerDaniel AbrahamLibraryTBR List4/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFAusterlitzW.G. SebaldLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
19The Fifth SeasonN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List5/3/2023Fiction - Fantasy
20A Betrayal in WinterDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel5/9/2023Fiction - Fantasy
21Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado PerezLibraryTBR List5/13/2023General Nonfiction
22The Dark TalentBrandon SandersonLibraryReread5/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
23Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your MessRachel HoffmanLibraryTBR List5/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
24Bastille vs the Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson, Janci PattersonLibrarySequel5/21/2023Fiction - Fantasy
25The Obelisk GateN.K. JemisinOwnSequel5/23/2023Fiction - Fantasy

26LolitaVladimir NabokovLibraryTBR List6/1/2023General Fiction
27An Autumn WarDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel6/2/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFUnderworldDon DeLilloLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
28The Stone SkyN.K. JemisinOwnSequel6/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
29Furies of CalderonJim ButcherLibraryTBR List6/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy

Nonfiction - 4
From TBR - 20
Sequels - 13
DNF - 7

Disappointed with how little I'm reading this year, this time last year I was nearly at 80. It's been a very busy year, and a lot of my reading time has been redirected to other things, plus I've been reading more classics from my TBR, which go slower than the fluffy fun stuff. In particular, I haven't had many rereads this year (only when picking up a sequel after a long time), which always pad the total with less effort. But still, I can't wait to get some of my reading time back once we finish getting the new house set up.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on June 14, 2023, 08:29:01 AM
25. Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories by Lauren Groff

26. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

27. Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber

I saw this list of three in a row and thought it just seemed like a wonderful run of books to sink into and take time with and really ponder. Hope you enjoyed them! (I haven't read that Groff, but I really enjoyed Matrix).
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on June 14, 2023, 06:19:53 PM
25. Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories by Lauren Groff

26. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

27. Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber

I saw this list of three in a row and thought it just seemed like a wonderful run of books to sink into and take time with and really ponder. Hope you enjoyed them! (I haven't read that Groff, but I really enjoyed Matrix).
Yes, I really enjoyed all three of those books, in completely different ways. If you're interested in reading more Groff, I'd recommend Arcadia and Fates and Furies. I think I've read all her books now and those two were my favorites.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on June 15, 2023, 09:43:48 PM
Next 20, favourites marked. First nine are relevant reads for the trip the rest are after I got home.

161. The Dark Library by Cyrille Martinez
162. Imager by L.E.Modesitt

163. The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
Excellent historical fiction taking place in 15th century France/Belgium, read it on the train ride between and it was so relevant. Would have loved to see the actual tapestries at the Musée de Cluny, but alas I was not in Paris this time around.


164. The Blue Room by Georges Simenon
165. HHnH by Laurent Binet (this was just WEIRD)
166. The Anomaly by Herve le Tellier

167. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
Lives up to the hype, I could not put down this Italian historical fiction.


168. Bruges-la-morte by Georges Rodenbach
169. The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World by Jonathan Freedland
170. The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
171. To Be Taught, if Fortunate by Becky Chambers
172. The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance by Dan Egan
173. On a Red Station, Drifting by Aliette de Bodard
174. Elemental Magic by Mercedes Lackey
175. Imager's Challenge by L.E. Modesitt
176. Firewalkers by Adrian Tchaikovsky
177. Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky
178. The Woman who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith
179. A Song of Comfortable Chairs by Alexander McCall Smith

180. The Will of the Many by James Islington
A quality start to a new epic fantasy series, definitely feels like the Licanius series, which I also loved.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on June 21, 2023, 09:02:18 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.

22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on June 21, 2023, 09:31:24 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on June 22, 2023, 06:21:30 AM
21. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on June 23, 2023, 11:38:32 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (June 12) (audio). Fascinating and thought-provoking but do not recommend the audio book.

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (June 23).  Not bad, but at approimately twice as long as some of my favorite sci-fi, it was a poor investment of reading time.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on June 23, 2023, 12:01:18 PM

1. Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
2. Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker
4. Atomic Habits by James Clear
5. The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay (accidental reread according to my kindle)
6. Good Food Bad Diet by Abby Langer
7. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
8. Designing Your Life by by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
9. The House With the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
10. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
11. Desperation in Death by JD Robb
12. The Belle of Bellgrave Square by Mim Matthews
13. The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
14. The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
15. It Girl by Ruth Ware
16. Juliet by Anne Fortier
17. Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
18. The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
19. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
20. The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick
21. Bridgertons Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn
22. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
23. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
24. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
25. Spare by Prince Harry
26. The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly by Margaretta Magnusson
27. Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work by Drs Paul Babiak & Robert D Hare
28. Laws of Money by Suze Orman
29. Verity by Colleen Hoover
30. A Maid's Diary by Loreth Ann White
31. Screaming on the Inside by Jessica Gross
32. Dawnlands by Phillipa Gregory   
33. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
34. Shadow of the Hedgemon by Orson Scott Card
35. Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card
36. Taste by Stanley Tucci
37. Witch, Please! by Ann Aguire
38. Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo
39. The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor


40. Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
41. On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah
42. The Cottage by Danielle Steel
43. The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honree Fannone Jeffers

So when I want to read something and am waiting on library holds I walk down to one of the little free libraries and just grab something - hence The Cottage by Danielle Steel and the Bean sequels.

I enjoyed the Bean books so much more than the Ender books. And I used to love me some Danielle Steel when I was a kid and so reading this one was comforting and nostalgic and I enjoyed it more than I expected.

but guys,

GUYS!

The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois was the best thing I've read in years. A friend had recommended it when I told her I was in a reading rut but it was so long that I didn't start it. Then I saw multiple twitter recs for it last week and decided it was time. Every time I put it down I would tell my husband "I am loving this book so much." I swear I said "The Great American Novel" like at least three times in as many days. It had everything: historical family epic, race, colorism, classicism, feminism, and a very likeable but realistically flawed protagonist and the most lived in supporting characters. Anyways - Yay!   
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on June 24, 2023, 03:05:06 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.

Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on June 28, 2023, 07:45:02 AM
22. In Defense of Witches by Mona Chollet
Title: Re: 50 Books in 202
Post by: gatortator on July 01, 2023, 11:53:13 AM
20. The emotional lives of teenagers by Lisa Damour.
21. The bill of obligations by Richard Haas
22. Braiding sweetgrass  by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
23. Trail of lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
24.  Crazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan.
25.  What if it’s us. By Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
26.  An absolutely remarkable thing by hank green.

Edited typos.

27. A marvellous light. By Freya Marske
28. A restless truth by Freya Marske
29. Poverty, by America, by Matthew Desmond.
30. The hate U give by Angie Thomas.
31. Like water for chocolate by Laura Esquivel.


Bonus books beyond library challenge

Pop1. Hot and bothered: what no one tells you about menopause and how to feel like yourself again by Jancee Dunn
Pop2. Conversations with people who hate me: 12 things I learned from talking to Internet strangers, by Dylan marron.
Pop3. They both die at the end by Adam Silvera.

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on July 02, 2023, 06:42:52 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on July 03, 2023, 06:13:16 AM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy
11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
16The Two-Faced QueenNick MartellLibrarySequel4/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
17The Glass Bead GameHerman HesseLibraryTBR List4/16/2023General Fiction
DNFThe Tin DrumGunter GlassLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
18A Shadow In SummerDaniel AbrahamLibraryTBR List4/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFAusterlitzW.G. SebaldLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
19The Fifth SeasonN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List5/3/2023Fiction - Fantasy
20A Betrayal in WinterDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel5/9/2023Fiction - Fantasy
21Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado PerezLibraryTBR List5/13/2023General Nonfiction
22The Dark TalentBrandon SandersonLibraryReread5/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
23Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your MessRachel HoffmanLibraryTBR List5/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
24Bastille vs the Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson, Janci PattersonLibrarySequel5/21/2023Fiction - Fantasy
25The Obelisk GateN.K. JemisinOwnSequel5/23/2023Fiction - Fantasy
26LolitaVladimir NabokovLibraryTBR List6/1/2023General Fiction
27An Autumn WarDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel6/2/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFUnderworldDon DeLilloLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
28The Stone SkyN.K. JemisinOwnSequel6/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
29Furies of CalderonJim ButcherLibraryTBR List6/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy

30The Couples' Pregnancy Guide: How to Navigate Pregnancy and Childbirth as a TeamD'Anthony and Rachel WardOwnOther6/16/2023General Nonfiction
DNFGo Tell It on the MountainJames BaldwinLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
31Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout GenerationAnne Helen PetersenLibraryTBR List6/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
32The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New MotherHeng OuOwnOther6/24/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
33The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval EnglandBrandon SandersonOwnOther7/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
34The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMuriel SparkLibraryTBR List7/2/2023General Fiction

Nonfiction - 7
From TBR - 23
Sequels - 13
DNF - 8
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on July 03, 2023, 09:33:15 AM
28) Girlhood by Melissa Febos
29) Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
30) The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on July 03, 2023, 07:54:23 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on July 05, 2023, 12:01:40 PM
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32) Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
33) Hilma af Klint: A Biography by Julia Voss
34) Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson
35) The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism by Kyle Chayka
36) The Last Winter by Carrie Mac (bookclub)
37) Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki (audiobook)
38) A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

recently finished/reading

39) The Energy and Art of Restorative Yoga by Emily Kane
40) The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant --amazing book..have had this on my list for a while and it did not disappoint
41) Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-human World by Emma Marris
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Morning Glory on July 05, 2023, 03:49:03 PM
37. The reason I jump: The inner voice of a thirteen year old boy with autism by Naoki Higoshida
-A short and interesting read in question and answer format from a child with limited speech who communicates by typing. I found the information quite useful.

38. Everything the light touches by Janice Pariat
-Finally something halfway interesting from "new fiction". A novel about botany and philosophy set in four different time periods in India and Europe. The information was mostly interesting and the structure is definitely ambitious, but the characters just sort of lecture each other so it felt like nonfiction crammed into the outline of a novel. It is not bad if your special interest is trees.

39. Educated by Tara Westover (audio book)
-a memoir from someone who grew up with survivalist parents and received no formal education but was able to teach herself enough to pass college entrance exams and leave the community. The most interesting parts were where she has to get over her own internalized prejudices about things like antibiotics or mini-skirts.

40. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
This was really good! Probably the best thing I've read all year.  It's a retelling of David Copperfield set in Western Virginia during the worst of the opioid epidemic, and empathetically covers modern versions of child abuse, poverty, addiction, all the problems that are still happening. The characters felt like real people. You don't need to have read the original to enjoy this but there are some "easter eggs" if you have.

41. 52 Ways to walk: the surprising science of walking for wellness and joy, one week at a time by Annabel Streets
-Basically a rehashing of other popular books on this topic including the author's own. I thought it would be motivational but I think I've reached a saturation point on this topic.

42. Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee (green bone saga #3)
-the third and last in this series. I will look for other books by this author.

43. Stamped from the beginning: The definitive history of racist ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi (audio book)
-quite a history lesson. I had previously read the abridged version of this for a book club so it was interesting to hear more.

44. Dune by Frank Herbert
-I had never read this or seen any of the movie adaptations so it was totally new to me. It was alright but I didn't really love it. The world building and some of the ecology stuff was interesting and I know that it was written in the 60's when a lot of the tropes were new, but man there was a lot of time when the characters were just sitting around and talking and it took a long time for anything to actually happen, plus I thought the descriptions could have been better. Perhaps my expectations were too high.

45. How far the light reaches: A life in ten sea creatures by Sabrina Imbler
-A series of essays by a science journalist about being queer/nonbinary using sea creatures as metaphors. This was short and really interesting.

46. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
-a short mystery about someone stuck in a labyrinth. The first part was a bit tedious but it got better as it went on.

47. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
-romantic comedy/satire. A good page turner.

48. Poverty by America by Matthew Desmond
-this explored the systems we have in place that keep rich people rich at the expense of keeping other people poor. There are a lot of topics in in that we have discussed on the forum before so I think it would be interesting to a lot of people here. I might start a separate thread about it. I especially appreciate that the last couple of chapters propose actual solutions unlike many other books about social issues.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: gatortator on July 05, 2023, 04:27:15 PM

48. Poverty by America by Matthew Desmond
-this explored the systems we have in place that keep rich people rich at the expense of keeping other people poor. There are a lot of topics in in that we have discussed on the forum before so I think it would be interesting to a lot of people here. I might start a separate thread about it. I especially appreciate that the last couple of chapters propose actual solutions unlike many other books about social issues.

Please do!  I read Braiding Sweetgrass and Poverty, by America back to back and now have many thoughts swirling in my head about the overlapping themes in these two books.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on July 06, 2023, 05:25:34 AM
My update
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                      Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                           Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                              Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                                 Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                            Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson         Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                                    Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia    Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                            Feb
10.Tip of the Iceburg - Mark Adams                                     -March
11.Diddly Squat - til the cows come home- Jeremy Clarkson - March
12.Budgets don't work - Melissa Browne                              -March
13.Orchard- A year in England's Eden McDonald /Gates        -March
14.Help the witch Tom Cox                                                 -March
15. The green garden - Arin Murphy Hiscock                        -April
16. The little book of Lykke -Meik Wiking                             -April
17, Crusaders - Dan Jones                                                 - April
18.Retirement reinvention - Robin Ryan                              - April
19. Buddhism for busy people                                             April
20. Farewell Mr Puffin - Paul Heiney                                      -May
21.Nowhere for very long - Brianna Madia                           -May
22. Wilding -Isabella Tree                                                   -May
23. The England Coast - Stephen Neale                              - May
24. Rewilding Childhood - Mike Fairclough                            - June
25.The Iceman speaks - Wim Hof                                       - June
26. A zero waste family -  Anita Vandyke                             -June
27. The joyful frugalista  - Serina Bird                                  -June
28. Beak, tooth and claw - Mary Colwell                               -June
29. Live of the stoics - Ryan Holiday                                    - July
30. How to have a good day - Caroline Webb                        - July
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on July 07, 2023, 02:47:31 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.

24. Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on July 10, 2023, 07:08:56 AM
23. Appleseed by Matt Bell
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Avolonte on July 10, 2023, 07:17:41 AM
1     Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
 2     Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson
 3     Cover Story by Susan Rigetti
 4     How to be Perfect by Michael Schur
 5     Little Souls: A Novel by Sandra Dallas
 6     $2 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
 7     Foster by Claire Keegan
 8     The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
 9     The Cactus by Sarah Hayward
 10     At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
 11     Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
 12     Let's Not Do That Again by Grant Ginder
 13     Quit Like a Millionaire by Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung
 14     The Lost Man by Jane Harper
 15     The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab
 16     Spare by Prince Harry
 17     Recursion by Blake Crouch. Loved this book. I liked his other book, Dark Matter, too.

 18     Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen. Wow--I'm late to the game here, but loved this book.
 19     A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris
 20     If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home by Lucy Worsley
 21     Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon. An oldie but a goodie, I heard. I did enjoy it.
 22     Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters
 23     How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix. Loved it! Well-written, interesting, creepy at times.
 24     The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. Meh. It was a quick read, though.
 25     The Art of Noticing by Robert Walker
 26     Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister. This was a good one, an easy read for a long weekend.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on July 11, 2023, 10:45:23 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on July 11, 2023, 10:55:48 AM
..
32) Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
33) Hilma af Klint: A Biography by Julia Voss
34) Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson
35) The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism by Kyle Chayka
36) The Last Winter by Carrie Mac (bookclub)
37) Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki (audiobook)
38) A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
39) The Energy and Art of Restorative Yoga by Emily Kane
40) The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant

recently finished/reading

41) Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-human World by Emma Marris
42) The Man Who Quit Money by Mark Sundeen--a really great character study..
43) The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons of Wealth, Greed and Happiness by Morgan Housel--just started but seems well written so far
44) The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma (audiobook)--a bit ridiculous but easy listening while walking..a friend recommended his writing but it's not resonating as much as it did for her
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on July 13, 2023, 06:52:44 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.

25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on July 13, 2023, 08:07:50 PM
28. Four Seasons in Five Senses: Things Worth Savoring by David Masumoto

29. Under an Outlaw Moon by Dietrich Kalteis

30. Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton

31. A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

32. Les Miserables (abridged version) by Victor Hugo
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: ahptex on July 16, 2023, 01:25:30 PM
(1) The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
(2) People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
(3) The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
(4) In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(5) The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
(6) The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
(7) Seek and Hide by Amy Gajda
(8) A Fountain Filled with Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(9) The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
(10) Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
(11) Kindred by Octavia Butler
(12) Healing our Broken Humanity by Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Graham Hill
(13) Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
(14) Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson
(15) The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths
(16) Hothouse Earth by Bill McGuire
(17) The Old Success by Martha Grimes
(18) On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg
(19) The Power of Language by Viorica Marian
(20) A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths
(21) A Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths
(22) The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths
(23) Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

(24) The Outcast Dead by Elly Griffiths
(25) The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths
(26) The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths
(27) The Dark Angel by Elly Griffiths
(28) The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths
(29) The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths
(30) The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths
(31) The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths
(32) The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths
(33) Do I Stay Christian by Brian D. McLaren
(34) Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
(35) Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
(36) Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on July 17, 2023, 03:24:10 PM
Got a bit behind on this, but here's the next batch:

181. One Day All This will be Your by Adrian Tchaikovsky
182. Conspiracies by Mercedes Lackey
183. The Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette de Bodard
184. The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
185. Elementary by Mercedes Lackey
186. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith
187. To the Land of Long Lost Friends by Alexander McCall Smith
188. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
189. The Colours of All the Cattle by Alexander McCall Smith
190. The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
191. Imager's Intrigue by L.E. Modesitt
192. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
193. No True Way by Mercedes Lackey
194. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
195. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson

196. Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
Really interesting and engaging Chinese historical fiction, learned a lot and loved the character herself.


197. How to Raise an Elephant by Alexander McCall Smith
198. Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King
199. Ever Wonder Why? and Other Controversial Essays by Thomas Sowell
200. Scholar by L.E. Modesitt

201. The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
Meant to read this for a while, and loved it. A real horror classic.


202. The Waters and the Wild by Mercedes Lackey
203. Gwendy's Magic Feather by Richard Chizmar
204. Exo by Fonda Lee
205. Sacrifices by Mercedes Lackey
206. Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future by Danielle Clode
207. Princeps by L.E. Modesitt
208. Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie
209. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith
210. Imager's Battalion by L.E. Modesitt
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on July 17, 2023, 08:06:06 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on July 18, 2023, 06:00:54 AM
24. The Great Demographic Reversal by Charles Goodhart and Manoj Pradhan
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on July 18, 2023, 02:56:27 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio).  Was hoping to like this a bit better based on my friends' reactions, but seemed a little too artificial for me to really dive into it.

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).  Slow start for me, then I really began to get into it!  Then the very very end totally turned me off, unfortunately (though I don't think most others would object).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).  A refreshing change of pace and a fun read, though a slightly lighter touch in a few places would have helped.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on July 18, 2023, 04:03:31 PM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy
11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
16The Two-Faced QueenNick MartellLibrarySequel4/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
17The Glass Bead GameHerman HesseLibraryTBR List4/16/2023General Fiction
DNFThe Tin DrumGunter GlassLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
18A Shadow In SummerDaniel AbrahamLibraryTBR List4/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFAusterlitzW.G. SebaldLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
19The Fifth SeasonN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List5/3/2023Fiction - Fantasy
20A Betrayal in WinterDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel5/9/2023Fiction - Fantasy
21Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado PerezLibraryTBR List5/13/2023General Nonfiction
22The Dark TalentBrandon SandersonLibraryReread5/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
23Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your MessRachel HoffmanLibraryTBR List5/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
24Bastille vs the Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson, Janci PattersonLibrarySequel5/21/2023Fiction - Fantasy
25The Obelisk GateN.K. JemisinOwnSequel5/23/2023Fiction - Fantasy
26LolitaVladimir NabokovLibraryTBR List6/1/2023General Fiction
27An Autumn WarDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel6/2/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFUnderworldDon DeLilloLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
28The Stone SkyN.K. JemisinOwnSequel6/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
29Furies of CalderonJim ButcherLibraryTBR List6/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
30The Couples' Pregnancy Guide: How to Navigate Pregnancy and Childbirth as a TeamD'Anthony and Rachel WardOwnOther6/16/2023General Nonfiction
DNFGo Tell It on the MountainJames BaldwinLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
31Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout GenerationAnne Helen PetersenLibraryTBR List6/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
32The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New MotherHeng OuOwnOther6/24/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
33The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval EnglandBrandon SandersonOwnOther7/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
34The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMuriel SparkLibraryTBR List7/2/2023General Fiction

35The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-SufficiencyAnna HessLibraryTBR List7/6/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
36The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMilan KunderaLibraryTBR List7/7/2023General Fiction
37Academ's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
38NauseaJean-Paul SartreLibraryTBR List7/15/2023General Fiction
39Red SisterMark LawrenceLibraryTBR List7/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
40Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting from Birth to PreschoolEmily OsterLibraryTBR List7/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help

Nonfiction - 9
From TBR - 28
Sequels - 14
DNF - 8
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on July 25, 2023, 04:21:50 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on July 26, 2023, 06:47:21 AM
31. Ripples in Time by Julie Elwain
32. One in a Millenial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In by Kate Kennedy
33. The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros
34. Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
35. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on July 26, 2023, 09:33:15 AM
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35) The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism by Kyle Chayka
36) The Last Winter by Carrie Mac (bookclub)
37) Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki (audiobook)
38) A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
39) The Energy and Art of Restorative Yoga by Emily Kane
40) The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant
41) The Man Who Quit Money by Mark Sundeen
42) The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma (audiobook)
43) The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons of Wealth, Greed and Happiness by Morgan Housel

recently finished/reading
44) Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-human World by Emma Marris (still working on this..misplaced my kindle)
45) On Looking: Eleven Walks With Expert Eyes by Alexandra Horowitz-- entertaining read about how knowledge (or lack of) informs the world we experience.
46) The Way of Effortless Mindfulness by Loch Kelly (audiobook) a mind bending take on non-dualistic meditation
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on July 28, 2023, 07:55:03 AM
25. The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Avolonte on July 30, 2023, 08:14:29 PM
1     Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
 2     Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson
 3     Cover Story by Susan Rigetti
 4     How to be Perfect by Michael Schur
 5     Little Souls: A Novel by Sandra Dallas
 6     $2 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
 7     Foster by Claire Keegan
 8     The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
 9     The Cactus by Sarah Hayward
 10     At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
 11     Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
 12     Let's Not Do That Again by Grant Ginder
 13     Quit Like a Millionaire by Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung
 14     The Lost Man by Jane Harper
 15     The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab
 16     Spare by Prince Harry
 17     Recursion by Blake Crouch. Loved this book. I liked his other book, Dark Matter, too.
 18     Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen. Wow--I'm late to the game here, but loved this book.
 19     A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris
 20     If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home by Lucy Worsley
 21     Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon. An oldie but a goodie, I heard. I did enjoy it.
 22     Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters
 23     How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix. Loved it! Well-written, interesting, creepy at times.
 24     The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. Meh. It was a quick read, though.
 25     The Art of Noticing by Robert Walker
 26     Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister. This was a good one, an easy read for a long weekend.

 27     The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
 28     Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
 29     The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
 30     The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
 31     Old New York by Edith Wharton
 32     Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on July 31, 2023, 05:14:12 AM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy
11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
16The Two-Faced QueenNick MartellLibrarySequel4/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
17The Glass Bead GameHerman HesseLibraryTBR List4/16/2023General Fiction
DNFThe Tin DrumGunter GlassLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
18A Shadow In SummerDaniel AbrahamLibraryTBR List4/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFAusterlitzW.G. SebaldLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
19The Fifth SeasonN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List5/3/2023Fiction - Fantasy
20A Betrayal in WinterDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel5/9/2023Fiction - Fantasy
21Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado PerezLibraryTBR List5/13/2023General Nonfiction
22The Dark TalentBrandon SandersonLibraryReread5/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
23Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your MessRachel HoffmanLibraryTBR List5/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
24Bastille vs the Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson, Janci PattersonLibrarySequel5/21/2023Fiction - Fantasy
25The Obelisk GateN.K. JemisinOwnSequel5/23/2023Fiction - Fantasy
26LolitaVladimir NabokovLibraryTBR List6/1/2023General Fiction
27An Autumn WarDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel6/2/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFUnderworldDon DeLilloLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
28The Stone SkyN.K. JemisinOwnSequel6/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
29Furies of CalderonJim ButcherLibraryTBR List6/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
30The Couples' Pregnancy Guide: How to Navigate Pregnancy and Childbirth as a TeamD'Anthony and Rachel WardOwnOther6/16/2023General Nonfiction
DNFGo Tell It on the MountainJames BaldwinLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
31Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout GenerationAnne Helen PetersenLibraryTBR List6/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
32The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New MotherHeng OuOwnOther6/24/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
33The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval EnglandBrandon SandersonOwnOther7/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
34The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMuriel SparkLibraryTBR List7/2/2023General Fiction
35The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-SufficiencyAnna HessLibraryTBR List7/6/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
36The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMilan KunderaLibraryTBR List7/7/2023General Fiction
37Academ's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
38NauseaJean-Paul SartreLibraryTBR List7/15/2023General Fiction
39Red SisterMark LawrenceLibraryTBR List7/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
40Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting from Birth to PreschoolEmily OsterLibraryTBR List7/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help

41The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List7/22/2023Fiction - Fantasy
42The Price of SpringDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel7/25/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFRabbit, RunJohn UpdikeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
43Cursor's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/27/2023Fiction - Fantasy
44Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities - From the Very StartMagda Gerber and Allison JohnsonLibraryTBR List7/28/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
45Captain's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/30/2023Fiction - Fantasy

Nonfiction - 10
From TBR - 31
Sequels - 17
DNF - 9
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on July 31, 2023, 06:15:23 AM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
10. The Next Millionaire Next Door (2019) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, and Sarah Stanley Fallaw, PhD
11. This is Your Mind on Plants (2021) by Michael Pollan
12. Special Needs Trusts:  Protect Your Child's Financial Future (9ed, 2021) by Kevin Urbatsch
13. Aging with a Plan:  How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow (2ed, 2022) by Sharona Hoffman, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D
14. Fast Food Genocide:  How Processed Food is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It (2017) by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
15. Stop Acting Rich...And Start Living Like a Millionaire (2009) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD
16. The Price of Everything:  Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do (2011) by Eduardo Porter
17. Coined:  The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us (2015) by Kabir Sehgal
18. The History of Money (1997) by Jack Weatherford
19. Overcoming DEBT, Achieving Financial Freedom:  8 Pillars to Build Wealth (2023) by Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez
20. Money:  The Unauthorized Biography (2014) by Felix Martin
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on August 02, 2023, 04:26:00 PM
Next 20, favourites marked.

