2023 in Books.

Jan 03, 2000 22:29

~Every link leads to an entry with basic information about the book, my favourite quotes and my review.
~The image I use is the edition I read.

♥♥♥ = Personal favourites I recommend.

NON-FICTION:
♥♥♥ Dinosaurs: 10 Things You Should Know by Dr Dean Lomax. (8/10)
Together Is Better: A Little Book of Inspiration by Simon Sinek (illustrated by Ethan M. Aldridge). (7/10)
♥♥♥ Ethel & Ernest: A True Story by Raymond Briggs. (8/10)
♥♥♥ Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals by Ken Follett. (8/10)
♥♥♥ The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands (PART 1---PART 2), by Jon Billman. (8/10)
♥♥♥ On Lighthouses by Jazmina Barrera (translated by Christina MacSweeney). (8.5/10)
Aunt Dan & Lemon by Wallace Shawn (7.5/10):
♡♡♡ On the Context of the Play. (8/10)

☼ --> Not only non-fiction included in the compendium, but only non-fiction listed here.
✚ --> I list Holy Books (and their derivatives) in the non-fiction because that is the way they are intended by the authors, and not to reflect any personal belief.

FICTION:
NOVELS:

♥♥♥ Father of the Bride by Edward Streeter (illustrated by Gluyas Williams). (8.5/10)
♥♥♥ Ballet Shoes: A Story of Three Children on the Stage by Noel Streatfeild (illustrated by Ruth Gervis). (8/10)
♥♥♥ The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge (illustrated by C. Walter Hodges). (8/10)
♥♥♥ Mirror in a Mirror: A Labyrinth (PART 1---PART 2), by Michael Ende (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn). (8.5/10)
♥♥♥ The Hobbit, or There and Back Again ( PART 1--- PART 2), by J.R.R. Tolkien (narrated by Rob Inglis). (7.5/10)♧♫
♥♥♥ With My Dog-Eyes by Hilda Hilst (translated by Adam Morris). (7.5/10)
♥♥♥ Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (narrated by Rosamund Pike). (9.5/10)♫
♥♥♥ Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester (narrated by Christian Rodska). (8.5/10)♧♫
♥♥♥ Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews (narrated by Mena Suvari). (8/10)♧♫
♥♥♥ Northern Lights (aka The Golden Compass) by Philip Pullman (narrated by Philip Pullman). (8/10)♧♫
♥♥♥ I Don't Know How She Does It (PART 1---PART 2), by Allison Pearson. (7.5/10)♧
♥♥♥ Pride and Prejudice ( PART 1--- PART 2), by Jane Austen (narrated by Joanna David). (9/10)♧♫
Hush by Eva Konstantopoulos. (6.5/10)
♥♥♥ Persuasion by Jane Austen (narrated by Juliet Stevenson). (8.5/10)♫
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark. (4/10)
♥♥♥ The River by Rumer Godden. (8.5/10)
Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw. (3/10)
Summer of Night by Dan Simmons. (7/10)☁
♥♥♥ How I Became a Nun by César Aira (translated by Chris Andrews). (7.5/10)
Snakes and Earrings by Hitomi Kanehara (translated by David James Karashima). (3/10)
People Live Still in Cashtown Corners by Tony Burgess. (3.5/10)
♥♥♥ The Faster I Walk the Smaller I Am by Kjersti A. Skomsvold (translated by Kerri A. Pierce). (7.5/10)

Series and Sequeled Works:

♥♥♥ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (narrated by Stephen Fry). (9/10)☁♫
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (narrated by Stephen Fry). (9/10)☁♫

♥♥♥ Little House on Rocky Ridge by Roger Lea MacBride (illustrated by David Gilleece). (7.5/10)☁
Little Farm in the Ozarks by Roger Lea MacBride (illustrated by David Gilleece). (7.5/10)

♥♥♥ A Billion for Boris (aka ESP TV) by Mary Rodgers. (7.5/10)☁
Summer Switch by Mary Rodgers. (7/10)

♥♥♥ Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (narrated by Cherry Jones). (9/10)☁♫
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder (narrated by Cherry Jones). (8/10)♫

♥♥♥ Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (translated by Geoffrey Trousselot). (8/10)☁
Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (translated by Geoffrey Trousselot). (7.5/10)

♥♥♥ The Travels of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff (translated by Merle S. Haas). (7.5/10)☁
Babar the King by Jean de Brunhoff (translated by Merle S. Haas). (8/10)
Babar and Zephir by Jean de Brunhoff (translated by Merle S. Haas). (7.5/10)
Babar and His Children by Jean de Brunhoff (translated by Merle S. Haas). (8.5/10)
Babar and Father Christmas by Jean de Brunhoff (translated by Merle S. Haas). (8.5/10)

♥♥♥ The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (narrated by Hugh Fraser). (7.5/10)☁♫
Murder on the Orient Express (aka Murder in the Calais Coach) by Agatha Christie (narrated by Dan Stevens). (8.5/10)♫
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie. (7.5/10)

♥♥♥ The Chimneys of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston (illustrated by Peter Boston). (8/10)☁
The River at Green Knowe by L.M. Boston (illustrated by Peter Boston). (7/10)
The Stranger at Green Knowe by L.M. Boston (illustrated by Peter Boston). (7.5/10)
An Enemy at Green Knowe by L.M. Boston (illustrated by Peter Boston). (8.5/10)

♥♥♥ The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (narrated by Tim Curry). (9/10)☁♫
The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket (narrated by Tim Curry). (8.5/10)♫

♥♥♥ Jacob Two-Two's First Spy Case by Mordecai Richler (illustrated by Dušan Petričić). (8/10)☁
-♥ Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas by Cary Fagan (illustrated by Dušan Petričić). (6.5/10)

♧ --> Part of a series, but the only book from it read this year.
☁ --> Not all books in the series listed, as some have been read in previous years, or are still to be finished.
** --> Short stories/plays chronicled here for the purpose of listing series continuity. (Refer to the Short Stories header below for break-down of individual stories.)
♫ --> Audio book.

