Favourite books you read in 2023? ?

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TakeM00N

Mine are: Pedro Paramo, Mygale and I'm Thinking of Ending things.

I'm planning to read The 120 Days of Sodom next year because the movie quite attracted my interest. 😼

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Netero

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Is it wrong to try to pick up girls in a dungeon volume 11 and 13, very thought provoking and engaging 🐢

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zmjjkkkkkkk

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i’m thinking of ending things = based

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goofyahh1447

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I don't read books. fuck literature, i'm biochemistrymaxxing right now

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bronzil_enjoyer

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chemistry mentioned time to cook 🦅🦅🦅

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goofyahh1447

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i wish it was chemistry only..

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bronzil_enjoyer

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😔

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geospliced

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Well, here is a short list of the books I have read/reread in the year of 2023 (not much of a reader):

Lord of the Rings (9.5/10 classic)
The Name of the Wind (10/10 my favorite book of all time)
You've Reached Sam (8/10 wholesome read)
Environmental Systems and Societies 2015 Edition Course Companion Oxford (1.5/10 annoying but informative to read)
Konosuba Volume 9 (7/10 decent)
Hamlet (8/10 my favorite Shakespeare work)
Chemistry Steve Owen Cambridge 2014 Edition (0.5/10 informative but induces acute blindness and migranes in left side of head after reading a couple pages)
Industrial Society and Its Future (5/10 inherently biased but I read it for research purposes)
The Merchant of Venice (4/10 jews and venetians aren't really my thing)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (8/10 somewhat lacking but good story overall)
Deaf Republic (6.5/10 poetry collection)
Never Let Me Go (7/10 invokes thoughts about ethics and morality)
The Hobbit (9/10 classic)
How to Win Friends and Influence People (7.5/10 good informative read)
The Giver (8/10 classic)

And possibly others that I have missed.

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bronzil_enjoyer

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hello bro can you suggest me some books that can get me hooked up as a non reader

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geospliced

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Well, I think something books do better than other forms of entertainment is its ability to allow one to imagine things they have probably never imagined before. Therefore, I shall recommend to you "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss. It's a fantasy novel, and I think it's a good read! Of course, if you don't like it I could always try to find you a book that suit your tastes.

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bronzil_enjoyer

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thank you for the suggestion i will give it a try 😊

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geospliced

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No problem!

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anyth1ng

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hi, geo! where are you going for new years eve?

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geospliced

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Hi anyth1ng! I hope you're having a nice day. For new years eve, I am spending my time here at home in Milan. My family got puppies to raise therefore we cannot go on vacation (usually we go to Spain but this year we planned to visit Thailand). Regardless, I will be spending my day celebrating and anticipating the coming of 2024.

My life is reaching a point where I need to take things much more seriously and put in work unfathomable to my present self. There are a lot of things that are going to have to get done in 2024 and I am preparing myself mentally to tackle all the challenges/obstacles. One thing to look forward to are university applications (possibly)!

What about you? How are you spending your new years eve? I hope you have a wonderful rest of the day.

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anyth1ng

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taking care of puppies is always a pleasant thing, I wish you and your family the best, 2024 is definitely going to be a good year for everyone. Also, good luck with your university applications, I'm confident you can go anywhere you want. For me, I'll be in brazil's northeast beaches as always, still don't know where exactly but i will find out tomorrow. Have a good rest of the day buddy❤️

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geospliced

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I appreciate your kind words, anyth1ng. I am somewhat nervous about the whole process of becoming a member of society and getting higher education but I'm optimistic that things will work out well. I think spending the new year in Brazil's northeast beaches is a fantastic idea. I've never been to brazil, but I have friends living in and from Sao Paulo. I also know Fortaleza is a city located in the northeast. Regardless, have a wonderful new years eve! ❤️

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TakeM00N

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I found The Hobbit kinda childish but TLotR is absolutely a banger

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geospliced

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Well, The Hobbit was written during simpler times for Tolkien (before WW2), and he did intend for it to be a childrens story. But yes LOTR is an absolute banger.

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Aivi

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hi geo, love your work. glad we both agree with hamlet because it is my favourite shakespearean piece as well.
however, never let me go by kazuo ishiguro just might be the worst piece of literature ive ever read, im curious to know what you found in it that was worth garnering it with a 7/10

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unknown_trash

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I really enjoyed reading Artemis by Andy weir (author of bestseller book "The martian"

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vollizie

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I didn't read as many books as I did last year, but the most notable thing I've read this year was the entire ASOIAF series. A Storm of Swords in particular is one of my favorite books of all time.

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melon_fan

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I swear I read a book this year but I can’t think of it

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The_Cleg

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I think I read only 2 books this year, "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen and "Hamlet" by Shakespeare.

I used to read more but cuz of the uni I don't have much time to read (or rather I want to use it for chilling and shit).

Either way I'm starting to listen to audibles so I think I'll "read" more books in 2024 :)

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Marty

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I read a very good novel called Solito, its about an immigrant from El Salvador trying to make it to the US. Very powerful, loved it a lot.

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bronzil_enjoyer

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damn i remembered i read 3am and 3.10am this year

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no1_chichoo_enjoyer

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The Structure of Evolutionary Theory by steven jay gould is excellent, otherwise his more accesible "Wonderful Life" is a great option.

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LyCan52

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One piece manga

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Katharize

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Does Light novel count? If not, here are Real books -
Meditations Marcus Aurelius
Decipline is destiny
Atomic Habits
Book thief

I really just started reading books recently, so there's isn't much. light novels really helped me develop a habit of reading.