Books I Didn’t Read in 2023 #TopTenTuesday
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic at That Artsy Reader Girl is “Books I Meant to Read in 2023 but Didn’t Get To.”
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. I already remedied this omission. It was the second book that I finished in 2024 after The Violin Conspiracy. I was put off by the narrative distance, at first, but eventually became enthralled like many readers.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. I’m already reading this one, too. It’s going more slowly because I took the frequent recommendation to listen to the audiobook. I love the time that I’m spending with Carey Mulligan’s voice in my ear.
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins. I started this last year and, again, this year. I was engaged on the first page, but other priorities keep taking precedence. I’ll get to it soon.
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. I keep meaning to get to this dual timeline historical novel because it may help me structure the novel that I’m writing. Also, that cover looks very enticing given our cold and gray January.
Tom Lake by Ann Pratchett. This is another book that I plan to enjoy via audiobook after seeing many recommendations to listen to Meryl Streep reading it.
The Bookbinder by Pip Williams. I started this book and got interrupted. I was really enjoying this novel with the same setting as The Dictionary of Lost Words, my favorite book of 2021.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. I feel like the last person in the book-reading world to read this one. I’m sure I’ve been aware of it since it was published in 2017 and certainly when it won all kinds of awards in 2018. But it wasn’t until I read an excerpt and summary a couple of months ago that I fully realized what I was missing.
Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron. This is the first in a mystery series featuring Jane Austen as the fictional sleuth. During my fascination with the Year Without a Summer in October, I read a much later installment in the series. I want to start over from the beginning.
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. I keep hearing about this one. I really want to get to it.
A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales. I love that title for a cozy mystery set in England. It was published in June 2023 and I meant to read it in October, but my obsession with the Year Without a Summer took over and I never got to it.
What books did you mean to read in 2023 but never did?