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Big Book Summer Challenge

Updated: Oct 9, 2025

As mentioned in my earlier post, I will use my 20 Books of Summer list to

go through this challenge. It is hosted by Sue Jackson on Book by Book.


Big Book Summer Challenge, 2025

The list


Big Book Summer Challenge


  • The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt (615 pages)

  • Freedom by Jonathan Franzen (562 pages)

  • The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Galbadon (507 pages)

  • Facing the Light by Adèle Geras (403 pages)

  • Tychonium - Experimentet by Jan Johannesson (448 pages)

  • Now Face to Face by Karleen Koen (586 pages)

  • Shakespeare and the Countess by Chris Laoutaris (416 pages)

  • Blondie by Joyce Carol Oates (862 pages)

  • Isbrytare by Kristina Ohlsson (548)


So far I have read two books, although the last one was not on the list from the beginning. I wanted to read something easy going and had Kristina Ohlsson's Isbrytare on my shelves. I read the first book in the series, featuring economist August Strindberg who leaves his busy life in Stockholm to settle in a small village on the west coast. More under link above.


So far so good, and I am pleased with reading any of all the thick books I have on my shelves.


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2 Comments


Sue at Book By Book
Jun 30, 2025

Congratulations on finishing another Big Book! That sounds like a good one - we all need something easy-going and fun once in a while! Glad you're enjoying the challenge and your books. I agree - it always feels good to finally read some of those thicker books languishing on my shelves!


Sue

https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/p/big-book-summer-2025.html>2025

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thecontentreader
Jul 02, 2025
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Thank you Sue. Yes, it really does feel good. I did manage a few more books in June, but unfortunately they were e-books and did not help my TBR shelves. But they were very good, easy summer reads.

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