I compiled an overview of the books I finished in 2023, including the language I read them in. During this year, I did most of my book reading on an e-reader (Kobo Clara 2nd edition), and the list only reflects these. I'm pleased with having read a book in French, which I also finished while on holidays, adding to the positive memories of it. Using an e-reader was very helpful there - I could look up words I didn't know without having to step out of the book thanks to the in-built dictionaries.
Early on in the year, I decided I'd try to read some classics from Dutch language writers, and that didn't disappoint. Harry Mulish's De ontdekking van de wereld, finished on the last day of 2023, was the best read of the year, although The lord of the rings would possibly have taken that spot had I not read it before.
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Language: English
Started : 26 Nov 2022
Finished: 07 Feb 2023
- How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them by Barbara F. Walter
Language: English
Started : 23 Nov 2022
Finished: 11 Mar 2023
- Villa des Roses by Willem Elsschot
Language: Dutch
Started : 01 Apr 2023
Finished: 05 Apr 2023
- Lijmen Het Been by Willem Elsschot
Language: Dutch
Started : 05 Apr 2023
Finished: 31 May 2023
- De Avonden by Gerard Reve
Language: Dutch
Started : 06 Jun 2023
Finished: 15 Jun 2023
- La chaleur by Victor Jestin
Language: French
Started : 15 Jun 2023
Finished: 15 Jul 2023
- Pulp by Charles Bukowski
Language: English
Started : 19 Jul 2023
Finished: 01 Aug 2023
- Kaas by Willem Elsschot
Language: Dutch
Started : 10 Aug 2023
Finished: 14 Aug 2023
- Black Venus by Jef Geeraerts
Language: Dutch
Started : 28 Aug 2023
Finished: 27 Sep 2023
- Post Office by Charles Bukowski
Language: English
Started : 01 Oct 2023
Finished: 01 Nov 2023
- De ontdekking van de hemel by Harry Mulisch
Language: Dutch
Started : 21 Dec 2023
Finished: 31 Dec 2023
Posted on Monday 15 January 2024 at 21:27