My favorite Reads of 2023

1.
Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self 4.19 avg rating — 2,163 ratings
2.
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
by: Kai Bird
4.31 avg rating — 55,203 ratings
3.
Demon Copperhead
Demon Copperhead 4.47 avg rating — 705,479 ratings
4.
Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity
Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity 4.34 avg rating — 85,721 ratings
5.
Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future
Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future 4.03 avg rating — 4,973 ratings
6.
Poverty, by America
Poverty, by America 4.27 avg rating — 56,670 ratings
7.
No Ordinary Assignment
No Ordinary Assignment 4.38 avg rating — 1,713 ratings
8.
The Handover: How We Gave Control of Our Lives to Corporations, States and AIs
The Handover: How We Gave Control of Our Lives to Corporations, States and AIs 3.72 avg rating — 193 ratings
9.
The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading
The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading 3.85 avg rating — 1,900 ratings
10.
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere 3.72 avg rating — 23,390 ratings
11.
Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State
Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State 3.79 avg rating — 4,736 ratings
12.
Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008 4.39 avg rating — 3,938 ratings
13.
Arrangements in Blue: Notes on Loving and Living Alone
Arrangements in Blue: Notes on Loving and Living Alone
by: Amy Key
3.78 avg rating — 4,709 ratings
14.
The Creative Act: A Way of Being
The Creative Act: A Way of Being 3.98 avg rating — 69,727 ratings
15.
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma 3.71 avg rating — 19,611 ratings
16.
Studio Ghibli: The Complete Works
Studio Ghibli: The Complete Works 4.37 avg rating — 173 ratings
17.
Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s
Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s 4.16 avg rating — 444 ratings
18.
The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War
The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War 4.02 avg rating — 2,407 ratings
19.
I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World
I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World 4.41 avg rating — 419 ratings
20.
How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms
How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms 3.55 avg rating — 410 ratings
21.
Rough Sleepers
Rough Sleepers 4.34 avg rating — 9,946 ratings
22.
Stay True
Stay True
by: Hua Hsu
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 43,586 ratings
23.
Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America
Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America 4.08 avg rating — 1,590 ratings
24.
Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond
Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond 4.21 avg rating — 1,934 ratings
25.
Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos
Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos 4.38 avg rating — 9,728 ratings