Books I Read in 2023

What follows is a list of all the books I read in 2023.

(What follows that is a series of statistics regarding this list, and some other things.)

  1. The Count of Monte Cristo (1846) by Alexandre Dumas (Jan. 1–20)
  2. The Shards (2023) by Bret Easton Ellis (Jan. 21–26)
  3. The Shining (1977) by Stephen King (Jan. 27–Feb. 1)
  4. *Less Than Zero (1985) by Bret Easton Ellis (Feb. 2–3)
  5. *The Rules of Attraction (1987) by Bret Easton Ellis (Feb. 5–8)
  6. *Lunar Park (2005) by Bret Easton Ellis (Feb. 11–14)
  7. *Imperial Bedrooms (2010) by Bret Easton Ellis (Feb. 15–16)
  8. The Scene (1960) by Clarence Cooper Jr. (Feb. 17–21)
  9. The Syndicate (1960) by Clarence Cooper Jr. (Feb. 22–23)
  10. The Big Sleep (1939) by Raymond Chandler (Feb. 24–26)
  11. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) by John le Carré (Feb. 27–Mar. 2)
  12. The Looking Glass War (1965) by John le Carré (Mar. 3–7)
  13. Epitaph for a Tramp (1959) by David Markson (Mar. 8–11)
  14. Epitaph for a Dead Beat (1961) by David Markson (Mar. 15–17)
  15. The Ballad of Dingus Magee (1965) by David Markson (Mar. 18–21)
  16. The Wrong Case (1975) by James Crumley (Mar. 23–27)
  17. The Last Good Kiss (1978) by James Crumley (Mar. 28–31)
  18. Dancing Bear (1983) by James Crumley (Apr. 1–5)
  19. The Mexican Tree Duck (1993) by James Crumley (Apr. 8–11)
  20. Iggy Horse (2023) by Michael Earl Craig (Apr. 12)
  21. Earth Angel (2023) by Madeline Cash (Apr. 13–15)
  22. Island Time (2022) by Olivia Kan-Sperling (Apr. 16–17)
  23. Farewell, My Lovely (1940) by Raymond Chandler (Apr. 20–23)
  24. The High Window (1942) by Raymond Chandler (Apr. 24–26)
  25. The Lady in the Lake (1943) by Raymond Chandler (Apr. 27–30)
  26. The Sky Contains the Plans (2020) by Matthew Rohrer (May 1)
  27. Norwood (1966) by Charles Portis (May 2–3)
  28. True Grit (1968) by Charles Portis (May 4–6)
  29. The Dog of the South (1979) by Charles Portis (May 8–10)
  30. Miss Doll, Go Home (1965) by David Markson (May 11–13)
  31. Going Down (1970) by David Markson (May 16–19)
  32. *Springer’s Progress (1977) by David Markson (May 20–22)
  33. The Killer Inside Me (1952) by Jim Thompson (May 27–31)
  34. A Few Months of My Life (2023) by Michel Houellebecq (June 2–3)
  35. 14 Poems (2023) by Tao Lin (June 4)
  36. Poems from the Dutch (????) by Andrew Weatherhead (June 5)
  37. Pop. 1280 (1964) by Jim Thompson (June 6–8)
  38. Roseanna (1965) by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö (June 10–13)
  39. The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (1966) by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö (June 14–18)
  40. Strangers on a Train (1950) by Patricia Highsmith (June 19–24)
  41. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955) by Patricia Highsmith (June 25–July 1)
  42. I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home (2023) by Lorrie Moore (July 2–4)
  43. Granite Metal (2023) by Josh Barber (July 5)
  44. The Guest (2023) by Emma Cline (July 6–8)
  45. Biography of X (2023) by Catherine Lacey (July 9–13)
  46. The Doctor’s Son and Other Stories (1935) by John O’Hara (July 14–15)
  47. Files on Parade (1939) by John O’Hara (July 16–19)
  48. Pipe Night (1945) by John O’Hara (July 20–21)
  49. Death Egg (2023) by Nathaniel Duggan (July 22)
  50. Aberration in the Heartland of the Real (2016) by Wendy S. Painting (July 23–30)
  51. Pew (2020) by Catherine Lacey (July 31–Aug. 1)
  52. House of Hunger (2023) by Uzodinma Okehi (Aug. 2)
  53. Happiness and Love (????) by Zoe Dubno (Aug. 3–4)
  54. *The Great Gatsby (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Aug. 5–6)
  55. Zone One (2011) by Colson Whitehead (Aug. 7–14)
  56. Three Assassins (2004) by Kōtarō Isaka (Aug. 15–17)
  57. Harlem Shuffle (2021) by Colson Whitehead (Aug. 18–22)
  58. The Mantis (2017) by Kōtarō Isaka (Aug. 23–24)
  59. Crook Manifesto (2023) by Colson Whitehead (Aug. 25–28)
  60. New Millennium Boyz (2023) by Alex Kazemi (Aug. 29–31)
  61. I Hear You’re Rich (2023) by Diane Williams (Sept. 1)
  62. Rumor and Other Stories (1985) by James Robison (Sept. 2–4)
  63. The Illustrator (1988) by James Robison (Sept. 5–7)
  64. 7 Stories (1994) by James Robison (Sept. 8–10)
  65. Bad Infinity (2023) by Aria Dean (Sept. 11–14)
  66. Artless (2023) by Natasha Stagg (Sept. 16–21)
  67. Y/N (2023) by Esther Yi (Sept. 23–26)
  68. Tender Is the Night (1934) by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Sept. 27–Oct. 1)
  69. *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More (1977) by Roald Dahl (Oct. 2–3)
  70. The Raven and Other Poems (1845) by Edgar Allan Poe (Oct. 4–5)
  71. The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe (1850) by Edgar Allan Poe (Oct. 7–11)
  72. The Bus Is Fucking Late (Again) (2023) by Peter BD (Oct. 12)
  73. Fungi from Yuggoth and Other Poems (1963) by H. P. Lovecraft (Oct. 13–14)
  74. Frozen in His Youth (2023) by Stephen Sturgeon (Oct. 15)
  75. I’m a Fan (2022) by Sheena Patel (Oct. 15–18)
  76. Holly (2023) by Stephen King (Oct. 24–29)
  77. Ghosts (1937) by Edith Wharton (Oct. 30–Nov. 5)
  78. The Witches of Eastwick (1984) by John Updike (Nov. 12–14)
  79. The Widows of Eastwick (2008) by John Updike (Nov. 19–25)
  80. Molly (2023) by Blake Butler (Nov. 26–27)
  81. Rabbit Remembered (2000) by John Updike (Nov. 28–30)
  82. Bech: A Book (1970) by John Updike (Dec. 1–6)
  83. Bech Is Back (1982) by John Updike (Dec. 7–10)
  84. Bech at Bay (1998) by John Updike (Dec. 11–16)
  85. The Coup (1978) by John Updike (Dec. 17–22)
  86. A Flaw in the Design (2023) by Nathan Oates (Dec. 23–26)
  87. Yule Log (2023) by Brandon Brown and J. Gordon Faylor (Dec. 27)
  88. Bordersnakes (1996) by James Crumley (Dec. 27–30)

