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2023
My Year in Books
26,480
pages read
Brent Soderstrum
87
books read
Brent Soderstrum
My Love, God Is Everywhere by Victoria Robb Powers
Shortest Book
48
pages
Mickey and Willie by Allen Barra
Longest Book
496
pages
Average book length in 2023
304
pages
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
Most Shelved
230,317
people also shelved
Boiling Point by Stephen Arterburn
Least Shelved
53
people also shelved
Brent’s average rating for 2023
3.7
3.7
Rise of the Fourth Reich by Steve Deace
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.57 average
Raising Amazing by Monica Swanson

Brent’s first review of the year

really liked it
I won this book through GoodReads First Read program.

I wish I had read this book back when my kids were younger. My wife and I have five kids between us (kind of like the Brady Bunch minus Cindy). They are all young adults now. One is even married and will be starting his own family soon.

The most important message from this book is raising your kids with God at the center of your family. I took my kids to Church and Sunday School but didn't bring ...more
BRENT’S 2023 BOOKS
Yes, No, and Maybe by Wendy Pope
Dead on Ice by Lauren Carr
Killer in the Band by Lauren Carr
Raising Amazing by Monica Swanson
Bad Blood by John Sandford
it was amazing
Shock Wave by John Sandford
The Investigator by John Sandford
The Empress File by John Camp
Justice Corrupted by Ted Cruz
Titans of War by Wilbur Smith
What Good Is God? by Philip Yancey
All the Broken Places by John Boyne
it was amazing
Double Play by Ben Zobrist
The Fan by Peter Abrahams
Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand
Church by Philip Yancey
The Devil's Code by John Sandford
Finding God in Unexpected Places by Philip Yancey
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
Baseball, Boys, and Bad Words by Andy Andrews
The Last Kingdom by Steve Berry
The Hanged Man's Song by John Sandford
Mad River by John Sandford
it was amazing
Rise of the Fourth Reich by Steve Deace
The Courage to Be Free by Ron DeSantis
Boiling Point by Stephen Arterburn
Storm Front by John Sandford
The Encounter by Stephen Arterburn
Deadline by John Sandford
When You Love Too Much by Stephen Arterburn
Escape Clause by John Sandford
Mickey and Willie by Allen Barra
it was amazing
Deep Freeze by John Sandford
So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon
The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson
A Trip around the Sun by Mark Batterson
Holy Ghost by John Sandford
it was amazing
Win the Day by Mark Batterson
Bloody Genius by John Sandford
Miracle Ball by Brian Biegel
Saving Nine by Mike Lee
3 Nights in August by Buzz Bissinger
The Myth of a Christian Nation by Gregory A. Boyd
Dark Angel by John Sandford
Shades of Murder by Lauren Carr
You and Me Forever by Francis Chan
Blast from the Past by Lauren Carr
Conversations with chatGPT by William Search
The Murders at Astaire Castle by Lauren Carr
Babe by Robert W. Creamer
it was amazing
The Couple at the Table by Sophie Hannah
The Lady Who Cried Murder by Lauren Carr
Vision Quest by Terry Davis
American Traitor by Brad Taylor
A Nefarious Plot by Steve Deace
really liked it
How to Draw Cute Stuff by Catherine V. Holmes
A Small Case of Murder by Lauren Carr
End of Days by Brad Taylor
Corn Stories by J.J. McNiece
The Card by Jim Devitt
The Unfair Advantage by Aaron Burke
The Devil's Ransom by Brad Taylor
Mind Shift by Erwin Raphael McManus
A Reunion to Die For by Lauren Carr
My Love, God Is Everywhere by Victoria Robb Powers
it was amazing
The 9th Man by Steve Berry
Twelve to Murder by Lauren Carr
The Democrat Party Hates America by Mark R. Levin
Truth Bombs by Steve Deace
The Sound of Sleighbells by Janet Dailey
Did Jesus Exist? by Bart D. Ehrman
The Locket by Richard Paul Evans
Killing the Witches by Bill O'Reilly
The Exchange by John Grisham
Hercule Poirot's Silent Night by Sophie Hannah
Judgment Prey by John Sandford
The Looking Glass by Richard Paul Evans
The Carousel by Richard Paul Evans
A Wedding and a Killing by Lauren Carr
it was amazing
There's Beauty in Your Brokenness by Brittany Maher
Just Once by Karen Kingsbury
Unnatural Death by Patricia Cornwell
Testament by Wilbur Smith
A Christmas Vanishing by Anne Perry
Truth or Dare by M.J. Arlidge
Unwoke by Ted Cruz
it was amazing
Unwoke by Ted Cruz

Brent’s last review of the year

it was amazing
I am a big fan of Ted Cruz. I was for him in the 2016 Republican Primary. I also listen to his podcast, "Verdict", 3 times a week.

This is the playbook for your discussions with your Libtard friends or relatives. I am amazed that Woke policies can be supported by intelligent people. I am not surprised by the direction our country has taken under Joe Biden and his handlers. The Biden administration is the most Woke administration in the history of ...more
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