Gary's Bookshelf

Reading 2023

Overview

I’ve always read books slowly. I digest them, research as I read, and take notes along the way. They are my mentors. I enjoy slow and deliberate thinking. A few thoughts on reading:

  • I will re-read favorite books the way I rewatch favorite movies and replay favorite albums.
  • I will take a deep breath and understand that it is IMPOSSIBLE to read everything on my list.
  • I will be selective about my reading. If I don’t like it, then I won’t finish it.
  • For my favorite authors, I’ll read other books they’ve written as well as what they read.
  • I will read books primarily in audiobook format.
  • I will use Audible as a last resort, I will seek out the author’s audiobook on MP3 first and support my local bookstore instead of Amazon when I can.

Previous Years

2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Back to current year.

Books Completed (5)

These are the books I’ve completed reading so far this year. Favorite books are denoted by a ★

Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life ★

by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games)

by Suzanne Collins

The last time that I read the Hunger Games books was in 2012. This book was so much better than the movie because it described Snow’s internal dialog and reasoning showing his struggle with morality.