211. The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston
212. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
213. A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer Armentrout
214. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
215. Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
216. Antiagon Fire by L.E. Modesitt
217. And Put Away Childish Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky

218. Cruel Angels Past Sundown by Hailey Piper
Great read if you want something REALLY strange, atmospheric, and just out-there. Western/Horror.


219. The Broken Ones by Danielle Jensen
Somehow I had missed this prequel novella for one of my all-time favourite trilogies. It's just as good as the rest of them.


220. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
221. Dangerous Ground: My Friendship with a Serial Killer by M. William Phelps
222. Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight by Aliette de Bodard
223. Gryphon in Light by Mercedes Lackey

224. Jade Shards by Fonda Lee
A stellar collection of short stories in the Greenbone world. I love this series so much.


225. Annihillation by Jeff Vandermeer
226. Sexual Tyrannosaurus by Cassandra Gannon (yes, it is exactly what you thought it was)
227. In Morningstar's Shadow by Aliette de Bodard
228. Of Books, and Earth, and Courtship by Aliette de Bodard
229. House of Roots and Ruin by Erin Craig
230. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King

I'm been slacking a bit on my Backlog Challenge and still have about twenty Mercedes Lackey books I'd like to read before the end of the year, but my other challenges for 2023 are all either on track or completed. I'm definitely going to keep doing back log challenges for a few years, where I pick three long-time favourite authors in January and burn through all their older works that I haven't read yet.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on August 03, 2023, 03:47:44 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio). Decent collection of short stories.

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2). A page turner and enjoyable, though I thought the author pushed it a little too far a couple of times. (I seem always to be looking for more subtlety lately than is on offer in my selections.)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on August 07, 2023, 06:22:39 AM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
10. The Next Millionaire Next Door (2019) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, and Sarah Stanley Fallaw, PhD
11. This is Your Mind on Plants (2021) by Michael Pollan
12. Special Needs Trusts:  Protect Your Child's Financial Future (9ed, 2021) by Kevin Urbatsch
13. Aging with a Plan:  How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow (2ed, 2022) by Sharona Hoffman, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D
14. Fast Food Genocide:  How Processed Food is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It (2017) by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
15. Stop Acting Rich...And Start Living Like a Millionaire (2009) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD
16. The Price of Everything:  Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do (2011) by Eduardo Porter
17. Coined:  The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us (2015) by Kabir Sehgal
18. The History of Money (1997) by Jack Weatherford
19. Overcoming DEBT, Achieving Financial Freedom:  8 Pillars to Build Wealth (2023) by Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez
20. Money:  The Unauthorized Biography (2014) by Felix Martin
21. The Leading Indicators:  A Short History of the Numbers That Rule Our World (2014) by Zachary Karabell
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on August 07, 2023, 07:28:25 AM
26. Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders At America’s Edge by Ted Conover
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on August 08, 2023, 05:11:41 AM
My update
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                      Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                           Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                              Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                                 Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                            Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson         Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                                    Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia    Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                            Feb
10.Tip of the Iceburg - Mark Adams                                     -March
11.Diddly Squat - til the cows come home- Jeremy Clarkson - March
12.Budgets don't work - Melissa Browne                              -March
13.Orchard- A year in England's Eden McDonald /Gates        -March
14.Help the witch Tom Cox                                                 -March
15. The green garden - Arin Murphy Hiscock                        -April
16. The little book of Lykke -Meik Wiking                             -April
17, Crusaders - Dan Jones                                                 - April
18.Retirement reinvention - Robin Ryan                              - April
19. Buddhism for busy people                                             April
20. Farewell Mr Puffin - Paul Heiney                                      -May
21.Nowhere for very long - Brianna Madia                           -May
22. Wilding -Isabella Tree                                                   -May
23. The England Coast - Stephen Neale                              - May
24. Rewilding Childhood - Mike Fairclough                            - June
25.The Iceman speaks - Wim Hof                                       - June
26. A zero waste family -  Anita Vandyke                             -June
27. The joyful frugalista  - Serina Bird                                  -June
28. Beak, tooth and claw - Mary Colwell                               -June
29. Live of the stoics - Ryan Holiday                                    - July
30. How to have a good day - Caroline Webb                        - July
31. Rough guide to Turkey - Terry Richardson                       -July
32. Lonely planet Turkey - Lonely Planet                              - July
33. Green living made easy - Nancy Birtwhistle                    - August
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on August 08, 2023, 06:55:04 AM
36. Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
37. The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
38. Go as a River by Shelley Read
39. The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on August 08, 2023, 10:03:09 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
35. A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on August 10, 2023, 08:48:16 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
35. A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall
36. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on August 11, 2023, 06:23:53 AM
27. Comfortable with Uncertainty by Pema Chödrön
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: the_hobbitish on August 11, 2023, 09:06:29 AM
I'm joining a little late ;) I've been using the first few months of the thread for book recommendations. I tend to mope when I finish a good book and can't find a next book that seems inspiring. I don't know about anyone else, but I like it when people add comments on books they'd recommend and why.

1. The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik   (Loved the series. Felt unique. )
2. Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir   (Found it on @mspym book list I think. Enjoyed)
3. Sin and Surrender by KF Breene   (Just fun fluff.)
4. Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir   (I miss favorite characters. I wanted to like it as much as the first, but didn't. I got through it.)
5. The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard   (Another mspym recommendation. Maybe because my brain likes structure, but I found this soothing. Good people trying to do good things. Loved how a different culture took center stage)
6. The Road Back to You by Cron and Stabile   (Enneagram book - Read it for a group discussion)
7. At the Feet of the Sun by Victoria Goddard   (More cozy exploration of a island culture and the wheels of government. It's nice to see the arc of a whole lifetime in a book.)
8. Petty Treasons by Victoria Goddard
9. Tano by Rachel Neumerier   (Book 6 of a series. Focuses on people and their motivations as much as the magic/fantasy. World felt unique)
10. House of the End of the World by Dean Koontz   (I forgot how much I like Koontz. He does a great job of putting the unexplained into a "normal" world.)
11. Magic Midlife Challenge by KF Breene   (Book 6. Magic fantasty fluff. Fun.)
12. Magic Midlife Alliance by KF Breene
13-15. The House Witch Series   (Warm and cozy fun.)
16. The Heir of Uncertain Magic by Charlie Holmberg   (I'm a big fan of this author. It's like her books live at the end of a Victorian era one world over from Alice Hoffman.)
17-19. Alpha Territories Series by Shannon Mayer   (Fantasy fluff that often has me saying this would all work better if you would just sit down and have an honest conversation with each other. Almost put it down a few times. Adults with teenage drama)
20. The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison   (Sequel to the Goblin Emperor, really hope there's more coming. Also good people trying to do good things despite bureaucracy)
21. Emperor's Arrow by Lauren Smith   (Fun Fluff. Strong female character gives no F's)
22. A Thousand Recipes for Revenge by Beth Cato   (Unique take on magic. Strong female lead. Recommend.)
23. Witch King by Martha Wells   (World and characters feel rich. Hope there's more)
24. The Wizards Butler by Nathan Lowell   (Perhaps boring for some. A fun little cozy book.)
25-30. Golden Age of the Solar Clipper (Trader Series) by Nathan Lowell   (Trading on the high seas, but in space. I liked walking along side the main character through decades of their life.)
31-33. Golden Age of the Solar Clipper (Seeker Series) by Nathan Lowell
34. School Days by Nathan Lowell   (Many of the same characters/setting, but new leadership challenges.)

I noticed the theme of the books I liked so far this year has been soothing cozy books where the main characters don't have a lot of emotional angst. Sometimes it's nice when no one has super powers or is the 'chosen one'. Instead there's good people trying to do good things. I've picked up a few popular summer reads and had to put them down because the main character is busy blowing up their life with little self awareness in the first two chapters. I guess that's the same reason I can't watch most reality tv.

Maybe I'll move on, but for now I'm happily cozy nest making in what might be considered boring books that lack any great deal of drama.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on August 12, 2023, 07:15:01 AM
28. Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on August 13, 2023, 01:10:07 PM
I've been reading some shorter stuff lately, so here I am again with another 20.

231. Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence by Paco Calvo
232. The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard
233. Rex Regis by L.E. Modesitt
234. The Two of Swords, Book One by K.J. Parker
235. Victories by Mercedes Lackey
236. The Two of Swords, Book Two by K.J. Parker
237. The Two of Swords, Book Three by K.J. Parker
238. Freedom Flight by Mercedes Lackey
239. Crucible by Mercedes Lackey
240. The Two of Swords, Book Four by K.J. Parker

241. Reboots by Mercedes Lackey
Really light-hearted and funny sci-fi series about zombies in space. Look forward to reading more of these.

242. The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard
I'm really loving this dystopian-fantasy-Paris series where fallen angels rule the city. Lots of politics and treachery between Houses.


243. The Two of Swords, Book Five by K.J. Parker
244. The Two of Swords, Book Six by K.J. Parker
245. Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History by Jeff Nussbaum
246. Madness in Solidar by L.E. Modesitt
247. The Two of Swords, Book Seven by K.J. Parker
248. The Two of Swords, Book Eight by K.J. Parker
249. All Systems Red by Martha Wells

250. Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected by Nnedi Okorafor
Really excellent short read by one of my favourite authors talking about her experiences after a surgery left her paralyzed and completely changed the trajectory of her life, and becoming a writer in the aftermath. Just a great read.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on August 13, 2023, 04:53:39 PM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy
11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
16The Two-Faced QueenNick MartellLibrarySequel4/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
17The Glass Bead GameHerman HesseLibraryTBR List4/16/2023General Fiction
DNFThe Tin DrumGunter GlassLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
18A Shadow In SummerDaniel AbrahamLibraryTBR List4/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFAusterlitzW.G. SebaldLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
19The Fifth SeasonN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List5/3/2023Fiction - Fantasy
20A Betrayal in WinterDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel5/9/2023Fiction - Fantasy
21Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado PerezLibraryTBR List5/13/2023General Nonfiction
22The Dark TalentBrandon SandersonLibraryReread5/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
23Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your MessRachel HoffmanLibraryTBR List5/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
24Bastille vs the Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson, Janci PattersonLibrarySequel5/21/2023Fiction - Fantasy
25The Obelisk GateN.K. JemisinOwnSequel5/23/2023Fiction - Fantasy
26LolitaVladimir NabokovLibraryTBR List6/1/2023General Fiction
27An Autumn WarDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel6/2/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFUnderworldDon DeLilloLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
28The Stone SkyN.K. JemisinOwnSequel6/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
29Furies of CalderonJim ButcherLibraryTBR List6/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
30The Couples' Pregnancy Guide: How to Navigate Pregnancy and Childbirth as a TeamD'Anthony and Rachel WardOwnOther6/16/2023General Nonfiction
DNFGo Tell It on the MountainJames BaldwinLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
31Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout GenerationAnne Helen PetersenLibraryTBR List6/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
32The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New MotherHeng OuOwnOther6/24/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
33The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval EnglandBrandon SandersonOwnOther7/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
34The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMuriel SparkLibraryTBR List7/2/2023General Fiction
35The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-SufficiencyAnna HessLibraryTBR List7/6/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
36The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMilan KunderaLibraryTBR List7/7/2023General Fiction
37Academ's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
38NauseaJean-Paul SartreLibraryTBR List7/15/2023General Fiction
39Red SisterMark LawrenceLibraryTBR List7/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
40Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting from Birth to PreschoolEmily OsterLibraryTBR List7/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
41The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List7/22/2023Fiction - Fantasy
42The Price of SpringDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel7/25/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFRabbit, RunJohn UpdikeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
43Cursor's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/27/2023Fiction - Fantasy
44Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities - From the Very StartMagda Gerber and Allison JohnsonLibraryTBR List7/28/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
45Captain's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/30/2023Fiction - Fantasy

46The Masterharper of PernAnne McCaffreyOwnReread7/31/2023Fiction - Fantasy
47What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to MotherhoodAlexandra Sacks and Catherine BirndorfLibraryTBR List8/6/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
48Things Fall ApartChinua AchebeLibraryTBR List8/7/2023General Fiction
49Grey SisterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
50Holy SIsterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy

Nonfiction - 11
From TBR - 33
Sequels - 19
DNF - 9
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on August 14, 2023, 12:41:20 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.

26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on August 17, 2023, 06:19:23 AM
29. Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on August 20, 2023, 07:12:44 AM

1. Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
2. Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker
4. Atomic Habits by James Clear
5. The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay (accidental reread according to my kindle)
6. Good Food Bad Diet by Abby Langer
7. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
8. Designing Your Life by by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
9. The House With the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
10. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
11. Desperation in Death by JD Robb
12. The Belle of Bellgrave Square by Mim Matthews
13. The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
14. The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
15. It Girl by Ruth Ware
16. Juliet by Anne Fortier
17. Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
18. The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
19. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
20. The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick
21. Bridgertons Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn
22. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
23. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
24. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
25. Spare by Prince Harry
26. The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly by Margaretta Magnusson
27. Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work by Drs Paul Babiak & Robert D Hare
28. Laws of Money by Suze Orman
29. Verity by Colleen Hoover
30. A Maid's Diary by Loreth Ann White
31. Screaming on the Inside by Jessica Gross
32. Dawnlands by Phillipa Gregory   
33. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
34. Shadow of the Hedgemon by Orson Scott Card
35. Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card
36. Taste by Stanley Tucci
37. Witch, Please! by Ann Aguire
38. Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo
39. The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor
40. Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
41. On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah
42. The Cottage by Danielle Steel
43. The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honree Fannone Jeffers
 

44. Crowning Glory of Calla Lilly Ponder by Rebecca Wells
45. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
46. Song of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
47. Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
48. Daughters of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
49. The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
50. New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
51.Madam Tussaud: A novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
52. The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
53. Galatea by Madeline Miller (shorter than a novella, more like a long story)
54. Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames by Laura Maiklem
55. The End We Start From by Megan Hunter

My Kindle told me the Nile Series was a reread. They were familiar, but I still don't remember having read them? Maybe it was back when I was nursing kid #2? A lot of stuff from around then was fuzzy.

I enjoyed New York 2140 for the realistic vibes of post oceans rising America. I appreciate Robinson's preoccupation with how financial markets create the world around us. It is a really specific type of climate fiction and I've enjoyed both of his books that I've read.

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz was at typical spooky thriller that sort of elevated itself (probably in my eyes only) by leaning in to all the bonkers things you think it won't do. This book almost approached camp-level for me and I love camp.

I like history a lot, so I REALLY enjoyed Mudlark. The book was a lovely concept to look at old things in a new way. An anecdote about a Victorian typographer will probably stick with me for the rest of my life because it was fascinating and something I had never once given thought to.

The End We Start From was a climate fiction novella, barely prose, but it was a fast read and I enjoyed it. It reminded me of that book from a couple of years ago that was about social media and abortion and was very stream of conscious (title and author are lost to the covid fog of 2021)

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on August 21, 2023, 09:03:12 AM
My update
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                      Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                           Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                              Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                                 Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                            Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson         Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                                    Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia    Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                            Feb
10.Tip of the Iceburg - Mark Adams                                     -March
11.Diddly Squat - til the cows come home- Jeremy Clarkson - March
12.Budgets don't work - Melissa Browne                              -March
13.Orchard- A year in England's Eden McDonald /Gates        -March
14.Help the witch Tom Cox                                                 -March
15. The green garden - Arin Murphy Hiscock                        -April
16. The little book of Lykke -Meik Wiking                             -April
17, Crusaders - Dan Jones                                                 - April
18.Retirement reinvention - Robin Ryan                              - April
19. Buddhism for busy people                                             April
20. Farewell Mr Puffin - Paul Heiney                                      -May
21.Nowhere for very long - Brianna Madia                           -May
22. Wilding -Isabella Tree                                                   -May
23. The England Coast - Stephen Neale                              - May
24. Rewilding Childhood - Mike Fairclough                            - June
25.The Iceman speaks - Wim Hof                                       - June
26. A zero waste family -  Anita Vandyke                             -June
27. The joyful frugalista  - Serina Bird                                  -June
28. Beak, tooth and claw - Mary Colwell                               -June
29. Live of the stoics - Ryan Holiday                                    - July
30. How to have a good day - Caroline Webb                        - July
31. Rough guide to Turkey - Terry Richardson                       -July
32. Lonely planet Turkey - Lonely Planet                              - July
33. Green living made easy - Nancy Birtwhistle                    - August
34. The 80/20 principle - Richard Koch                                - August
35. Eat that frog Brian Tracy                                               -August
36. Euphoria - Elin Cullhed                                                 - August
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on August 23, 2023, 10:43:02 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio).

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2).

33.  The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Aug 21) (audio). Read by the author (who did a very good job), I found this book engaging both on the story level and the historical level.  I'm sure I've read historical fiction with real "characters" before, but this time it made me feel a little weird to think about the author putting all these words in the mouths of people like Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Leon Trostky.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on August 24, 2023, 04:41:31 PM
...
43) The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons of Wealth, Greed and Happiness by Morgan Housel
44) Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-human World by Emma Marris
45) On Looking: Eleven Walks With Expert Eyes by Alexandra Horowitz
46) The Way of Effortless Mindfulness by Loch Kelly (audiobook)

recently finished/reading
47) The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese *bookclub--a multigenerational story about a family who appears to be cursed (someone dies by water/drowing every generation). An entertaining read for a 700+ page book

48) Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food from Sustainable to Suicidal: 1/3 of the way in--frustrating and encouraging in equal measure
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on August 25, 2023, 07:21:16 AM
30. The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on August 25, 2023, 07:34:32 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
35. A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall
36. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
37. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on August 25, 2023, 08:16:38 PM
Next 20, favourites marked. Only 95 left to go to hit my 365 challenge!

251. The Two of Swords Book Nine by K.J. Parker
252. Treachery's Tools by L.E. Modesitt
253. The Two of Swords Book Ten by K.J. Parker
254. Reboots: Diabolical Streak by Mercedes Lackey
255. The Two of Swords Book Eleven by K.J. Parker
256. Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
257. The Two of Swords Book Twelve by K.J. Parker
258. Pathways by Mercedes Lackey
259. The Two of Swords Book Thirteen by K.J. Parker
260. The Two of Swords Book Fourteen by K.J. Parker
261. The Two of Swords Book Fifteen by K.J. Parker
262. At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber
263. The Two of Swords Book Sixteen by K.J. Parker
264. The Two of Swords Book Seventeen by K.J. Parker
265. Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky
266. The Two of Swords Book Eighteen by K.J. Parker
267. The Two of Swords Book Nineteen by K.J. Parker

268. The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard
The second book in a great gothic fallen-Paris fantasy series. I love how fresh and original it is. Look forward to finishing the series.


269. The Two of Swords Book Twenty by K.J. Parker

270. This Rough Magic by Mercedes Lackey
It's great returning to renaissance Italy for more of this fabulous fantasy series. LONG but good.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wolfpack Mustachian on August 26, 2023, 06:22:31 AM
Next 20, favourites marked. Only 95 left to go to hit my 365 challenge!

251. The Two of Swords Book Nine by K.J. Parker
252. Treachery's Tools by L.E. Modesitt
253. The Two of Swords Book Ten by K.J. Parker
254. Reboots: Diabolical Streak by Mercedes Lackey
255. The Two of Swords Book Eleven by K.J. Parker
256. Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
257. The Two of Swords Book Twelve by K.J. Parker
258. Pathways by Mercedes Lackey
259. The Two of Swords Book Thirteen by K.J. Parker
260. The Two of Swords Book Fourteen by K.J. Parker
261. The Two of Swords Book Fifteen by K.J. Parker
262. At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber
263. The Two of Swords Book Sixteen by K.J. Parker
264. The Two of Swords Book Seventeen by K.J. Parker
265. Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky
266. The Two of Swords Book Eighteen by K.J. Parker
267. The Two of Swords Book Nineteen by K.J. Parker

268. The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard
The second book in a great gothic fallen-Paris fantasy series. I love how fresh and original it is. Look forward to finishing the series.


269. The Two of Swords Book Twenty by K.J. Parker

270. This Rough Magic by Mercedes Lackey
It's great returning to renaissance Italy for more of this fabulous fantasy series. LONG but good.


You've been blazing through The Two Swords series. Is it a good series?
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on August 26, 2023, 11:10:31 AM
Next 20, favourites marked. Only 95 left to go to hit my 365 challenge!

251. The Two of Swords Book Nine by K.J. Parker
252. Treachery's Tools by L.E. Modesitt
253. The Two of Swords Book Ten by K.J. Parker
254. Reboots: Diabolical Streak by Mercedes Lackey
255. The Two of Swords Book Eleven by K.J. Parker
256. Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
257. The Two of Swords Book Twelve by K.J. Parker
258. Pathways by Mercedes Lackey
259. The Two of Swords Book Thirteen by K.J. Parker
260. The Two of Swords Book Fourteen by K.J. Parker
261. The Two of Swords Book Fifteen by K.J. Parker
262. At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber
263. The Two of Swords Book Sixteen by K.J. Parker
264. The Two of Swords Book Seventeen by K.J. Parker
265. Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky
266. The Two of Swords Book Eighteen by K.J. Parker
267. The Two of Swords Book Nineteen by K.J. Parker

268. The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard
The second book in a great gothic fallen-Paris fantasy series. I love how fresh and original it is. Look forward to finishing the series.


269. The Two of Swords Book Twenty by K.J. Parker

270. This Rough Magic by Mercedes Lackey
It's great returning to renaissance Italy for more of this fabulous fantasy series. LONG but good.


You've been blazing through The Two Swords series. Is it a good series?

It's decent, similar to his Siege series. I'd rank them all solid four stars. I'm mostly reading it as part of my backlog project to read all his older works (this is the last of his stuff I haven't read).
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on August 26, 2023, 08:38:48 PM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
10. The Next Millionaire Next Door (2019) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, and Sarah Stanley Fallaw, PhD
11. This is Your Mind on Plants (2021) by Michael Pollan
12. Special Needs Trusts:  Protect Your Child's Financial Future (9ed, 2021) by Kevin Urbatsch
13. Aging with a Plan:  How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow (2ed, 2022) by Sharona Hoffman, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D
14. Fast Food Genocide:  How Processed Food is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It (2017) by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
15. Stop Acting Rich...And Start Living Like a Millionaire (2009) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD
16. The Price of Everything:  Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do (2011) by Eduardo Porter
17. Coined:  The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us (2015) by Kabir Sehgal
18. The History of Money (1997) by Jack Weatherford
19. Overcoming DEBT, Achieving Financial Freedom:  8 Pillars to Build Wealth (2023) by Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez
20. Money:  The Unauthorized Biography (2014) by Felix Martin
21. The Leading Indicators:  A Short History of the Numbers That Rule Our World (2014) by Zachary Karabell
22. Useful Delusions:  The Power & Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain (2021) by Shankar Vedantam & Bill Mesler
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on August 27, 2023, 06:39:55 PM
33. The Road by Cormac McCarthy

34. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele

35. The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes

36. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

37. Catching Ricebirds by Marcus Doe

38. The End We Start From by Megan Hunter (thanks @StarBright for recommending this one - I really enjoyed it)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on August 28, 2023, 07:28:29 AM
40. The Postcard by Anne Berest
41. Maame by Jessica George
42. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on August 29, 2023, 04:10:51 PM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy
11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
16The Two-Faced QueenNick MartellLibrarySequel4/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
17The Glass Bead GameHerman HesseLibraryTBR List4/16/2023General Fiction
DNFThe Tin DrumGunter GlassLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
18A Shadow In SummerDaniel AbrahamLibraryTBR List4/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFAusterlitzW.G. SebaldLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
19The Fifth SeasonN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List5/3/2023Fiction - Fantasy
20A Betrayal in WinterDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel5/9/2023Fiction - Fantasy
21Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado PerezLibraryTBR List5/13/2023General Nonfiction
22The Dark TalentBrandon SandersonLibraryReread5/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
23Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your MessRachel HoffmanLibraryTBR List5/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
24Bastille vs the Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson, Janci PattersonLibrarySequel5/21/2023Fiction - Fantasy
25The Obelisk GateN.K. JemisinOwnSequel5/23/2023Fiction - Fantasy
26LolitaVladimir NabokovLibraryTBR List6/1/2023General Fiction
27An Autumn WarDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel6/2/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFUnderworldDon DeLilloLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
28The Stone SkyN.K. JemisinOwnSequel6/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
29Furies of CalderonJim ButcherLibraryTBR List6/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
30The Couples' Pregnancy Guide: How to Navigate Pregnancy and Childbirth as a TeamD'Anthony and Rachel WardOwnOther6/16/2023General Nonfiction
DNFGo Tell It on the MountainJames BaldwinLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
31Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout GenerationAnne Helen PetersenLibraryTBR List6/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
32The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New MotherHeng OuOwnOther6/24/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
33The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval EnglandBrandon SandersonOwnOther7/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
34The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMuriel SparkLibraryTBR List7/2/2023General Fiction
35The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-SufficiencyAnna HessLibraryTBR List7/6/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
36The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMilan KunderaLibraryTBR List7/7/2023General Fiction
37Academ's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
38NauseaJean-Paul SartreLibraryTBR List7/15/2023General Fiction
39Red SisterMark LawrenceLibraryTBR List7/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
40Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting from Birth to PreschoolEmily OsterLibraryTBR List7/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
41The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List7/22/2023Fiction - Fantasy
42The Price of SpringDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel7/25/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFRabbit, RunJohn UpdikeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
43Cursor's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/27/2023Fiction - Fantasy
44Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities - From the Very StartMagda Gerber and Allison JohnsonLibraryTBR List7/28/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
45Captain's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/30/2023Fiction - Fantasy
46The Masterharper of PernAnne McCaffreyOwnReread7/31/2023Fiction - Fantasy
47What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to MotherhoodAlexandra Sacks and Catherine BirndorfLibraryTBR List8/6/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
48Things Fall ApartChinua AchebeLibraryTBR List8/7/2023General Fiction
49Grey SisterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
50Holy SIsterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy

51The House of MirthEdith WhartonLibraryTBR List8/16/2023General Fiction
52Princeps' FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel8/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
53First Lord's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel8/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
54Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to RealityLaura A Jana and Jennifer ShuLibraryTBR List8/22/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
55Kings of the WyldNicholas EamesLibraryTBR List8/29/2023Fiction - Fantasy

Nonfiction - 12
From TBR - 36
Sequels - 21
DNF - 9
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on August 30, 2023, 07:42:21 AM
31. Maid by Stephanie Land
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on August 31, 2023, 07:04:33 AM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
10. The Next Millionaire Next Door (2019) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, and Sarah Stanley Fallaw, PhD
11. This is Your Mind on Plants (2021) by Michael Pollan
12. Special Needs Trusts:  Protect Your Child's Financial Future (9ed, 2021) by Kevin Urbatsch
13. Aging with a Plan:  How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow (2ed, 2022) by Sharona Hoffman, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D
14. Fast Food Genocide:  How Processed Food is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It (2017) by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
15. Stop Acting Rich...And Start Living Like a Millionaire (2009) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD
16. The Price of Everything:  Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do (2011) by Eduardo Porter
17. Coined:  The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us (2015) by Kabir Sehgal
18. The History of Money (1997) by Jack Weatherford
19. Overcoming DEBT, Achieving Financial Freedom:  8 Pillars to Build Wealth (2023) by Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez
20. Money:  The Unauthorized Biography (2014) by Felix Martin
21. The Leading Indicators:  A Short History of the Numbers That Rule Our World (2014) by Zachary Karabell
22. Useful Delusions:  The Power & Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain (2021) by Shankar Vedantam & Bill Mesler
23. Manias, Panics, and Crashes:  A History of Financial Crises (4ed, 2000) by Charles P. Kindleberger
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on September 01, 2023, 02:12:08 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
35. A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall
36. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
37. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman
38. Just one Damned Thing After Another, Jodi Taylor
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on September 04, 2023, 08:07:48 AM
32. No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on September 04, 2023, 09:24:14 AM
...
47) The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese *bookclub
48) Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food from Sustainable to Suicidal by Mark Bittman

recently finished/reading
49) 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad : within a few pages I wanted to stop but kept hoping for the turn-around..and there wasn't one. The protagonist was hurting, conflicted and overall I felt pretty sad by the end of it.

50) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

51) Stones of Ibarra by Harriet Doerr
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Morning Glory on September 05, 2023, 07:27:44 AM
49. Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
-nice older work by this author

50. The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
-big family saga about an African American family in the southern US. I like how the narrative alternated between past and present.

51. Dark Earth by Rebecca Stott
-quick historical fantasy about medieval England. Nice twist on the mythological aspect and I really liked the positive representation of crows (they get a bad rap in just about every other book so it stood out).

52. The Dreamers by Karen Thomson Walker
-pandemic novel that was published just before the pandemic

53. Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland
-family drama set in the 1930's. Not bad but a bit slow.

54. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
-People who believe their lives are not difficult enough should read this book instead of the silly one about moose hunting. There is a nice afterward about how Desmond conducted the research and reconciled going back to his middle-class life after the project.

55. I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
-A sort of postmodern twist on 'murder mystery in the boarding school'. I did not like how this started but it got better.

56. The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas
-Short and engaging novel about how women were treated in 19th century France.

57. Maame by Jessica George
-novel about a young woman from an immigrant community who starts her 'adult milestones' late after spending her early 20's caring for her ill father.

58. Salt Sugar Fat: How the food giants hooked us by Michael Moss (audio book)
-interesting history of food advertising in the 20th century US

59. Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang
-historical fantasy set in 19th century England, meant to be an allegory about colonialism. There were lots of details about word origins which I find interesting, but it bothered me that the characters didn't talk like they were in the 19th century.

60. The Dawn of Everything: A new history of humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow (audio book)
-about how there was a lot more diversity in the power structures of ancient societies than what we were taught in school.

61. Plenitude: The new economics of true wealth by Juliet Schor (audio book)
-Describes ways to reconcile economic growth with environmental sustainability.  A bit dated now but still mostly relevant and definitely mustachian-adjacent.

62. The water will come: Rising seas, sinking cities, and the remaking of the civilized world by Jeff Goodell (audio book)
-title is self explanatory and I really liked the 'hook at the beginning.  It's good that there were perspectives from lots of parts of the world, but I got frustrated with the amount of filler (for example he describes what everyone is wearing and what the conference room he interviews them in is like). One disadvantage of audio is not being able to skim parts like that.

63. Slade House by David Mitchell
-a horror novella set in the same world as The Bone Clocks. I thought this made the ending too predictable but otherwise it wasn't bad.

64. The undoing project: a friendship that changed our minds by Michael Lewis (audio book)
-about the working relationship between Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. Listened on a road trip and was not able to speed it up as much as I wanted so it felt a bit slow, plus I had already read one of Kahneman's books so the information was not all surprising.

65. The inner life of animals: Love, grief, and compassion by Peter Wohlleben (audio book)
-not bad but also not a lot of information that seemed new or surprising. Listened on a road trip and chose because I thought my son would like it but he fell asleep.

66. The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
-sci-fi/fantasy about people who can control earthquakes and are persecuted as a result. Loved the social-science aspects (reminded me of Ursula Leguin's books). Will continue the series.

67. The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse
-historical romance with representation of a transgender person. I have not read the previous books in this series but it works fine as a stand-alone.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on September 05, 2023, 08:17:00 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio).

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2).

33.  The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Aug 21) (audio).

Finally wrapped up two 900pp +/- books and ready for some faster-paced reads.

34.  Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson (Sep 2). I can't put my finger on how exactly, but Stephenson doesn't do as good a job at writing hard science into a novel as does Andy Weir. Still enjoyed the book, but would have benefitted from a stricter editor.

35.  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sep 4) (audio). Finally read a book by this author that seems very popular the last few years.  Good beach read.

36.  The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope (Sep 5). I felt like I needed to read something by Trollope, so now I have.  Seems like these two are often compared, so I'll just say I think I liked Middlemarch better.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on September 05, 2023, 08:56:17 AM
32. No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

This was the book I was trying to remember last week! I am glad you posted!
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on September 05, 2023, 02:24:36 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.

27: Min historie (My Story), by Petter Northug/written by Jonas Forsang.
28: The Midnight Rose, by Lucinda Riley
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on September 06, 2023, 07:54:26 AM
32. No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

This was the book I was trying to remember last week! I am glad you posted!

Excellent! Glad I could help. I really enjoyed it - the writing just sucked me in.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on September 06, 2023, 01:05:56 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio).

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2).

33.  The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Aug 21) (audio).

34.  Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson (Sep 2).

35.  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sep 4) (audio).

36.  The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope (Sep 5).

37.  Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson (Sep 6). A short and fast-paced read, fun for those who love to ponder ambiguities.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on September 07, 2023, 05:15:24 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
35. A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall
36. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
37. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman
38. Just one Damned Thing After Another, Jodi Taylor
39. A Symphony of Echoes, Jodi Taylor
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on September 07, 2023, 07:23:24 AM

1. Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
2. Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker
4. Atomic Habits by James Clear
5. The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay (accidental reread according to my kindle)
6. Good Food Bad Diet by Abby Langer
7. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
8. Designing Your Life by by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
9. The House With the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
10. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
11. Desperation in Death by JD Robb
12. The Belle of Bellgrave Square by Mim Matthews
13. The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
14. The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
15. It Girl by Ruth Ware
16. Juliet by Anne Fortier
17. Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
18. The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
19. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
20. The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick
21. Bridgertons Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn
22. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
23. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
24. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
25. Spare by Prince Harry
26. The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly by Margaretta Magnusson
27. Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work by Drs Paul Babiak & Robert D Hare
28. Laws of Money by Suze Orman
29. Verity by Colleen Hoover
30. A Maid's Diary by Loreth Ann White
31. Screaming on the Inside by Jessica Gross
32. Dawnlands by Phillipa Gregory   
33. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
34. Shadow of the Hedgemon by Orson Scott Card
35. Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card
36. Taste by Stanley Tucci
37. Witch, Please! by Ann Aguire
38. Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo
39. The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor
40. Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
41. On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah
42. The Cottage by Danielle Steel
43. The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honree Fannone Jeffers
44. Crowning Glory of Calla Lilly Ponder by Rebecca Wells
45. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
46. Song of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
47. Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
48. Daughters of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
49. The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
50. New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
51.Madam Tussaud: A novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
52. The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
53. Galatea by Madeline Miller (shorter than a novella, more like a long story)
54. Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames by Laura Maiklem
55. The End We Start From by Megan Hunter

Procrastinating on work by posting that I just finished

56. Attention Span by GLoria Mark, PhD

The tagline is: Find Focus, Fight Distraction

Obviously it didn't work :)  Actually I liked it, but it also felt super corporatist, like she says an occasional digital detox is okay but you can't unplug forever because that isn't fair to your co-workers. I rolled my eyes at that. But I also appreciated the realism and she talks a lot about the mechanisms of why/when we get distracted due to brain/body responses.

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on September 08, 2023, 06:39:31 AM
My update
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                      Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                           Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                              Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                                 Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                            Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson         Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                                    Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia    Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                            Feb
10.Tip of the Iceburg - Mark Adams                                     -March
11.Diddly Squat - til the cows come home- Jeremy Clarkson - March
12.Budgets don't work - Melissa Browne                              -March
13.Orchard- A year in England's Eden McDonald /Gates        -March
14.Help the witch Tom Cox                                                 -March
15. The green garden - Arin Murphy Hiscock                        -April
16. The little book of Lykke -Meik Wiking                             -April
17, Crusaders - Dan Jones                                                 - April
18.Retirement reinvention - Robin Ryan                              - April
19. Buddhism for busy people                                             April
20. Farewell Mr Puffin - Paul Heiney                                      -May
21.Nowhere for very long - Brianna Madia                           -May
22. Wilding -Isabella Tree                                                   -May
23. The England Coast - Stephen Neale                              - May
24. Rewilding Childhood - Mike Fairclough                            - June
25.The Iceman speaks - Wim Hof                                       - June
26. A zero waste family -  Anita Vandyke                             -June
27. The joyful frugalista  - Serina Bird                                  -June
28. Beak, tooth and claw - Mary Colwell                               -June
29. Live of the stoics - Ryan Holiday                                    - July
30. How to have a good day - Caroline Webb                        - July
31. Rough guide to Turkey - Terry Richardson                       -July
32. Lonely planet Turkey - Lonely Planet                              - July
33. Green living made easy - Nancy Birtwhistle                    - August
34. Feel better in 5 Rangan Chatterjee                                 - August
35. Tea for One - Alice Taylor                                              -August
36. Euphoria -Erin Cullhed                                                  -August
37. Go wild  - Roger Deakin                                               - September

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on September 10, 2023, 03:24:57 PM
Next 20, favourites marked:

271. The Two of Swords, Book 21 by K.J. Parker
272. The Two of Swords, Book 22 by K.J. Parker
273. The Two of Swords, Book 23 by K.J. Parker
274. Artificial Condition my Martha Wells
275. Assassin's Price by L.E. Modesitt
276. Choices by Mercedes Lackey
277. The House of Sundering Flames by Aliette de Bodard
278. Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders by Aliette de Bodard
279. Witch King by Martha Wells
280. Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe by Laurence Bergreen
281. Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances by Aliette de Bodard
282. Seasons by Mercedes Lackey
283. Much Fall of Blood by Mercedes Lackey

284. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
I really liked this fun short evil Sleeping Beauty retelling. A solid work by a long-time favourite author.


285. Passages by Mercedes Lackey
286. The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans by Bill Hammack
287. Endgames by L.E. Modesitt
288. The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E.M. Anderson
289. Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
290. Boundaries by Mercedes Lackey
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on September 10, 2023, 05:43:26 PM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy
11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
16The Two-Faced QueenNick MartellLibrarySequel4/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
17The Glass Bead GameHerman HesseLibraryTBR List4/16/2023General Fiction
DNFThe Tin DrumGunter GlassLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
18A Shadow In SummerDaniel AbrahamLibraryTBR List4/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFAusterlitzW.G. SebaldLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
19The Fifth SeasonN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List5/3/2023Fiction - Fantasy
20A Betrayal in WinterDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel5/9/2023Fiction - Fantasy
21Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado PerezLibraryTBR List5/13/2023General Nonfiction
22The Dark TalentBrandon SandersonLibraryReread5/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
23Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your MessRachel HoffmanLibraryTBR List5/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
24Bastille vs the Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson, Janci PattersonLibrarySequel5/21/2023Fiction - Fantasy
25The Obelisk GateN.K. JemisinOwnSequel5/23/2023Fiction - Fantasy
26LolitaVladimir NabokovLibraryTBR List6/1/2023General Fiction
27An Autumn WarDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel6/2/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFUnderworldDon DeLilloLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
28The Stone SkyN.K. JemisinOwnSequel6/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
29Furies of CalderonJim ButcherLibraryTBR List6/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
30The Couples' Pregnancy Guide: How to Navigate Pregnancy and Childbirth as a TeamD'Anthony and Rachel WardOwnOther6/16/2023General Nonfiction
DNFGo Tell It on the MountainJames BaldwinLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
31Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout GenerationAnne Helen PetersenLibraryTBR List6/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
32The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New MotherHeng OuOwnOther6/24/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
33The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval EnglandBrandon SandersonOwnOther7/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
34The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMuriel SparkLibraryTBR List7/2/2023General Fiction
35The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-SufficiencyAnna HessLibraryTBR List7/6/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
36The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMilan KunderaLibraryTBR List7/7/2023General Fiction
37Academ's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
38NauseaJean-Paul SartreLibraryTBR List7/15/2023General Fiction
39Red SisterMark LawrenceLibraryTBR List7/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
40Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting from Birth to PreschoolEmily OsterLibraryTBR List7/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
41The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List7/22/2023Fiction - Fantasy
42The Price of SpringDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel7/25/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFRabbit, RunJohn UpdikeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
43Cursor's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/27/2023Fiction - Fantasy
44Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities - From the Very StartMagda Gerber and Allison JohnsonLibraryTBR List7/28/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
45Captain's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/30/2023Fiction - Fantasy
46The Masterharper of PernAnne McCaffreyOwnReread7/31/2023Fiction - Fantasy
47What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to MotherhoodAlexandra Sacks and Catherine BirndorfLibraryTBR List8/6/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
48Things Fall ApartChinua AchebeLibraryTBR List8/7/2023General Fiction
49Grey SisterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
50Holy SIsterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
51The House of MirthEdith WhartonLibraryTBR List8/16/2023General Fiction
52Princeps' FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel8/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
53First Lord's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel8/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
54Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to RealityLaura A Jana and Jennifer ShuLibraryTBR List8/22/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
55Kings of the WyldNicholas EamesLibraryTBR List8/29/2023Fiction - Fantasy

DNFThe WardenAnthony TrollopeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
56Emotional Intelligence: Why it can Matter More than IQDaniel GolemanLibraryTBR List9/3/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
57Lucky JimKingsley AmisLibraryTBR List9/3/2023General Fiction
DNFLes MiserablesVictor HugoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
58WizardbornDavid FarlandLibrarySequel9/8/2023Fiction - Fantasy
59The Big SleepRaymond ChandlerLibraryTBR List9/10/2023General Fiction

Nonfiction - 13
From TBR - 41
Sequels - 22
DNF - 11
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on September 12, 2023, 06:16:56 AM
33. Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on September 13, 2023, 04:41:11 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
35. A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall
36. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
37. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman
38. Just one Damned Thing After Another, Jodi Taylor
39. A Symphony of Echoes, Jodi Taylor
40. Because of Miss Bridgerton, Julia Quinn
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on September 13, 2023, 05:53:33 PM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
10. The Next Millionaire Next Door (2019) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, and Sarah Stanley Fallaw, PhD
11. This is Your Mind on Plants (2021) by Michael Pollan
12. Special Needs Trusts:  Protect Your Child's Financial Future (9ed, 2021) by Kevin Urbatsch
13. Aging with a Plan:  How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow (2ed, 2022) by Sharona Hoffman, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D
14. Fast Food Genocide:  How Processed Food is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It (2017) by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
15. Stop Acting Rich...And Start Living Like a Millionaire (2009) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD
16. The Price of Everything:  Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do (2011) by Eduardo Porter
17. Coined:  The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us (2015) by Kabir Sehgal
18. The History of Money (1997) by Jack Weatherford
19. Overcoming DEBT, Achieving Financial Freedom:  8 Pillars to Build Wealth (2023) by Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez
20. Money:  The Unauthorized Biography (2014) by Felix Martin
21. The Leading Indicators:  A Short History of the Numbers That Rule Our World (2014) by Zachary Karabell
22. Useful Delusions:  The Power & Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain (2021) by Shankar Vedantam & Bill Mesler
23. Manias, Panics, and Crashes:  A History of Financial Crises (4ed, 2000) by Charles P. Kindleberger
24. We Need to Talk About Inflation:  14 Urgent Lessons from the Last 2,000 Years (2023) by Stephen D. King
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on September 14, 2023, 07:18:57 PM
...
47) The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese *bookclub
48) Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food from Sustainable to Suicidal by Mark Bittman
49) 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
50) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
51) Stones of Ibarra by Harriet Doerr

recently finished/reading
52) Built to Move: The 10 essential habits to help you move freely and live fully by Kelly & Juliet Starrett --basic sense but presented in an engaging way. Lots of practical 'mobilizations' which could be really helpful for some people. 

53) Your Art Will Save Your Life by Beth Pickens (audiobook)-- I found this at the right time and thoroughly enjoyed it

54) Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer-- questioning how we can look at great art made by awful humans. Funnier than expected, also could be triggering. I'm not finished but really love her writing.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on September 15, 2023, 02:28:01 PM
39. Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

40. Winning the War in Your Mind by Craig Groeschel

41. Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

42. The Story of More by Hope Jahren
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on September 18, 2023, 05:34:56 PM
34. Liberation Day by George Saunders
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on September 19, 2023, 08:34:53 PM
Shorter batch this time, as I'm officially at 300!

291. Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
292. Network Effect by Martha Wells

293. He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker Chan
The conclusion to She Who Became the Sun, this was just an excellent read. Mythology, scheming, politics, and really interesting and multi-faceted characters. Great book.


294. Mage-Queen's Thief by Glynn Stewart
295. What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
296. Shenanigans by Mercedes Lackey
297. Burdens of the Dead by Mercedes Lackey
298. Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
299. Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future by Gloria Dickie

300. The Soprano Sorceress by L.E. Modesitt
I'm loving this series following a singer-turned-sorceress teleported into fantasy world where music makes powerful magic. Can't wait to keep going with the series.


My reading challenges are going well. I'm 39 books ahead of my 365 goal, at 46/50 for my nonfiction challenge, finished my two "Complete the X Series" challenges, and down to the last seven Mercedes Lackey books on my backlog challenge. I am definitely going to do the 365, Nonfiction, and Backlog Challenges again next year - just need to pick three new authors I like with decent unread backlogs. Right now I'm thinking L.E. Modesitt and Cassandra Gannon for the first two, and I'll mull over the third spot for the last few months of the year.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on September 21, 2023, 02:04:07 AM


MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
13. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)
14. As I knew him : my dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling
15. The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill
16. The ghost of Christmas past: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
17.  Wild Irish rose: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
18. Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight mystery #1) by Victoria Thompson
19.  In The Time of Our History by Susanne Pari
20.  The Spite House by Johnny Compton
21. Rules for Vampires by Alex Foulkes
22. Scarlet (The Lunar chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
23. Pigs Don't Fly by Mary Brown
24. Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karyl McBride, PhD
25. Murder at the Mansion(a Victorian Village Mystery #1) by Sheila Connolly
26. Buried in a Bog (County Cork Mystery #1) by Sheila Connolly
27. The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner
28. Killer in the Carriage House (a Victorian Village Mystery #2) by Sheila Connolly
29. Scandal in Skibbereen (County Cork Mystery #2) by Sheila Connolly
30. So Close (a Blacklist Novel #1) by Sylvia Day
31. Hotel Paradise by Martha Grimes
32. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
33. Murder on St. Mark's Place by Victoria Thompson (Gaslight Series #2)
34.  Murder on Gramercy Park by Victoria Thompson (Gaslight Series #3)

JUST COMPLETED




35.  You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith (no not the actor, the poet)
Saw the Frugal Girl was reading and got it and read it in a 2 hour binge. Cried lots. Loved it despite the subject matter - she found out her husband cheated on her, and the subsequent divorce and finding herself and her voice again in the aftermath. I wonder over what the Frugal Girl has been dealing with in her own separation/divorce as she's not been real forthcoming in the why - but that is her story to tell or not and I just feel so sorry for anyone dealing with relationship issues due to my own near divorce situation.

36.  Murder on Marble Row by Victoria Thompson (Gaslight Series #4)




DID NOT FINISH

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
It seemed okay, but just don't have the right headspace to read at the moment.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on September 21, 2023, 08:21:17 AM
35. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on September 21, 2023, 03:35:57 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
35. A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall
36. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
37. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman
38. Just one Damned Thing After Another, Jodi Taylor
39. A Symphony of Echoes, Jodi Taylor
40. Because of Miss Bridgerton, Julia Quinn
41. Slippery Creatures, KJ Charles 
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Tigerpine on September 24, 2023, 01:48:26 PM
1.  A Random Walk Down Wall Street (12ed, 2011) by Burton G. Malkiel
2.  Delinquent:  Inside America's Debt Machine (2022) by Elena Botella
3.  IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans:  Strategies for Taking your Money Out (14ed, 2019) by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle
4.  Born to Buy (2004) by Juliet B. Schor
5.  Social Security for Dummies (4ed, 2020) by Jonathan Peterson
6.  Medicare for Dummies (4ed, 2021) by Patricia Barry
7.  $2 a Day (2015) by Kathryn J. Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
8.  One Up on Wall Street (1989) by Peter Lynch & John Rothchild (AUDIOBOOK)
9.  Castles & Moats:  Insurance, Investment, and Life Planning Simply Explained (2022) by Brian Carden
10. The Next Millionaire Next Door (2019) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, and Sarah Stanley Fallaw, PhD
11. This is Your Mind on Plants (2021) by Michael Pollan
12. Special Needs Trusts:  Protect Your Child's Financial Future (9ed, 2021) by Kevin Urbatsch
13. Aging with a Plan:  How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow (2ed, 2022) by Sharona Hoffman, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D
14. Fast Food Genocide:  How Processed Food is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It (2017) by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
15. Stop Acting Rich...And Start Living Like a Millionaire (2009) by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD
16. The Price of Everything:  Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do (2011) by Eduardo Porter
17. Coined:  The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us (2015) by Kabir Sehgal
18. The History of Money (1997) by Jack Weatherford
19. Overcoming DEBT, Achieving Financial Freedom:  8 Pillars to Build Wealth (2023) by Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez
20. Money:  The Unauthorized Biography (2014) by Felix Martin
21. The Leading Indicators:  A Short History of the Numbers That Rule Our World (2014) by Zachary Karabell
22. Useful Delusions:  The Power & Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain (2021) by Shankar Vedantam & Bill Mesler
23. Manias, Panics, and Crashes:  A History of Financial Crises (4ed, 2000) by Charles P. Kindleberger
24. We Need to Talk About Inflation:  14 Urgent Lessons from the Last 2,000 Years (2023) by Stephen D. King
25.  How to Speak Money:  What the Money People Say--and What It Really Means (2014) by John Lanchester
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on September 25, 2023, 08:26:41 AM

1. Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
2. Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker
4. Atomic Habits by James Clear
5. The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay (accidental reread according to my kindle)
6. Good Food Bad Diet by Abby Langer
7. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
8. Designing Your Life by by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
9. The House With the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
10. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
11. Desperation in Death by JD Robb
12. The Belle of Bellgrave Square by Mim Matthews
13. The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
14. The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
15. It Girl by Ruth Ware
16. Juliet by Anne Fortier
17. Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
18. The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
19. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
20. The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick
21. Bridgertons Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn
22. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
23. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
24. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
25. Spare by Prince Harry
26. The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly by Margaretta Magnusson
27. Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work by Drs Paul Babiak & Robert D Hare
28. Laws of Money by Suze Orman
29. Verity by Colleen Hoover
30. A Maid's Diary by Loreth Ann White
31. Screaming on the Inside by Jessica Gross
32. Dawnlands by Phillipa Gregory   
33. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
34. Shadow of the Hedgemon by Orson Scott Card
35. Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card
36. Taste by Stanley Tucci
37. Witch, Please! by Ann Aguire
38. Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo
39. The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor
40. Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
41. On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah
42. The Cottage by Danielle Steel
43. The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honree Fannone Jeffers
44. Crowning Glory of Calla Lilly Ponder by Rebecca Wells
45. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
46. Song of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
47. Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
48. Daughters of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
49. The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
50. New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
51.Madam Tussaud: A novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
52. The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
53. Galatea by Madeline Miller (shorter than a novella, more like a long story)
54. Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames by Laura Maiklem
55. The End We Start From by Megan Hunter
56. Attention Span by GLoria Mark, PhD


57. Love and Fury by Samantha Silva
58. The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
59. Outlive by Peter Attia
60. The Nordic Theory of Everything by Anu Partanen

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on September 25, 2023, 08:39:43 AM
43. The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
44. Drowning by T.J. Newman
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on September 25, 2023, 10:28:57 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio).

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2).

33.  The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Aug 21) (audio).

34.  Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson (Sep 2).

35.  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sep 4) (audio).

36.  The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope (Sep 5).

37.  Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson (Sep 6). A short and fast-paced read, fun for those who love to ponder ambiguities.

38.  Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, by Andrea Lankford (Sep 20) (audio).  Interesting but jumped around too much not only between the three cases but within time in each of the cases and was hard to keep straight.  Also in the end didn't feel like it advanced anything: the cases themselves, the field of SAR or forensics, it was just someone's story that they chose to wrap up at an arbitrary point in time.

39.  The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell (Sep 25).  An epic novel and I largely enjoyed the journey.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on September 25, 2023, 10:30:42 AM
...
47) The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese *bookclub
48) Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food from Sustainable to Suicidal by Mark Bittman
49) 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
50) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
51) Stones of Ibarra by Harriet Doerr
52) Built to Move: The 10 essential habits to help you move freely and live fully by Kelly & Juliet Starrett
53) Your Art Will Save Your Life by Beth Pickens (audiobook)
54) Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer

recently finished/reading
55) The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Mate : still processing..

56) Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles by Beth Pickens (audiobook) (Inspired by her last book, i decided to pick up her latest. It's good but not as urgent since the initial one was really motivated by activism)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on September 25, 2023, 10:32:36 AM
59. Outlive by Peter Attia
60. The Nordic Theory of Everything by Anu Partanen

@StarBright --what did you think of these two books?
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on September 25, 2023, 02:17:00 PM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
35. A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall
36. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
37. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman
38. Just one Damned Thing After Another, Jodi Taylor
39. A Symphony of Echoes, Jodi Taylor
40. Because of Miss Bridgerton, Julia Quinn
41. Slippery Creatures, KJ Charles
42. The Sugared Game, KJ Charles
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on September 27, 2023, 07:28:30 AM
36. When We Cease To Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on September 27, 2023, 06:20:06 PM
59. Outlive by Peter Attia
60. The Nordic Theory of Everything by Anu Partanen

@StarBright --what did you think of these two books?

I REALLY enjoyed Nordic Theory of Everything. I thought it was very evenhanded in how she looks at Americans from an immigrant perspective, but there wasn't much new there other than the first person account. I enjoyed her voice a lot.

