1JoeB1934
Having spent an enormous amount of time and energy over the last 3 years searching for special books to read I have selected those books which were most memorable to me this year.
I have come to the realization that, while most books I read are very good, certain books ring a bell for me. The bell rings when I say to myself, "I really need to tell somebody about this book."
I do not want to explain why each book is on my list, so I have elected just to display the covers of these books YTD. If You are interested in any book it will be up to your due-diligence to decide what promise there is to you in the book.
I need to make a couple of statements about this list of memorable books. The most important comment is that as the remainder of 2023 progresses, I will add to this display as I read more books.
Finally, I have decided to continuously update this picture as the year goes on. Whatever date I send a post about the picture being updated will place you in time. If you only want to know what my memorable books ar YTD you don't need to scroll down.
I have come to the realization that, while most books I read are very good, certain books ring a bell for me. The bell rings when I say to myself, "I really need to tell somebody about this book."
I do not want to explain why each book is on my list, so I have elected just to display the covers of these books YTD. If You are interested in any book it will be up to your due-diligence to decide what promise there is to you in the book.
I need to make a couple of statements about this list of memorable books. The most important comment is that as the remainder of 2023 progresses, I will add to this display as I read more books.
Finally, I have decided to continuously update this picture as the year goes on. Whatever date I send a post about the picture being updated will place you in time. If you only want to know what my memorable books ar YTD you don't need to scroll down.
2JoeB1934
If you are interested in more traditional details of these books you can go to my library and Collection: Memorable Books of 2023 YTD to obtain those details. Also, you can use Setting B to display the cover, title and author. Clicking on the title will then take you to book details that will complete the story.
Another interesting sidebar is the fact that I read, or in some cases partially read 170 books in 2023 YTD. There were a lot of 5-Star books but only about 25% made it to this Memorable books list.
Another interesting sidebar is the fact that I read, or in some cases partially read 170 books in 2023 YTD. There were a lot of 5-Star books but only about 25% made it to this Memorable books list.
3labfs39
>2 JoeB1934: Holy cow, Joe! That's a lot of books!
4SassyLassy
>1 JoeB1934: "I really need to tell somebody about this book."
Great way to describe a memorable book.
Great way to describe a memorable book.
5JoeB1934
>3 labfs39: Your reaction caused me to go back to calculate the phrase, 'or in some cases partially read', to see how many books I did read to conclusion. By analyzing my DPL reading history I found that I discarded about 50 books that I checked out but didn't read because the story didn't seem worthwhile to me.
These 50 had passed all of my checkpoints by their genre and avg rating but weren't good enough for me to see them through. I have mentioned before that I am not interested in spending 8-12 hours on a book that is 'good' but not really memorable enough, or a 5-star book.
If I listed those 50 rejects, you would probably be surprised by my passing on some of them. They all survived my analytical testing, but personal moods and emotions always trump analytics on a personal level.
These 50 had passed all of my checkpoints by their genre and avg rating but weren't good enough for me to see them through. I have mentioned before that I am not interested in spending 8-12 hours on a book that is 'good' but not really memorable enough, or a 5-star book.
If I listed those 50 rejects, you would probably be surprised by my passing on some of them. They all survived my analytical testing, but personal moods and emotions always trump analytics on a personal level.
6JoeB1934
>4 SassyLassy: Thank you for that comment.
As I was putting this list together, I often tried to summarize to myself why that specific book warranted inclusion. I am not a true reviewer like some we know, so book-by-book it is hopeless for me to describe deeper meanings to me.
Somehow, as I considered this issue, I could scan the book and in almost every case I could remember something like "I really need to tell someone about this book."
It isn't necessary that the reader I would talk to about the book actually likes that genre. It is as much for me to tell someone about an author that I thought had done an exceptional job.
Almost every book on this list will be recognized as being by quality authors, but there are at least 2 books which struck me personally as new discoveries that warrant interest because of their treatment of complex issues.
These books are Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Go as A River by Shelley Read
My hope is that by those books being on this list a few readers can discover them also.
As I was putting this list together, I often tried to summarize to myself why that specific book warranted inclusion. I am not a true reviewer like some we know, so book-by-book it is hopeless for me to describe deeper meanings to me.
Somehow, as I considered this issue, I could scan the book and in almost every case I could remember something like "I really need to tell someone about this book."
It isn't necessary that the reader I would talk to about the book actually likes that genre. It is as much for me to tell someone about an author that I thought had done an exceptional job.
Almost every book on this list will be recognized as being by quality authors, but there are at least 2 books which struck me personally as new discoveries that warrant interest because of their treatment of complex issues.
These books are Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Go as A River by Shelley Read
My hope is that by those books being on this list a few readers can discover them also.
