Spring Reading Thing - Wrap up!

I finished the Spring Reading Thing Challenge yesterday, completing all the books I set out to read:

Steven Sherrill. The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break
Amanda Eyre Ward. Sleep Toward Heaven
Ken Follett. Jackdaws
Robert Ferrigno. Dead Silent
Sheri Tepper. The Visitor
Pat Cadigan. Tea from an Empty Cup
John Le Carre. A Perfect Spy
Joan Clark. An Audience of Chairs
Caleb Carr. The Angel of Darkness
Robert Silverberg. Sorcerers of Majipoor

And here are my answers to the questions Katrina posed here:

• What was the best book you read this spring?

An Audience of Chairs by Joan Clark. It was a moving story about a woman who learns to prevail despite mental problems.

• What book could you have done without?

Tea from an Empty Cup by Pat Cadigan. It was a good book, but confusing at times.

• Did you try out a new author this spring? If so, which one, and will you be reading that author again?

I tried many new authors: Steven Sherrill, Sheri Tepper, Joan Clark, Amanda Eyre Ward, and Robert Ferrigno. I'll probably try their books again in the future.

• Did you come across a book or two on other participants' lists that you're planning to add to your own to-be-read pile? Which ones?

My TBR mountain is big enough, thank you. I tend to avoid other people's lists, though all the titles look very tempting!

• What did you learn -- about anything -- through this challenge? Maybe you learned something about yourself or your reading style, maybe you learned not to pick so many nonfiction books for a challenge, maybe you learned something from a book you read. Whatever it is, share!

I learned that it's good idea to not pick so many large books to complete. A Perfect Spy, Angel of Darkness and Sorcerers of Majipoor were all over 500 pages!

• What was the best part of the Spring Reading Thing?

Whittling down my TBR mountain!

• Would you be interested in participating in another reading challenge this fall?

Definitely! :)