{"id":3151,"date":"2023-12-27T05:57:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T05:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=3151"},"modified":"2024-12-26T04:13:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T04:13:44","slug":"top-12-books-of-2023-year-in-review-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=3151","title":{"rendered":"Top 12 Books of 2023 \u2013 Year in Review (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hi Readers! Welcome to the first of the three year-end review posts of 2023!<\/strong><\/mark> We begin with books, of course. My reading in 2023 was quite erratic because I had set no reading goal. I thought doing that would give me the freedom to read whatever I wanted; be it big books or short books, fiction or nonfiction, graphic novels or audiobooks. Just glorified mood reading all year round. In the initial months, it worked wonders. I enjoyed the freedom which came with no stress. But, as the months went by, this outlook changed somehow into freedom with a slice of stress. I still shared a monthly review, which made me push myself to reading more and more and more. Because God forbid if I only read four books in a whole month. And, towards the end of the year, it was full on mania. I just HAD to meet my goal of 80, because that\u2019s how many books I had read last year. I managed to read 80, but I am not proud of this manic erratic reading journey. Hopefully, I will know better for next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel that every person knows themselves well enough. I am someone who wants structure and schedule to everything. So, setting a target actually helped me and did not stress me in the previous years. I will probably stick to that in 2024. Perhaps even mini-targets for different categories so that my reading is diverse, but also not too confined which will not restrict my mood reading. You will read just as well as you know yourself. So, here\u2019s to a healthier reading habit in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n

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~~TOP 12 BOOKS OF 2023~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now, about the review! I read EIGHTY BOOKS across 24253 PAGES in 2023! <\/strong><\/mark>Before I get into the statistics, here is the reveal of the best 12 books I read in 2023! I read new books but more often I read backlists. So, all these books have been published in different years varying from 1990 to 2023 and across various genres.<\/p>\n\n\n

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THE EIGHTH LIFE by NINO HARATISCHVWILI<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili: Is It Worth It?<\/a><\/blockquote>