Annabel at AnnaBookBel is hosting the 20 Books of Summer reading challenge this year, and I thought I would try to participate. This is the challenge to read 20, 15 or just 10 books from one’s TBR list in the summer months, and the good thing is that we can swap books at any time. So, I have decided on this list of 10 books:
The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
A House for Mr Biswas by V. S. Naipaul
Wittgenstein’s Nephew by Thomas Bernhard
The Earth by Émile Zola
Blood Dark by Louis Guilloux
We Do Not Part by Han Kang
Explosion in a Cathedral by Alejo Carpentier
Golden Bowl by Henry James
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
I am not sure how successful I will be with this challenge, especially since I did not do well with this challenge the previous time I tried it – 10 Books of Summer, and this summer I also want to re-read Don Quixote, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. I am also currently reading (or have started reading) Pamuk’s The Red-Haired Woman, Argueta’s Un dia en la vida and Lobo Antunes’ Knowledge of Hell, so any of these three books can replace those above as well.
📖 What do you think of my list? Have you read any of these books? Are you participating in the 20 (10) Books of Summer (Winter) Reading Challenge? What books are on your TBR?
Thoughts on Papyrus 
I’m very impressed with the list, half of which would make a challenging and very rewarding summer! Three of these (Ice Palace; Enchanted April & House for Mr. Biswas) are on my own TBR. A couple — Blood Dark & Explosion in a Cathedral — I haven’t heard of; they sound interesting so I’ll probably check them out. I have read James’ Golden Bowl two or three times (many years ago I went through an intense Henry James phase) — it’s a tremendous novel but for me at least a real challenge, as it required a lot of concentration and patience, neither being my strong point! (If you’re interested BTW there’s a passable movie version from the Merchant & Ivory team)
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