First Quarter Book Recommendation 2023

Four times a year, at the end of each quarter, I consider all the books I've read over those three months and offer my recommendation for one book I would suggest you try.
Not merely sticking to my favourite, but more in terms of which I would consider a good all-rounder for a broader audience.

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In the first quarter of 2023, I read 6 books.

From those books here is my pick of the bunch.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
Read the review

“Ultimate classic”

If you’ve already read my review of this book you know there was no way I wasn’t going to make it my recommendation of the quarter, no matter what other books might have been up against it.

I highly suggest you give yourself a break from the modern flow and style that is novels today and venture into the past; when things were created with more time and care, when stories were more an outpouring of depth and emotion, where every single word was carefully considered and reconsidered. The prose and story construction in Frankenstein are like nothing you’ll find in modern books.

This is sheer poetry. Indulge yourself.

The 1818 version of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is an absolute must.