Cathy at 746 Books is hosting the 20 Books of Summer reading challenge again this year. As Cathy explains, it’s the most relaxed reading challenge you’ll participate in (swap books out, change your target, do whatever). The challenge is straightforward – read twenty books between June 1st and September 1st.
As I’ve done in previous years, I’m using this challenge to read predominantly from my to-be-read stack.
Of course, it’s winter in Melbourne. So while Cathy et al. is enjoying the Irish sunshine, I’ll be rugging up. The last few years, I’ve compared the Irish summer with the Melbourne winter on the day I finished each book. I’ll do it again this year.
Here is my Summer (Winter) reading list (with spots free for my book group picks and whatever takes my fancy):
01. Found, Wanting by Natasha Sholl
02. Monogamy by Sue Miller
03. Rememberings by Sinéad O’Connor
04. Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
05. The Lessons by John Purcell
06. Wintering by Katherine May
07. The Echo Chamber by John Boyne
08. The Group by Mary McCarthy
09. Bear, Lion or Wolf by Olivia Arezzolo
10. Still Life by Sarah Winman
11. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
12. Fierce Attachments by Vivian Gornick
13. Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
14. Admissions by Kendra James
15. The Fell by Sarah Moss
16. The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
17. Young Women by Jessica Moor
18. Heating & Cooling by Beth Ann Fennelly
19. The Chancellor by Kati Marton
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Happy winter reading! Great list – Still Life is one I want to get to!
I have really enjoyed her other books – possibly doing myself a disservice by including such a long book in this challenge (464pp) but will see how I go.
Oh gosh I’ve made that mistake too with my list – a few times over! Oh well nothing like a challenge!
Thanks for taking part Kate, but Irish sunshine? Not very often! I loved The Blood Miracles and The Group so look forward to seeing what you think of those.
I think last year there was quite a bit of Irish sunshine!
I LOVED McInerney’s first book and have deliberately left a decent amount of time before reading this one, for fear of comparisons.
I loved the Boyne, May, Ng, and Tóibín. I have Crossroads back out from the library to try again with this summer. I’ll look forward to seeing how you get on with your choices.
Excellent! Great to know I have some good choices ahead.
I like the spaces to add too, great idea! Happy winter reading!
Good luck with your reading. I have only read The Master from your pile. It is a masterpiece indeed.
There’s an Irish flavour in your choices – I counted at least three Irish authors. Maybe Cathy has been influencing your choices????
Wasn’t intentional but fits nicely with the origins of the challenge!
I won’t tell on you I promise if you say you planned it that way 🙂
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