*Previously read

# books read: 88
# books read for the first time: 81
# books reread: 7
# books read on average per month: 7.33
# books written by men: 69
# books written by women: 16
# books written by more than one person: 3
# distinct authors: 50
# male authors: 35
# female authors: 15
# novels: 56
# novellas: 4
# short story collections: 13
# memoirs: 1
# essay collections: 2
# books of nonfiction: 1
# books of poetry: 7
# plays: 1
# chapbooks: 3
# books translated from another language to english: 6
# books published in 2023: 23
# books published in 21st century: 36
# books published in 20th century: 47
# books published in 19th century: 3
# books not (yet) published: 2

Standouts:
The Shards (2023) by Bret Easton Ellis
The Last Good Kiss (1978) by James Crumley
Dancing Bear (1983) by James Crumley
Iggy Horse (2023) by Michael Earl Craig
The High Window (1942) by Raymond Chandler
Miss Doll, Go Home (1965) by David Markson
The Killer Inside Me (1952) by Jim Thompson
14 Poems (2023) by Tao Lin
I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home (2023) by Lorrie Moore
Biography of X (2023) by Catherine Lacey
Happiness and Love (????) by Zoe Dubno
The Great Gatsby (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Crook Manifesto (2023) by Colson Whitehead
The Illustrator (1988) by James Robison
Fungi from Yuggoth and Other Poems (1963) by H. P. Lovecraft
Frozen in His Youth (2023) by Stephen Sturgeon
Molly (2023) by Blake Butler
The Complete Henry Bech (2001) by John Updike

Takeaway:
Literature is truth. It tells the truth. Novels, histories: they tell stories. The experience of reading is what heightens consciousness, unraveling cryptic relationships through language and its many perversions of communication.

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