Katrina at Calipidder Days has asked that we post reflections on our challenge experience.  

I completed the challenge on May 18.  Here's what I read; the titles contain links to my reviews:

1.  One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (overlapped the Reading Across Borders Challenge)
2.  Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell
3.  Beasts of No Nation, by Uzodinma Iweala (overlapped NYT Notable Challenge)
4.  Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen 
5.  The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield

Now, for the wrap-up (drum roll please!) ... 

• What was the best book you read this spring?  - It's hard to decide, but I think I'll go with Cloud Atlas.  This book had a very unique plot and was beautifully written. 
• What book could you have done without?  One Hundred Years of Solitude.  I just couldn't get into it.
• Did you try out a new author this spring? If so, which one, and will you be reading that author again?  I'd read only one of David Mitchell's books before.  Cloud Atlas inspired me; I'd like to read many more of his books.
• 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?  I'm participating in a lot of challenges, and I find them to be a great way to get ideas, although my TBR pile is now gigantic!
• What did you learn -- about anything -- through this challenge?  I learned how much fun challenges are, and am finding them to be a great way to organize my reading, complete books that have been sitting around for a while, and try out new authors and genres.
• What was the best part of the Spring Reading Thing?  This was one of the first challenges I joined, and I've discovered so many great lit blogs through the challenge community.
• Would you be interested in participating in another reading challenge this fall?  Absolutely!