2023's Books Completed
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FANTASY
The Goblin Emperor, by Katherine Addison
The Witness for the Dead, by Katherine Addison
★ The Grief of Stones, by Katherine Addison
The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Sorcerer to the Crown, by Zen Cho
My Contrary Mary, by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
My Imaginary Mary, by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
The Willows in Winter, by William Horwood
Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones
Castle in the Air, by Diana Wynne Jones
★ House of Many Ways, by Diana Wynne Jones
The Lions of Al-Rassan, by Guy Gavriel Kay
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators
Revolution, by R.F. Kuang
The Poppy War (Poppy War #1), by R.F. Kuang
Spindle's End, by Robin McKinley
Beauty, by Robin McKinley
Contrarian (Grand Illusion #3), by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Beautiful Ones, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silver Nitrate, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
His Majesty’s Dragon (Temeraire #1), by Naomi Novik
Throne of Jade (Temeraire #2), by Naomi Novik
Black Powder War (Temeraire #3), by Naomi Novik
Empire of Ivory (Temeraire #4), by Naomi Novik
Victory of Eagles (Temeraire #5), by Naomi Novik
Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire #6), by Naomi Novik
Crucible of Gold (Temeraire #7), by Naomi Novik
Blood of Tyrants (Temeraire #8), by Naomi Novik
League of Dragons (Temeraire #9), by Naomi Novik
Midnight Bargain, by C.L. Polk
The Colour of Magic, by Terry Pratchett
Shadows of Self (Mistborn Era 2, #2), by Brandon Sanderson
The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn Era 2, #3), by Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn: Secret History, by Brandon Sanderson (twice)
The Lost Metal (Mistborn Era 2, #4), by Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn (Mistborn Era 1, #1), by Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn Era 1, #2), by Brandon Sanderson.
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn Era 1, #3), by Brandon Sanderson
Tress of the Emerald Sea, by Brandon Sanderson
Elantris, by Brandon Sanderson
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, by Brandon Sanderson
Warbreaker, by Brandon Sanderson
★ Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, by Brandon Sanderson
The Sunlit Man, by Brandon Sanderson
★ The Priory of the Orange Tree, by Samantha Shannon
A Day of Fallen Night, by Samantha Shannon
Tooth and Claw, by Jo Walton
★ Witch King, by Martha Wells
The Rise of Kyoshi, by F.C. Yee
The Shadow of Kyoshi, by F.C. Yee
SCIENCE FICTION
Cluster, by Piers Anthony
Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks
Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga #1), by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Lost Cause, by Cory Doctorow
Vagabonds, by Hao Jingfang
Battle of the Linguist Mages, by Scotto Moore
The Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson
Empire of Silence, by Christopher Ruocchio
Starter Villain, by John Scalzi
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus (1818 edition), by Mary Shelley
An Unkindness of Ghosts, by Rivers Solomon
Children of Time, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Children of Ruin, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
System Collapse (Murderbot #7), by Martha Wells
MYSTERY / SUSPENSE
Desperate Undertaking (Flavia Albia #10), by Lindsey Davis
Fatal Legacy (Flavia Albia #11), by Lindsey Davis
The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies, by Alison Goodman
The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney #2), by Claudia Gray
Back to the Garden, by Laurie R. King
How to Raise an Elephant (No.1 Ladies Detective Agency #21), by Alexander McCall Smith
A World of Curiosities (Inspector Gamache #18), by Louise Penny
Killers of a Certain Age, by Deanna Raybourn
The Moon-Spinners, by Mary Stewart
This Rough Magic, by Mary Stewart
Thunder on the Right, by Mary Stewart
The Woman in Cabin 10, by Ruth Ware
Leaving Everything Most Loved (Maisie Dobbs #10), by Jacqueline Winspear
A Dangerous Place (Maisie Dobbs #11), by Jacqueline Winspear
Journey to Munich (Maisie Dobbs #12), by Jacqueline Winspear
In This Grave Hour (Maisie Dobbs #13), by Jacqueline Winspear
To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs #14), by Jacqueline Winspear
The American Agent (Maisie Dobbs #15), by Jacqueline Winspear
HISTORICAL AND MYTHOLOGICAL FICION
★ Hester, by Laurie Lico Albanese (twice)
GENERAL FICTION
Sanditon and Other Stories, by Jane Austen
Queen Lucia, by E.F. Benson
Miss Mapp, by E.F. Benson
Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
Wives and Daughters, by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Wedding Date, by Jasmine Guillory
The Wedding Party, by Jasmine Guillory
The Proposal, by Jasmine Guillory
Party of Two, by Jasmine Guillory
Drunk on Love, by Jasmine Guillory
★ Open Throat, by Henry Hoke
Rules for Visiting, by Jessica Francis Kane
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth, by E.L. Konigsburg
