{"id":597,"date":"2023-12-29T04:18:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T04:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/?p=597"},"modified":"2024-03-13T23:19:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T23:19:12","slug":"shirleys-2023-reading-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/29\/shirleys-2023-reading-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirley’s 2023 Reading List \/\/"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the space where I’m going to keep track of the books and articles I’ve read for this year!
Last year, I read a total of 32 books; 2 graphic novels; and 23 articles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the beginning of the year, I had a goal of reading 50 books. But in June when I re-evaluated the goals I made at the beginning of the year, I decided to change my goal from reading 50 total books to reading however many books I could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found that having a number attached to my goal made reading stressful\u2014I was checking out more books than I could actually read slowly enough to truly enjoy the story. And I felt like I had to slog through some books I didn’t actually like just for the sake of finishing them for the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Removing that number, reading felt fun again. And if I were to include graphic novels in the total tally, I did end up achieving that 50 book goal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, I didn’t quite track all of the articles I ended up reading. But for 2024 I may try doing a better job of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favourite thing I read all year was They’re Made out of Meat<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My least favourite thing I read was Fledgling<\/em> (it was probably the worst book I’ve ever read, which was disappointing because I liked Octavia E. Butler and her perspective I gathered via articles and interviews she did.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BOOKS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Act Your Age, Eve Brown (re-read)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Happily Ever Afters<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. No Gods, No Monsters<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Fledgling<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The Magician’s Nephew (re-read)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (re-read)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Blackout<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Whiteout<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (re-read)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. What Moves the Dead<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Keeper of Enchanted Rooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. The Silver Chair (re-read)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. The Last Battle (re-read)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. The Light We Carry<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. The Cabin at the End of the World<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Delicious Monsters<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Project Hail Mary<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Happy Place<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. 10 Things I Hate About Pinky<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. How to Sell a Haunted House<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. There’s Something about Sweetie<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. A House with Good Bones<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. The True Love Experiment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. A Head Full of Ghosts<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. Campfire Stories: Tales from America’s National Parks<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. Dance of the Dissident Daughter<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. Women Who Run With the Wolves<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. Counterfeit<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. Witchful Thinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  32. Remarkably Bright Creatures<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  33. The Beast You Are<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  34. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  35. Rewilding: Bringing Wildlife Back Where It Belongs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  36. The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  37. The Twisted Ones<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  38. Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  39. The Black Guy Dies First<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  40. The Only One Left<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  41. My Roommate is a Vampire<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    DIDN’T FINISH<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Taking of Jake Livingston<\/del><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    GRAPHIC NOVELS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Tokyo Tarareba Girls 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Tokyo Tarareba Girls 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Tokyo Tarareba Girls 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Tokyo Tarareba Girls 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Tokyo Tarareba Girls 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Tokyo Tarareba Girls 6<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Tokyo Tarareba Girls 7<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Tokyo Tarareba Girls 8<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Tokyo Tarareba Girls 9<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. Seconds (re-read)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      ARTICLES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba on Writing ‘Vindicated,’ the Best Spider-Man Song Ever<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Muriel Tramis | A First Lady of Gaming | The First Black Female Game Designer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Driver charged with murder in crash that killed Hoover High School student<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. The Power of Instant Pudding Mix<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Martin Luther King, Jr. Was More Radical Than You Think<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Dead Stadia Game Lives On Through Sneaky Steam Update<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      7. Why Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata refuses to lay off staff<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      8. James Webb Space Telescope discovers water ice at ringed asteroid Chariklo ‘by remarkable luck’<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      9. VFX Supervisor Charles Gibson on ‘The Ring’<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      10. The Complicated Representation Of Black Immortal Bodies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      11. Watch the green comet pass the bright star Capella on Sunday (Feb. 5)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      12. Read People\u2019s Strange (And Similar) Pandemic Dreams<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      13. Hidden In Plain View Release New EP, \u201cTantrums\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      14. On Travis Baldree\u2019s Legends and Lattes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      15. American Egyptomania<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      16. How to Paint Like Hayao Miyazaki<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      17. When politicians have no shame, the old rules don’t apply<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      18. \u2018The Den\u2019 Embodies Fear in the Digital Age<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      19. HOST Review\u2013The Scariest Film of the Past Decade<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      20. \u2018Juice\u2019: An African-American Horror Classic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      21. It\u2019s Always Someone You Know: Ghostface and Our Fear of Trust<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      22. IKEA Wants Me To Think They\u2019re Nice<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      23. The Surprising Animal Science Behind Jordan Peele\u2019s \u2018Nope\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      24. The Bachelor\u2019s messy, uneven, and long-overdue reckoning with racism, explained<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      25. Preserving the Indigenous and African American Heritage of Martha\u2019s Vineyard<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      26. The downfall of \u2018Bon Appetit,\u2019 one year later<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      27. In a Sheep to Shawl competition, you have 5 people, 1 sheep, and 3 hours \u2014 good luck!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      28. \u2018None of Us Thought We\u2019d Be Doing Thursday 20 Years Later\u2019: Geoff Rickly on Two Decades of Full Collapse<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      29. Freedom is a Horse<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      30. Goodreads Has No Incentive to be Good<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      31. Powdered Sugar Pillows: The History of the Beignet<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      32. Meet The Calas, A New Orleans Tradition That Helped Free Slaves<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      33. African-American dessert recipes have been passed down from generation to generation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      34. For many African-Americans, sweet potato pie isn\u2019t just a dessert, it\u2019s about family<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      35. Trailblazing pitmaster Ed Mitchell shines light on Black barbecue history<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      36. The Humble History of Soul Food<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      37. The Truth About Soul Food<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      38. The Dark Satire And Cutting Remarks Of \u2018The Blackening\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      39. Previously, On \u2018Insidious\u2019\u2026: Everything You Need To Know Before You Watch \u2018Insidious: The Red Door\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      40. We Could Be Good Friends<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      41. At This Year\u2019s Game Awards, Nobody Won<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        MISC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. They’re Made out of Meat<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Bears Discover Fire<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Story of Your Life<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Magpies, Bridge and Goddess: Unearthing the Hidden Symbols and Rediscovering the Lost Goddess in Chinese Qiqiao Festivaland Rediscovering the Lost Goddess in Chinese Qiqiao Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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