Eric Karl Anderson | The Best Books of 2023 @EricKarlAnderson | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Here are my 10 favourite books that I read in 2023. These are excellent novels I keep thinking about, discussing and recommending to other readers. Click ‘Show More’ for info & links.

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Books discussed & purchase links:

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780241353950

Boulder by Eva Baltasar (translated by Julia Sanches)
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781913505387

In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781838956240

In Memoriam by Alice Winn
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780241567821

The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier (translated by Daniel Levin Becker)
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781804270226

Mrs S by K Patrick
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780008560997

Solenoid by Mircea Cartarescu (translated by Sean Cotter)
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781646052028

Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Cespedes
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781782277507

Blackouts by Justin Torres
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781847083975

Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781529094626

The Waves by Virginia Woolf
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781784870843


My full reviews of these books:

Solenoid by Mircea Cartarescu (translated by Sean Cotter)
youtube.com/watch?v=vfIVQUaQk4c

The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier (translated by Daniel Levin Becker)
youtube.com/watch?v=Qb9prnuJ6mo

Boulder by Eva Baltasar (translated by Julia Sanches)
youtube.com/watch?v=-qqaGsi1jJg

In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
youtube.com/watch?v=3pkRjJ54iXk

In Memoriam by Alice Winn
youtube.com/watch?v=JEg-RB9Pd_8

Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Cespedes
youtube.com/watch?v=vkpDEYY9n0I

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
youtube.com/watch?v=Rqf2XM3P9Sc

Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
youtube.com/watch?v=9_qkwp3LQWQ

Mrs S by K Patrick
youtube.com/watch?v=781rr_DyksI

The Waves by Virginia Woolf
youtube.com/watch?v=FyzYvqltJKk


Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:50 The Bee Sting
6:42 Boulder
10:06 In Ascension
13:21 In Memoriam
16:44 The Birthday Party
19:20 Mrs S
21:01 Solenoid
23:54 Forbidden Notebook
27:08 Blackouts
31:22 Western Lane
33:57 The Waves
34:58 Conclusion

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