The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World, by E.L. Konigsburg
Crazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan
China Rich Girlfriend, by Kevin Kwan
Rich People Problems, by Kevin Kwan
The Sorcerer of Pyongyang, by Marcel Theroux
Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
NON-FICTION: MEMOIRS AND PERSONAL ESSAYS AND BIOGRAPHY:
Windfall: The Prairie Woman Who Lost Her Way and the Great-Granddaughter Who Found Her, by Erika Bolstad
♥ A Living Remedy, by Nicole Chung
The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods, by Julia Butterfly Hill
The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein, by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler
Lois McMaster Bujold, by Edward James
I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy
Lin-Manuel Miranda: Raising the Theater to New Heights, by Kurtis Scaletta
The Salt Path, by Raynor Winn
Jane Austen at Home, by Lucy Worsley
★ The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World, by Andrea Wulf
NON-FICTION: NATURE AND HUMANITY AND RELATED SCHOLARSHIP AND PERSONAL REFLECTION
Planta Sapiens: Unmasking Plant Intelligence, by Paco Calvo, with Natalie Lawrence
The Hopes of Snakes: & Other Tales from the Urban Landscape, by Lisa Couturier
Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness, by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
Narrative and the Anthropocene, by Erin James
A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How To Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet, by Sarah Jaquette Ray
Bad Environmentalism: Irony and Irreverence in the Ecological Age, by Nicole Seymour
★ Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures, by Merlin Sheldrake
Affective Ecologies: Empathy, Emotion, and Environmental Narrative, by Alexa Weik von Mossner
★ An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, by Ed Yong
Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World, by Tyson Yunkaporta
NON-FICTION: HISTORY AND CULTURE AND POLITICS AND OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCE AND RELATED PHILOSOPHY
The Heroine’s Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture, by Gail Carriger
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow
Inventing Human Rights: A History, by Lynn Hunt
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Irony and Sarcasm, by Roger Kreuz
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, by Thomas S. Kuhn
The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time, by Yascha Mounk
Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock, by Jenny Odell
You Belong: A Call for Connection, by Sebene Selassie
♥ Numbers and Nerves: Information, Emotion, and Meaning in a World of Data, by Scott Slovic and Paul Slovic, eds.
Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America, by Garry Wills
In 2023, I read 136 books: 50 by men, 43 rereads, 24 by people who may self-identify as persons of color (Black American, Asian American, Mexican-Canadian, Indigenous Australian), 1 by an Asian (in Asia).
★ = books I especially enjoyed and had not read before
♥ = books by friends, which I generally especially enjoyed too
FANTASY
The Goblin Emperor, by Katherine Addison
The Witness for the Dead, by Katherine Addison
★ The Grief of Stones, by Katherine Addison
The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Sorcerer to the Crown, by Zen Cho
My Contrary Mary, by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
My Imaginary Mary, by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
The Willows in Winter, by William Horwood
Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones
Castle in the Air, by Diana Wynne Jones
★ House of Many Ways, by Diana Wynne Jones
The Lions of Al-Rassan, by Guy Gavriel Kay
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators
Revolution, by R.F. Kuang
The Poppy War (Poppy War #1), by R.F. Kuang
Spindle's End, by Robin McKinley
Beauty, by Robin McKinley
Contrarian (Grand Illusion #3), by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Beautiful Ones, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silver Nitrate, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
His Majesty’s Dragon (Temeraire #1), by Naomi Novik
Throne of Jade (Temeraire #2), by Naomi Novik
Black Powder War (Temeraire #3), by Naomi Novik
Empire of Ivory (Temeraire #4), by Naomi Novik
Victory of Eagles (Temeraire #5), by Naomi Novik
Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire #6), by Naomi Novik
Crucible of Gold (Temeraire #7), by Naomi Novik
Blood of Tyrants (Temeraire #8), by Naomi Novik
League of Dragons (Temeraire #9), by Naomi Novik
Midnight Bargain, by C.L. Polk
The Colour of Magic, by Terry Pratchett
Shadows of Self (Mistborn Era 2, #2), by Brandon Sanderson
The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn Era 2, #3), by Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn: Secret History, by Brandon Sanderson (twice)
The Lost Metal (Mistborn Era 2, #4), by Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn (Mistborn Era 1, #1), by Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn Era 1, #2), by Brandon Sanderson.