Outlive was okay. I liked it more than I thought I would. Attia distances himself from some of his earlier biohacking ideas, and the whole book seems basically reasonable. I read this one with my son who got very into the idea of longevity after watching the Chris Hemsworth series on NatGeo. Attia is in the series and I found him insufferable, but the book didn't have the same quality as the show.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on September 29, 2023, 09:59:52 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
35. A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall
36. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
37. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman
38. Just one Damned Thing After Another, Jodi Taylor
39. A Symphony of Echoes, Jodi Taylor
40. Because of Miss Bridgerton, Julia Quinn
41. Slippery Creatures, KJ Charles
42. The Sugared Game, KJ Charles
43. A Sinister Revenge, Deanna Raybourn
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on October 01, 2023, 11:36:38 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
35. A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall
36. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
37. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman
38. Just one Damned Thing After Another, Jodi Taylor
39. A Symphony of Echoes, Jodi Taylor
40. Because of Miss Bridgerton, Julia Quinn
41. Slippery Creatures, KJ Charles
42. The Sugared Game, KJ Charles
43. A Sinister Revenge, Deanna Raybourn
44. Into the West, Mercedes Lackey
Title: Re: 50 Books in 202
Post by: gatortator on October 01, 2023, 01:18:35 PM
27. A marvellous light. By Freya Marske
28. A restless truth by Freya Marske
29. Poverty, by America, by Matthew Desmond.
30. The hate U give by Angie Thomas.
31. Like water for chocolate by Laura Esquivel.


Bonus books beyond library challenge

Pop1. Hot and bothered: what no one tells you about menopause and how to feel like yourself again by Jancee Dunn
Pop2. Conversations with people who hate me: 12 things I learned from talking to Internet strangers, by Dylan marron.
Pop3. They both die at the end by Adam Silvera.

32. The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe
33. A map to the Sun by Sloan Leong
34. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson
35. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
36. Romantic comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
37. Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
38. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
39. A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier
40. Mortal Arts by Anna Lee Huber
41. The book of delights by Ross Gay
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on October 02, 2023, 06:53:06 AM
45. The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
46. A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on October 04, 2023, 07:35:59 AM
37. Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us by Rachel Aviv
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on October 04, 2023, 07:49:29 AM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy
11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
16The Two-Faced QueenNick MartellLibrarySequel4/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
17The Glass Bead GameHerman HesseLibraryTBR List4/16/2023General Fiction
DNFThe Tin DrumGunter GlassLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
18A Shadow In SummerDaniel AbrahamLibraryTBR List4/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFAusterlitzW.G. SebaldLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
19The Fifth SeasonN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List5/3/2023Fiction - Fantasy
20A Betrayal in WinterDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel5/9/2023Fiction - Fantasy
21Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado PerezLibraryTBR List5/13/2023General Nonfiction
22The Dark TalentBrandon SandersonLibraryReread5/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
23Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your MessRachel HoffmanLibraryTBR List5/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
24Bastille vs the Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson, Janci PattersonLibrarySequel5/21/2023Fiction - Fantasy
25The Obelisk GateN.K. JemisinOwnSequel5/23/2023Fiction - Fantasy
26LolitaVladimir NabokovLibraryTBR List6/1/2023General Fiction
27An Autumn WarDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel6/2/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFUnderworldDon DeLilloLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
28The Stone SkyN.K. JemisinOwnSequel6/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
29Furies of CalderonJim ButcherLibraryTBR List6/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
30The Couples' Pregnancy Guide: How to Navigate Pregnancy and Childbirth as a TeamD'Anthony and Rachel WardOwnOther6/16/2023General Nonfiction
DNFGo Tell It on the MountainJames BaldwinLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
31Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout GenerationAnne Helen PetersenLibraryTBR List6/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
32The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New MotherHeng OuOwnOther6/24/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
33The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval EnglandBrandon SandersonOwnOther7/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
34The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMuriel SparkLibraryTBR List7/2/2023General Fiction
35The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-SufficiencyAnna HessLibraryTBR List7/6/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
36The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMilan KunderaLibraryTBR List7/7/2023General Fiction
37Academ's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
38NauseaJean-Paul SartreLibraryTBR List7/15/2023General Fiction
39Red SisterMark LawrenceLibraryTBR List7/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
40Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting from Birth to PreschoolEmily OsterLibraryTBR List7/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
41The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List7/22/2023Fiction - Fantasy
42The Price of SpringDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel7/25/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFRabbit, RunJohn UpdikeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
43Cursor's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/27/2023Fiction - Fantasy
44Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities - From the Very StartMagda Gerber and Allison JohnsonLibraryTBR List7/28/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
45Captain's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/30/2023Fiction - Fantasy
46The Masterharper of PernAnne McCaffreyOwnReread7/31/2023Fiction - Fantasy
47What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to MotherhoodAlexandra Sacks and Catherine BirndorfLibraryTBR List8/6/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
48Things Fall ApartChinua AchebeLibraryTBR List8/7/2023General Fiction
49Grey SisterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
50Holy SIsterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
51The House of MirthEdith WhartonLibraryTBR List8/16/2023General Fiction
52Princeps' FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel8/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
53First Lord's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel8/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
54Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to RealityLaura A Jana and Jennifer ShuLibraryTBR List8/22/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
55Kings of the WyldNicholas EamesLibraryTBR List8/29/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFThe WardenAnthony TrollopeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
56Emotional Intelligence: Why it can Matter More than IQDaniel GolemanLibraryTBR List9/3/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
57Lucky JimKingsley AmisLibraryTBR List9/3/2023General Fiction
DNFLes MiserablesVictor HugoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
58WizardbornDavid FarlandLibrarySequel9/8/2023Fiction - Fantasy
59The Big SleepRaymond ChandlerLibraryTBR List9/10/2023General Fiction

60Bloody RoseNicholas EamesLibrarySequel9/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
61Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and BeyondNancy BardackeLibraryTBR List9/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
DNFClarissaSamuel RichardsonLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFA Question of UpbringingAnthony PowellLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
62Precious Little SleepAlexis DubiefLibraryTBR List9/26/2023Nonfiction - Self-help

Nonfiction - 15
From TBR - 44
Sequels - 23
DNF - 13
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on October 04, 2023, 08:20:53 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.
27: Min historie (My Story), by Petter Northug/written by Jonas Forsang.
28: The Midnight Rose, by Lucinda Riley

29: Sekten by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
30: Svampar & Svampgifter, by Folke, Hirell, Hultén and Myrnäs. A study book about poisonous mushrooms and mushroom poisons, in Swedish.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on October 08, 2023, 05:33:18 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
35. A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall
36. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
37. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman
38. Just one Damned Thing After Another, Jodi Taylor
39. A Symphony of Echoes, Jodi Taylor
40. Because of Miss Bridgerton, Julia Quinn
41. Slippery Creatures, KJ Charles
42. The Sugared Game, KJ Charles
43. A Sinister Revenge, Deanna Raybourn
44. Into the West, Mercedes Lackey
45. Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on October 08, 2023, 07:16:29 AM
38. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on October 08, 2023, 09:09:25 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.
27: Min historie (My Story), by Petter Northug/written by Jonas Forsang.
28: The Midnight Rose, by Lucinda Riley
29: Sekten by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
30: Svampar & Svampgifter, by Folke, Hirell, Hultén and Myrnäs. A study book about poisonous mushrooms and mushroom poisons, in Swedish.

31: Mentalisten (The Mentalist), by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on October 09, 2023, 03:38:59 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio).

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2).

33.  The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Aug 21) (audio).

34.  Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson (Sep 2).

35.  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sep 4) (audio).

36.  The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope (Sep 5).

37.  Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson (Sep 6).

38.  Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, by Andrea Lankford (Sep 20) (audio).

39.  The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell (Sep 25).

40.  The Land of Little Rain, by Mary Hunter Austin (Oct 5). Very much like Walden Pond but for the Eastern Sierra (which she calls Sierras, which I was interested to learn because it's a much-argued point locally nowadays).

41.  Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories, by Alice Munro (Oct 9).  I have a hard time separating the content of many of the stories (which could be painful to read) with the quality of the writing.  Really, though, a lot of the stories are not so hard to read and are set in a time and with an economic class of people that are not often written about.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Log on October 10, 2023, 12:07:23 PM
1. So Good They Can't Ignore You (Cal Newport)
2. The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
3. The Simple Path to Wealth (JL Collins)
4. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley, re-read)
5. The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
6. Happy City (Charles Montgomery)
7. The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
8. How to Be Perfect (Michael Schur)
9. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R Covey)
10. A Wizard of Eathsea (Ursula K Le Guin)
11. Four Thousand Weeks (Oliver Burkeman)

12. Of Boys and Men (Richard Reeves)
13. The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
14. The Great Gatsby (F Scott Fitzgerald)
15. Slouching Towards Utopia (J Bradford DeLong)
16. Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
17. Golden Gates (Conor Dougherty)
18. Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
19. Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
20. Bewilderment (Richard Powers)
21. Autonorama (Peter Norton)
22. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (Erving Goffman)
23. Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
24. Coventry (Rachel Cusk)
25. One Billion Americans (Matt Yglesias)
26. Travels With Charley (Steinbeck)

27. Wanting (Luke Burgis)
28. Sea of Tranquility (Emily St. John Mandel)
29. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
30. Paved Paradise (Henry Grabar)

31. We Need to Hang Out (Billy Baker)
32. Dostoevsky Reads Hegel in Siberia and Bursts Into Tears (László F. Földényi)
33. Notes from the Underground (Dostoevsky)
34. The Shallows (Nicholas Carr)

Haven't updated in a hot minute, so this is quite the catch-up. According to Goodreads I'm behind schedule to hit 50 by the end of the year - reading too much Substack and not enough books! But it is fascinating how much this stuff all ties together. Secularization (Foldenyi, Robinson), car-dependency (Norton, Grabar), and the internet (Carr) turning more of us into lonely narcissists (Baker, perhaps an under-tone in Zevin). The wide-open world of possibility overwhelming us with the desire to have everything (Burgis, Mandel).

The Steinbeck is of course a fascinating historical document from any number of perspectives, including these ideas of progress and disorientation at the pace of social and technological change. Also makes me think of Asteroid City and Past Lives, which have been my favorite movies of this year thus far.

Idk if anyone else listens to the podcast Philosophize This, but he's recently done a couple fascinating episodes on the ideas of the Korean-German philosopher Byung-Chul Han, which seem to tie a lot of these ideas together nicely, so I want to read some of his work soon. Also have more library holds following up on Dostoevsky and Hegel, and Rene Girard's book on Dostoevsky is doubly relevant since the Burgis book "Wanting" is largely about Girard's ideas.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on October 13, 2023, 11:21:51 PM
Next 20, favourites marked:

301. Unfortunate Elements of my Anatomy by Hailey Piper
302. The Spellsong War by L.E. Modesitt
303. Darksong Rising by L.E. Modesitt
304. The Shadow Sorceress by L.E. Modesitt
305. A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
306. Shadowsinger by L.E.Modesitt
307. Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen

308. Starter Villain by John Scalzi
A pretty hilarious story about a person becoming a supervillain by inheritance, volcano lair and all. Great read.


309. The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
310. With a Golden Sword by Rachel Aaron
311. Saevus Corax Deals With the Dead by K.J. Parker
312. Fever by Larry Correia
313. Quantum Shadows by L.E. Modesitt

314. Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor
I loved getting back into this long-time favourite trippy afrofuturist world. Looking forward to part two next month.


315. How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark to Leaves by Tristan Gooley
316. Unexpected Stories by Octavia Butler
317. The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
318. The Octagonal Raven by L.E. Modesitt
319. A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper
320. A Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard

I have an unbelievable amount of new releases this fall, 27 in October and November. I also bought a 36-book L.E. Modesitt Humble Bundle. Since I'm finished most of my challenges, I suspect the rest of 2023 will exclusively be new releases, Modesitt books, and the last two nonfictions for my 50-book Continuing Education challenge.

Only 45 more books to go to hit 365!
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on October 16, 2023, 07:02:05 AM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy
11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
16The Two-Faced QueenNick MartellLibrarySequel4/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
17The Glass Bead GameHerman HesseLibraryTBR List4/16/2023General Fiction
DNFThe Tin DrumGunter GlassLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
18A Shadow In SummerDaniel AbrahamLibraryTBR List4/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFAusterlitzW.G. SebaldLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
19The Fifth SeasonN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List5/3/2023Fiction - Fantasy
20A Betrayal in WinterDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel5/9/2023Fiction - Fantasy
21Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado PerezLibraryTBR List5/13/2023General Nonfiction
22The Dark TalentBrandon SandersonLibraryReread5/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
23Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your MessRachel HoffmanLibraryTBR List5/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
24Bastille vs the Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson, Janci PattersonLibrarySequel5/21/2023Fiction - Fantasy
25The Obelisk GateN.K. JemisinOwnSequel5/23/2023Fiction - Fantasy
26LolitaVladimir NabokovLibraryTBR List6/1/2023General Fiction
27An Autumn WarDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel6/2/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFUnderworldDon DeLilloLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
28The Stone SkyN.K. JemisinOwnSequel6/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
29Furies of CalderonJim ButcherLibraryTBR List6/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
30The Couples' Pregnancy Guide: How to Navigate Pregnancy and Childbirth as a TeamD'Anthony and Rachel WardOwnOther6/16/2023General Nonfiction
DNFGo Tell It on the MountainJames BaldwinLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
31Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout GenerationAnne Helen PetersenLibraryTBR List6/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
32The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New MotherHeng OuOwnOther6/24/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
33The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval EnglandBrandon SandersonOwnOther7/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
34The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMuriel SparkLibraryTBR List7/2/2023General Fiction
35The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-SufficiencyAnna HessLibraryTBR List7/6/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
36The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMilan KunderaLibraryTBR List7/7/2023General Fiction
37Academ's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
38NauseaJean-Paul SartreLibraryTBR List7/15/2023General Fiction
39Red SisterMark LawrenceLibraryTBR List7/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
40Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting from Birth to PreschoolEmily OsterLibraryTBR List7/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
41The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List7/22/2023Fiction - Fantasy
42The Price of SpringDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel7/25/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFRabbit, RunJohn UpdikeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
43Cursor's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/27/2023Fiction - Fantasy
44Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities - From the Very StartMagda Gerber and Allison JohnsonLibraryTBR List7/28/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
45Captain's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/30/2023Fiction - Fantasy
46The Masterharper of PernAnne McCaffreyOwnReread7/31/2023Fiction - Fantasy
47What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to MotherhoodAlexandra Sacks and Catherine BirndorfLibraryTBR List8/6/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
48Things Fall ApartChinua AchebeLibraryTBR List8/7/2023General Fiction
49Grey SisterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
50Holy SisterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
51The House of MirthEdith WhartonLibraryTBR List8/16/2023General Fiction
52Princeps' FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel8/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
53First Lord's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel8/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
54Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to RealityLaura A Jana and Jennifer ShuLibraryTBR List8/22/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
55Kings of the WyldNicholas EamesLibraryTBR List8/29/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFThe WardenAnthony TrollopeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
56Emotional Intelligence: Why it can Matter More than IQDaniel GolemanLibraryTBR List9/3/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
57Lucky JimKingsley AmisLibraryTBR List9/3/2023General Fiction
DNFLes MiserablesVictor HugoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
58WizardbornDavid FarlandLibrarySequel9/8/2023Fiction - Fantasy
59The Big SleepRaymond ChandlerLibraryTBR List9/10/2023General Fiction
60Bloody RoseNicholas EamesLibrarySequel9/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
61Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and BeyondNancy BardackeLibraryTBR List9/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
DNFClarissaSamuel RichardsonLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFA Question of UpbringingAnthony PowellLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
62Precious Little SleepAlexis DubiefLibraryTBR List9/26/2023Nonfiction - Self-help

63Promise of BloodBrian McClellanLibraryTBR List10/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
64AtonementIan McEwanLibraryTBR List10/9/2023General Fiction
DNFStorm in JuneIrene NemirovskyLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
65DiasporaGreg EganLibraryTBR List10/15/2023Fiction - Science Fiction

Nonfiction - 15
From TBR - 48
Sequels - 23
DNF - 14
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on October 16, 2023, 09:16:31 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio).

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2).

33.  The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Aug 21) (audio).

34.  Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson (Sep 2).

35.  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sep 4) (audio).

36.  The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope (Sep 5).

37.  Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson (Sep 6).

38.  Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, by Andrea Lankford (Sep 20) (audio).

39.  The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell (Sep 25).

40.  The Land of Little Rain, by Mary Hunter Austin (Oct 5).

41.  Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories, by Alice Munro (Oct 9).

42.  The Road to Station X: From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park, a Memoir of One Woman's Journey Through World War Two, by Sara Baring (Oct 12) (audio).  Read because I liked The Rose Code so much and this is a real-life basis for a lot of that book.

43.  The Vaster Wilds, by Lauren Groff (Oct 15) (audio).  Alternately meditative and raw/shocking. A worthwhile short read.

44.  The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions, by Peter Brannen (Oct 15).  Very informative and engaging.  Though a shorter and still mostly accurate version of this book could be two words long: Carbon dioxide.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on October 17, 2023, 06:18:09 AM
39. Dopesick by Beth Macy
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on October 17, 2023, 03:44:37 PM
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47) The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese *bookclub
48) Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food from Sustainable to Suicidal by Mark Bittman
49) 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
50) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
51) Stones of Ibarra by Harriet Doerr
52) Built to Move: The 10 essential habits to help you move freely and live fully by Kelly & Juliet Starrett
53) Your Art Will Save Your Life by Beth Pickens (audiobook)
54) Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer
55) The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Mate
56) Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles by Beth Pickens (audiobook)

recently finished/reading
57) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman: re-read, I enjoy this one

58) Outsider: An Old Man, A Mountain and a Search for a Hidden Past by Brett Popplewell: absorbing biography of a reclusive elderly ski legend/ultra-runner/forest-dweller.

59) Inside Of A Dog: What Dogs See, Smell and Know by Alexandra Horowitz: we adopted a dog (!) and this book is great so far..a nice examination of life with a furry family member and how they see the world
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Log on October 17, 2023, 07:50:27 PM
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55) The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Mate
...
recently finished/reading
57) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman: re-read, I enjoy this one

Also loved Four Thousand Weeks!

What'd you think of the Mate? Listening to him on some podcasts, I've been torn between whether he's brilliant or if he's fallen to just selling pop psychology bullshit that makes readers feel special.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on October 18, 2023, 10:27:09 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.
27: Min historie (My Story), by Petter Northug/written by Jonas Forsang.
28: The Midnight Rose, by Lucinda Riley
29: Sekten by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
30: Svampar & Svampgifter, by Folke, Hirell, Hultén and Myrnäs. A study book about poisonous mushrooms and mushroom poisons, in Swedish.
31: Mentalisten (The Mentalist), by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus

32: Skriften i vannet (The writing in the water), by John Ajvide Lindqvist
33: Kroppen for voksne (The body, for adults), by Trond-Viggo Torgersen.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on October 18, 2023, 10:54:55 AM
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55) The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Mate
...
recently finished/reading
57) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman: re-read, I enjoy this one

Also loved Four Thousand Weeks!

What'd you think of the Mate? Listening to him on some podcasts, I've been torn between whether he's brilliant or if he's fallen to just selling pop psychology bullshit that makes readers feel special.

@Log He is a total character but I like him and he does important work.
1/3 of the way into the book I wasn't feeling it, actually just felt sad reading it, but then as I kept reading and the layers kept building I ended up feeling quite impacted by it.  As a book about trauma it is accessible.

Another book (if you aren't big on Mate) would be The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk (and not for everyone b/c the vivid descriptions of events in it could be triggering, it's written more for practitioners who work with people w/ a history of trauma rather than being written for the person who has experienced trauma)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Log on October 18, 2023, 01:13:30 PM
...
55) The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Mate
...
recently finished/reading
57) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman: re-read, I enjoy this one

Also loved Four Thousand Weeks!

What'd you think of the Mate? Listening to him on some podcasts, I've been torn between whether he's brilliant or if he's fallen to just selling pop psychology bullshit that makes readers feel special.

@Log He is a total character but I like him and he does important work.
1/3 of the way into the book I wasn't feeling it, actually just felt sad reading it, but then as I kept reading and the layers kept building I ended up feeling quite impacted by it.  As a book about trauma it is accessible.

Another book (if you aren't big on Mate) would be The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk (and not for everyone b/c the vivid descriptions of events in it could be triggering, it's written more for practitioners who work with people w/ a history of trauma rather than being written for the person who has experienced trauma)

I definitely agree with the public policy implications of these kinds of books, that taking childhood trauma more seriously as a public health crisis would have huge benefits for the flourishing of society as a whole. I just worry that too many people reading these books in a social context of individualism take away the "my 'trauma' makes me special" message that just reinforces narcissism and rugged individualism. And in a society of narcissism, that message sells better, so there's no shortage of opportunists writing pop-psychology nonsense to fill that demand.

I suppose I shouldn't let my distaste for the opportunists cashing in on trauma-narcissism to color my opinion of those who are doing serious and valuable work.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on October 19, 2023, 05:17:59 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
35. A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall
36. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
37. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman
38. Just one Damned Thing After Another, Jodi Taylor
39. A Symphony of Echoes, Jodi Taylor
40. Because of Miss Bridgerton, Julia Quinn
41. Slippery Creatures, KJ Charles
42. The Sugared Game, KJ Charles
43. A Sinister Revenge, Deanna Raybourn
44. Into the West, Mercedes Lackey
45. Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston
46. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin
47. Something Fabulous, Alexis Hall
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on October 23, 2023, 11:21:22 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio).

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2).

33.  The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Aug 21) (audio).

34.  Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson (Sep 2).

35.  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sep 4) (audio).

36.  The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope (Sep 5).

37.  Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson (Sep 6).

38.  Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, by Andrea Lankford (Sep 20) (audio).

39.  The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell (Sep 25).

40.  The Land of Little Rain, by Mary Hunter Austin (Oct 5).

41.  Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories, by Alice Munro (Oct 9).

42.  The Road to Station X: From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park, a Memoir of One Woman's Journey Through World War Two, by Sara Baring (Oct 12) (audio).

43.  The Vaster Wilds, by Lauren Groff (Oct 15) (audio).

44.  The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions, by Peter Brannen (Oct 15).

45.  The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, by Philip Pullman (Oct 16) (audio). Although Pullman always seemed right up my alley, never could get into His Dark Materials, after trying twice.  This was a fun and quick alternate universe (or is it??) story.   

46.  Our Lady of Darkness, by Fritz Leiber (Oct 22). Old-timey thriller. As a local, really enjoyed all the geography of San Francisco from pre-1906 earthquake to 1970s.

47.  I Didn't Do It, by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (Oct 23) (audio).  Pretty fun silly murder mystery romp.  Didn't love some of the readers on audio, though.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on October 23, 2023, 01:21:59 PM
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47) The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese *bookclub
48) Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food from Sustainable to Suicidal by Mark Bittman
49) 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
50) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
51) Stones of Ibarra by Harriet Doerr
52) Built to Move: The 10 essential habits to help you move freely and live fully by Kelly & Juliet Starrett
53) Your Art Will Save Your Life by Beth Pickens (audiobook)
54) Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer
55) The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Mate
56) Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles by Beth Pickens (audiobook)
57) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
58) Outsider: An Old Man, A Mountain and a Search for a Hidden Past by Brett Popplewell
59) Inside Of A Dog: What Dogs See, Smell and Know by Alexandra Horowitz

recently finished/reading
60) Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy by Zazie Todd : I'm self-educating in regards to pooches

61) The Trip to Echo Springs: On Writers and Drinking by Olivia Laing : I enjoy her work, it's always a unique angle. This is an older one which looks at six famous male writers and their alcoholism (Fitzgerald, Hemingway, etc)

62) 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea by Jonathan Franklin: just started but seems amazing..

I haven't really read any fiction lately, need to find a good story :)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on October 23, 2023, 09:34:45 PM
43. Cobalt Red by Siddharth Kara. This was a hard read but really powerful - I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. Highly recommended.

44. All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby.

45. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. One of the best novels I've read in a long time - despite how long it is, I didn't want it to end.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on October 25, 2023, 05:43:37 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
35. A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall
36. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
37. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman
38. Just one Damned Thing After Another, Jodi Taylor
39. A Symphony of Echoes, Jodi Taylor
40. Because of Miss Bridgerton, Julia Quinn
41. Slippery Creatures, KJ Charles
42. The Sugared Game, KJ Charles
43. A Sinister Revenge, Deanna Raybourn
44. Into the West, Mercedes Lackey
45. Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston
46. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin
47. Something Fabulous, Alexis Hall
48. Something Spectacular, Alexis Hall
49. Boyfriend Material, Alexis Hall
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on October 25, 2023, 06:56:38 AM
47. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
48. Begin Again by Emma Lord
49. The Women by Kristin Hannah
50. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Log on October 29, 2023, 06:38:08 PM
1. So Good They Can't Ignore You (Cal Newport)
2. The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
3. The Simple Path to Wealth (JL Collins)
4. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley, re-read)
5. The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
6. Happy City (Charles Montgomery)
7. The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
8. How to Be Perfect (Michael Schur)
9. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R Covey)
10. A Wizard of Eathsea (Ursula K Le Guin)
11. Four Thousand Weeks (Oliver Burkeman)

12. Of Boys and Men (Richard Reeves)
13. The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
14. The Great Gatsby (F Scott Fitzgerald)
15. Slouching Towards Utopia (J Bradford DeLong)
16. Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
17. Golden Gates (Conor Dougherty)
18. Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
19. Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
20. Bewilderment (Richard Powers)
21. Autonorama (Peter Norton)
22. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (Erving Goffman)
23. Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
24. Coventry (Rachel Cusk)
25. One Billion Americans (Matt Yglesias)
26. Travels With Charley (Steinbeck)

27. Wanting (Luke Burgis)
28. Sea of Tranquility (Emily St. John Mandel)
29. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
30. Paved Paradise (Henry Grabar)

31. We Need to Hang Out (Billy Baker)
32. Dostoevsky Reads Hegel in Siberia and Bursts Into Tears (László F. Földényi)
33. Notes from the Underground (Dostoevsky)
34. The Shallows (Nicholas Carr)
35. Triumph of the City by Ed Glaeser
36. Hegel: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Singer
37. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
38. Performance Success by Don Greene
39. The Poppy War by RF Kuang
40. Trust by Pete Buttigieg

Freedom was fantastic.

The Glaeser book was good, but at this point it's hard for an urbanism book to really stand out from the crowd for me.

The Hegel book was also good, really amazing how much Singer could pack into such a short volume. After reading Foldenyi dunking on the Hegelian world-view last month, it was eye-opening to read a more thorough accounting of what exactly that world-view is from a more sympathetic perspective.

Performance Success is a niche book about performance anxiety and audition preparation - changed my life when I first read it, wasn't so impactful on re-read because I've since internalized its ideas so much and already synthesized them with so many other approaches to those issues.

Poppy War was mediocre, read like a bad YA novel at times. Had enough dramatic tension in the plot to pull me along to the end, but I will not be continuing the series.

Trust was not nearly as interesting of a volume on its subject matter as Ezra Klein's Why We're Polarized (which Buttigieg does reference at one point in the book 👀). I was reading it more to see what it might reveal about Pete's thinking, but the book seemed more like future campaign material than a real thought-provoking investigation of the topic. It was just a very safe, bland book about things that the Democratic party consensus is already in favor of.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on October 30, 2023, 09:15:10 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio).

