My book reading list for 2023 📚

Year 2022. Things started the same as usual, however, suddenly life got too busy. I knew that I wouldn't be consistent in writing on Hive. And not just that, my list of books to read from last year was barely crossed out, I was only able to read one. Last year, so many books, so little time became the theme of my book reading hobby. But, here's a thought, even though this will be frowned upon in any book reading club...sometimes, you only need one good book to feel like you've read enough.

This book by Susan Cain became my companion from 2021 to 2022, I've picked it up so many times in 2021, but I was only able to finished reading in the mid of 2022. This book felt like a friend who knew for years, you'd get it if you're an introvert like me. Cain talks about the quiet people, how they became, thrive, feel alive, and lastly, how they could understand themselves. As an introvert, who enjoys solace and quiet company, I felt okay being with who I am when I was reading this book.

I'd say, part of the reason why I was slow to reading, is that most books I tried to read where digital copies. There's this great feeling when I can hold the book while I read it, and of course, some pages have this pleasant smell. Even though, I barely had enough time to read last year, I was able to buy books from time to time. These books are on the top of my list of books to read for this 2023.

The first time I read children's literature (The Little Prince and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe) as an adult, I felt so happy. It was like being back in time, when I enjoyed reading story books such as Ugly Duckling, Little Red Riding Hood, and more. Only this time, I'm a grown person, able to buy books with my own money haha, what a joy to have!

My stack of books includes The Picture of Dorian Gray, C.S. Lewis Signature Classics, The Particle Zoo, and The Glass Universe. Somehow, I am back to the same set of book genres that I used to read every year. I love history, memoir, science, children's literature, and non-fiction books. I do wish that I get to read all these in this year, oh, to have this reading hobby become a habit again is something I'm currently working on.

Since I am back to reading physical copies of book, I have changed my liking on doing annotations! Reading became more personal when I was annotating the pages. So that's my digital and physical stack of books, hoping to read more this year.