Books I Read in 2023
A complete list of every book I read in 2023.
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Previously: Every Book I Read from 2016 to 2021 | Books I Read in 2022
Continuing on from previous reading lists, I have compiled all the books I read last year into one single post.
You can also learn more about my top reads from my annual list of favourites: My Favourite Books of 2023.
Key
π Fiction
π Non-fiction
πͺ Children's fiction
π½ Science-fiction
π Fantasy
π Horror
π Poetry
π¬ Graphic novel/manga
π Re-read
Rating System
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I really enjoyed this book
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I loved this book!
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I loved, loved, loved this book!
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The best book I read all year!
Chronological List of Books Read
1. π Sincerity, Carol Ann Duffy
2. π 100 Poets: A Little Anthology, John Carey
3. π Put a Wet Paper Towel on It, Lee Parkinson & Adam Parkinson β
4. π¬ Ray Bradburyβs Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation, Tim Hamilton β
5. π Summer With Monika, Roger McGough, Chris Riddell (ill.) β
6. π½ The Triple Knife and Other Doctor Who Stories, Jenny T. Colgan
7. π A Message from Ukraine, Volodomyr Zelensky
8. π Poems of Thomas Hardy, selected by Claire Tomalin β
9. π Assassinβs Apprentice, Robin Hobb β β
10. π½π Ubik, Philip K. Dick β
11. π Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin β β β β
12. π Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka Murata β
13. π Never Say You Canβt Survive, Charlie Jane Anders β β
14. π Iβm Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy β β β
15. π Thereβs No Such Thing as An Easy Job, Kikuko Tsumura β
16. π¬π The Walking Dead: Book Ten, Robert Kirkman β β
17. π¬π The Walking Dead: Book Eleven, Robert Kirkman β β
18. π¬π The Walking Dead: Book Twelve, Robert Kirkman β β
19. π¬π The Walking Dead: Book Thirteen, Robert Kirkman β β
20. π The Story of Windrush, K.N. Chimbiri β
21. π¬π The Walking Dead: Book Fourteen, Robert Kirkman β β
22. π¬π The Walking Dead: Book Fifteen, Robert Kirkman β β
23. π¬π The Walking Dead: Book Sixteen, Robert Kirkman β β β
24. π½ Time Lord Fairy Tales, Justin Richards, David Wardle (ill.)
25. π¬ Strange: I Belong to Death, Jed MacKay
26. π¬ Free Mars: Riot Girls, David Pauwells, Nicolas R. Giacondino (ill.)
27. π¬ Dead Eyes Open, Matthew Shepherd, Roy Boney Jr. (ill.) β β
28. π The Trees Grew Because I Bled There, Eric Larocca β
29. πͺ The Worst Witch, Jill Murphy β
30. πͺ Class Six and the Eel of Fortune, Sally Prue β
31. πͺ Really WEIRD Removals.com, Daniela Sacerdoti β
32. π¬ Berserk: Deluxe Edition #1, Kentaro Miura β β β
33. π The Humans, Matt Haig
34. π The Eye of the World, Robert Jordan β β
35. πͺ Coraline, Neil Gaiman β β
36. π½ Mortal Engines, Philip Reeve β
37. π This Is Your Own Time Youβre Wasting, Lee Parkinson & Adam Parkinson
38. π¬ Berserk: Deluxe Edition #2, Kentaro Miura β β β
39. π¬ Once Upon a Time Lord, Dan Slott (writ.), Christopher Jones & Matthew Dow Smith (art.) β
40. π¬ No Longer Human, Junji Ito, Osamu Dazai β β β