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2).

33.  The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Aug 21) (audio).

34.  Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson (Sep 2).

35.  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sep 4) (audio).

36.  The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope (Sep 5).

37.  Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson (Sep 6).

38.  Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, by Andrea Lankford (Sep 20) (audio).

39.  The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell (Sep 25).

40.  The Land of Little Rain, by Mary Hunter Austin (Oct 5).

41.  Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories, by Alice Munro (Oct 9).

42.  The Road to Station X: From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park, a Memoir of One Woman's Journey Through World War Two, by Sara Baring (Oct 12) (audio).

43.  The Vaster Wilds, by Lauren Groff (Oct 15) (audio).

44.  The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions, by Peter Brannen (Oct 15).

45.  The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, by Philip Pullman (Oct 16) (audio).   

46.  Our Lady of Darkness, by Fritz Leiber (Oct 22).

47.  I Didn't Do It, by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (Oct 23) (audio).

48.  The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson (Oct 26) (audio).  I stumbled upon this in my New Yorker Fiction podcast feed.  It's really just a short story, but I've had it on my to-read list for so long, it's nice to move it to my completed list.  And it is really great - Jackson is a master.

49.  Lost Paradise, by Kathy Marks (Oct 29).  Informative and well-written but I could not recommend anyone actually read this book, since it's descriptions of the sexual abuse of every single young girl on the island (and you *really* don't want to hear how young) are traumatic and rage-inducing to read about.  Not just the actual abuse, but the ferocious defense of not only the abusers but the practice of this abuse ("men will be men") alternating with, hypocritically, the denial of it, by the majority of the few dozen inhabitants of the island.  Pitcairn may be an idyllic South Pacific island with a fascinating history of strong-willed mutineers at the height of the British Empire in most people's imaginations, but it's much more like Lord of the Flies, if Lord of the Flies was even worse than as written.  Save yourself the heartache and read a news article or two if you are interested in learning about this place.

50.  Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail, by Suzanne Roberts (Oct 30) (audio). A good read and some well-taken commentary on women + nature, but mostly enjoyed reliving my own hike on the JMT through her story.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on October 31, 2023, 06:16:41 AM
40. The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Title: Re: 50 Books in 202
Post by: gatortator on October 31, 2023, 08:32:14 PM

32. The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe
33. A map to the Sun by Sloan Leong
34. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson
35. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
36. Romantic comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
37. Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
38. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
39. A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier
40. Mortal Arts by Anna Lee Huber
41. The book of delights by Ross Gay


42. The Basque history of the world by Mark Kurlansky
43. Gaudy night by Dorothy l. Sayers
44. Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins.
45. Murderbot #1- all systems red by Martha Wells
46. A map of salt and stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar


Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on November 01, 2023, 08:36:53 AM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy
11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
16The Two-Faced QueenNick MartellLibrarySequel4/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
17The Glass Bead GameHerman HesseLibraryTBR List4/16/2023General Fiction
DNFThe Tin DrumGunter GlassLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
18A Shadow In SummerDaniel AbrahamLibraryTBR List4/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFAusterlitzW.G. SebaldLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
19The Fifth SeasonN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List5/3/2023Fiction - Fantasy
20A Betrayal in WinterDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel5/9/2023Fiction - Fantasy
21Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado PerezLibraryTBR List5/13/2023General Nonfiction
22The Dark TalentBrandon SandersonLibraryReread5/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
23Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your MessRachel HoffmanLibraryTBR List5/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
24Bastille vs the Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson, Janci PattersonLibrarySequel5/21/2023Fiction - Fantasy
25The Obelisk GateN.K. JemisinOwnSequel5/23/2023Fiction - Fantasy
26LolitaVladimir NabokovLibraryTBR List6/1/2023General Fiction
27An Autumn WarDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel6/2/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFUnderworldDon DeLilloLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
28The Stone SkyN.K. JemisinOwnSequel6/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
29Furies of CalderonJim ButcherLibraryTBR List6/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
30The Couples' Pregnancy Guide: How to Navigate Pregnancy and Childbirth as a TeamD'Anthony and Rachel WardOwnOther6/16/2023General Nonfiction
DNFGo Tell It on the MountainJames BaldwinLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
31Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout GenerationAnne Helen PetersenLibraryTBR List6/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
32The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New MotherHeng OuOwnOther6/24/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
33The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval EnglandBrandon SandersonOwnOther7/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
34The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMuriel SparkLibraryTBR List7/2/2023General Fiction
35The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-SufficiencyAnna HessLibraryTBR List7/6/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
36The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMilan KunderaLibraryTBR List7/7/2023General Fiction
37Academ's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
38NauseaJean-Paul SartreLibraryTBR List7/15/2023General Fiction
39Red SisterMark LawrenceLibraryTBR List7/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
40Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting from Birth to PreschoolEmily OsterLibraryTBR List7/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
41The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List7/22/2023Fiction - Fantasy
42The Price of SpringDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel7/25/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFRabbit, RunJohn UpdikeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
43Cursor's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/27/2023Fiction - Fantasy
44Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities - From the Very StartMagda Gerber and Allison JohnsonLibraryTBR List7/28/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
45Captain's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/30/2023Fiction - Fantasy
46The Masterharper of PernAnne McCaffreyOwnReread7/31/2023Fiction - Fantasy
47What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to MotherhoodAlexandra Sacks and Catherine BirndorfLibraryTBR List8/6/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
48Things Fall ApartChinua AchebeLibraryTBR List8/7/2023General Fiction
49Grey SisterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
50Holy SisterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
51The House of MirthEdith WhartonLibraryTBR List8/16/2023General Fiction
52Princeps' FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel8/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
53First Lord's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel8/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
54Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to RealityLaura A Jana and Jennifer ShuLibraryTBR List8/22/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
55Kings of the WyldNicholas EamesLibraryTBR List8/29/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFThe WardenAnthony TrollopeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
56Emotional Intelligence: Why it can Matter More than IQDaniel GolemanLibraryTBR List9/3/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
57Lucky JimKingsley AmisLibraryTBR List9/3/2023General Fiction
DNFLes MiserablesVictor HugoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
58WizardbornDavid FarlandLibrarySequel9/8/2023Fiction - Fantasy
59The Big SleepRaymond ChandlerLibraryTBR List9/10/2023General Fiction
60Bloody RoseNicholas EamesLibrarySequel9/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
61Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and BeyondNancy BardackeLibraryTBR List9/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
DNFClarissaSamuel RichardsonLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFA Question of UpbringingAnthony PowellLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
62Precious Little SleepAlexis DubiefLibraryTBR List9/26/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
63Promise of BloodBrian McClellanLibraryTBR List10/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
64AtonementIan McEwanLibraryTBR List10/9/2023General Fiction
DNFStorm in JuneIrene NemirovskyLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
65DiasporaGreg EganLibraryTBR List10/15/2023Fiction - Science Fiction

66The Crimson CampaignBrian McClellanLibrarySequel10/19/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFThe History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingHenry FieldingLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFLife: A User's ManualGeorges PerecLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
67The Autumn RepublicBrian McClellanLibrarySequel10/31/2023Fiction - Fantasy

Nonfiction - 15
From TBR - 50
Sequels - 25
DNF - 16
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on November 02, 2023, 07:07:43 AM
1. Dreaming Spies, Laurie R. King
2. The Murder of Mary Russell, Laurie R. King
3. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik
4. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland
5. While We Were Dating, Jasmine Guillory
6. A Restless Truth, Freya Marske
7. The Book of Gothel, Mary McMyne
8. Royal Holiday, Jasmine Guillory
9. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, Sophie Irwin
10. Island of the Mad, Laurie R. King
11. Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King
12. Party of Two, Jasmine Guillory
13. Hither Page, Cat Sebastian
14. Castle Shade, Laurie R. King
15. When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead
16. Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs
17. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby; Vanessa Riley
18. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
19. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Cat Sebastian
20. The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood
21. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
22. Time Squared, Lesley Krueger
23. Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
24. Notorious, Minerva Spencer
25. The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish
26. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian
28. The Scottish Prisoner, Diana Gabaldon
29. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
30. Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile
31. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo
32. The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
33. The Other Merlin, Robyn Schneider
34. The Future King, Robyn Schneider
35. A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall
36. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
37. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman
38. Just one Damned Thing After Another, Jodi Taylor
39. A Symphony of Echoes, Jodi Taylor
40. Because of Miss Bridgerton, Julia Quinn
41. Slippery Creatures, KJ Charles
42. The Sugared Game, KJ Charles
43. A Sinister Revenge, Deanna Raybourn
44. Into the West, Mercedes Lackey
45. Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston
46. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin
47. Something Fabulous, Alexis Hall
48. Something Spectacular, Alexis Hall
49. Boyfriend Material, Alexis Hall
50. Husband Material, Alexis Hall

I did it! Not gonna stop reading though…
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Morning Glory on November 02, 2023, 10:04:14 AM
68. I "overcame" my autism and all I got was this lousy anxiety disorder: a memoir by Sara Kurchak (audio book)
-the parts about masking were really relatable and she had some funny anecdotes.

69. Trust by Hernan Diaz
-a story about an early 1900s robber baron and his wife told from 4 different perspectives.  The writing was good but I thought the ending was predictable and the story would have been better with more detail about the market manipulations.

70. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
-like others have said, this was entertaining but not realistic

71. The Power by Naomi Alderman
-Science fiction about flipping the patriarchy. I wanted to like this but the violence was just too much (yes I know that exactly the same violence is happening to women all over the globe and she was making a point by having it happen to men in the book but I still found it disturbing to read). I really liked the setup of how the narrative was framed though.

72. The Weather Detective: Rediscovering Nature's Secret Signs by Peter Wohlleben (audio book)
-a series of facts about gardening. Good for listening in the car with kids.

73. The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
-2nd book in series. This is definitely one of those series that you have to read in order to know what is going on.

74. Squeezed: Why our families can't afford America by Alyssa Quart (audio book)
-this focused on educated people who grew up middle class and now have unpredictable incomes or other precarious living situations.  A mostly different set of problems than those of the truly poor folks I read about in Matthew Desmond's books, although she did mention housing and childcare shortages, long commutes, etc..

75. Highly Irregular: Why tough, dough, and through don't rhyme and other oddities of the English language by Arika Okrent
-I checked this out because I'm trying to help my son learn spelling and want to be able to give him a real answer when he asks why something is spelled a certain way. I found it both helpful and entertaining.

76. Emotional Labor: The invisible work shaping our lives and how to claim our power by Rose Hackman
-I wish any of this was surprising. She did address a lot of intersectionality issues which I thought was good. I was reading this around the same time as listening to "Squeezed" and there was a lot of overlap between the two.

77. Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood
-wonderful short story collection around the theme of death and grieving. It was more sad because I knew Atwood lost her own spouse fairly recently.

78. Unmasking Autism: Discovering the new faces of neurodiversity by Devon Price
-combination of personal memoir and self help book, but with academic rigor and lots of references at the end. I like that he talked about intersectionality and privilege a lot WRT neurdiversity and disability in general, and also did more than a passing mention of people with higher support needs.

79. The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
-mystery novel set in 1800s New Zealand with cool experimental format,  but rather long and I felt like some of the same information was repeated too many times because of getting different characters' perspectives.  I know nothing about zodiac so had trouble keeping the characters straight at first but it still read fine as a mystery without the additional meaning with the planets and stuff. Definitely one to read in small chunks as if watching a television series instead of all at once.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: grantmeaname on November 02, 2023, 10:44:42 AM
Previous years: 2018 (https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/throw-down-the-gauntlet/50-books-in-2018!/msg2247038/#msg2247038) | 2019 (https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/throw-down-the-gauntlet/50-books-in-2019!/msg2526771/#msg2526771) | 2020 (https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/throw-down-the-gauntlet/50-books-in-2020!/msg2762830/#msg2762830) | 2021 (https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/throw-down-the-gauntlet/50-books-in-2021!/msg2954224/#msg2954224)

January
1. How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur ★★★★☆

February
2. Maus by Art Spiegel ★★★★☆

March
3. Groundskeeping by Lee Cole ★★★★☆
4. What we Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon ★★★★☆

April
5. Zodiac by Neal Stephenson ★★★★☆
6. The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi ★★★★☆
7. 'You Just Need to Lose Weight' and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon ★★★☆☆
8. Head On by John Scalzi ★★★★☆

May
9. Walkaway by Cory Doctorow ★★★★★

June
10. Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
11. Penric and the Shaman by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
12. Penric's Fox by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
13. Masquerade in Lodi by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
Vacation to Spain and Portugal starts here - I'm a huge vacation reader, especially on travel days
14. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by ★★★★☆
15. This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay★★★★★
16. The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town by Brian Alexander ★★★★★
17. Lock In by John Scalzi★★★★☆
18. Unlocked by John Scalzi ★★★★☆
19. The Wizard and the Prophet by Charles C Mann ★★★★★
20. Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman ★★★★☆

July
21. Penric's Mission by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
22. Strangers Drowning: Grappling With Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Overpowering Urge to Help by Larissa MacFarquhar ★★★★☆
23. Arcadia by Lauren Groff ★★★★☆
24. Mira's Last Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
25. The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
26. The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
27. Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson ★★★★☆
trip ended, reading super fast ended, lol

August
28. The Physicians of Vilnoc by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
29. Old Friends by Tracy Kidder ★★★★☆

September
30. The Assassins of Thasalon by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
31. NPCs by Drew Hayes ★★★★☆
32. Hidden Systems by Dan Nott ★★★☆☆

October
33. Knot of Shadows by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on November 04, 2023, 07:20:25 AM
46. Why Do I Do What I Don't Want To Do? by JP Poklukda

47. Star of the Sea by Joseph O'Connor
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on November 04, 2023, 09:38:41 PM
51. Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on November 06, 2023, 09:45:02 PM
Another 20 down. At this point I've finished all my challenges for the year (Backlog, Nonfiction, Complete the Series) and am focusing all my efforts on 1. Reading all the books in the L.E. Modesitt 36-book Humble Bundle I bought in September and 2. Staying on top of a bajillion new releases by authors I like. Favourites marked:

321. The Magic of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt
322. The Towers of the Sunset by L.E. Modesitt
323. The Magic Engineer by L.E. Modesitt
324. The Order War by L.E. Modesitt
325. The Death of Chaos by L.E. Modesitt
326. Fall of Angels by L.E. Modesitt
327. The Chaos Balance by L.E. Modesitt
328. The White Order by L.E. Modesitt

If it's not obvious, I am now OBSESSED with this epic fantasy series, The Saga of Recluce. Instant all-time favourite for it's cool magic system, ideological disputes, interesting characters, and ability to just suck you right in.


329. Betrothed to a Dinosaur by Cassandra Gannon
330. Haze by L.E. Modesitt
331. The Hammer of Darkness by L.E. Modesitt
332. Empress of Eternity by L.E. Modesitt
333. The Exchange by John Grisham
334. Love vs the Ooze Monster by Cassandra Gannon
335. The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms by Amy Stewart
336. Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry by Kelly Pope
337. Starling House by Alix Harrow
338. Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco

339. A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber

It was a blast going back to the magical Caraval world I love so much. I hope she writes more in the series.


340. A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer Armentrout
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on November 07, 2023, 06:16:16 AM
41. All the Living and All the Dead by Hayley Campbell
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: gatortator on November 07, 2023, 06:18:29 AM
47. Cloud cuckooland by Anthony Doerr
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on November 09, 2023, 04:20:42 AM
My update
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                      Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                           Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                              Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                                 Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                            Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson         Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                                    Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia    Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                            Feb
10.Tip of the Iceburg - Mark Adams                                     -March
11.Diddly Squat - til the cows come home- Jeremy Clarkson - March
12.Budgets don't work - Melissa Browne                              -March
13.Orchard- A year in England's Eden McDonald /Gates        -March
14.Help the witch Tom Cox                                                 -March
15. The green garden - Arin Murphy Hiscock                        -April
16. The little book of Lykke -Meik Wiking                             -April
17, Crusaders - Dan Jones                                                 - April
18.Retirement reinvention - Robin Ryan                              - April
19. Buddhism for busy people                                             April
20. Farewell Mr Puffin - Paul Heiney                                      -May
21.Nowhere for very long - Brianna Madia                           -May
22. Wilding -Isabella Tree                                                   -May
23. The England Coast - Stephen Neale                              - May
24. Rewilding Childhood - Mike Fairclough                            - June
25.The Iceman speaks - Wim Hof                                       - June
26. A zero waste family -  Anita Vandyke                             -June
27. The joyful frugalista  - Serina Bird                                  -June
28. Beak, tooth and claw - Mary Colwell                               -June
29. Live of the stoics - Ryan Holiday                                    - July
30. How to have a good day - Caroline Webb                        - July
31. Rough guide to Turkey - Terry Richardson                       -July
32. Lonely planet Turkey - Lonely Planet                              - July
33. Green living made easy - Nancy Birtwhistle                    - August
34. Feel better in 5 Rangan Chatterjee                                 - August
35. Tea for One - Alice Taylor                                              -August
36. Euphoria -Erin Cullhed                                                  -August
37. Go wild  - Roger Deakin                                               - September
38. Figuring out the past Turchanand Hoyer                         - September
39.The easy way  - Allan Carr                                             - September
40. Northerners - Brian Groom                                            -October
41. The travelling Cat chronicles - Hiro Arikawa                     - October
42. Orkney  - Rough guide                                                   - October
43.Mental Fitness - Ant Middleton                                         - November

I am on track to complete this challenge, one book a week until the end of the year.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on November 09, 2023, 01:28:19 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.
27: Min historie (My Story), by Petter Northug/written by Jonas Forsang.
28: The Midnight Rose, by Lucinda Riley
29: Sekten by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
30: Svampar & Svampgifter, by Folke, Hirell, Hultén and Myrnäs. A study book about poisonous mushrooms and mushroom poisons, in Swedish.
31: Mentalisten (The Mentalist), by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
32: Skriften i vannet (The writing in the water), by John Ajvide Lindqvist
33: Kroppen for voksne (The body, for adults), by Trond-Viggo Torgersen.

34: Surdeig (Sourdough), by Caper André
35: Knallgode brød (Really Good Bread), by Wenche Frölich
36: Veggies, by Jamie Oliver
37: Fermentering (Fermentation), by Gry Hammer
38: Sparekokeboka (The Saving Cookbook), by Kristoffer Tvilde
39: Fattig Student (Poor Student), by Karen Elene Thorsen
40: Kongen av Lofoten (The King of Lofoten), by Lars Lenth
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Avolonte on November 10, 2023, 09:15:00 PM
 1     Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
 2     Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson
 3     Cover Story by Susan Rigetti
 4     How to be Perfect by Michael Schur
 5     Little Souls: A Novel by Sandra Dallas
 6     $2 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
 7     Foster by Claire Keegan
 8     The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
 9     The Cactus by Sarah Hayward
 10     At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
 11     Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
 12     Let's Not Do That Again by Grant Ginder
 13     Quit Like a Millionaire by Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung
 14     The Lost Man by Jane Harper
 15     The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab
 16     Spare by Prince Harry
 17     Recursion by Blake Crouch
 18     Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
 19     A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris
 20     If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home by Lucy Worsley
 21     Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
 22     Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters
 23     How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
 24     The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
 25     The Art of Noticing by Robert Walker
 26     Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
 27     The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
 28     Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
 29     The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
 30     The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
 31     Old New York by Edith Wharton
 32     Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg
 33     Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
 34     In Praise of Paths by Torbjorn Ekelund
 35     Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation and the Resilience of a Family Farm by David Mas Masumoto
 36     Microadventures by Alastair Humphreys
 37     Walking with Sam by Andrew McCarthy. It was OK.
 38     This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. Slow-going to start but couldn't stop at the end.
 39     Fairy Tale by Stephen King. Loved it--ending seemed too short somehow.
 40     The Second Chance Hotel: A Novel by Sierra Godfrey. Not bad for the romance genre--easy vacation read.
 41     The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward. Liked it.
 42     A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay. Great--still thinking about it days later...
 43     Dracula by Bram Stoker. Read as part of Dracula Daily, where you get emails on the days of the journal entries that make up the book.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: gatortator on November 11, 2023, 08:51:43 AM
48. Octavia Butler’s Kindred, adapted to graphic novel illustrated by Damian Duffy and John Jennings.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on November 11, 2023, 05:30:38 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio).

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2).

33.  The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Aug 21) (audio).

34.  Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson (Sep 2).

35.  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sep 4) (audio).

36.  The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope (Sep 5).

37.  Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson (Sep 6).

38.  Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, by Andrea Lankford (Sep 20) (audio).

39.  The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell (Sep 25).

40.  The Land of Little Rain, by Mary Hunter Austin (Oct 5).

41.  Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories, by Alice Munro (Oct 9).

42.  The Road to Station X: From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park, a Memoir of One Woman's Journey Through World War Two, by Sara Baring (Oct 12) (audio).

43.  The Vaster Wilds, by Lauren Groff (Oct 15) (audio).

44.  The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions, by Peter Brannen (Oct 15).

45.  The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, by Philip Pullman (Oct 16) (audio).   

46.  Our Lady of Darkness, by Fritz Leiber (Oct 22).

47.  I Didn't Do It, by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (Oct 23) (audio).

48.  The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson (Oct 26) (audio). 

49.  Lost Paradise, by Kathy Marks (Oct 29). 

50.  Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail, by Suzanne Roberts (Oct 30) (audio).

51.  Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan (Oct 30).  Love Claire Keegan's spare writing which matches so well the people and environments she writes about.

52.  The Guest Cat, by Takashi Hiraide (Nov 2) (audio). A contemplative novella, with an at-times sweet and at-times mysterious story.

53.  Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, by Parker J. Palmer (Nov 11) (audio). Maybe this was more revelatory when it was first published almost 25 years ago, but I found it fairly insipid when I didn't just outright disagree with it. 

54.  The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin (Nov 11).  Enjoyed this story and find it amusing it is called sci-fi, presumably because of the presence of futuristic tech and the fact that someone is visiting a different planet, when the book is really just about politics, psychology and friendship.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on November 15, 2023, 07:25:18 PM

...
47) The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese *bookclub
48) Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food from Sustainable to Suicidal by Mark Bittman
49) 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
50) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
51) Stones of Ibarra by Harriet Doerr
52) Built to Move: The 10 essential habits to help you move freely and live fully by Kelly & Juliet Starrett
53) Your Art Will Save Your Life by Beth Pickens (audiobook)
54) Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer
55) The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Mate
56) Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles by Beth Pickens (audiobook)
57) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
58) Outsider: An Old Man, A Mountain and a Search for a Hidden Past by Brett Popplewell
59) Inside Of A Dog: What Dogs See, Smell and Know by Alexandra Horowitz

recently finished/reading: this will easily be known as the "OMG, I'M IN OVER MY HEAD" period of dog-based reading

60) Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy by Zazie Todd
61) Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into the World of Smell by Alexandra Horowitz
62) Canine Enrichment for the Real World: Making It a Part of Your Dog's Daily Life by Allie Bender & Emily Strong
...there were more that I didn't love but that's enough of that for now.

63) Space Beneath My Feet by Gwen Moffatt : early days climbing/mountaineering writing. very interesting!
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on November 17, 2023, 03:30:29 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.
27: Min historie (My Story), by Petter Northug/written by Jonas Forsang.
28: The Midnight Rose, by Lucinda Riley
29: Sekten by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
30: Svampar & Svampgifter, by Folke, Hirell, Hultén and Myrnäs. A study book about poisonous mushrooms and mushroom poisons, in Swedish.
31: Mentalisten (The Mentalist), by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
32: Skriften i vannet (The writing in the water), by John Ajvide Lindqvist
33: Kroppen for voksne (The body, for adults), by Trond-Viggo Torgersen.
34: Surdeig (Sourdough), by Caper André
35: Knallgode brød (Really Good Bread), by Wenche Frölich
36: Veggies, by Jamie Oliver
37: Fermentering (Fermentation), by Gry Hammer
38: Sparekokeboka (The Saving Cookbook), by Kristoffer Tvilde
39: Fattig Student (Poor Student), by Karen Elene Thorsen
40: Kongen av Lofoten (The King of Lofoten), by Lars Lenth

41: Allmenn teori om glemsel (a General Theory of Oblivion), by José Eduardo Agualusa
42: Fermentert Mat (Fermented Food), A. E. Scheen (reread)
43: Sylting of Safting heile året (Pickling and Juicing through the year) by G. Djupvik

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on November 20, 2023, 07:02:40 AM
42. The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on November 20, 2023, 09:51:25 AM
48. Survival of the Richest by Douglas Rushkoff

49. Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

50. Live No Lies by John Mark Comer

I read exactly 50 books in 2021 and 2022 (and much fewer before that), so I'm pleased to have hit my goal before the end of the year this year!
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on November 20, 2023, 12:37:53 PM
51. Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline
52. Hello Stranger, Katherine Center
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on November 20, 2023, 05:51:36 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio).

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2).

33.  The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Aug 21) (audio).

34.  Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson (Sep 2).

35.  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sep 4) (audio).

36.  The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope (Sep 5).

37.  Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson (Sep 6).

38.  Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, by Andrea Lankford (Sep 20) (audio).

39.  The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell (Sep 25).

40.  The Land of Little Rain, by Mary Hunter Austin (Oct 5).

41.  Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories, by Alice Munro (Oct 9).

42.  The Road to Station X: From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park, a Memoir of One Woman's Journey Through World War Two, by Sara Baring (Oct 12) (audio).

43.  The Vaster Wilds, by Lauren Groff (Oct 15) (audio).

44.  The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions, by Peter Brannen (Oct 15).

45.  The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, by Philip Pullman (Oct 16) (audio).   

46.  Our Lady of Darkness, by Fritz Leiber (Oct 22).

47.  I Didn't Do It, by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (Oct 23) (audio).

48.  The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson (Oct 26) (audio). 

49.  Lost Paradise, by Kathy Marks (Oct 29). 

50.  Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail, by Suzanne Roberts (Oct 30) (audio).

51.  Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan (Oct 30).

52.  The Guest Cat, by Takashi Hiraide (Nov 2) (audio).

53.  Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, by Parker J. Palmer (Nov 11) (audio). 

54.  The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin (Nov 11). 

55.  Clark and Division, by Naomi Hirahara (Nov 15) (audio).  Maybe it was partly the narrator, but this felt like a novel for young children.  Like not even YA.  Although it did talk about sex.  I appreciate the mix of Japanese-American history and noir mystery thriller, though.

56.  The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World, edited by Alison Hawthorne Deming & Lauret Savoy (Nov 16). I enjoyed this compilation of essays even though they were of varying quality.  I was surprised and delighted to see one by my own great-aunt, a piece of work of hers I did not know existed.

