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2023 reading card

january – december 2023 · from goodreads

books finished
104
pages read
39,462 ≈ 108 a day
average rating
3.6★
loved
28 at 5★ · 32 at 4★
biggest month
September 5,193 pages

pages per month

each block is one book, as tall as its page count

rated 4★ or 5★everything else

biggest & smallest

Cover of The Count of Monte Cristo
the doorstopThe Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas1,276 pages
Cover of I'm Glad My Mom Died
the shortestI'm Glad My Mom DiedJennette McCurdy7 pages

favorite authors

most read

  • Martha Wells 7 books · average 3.9★
  • Rick Riordan 6 books · average 4.0★
  • Brandon Sanderson 6 books · average 2.5★

highest rated 2+ books

  • Leigh Bardugo 2 books · average 5.0★
  • M.A. Carrick 2 books · average 5.0★
  • James S.A. Corey 4 books · average 4.8★

month by month

the three highest-rated books each month

  1. January

    7 books · 3,523 pages

    1. Cover of VilletteVilletteCharlotte Brontë★★★★★
    2. Cover of A Man Called OveA Man Called OveFredrik Backman★★★★★
    3. Cover of The Count of Monte CristoThe Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas★★★★★

  2. February

    5 books · 1,603 pages

    1. Cover of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of FaeriesEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of FaeriesHeather Fawcett★★★★★
    2. Cover of I'm Glad My Mom DiedI'm Glad My Mom DiedJennette McCurdy★★★★★
    3. Cover of The Thursday Murder ClubThe Thursday Murder ClubRichard Osman★★★★★

  3. March

    8 books · 2,517 pages

    1. Cover of All Systems RedAll Systems RedMartha Wells★★★★★
    2. Cover of Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsHarry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsJ.K. Rowling★★★★★
    3. Cover of Artificial ConditionArtificial ConditionMartha Wells★★★★★

  4. April

    11 books · 2,890 pages

    1. Cover of The Blade ItselfThe Blade ItselfJoe Abercrombie★★★★★
    2. Cover of The Man Who Died TwiceThe Man Who Died TwiceRichard Osman★★★★★
    3. Cover of Rogue ProtocolRogue ProtocolMartha Wells★★★★★

  5. May

    10 books · 3,789 pages

    1. Cover of The Bronzed BeastsThe Bronzed BeastsRoshani Chokshi★★★★★
    2. Cover of The AppealThe AppealJanice Hallett★★★★★
    3. Cover of Fugitive TelemetryFugitive TelemetryMartha Wells★★★★★

  6. June

    9 books · 2,862 pages

    1. Cover of YellowfaceYellowfaceR.F. Kuang★★★★★
    2. Cover of Ninth HouseNinth HouseLeigh Bardugo★★★★★
    3. Cover of Hell BentHell BentLeigh Bardugo★★★★★

  7. July

    8 books · 3,580 pages

    1. Cover of Last Argument of KingsLast Argument of KingsJoe Abercrombie★★★★★
    2. Cover of Caliban's WarCaliban's WarJames S.A. Corey★★★★★
    3. Cover of DuneDuneFrank Herbert★★★★★

  8. August

    10 books · 4,000 pages

    1. Cover of The Battle of the LabyrinthThe Battle of the LabyrinthRick Riordan★★★★★
    2. Cover of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and TomorrowTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and TomorrowGabrielle Zevin★★★★★
    3. Cover of The Last OlympianThe Last OlympianRick Riordan★★★★★

  9. September

    13 books · 5,193 pages

    1. Cover of Cibola BurnCibola BurnJames S.A. Corey★★★★★
    2. Cover of Gideon the NinthGideon the NinthTamsyn Muir★★★★★
    3. Cover of The Mask of MirrorsThe Mask of MirrorsM.A. Carrick★★★★★

  10. October

    11 books · 4,582 pages

    1. Cover of The Kingdom of CopperThe Kingdom of CopperS.A. Chakraborty★★★★★
    2. Cover of The Empire of GoldThe Empire of GoldS.A. Chakraborty★★★★★
    3. Cover of The River of SilverThe River of SilverS.A. Chakraborty★★★★★

  11. November

    9 books · 3,922 pages

    1. Cover of The Liar’s KnotThe Liar’s KnotM.A. Carrick★★★★★
    2. Cover of The Golden EnclavesThe Golden EnclavesNaomi Novik★★★★★
    3. Cover of The Jade Setter of JanloonThe Jade Setter of JanloonFonda Lee★★★★★

  12. December

    3 books · 1,001 pages

    1. Cover of Normal PeopleNormal PeopleSally Rooney★★★★★
    2. Cover of The Chalice of the GodsThe Chalice of the GodsRick Riordan★★★★★
    3. Cover of The Screaming StaircaseThe Screaming StaircaseJonathan Stroud★★★★★