The Books I Read in 2023 #
Starting in 2020, I began keeping track of all of the books I read, a habit I adapted from my brother. Starting this year (2023), I jotted down a quick long-paragraph review (with a “grade”) of each book as well. Here’s the list of books I read in 2023, in reverse chronological order:
Bigger Better Bolder by Jennifer Cohen
Tags: book-reviews, self-help
Grade: C-
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Tags: book-reviews, mountaineering, non-fiction, memoir
Grade: A-
Annapurna by Maurice Herzog
Tags: book-reviews, mountaineering, memoir, classic
Grade: B+
Mathematics for Human Flourishing by Francis Su
Tags: book-reviews, mathematics, education, philosophy
Grade: B+
The Last Empty Places by Peter Stark
Tags: book-reviews, wilderness, travel, american-history
Grade: B
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R Tufte
Tags: book-reviews, data-visualization, design, statistics
Grade: B+
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Tags: book-reviews, science fiction, solarpunk, novella, philosophy
Grade: A
Training for the New Alpinism by Steve House and Scott Johnston
Tags: book-reviews, alpinism, climbing, training
Grade: A-
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
Tags: book-reviews, science fiction, solarpunk, novella, philosophy
Grade: A-
All the Gold Stars by Rainesford Stauffer
Tags: book-reviews, self-help, culture, ambition
Grade: B-
The Good Enough Job by Simone Stolzoff
Tags: book-reviews, work, self-help, culture
Grade: A-
A Fine Line by Graham Zimmerman
Tags: book-reviews, climbing, mountaineering, memoir
Grade: B+
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Tags: book-reviews, sports, rowing, history, olympics, memoir
Grade: A
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Tags: book-reviews, psychology, self-help, habits, business
Grade: B