57.  Fantastic Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness and Save the Planet, edited by Paul Stamets (Nov 20).  I learned a lot from this book, particularly in the first third, which is about environmental uses (it includes a fascinating list of different mushrooms and what each can remediate, from PCBs, to cadmium and mercury, to E. coli.  Had no idea!) but overall, the essays are very short and thus shallow, and cheerleader-y vs. deeply informative.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Log on November 22, 2023, 02:01:25 PM
1. So Good They Can't Ignore You (Cal Newport)
2. The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
3. The Simple Path to Wealth (JL Collins)
4. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley, re-read)
5. The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
6. Happy City (Charles Montgomery)
7. The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
8. How to Be Perfect (Michael Schur)
9. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R Covey)
10. A Wizard of Eathsea (Ursula K Le Guin)
11. Four Thousand Weeks (Oliver Burkeman)

12. Of Boys and Men (Richard Reeves)
13. The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
14. The Great Gatsby (F Scott Fitzgerald)
15. Slouching Towards Utopia (J Bradford DeLong)
16. Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
17. Golden Gates (Conor Dougherty)
18. Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
19. Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
20. Bewilderment (Richard Powers)
21. Autonorama (Peter Norton)
22. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (Erving Goffman)
23. Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
24. Coventry (Rachel Cusk)
25. One Billion Americans (Matt Yglesias)
26. Travels With Charley (Steinbeck)

27. Wanting (Luke Burgis)
28. Sea of Tranquility (Emily St. John Mandel)
29. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
30. Paved Paradise (Henry Grabar)

31. We Need to Hang Out (Billy Baker)
32. Dostoevsky Reads Hegel in Siberia and Bursts Into Tears (László F. Földényi)
33. Notes from the Underground (Dostoevsky)
34. The Shallows (Nicholas Carr)
35. Triumph of the City by Ed Glaeser
36. Hegel: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Singer
37. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
38. Performance Success by Don Greene
39. The Poppy War by RF Kuang
40. Trust by Pete Buttigieg
41. How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement by Freddie deBoer
42. The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwarz
43. The Disappearance of Rituals by Byung-Chul Han

Just scraping along a little behind schedule - will have to cut down on some other time-sinks to get to 50 in the next five and a half weeks. This set of three was all pretty good. I'd recommend reading a blog post about Paradox of Choice rather than reading the whole book, which is definitely too repetitive.

The Freddie deBoer book is solid and insightful - perhaps not a profoundly rich text to be returned to over and over again, but I would absolutely recommend it as a timely and relevant for understanding our current cultural/political moment.

I think I will be reading a lot more Byung-Chul Han. He is a Korean-born German philosopher whose cultural philosophy has a lot of values overlap with Mustachian rejection of workism and consumerism. One particular concern of this book is the idea that the sabbath or other holidays (holy days) set aside time in which life was not a means to an end (work) but instead living was the end in itself. The values inherent in these ritual practice are in conflict with contemporary values, and so these rituals have largely died off. In a culture that truly understood the value of life in itself (and not life as a means towards production/work), early retirement might not be so counter-cultural. That is only one point among many in this book.

Reading some more Han before the year is up should help me catch up - his books are really slim, and while the ideas are dense and profound, the language is very clear and readable.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on November 23, 2023, 06:23:18 AM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy
11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
16The Two-Faced QueenNick MartellLibrarySequel4/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
17The Glass Bead GameHerman HesseLibraryTBR List4/16/2023General Fiction
DNFThe Tin DrumGunter GlassLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
18A Shadow In SummerDaniel AbrahamLibraryTBR List4/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFAusterlitzW.G. SebaldLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
19The Fifth SeasonN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List5/3/2023Fiction - Fantasy
20A Betrayal in WinterDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel5/9/2023Fiction - Fantasy
21Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado PerezLibraryTBR List5/13/2023General Nonfiction
22The Dark TalentBrandon SandersonLibraryReread5/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
23Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your MessRachel HoffmanLibraryTBR List5/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
24Bastille vs the Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson, Janci PattersonLibrarySequel5/21/2023Fiction - Fantasy
25The Obelisk GateN.K. JemisinOwnSequel5/23/2023Fiction - Fantasy
26LolitaVladimir NabokovLibraryTBR List6/1/2023General Fiction
27An Autumn WarDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel6/2/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFUnderworldDon DeLilloLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
28The Stone SkyN.K. JemisinOwnSequel6/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
29Furies of CalderonJim ButcherLibraryTBR List6/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
30The Couples' Pregnancy Guide: How to Navigate Pregnancy and Childbirth as a TeamD'Anthony and Rachel WardOwnOther6/16/2023General Nonfiction
DNFGo Tell It on the MountainJames BaldwinLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
31Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout GenerationAnne Helen PetersenLibraryTBR List6/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
32The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New MotherHeng OuOwnOther6/24/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
33The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval EnglandBrandon SandersonOwnOther7/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
34The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMuriel SparkLibraryTBR List7/2/2023General Fiction
35The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-SufficiencyAnna HessLibraryTBR List7/6/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
36The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMilan KunderaLibraryTBR List7/7/2023General Fiction
37Academ's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
38NauseaJean-Paul SartreLibraryTBR List7/15/2023General Fiction
39Red SisterMark LawrenceLibraryTBR List7/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
40Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting from Birth to PreschoolEmily OsterLibraryTBR List7/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
41The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List7/22/2023Fiction - Fantasy
42The Price of SpringDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel7/25/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFRabbit, RunJohn UpdikeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
43Cursor's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/27/2023Fiction - Fantasy
44Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities - From the Very StartMagda Gerber and Allison JohnsonLibraryTBR List7/28/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
45Captain's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/30/2023Fiction - Fantasy
46The Masterharper of PernAnne McCaffreyOwnReread7/31/2023Fiction - Fantasy
47What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to MotherhoodAlexandra Sacks and Catherine BirndorfLibraryTBR List8/6/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
48Things Fall ApartChinua AchebeLibraryTBR List8/7/2023General Fiction
49Grey SisterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
50Holy SisterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
51The House of MirthEdith WhartonLibraryTBR List8/16/2023General Fiction
52Princeps' FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel8/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
53First Lord's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel8/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
54Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to RealityLaura A Jana and Jennifer ShuLibraryTBR List8/22/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
55Kings of the WyldNicholas EamesLibraryTBR List8/29/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFThe WardenAnthony TrollopeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
56Emotional Intelligence: Why it can Matter More than IQDaniel GolemanLibraryTBR List9/3/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
57Lucky JimKingsley AmisLibraryTBR List9/3/2023General Fiction
DNFLes MiserablesVictor HugoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
58WizardbornDavid FarlandLibrarySequel9/8/2023Fiction - Fantasy
59The Big SleepRaymond ChandlerLibraryTBR List9/10/2023General Fiction
60Bloody RoseNicholas EamesLibrarySequel9/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
61Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and BeyondNancy BardackeLibraryTBR List9/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
DNFClarissaSamuel RichardsonLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFA Question of UpbringingAnthony PowellLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
62Precious Little SleepAlexis DubiefLibraryTBR List9/26/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
63Promise of BloodBrian McClellanLibraryTBR List10/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
64AtonementIan McEwanLibraryTBR List10/9/2023General Fiction
DNFStorm in JuneIrene NemirovskyLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
65DiasporaGreg EganLibraryTBR List10/15/2023Fiction - Science Fiction
66The Crimson CampaignBrian McClellanLibrarySequel10/19/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFThe History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingHenry FieldingLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFLife: A User's ManualGeorges PerecLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
67The Autumn RepublicBrian McClellanLibrarySequel10/31/2023Fiction - Fantasy

68The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible ChildrenRoss W GreeneLibraryTBR List11/1/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
DNFCranfordElizabeth GaskellLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
69Yumi and the Nightmare PainterBrandon SandersonOwnOther11/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFVitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich LifeRichard LouvLibraryTBR ListN/ANonfiction - Self-help
70The Poppy WarR.F. KuangLibraryTBR List11/22/2023Fiction - Fantasy

Nonfiction - 17
From TBR - 54
Sequels - 25
DNF - 18
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on November 24, 2023, 12:52:34 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.
27: Min historie (My Story), by Petter Northug/written by Jonas Forsang.
28: The Midnight Rose, by Lucinda Riley
29: Sekten by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
30: Svampar & Svampgifter, by Folke, Hirell, Hultén and Myrnäs. A study book about poisonous mushrooms and mushroom poisons, in Swedish.
31: Mentalisten (The Mentalist), by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
32: Skriften i vannet (The writing in the water), by John Ajvide Lindqvist
33: Kroppen for voksne (The body, for adults), by Trond-Viggo Torgersen.
34: Surdeig (Sourdough), by Caper André
35: Knallgode brød (Really Good Bread), by Wenche Frölich
36: Veggies, by Jamie Oliver
37: Fermentering (Fermentation), by Gry Hammer
38: Sparekokeboka (The Saving Cookbook), by Kristoffer Tvilde
39: Fattig Student (Poor Student), by Karen Elene Thorsen
40: Kongen av Lofoten (The King of Lofoten), by Lars Lenth
41: Allmenn teori om glemsel (a General Theory of Oblivion), by José Eduardo Agualusa
42: Fermentert Mat (Fermented Food), A. E. Scheen (reread)
43: Sylting of Safting heile året (Pickling and Juicing through the year) by G. Djupvik

44: Ordinary Monsters, by J.M. Miro
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on November 25, 2023, 08:41:19 AM
For anyone who likes book recommendations, the NPR best books list for 2023 has been out for a while now! I always spend forever looking through it and adding things to my to read list.

https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2023
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on November 27, 2023, 07:35:36 AM
43. Broke in America by Joanne Samuel Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on November 27, 2023, 07:43:36 AM
For anyone who likes book recommendations, the NPR best books list for 2023 has been out for a while now! I always spend forever looking through it and adding things to my to read list.

https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2023

Thank you.
I ordered some of them at the library. One was even translated into Norwegian and locally available.
The rest I need to browse when I have more time.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: gatortator on November 27, 2023, 08:49:22 AM
49. Sophie‘s world, a novel about the history of philosophy, by Jostein Gaarder, English translation by Paulette Moeller
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on November 27, 2023, 03:12:06 PM
51. Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline
52. Hello Stranger, Katherine Center
53. Wings Once Cursed and Bound, Piper J. Drake
54. The Invisible Hour, Alice Hoffman
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on November 27, 2023, 07:04:16 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio).

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2).

33.  The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Aug 21) (audio).

34.  Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson (Sep 2).

35.  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sep 4) (audio).

36.  The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope (Sep 5).

37.  Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson (Sep 6).

38.  Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, by Andrea Lankford (Sep 20) (audio).

39.  The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell (Sep 25).

40.  The Land of Little Rain, by Mary Hunter Austin (Oct 5).

41.  Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories, by Alice Munro (Oct 9).

42.  The Road to Station X: From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park, a Memoir of One Woman's Journey Through World War Two, by Sara Baring (Oct 12) (audio).

43.  The Vaster Wilds, by Lauren Groff (Oct 15) (audio).

44.  The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions, by Peter Brannen (Oct 15).

45.  The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, by Philip Pullman (Oct 16) (audio).   

46.  Our Lady of Darkness, by Fritz Leiber (Oct 22).

47.  I Didn't Do It, by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (Oct 23) (audio).

48.  The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson (Oct 26) (audio). 

49.  Lost Paradise, by Kathy Marks (Oct 29). 

50.  Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail, by Suzanne Roberts (Oct 30) (audio).

51.  Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan (Oct 30).

52.  The Guest Cat, by Takashi Hiraide (Nov 2) (audio).

53.  Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, by Parker J. Palmer (Nov 11) (audio). 

54.  The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin (Nov 11). 

55.  Clark and Division, by Naomi Hirahara (Nov 15) (audio).

56.  The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World, edited by Alison Hawthorne Deming & Lauret Savoy (Nov 16).

57.  Fantastic Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness and Save the Planet, edited by Paul Stamets (Nov 20).

58.  I Know What's Best for You: Stories on Reproductive Freedom, edited by Shelly Oria (Nov 22) (audio).  An excellent collection of essays, stories, creative nonfiction, plays, poetry, and more.

59.  I Was Here, by Rachel Kadish (Nov 26) (audio). A nice novella, but didn't have quite the same intricacy of The Weight of Ink about which the only thing I remember at this point was that I was enraptured.

60.  The Blood of the Vampire, by Florence Marryat (Nov 27). I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this 1897 novel, even though I had gotten it from a list recommending creepy thrillers and it wasn't.

Well, I was supposed to stop at 60 this year, but I'm already partway into #61 and certainly couldn't go without a book for a whole month.  I'll give myself a pass since many of the recent books have been so short they should really only count as a half. 

It has been very fun to clear out a lot of my "back catalog" on my to-read list, since I finally started an account on hoopla through my library, which has a lot of books Libby/Overdrive does not.  I still don't love reading on my phone or tablet (since I can't use my kindle with hoopla), but I've gotten sort of used to it.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: gatortator on December 01, 2023, 08:44:53 AM
50.  Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

and done!  50 categories, 50 books, 1 year library challenge is complete. 

The library sent me the e-certificate already along with 3 bonus categories for some bonus swag in January.  I love my library and its librarians! They have awesome programs for everyone and this challenge has me reading genres/formats I would normally skip.  Thank you library!

And thank you to all of you.  I finished the challenge one month early this year.  Though this topic is mostly a passive recording of what everyone is reading, it still held me accountable to stay on track, especially during the triple digit months of July, August and September, when my desire to read plummets. 
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on December 01, 2023, 06:26:09 PM
51. Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline
52. Hello Stranger, Katherine Center
53. Wings Once Cursed and Bound, Piper J. Drake
54. The Invisible Hour, Alice Hoffman
55. Starling House, Alix E. Harrow
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on December 02, 2023, 04:53:15 PM
Howdy All!

It has been a while since I recorded any reads. I caught a nasty case of covid in August and it took until December to realize it may have fried my brain a tiny bit.

My work has also gotten crazy and I've taken on a side gig which has cut into reading time.

I am still reading, but have found myself only interested in rereads lately.

Rereads include:
Atonement
Possession
Cloud Atlas
Anne of Green Gables series
How to be a Happier Parent

All are books that hold special places in my heart so I might be in some sort of literary nesting phase or something ?:)

I love reading folks' lists and look forward to getting through some of these in 2024.
 
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on December 04, 2023, 11:02:12 AM
51. Charm City Rocks by Matthew Norman
52. Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on December 06, 2023, 07:17:09 AM
44. How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on December 07, 2023, 09:01:49 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.
27: Min historie (My Story), by Petter Northug/written by Jonas Forsang.
28: The Midnight Rose, by Lucinda Riley
29: Sekten by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
30: Svampar & Svampgifter, by Folke, Hirell, Hultén and Myrnäs. A study book about poisonous mushrooms and mushroom poisons, in Swedish.
31: Mentalisten (The Mentalist), by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
32: Skriften i vannet (The writing in the water), by John Ajvide Lindqvist
33: Kroppen for voksne (The body, for adults), by Trond-Viggo Torgersen.
34: Surdeig (Sourdough), by Caper André
35: Knallgode brød (Really Good Bread), by Wenche Frölich
36: Veggies, by Jamie Oliver
37: Fermentering (Fermentation), by Gry Hammer
38: Sparekokeboka (The Saving Cookbook), by Kristoffer Tvilde
39: Fattig Student (Poor Student), by Karen Elene Thorsen
40: Kongen av Lofoten (The King of Lofoten), by Lars Lenth
41: Allmenn teori om glemsel (a General Theory of Oblivion), by José Eduardo Agualusa
42: Fermentert Mat (Fermented Food), A. E. Scheen (reread)
43: Sylting of Safting heile året (Pickling and Juicing through the year) by G. Djupvik
44: Ordinary Monsters, by J.M. Miro

45: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: erp on December 07, 2023, 11:41:48 AM
I'm not going to hit 50, but I'm at 30 or so. This has been an inspiring list to read over the year!
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on December 07, 2023, 10:11:52 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio).

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2).

33.  The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Aug 21) (audio).

34.  Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson (Sep 2).

35.  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sep 4) (audio).

36.  The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope (Sep 5).

37.  Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson (Sep 6).

38.  Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, by Andrea Lankford (Sep 20) (audio).

39.  The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell (Sep 25).

40.  The Land of Little Rain, by Mary Hunter Austin (Oct 5).

41.  Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories, by Alice Munro (Oct 9).

42.  The Road to Station X: From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park, a Memoir of One Woman's Journey Through World War Two, by Sara Baring (Oct 12) (audio).

43.  The Vaster Wilds, by Lauren Groff (Oct 15) (audio).

44.  The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions, by Peter Brannen (Oct 15).

45.  The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, by Philip Pullman (Oct 16) (audio).   

46.  Our Lady of Darkness, by Fritz Leiber (Oct 22).

47.  I Didn't Do It, by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (Oct 23) (audio).

48.  The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson (Oct 26) (audio). 

49.  Lost Paradise, by Kathy Marks (Oct 29). 

50.  Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail, by Suzanne Roberts (Oct 30) (audio).

51.  Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan (Oct 30).

52.  The Guest Cat, by Takashi Hiraide (Nov 2) (audio).

53.  Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, by Parker J. Palmer (Nov 11) (audio). 

54.  The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin (Nov 11). 

55.  Clark and Division, by Naomi Hirahara (Nov 15) (audio).

56.  The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World, edited by Alison Hawthorne Deming & Lauret Savoy (Nov 16).

57.  Fantastic Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness and Save the Planet, edited by Paul Stamets (Nov 20).

58.  I Know What's Best for You: Stories on Reproductive Freedom, edited by Shelly Oria (Nov 22) (audio). 

59.  I Was Here, by Rachel Kadish (Nov 26) (audio).

60.  The Blood of the Vampire, by Florence Marryat (Nov 27).

61.  One Blade Of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir, by Henry Shukman (Dec 5) (audio).  Nice prose and interesting to hear the details of someone's ups and downs on the long path to enlightenment (but could have been a touch more pithy).

62.  The Best We Could Do, by Thi Bui (Dec 6).  My first graphic novel, I think! I thought it was great (although the movement through the book, which wasn't seamless on hoopla, made it a little frustrating).

63.  The Trial, by Franz Kafka (Dec 7). So disappointed in this.  Had high hopes because I was really intrigued and engaged by The Metamorphosis.  But the protagonist here was totally unlikeable and each chapter seemed a series of almost unrelated events that you would most often hear nothing more about.  The final chapter, which skipped ahead by about 7 years, was a mystery.  I realize it was unfinished when he died, but I was under the impression it was a lot better than I found it.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on December 07, 2023, 10:35:34 PM
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53) Your Art Will Save Your Life by Beth Pickens (audiobook)
54) Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer
55) The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Mate
56) Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles by Beth Pickens (audiobook)
57) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
58) Outsider: An Old Man, A Mountain and a Search for a Hidden Past by Brett Popplewell
59) Inside Of A Dog: What Dogs See, Smell and Know by Alexandra Horowitz
60) Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy by Zazie Todd
61) Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into the World of Smell by Alexandra Horowitz
62) Canine Enrichment for the Real World: Making It a Part of Your Dog's Daily Life by Allie Bender & Emily Strong
63) Space Beneath My Feet by Gwen Moffatt

recently finished/reading: this is the "OMG, I'M IN OVER MY HEAD" period of dog-based reading...continued

64) Decoding Your Dog: : Explaining Common Dog Behaviors and How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones by Amer. Coll. of Veterinary Behaviorists, Debra F. Horwitz
65) Extraordinary Unknowing by Elizabeth Mayer
65) Lessons in Chemistry (finally-- *fiction*!!) by Bonnie Garmus (bookclub)
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on December 09, 2023, 07:34:48 AM
51. Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline
52. Hello Stranger, Katherine Center
53. Wings Once Cursed and Bound, Piper J. Drake
54. The Invisible Hour, Alice Hoffman
55. Starling House, Alix E. Harrow
56. Cassiel’s Servant, Jaqueline Carey
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on December 09, 2023, 09:02:35 AM
My update
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                      Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                           Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                              Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                                 Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                            Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson         Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                                    Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia    Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                            Feb
10.Tip of the Iceburg - Mark Adams                                     -March
11.Diddly Squat - til the cows come home- Jeremy Clarkson - March
12.Budgets don't work - Melissa Browne                              -March
13.Orchard- A year in England's Eden McDonald /Gates        -March
14.Help the witch Tom Cox                                                 -March
15. The green garden - Arin Murphy Hiscock                        -April
16. The little book of Lykke -Meik Wiking                             -April
17, Crusaders - Dan Jones                                                 - April
18.Retirement reinvention - Robin Ryan                              - April
19. Buddhism for busy people                                             April
20. Farewell Mr Puffin - Paul Heiney                                      -May
21.Nowhere for very long - Brianna Madia                           -May
22. Wilding -Isabella Tree                                                   -May
23. The England Coast - Stephen Neale                              - May
24. Rewilding Childhood - Mike Fairclough                            - June
25.The Iceman speaks - Wim Hof                                       - June
26. A zero waste family -  Anita Vandyke                             -June
27. The joyful frugalista  - Serina Bird                                  -June
28. Beak, tooth and claw - Mary Colwell                               -June
29. Live of the stoics - Ryan Holiday                                    - July
30. How to have a good day - Caroline Webb                        - July
31. Rough guide to Turkey - Terry Richardson                       -July
32. Lonely planet Turkey - Lonely Planet                              - July
33. Green living made easy - Nancy Birtwhistle                    - August
34. Feel better in 5 Rangan Chatterjee                                 - August
35. Tea for One - Alice Taylor                                              -August
36. Euphoria -Erin Cullhed                                                  -August
37. Go wild  - Roger Deakin                                               - September
38. Figuring out the past Turchanand Hoyer                         - September
39.The easy way  - Allan Carr                                             - September
40. Northerners - Brian Groom                                            -October
41. The travelling Cat chronicles - Hiro Arikawa                     - October
42. Orkney  - Rough guide                                                   - October
43.Mental Fitness - Ant Middleton                                         - November
44. Symbols and their meanings - Jack Tressidder                  -November
45.The self love habit - Fiona Brennan                                   - November
46.Future steading - Jade Miles                                             -November
47.wintering - Kathrine May                                                  -December
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on December 10, 2023, 02:34:15 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.
27: Min historie (My Story), by Petter Northug/written by Jonas Forsang.
28: The Midnight Rose, by Lucinda Riley
29: Sekten by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
30: Svampar & Svampgifter, by Folke, Hirell, Hultén and Myrnäs. A study book about poisonous mushrooms and mushroom poisons, in Swedish.
31: Mentalisten (The Mentalist), by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
32: Skriften i vannet (The writing in the water), by John Ajvide Lindqvist
33: Kroppen for voksne (The body, for adults), by Trond-Viggo Torgersen.
34: Surdeig (Sourdough), by Caper André
35: Knallgode brød (Really Good Bread), by Wenche Frölich
36: Veggies, by Jamie Oliver
37: Fermentering (Fermentation), by Gry Hammer
38: Sparekokeboka (The Saving Cookbook), by Kristoffer Tvilde
39: Fattig Student (Poor Student), by Karen Elene Thorsen
40: Kongen av Lofoten (The King of Lofoten), by Lars Lenth
41: Allmenn teori om glemsel (a General Theory of Oblivion), by José Eduardo Agualusa
42: Fermentert Mat (Fermented Food), A. E. Scheen (reread)
43: Sylting of Safting heile året (Pickling and Juicing through the year) by G. Djupvik
44: Ordinary Monsters, by J.M. Miro
45: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

46: Landet som lovet alt (The country that promised everything) by Sidsel Wold.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on December 10, 2023, 03:05:18 PM
Twenty-five books this time instead of 20, because I've officially hit my 365 goal! Favourites marked.

341. Colors of Chaos by L.E. Modesitt
342. Magi'i of Cyador by L.E. Modesitt
343. Scion of Cyador by L.E. Modesitt
344. Wellspring of Chaos by L.E. Modesitt
345. Ordermaster by L.E. Modesitt
346. Natural Ordermage by L.E. Modesitt
347. Mage-Guard of Hamor by L.E. Modesitt
348. Arms-Commander by L.E. Modesitt
349. Cyador's Heirs by L.E. Modesitt
350. Heritage of Cyador by L.E. Modesitt
351. Recluce Tales by L.E. Modesitt
352. The Mongrel Mage by L.E. Modesitt
353. Outcasts of Order by L.E. Modesitt
354. The Mage-Fire War by L.E. Modesitt


I'm still loving the Recluce series, just a great epic fantasy.

355. From a Far and Lovely Country by Alexander McCall Smith
356. Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman
357. The Temple of Fortuna by Elodie Harper
358. The Godhead Complex by James Dashner
359. Saevus Corax Captures the Castle by K.J. Parker
360. Vengeance of the Pirate Queen by Tricia Levenseller
361. What Wild Women Do by Karma Brown
362. Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
363. System Collapse by Martha Wells
364. Defiant by Brandon Sanderson
365. The Endless War by Danielle Jensen

For the rest of this year I'm hoping to finish the Recluce series (one more book), read the Corean series in full (eight books), and catch up on all my new releases (eight more books).

In addition to other challenges, I'm hoping to read the Harvard Classics (five foot shelf + fiction, 71 volumes total) in full in 2024. Does anyone know if there are any online groups dedicated to that? It would be nice to have some accountability as it's quite a large project, about 37,000 pages of what I assume will be fairly dense writing. Doing it with a group or a buddy would make it a lot easier.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on December 10, 2023, 06:30:22 PM

1. Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
2. Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker
4. Atomic Habits by James Clear
5. The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay (accidental reread according to my kindle)
6. Good Food Bad Diet by Abby Langer
7. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
8. Designing Your Life by by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
9. The House With the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
10. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
11. Desperation in Death by JD Robb
12. The Belle of Bellgrave Square by Mim Matthews
13. The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
14. The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
15. It Girl by Ruth Ware
16. Juliet by Anne Fortier
17. Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
18. The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
19. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
20. The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick
21. Bridgertons Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn
22. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
23. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
24. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
25. Spare by Prince Harry
26. The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly by Margaretta Magnusson
27. Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work by Drs Paul Babiak & Robert D Hare
28. Laws of Money by Suze Orman
29. Verity by Colleen Hoover
30. A Maid's Diary by Loreth Ann White
31. Screaming on the Inside by Jessica Gross
32. Dawnlands by Phillipa Gregory   
33. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
34. Shadow of the Hedgemon by Orson Scott Card
35. Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card
36. Taste by Stanley Tucci
37. Witch, Please! by Ann Aguire
38. Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo
39. The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor
40. Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
41. On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah
42. The Cottage by Danielle Steel
43. The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honree Fannone Jeffers
44. Crowning Glory of Calla Lilly Ponder by Rebecca Wells
45. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
46. Song of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
47. Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
48. Daughters of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
49. The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
50. New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
51.Madam Tussaud: A novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
52. The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
53. Galatea by Madeline Miller (shorter than a novella, more like a long story)
54. Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames by Laura Maiklem
55. The End We Start From by Megan Hunter
56. Attention Span by GLoria Mark, PhD
57. Love and Fury by Samantha Silva
58. The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
59. Outlive by Peter Attia
60. The Nordic Theory of Everything by Anu Partanen
61. Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Morning Glory on December 14, 2023, 08:06:08 AM
80. The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
-3rd and final book in series. I like how she did the ending.

