To find out about this reading challenge, please visit this post on the blog Book By Book.
You can find the books on my list for this challenge this summer on Goodreads here:
- Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce – 400 pages.
- Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams – 400 pages.
- Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women’s Olympic Team by Elise Hooper – 510 pages.
- Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas by Gill Paul – 480 pages.
Will you be reading any books that are at least 400 pages long this summer?
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog 
Welcome to the 2020 Big Book Summer Challenge, Davida! So glad you’re joining the fun again! You’ve got a great list of books here, so enjoy! Remember you can come back to the challenge page during the summer to leave any Big Book reviews or updates.
(sorry for the delay in commenting – I’ve been busy getting ready for my son’s college graduation!)
Sue
2020 Big Book Summer Challenge
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Congratulations to your son! Thanks for the welcome.
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So glad you’re doing this challenge. It’s a fun one. I just hope I start reading once school ends as I have been reading NOTHING. Fast Girls looks really good, I can’t wait to see what you think of it.
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The covers make me think these will be good for summer, too. Enjoy!
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That sounds like a feat! Best of luck!!
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Thanks, I’ve already finished reading the Rachel Joyce and 1/3 into the Beatriz Williams!
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That’s amazing!!!!
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“Miss Benson’s Beetle” is on my TBR but I won’t be reading it until after I’ve read the 20 titles that I’ve pledged to read for the “20 Boks of Summer” reading challenge. Kudos to you. Happy reading 👍📚❤
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I am really looking forward to Jackie and Maria as well!
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Me too… although it is already getting mixed reviews. We shall see! (No two people read the same book, right?)
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Mixed reviews…oh no I didn’t know that! Let’s hope we enjoy it!!
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Yes… I hope so too. Mind you, one person who was unhappy with this book actually worked with Jackie when she was in publishing, so they might be biased. I will still read it, because Maria Callas was my mother’s idol, and my mother once attended a singing master class with her when she was a vocal and violin student at the Chicago Musical College.
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I love that bit of background and your connection!
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I have ADD, so long books usually don’t get finished, I get too distracted. Maybe that is why I like audiobooks because I can multi-task.
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Ah, but audiobooks can also be big books! I bet there’s at least one you’ll listen to this summer that in print is over 400 pages!
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Perhaps, I would have to look. I know I try not to start any with over 12 hours.
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Fast Girls is also on my list. I skimmed an ARC of Jackie and Maria but was unimpressed; I used to see her in the hallway when we both worked for Bantam Doubleday Dell so it felt like a betrayal to read such a book. I also bought the new Sharon Kay Penman (658 pages) right before all the local bookstores closed here and look forward to reading it soon!
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Oh dear… this is the second time someone hasn’t been happy about that book. Well… maybe the Maria Callas part will be okay.
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