In August I made a real effort to step up my reading. I went from 6 books in July to 11 in August, which I think is pretty good. I also made sure I read some translated books, since I hadn’t read one since Miral in May. All this reading means that I need to step up writing reviews!
So far this month I’ve started two books, Age of Innocence and Hemingway’s Boat. Both of them are good so far, but completely different. I haven’t read any Edith Wharton in awhile, and I’m wondering why. I’m only a couple of chapters in, but I’m really enjoying her observations about New York society. I’m thinking September is going to be a month focused on the classics, since I still have a ways to go on the Back to the Classics challenge.
Here’s my August breakdown:
11 books total
5 fiction 45%
6 nonfiction 55%
7 female authors 64%
2 translated 18%
Wandering in the Stacks 
Sounds like you got quite a bit of reading done! I've been slacking this month 🙂
I liked Age of Innocence, although the ending was slightly (really) frustrating.