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2️⃣3οΈβƒ£πŸ“– 2023 Reading List

I jot down a few notes about everything that I read and post them in this series. This post sums up what I read in 2023.

Books: 12
     Hardcover: 2
     Paperback: 4
     Kindle: 6
Audiobooks: 3
     Audible: 2
     Apple Books: 1
Authors: 12
Fiction: 11
     SciFi: 1
     RomCom: 3
     Spy: 1
     Thriller: 6
Non-Fiction: 4
     History: 3
     Business: 1
  • I burned through 6 Tom Clancy universe novels in the back half of 2023.
  • I introduced RomCom literature into my reading diet for the first time thanks to my wife and the author Emily Henry.
  • The history books covered monetary history, Mediterranean history, and recent American polital history.
Book Title Month Read Author Format
Book Lovers March Emily Henry πŸ“–
Peril March Bob Woodward and Robert Costa πŸ“–
For Profit April William Magnuson πŸ“–
Thrawn April Timothy Zahn 🎧
Beach Ready May Emily Henry πŸ“–
A Legacy of Spies June John le CarrΓ© πŸ“–
Zero Hour July Don Bentley πŸ“–
People We Meet on Vacation July Emily Henry 🎧
Dead or Alive August Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood πŸ“–
Locked On September Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney πŸ“–
Measure What Matters September John Doerr πŸ“–
Threat Vector October Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney πŸ“–
Empires of the Sea October Roger Crowley 🎧
Full Force and Effect November Mark Greaney πŸ“–
Commander in Chief December Mark Greaney πŸ“–

2023 Titles

March

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

A return to falling in love in book stores.

Post

Pages: 373
Year Published: 2022
Format: Paperback
Days Reading: 13
Places Read: Sydney, Emirates flights, Lisbon, Sintra

Peril by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa

I’m worried that we forgot how wild that ride was.

Post

Pages: 418
Year Published: 2021
Format: Hardcover
Days Reading: 192
Places Read: Austin, United flights, Sintra, Lisbon

April

For Profit by William Magnuson

Goods as advertised.

Post

Pages: 325
Year Published: 2022
Format: Hardcover
Days Reading: 41
Places Read: Sintra, Lisbon

Thrawn by Timothy Zahn

He’s back in the canon!

Post

Length: 16 Hours 57 Minutes
Year Published: 2017
Format: Audiobook (Apple Books)
Days Reading: 3
Places Read: Sintra dog walks

May

Beach Ready by Emily Henry

A slower burn, oddly heavier, rom com book.

Post

Pages: 368
Year Published: 2017
Format: Paperback
Days Reading: 19
Places Read: Sintra, Lisbon

June

A Legacy of Spies by John le CarrΓ©

The prequel and the sequel to my first spy novel.

Post

Pages: 353
Year Published: 2017
Format: Paperback
Days Reading: 13
Places Read: Sintra, Lisbon

July

Zero Hour by Don Bentley

The Tom Clancy Literary Universe.

Post

Pages: 381
Year Published: 2022
Format: Paperback
Days Reading: 13
Places Read: TAP Flights, Alps Hiking Trip, Friends' wedding weekend

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Time jump romcom!

Post

Length: 10 Hours 46 Minutes
Year Published: 2021
Format: Audiobook (Audible)
Days Reading: ~60
Places Read: Road trips all across Portugal

August

Dead or Alive by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood

More Clancy, more cool missions.

Post

Pages: 701
Year Published: 2011
Format: Kindle
Days Reading: 32
Places Read: Sintra

September

Locked On by Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney

John Ryan Book 11 - nukes, again.

Post

Pages: 701
Year Published: 2011
Format: Kindle
Days Reading: 32
Places Read: Sintra

Measure What Matters by John Doerr

Revisiting objectives and key results.

Post

Pages: 320
Year Published: 2017
Format: Kindle
Days Reading: 1
Places Read: United 65

October

Threat Vector by Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney

John Ryan Book 12 - cybersecurity is real security.

Post

Pages: 722
Year Published: 2012
Format: Kindle
Days Reading: 22
Places Read: Lisbon, Madrid (work), Austin, London (work)

Empires of the Sea by Roger Crowley

I’m in my books-about-boats phase.

Post

Length: 11 Hours 18 Minutes
Year Published: 2008
Format: Audiobook (Audible)
Days Reading: 13
Places Read: Half Marathon Training, Lisbon Half Marathon

November

Full Force and Effect by Mark Greaney

John Ryan Book 14 - more Adam Yao!

Post

Pages: 722
Year Published: 2014
Format: Kindle
Days Reading: 28
Places Read: Lisbon, San Francisco, Sintra

December

Commander in Chief by Mark Greaney

John Ryan Book 15 - mildly prophetic in a concerning way.

Post

Pages: 726
Year Published: 2015
Format: Kindle
Days Reading: 51
Places Read: Lisbon, Madrid, Sintra

Published Dec 31, 2023

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