End of Summer. How'd I do on my challenges?

I joined two summer reading challenges:

1. Big Book Summer Challenge

and

2. 20 Books of Summer

Big Book Summer Challenge hosted by Sue at Book by Book.

Sue has been hosting this challenge for over a decade and I've been participating for nearly that long. This year I commited to reading at least three big books -- over 400 pages -- before the challenge ended on September 2nd. But instead I managed to cram in six!

Here are my big books:

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel -- 653 pages. 🗸

The Women by Kristin Hannah -- 480 pages 🗸

Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev -- 481 pages  🗸

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed -- 400 pages 🗸

The Song of Achilles by Madeleine Miller -- 403 pages 🗸

Symphony of Secrets Brendan Slocomb -- 448 pages 🗸

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20 Books of Summer hosted by Cathy at 746

Simple concept. After making a list of books one wants to read, read them. Ends Sept 1st. (Big books read will count toward this challenge, too!)

The 20+ I read this summer:

1. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel 🗸

2. The Women by Kristin Hannah 🗸

3. Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev  🗸

4. Sarah Canary by Karen Joy Fowler 🗸

5. The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez 🗸

6. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 🗸

7. Wandering Star by Tommy Orange 🗸

7. The Collectors by A.S. King 🗸

8. Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan 🗸

9. Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy 🗸

10. Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips 🗸

11. North Woods by Daniel Mason 🗸

12. The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters 🗸

13. Tenth of December by George Saunders 🗸

14. Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro 🗸

15. The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka 🗸

16. The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea 🗸

17. Gather by Kenneth Cadow -- currently reading.

18. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante 🗸

19. Bee Sting by Paul Murray Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed 🗸

20. Somehow: Thoughts on Love by Anne Lamott  🗸

21. The In-Between by Hadley Vlahos 🗸

22. Rereadings by Anne Fadiman 🗸

23. A Song for Achilles by Madeline Miller 🗸

24. Symphony of Secrets Brendan Slocomb 🗸

I finished all but two of the original books I placed on the list except Bee Sting, which I DNF'd and Gather which I am currently reading, plus an additional five titles.

-Anne