SHORT STORIES:

♥♥♥ The Best of (PART 1---PART 2) John W. Campbell (7.5/10):
♡ Double Minds. (7.5/10)
♡♡♡ Forgetfulness. (8/10)
♡♡♡ Who Goes There? (8/10)
-♡ Out of Night. (7/10)
-♡♡♡ Cloak of Aesir. (7.5/10)
Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yōko Ogawa (translated by Stephen Snyder) (7/10):
♡♡♡ Afternoon at the Bakery. (7.5/10)
♡♡♡ Fruit Juice. (7.5/10)
♡ Old Mrs. J. (7/10)
♡ The Little Dustman. (7/10)
♡ Lab Coats. (7/10)
♡♡♡ Sewing for the Heart. (7/10)
♡ Welcome to the Museum of Torture. (6.5/10)
♡♡♡ The Man Who Sold Braces. (7.5/10)
♡♡♡ The Last Hour of the Bengal Tiger. (7.5/10)
♡ Tomatoes and the Full Moon. (7.5/10)
♡ Poison Plants. (7.5/10)
♥♥♥ Out of Time by George Langelaan (7.5/10):
♡♡♡ The Fly. (8/10)
♡ The Devil His Due. (7/10)
♡♡♡ Armchair Detective. (7.5/10)
♡♡♡ Past the Time Limit. (7.5/10)
♡♡♡ Recession. (8/10)
♡♡♡ The Lady from Nowhere. (7.5/10)
♡ The Other Hand. (7.5/10)
♡ The Miracle. (7/10)
♡ The Drop of Forgetfulness. (7.5/10)
♡ Parkson's Last Flight. (7.5/10)

☁ --> Not all stories listed, as some have been read in previous years, or are still to be finished.
☼ --> Not only short stories included in the compendium, but only short stories listed here.

PLAYS:

♥♥♥ King Lear by William Shakespeare. (9/10)
♥♥♥ King Henry IV, Part One by William Shakespeare. (8/10)♧
Aunt Dan & Lemon by Wallace Shawn. (7.5/10)

Series and Sequeled Works:

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♧ --> Part of a series, but the only book from it read this year.

POETRY:
♥♥♥ Ballad of Mulan by Anonymous (translated and illustrated by Song Nan Zhang). (8/10)
The Song of Mu Lan by Anonymous (translated and illustrated by Jeanne M. Lee). (7/10)
Behind the Lines by A.A. Milne (7.5/10):
♡♡♡ Deliverance. (8/10)
♡♡♡ Adolf Hitler. (8/10)
♡ The Third String. (7/10)
♡ High Purpose. (7.5/10)
♡♡♡ An Alphabet. (7.5/10)
♡ The Portrait Gallery. (7/10)
♡ Black-Out. (7.5/10)
♡ The Hausfrau Speaks. (7/10)
♡ The Sinking of the Winston Churchill. (6.5/10)
♡♡♡ Song for a Soldier. (7.5/10)
♡ Unity. (7.5/10)
♡ War Work. (6/10)
♡ Information. (7/10)
♡♡♡ Farewell to Butter. (7.5/10)
♡ The Supermen. (7/10)
♡ Safety. (7.5/10)
♡ Par Nobile Fratrum. (6.5/10)
♡♡♡ The British Communist. (8/10)
♡♡♡ Travel. (7.5/10)
♡♡♡ Class Distinction. (7.5/10)
♡ Hoares de Combât. (6.5/10)
♡ Excelsior. (7.5/10)
♡ Merry Christmas. (7/10)
♡♡♡ Obsession. (7.5/10)
♡♡♡ Home Service. (7.5/10)
♡♡♡ The Bottle. (8/10)
♡♡♡ Weather Report. (7.5/10)
♡ Almost a Gentleman. (7/10)
♡♡♡ Sleep No More. (8.5/10)
♡♡♡ The Neutral. (7.5/10)
♡♡♡ Talk. (7.5/10)
♡ Officers and Gentlemen. (7/10)
♡ Matilda. (7/10)
♡ Spring Offensive. (7.5/10)
♡♡♡ Quid Pro Quo. (7.5/10)
♡ Guests. (7.5/10)
♡ The Patriot. (6.5/10)
♡ Old Soldier. (7/10)
♡♡♡ Wishful Thinking. (8/10)
♡ The Voice of Italy. (7/10)
♡♡♡ To America. (7.5/10)
♡♡♡ The Objector. (8/10)
♡♡♡ The Lost Generation. (7.5/10)
♥♥♥ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (illustrated by Gustave Doré). (9/10)

Series and Sequeled Works:



☁ --> Not all poems in the compendium listed, as some have been read in previous years or are still to be finished.
☼ --> Not only poetry included in compendium, but only poetry listed here.

GRAPHIC NOVELS:
The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch by Neil Gaiman and Michael Zulli. (7/10)
♥♥♥ The Crows by Andres Fager and Peter Bergting. (7.5/10)
♥♥♥ Ethel & Ernest: A True Story by Raymond Briggs. (8/10)

Series and Sequeled Works:

♧ --> Part of a series, but the only book from it read this year.
☁ --> Not all books/stories in the series listed, as some have been read in previous years, or are still to be finished.
✿ --> A series of short story collections, wherein the short stories themselves are primarily independent of each other or stories within other volumes (though sometimes tied together by a general setting or plot device).
** --> Short stories collection, or has short stories included in the book. Refer to the Short Stories header above for break-down of individual stories.

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