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