I don’t really have these but feel like I need to set some for myself this year, not in turns of numbers but what I read and where I get it from. So here they are:
- Continue to get as many books as possible from the library. I had this resolution in 2022 and it has saved me a fortune and I haven’t had to create space on my bookshelves. I do have to pay £1 for each book I reserve as we only have a small library but I am happy to give them the money. Now that I have Libby for ebooks and BorrowBox for audio books, I can find most of the fiction books I want. it is a bit more hit and miss with non-fiction.
- To read the books that are listed more than once on the best books of the year post.
- Choose one of the ‘best books lists’ to read completely
The following books have been mentioned more than once in the best books of the year posts – 16 lists collected.
Mentioned 2 times | Mentioned 2 times | Mentioned 2 times |
---|---|---|
South to America by Imani Perry | Queen High by C J Carey | Landlines by Raynor Winn |
A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin | Bournville by Jonathan Coe | Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris |
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason | The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn | Lessons by Ian McEwan |
Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee (NF) | Bless the daughter who was raised by the voice in her own head by Warsan Shire | Everything I need I Get From You by Kaitlyn Tiffany |
Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola | Who will make the Pancakes by Megan Kelso (GN) | All This Could be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews |
Days of Sand by Aimee Jongh (GN) | The Night Eaters by Liu and Takeda (GN) | Fantastic Four Full Circle (GN) |
In the Margins by Elena Ferante (NF) | brother.do.you.love.me by | The Story of Art without Men by Katy Hessel (NF) |
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara | The Furrows by Namwali Serpell |
Non-Fiction
Do you have any goals for reading in 2023?