All The Books I Read in 2023

I thought about doing a full-on recap of “favorites” but then that seemed too time-consuming, so instead I’m listing out all of the books I read this year.

Most of these were not published this year, though a few are.

1. Ohio Great story, one of those where each chapter goes super deep on a character and they all come together at the end. Read this one fast.
2. 2AM in Little America by Ken Kalfus. Like a literary spy novel? I honestly didn’t get it. Similar tone and perspective as “Blindness” by Saramago or “The Road” by McCarthy.
3. Big Sur by Jack Kerouac. Read it more like a poem, letting it wash over me, turning the pages.
4. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow* by Gabrielle Zevin. It’s become pretty popular, but it’s worth the hype. I sped through it in 3 days. Like Kavalier & Klay for the gaming industry. Highly recommend.
5. The Deluge by Stephen Markley. Finished! 888 pages! It took me like 6 weeks. I liked Ohio so much that I got this new one when it came out. It’s so long. A lot of moralizing about climate change, with some internal strifes, but it’s purposely not sci-fi, only near future. Moral of the story: Don’t live by the beach or get a dog if you care about climate change. His publisher was probably hoping this would be on a lot end-year lists, but it’s too long for…