{"id":2858,"date":"2023-07-02T06:38:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T06:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=2858"},"modified":"2023-07-02T06:38:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T06:38:08","slug":"2023-mid-year-reading-recap-favourite-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=2858","title":{"rendered":"2023 Mid-Year Reading Recap + Favourite Books!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hi Readers! Half a year has passed us by. As usual, it feels like time has moved slowly but passed quickly. I have had a hell of a year so far, with way too many ups and downs than are expected in a mere six months. Life has changed for me personally. It has improved professionally. It has been mindless and mindful mentally. It has been challenging physically. It has been cherishing humanly. It has been a ride.<\/strong><\/mark> Every day, month, year came with its own challenges and lessons. I feel like I am learning an entire life\u2019s worth of lessons in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had not set any reading target for this year, because I have found that having a target really puts a lot of pressure on the beautiful process of reading. This really gave me a lot of freedom to read however I wanted to. In the first half of the month, I read 45 books across 14982 pages and 17 genres. I loved 13 books a lot. I hated only 3 books. Despite having over 80 books on my physical TBR, I only read 22 physical books and 23 digitally. In terms of the number of pages, I read only 4 books over 500 pages, 20 books over 300 pages and 21 books with less than 300 pages. My top genres were contemporary, literary and historical fiction.<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~~SIX FAVORITES FOR SIX MONTHS~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n
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From those 13 books I loved, it was tough to pick one favourite for each month. But, here we are! These are some book recommendations I can share without thinking twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton<\/strong> (Review<\/a>)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid<\/strong> (Review<\/a>)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Dust Child by Nguy\u1ec5n Phan Qu\u1ebf Mai<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart by Florentyna Leow<\/strong> (Review<\/a>)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami<\/strong> (Review<\/a>)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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In addition to these six books, I also loved a few more. So, here they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Winners by Fredrick Backman (Review<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami (Review<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zelvin (Review<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Open Water by Calub Azumah Nelson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Still Born by Guadulupe Nettel (Review<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

~~STATISTICS~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n