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2023
My Year in Books
48,409
pages read
Brendan (History Nerds United)
133
books read
Brendan (History Nerds United)
Guinevere in Baltimore by Shelley Puhak
Shortest Book
104
pages
Judgment at Tokyo by Gary J. Bass
Longest Book
912
pages
Average book length in 2023
363
pages
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
Most Shelved
147,763
people also shelved
The Plot of Shame by Paul Johnson
Least Shelved
8
people also shelved
Brendan’s average rating for 2023
4.4
4.4
America's Collection by Virginia Hart
Highest Rated on Goodreads
it was amazing
5.00 average
Putin's Wars by Mark Galeotti

Brendan’s first review of the year

it was amazing
At first glance at Putin’s Wars, you might think oh this is just another hit piece on Putin and, good, screw that guy. But dear reader, it’s so much more!

Author Mark Galeotti takes a deep dive into the Russian military in a way I have not seen before. This book was completed before the beginning of the Ukraine War but was slightly updated once it happened. Here’s what you need to know. This book explains everything about what we are seeing in the ...more
BRENDAN’S 2023 BOOKS
Putin's Wars by Mark Galeotti
it was amazing
The Lionkeeper of Algiers by Des Ekin
Hey, Hun by Emily Lynn Paulson
Lost at Sea by John Wukovits
Into the Amazon by Larry Rohter
Highlight Real by Emily Lynn Paulson
The Plot of Shame by Paul Johnson
Island on Fire by Alexandra Witze
The Mercenary by Jeffrey E Stern
Genealogy of a Murder by Lisa Belkin
Follow Me to Hell by Tom Clavin
it was amazing
The Man with Miraculous Hands by Joseph Kessel
Africatown by Nick Tabor
A Mystery of Mysteries by Mark Dawidziak
Wanderlust by Reid Mitenbuler
Meat Grinder by Prit Buttar
The Strangers' House by Alexander Poots
The Dirty Tricks Department by John Lisle
Girls and Their Monsters by Audrey Clare Farley
A Madman's Will by Gregory May
The 1998 Yankees by Jack Curry
it was amazing
Flash Point by Christy Warren
The Girls Who Fought Crime by Mari K. Eder
Guardians of the Valley by Dean King
Behold the Monster by Jillian Lauren
The First Kentucky Derby by Mark Shrager
Life Sentence by Amy Bell
Road to Surrender by Evan Thomas
it was amazing
Burn It Down by Maureen Ryan
A Brutal Reckoning by Peter Cozzens
No More Secrets by Betty Webb
Arrested Adolescence by Erik Rebain
Knowing What We Know by Simon Winchester
Bitter Peleliu by Joseph Wheelan
Ambush at Central Park by Mark Bulik
Leyte Gulf by Mark E. Stille
Devil's Coin by Jennifer McAdam
Jews in the Garden by Judy Rakowsky
No Ordinary Assignment by Jane Ferguson
it was amazing
The Dead Die Twice by Steve Skafte
Guinevere in Baltimore by Shelley Puhak
Trail of the Lost by Andrea Lankford
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford
The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream by Dean Jobb
Too Much Sea for Their Decks by Michael Schumacher
The Sweating Sickness Epidemic by Stephen Porter
First Family by Cassandra A. Good
it was amazing
White House Wild Child by Shelley Fraser Mickle
Battle of Ink and Ice by Darrell Hartman
Shipwrecked by Jonathan W. White
The Vanished Settlers of Greenland by Robert Rix
Longstreet by Elizabeth Varon
Chasing Shadows by Gregory Skomal
The Tao of the Backup Catcher by Tim Brown
Ira Hayes by Tom Holm
it was amazing
The Underworld by Susan Casey
Valiant Women by Lena Andrews
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness by Peter Moore
Opposable Thumbs by Matt Singer
Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin by Scott McGaugh
Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers
Flirting with Danger by Janet Wallach
Becoming the Ex-Wife by Marsha Gordon
The Forgers by Roger Moorhouse
The Six by Loren Grush
it was amazing
You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson
The Devils Will Get No Rest by James B. Conroy
Tangled Vines by John Glatt
Empires of the Steppes by Kenneth W. Harl
The Women of NOW by Katherine Turk
Young Queens by Leah Redmond Chang
In Light of All Darkness by Kim Cross
Gallop Toward the Sun by Peter Stark
Pure Wit by Francesca Peacock
it was amazing
The Burning of the World by Scott W. Berg
Charlie Chaplin vs. America by Scott Eyman
The Black Angels by Maria Smilios
Flee North by Scott Shane
To Besiege a City by Prit Buttar
The Daring Exploits of Pirate Black Sam Bellamy by Jamie Goodall
The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel by Douglas Brunt
Pax by Tom Holland
it was amazing
Forgotten Warriors by Sarah Percy
Fear Is Just a Word by Azam Ahmed
America's Collection by Virginia Hart
The Longest Minute by Matthew J. Davenport
Unwavering by Taylor Baldwin Kiland
One Fine Day by Matthew Parker
To Rescue the Constitution by Bret Baier
A History of Boston by Daniel Dain
Agincourt by Michael Livingston
it was amazing
The Whites of Their Eyes by Michael E. Shay
The Sisterhood by Liza Mundy
The Sister by Sung-Yoon Lee
Battle for the Island Kingdom by Don Hollway
Bells by Jaan Whitehead
The Last Ships from Hamburg by Steven Ujifusa
A Rome of One's Own by Emma Southon
Fierce Ambition by Jennet Conant
Narcotopia by Patrick Winn

Brendan’s last review of the year

it was amazing
Who would have thought that you can't trust a spy agency? Oh, everyone knew that already? Well, Patrick Winn's Narcotopia is a wonderful example of how doing the "right" thing can be extremely objective.

Narcotopia tells the story of how a section of Burma became a massive and lasting narco-state while battling the CIA and the DEA. Well, the CIA and DEA were there, but the biggest dangers came from the various groups within Burma. Everyone wanted ...more
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2023 READING
CHALLENGE
Brendan (History Nerds United) read 133 out of 100 books.
 
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