What did you read this year?
Shortest Book
40
pages
Longest Book
496
pages
Average book length in
2023
217
pages
Most Shelved
1,543,232
people
also shelved
Least Shelved
3
people
also shelved
Rebecca’s
average rating for
2023
3.6
3.6
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.82
average
Rebecca’s first review of the year
really liked it
Delaney is an American actor who was living in London for TV filming in 2016 when his third son, baby Henry, was diagnosed with a brain tumour. He died before the age of three. The details of disabling illness and brutal treatment could not be other than wrenching, but the tone is a delicate balance between humour, rage, and tenderness. The tribute to his son may be short in terms of number of words, yet includes so much emotional range and a lot
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Rebecca’s last review of the year
really liked it
(3.5) Davies was a Master of Massey College at the University of Toronto. These 18 stories, one for each year of his tenure, were his contribution to the annual Christmas party entertainment. They are short and slightly campy tales told in the first person by an intellectual who definitely doesn’t believe in ghosts – until one is encountered. The spirits are historic royals, politicians, writers or figures from legend. In a pastiche of the classi
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2023 READING
CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE
Rebecca
read
340
out of
300
books.
113%
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