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2023 Booklist

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This is my Booklist of 2023.

This is by far the year that I read most books. Before sharing all 60 books, I want to state that my rating system is based on my own opinions and the ones that resonate the most with me at the time.

The two I loved the most were The Emperor of All Maladies and What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. The first one is a masterpiece. It talks about cancer, science, research, history, and so much information about the world of medicine and science in its almost 600 pages. The second is a memoir of Haruki Murakami which he talks about his feelings when running and the challenges he faced. But what I liked the most in his book was how courageous he was to close his bar business to focus entirely on his novels and produce world-class books.

Here are some statistics:

  • 51 of the books were non-fiction (the genre I like the most). So only 15% were fiction, and this includes 7 books of Harry. I'm actually pretty proud to finally read the entire saga.
  • 76% were male authors. 24% female. Maybe it's time to diversify my reading and get a wider perspective. I'm in search of great female writers, some of whom I already found here, thanks Triketora.
  • 8 biographies. I really like this genre and I want to invest more time in it.
  • Most of the books were self-help books, most what I would consider 3 stars or worse, and they didn't provide me great value, so for me, it would be much better to do something else or read more interesting books

Booklist

Here's the list:

  1. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  2. The Intelligence Trap, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  3. 14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  4. Discipline Is Destiny, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  5. Eat That Frog!, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  6. High Output Management, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  7. Writing An Interpreter In Go, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  8. Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  9. Jony Ive, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  10. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  11. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  12. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  13. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  14. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  15. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  16. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  17. Cabeça Fria, Coração Quente, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  18. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  19. Man's Search for Meaning, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  20. Busy Doing Nothing, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  21. The 4-Hour Workweek, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  22. Ten Basic Rules for Better Living, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  23. Self Discipline the Neuroscience, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  24. The Science of Getting Rich, ⭐️⭐️
  25. How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  26. The Psychology of Money, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  27. Deep Work, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  28. Ikigai, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  29. The Art Of Thinking In Systems, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  30. The Art Of Saying NO, ⭐️⭐️
  31. The Courage to Be Disliked, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  32. Do It Today, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  33. The Diary of a Young Girl, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  34. Minds and Machines, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  35. Mindsets, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  36. No Excuses!, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  37. Building Confidence, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  38. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  39. The Emperor of All Maladies, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  40. The Art of Money Getting, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  41. Me Poupe!, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  42. Ten++ Ways to Make Money as a Developer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  43. Adeus, Aposentadoria, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  44. The Art and Business of Online Writing, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  45. Neuroscience of Mind Empowerment, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  46. Stone Giant, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  47. 10x Is Easier Than 2x, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  48. The Pragmatic Programmer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  49. Young Forever, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  50. The One Thing, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  51. Essentialism, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  52. Software Engineering, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  53. The Last Children of Tokyo, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  54. You Had Me at Hello World, 1
  55. Mestrado e Doutorado em Computação, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  56. Sunny Sunny Ann!, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  57. Effective TypeScript, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  58. True Age, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  59. Elon Musk, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  60. Hidden Potential, ⭐️⭐️⭐️

One of my goals is to read more widely but two topics I have in mind to read the most in 2024:

  • Read to improve myself
  • Read to understand the world

Until next year. Have a happy book reading in 2024.

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