Jo at The Book Jotter suggests the Six in Six meme: Summarize the first six months of your reading year into six different categories.
√ Six new-to-me authors:
Rachel Joyce
Liane Moriarty
Theodore Dreiser
Patry Francis
Roxane Gay
Michael Parker
√ Six tried-and-true authors:
Thomas Hardy
Stephen King
Sarah Addison Allen
Frances Hodgson Burnett
James McBride
Margaret Atwood
√ Six classic novels:
Sister Carrie
Far From the Madding Crowd
Heart of Darkness
Flowers for Algernon
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Winesburg, Ohio
√ Six Nonfiction titles:
Five Days at Memorial
The Bookseller of Kabul
Science Tales
Color
Bad Feminist
Yes, Please
√ Six in Translation Not Set in the USA:
Heart of Darkness
Far From the Madding Crowd
The Bookseller of Kabul
The Luminaries
Big Little Lies
Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (except I just started this in July – oops!)
√ Six Newer Novels:
Big Little Lies
Love Song of Queenie Hennessy
Station Eleven
The Boston Girl
Dept of Speculation
Even If the Sky Falls Down (the only one pub’d in 2015)
I borrowed Joann’s categories but was woefully unsuccessful with the translated one, so modified it. THEN I looked at Jo’s categories and now I wish I had rechecked that first!! Oh well. It was fun to do. Actually, the most interesting thought upon reflecting on my Jan-June reading this year is how many TRIED & TRUE authors I have enjoyed AND how many authors I have read more than once already. I usually always have 90+% of new-to-me authors. Is this a new trend for me?
Care's Books and Pie 
This is probably the first year I have EVER read six books in translation, let alone in the first six months! We share quite a few books and authors this year.
The Bookseller of Kabul is on my shelf. Should I make it a priority?
I read it for book club. Interesting look at war, Islam, and subsequent gender issues.
I really like this way of looking back at the first half of the year! I think I have a trend of more re-reads going this year, which isn’t something I usually do. Reading several authors multiple times in the same year is one I don’t think I’ve done either – it will be interesting to see how this compares to the second half!
I am not much of a rereader, neither. But I read Harold Fry TWICE in 4 months! Once reading once listening. The idea of enjoying a previous favorite read by audiobook appeals to me. AND this year, I have read two books by Atwood, two by King, two by Moriarity. This is quite rare for me.
I’m glad you are enjoying your year of reading so far and have found some interesting things happening with your reading, too.
Thank you for joining in and spreading this meme around the world.
I really must tackle The Luminaires at some point.
Thank YOU.
I listened to The Luminaries; I enjoyed it but it had some confusing elements to me since I don’t really get astrology.
The last translated book I read was a Swedish mystery. I’m pretty good at reading tried and true authors, though – maybe a little too good at it!
I am quite surprised at myself. I do like that my reading changes over the years and that I’m tracking it.
That was fun reading!
I’ve been thinking I need to read more translations, this year — just to shake up the reading a bit. Looks like I’ve read 4 or 5 without deliberately seeking them out, though.
Other than the Elena Ferrante’s, I’m not sure of any translated (tho maybe some classics) that I want to read, off the top of my head…
Elena Ferrante is at the top of my list!