Top Ten Tuesday: My Favorite Fiction Books of 2023

This was a struggle! Were my highest rated books really “favorites”? One day they were, another maybe not! I read so many fun books–great entertainment for my commute, but did one of them count as a “favorite?” And then there were more serious novels–again, a favorite? Hmmm

Here is today’s version of the list, just to stop obsessing! Tomorrow’s list would have changes!

 

1 and 2

Highest Rated

I rarely give anything over 4 stars. Most of what I read are 4 star reads. These two (two in the same year!) got 4.5 stars! That’s high praise from me.

• The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami
• I’m Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez

 

Most-Often Recommended to Others

3

The Three of Us: A Novel by Ore Agbaje-Williams, always with the P.S. that if you liked this, go on to read The Couple at Table Six (a bonus book for you)

4

Charlotte Fairlie by D.E. Stevenson

5

A Holly, Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli

6

Charm City Rocks: A Love Story by Matthew Norman

7

Late Bloomers: A Novel by Deepa Varadarajan

8

Before We Say Goodbye: A Novel by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

9

The Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Cespedes, translated by Ann Goldstein

10

I DNF-ed Wolf Hall, but wanted to try Hilary Mantel again. This one fit the bill perfectly.

Eight Months on Ghazzah Street by Hilary Mantel

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