Finally got around to writing my reading update for 2023. Last year I set a new record for myself with 45 books and quite frankly didn’t expect to best that record anytime soon… but here I am with 46 books finished. With some a narrow margin it seems like I just barely pushed myself over the finish line, but the truth of the matter is I wasn’t tracking at all. I knew I was “reading a lot”, but didn’t really care about the count.

I went through some tough life changes in the second half of this year which drove me into finding some mental escapes and rapidly led me down some fiction rabbit holes that I enjoyed quite a bit. As usual, something like ~40 of the books this year were audio books, with a small handful of physical books.

All books are listed from most-enjoyed descending to least-enjoyed, per category.

Fiction

1. Silmarillion by J.R.R Tolkien
2. We Are Legion (We are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
   1. For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor
   2. All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor
   3. Heaven’s River by Dennis E. Taylor
3. Dungeon Born by Dakota Krout
   1. Dungeon Madness by Dakota Krout
   2. Dungeon Calamity by Dakota Krout
   3. Dungeon Desolation by Dakota Krout
   4. Dungeon Eternium by Dakota Krout
4. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
5. Tales of Power by Carlos Castenada
6. Eragon by Christopher Paolini
   1. Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
   2. Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
   3. Eldest by Christopher Paolini
7. The Girl With All The Gifts by M. R. Carey
8. Wool by Hugh Howey
9. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
10. All Systems Red by Martha Wells
11. Uzumaki by Junji Ito
12. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
13. Alice’s Adventure In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
14. Blackwater: Volume 1 by Michael McDowell
15. Blackwater: Volume 2 by Michael McDowell
16. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Non-Fiction

Personal Development

1. Non-violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg PhD
2. Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins
3. Leadership Strategy & Tactics by Jocko Willink
4. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
5. Go-Giver by Bob Burg

Health

1. Breath by James Nestor
2. Beastmaking by Ned Feehally

Investing

1. Common Stocks & Uncommon Profits by Philip A. Fisher
2. Adventure Capitalist by Jim Rogers
3. Investment Biker by Jim Rogers
4. The Debt Millionaire by George Antone
5. Wealth Code by George Antone

Other

1. Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam
2. Polysecure by Jessica Fern
3. Race For Profit by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
4. Everybody Poops 410 pounds a year by Deuce Flanagan

Philosophy

1. Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder

Startups

1. The Great CEO Within by Matt Mochary
2. $100m Offers by Alex Hormozi
3. Banking On It by Anne Boden
4. The Age of AI by Henry A. Kissinger