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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
3.0
This book is an easy read, quite fascinating a story. Here and there the book makes you think. It's a simple book and to some point it is quite predictable, but it's not boring at all and here and there there are really memorable parts.
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
4.0
One of the book's big theme centres around this special life choices of humans & their emotions against the challenges & rewards during the process: moving to an entire new country and reinventing themselves, while still trying to hold on to the traditions that they have grown up with, transferring the traditions upon their children, the reactions of the 2nd generations.
The author brilliantly captures even the most fleeting feelings and the book in general is a great slow burn, the more I read, the better it gets. As a person who live far away from home myself, I really connect with many of the characters in the book, and appreciate how the author understandingly describe the difficulties. I also enjoyed reading about the culture of India here, it appears lively in the book and that's a great way to learn more about the world around.
The author brilliantly captures even the most fleeting feelings and the book in general is a great slow burn, the more I read, the better it gets. As a person who live far away from home myself, I really connect with many of the characters in the book, and appreciate how the author understandingly describe the difficulties. I also enjoyed reading about the culture of India here, it appears lively in the book and that's a great way to learn more about the world around.
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
4.0
I love this book and how the author makes it so full, putting a happy ending to it. Sally Rooney's past 3 books have always made me feel some kind of way even when I would forget most of the book, like I long for more of her writing.
I specifically like this one very much since the character Alice is such an interesting one. Probably my most favourite female character among all the novels I've read so far. I love reading the letters that Alice and Eileen sent to each other, full of great quotes and thoughts worth pondering upon, about world crises and then also more familiar topics. This time the characters' personalities and thoughts are better portrayed, unlike in the past 2 books imo, where the characters seem to be deep but then their thoughts are not elaborated further. I normally don't like male characters in her book, which often appear weak and indecisive, but this time she manages to reveal sides of them that despite their fuckupness, I did actually like them too.
I specifically like this one very much since the character Alice is such an interesting one. Probably my most favourite female character among all the novels I've read so far. I love reading the letters that Alice and Eileen sent to each other, full of great quotes and thoughts worth pondering upon, about world crises and then also more familiar topics. This time the characters' personalities and thoughts are better portrayed, unlike in the past 2 books imo, where the characters seem to be deep but then their thoughts are not elaborated further. I normally don't like male characters in her book, which often appear weak and indecisive, but this time she manages to reveal sides of them that despite their fuckupness, I did actually like them too.