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2023
My Year in Books
8,194
pages read
34
books read


The Tale of the Unknown Island by José Saramago
Shortest Book
51
pages
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Longest Book
550
pages

Average book length in 2023
241
pages

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Most Shelved
2,502,867
people also shelved
Resurrecting the Jew by Geneviève Zubrzycki
Least Shelved
54
people also shelved

Sleepless’s average rating for 2023
4.0
really liked it
4.0

Resurrecting the Jew by Geneviève Zubrzycki
Highest Rated on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ
4.86 average

Afterland by Mai Der Vang

Sleepless’s first review of the year

really liked it
Okay, for 2023, I've realized that I need to stop spending ages editing reviews because it only leads to me being behind my reviews. So, here's to shorter reviews with the hope of never missing a review.

Afterland is an excellent poetry book. The usage of words is gorgeous. While reading this, I often found myself just dwelling on the words used, just enjoying how it all fits together. It felt so artistic, so carefully sculptured. I didn't unders
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³§³¢·¡·¡±Ê³¢·¡³§³§â€™S 2023 BOOKS
Seoulmates by Susan  Lee
Afterland by Mai Der Vang
Spare by Prince Harry
The Colonizer and the Colonized by Albert Memmi
It Is Good To Be Here by Christina Chase
The Broken Wings by Kahlil Gibran
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon
it was amazing
If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang
The Real North Korea by Andrei Lankov
Flowers of Fire by Hawon Jung
it was amazing
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
For You and Only You by Caroline Kepnes
Tactics by Gregory Koukl
Sky, Wind, and Stars by Yun Dong-ju
Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones by Torrey Peters
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Craving Flight by Tamsen Parker
Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
Once More with Chutzpah by Haley Neil
it was amazing
Contradictions in the Design by Matthew Olzmann
Leaving My Beloved Children Behind by Takashi Nagai
City on Fire by Antony Dapiran
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Divine Rivals by Rebecca   Ross
Resurrecting the Jew by Geneviève Zubrzycki
Pansy by Andrea Gibson
The Tale of the Unknown Island by José Saramago
it was amazing
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales
What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic by Annie Kotowicz
Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha
Resistance by Souha Béchara
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Resistance by Souha Béchara

Sleepless’s last review of the year

How can you tell I feel better? I'm able to read books by people from countries that want to kill me again!

In more seriousness, I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The tagline suggests it will explain suicide bombers in Jerusalem but it really doesn't, there's no justification of it here.

Béchara writes of the Lebanese civil war which led Israel to eventually occupy South Lebanon. I've studied about this war quite a bit- for people who have
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