81. In Great Waters by Kit Whitfield
-fun historical fantasy with mermaids

82. The Singer's Gun by Emily St. John Mandel
-nice older work by this author

83. The Insect Crisis: The fall of the tiny empires that rule the world by Oliver Milman (audio book)
-sorta depressing but the author emphasized the point that insects are one area where individuals with a small garden are able to make a bit of difference. I have gained a new appreciation for dung beetles.

84. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
-this is popular for some reason. The concept was nice (drama about an enmeshed family) and the plot was decent but I did not like the writing style (too much explaining, not enough action).

85. Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price
-This one touches on a lot of topics I've seen on the forum over the years so may be interesting to a lot of people here. In addition to workplace burnout, Price also discusses other cultural factors that make us tie our self-worth to achievement or other external goals that take a lot of effort. This NPR interview summarizes the book pretty well: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1039676445/laziness-does-not-exist-devon-price

86. The Farm by Joanne Ramos
-scary thriller about the gestational surrogate industry and how immigrant women and care workers in general are treated in the US. This was really well written and I liked the subtle dark humor but the story got more and more fucked up as it went along and the ending made me angry so it was definitely not a relaxing thing to read.

87. The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karin Smirnoff
-Continuation of Stieg Larsson's series by a new author. Not great but not terrible either. It is fine as a standalone book if you have not read the others or if it has been a long time. 

88. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
-memoir from a young doctor with a fatal cancer diagnosis. There were a lot of good concepts in here especially relating to empathy and prioritization of time.

89. Moonwalking with Einstein: The art and science of remembering everything by Joshua Foer
-Documentary-style book about competitive memorizers. It was nice to read a nonfiction about something fun and quirky for a change.

90. The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris
-tragedy set in the post-civil-war US south. Very theme-heavy, a bit slow to start out but I ended up really enjoying it.  Don't get too attached to any of the characters.

91. The Year of Less by Cait Flanders (audio book)
-there is already a thread about this one. It was less about a shopping ban and more about maintaining sobriety through life changes and family/job stress.

I have 4 currently in-progress so might get to my stretch goal of 100 books if I pick up a few more short ones or my turn comes back around for some I ran out of time before finishing.



Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on December 14, 2023, 10:22:43 PM
51. Memory of Old Jack by Wendell Berry

52. The Best American Short Stories of 2021, Ed. By Jesmyn Ward. Highly recommended - there were some really powerful stories.

53. The Three of Us by Ore Agbaje-Williams. I didn't like this one at all and don't understand all the praise it got.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on December 15, 2023, 06:50:16 AM
51. Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline
52. Hello Stranger, Katherine Center
53. Wings Once Cursed and Bound, Piper J. Drake
54. The Invisible Hour, Alice Hoffman
55. Starling House, Alix E. Harrow
56. Cassiel’s Servant, Jaqueline Carey
57. Assistant to the Villain, Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on December 16, 2023, 01:47:15 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.
27: Min historie (My Story), by Petter Northug/written by Jonas Forsang.
28: The Midnight Rose, by Lucinda Riley
29: Sekten by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
30: Svampar & Svampgifter, by Folke, Hirell, Hultén and Myrnäs. A study book about poisonous mushrooms and mushroom poisons, in Swedish.
31: Mentalisten (The Mentalist), by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
32: Skriften i vannet (The writing in the water), by John Ajvide Lindqvist
33: Kroppen for voksne (The body, for adults), by Trond-Viggo Torgersen.
34: Surdeig (Sourdough), by Caper André
35: Knallgode brød (Really Good Bread), by Wenche Frölich
36: Veggies, by Jamie Oliver
37: Fermentering (Fermentation), by Gry Hammer
38: Sparekokeboka (The Saving Cookbook), by Kristoffer Tvilde
39: Fattig Student (Poor Student), by Karen Elene Thorsen
40: Kongen av Lofoten (The King of Lofoten), by Lars Lenth
41: Allmenn teori om glemsel (a General Theory of Oblivion), by José Eduardo Agualusa
42: Fermentert Mat (Fermented Food), A. E. Scheen (reread)
43: Sylting of Safting heile året (Pickling and Juicing through the year) by G. Djupvik
44: Ordinary Monsters, by J.M. Miro
45: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
46: Landet som lovet alt (The country that promised everything) by Sidsel Wold.

47: The Retreat, by Sarah Pearse.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: PlanetDee on December 17, 2023, 08:02:54 AM
45. Diary of a Misfit by Casey Parks
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on December 17, 2023, 12:08:35 PM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio).

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2).

33.  The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Aug 21) (audio).

34.  Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson (Sep 2).

35.  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sep 4) (audio).

36.  The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope (Sep 5).

37.  Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson (Sep 6).

38.  Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, by Andrea Lankford (Sep 20) (audio).

39.  The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell (Sep 25).

40.  The Land of Little Rain, by Mary Hunter Austin (Oct 5).

41.  Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories, by Alice Munro (Oct 9).

42.  The Road to Station X: From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park, a Memoir of One Woman's Journey Through World War Two, by Sara Baring (Oct 12) (audio).

43.  The Vaster Wilds, by Lauren Groff (Oct 15) (audio).

44.  The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions, by Peter Brannen (Oct 15).

45.  The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, by Philip Pullman (Oct 16) (audio).   

46.  Our Lady of Darkness, by Fritz Leiber (Oct 22).

47.  I Didn't Do It, by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (Oct 23) (audio).

48.  The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson (Oct 26) (audio). 

49.  Lost Paradise, by Kathy Marks (Oct 29). 

50.  Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail, by Suzanne Roberts (Oct 30) (audio).

51.  Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan (Oct 30).

52.  The Guest Cat, by Takashi Hiraide (Nov 2) (audio).

53.  Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, by Parker J. Palmer (Nov 11) (audio). 

54.  The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin (Nov 11). 

55.  Clark and Division, by Naomi Hirahara (Nov 15) (audio).

56.  The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World, edited by Alison Hawthorne Deming & Lauret Savoy (Nov 16).

57.  Fantastic Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness and Save the Planet, edited by Paul Stamets (Nov 20).

58.  I Know What's Best for You: Stories on Reproductive Freedom, edited by Shelly Oria (Nov 22) (audio). 

59.  I Was Here, by Rachel Kadish (Nov 26) (audio).

60.  The Blood of the Vampire, by Florence Marryat (Nov 27).

61.  One Blade Of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir, by Henry Shukman (Dec 5) (audio).

62.  The Best We Could Do, by Thi Bui (Dec 6).

63.  The Trial, by Franz Kafka (Dec 7).

64.  The End of Drum-Time, by Hanna Pylväinen (Dec 10) (audio). Pretty cool historical fiction set in Lapland.

65.  The End of the Day, by Bill Clegg (Dec 14) (audio). I admire the author's intricately detailed story and pacing, but was also exhausted by and got impatient with it.  Bit of a bummer after adoring his previous book Did You Ever Have a Family.

66.  The Clockmaker's Daughter, by Kate Morton (Dec 17).  I've had such fun with so many of this author's previous historical fiction/mystery novels but this one - I think the intricacy got away from her and left plot holes, two dimernsional characters and tedium.  :(
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on December 19, 2023, 05:45:20 PM
51. Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline
52. Hello Stranger, Katherine Center
53. Wings Once Cursed and Bound, Piper J. Drake
54. The Invisible Hour, Alice Hoffman
55. Starling House, Alix E. Harrow
56. Cassiel’s Servant, Jaqueline Carey
57. Assistant to the Villain, Hannah Nicole Maehrer
58. Duke by Default, Alyssa Cole
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Frankies Girl on December 19, 2023, 10:28:03 PM
MAIN LIST

1. The Magpie Lord: Charm of Magpies (book 1) by KJ Charles
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
3. Leech by Hiron Ennes
4. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 10)
5. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 11)
6. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 12)
7. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 13)
8. The last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 14)
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The lunar chronicles, book 1)
10. God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 15)
11. Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness series, book 16)
12. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
13. Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (book 3 in the trilogy)
14. As I knew him : my dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling
15. The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill
16. The ghost of Christmas past: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
17.  Wild Irish rose: A Molly Murphy Mystery by Rhys Bowen
18. Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight mystery #1) by Victoria Thompson
19.  In The Time of Our History by Susanne Pari
20.  The Spite House by Johnny Compton
21. Rules for Vampires by Alex Foulkes
22. Scarlet (The Lunar chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
23. Pigs Don't Fly by Mary Brown
24. Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karyl McBride, PhD
25. Murder at the Mansion(a Victorian Village Mystery #1) by Sheila Connolly
26. Buried in a Bog (County Cork Mystery #1) by Sheila Connolly
27. The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner
28. Killer in the Carriage House (a Victorian Village Mystery #2) by Sheila Connolly
29. Scandal in Skibbereen (County Cork Mystery #2) by Sheila Connolly
30. So Close (a Blacklist Novel #1) by Sylvia Day
31. Hotel Paradise by Martha Grimes
32. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
33. Murder on St. Mark's Place by Victoria Thompson (Gaslight Series #2)
34.  Murder on Gramercy Park by Victoria Thompson (Gaslight Series #3)
35.  You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith (no not the actor, the poet)
36.  Murder on Marble Row by Victoria Thompson (Gaslight Series #4)



JUST COMPLETED

37.  Playing the Witch Card by K.J. Dell'Antonia
Flair leaves her cheating husband and with her 13 year old daughter, moves back to her grandmother's home town, after inheriting her home and opens a pastry shop. Also happens to come from a magical family, also also happens to be magic herself, but she cast off that part of herself a long time ago. Or so she thought. Halloween is huge in the little town and she and her family get drawn into both it and curses, romance and something potentially sinister. It was cute for the most part, and it read a bit more as a light romance with some family drama and lots of witch stuff than dark and deeply engaging.






DID NOT FINISH

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
It seemed okay, but just don't have the right headspace to read at the moment.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on December 20, 2023, 12:38:38 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.
27: Min historie (My Story), by Petter Northug/written by Jonas Forsang.
28: The Midnight Rose, by Lucinda Riley
29: Sekten by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
30: Svampar & Svampgifter, by Folke, Hirell, Hultén and Myrnäs. A study book about poisonous mushrooms and mushroom poisons, in Swedish.
31: Mentalisten (The Mentalist), by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
32: Skriften i vannet (The writing in the water), by John Ajvide Lindqvist
33: Kroppen for voksne (The body, for adults), by Trond-Viggo Torgersen.
34: Surdeig (Sourdough), by Caper André
35: Knallgode brød (Really Good Bread), by Wenche Frölich
36: Veggies, by Jamie Oliver
37: Fermentering (Fermentation), by Gry Hammer
38: Sparekokeboka (The Saving Cookbook), by Kristoffer Tvilde
39: Fattig Student (Poor Student), by Karen Elene Thorsen
40: Kongen av Lofoten (The King of Lofoten), by Lars Lenth
41: Allmenn teori om glemsel (a General Theory of Oblivion), by José Eduardo Agualusa
42: Fermentert Mat (Fermented Food), A. E. Scheen (reread)
43: Sylting of Safting heile året (Pickling and Juicing through the year) by G. Djupvik
44: Ordinary Monsters, by J.M. Miro
45: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
46: Landet som lovet alt (The country that promised everything) by Sidsel Wold.
47: The Retreat, by Sarah Pearse.

48: Fermented Foods, The History and Science of a Microbiological wonder, by Christine Baumgarthuber.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on December 23, 2023, 09:19:47 AM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.
27: Min historie (My Story), by Petter Northug/written by Jonas Forsang.
28: The Midnight Rose, by Lucinda Riley
29: Sekten by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
30: Svampar & Svampgifter, by Folke, Hirell, Hultén and Myrnäs. A study book about poisonous mushrooms and mushroom poisons, in Swedish.
31: Mentalisten (The Mentalist), by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
32: Skriften i vannet (The writing in the water), by John Ajvide Lindqvist
33: Kroppen for voksne (The body, for adults), by Trond-Viggo Torgersen.
34: Surdeig (Sourdough), by Caper André
35: Knallgode brød (Really Good Bread), by Wenche Frölich
36: Veggies, by Jamie Oliver
37: Fermentering (Fermentation), by Gry Hammer
38: Sparekokeboka (The Saving Cookbook), by Kristoffer Tvilde
39: Fattig Student (Poor Student), by Karen Elene Thorsen
40: Kongen av Lofoten (The King of Lofoten), by Lars Lenth
41: Allmenn teori om glemsel (a General Theory of Oblivion), by José Eduardo Agualusa
42: Fermentert Mat (Fermented Food), A. E. Scheen (reread)
43: Sylting of Safting heile året (Pickling and Juicing through the year) by G. Djupvik
44: Ordinary Monsters, by J.M. Miro
45: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
46: Landet som lovet alt (The country that promised everything) by Sidsel Wold.
47: The Retreat, by Sarah Pearse.
48: Fermented Foods, The History and Science of a Microbiological wonder, by Christine Baumgarthuber.

49: How to sell a haunted house, by Grady Hendrix.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on December 24, 2023, 08:59:03 AM
...
58) Outsider: An Old Man, A Mountain and a Search for a Hidden Past by Brett Popplewell
59) Inside Of A Dog: What Dogs See, Smell and Know by Alexandra Horowitz
60) Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy by Zazie Todd
61) Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into the World of Smell by Alexandra Horowitz
62) Canine Enrichment for the Real World: Making It a Part of Your Dog's Daily Life by Allie Bender & Emily Strong
63) Space Beneath My Feet by Gwen Moffatt
64) Decoding Your Dog: : Explaining Common Dog Behaviors and How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones by Amer. Coll. of Veterinary Behaviorists, Debra F. Horwitz
65) Lessons in Chemistry (fiction) by Bonnie Garmus (bookclub)
66) Extraordinary Unknowing by Elizabeth Mayer : still in progress

recently finished/reading

67) Stay True: A memoir by Hua Hsu
68) Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (bookclub): Somewhat gruesome & dark but also silly murder mystery.



Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Log on December 25, 2023, 12:00:19 AM
1. So Good They Can't Ignore You (Cal Newport)
2. The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
3. The Simple Path to Wealth (JL Collins)
4. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley, re-read)
5. The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
6. Happy City (Charles Montgomery)
7. The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
8. How to Be Perfect (Michael Schur)
9. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R Covey)
10. A Wizard of Eathsea (Ursula K Le Guin)
11. Four Thousand Weeks (Oliver Burkeman)

12. Of Boys and Men (Richard Reeves)
13. The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
14. The Great Gatsby (F Scott Fitzgerald)
15. Slouching Towards Utopia (J Bradford DeLong)
16. Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
17. Golden Gates (Conor Dougherty)
18. Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
19. Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
20. Bewilderment (Richard Powers)
21. Autonorama (Peter Norton)
22. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (Erving Goffman)
23. Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
24. Coventry (Rachel Cusk)
25. One Billion Americans (Matt Yglesias)
26. Travels With Charley (Steinbeck)

27. Wanting (Luke Burgis)
28. Sea of Tranquility (Emily St. John Mandel)
29. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
30. Paved Paradise (Henry Grabar)

31. We Need to Hang Out (Billy Baker)
32. Dostoevsky Reads Hegel in Siberia and Bursts Into Tears (László F. Földényi)
33. Notes from the Underground (Dostoevsky)
34. The Shallows (Nicholas Carr)
35. Triumph of the City by Ed Glaeser
36. Hegel: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Singer
37. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
38. Performance Success by Don Greene (re-read)
39. The Poppy War by RF Kuang
40. Trust by Pete Buttigieg
41. How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement by Freddie deBoer
42. The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwarz
43. The Disappearance of Rituals by Byung-Chul Han
44. The Cult of Smart by Freddie DeBoer
45. Psychopolitics by Byung-Chul Han
46. The Idiot by Dostoevsky
47. The Idiot by Elif Batuman
48. Foucault: A Very Short Introduction by Gary Gutting
49. What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
50. Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck (re-read)

Just crossed 50 the other day - I might yet get to 51 in these last few days, 52 seems less likely.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on December 25, 2023, 03:32:49 PM
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.
27: Min historie (My Story), by Petter Northug/written by Jonas Forsang.
28: The Midnight Rose, by Lucinda Riley
29: Sekten by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
30: Svampar & Svampgifter, by Folke, Hirell, Hultén and Myrnäs. A study book about poisonous mushrooms and mushroom poisons, in Swedish.
31: Mentalisten (The Mentalist), by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
32: Skriften i vannet (The writing in the water), by John Ajvide Lindqvist
33: Kroppen for voksne (The body, for adults), by Trond-Viggo Torgersen.
34: Surdeig (Sourdough), by Caper André
35: Knallgode brød (Really Good Bread), by Wenche Frölich
36: Veggies, by Jamie Oliver
37: Fermentering (Fermentation), by Gry Hammer
38: Sparekokeboka (The Saving Cookbook), by Kristoffer Tvilde
39: Fattig Student (Poor Student), by Karen Elene Thorsen
40: Kongen av Lofoten (The King of Lofoten), by Lars Lenth
41: Allmenn teori om glemsel (a General Theory of Oblivion), by José Eduardo Agualusa
42: Fermentert Mat (Fermented Food), A. E. Scheen (reread)
43: Sylting of Safting heile året (Pickling and Juicing through the year) by G. Djupvik
44: Ordinary Monsters, by J.M. Miro
45: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
46: Landet som lovet alt (The country that promised everything) by Sidsel Wold.
47: The Retreat, by Sarah Pearse.
48: Fermented Foods, The History and Science of a Microbiological wonder, by Christine Baumgarthuber.
49: How to sell a haunted house, by Grady Hendrix.

50: The Sanatorium, by Sarah Pearse.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: sui generis on December 26, 2023, 08:10:35 AM
1.  A Particular Kind of Black Man, by Tope Folarin (Jan 3) (audio).

2.  Ill Will, by Dan Chaon (Jan 13).

3.  Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Jan 27).

4.  Foster, by Claire Keegan (Jan 28).

5.  We All Want Impossible Things, by Catherine Newman (Feb 2).

6.  Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Feb 8) (audio).

7.  Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, by Paul G. Hensler with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Feb 13).

8.  Things I Have Withheld, by Kei Miller (Feb 15).

9.  The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki (Feb 18) (audio).

10.  Girlhood, by Melissa Febos (Feb 22) (audio).

11.  Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (Feb 23). 

12.  Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie (Mar 4) (audio).

13.  The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell (Mar 6).

14.  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Mar 20) (audio).

15.  The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent—and Reinvent—Our Identities, by Gregory Berns (Mar 22).

16.  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar 31) (audio).

17.  Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Apr 9).

18.  Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright (Apr 25) (audio).

19.  Ithaca, by Claire North (Apr 25).

20.  Home Before Dark, by Riley Sager (May 3).

21.  The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (May 7).

22.  Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (May 15) (audio).

23.  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (May 18).

24.  Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (May 23) (audio).

25.  The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes (May 24).

26.  The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Jun 12) (audio).

27.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini (Jun 23).

28.  Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus (Jun 25) (audio). 

29.  The Book of Dreams, by Nina George (Jul 6).

30.  Trust, by Hernan Diaz (Jul 18).

31.  Dead-End Memories: Stories, by Banana Yoshimoto (Jul 30) (audio).

32.  The Heart's Invisible Furies, by John Boyne (Aug 2).

33.  The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Aug 21) (audio).

34.  Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson (Sep 2).

35.  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sep 4) (audio).

36.  The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope (Sep 5).

37.  Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson (Sep 6).

38.  Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, by Andrea Lankford (Sep 20) (audio).

39.  The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell (Sep 25).

40.  The Land of Little Rain, by Mary Hunter Austin (Oct 5).

41.  Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories, by Alice Munro (Oct 9).

42.  The Road to Station X: From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park, a Memoir of One Woman's Journey Through World War Two, by Sara Baring (Oct 12) (audio).

43.  The Vaster Wilds, by Lauren Groff (Oct 15) (audio).

44.  The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions, by Peter Brannen (Oct 15).

45.  The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, by Philip Pullman (Oct 16) (audio).   

46.  Our Lady of Darkness, by Fritz Leiber (Oct 22).

47.  I Didn't Do It, by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (Oct 23) (audio).

48.  The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson (Oct 26) (audio). 

49.  Lost Paradise, by Kathy Marks (Oct 29). 

50.  Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail, by Suzanne Roberts (Oct 30) (audio).

51.  Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan (Oct 30).

52.  The Guest Cat, by Takashi Hiraide (Nov 2) (audio).

53.  Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, by Parker J. Palmer (Nov 11) (audio). 

54.  The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin (Nov 11). 

55.  Clark and Division, by Naomi Hirahara (Nov 15) (audio).

56.  The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World, edited by Alison Hawthorne Deming & Lauret Savoy (Nov 16).

57.  Fantastic Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness and Save the Planet, edited by Paul Stamets (Nov 20).

58.  I Know What's Best for You: Stories on Reproductive Freedom, edited by Shelly Oria (Nov 22) (audio). 

59.  I Was Here, by Rachel Kadish (Nov 26) (audio).

60.  The Blood of the Vampire, by Florence Marryat (Nov 27).

61.  One Blade Of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir, by Henry Shukman (Dec 5) (audio).

62.  The Best We Could Do, by Thi Bui (Dec 6).

63.  The Trial, by Franz Kafka (Dec 7).

64.  The End of Drum-Time, by Hanna Pylväinen (Dec 10) (audio).

65.  The End of the Day, by Bill Clegg (Dec 14) (audio).

66.  The Clockmaker's Daughter, by Kate Morton (Dec 17).

67.  A Head Full of Ghosts, by Paul Tremblay (Dec 19) (audio). Decent creepy novel.

68.  Book Lovers, by Emily Henry (Dec 22) (audio).  I thought this was going to be a fun novel with a side of romance to listen to while hiking, but it turned out to be full-on romance in all the best and (mostly) worst ways.

69.  The Fraud, by Zadie Smith (Dec 25).  On so many critics' Best of 2023 lists, but my friends and I were all left more than a little underwhelmed.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: redhead84 on December 27, 2023, 10:45:58 AM
Last update for 2023:

53. Five Gold Rings by Kristen Bailey
54. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
55. All That Is Mine I Carry with Me by William Landay
56. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: YellowCat on December 30, 2023, 06:09:27 AM
51. Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline
52. Hello Stranger, Katherine Center
53. Wings Once Cursed and Bound, Piper J. Drake
54. The Invisible Hour, Alice Hoffman
55. Starling House, Alix E. Harrow
56. Cassiel’s Servant, Jaqueline Carey
57. Assistant to the Villain, Hannah Nicole Maehrer
58. Duke by Default, Alyssa Cole
59. Dune, Frank Herbert
60. Prairie Fires, Caroline Fraser
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Raenia on December 30, 2023, 07:17:04 AM
TitleAuthorSourceReasonDate CompletedGenre
1The Sandman: The WakeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFDr ZhivagoBoris PasternakLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
2Death: The High Cost of LivingNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
3Death: The Time of Your LifeNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/7/2023Fiction - Fantasy
4Death and VeniceNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/8/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5BelovedToni MorrisonLibraryTBR List1/13/2023Fiction - Historical
6Sandman: OvertureNeil GaimanLibrarySequel1/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
7Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLibraryTBR List1/30/2023Fiction - Historical
8White Sand: Volume 1Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnReread2/5/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFMy Name is RedOrhan PamukLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
9White Sand: Volume 2Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel2/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
10DeathlessCatherynne ValenteLibraryTBR List2/16/2023Fiction - Fantasy
11At Large and At SmallAnne FadimanLibraryTBR List2/22/2023Nonfiction - Philosophy
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia MarquezLibraryTBR List3/4/2023General Fiction
13White Sand: Volume 3Brandon Sanderson, Rik HoskinOwnSequel3/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFLondon FieldsMartin AmisLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFThe Savage DetectivesRoberto BolanoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
14Tress of the Emerald SeaBrandon SandersonOwnOther3/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
15Transitions: Making Sense of Life's ChangesWilliam BridgesLibraryTBR List4/4/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
16The Two-Faced QueenNick MartellLibrarySequel4/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
17The Glass Bead GameHerman HesseLibraryTBR List4/16/2023General Fiction
DNFThe Tin DrumGunter GlassLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
18A Shadow In SummerDaniel AbrahamLibraryTBR List4/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFAusterlitzW.G. SebaldLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
19The Fifth SeasonN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List5/3/2023Fiction - Fantasy
20A Betrayal in WinterDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel5/9/2023Fiction - Fantasy
21Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado PerezLibraryTBR List5/13/2023General Nonfiction
22The Dark TalentBrandon SandersonLibraryReread5/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
23Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your MessRachel HoffmanLibraryTBR List5/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
24Bastille vs the Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson, Janci PattersonLibrarySequel5/21/2023Fiction - Fantasy
25The Obelisk GateN.K. JemisinOwnSequel5/23/2023Fiction - Fantasy
26LolitaVladimir NabokovLibraryTBR List6/1/2023General Fiction
27An Autumn WarDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel6/2/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFUnderworldDon DeLilloLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
28The Stone SkyN.K. JemisinOwnSequel6/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
29Furies of CalderonJim ButcherLibraryTBR List6/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
30The Couples' Pregnancy Guide: How to Navigate Pregnancy and Childbirth as a TeamD'Anthony and Rachel WardOwnOther6/16/2023General Nonfiction
DNFGo Tell It on the MountainJames BaldwinLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
31Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout GenerationAnne Helen PetersenLibraryTBR List6/20/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
32The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New MotherHeng OuOwnOther6/24/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
33The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval EnglandBrandon SandersonOwnOther7/1/2023Fiction - Fantasy
34The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMuriel SparkLibraryTBR List7/2/2023General Fiction
35The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-SufficiencyAnna HessLibraryTBR List7/6/2023Nonfiction - Home and Garden
36The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMilan KunderaLibraryTBR List7/7/2023General Fiction
37Academ's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
38NauseaJean-Paul SartreLibraryTBR List7/15/2023General Fiction
39Red SisterMark LawrenceLibraryTBR List7/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
40Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting from Birth to PreschoolEmily OsterLibraryTBR List7/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
41The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN.K. JemisinOwnTBR List7/22/2023Fiction - Fantasy
42The Price of SpringDaniel AbrahamLibrarySequel7/25/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFRabbit, RunJohn UpdikeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
43Cursor's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/27/2023Fiction - Fantasy
44Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities - From the Very StartMagda Gerber and Allison JohnsonLibraryTBR List7/28/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
45Captain's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel7/30/2023Fiction - Fantasy
46The Masterharper of PernAnne McCaffreyOwnReread7/31/2023Fiction - Fantasy
47What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to MotherhoodAlexandra Sacks and Catherine BirndorfLibraryTBR List8/6/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
48Things Fall ApartChinua AchebeLibraryTBR List8/7/2023General Fiction
49Grey SisterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/12/2023Fiction - Fantasy
50Holy SisterMark LawrenceLibrarySequel8/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
51The House of MirthEdith WhartonLibraryTBR List8/16/2023General Fiction
52Princeps' FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel8/18/2023Fiction - Fantasy
53First Lord's FuryJim ButcherLibrarySequel8/20/2023Fiction - Fantasy
54Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to RealityLaura A Jana and Jennifer ShuLibraryTBR List8/22/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
55Kings of the WyldNicholas EamesLibraryTBR List8/29/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFThe WardenAnthony TrollopeLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
56Emotional Intelligence: Why it can Matter More than IQDaniel GolemanLibraryTBR List9/3/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
57Lucky JimKingsley AmisLibraryTBR List9/3/2023General Fiction
DNFLes MiserablesVictor HugoLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
58WizardbornDavid FarlandLibrarySequel9/8/2023Fiction - Fantasy
59The Big SleepRaymond ChandlerLibraryTBR List9/10/2023General Fiction
60Bloody RoseNicholas EamesLibrarySequel9/17/2023Fiction - Fantasy
61Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and BeyondNancy BardackeLibraryTBR List9/18/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
DNFClarissaSamuel RichardsonLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFA Question of UpbringingAnthony PowellLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
62Precious Little SleepAlexis DubiefLibraryTBR List9/26/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
63Promise of BloodBrian McClellanLibraryTBR List10/4/2023Fiction - Fantasy
64AtonementIan McEwanLibraryTBR List10/9/2023General Fiction
DNFStorm in JuneIrene NemirovskyLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
65DiasporaGreg EganLibraryTBR List10/15/2023Fiction - Science Fiction
66The Crimson CampaignBrian McClellanLibrarySequel10/19/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFThe History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingHenry FieldingLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
DNFLife: A User's ManualGeorges PerecLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
67The Autumn RepublicBrian McClellanLibrarySequel10/31/2023Fiction - Fantasy
68The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible ChildrenRoss W GreeneLibraryTBR List11/1/2023Nonfiction - Self-help
DNFCranfordElizabeth GaskellLibraryTBR ListN/AGeneral Fiction
69Yumi and the Nightmare PainterBrandon SandersonOwnOther11/6/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFVitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich LifeRichard LouvLibraryTBR ListN/ANonfiction - Self-help
70The Poppy WarR.F. KuangLibraryTBR List11/22/2023Fiction - Fantasy

71The Lair of BonesDavid FarlandLibrarySequel12/3/2023Fiction - Fantasy
DNFCivilized to DeathChristopher RyanLibraryTBR ListN/ANonfiction - Political Philosophy
72The Last WishAndrzej SapkowskiLibraryTBR List12/13/2023Fiction - Fantasy
73The Moonstone, Part OneWilkie CollinsLibraryTBR List12/17/2023General Fiction
74City of BonesCassandra ClareOwnOther12/24/2023Fiction - Fantasy
75The Sunlit ManBrandon SandersonOwnOther12/29/2023Fiction - Fantasy

Nonfiction - 17
From TBR - 57
Sequels - 26
DNF - 19

I don't expect to finish any more books this year, so I'll see you all in next year's thread!
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: grantmeaname on December 31, 2023, 05:16:38 AM
I got to 45, not quite 50, but still a lot more than previous years, and I can be proud of that. Some really standout works in this year's crop too. See you all in 2024.

