The 23 in 2023 Book Challenge

Last year, I set myself a challenge to read and review 20 books in a year. I enjoyed the challenge so much and more importantly, so did Waiting for Olives’ readers! So, this year we’re back and better than ever with 23 in 2023.

Below is the list of books that I’ll read and review this year. They are in no particular order. As with last year, I am likely to do them as I feel, so what is book four on the list may get read last. Given that last year I finished with a few months spare, I’ve added three more books and included a couple of larger works which hopefully will see me through to December 2023.

23 in 2023: The List

1. The Case Against the Sexual Revolution by Louise Parry
2. Watership Down by Richard Adams
3. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
4. Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
5. The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
6. The Big Four by Agatha Christie
7. The Mystery on the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
8. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (thank you to a Waiting for Olive’s reader who recommended this one)
9. The Lady in White by Wilkie Collins
10. The Divine Comedy by Dante
11. The Crowing of the Sovereign by Jocelyn Perkins
12. The Last Days of Socrates by Plato
13. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
14. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
15. The Last Pagan Generation by Edward Watts
16. Modern Saints, Book Two by Ann Ball
17. The Bible (I’ve actually been reading this over four years, but more on that when we get to the review)
18. Generations by William Strauss
19. Medea (Greek play)
20. Hecabe (Greek play)
21. Electra (Greek play)
22. Heracles (Greek play)
23. In the First Circle by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Are you reading any of these books this year? Let me know what’s on your reading list.