Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
What we're reading

Find your new favourite book or recommend one on our Book forum.

Original poster

26-ish books for 2023

767 replies

Tinkhasflown · 01/01/2023 13:15

A shiny new thread for 2023. There didn't appear to be one do hope it's ok that I have created it this year.

All welcome and note 26 is just a number. Everyone can set their own target and you are welcome here even if you only read 3 books a year.

I personally count the larger novel style books I read to my children and audio books I listen to. Others don't and there are no rules.

I look forward to all your suggestions again this year.

OP posts:
Thread gallery
9
evtheria · 01/01/2023 19:36

First time joining! Read some brilliant things last year so fingers crossed this time will be just as good:

1/26: Resurrection by Mick Herron
I love the slow horses series, this is meant to be slightly linked.

Phos · 01/01/2023 19:34

@Yuja I've been considering that one!

Phos · 01/01/2023 19:33

I have set my target at 50 this year. I don't mean to brag. I've steadily increased it year on year.

Anyway my first of the year is a re-read, but a few years have elapsed and I can't really remember much about it. It's called The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi and it's about a girl in Afghanistan whose family decides she would be a "bacha posh" - a practice in which families without sons pick a daughter to live and behave as a boy. This enables the child to live more freely: attending school, escorting her sisters in public, and working

MargotMoon · 01/01/2023 19:31

Happy new year all, thanks for the new thread @Tinkhasflown

Ponks · 01/01/2023 19:18

Joining the thread for 2023, just finished Dolphin Junction by Mick Herron, a great way to start the year.

Retsina24 · 01/01/2023 18:17

Ohhh, can I join you.
Read 25 books last year which is low for me. Setting this years target at 45. Will see how we get on.
Current read (expecting to finish tonight):
Fairy Tale by Stephen King

ThelmaDinkley · 01/01/2023 18:12

Just halfway through the Haunting Season collection of ghost stories. Hope to get more reading done this year.

Yuja · 01/01/2023 17:54

Happy new year and thanks for the new thread! I joined the last thread and read 28 books last year (with a different username) which was way more than I thought I would manage. This year I hope to equal that number or even a couple more. I Was bought a book for Xmas that I started yesterday and had the luxury of almost a whole day to myself to finish. So I am kicking off with

1. Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus

There were some great moments in this and I found it a very enjoyable read- a good start to the reading year.

drspouse · 01/01/2023 17:50

I'm currently reading a very New Year-y chick lit I got in the book Secret Santa at my very "be kind, 20 something" book group. I need a new book group.

GoodMorningMrMagpie · 01/01/2023 17:16

Great idea! I use Goodreads Reading Challenge to keep motivated to actively read instead of watching too much tv or internet browsing but it would be lovely to engage with other readers

Just finished reading The Night Circus which was wonderful - currently reading Billy Connolly's autobiography Windswept and Interesting which I will dip in and out of over the next couple of months. I always have a novel, an audiobook and some nonfiction on the go at the same time.

Happy New Reading Year!

readingismycardio · 01/01/2023 17:11

Happy New Year! My target is always 50, sometimes I make it, sometimes I don't. I have read 47 in 2022, so I was really close! I am currently reading steppewolf by Herman Hesse, as my first book of the year. Flowers

dollybird · 01/01/2023 16:56

I read 25 in the end last year. Currently reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's a bit weird, so slow going, and I want to start my new Bridgerton books!

MercuryRising · 01/01/2023 16:03

I would love to join you. I started with good intentions last year but spent more time mindlessly scrolling online than reading. I'm currently reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and am aiming to finish it before I return to work on Tuesday.

princessspotify · 01/01/2023 15:38

Happy New Year.
I also dropped off the thread due to work, husband having an accident and starting my degree.
I'm not going to put so much pressure on myself but will read as much as I can.

EspeciallyDetermined · 01/01/2023 15:35

Thank you @Tinkhasflown . I am also reading Hugh Bonneville’s Playing Under the Piano.

Chickoletta · 01/01/2023 15:27

Happy new year everyone!
I dropped off the thread quite early last year as life got in the way a bit but am starting 2023 with the best of intentions.
I’m currently reading and enjoying Hugh Boneville’s autobiography, Playing Under the Piano.

Treetrim · 01/01/2023 13:16

Just finished Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson - a nice easy read

Swipe left for the next trending thread