10 Books of Summer

Last year I participated in the 20 / 15 / 10 Books of Summer challenge hosted by 746 Books and it was a great success for me, so I’m joining again. I used the opportunity to cross-reference other challenges or reading goals, and I’ll take that approach this time too. I’m going to list specific books but I might swap some titles, while trying to still meet those challenges!

Grimbold’s Other World by Nicholas Stuart Gray for Reading the MeowThe Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge for Nonfiction ReaderSavor by Fatima Ali for Nonfiction ReaderAll the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley for Nonfiction ReaderMomo by Michael Ende for Summer in Other LanguagesMadame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert for Summer in Other LanguagesEva Luna by Isabel Allende for StoryGraph Reads the WorldRunning in the Family by Michael Ondaatje for StoryGraph Reads the WorldWell That Was Unexpected by Jesse Q Suntano for StoryGraph Reads the World

Summer in Other Languages is my personal challenge to read more books in languages other than my native tongue (French and German, in my case). It’s a very casual thing, but feel free to join in!

For the last few years I’ve gotten to do a buddy/group read in French with Emma of Words and Peace, and that’s been extremely helpful in keeping me motivated with that language. Last year I mentioned to her my ambition to finally read Madame Bovary in the original, and I hope we’ll get to read together again. If anyone wants to join, let me know. Naturally, you are welcome to read in translation, too, but if Emma sets up a discussion group again it will be in French.

Do you have plans for your summer reading? Any particular countries or languages you want to visit?