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn Era 1, #3), by Brandon Sanderson
Tress of the Emerald Sea, by Brandon Sanderson
Elantris, by Brandon Sanderson
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, by Brandon Sanderson
Warbreaker, by Brandon Sanderson
★ Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, by Brandon Sanderson
The Sunlit Man, by Brandon Sanderson
★ The Priory of the Orange Tree, by Samantha Shannon
A Day of Fallen Night, by Samantha Shannon
Tooth and Claw, by Jo Walton
★ Witch King, by Martha Wells
The Rise of Kyoshi, by F.C. Yee
The Shadow of Kyoshi, by F.C. Yee
SCIENCE FICTION
Cluster, by Piers Anthony
Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks
Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga #1), by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Lost Cause, by Cory Doctorow
Vagabonds, by Hao Jingfang
Battle of the Linguist Mages, by Scotto Moore
The Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson
Empire of Silence, by Christopher Ruocchio
Starter Villain, by John Scalzi
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus (1818 edition), by Mary Shelley
An Unkindness of Ghosts, by Rivers Solomon
Children of Time, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Children of Ruin, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
System Collapse (Murderbot #7), by Martha Wells
MYSTERY / SUSPENSE
Desperate Undertaking (Flavia Albia #10), by Lindsey Davis
Fatal Legacy (Flavia Albia #11), by Lindsey Davis
The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies, by Alison Goodman
The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney #2), by Claudia Gray
Back to the Garden, by Laurie R. King
How to Raise an Elephant (No.1 Ladies Detective Agency #21), by Alexander McCall Smith
A World of Curiosities (Inspector Gamache #18), by Louise Penny
Killers of a Certain Age, by Deanna Raybourn
The Moon-Spinners, by Mary Stewart
This Rough Magic, by Mary Stewart
Thunder on the Right, by Mary Stewart
The Woman in Cabin 10, by Ruth Ware
Leaving Everything Most Loved (Maisie Dobbs #10), by Jacqueline Winspear
A Dangerous Place (Maisie Dobbs #11), by Jacqueline Winspear
Journey to Munich (Maisie Dobbs #12), by Jacqueline Winspear
In This Grave Hour (Maisie Dobbs #13), by Jacqueline Winspear
To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs #14), by Jacqueline Winspear
The American Agent (Maisie Dobbs #15), by Jacqueline Winspear
HISTORICAL AND MYTHOLOGICAL FICION
★ Hester, by Laurie Lico Albanese (twice)
GENERAL FICTION
Sanditon and Other Stories, by Jane Austen
Queen Lucia, by E.F. Benson
Miss Mapp, by E.F. Benson
Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
Wives and Daughters, by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Wedding Date, by Jasmine Guillory
The Wedding Party, by Jasmine Guillory
The Proposal, by Jasmine Guillory
Party of Two, by Jasmine Guillory
Drunk on Love, by Jasmine Guillory
★ Open Throat, by Henry Hoke
Rules for Visiting, by Jessica Francis Kane
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth, by E.L. Konigsburg
The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World, by E.L. Konigsburg
Crazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan
China Rich Girlfriend, by Kevin Kwan
Rich People Problems, by Kevin Kwan
The Sorcerer of Pyongyang, by Marcel Theroux
Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
NON-FICTION: MEMOIRS AND PERSONAL ESSAYS AND BIOGRAPHY:
Windfall: The Prairie Woman Who Lost Her Way and the Great-Granddaughter Who Found Her, by Erika Bolstad
♥ A Living Remedy, by Nicole Chung
The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods, by Julia Butterfly Hill
The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein, by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler
Lois McMaster Bujold, by Edward James
I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy
Lin-Manuel Miranda: Raising the Theater to New Heights, by Kurtis Scaletta
The Salt Path, by Raynor Winn
Jane Austen at Home, by Lucy Worsley
★ The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World, by Andrea Wulf
NON-FICTION: NATURE AND HUMANITY AND RELATED SCHOLARSHIP AND PERSONAL REFLECTION
Planta Sapiens: Unmasking Plant Intelligence, by Paco Calvo, with Natalie Lawrence
The Hopes of Snakes: & Other Tales from the Urban Landscape, by Lisa Couturier
Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness, by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
Narrative and the Anthropocene, by Erin James
A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How To Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet, by Sarah Jaquette Ray
Bad Environmentalism: Irony and Irreverence in the Ecological Age, by Nicole Seymour
★ Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures, by Merlin Sheldrake
Affective Ecologies: Empathy, Emotion, and Environmental Narrative, by Alexa Weik von Mossner
★ An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, by Ed Yong
Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World, by Tyson Yunkaporta
NON-FICTION: HISTORY AND CULTURE AND POLITICS AND OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCE AND RELATED PHILOSOPHY
The Heroine’s Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture, by Gail Carriger
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber and David Wengrow
Inventing Human Rights: A History, by Lynn Hunt
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Irony and Sarcasm, by Roger Kreuz
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, by Thomas S. Kuhn
The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time, by Yascha Mounk
Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock, by Jenny Odell
You Belong: A Call for Connection, by Sebene Selassie
♥ Numbers and Nerves: Information, Emotion, and Meaning in a World of Data, by Scott Slovic and Paul Slovic, eds.
Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America, by Garry Wills
In 2023, I read 136 books: 50 by men, 43 rereads, 24 by people who may self-identify as persons of color (Black American, Asian American, Mexican-Canadian, Indigenous Australian), 1 by an Asian (in Asia).
★ = books I especially enjoyed and had not read before
♥ = books by friends, which I generally especially enjoyed too