diff --git a/src/day05.rs b/src/day05.rs
index a784a35..d5d514e 100644
--- a/src/day05.rs
+++ b/src/day05.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use itertools::Itertools;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::{cmp::Ordering, fs::read_to_string};
 
 pub fn day_main() {
@@ -8,21 +9,21 @@ pub fn day_main() {
     println!(" part2: {}", part2(input));
 }
 
-type RiddleResult = usize;
+type R = usize;
 
-fn part1(input: &str) -> RiddleResult {
+fn part1(input: &str) -> R {
     let (rules, books) = parse(input);
     books
         .iter()
         .filter(|book| valid_book(book, &rules))
-        .map(|book| book[book.len() / 2].parse::<RiddleResult>().unwrap())
+        .map(|book| book[book.len() / 2])
         .sum()
 }
 
-fn valid_book(book: &[&str], rules: &[(&str, &str)]) -> bool {
+fn valid_book(book: &[R], rules: &[(R, R)]) -> bool {
     for (i, a) in book.iter().enumerate() {
         for b in book.iter().skip(i + 1) {
-            if rules.contains(&(b, a)) {
+            if rules.contains(&(*b, *a)) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
@@ -30,36 +31,37 @@ fn valid_book(book: &[&str], rules: &[(&str, &str)]) -> bool {
     true
 }
 
-fn parse(input: &str) -> (Vec<(&str, &str)>, Vec<Vec<&str>>) {
+fn parse(input: &str) -> (Vec<(R, R)>, Vec<Vec<R>>) {
     let (a, b) = input.split_once("\n\n").unwrap();
     let rules = a
         .lines()
         .map(|line| line.split_once("|").unwrap())
+        .map(|(a, b)| (R::from_str(a).unwrap(), R::from_str(b).unwrap()))
         .collect_vec();
     let books = b
         .lines()
-        .map(|line| line.split(",").collect_vec())
+        .map(|line| line.split(",").flat_map(R::from_str).collect_vec())
         .collect_vec();
 
     (rules, books)
 }
 
-fn part2(input: &str) -> RiddleResult {
+fn part2(input: &str) -> R {
     let (rules, books) = parse(input);
     books
         .iter()
         .filter(|book| !valid_book(book, &rules))
         .map(|book| fix(book, &rules))
-        .map(|book| book[book.len() / 2].parse::<RiddleResult>().unwrap())
+        .map(|book| book[book.len() / 2])
         .sum()
 }
 
-fn fix<'a>(book: &'a [&str], rules: &[(&str, &str)]) -> Vec<&'a str> {
+fn fix(book: &[R], rules: &[(R, R)]) -> Vec<R> {
     let mut b = book.iter().copied().collect_vec();
     b.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| {
-        if rules.contains(&(a, b)) {
+        if rules.contains(&(*a, *b)) {
             Ordering::Less
-        } else if rules.contains(&(b, a)) {
+        } else if rules.contains(&(*b, *a)) {
             Ordering::Greater
         } else {
             Ordering::Equal
@@ -106,8 +108,8 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn test1() {
-        assert!(valid_book(&vec!["97", "5", "13"], &vec![("97", "13")]));
-        assert!(!valid_book(&vec!["13", "5", "97"], &vec![("97", "13")]));
+        assert!(valid_book(&vec![97, 5, 13], &vec![(97, 13)]));
+        assert!(!valid_book(&vec![13, 5, 97], &vec![(97, 13)]));
         assert_eq!(part1(TEST_INPUT), 143);
     }