Hello, and welcome to the second episode of The Plot Twist!

In this episode, I talk about the best books I read in 2023! My reading journey last year was... varied to say the least! I flip-flopped from classic works of gothic horror to reflective pieces of Japanese literature, and even to Nordic poetry. Maybe you'll find your next read tucked away in this little treasure trove. (Well, I hope you do, because then I've done my job).

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CREDITS:

Writer/Host/Editor: Oliver Johns

Logo & cover art by Jacquie Del Pio

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WORKS MENTIONED:

Main List:

The Outsider by Albert Camus

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney

- Seamus' performance of Beowulf

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Honourable Mentions:

Shy by Max Porter

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Secret Rendezvous by Kobo Abe

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara