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Paul's 5* Reads of 2023

A truly excellent reading year, as demonstrated by how many books I awarded five stars - some genuine greats, some rounded up, some that just really worked for me.
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The Art of Dying (Ambrose Parry)
The Art of Dying
Ambrose Parry
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Red Country
Red Country
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Wolf Hall (Mantel, Hilary)
Wolf Hall
Mantel, Hilary
4
Children of Memory (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Memory
Adrian Tchaikovsky
5
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (Natasha Pulley)
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
Natasha Pulley
6
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel
7
Helgoland (Carlo Rovelli)
Helgoland
Carlo Rovelli
8
The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
The Thing Around Your Neck
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
9
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
Siddhartha Mukherjee
10
The Mirror and the Light (Hilary Mantel)
The Mirror and the Light
Hilary Mantel
11
Dogs of War (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Dogs of War
Adrian Tchaikovsky
12
From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death (Caitlyn Doughty)
From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death
Caitlyn Doughty
13
The Boy on the Bridge (M.R. Carey)
The Boy on the Bridge
M.R. Carey
14
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
Octavia E. Butler
15
Bellwether (Connie Willis)
Bellwether
Connie Willis
16
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
17
The Robber Bride (Margaret Atwood)
The Robber Bride
Margaret Atwood
18
Surface Detail
Surface Detail
19
Touch (Claire North)
Touch
Claire North
20
Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics (Adam Rutherford)
Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics
Adam Rutherford
21
State of Wonder (Ann Patchett)
State of Wonder
Ann Patchett
22
The Secret Commonwealth (Philip Pullman)
The Secret Commonwealth
Philip Pullman
23
The Lost Future of Pepperharrow (Natasha Pulley)
The Lost Future of Pepperharrow
Natasha Pulley
24
Spear (Nicola Griffith)
Spear
Nicola Griffith
25
Ghostwritten
Ghostwritten
26
The Inimitable Jeeves (P.G. Wodehouse)
The Inimitable Jeeves
P.G. Wodehouse
27
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
V.E. Schwab
28
Luna Wolf Moon (Ian MacDonald)
Luna Wolf Moon
Ian MacDonald
29
The White Road (John Connolly)
The White Road
John Connolly
30
Sad Little Men (Richard Beard)
Sad Little Men
Richard Beard
31
Beyond Measure (Vincent)
Beyond Measure
Vincent
32
Titanium Noir (Nick Harkaway)
Titanium Noir
Nick Harkaway
33
The Essex Serpent (Sarah Perry)
The Essex Serpent
Sarah Perry
34
Carry On, Jeeves
Carry On, Jeeves
35
Half-Life of Valery K (Natasha Pulley)
Half-Life of Valery K
Natasha Pulley
36
Ithaca (Claire North)
Ithaca
Claire North
37
Alias Grace
Alias Grace
38
The Cartel (Don Winslow)
The Cartel
Don Winslow
39
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir
40
Harrow the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Harrow the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir
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