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2023
My Year in Books
74,032
pages read
214
books read


The Idol House of Astarte by Agatha Christie
Shortest Book
26
pages
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Longest Book
957
pages

Average book length in 2023
345
pages

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Most Shelved
13,407,213
people also shelved
The Sculptor by Tony  Gregory
Least Shelved
8
people also shelved

NILTON’s average rating for 2023
3.7
3.7

The Sculptor by Tony  Gregory
Highest Rated on Goodreads
it was amazing
5.00 average

All the Broken Places by John Boyne

NILTON’s first review of the year

it was amazing
As the author said: “…it is a novel about guilt, complicity, and grief, a book that sets out to examine how culpable a young person might be, and whether such a person can never cleanse themselves of the crimes committed by the people she loved.”

I cannot praise this author enough.
He is a terrific writer and a fantastic storyteller, hence my 5 stars.
The concept and development of this book is ingenious.
The storyline has an effortless flow. It’s g
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NILTON’S 2023 BOOKS
All the Broken Places by John Boyne
it was amazing
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
We Are the Light by Matthew Quick
The Split by Sharon J. Bolton
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah
The House in the Pines by Ana  Reyes
The Night Travelers by Armando Lucas Correa
The School of Mirrors by Eva Stachniak
Mystic Wind by James Barretto
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
Local Girl Missing by J.A.  Baker
really liked it
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
A Deadly Affair by Agatha Christie
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai
it was amazing
My Darkest Prayer by S.A. Cosby
Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Promise Boys by Nick  Brooks
The Suspect by Michael Robotham
Finding Grace by K.L. Slater
Safe With Me by K.L. Slater
Blink by K.L. Slater
Verity by Colleen Hoover
really liked it
Liar by K.L. Slater
The Secret by K.L. Slater
The Mistake by K.L. Slater
Closer by K.L. Slater
The Silent Ones by K.L. Slater
Missing by K.L. Slater
The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
Last Winter by Carrie Mac
Pineapple Street by Jenny   Jackson
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
it was amazing
The Drowning Man by Michael Robotham
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Sam Mendes Presents by Charles Dickens
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi
Shine by Jodi Picoult
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
Where There's Smoke by Jodi Picoult
The Trees by Percival Everett
The Humans by Matt Haig
it was amazing
Eight Strings by Margaret DeRosia
Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
Missing from the Village by Justin Ling
When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O'Neill
it was amazing
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
Weyward by Emilia Hart
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Brother by David Chariandy
Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes
It's One of Us by J.T. Ellison
Lone Women by Victor LaValle
The Passengers by John Marrs
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
The Covenant of Water by Abraham   Verghese
it was amazing
Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
Don't Believe It by Charlie Donlea
The Last Word by Taylor  Adams
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
it was amazing
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
The Marriage Act by John Marrs
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
Victory City by Salman Rushdie
The Eden Test by Adam Sternbergh
No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister
The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende
The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
it was amazing
Everything She Feared by Rick Mofina
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Circus Train by Amita Parikh
Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale
The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar
The Ferryman by Justin Cronin
The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly
really liked it
Never Lie by Freida McFadden
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul
I Will Find You by Harlan Coben
A History of Loneliness by John Boyne
The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose

Glory Over Everything by Kathleen Grissom

NILTON’s last review of the year

really liked it
This is a follow up to “The House Kitchen”, published 6 years later.
It’s highly readable.
The story is practically set 20 years later.
I appreciated the level of maturity within the writing, especially around character’s development. It’s solid and very engaging, and the storytelling was simply outstanding. But the author did not avoid some cliches.
I enjoyed the perspectives by the main male protagonist and reading about his struggles accepting his
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2023 Reading Challenge Img rccompleted
2023 READING
CHALLENGE
NILTON TEIXEIRA read 214 out of 100 books.
 
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