Hello,
all!
This
is my first year-end book blog wrap-up for booksbydorothea!!!
Some
history of the blog - I started this blog in August of 2019 to keep track of my
books. It was a very simple blog with updates of the book that I was reading
and then the review (cut and pasted) from Goodreads.
Unfortunately,
the pandemic intervened in my developing the blog further. I had to take a
hiatus in March 2020 as I was unable to read, period.
Then
in April 2023, I was beginning to read again so I restarted the blog and now it has grown
to where it is now. I look forward to continuing to develop this blog even
more! Thank you for your support!
One
last housekeeping item, as of today, I am closing out the booksbydorothea
reading blog for 2023. Also, I will be off social media from December 20, 2023, to January 2, 2024. So be ready to see me again on January 3, 2024!!!
Now onto the MAIN EVENT:
booksbydorothea BEST BOOKS OF 2023 (5-star reviews)
THIRTEEN books vied for the Inaugural booksbydorothea
Book of 2023.
- The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende (May)
- Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See (June)
- How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair (July)
- A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power (August)
- The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman (August)
- Evergreen (Japantown Mystery #2) by Naomi Hirahara (August)
- The Women by Kristin Hannah (September)
- After Annie by Anna Quindlen (September)
- Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki (October)
- The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok (October)
- Making It So by Patrick Stewart (October) audiobook
- Every Time We Say Goodbye by Natalie Jenner (November)
- Being Henry by Henry Winkler (November) audiobook
Interestingly, some months had a LOT of great books that were 5-star (like August and October). But every month except January and December had a 5-star book.
As you may have read previously in the
blog, the booksbydorothea INAUGURAL Book of the Year 2023 is:
How To Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair REVIEW
GOODREADS BEST BOOKS OF
2023 FINALISTS
Congratulations to Henry
Winkler for being awarded Best Humor. It was a great audiobook and Henry is a
great narrator! Unfortunately, it is the only book that I read that was a Goodreads Best Books of 2023 Finalist.
Being Henry by Henry Winkler REVIEW
2023 MONTHLY BEST BOOK
This is my VERY best book in each
month, period. These are some great books that are worth exploring and
reading other than the 5-star books. PLEASE NOTE: there were no blog reviews until May 2023.
Surrender by Bono (January 2023)
Unraveling by Peggy Orenstein (February 2023)
Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan (March 2023)
The Ferryman by Justin Cronin (April 2023)
The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende (May 2023) REVIEW
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See (June 2023) REVIEW
How To Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair (July 2023) REVIEW
A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power (August 2023) REVIEW
The Women by Kristin Hannah (September 2023) REVIEW
The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok (October 2023) REVIEW
Every Time We Say Goodbye by Natalie Jenner (November 2023) REVIEW
Dying of Politeness by Geena Davis (December 2023) REVIEW
2023 GOODREADS STATISTICS
This continuous updating of the book goal
became tedious in 2023; in 2024, it will be 100 books from the start!
2023 Goodreads Book Goal:
48
books – set January 1, 2023
60
books – set May 15, 2023
80
books – set September 23, 2023
100
books – set October 28, 2023 (serious stretch goal):
2023
Goodreads Book Total: 94 physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks!! I think that I
did a great job and enjoyed reading such fantastic books!
2023 MONTHLY WRAP-UPS
As I restarted this blog in April 2023, there are no
monthly wrap-ups for January-April 2023. The monthly wrap-ups were started in May 2023 and are linked below.
May Monthly Wrap-up: LINK
June Monthly Wrap-up: LINK
July Monthly Wrap-up: LINK
August Monthly Wrap-up: LINK
September Monthly Wrap-up: LINK
October Monthly Wrap-up: LINK
November Monthly Wrap-up: LINK
December Monthly Wrap-up: LINK
HELPFUL LINKS
Glossary: LINK
Book Ratings: LINK
2023 TOTAL STATISTICS:
Now for all of the statistics of 2023!
It is all so fascinating to me, but you may find it boring so feel free to skip
this! Next year, I plan to do some analysis!
2023 total books (ALL book types)
TOTAL: 94 physical,
ebooks, and audiobooks
2023 eBooks
TOTAL: 57 ebooks
2023 Audiobooks
TOTAL: 34 audiobooks
2023 Personal Physical Books
TOTAL: 2 personal physical books
2023 Library books (ebooks)
TOTAL: 23 library ebooks
2023 Library books (audiobooks)
TOTAL: 35 library audiobooks
2023 Amazon Prime First Reads books
(First Reads) (part of ebooks)
TOTAL: 3 First Reads ebooks
2023 ARCs (Advance Reader Copy) (part
of ebooks)
TOTAL: 29 ARCs
2023 Total Listening Time (audiobooks)
TOTAL: 358 hours, 20 minutes listening time
2023 Pages Read (physical and ebooks)
TOTAL: 19,974 pages read (very different from Goodreads, hmm???)
2023 TOTAL BOOK RATINGS
5.0-star books
TOTAL: 24 books
4.5-star books
TOTAL: 29 books
4.0-star books
TOTAL: 23 books
3.5-star books
TOTAL: 8 books
3.0-star books
TOTAL: 11 books
Thank you for coming along with me on
my book blog journey in 2023! I hope that you join me in 2024 for more
adventures in reading!!
Happy Holidays 🎅🎄 and Happy Reading📚!
Dorothea 💜
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