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Previous years: 2018 (https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/throw-down-the-gauntlet/50-books-in-2018!/msg2247038/#msg2247038) | 2019 (https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/throw-down-the-gauntlet/50-books-in-2019!/msg2526771/#msg2526771) | 2020 (https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/throw-down-the-gauntlet/50-books-in-2020!/msg2762830/#msg2762830) | 2021 (https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/throw-down-the-gauntlet/50-books-in-2021!/msg2954224/#msg2954224)

January
1. How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur ★★★★☆

February
2. Maus by Art Spiegel ★★★★☆

March
3. Groundskeeping by Lee Cole ★★★★☆
4. What we Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon ★★★★☆

April
5. Zodiac by Neal Stephenson ★★★★☆
6. The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi ★★★★☆
7. 'You Just Need to Lose Weight' and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon ★★★☆☆
8. Head On by John Scalzi ★★★★☆

May
9. Walkaway by Cory Doctorow ★★★★★

June
10. Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
11. Penric and the Shaman by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
12. Penric's Fox by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
13. Masquerade in Lodi by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
Vacation to Spain and Portugal starts here - I'm a huge vacation reader, especially on travel days
14. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by ★★★★☆
15. This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay★★★★★
16. The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town by Brian Alexander ★★★★★
17. Lock In by John Scalzi★★★★☆
18. Unlocked by John Scalzi ★★★★☆
19. The Wizard and the Prophet by Charles C Mann ★★★★★
20. Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman ★★★★☆

July
21. Penric's Mission by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
22. Strangers Drowning: Grappling With Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Overpowering Urge to Help by Larissa MacFarquhar ★★★★☆
23. Arcadia by Lauren Groff ★★★★☆
24. Mira's Last Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
25. The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
26. The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
27. Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson ★★★★☆
trip ended, reading super fast ended, lol

August
28. The Physicians of Vilnoc by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
29. Old Friends by Tracy Kidder ★★★★☆

September
30. The Assassins of Thasalon by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
31. NPCs by Drew Hayes ★★★★☆
32. Hidden Systems by Dan Nott ★★★☆☆

October
33. Knot of Shadows by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆

November
34. The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson ★★★★☆
35. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by  Charles Mann ★★★★★
36. Grunt: the Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach ★★★★☆

December
37. Born Standing Up by Steve Martin ★★★☆☆
38. The Ghos Bride by Yangsze Choo ★★★☆☆
39. Freedom by Jonathen Franzen ★★★★☆
40. The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison ★★★★☆
41. Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach ★★★★☆
42. Bringing Nature Home by Doug Tallamy ★★★☆☆
43. A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Zach and Kelly Weinersmith ★★★★★
44. 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles Mann ★★★★★
45. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver ★★★★☆
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: StarBright on December 31, 2023, 07:45:18 AM

1. Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
2. Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker
4. Atomic Habits by James Clear
5. The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay (accidental reread according to my kindle)
6. Good Food Bad Diet by Abby Langer
7. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
8. Designing Your Life by by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
9. The House With the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
10. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
11. Desperation in Death by JD Robb
12. The Belle of Bellgrave Square by Mim Matthews
13. The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
14. The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
15. It Girl by Ruth Ware
16. Juliet by Anne Fortier
17. Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
18. The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
19. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
20. The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick
21. Bridgertons Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn
22. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
23. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
24. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
25. Spare by Prince Harry
26. The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly by Margaretta Magnusson
27. Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work by Drs Paul Babiak & Robert D Hare
28. Laws of Money by Suze Orman
29. Verity by Colleen Hoover
30. A Maid's Diary by Loreth Ann White
31. Screaming on the Inside by Jessica Gross
32. Dawnlands by Phillipa Gregory   
33. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
34. Shadow of the Hedgemon by Orson Scott Card
35. Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card
36. Taste by Stanley Tucci
37. Witch, Please! by Ann Aguire
38. Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo
39. The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor
40. Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
41. On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah
42. The Cottage by Danielle Steel
43. The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honree Fannone Jeffers
44. Crowning Glory of Calla Lilly Ponder by Rebecca Wells
45. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
46. Song of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
47. Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
48. Daughters of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
49. The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
50. New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
51.Madam Tussaud: A novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
52. The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
53. Galatea by Madeline Miller (shorter than a novella, more like a long story)
54. Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames by Laura Maiklem
55. The End We Start From by Megan Hunter
56. Attention Span by GLoria Mark, PhD
57. Love and Fury by Samantha Silva
58. The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
59. Outlive by Peter Attia
60. The Nordic Theory of Everything by Anu Partanen
61. Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

Last two for 2023

62. Iceburg by Jennifer A Nielsen (with my daughter)
63. Arcadia by Lauren Groff (I have really liked both books of hers that I've read and am going to put her new one in my TBR pile for 2024)

Favorite Books!

I liked when people listed their favorite books last year - so I'm going to do the same this year. It was not a stellar book year for me honestly, lots of blah.

But my surprise favorite for the year was: Hestia Strikes a Match! By Christine Grillo. It is a light book and it almost felt like a step-child of the Bridget Jones and Jennifer Weiner books of the aughts. It is about a woman finding love in post-second civil war America.

As the world got darker this year, I really appreciated this book's story of finding joy and meaning in life, even in hard times. I find myself thinking about it, months after finishing it. 

Runner Ups:

Book that drove me nuts/didn't like:
Designing Your Life by by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

Otherwise, lots of forgettable stuff this year.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Wanttobehome on December 31, 2023, 07:47:31 AM
My update
1.Life is Long  - Karen Salmansohn                                      Jan
2.The comfort book - Matt Haig                                           Jan
3.Metamorphosis -Franz Kafka                                              Jan
4.Storm Tide - Wilbur Smith                                                 Jan
5.Happy Gut- DR Vincent Pedre                                            Feb
6.The Swedish Art if Aging well - Margaretta Magnusson         Feb
7.Landlines - Raynor Winn                                                    Feb
8. The man who mistook his job for his life - Naomi Shragia    Feb
9. The Salt Path - Raynor Wynn                                            Feb
10.Tip of the Iceburg - Mark Adams                                     -March
11.Diddly Squat - til the cows come home- Jeremy Clarkson - March
12.Budgets don't work - Melissa Browne                              -March
13.Orchard- A year in England's Eden McDonald /Gates        -March
14.Help the witch Tom Cox                                                 -March
15. The green garden - Arin Murphy Hiscock                        -April
16. The little book of Lykke -Meik Wiking                             -April
17, Crusaders - Dan Jones                                                 - April
18.Retirement reinvention - Robin Ryan                              - April
19. Buddhism for busy people                                             April
20. Farewell Mr Puffin - Paul Heiney                                      -May
21.Nowhere for very long - Brianna Madia                           -May
22. Wilding -Isabella Tree                                                   -May
23. The England Coast - Stephen Neale                              - May
24. Rewilding Childhood - Mike Fairclough                            - June
25.The Iceman speaks - Wim Hof                                       - June
26. A zero waste family -  Anita Vandyke                             -June
27. The joyful frugalista  - Serina Bird                                  -June
28. Beak, tooth and claw - Mary Colwell                               -June
29. Live of the stoics - Ryan Holiday                                    - July
30. How to have a good day - Caroline Webb                        - July
31. Rough guide to Turkey - Terry Richardson                       -July
32. Lonely planet Turkey - Lonely Planet                              - July
33. Green living made easy - Nancy Birtwhistle                    - August
34. Feel better in 5 Rangan Chatterjee                                 - August
35. Tea for One - Alice Taylor                                              -August
36. Euphoria -Erin Cullhed                                                  -August
37. Go wild  - Roger Deakin                                               - September
38. Figuring out the past Turchanand Hoyer                         - September
39.The easy way  - Allan Carr                                             - September
40. Northerners - Brian Groom                                            -October
41. The travelling Cat chronicles - Hiro Arikawa                     - October
42. Orkney  - Rough guide                                                   - October
43.Mental Fitness - Ant Middleton                                         - November
44. Symbols and their meanings - Jack Tressidder                  -November
45.The self love habit - Fiona Brennan                                   - November
46.Future steading - Jade Miles                                             -November
47.wintering - Kathrine May                                                  -December
48. Britain's Coast                                                                - December
49. Guide to magical Britain                                                  - December
50. The Winter garden - Alexandra Bell                                  - December

I have completed the challenge and plan to repeat in 2024.
I have highlghted my favpourites in green and the best book of the year in Red.

See you all next year
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: nessness on December 31, 2023, 09:59:12 AM
54. All My Knotted Up Life by Beth Moore. I'm not usually into memoirs but I really enjoyed this one - she is such a gifted storyteller.

55. Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler

56. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

57. The New Testament. I've read through the whole Bible the last few years but decided to slow it down this year. I'm planning to go back to the whole Bible next year though.

And that's a wrap for 2023! I'm pretty sure that's the most books I've read in a year in my adult life.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Morning Glory on December 31, 2023, 01:31:59 PM
92. The Future by Naomi Alderman
-fun fantasy about a plot to trick tech CEOs into thinking there is a disaster so they go hide in their bunkers and the monopolies can be broken up. there is a nod to forum culture and a lot about how social media algorithms mess with everyone's heads. Finished reading it 2 days before the article came out about Zuckerberg's bunker in Hawaii.

93. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
-novel for younger audiences about a young girl who deals with the aftermath of witnessing her friend being shot by police. A very fast read and nice way to tackle this topic.

94. The Nordic Theory of Everything: In search of a better life by Anu Partanen
-Nice account of how the lack of social services in the US actually makes all of us less free. It felt a bit repetitive at times but it may have just been overlap with other books/articles I have read.

95. The Crane Wife by C.J. Hauser (audio book)
-essay collection about relationships, the sort of thing that plays well on audio.

96. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (audio book)
-Beautifully written series of essays about the relationship between humans and nature and the contrast between what we consider 'modern science' and Native American wisdom, with a focus on plants. I really enjoyed it.

97. How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur (audio book)
-a lighthearted look at Western philosophy. I liked the actors on the audio book.

98. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (audio book)
-I did not like this as much as other books on the same topic. I think I'm mostly reacting to the writing style/language choices which made him sound like an asshole but also some of the data seemed cherry picked although it was hard to tell with the audio edition. Will probably avoid other books by this author.

99.  A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
-I had never read this before and only seen parts of the film. I enjoyed the made-up language and actually rather liked the book in spite of the main character being a psychopath.

100. The Giver by Lois Lowry
-"Classic" dystopian children's book that I skipped because I was too old for it when it came out.   I can see how it has influenced other books that have been published since.

101. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
-fun detective novel set in an alternate reality with time travel. Will read more of this series when I am in the mood for something light.

102. What if? Serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions by Randall Munroe (audio book)
-good for listening in the car with kids

103. Gathering Moss: A natural and cultural history of mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer (audio book)
-listened on a road trip and it made me want to get out of the car to look for moss

Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: ahptex on December 31, 2023, 04:54:42 PM
(1) The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
(2) People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
(3) The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
(4) In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(5) The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
(6) The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
(7) Seek and Hide by Amy Gajda
(8) A Fountain Filled with Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(9) The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
(10) Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
(11) Kindred by Octavia Butler
(12) Healing our Broken Humanity by Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Graham Hill
(13) Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
(14) Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson
(15) The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths
(16) Hothouse Earth by Bill McGuire
(17) The Old Success by Martha Grimes
(18) On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg
(19) The Power of Language by Viorica Marian
(20) A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths
(21) A Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths
(22) The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths
(23) Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
(24) The Outcast Dead by Elly Griffiths
(25) The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths
(26) The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths
(27) The Dark Angel by Elly Griffiths
(28) The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths
(29) The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths
(30) The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths
(31) The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths
(32) The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths
(33) Do I Stay Christian by Brian D. McLaren
(34) Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
(35) Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
(36) Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

(37) The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson
(38) Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
(39) The Revolt Against Humanity by Adam Kirsch
(40) Next Stop, Reloville by Peter T. Kilburn
(41) Nest: A Memoir of Home on the Move by Catriona Turner
(42) The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
(43) The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays by Irena Smith
(44) The Hangman by Louise Penny
(45) Nomad Century by Gaia Vince
(46) Beyond a Binary God by Tara Soughers
(47) The Gentle Art of Aging Exuberantly by Margareta Magnusson
(48) The Book on Advanced Tax Strategies: Cracking the Code by Amanda Han and Matthew McFarland

almost made it to 50! Will look forward to joining next year.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Avolonte on December 31, 2023, 05:46:38 PM
 1     Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
 2     Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson
 3     Cover Story by Susan Rigetti
 4     How to be Perfect by Michael Schur
 5     $2 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn Edin & H. Luke Shaefer
 6     Foster by Claire Keegan
 7     The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
 8     The Cactus by Sarah Hayward
 9     At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
 10     Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
 11     Let's Not Do That Again by Grant Ginder
 12     Quit Like a Millionaire by Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung
 13     The Lost Man by Jane Harper
 14     The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab
 15     Spare by Prince Harry
 16     Recursion by Blake Crouch
 17     Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
 18     A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris
 19     If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home by Lucy Worsley
 20     Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
 21     Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters
 22     How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
 23     The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
 24     The Art of Noticing by Robert Walker
 25     Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
 26     The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
 27     Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
 28     The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
 29     The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
 30     Old New York by Edith Wharton
 31     Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg
 32     In Praise of Paths by Torbjorn Ekelund
 33     Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation and the Resilience of a Family Farm by David Mas Masumoto
 34     Microadventures by Alastair Humphreys
 35     Walking with Sam by Andrew McCarthy
 36     This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
 37     Fairy Tale by Stephen King
 38     The Second Chance Hotel: A Novel by Sierra Godfrey
 39     The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
 40     A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
 41     Dracula by Bram Stoker
 42     Hundred Dollar Holiday by Bill McKibben
 43     The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
 44     My Murder by Katie Williams
 45     Hauntings: Is There Anybody There? by Norah Lofts
 46     Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday
 47     Coraline by Neil Gaiman
 48     A Christmas Memory: One Christmas and the Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman Capote
 49     The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht
 50     The Talisman by Peter Straub and Stephen King
   
    Re-reads:
 1     Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
 2     Escape Everything! By Robert Wringham
   
    Short stories:
    A Room in a Rectory by Andrew Caldecott
    Afterward by Edith Wharton

Full list. Made it - whew! I haven't read this much in many years. This was a great challenge. I love seeing what other people are reading, and it's cool to see other readers who seem to have similar tastes. Favorites - Wintering, Water for Elephants, Recursion, the Truman Capote stories, Fairy Tale. The House on the Borderland - not a favorite, exactly, but I still think about it. So bizarre. Some meh - The Housemaid, Spare, Cover Story.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Zikoris on December 31, 2023, 08:41:00 PM
Calling it for 2023 at a total of 382 books. Here's the final batch:

366. Like Thunder by Nnedi Okorafor
367. Fairhaven Rising by L.E. Modesitt
368. Chaos Terminal by Mur Lafferty
369. Anything with Nothing by Mercedes Lackey

370. Legacies by L.E. Modesitt
371. Darknesses by L.E. Modesitt
372. Scepters by L.E. Modesitt

I really loved the first story arc of the Corean series. It's your classic farmboy-turned-hero, but more... extreme. Similar feel/atmosphere to the new Final Fantasy game, which I'm also playing now.


373. Alector's Choice by L.E. Modesitt
374. Cadmian's Choice by L.E. Modesitt
375. Soarer's Choice by L.E. Modesitt
376. The Lord-Protector's Daughter by L.E. Modesitt
377. Lady-Protector by L.E. Modesitt

378. Saevus Corax Gets Away with Murder by K.J. Parker

The first two in this series were kind of goofy and silly, so having the third one be an emotional kick in the gut was really out of left field. Loved it, and was really surprised.


379. Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher
380. Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
381. Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey
382. The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

I'll be back in the new year with my 2024 365 Book Challenge!
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Serendip on January 01, 2024, 11:32:03 AM
Okay--final list (favourites bolded) A decent reading year...had a lot of DNF's as well. Will be trying to read a lot of books off of my bookshelf during 2024.


1) Also A Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, And Me by Ada Calhoun
2) Pure Colour by Sheila Heti (fiction)
3) On Beauty by Zadie Smith (fiction, bookclub)
4) The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean
5) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
6) Fight Night by Miriam Toews (fiction)
7) The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Johnson
8) Pippi Goes On Board by Astrid Lindgren
9) 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater by Sarah Ruhl
10) Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (graphic novel)
11) Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World by Lama Surya Das
12) My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Neel
13) The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
14) The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (memoir)
15) Effortless Mindfulness by Loch Kelly (audiobook)
16) Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser
17) Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage (fiction/bookclub)
18) Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chodron
19) A Mind at Home With Itself by Byron Katie
20) The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (fiction/bookclub)
21) On Time and Water by Andri Snær Magnason
22) The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna 
23) Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock by Jenny Odell
24) Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History by Dan Flores
25) An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace by Tamar Adler
26) The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer and More Resilient by William.B Irvine
27) Namwayut: A Pathway to Reconciliation : We Are All One by Chief Robert Joseph

28) Vesper Flights by Helen McDonald (essays)
29) Early Retirement Extreme: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Financial Independence **by Jacob Lund Fisker
30) I May Be Wrong: And Other Wisdoms From Life as a Forest Monk by Bjorn Natthiko Lindeblad (bookclub)
31) Vitamania: How Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About Food by Catherine Price
32) Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
33) Hilma af Klint: A Biography by Julia Voss
34) Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson
35) The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism by Kyle Chayka
36) The Last Winter by Carrie Mac (bookclub)
37) Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki (audiobook)
38) A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
39) The Energy and Art of Restorative Yoga by Emily Kane
40) The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant
41) Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-human World by Emma Marris
42) The Man Who Quit Money by Mark Sundeen
43) The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons of Wealth, Greed and Happiness by Morgan Housel
44) The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma (audiobook)
45) On Looking: Eleven Walks With Expert Eyes by Alexandra Horowitz
46) The Way of Effortless Mindfulness by Loch Kelly (audiobook)
47) The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese *bookclub
48) Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food from Sustainable to Suicidal by Mark Bittman
49) 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
50) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
51) Stones of Ibarra by Harriet Doerr
52) Built to Move: The 10 essential habits to help you move freely and live fully by Kelly & Juliet Starrett
53) Your Art Will Save Your Life by Beth Pickens (audiobook)
54) Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer
55) The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Mate
56) Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles by Beth Pickens (audiobook)
57) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
58) Outsider: An Old Man, A Mountain and a Search for a Hidden Past by Brett Popplewell
59) Inside Of A Dog: What Dogs See, Smell and Know by Alexandra Horowitz
60) Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy by Zazie Todd
61) Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into the World of Smell by Alexandra Horowitz
62) Canine Enrichment for the Real World: Making It a Part of Your Dog's Daily Life by Allie Bender & Emily Strong
63) Space Beneath My Feet by Gwen Moffatt
64) Decoding Your Dog: : Explaining Common Dog Behaviors and How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones by Amer. Coll. of Veterinary Behaviorists, Debra F. Horwitz
65) Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (fiction, bookclub)
66) Extraordinary Unknowing by Elizabeth Mayer
67) Stay True: A memoir by Hua Hsu
68) Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (fiction, bookclub)
69) The Weight of Snow by Christian Guay-Poliquin (fiction)


books I read earlier in year but forgot to add to list
70) The Wild Silence by Raynor Winn
71) Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Log on January 02, 2024, 04:50:18 PM
Was just looking at Letterboxd and saw I only logged 40 movies in 2023, so I fully read more books than I watched movies. I think my takeaway is I need to be watching movies a little more often.

Just logged back into Kanopy for the first time in a while, and they've got a pretty damn good catalogue on there.
Title: Re: 50 Books in 2023!
Post by: Linea_Norway on January 09, 2024, 08:26:35 AM
I just managed 50 books in 2023, so I reached the goal of this thread.

Before Christmas I borrowed a pile of books from the library, because I expected to read a whole lot. But I ended up playing a computer game, Fallout Shelter. This game is quite time consuming.

But a few days ago I finally started to read a book from the book pile. I am currently halfway in the book, and it will be my first book in the new year, in the new thread. I extended the loan on my pile of books and hope I will manage to read some more of them before I need to return them.

Books in 2023:
1: Starsight, by Brandon Sanderson
2: Bjørnstad, by Fredrik Backman.
3: Vi mot dere (We against you) by Fredrik Backman.
4: The evening and the morning, by Ken Follett.
5: The Pillars of the Earth part 1, by Ken Follett.
6: Whithout by Ken Follett.
7: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein.
8: The pillars of the Earth part 2, by Ken Follett.
9: Din økologiske kjøkkenhage (Your organic kitchen garden), by Birgit Rothmann.
10: Olive, again, by Elisabeth Strout.
11: Dyrking i drivhus (Growing food in a greenhouse), by Eva Robild.
12: The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, by Anna McPartlin.
13: Novaja Semlja effekten (The Novaja Semlja effect), by Odd Harald Hauge.
14: Spiselig hage 2 (Edible garden 2), by Dennis Asbjørnsen.
15: Søvn, ei kulturhistorie (Sleep, a cultural history), by Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen.
16. Oh, William, by Elizabeth Strout.
17: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout.
18: Spis mer grønt (Eat more greens), by Jørgen Ravneberg. A foraging cookbook.
19: To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf.
20: Matauk med pallekarm (Growing food in a raised bed), by Maria Berg Hestad.
21: En dyster klimabom du ikke orker å lese, (A depressing climate book you don't want to read, by H.A. Fjeld, J.M. Følstad and J.M. Fusdahl.
22: Atlas, the Story of Pa Salt, by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker.
23. Dyrk Enkelt i drivhus (Grow food easily, in a greenhouse), by Maria Berg Hestad.
24: Det åttende livet (til Brilka) (The eighth life (to Brilka)), by Nino Haratischwili.
25: Nei og atter nei (No, and again no), by Nina Lykke.
26: The Edge of the World, by Michael Pye.
27: Min historie (My Story), by Petter Northug/written by Jonas Forsang.
28: The Midnight Rose, by Lucinda Riley
29: Sekten by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
30: Svampar & Svampgifter, by Folke, Hirell, Hultén and Myrnäs. A study book about poisonous mushrooms and mushroom poisons, in Swedish.
31: Mentalisten (The Mentalist), by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus
32: Skriften i vannet (The writing in the water), by John Ajvide Lindqvist
33: Kroppen for voksne (The body, for adults), by Trond-Viggo Torgersen.
34: Surdeig (Sourdough), by Caper André
35: Knallgode brød (Really Good Bread), by Wenche Frölich
36: Veggies, by Jamie Oliver
37: Fermentering (Fermentation), by Gry Hammer
38: Sparekokeboka (The Saving Cookbook), by Kristoffer Tvilde
39: Fattig Student (Poor Student), by Karen Elene Thorsen
40: Kongen av Lofoten (The King of Lofoten), by Lars Lenth
41: Allmenn teori om glemsel (a General Theory of Oblivion), by José Eduardo Agualusa
42: Fermentert Mat (Fermented Food), A. E. Scheen (reread)
43: Sylting of Safting heile året (Pickling and Juicing through the year) by G. Djupvik
44: Ordinary Monsters, by J.M. Miro
45: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
46: Landet som lovet alt (The country that promised everything) by Sidsel Wold.
47: The Retreat, by Sarah Pearse.
48: Fermented Foods, The History and Science of a Microbiological wonder, by Christine Baumgarthuber.
49: How to sell a haunted house, by Grady Hendrix.
50: The Sanatorium, by Sarah Pearse.