23 Worst Reads in 2023

These are the 23 worst books I read in 2023. Not all of those books were bad, some were just boring or forgettable.

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Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)

Breasts and Eggs

1

Mieko Kawakami

Cat Person and Other Stories (Kristen Roupenian)

Cat Person and Other Stories

2

Kristen Roupenian

Checkout 19 (Claire-Louise Bennett)

Checkout 19

3

Claire-Louise Bennett

Don't Call Me Princess: Essays on Girls, Women, Sex, and Life (Peggy Orenstein)

Don't Call Me Princess: Essays on Girls, Women, Sex, and Life

4

Peggy Orenstein

Fight Night (Miriam Toews)

Fight Night

5

Miriam Toews

Glitch Feminism (Legacy)

Glitch Feminism

6

Legacy

I Feel Bad About My Neck (Nora Ephron)

I Feel Bad About My Neck

7

Nora Ephron

I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy)

I'm Glad My Mom Died

8

Jennette McCurdy

Mostly Hero (Anna Burns)

Mostly Hero

9

Anna Burns

New Animal (Ella Baxter)

New Animal

10

Ella Baxter

No One Belongs Here More Than You (Miranda July)

No One Belongs Here More Than You

11

Miranda July

Nothing More to Tell (Karen M. McManus)

Nothing More to Tell

12

Karen M. McManus

One of Us Is Back (Karen M. McManus)

One of Us Is Back

13

Karen M. McManus

People Like Her (Ellery Lloyd)

People Like Her

14

Ellery Lloyd

People Person (Candice Carty-Williams)

People Person

15

Candice Carty-Williams

Pond (Claire-Louise Bennett)

Pond

16

Claire-Louise Bennett

Seven Days in June (Tia Williams)

Seven Days in June

17

Tia Williams

Small Things Like These (Claire Keegan)

Small Things Like These

18

Claire Keegan

The Black and White Museum (Ferdinand Dennis)

The Black and White Museum

19

Ferdinand Dennis

The Bling Ring (Nancy Jo Sales)

The Bling Ring

20

Nancy Jo Sales

Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman (Anne Helen Petersen)

Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman

21

Anne Helen Petersen

Virgin and Other Stories (April Ayers Lawson)

Virgin and Other Stories

22

April Ayers Lawson

Why I Am Not a Feminist (Jessa Crispin)

Why I Am Not a Feminist

23

Jessa Crispin

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