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2023
My Year in Books
14,303
pages read
Chris
45
books read
Chris
The Hávamál by Peter Carlson
Shortest Book
21
pages
Emperor by Geoffrey Parker
Longest Book
737
pages
Average book length in 2023
317
pages
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
Most Shelved
1,103,253
people also shelved
Barbarians by Dr Stephen P. Kershaw
Least Shelved
17
people also shelved
Chris’s average rating for 2023
4.1
4.1
Greece Against Rome by Philip Matyszak
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.20 average
Ghost on the Throne by James Romm

Chris’s first review of the year

it was amazing
Really enjoyed this telling of the period following Alexander's death. ...more
CHRIS’S 2023 BOOKS
Lost Realms by Thomas Williams
Poland by Victoria Varga
The History of Sugar by Kelley Deetz
Death Keeps His Court by Anselm Audley
The War of 1812 by Jeffrey Rogers Hummel
The Hávamál by Peter Carlson
At the Gates of Rome by Don Hollway
it was amazing
Persian Fire by Tom Holland
Introducing Psychology by Nigel C. Benson
Ghost on the Throne by James Romm
it was amazing
Tamed by Alice Roberts
Demetrius by James Romm
Mortal Monarchs by Suzie Edge
Barbarians by Dr Stephen P. Kershaw
How to Die by Seneca
24 Hours in Ancient Athens by Philip Matyszak
Praetorian by Guy de la Bédoyère
Lancaster and York by Alison Weir
The Perfect King by Ian Mortimer
it was amazing
The War That Made the Roman Empire by Barry S. Strauss
The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth
The Sacred Band by James Romm
Samurai Wisdom Stories by Pascal Fauliot
The Ottomans by Marc David Baer
The First Crusade by Peter Frankopan
Luxury and power by James Fraser
The Horde by Marie Favereau
Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends by John Keats
it was amazing
The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan
Palatine by Peter Stothard
Greece Against Rome by Philip Matyszak
The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes by Raoul McLaughlin
The Emperor Charlemagne by E.R. Chamberlin
Brutus by Kathryn Tempest
The Poison King by Adrienne Mayor
Byzantium by Judith Herrin
The Battle of Maldon together with The Homecoming of Beorhtno... by J.R.R. Tolkien
it was amazing
By the Spear by Ian Worthington
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
Emperor by Geoffrey Parker
The Military Institutions of the Romans by Vegetius
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
The Roman Emperor Aurelian by John F. White
The Waste Lands by Stephen King
Domina by Guy de la Bédoyère
The Roman Emperor Aurelian by John F. White

Chris’s last review of the year

really liked it
Let down by a pretty poor conclusion.
2023 Reading Challenge Img rccompleted
2023 READING
CHALLENGE
Chris read 45 out of 45 books.
 
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