33 - A book featuring three generations

[Nadine in NY]

Jennifer wrote: "Would Sing, Unburied, Sing work here? Looks like it might, but I want to check before I commit."


Yes, definitely!

[Hillary]

The Grace Kelly Dress is a quick read that would fit here

[Jennifer]

Nadine wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Would Sing, Unburied, Sing work here? Looks like it might, but I want to check before I commit."


Yes, definitely!"

Perfect! Thank you!!

[Renn]

[Ozun]

I was thinking “One Hundred Years Of Solitude” and saw this on wiki:

One Hundred Years of Solitude is the story of seven generations of the Buendía Family in the town of Macondo.

[Carla]

I highly recommend Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China

I read it a couple years ago and still think about the story often.

[Rachel]

Would Life After Life by Kate Atkinson work for this prompt? it's on my TBR list

[Victoria]

Teri wrote: "I just watched the Netflix movie Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis and wanted to read the book. I assume it will be a 3-generations book since the movie was."

Yes, the book has three generations.

[Denise]

The Girl In Between Is free on Kobo right now, so I'm going for that one. It's the first of 4 books.

[Cindi]

The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
This was really, really good. I read the book and listened to the audio and recommend both.

I read The Bride Test (The Kiss Quotient, #2) by Helen Hoang for a prompt in 2020 and it wasn't bad. I think it would work here too.

My question is - I have several biographies on my TBR for the year - Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Eliza Hamilton, one on Churchill, Phillip & Elizabeth - it seems like they would all fit for this category, if they are talking about multiple generations. But I"m not seeing biographies listed for this topic. Am I missing something?

[Brandon]

It's going to depend on your definition of "featuring" for this prompt. Obviously, people's parents and kids are important to their lives. If a biography gives enough emphasis to them, then I would say it could count for this prompt. If they are glossed over or incidental to what is being written about the person in the biography, then the other generations would not be featured in the book.

[Sara]

I just finished my first book of the book challenge and it falls under this category.


Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovksy

It features many many generations of spiders from the same families.
Fantastic book, can't wait to read Children of Ruin!

[Susan]

I really want to read The Vanishing Half and I see it’s on the Listopia list for this prompt. But is it really about three generations? When I read about it, it seems like it’s only about two. I also saw that Red, White, and Royal Blue is also on the Listopia list and I think it’s a stretch to count that book for this prompt! So just wanted to see what people thought about The Vanishing Half counting for this prompt.

[Becca]

Hill Women by Cassie Chambers is fantastic!

[Lilith]

I just finished my first book of the year, and it fits this prompt.Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
Really good. I thought it would be more clinical, but it references family development and child development. Not quite horror, but not comforting either.

[Jessica]

I got The Push by Ashley Audrain from book of the month, and I glanced at the reviews and someone mentioned it was multigenerational. Can anyone confirm if this fits the prompt?

[Exokiwi]

Abolutely perfect for this is Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
A great book where the writer explores her own family history through her grandmother, mother and her own life against the rapid and massive cultural ad political changes in 20th century China.
I loved the book as it explained a lot about a culture and history I did not know a lot of. It also inspired me to learn more a out this country

[E.R.]

I just realized that Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik would work for this, but I also read that just last year lol. Does anyone know if her other book, Uprooted, has three generations?

[Nadine in NY]

Susan wrote: "I really want to read The Vanishing Half and I see it’s on the Listopia list for this prompt. But is it really about three generations? When I read about it, it seems like it’s only about two. I al..."

The main characters are twin sisters and their daughters, but the twins' mother is also a featured character, so I'd be comfortable counting it for three generations.

[Thais]

I just finished The Vanishing Half and I think it fits this prompt very well.

[Kelly]

A Woman Is No Man follows three generations, with a granddaughter, mother, and (the mother's) mother-in-law. Her biological mother IS in it, but not much. It was fantastic.

[Tiffany]

We Were Liars is what I am using for this one.

[Laura]

Just finished The Vanishing Half.

[Tanu]

Would The Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas count for this prompt? The protagonist’s parents and grandmother are in the book, and they’re important to him. But they’re not in a prominent role.

[Jenna]

I just read White Ivy, by debut author Susie Yang, and the relationship between Ivy, her mother, and her grandmother (all born in China and now living in the U.S.) is relatively central and is revisited throughout the book, especially in the beginning and the end. It’s kind of a character study/thriller (? - that’s not quite the right word), and so it’s a bit different than a lot of multigenerational novels that are more traditional literary or historical fiction, so if that appeals to you or if you have been wanting to read this book anyway, then go for it! It’s not my favorite and most memorable book of all time or anything, but it was a solid 4 - I was engaged throughout and I don’t regret reading it. I am interested in this author’s future work for sure!
“Unlikeable character alert” if that bothers you, though! :-)

[Sherri]

I read The Song and the Silence by Yvette Johnson

[Rachael]

For any who likes mysteries/thrillers, I cannot recommend Fallen Angel by Andrew Taylor highly enough. It's told over three time periods, and involves two families, and both sides have three generations that get caught up in the murders (one family has three generations all at once in one of the time periods). Technically it's three books published in one volume, but I think it's three separate books in the same way that each of the Lord of the Rings books consists of two books in one volume. It appears to be a criminally under-read book and is definitely worth a shot

[Heather L]

I just realized the book I am currently reading for a challenge in another group fits this prompt. The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller (book 6 in the series) features the main character, her aunt, and her son.

[Janette]

I read A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow for this prompt. Being from Miami and having visited London right before the pandemic it was a fun read for me.

[JessicaMHR]

I'm currently reading Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank for this prompt.

Others I have read recently that would fit:
Two By Two by Nicholas Sparks
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

[☘Misericordia☘]

The Push There are even 4 dysfunctional generations in there: Etta, Cintia, Blythe and Violet.

[Pie]

[Natasha]

Any of the Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich would work for this prompt as they feature Stephanie, her mum and grandmother.

[Shriya]

I just finished the book 'A Constellation of Roses'. A great read. It features 3 generations: auntie, who is the great-aunt of the main character. Mia, who is the paternal aunt of the main character. Ember, who is the cousin of the main character and is of the same age as the main character. Trix, who is the main character.

It's a great book. It tells the story of Trix and how she navigated her life after her mother abandoned her. She got to meet her extended family for the first in her life. After many ups and does and heartbreak, she finally settles in one place starts her new life.

[Jamie]

I’m curious if “Erotic Stories for Punjabi Women” could be considered for this topic as the prompt is for 3 Generations. So, I would think a child, a parent, and someone who is a grandparent. Do they all have to be related??

[Exokiwi]

I think I am going to combine this prompt with my personal annual challenge of a NZ book by reading Loving Sylvie by Elizabeth Smither
Loving Sylvie

[Exokiwi]

Jamie wrote: "I’m curious if “Erotic Stories for Punjabi Women” could be considered for this topic as the prompt is for 3 Generations. So, I would think a child, a parent, and someone who is a grandparent. Do th..."

I think that is the beauty of the prompt That is up to you Seems the most obvious , but I don't see why it would be needed

[Jennifer W]

I'm currently reading The Song of the Jade Lily and it would work perfectly (I''m using it for a gem in title).

I think I'll use Daughters of the Stone for this. I've been trying to read it for a few years and never make much progress.

For biographies, I can say Alexander Hamilton works. You could use Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen, too.

[Pauline]

Do you think The Yellow House by Sarah Broom would count for this prompt? I've only just started, and it is telling about her grandmother, but I don't know whether there will be enough to count as "featuring" that generation as well as her mother's and her own.

[Cindy]

I read Something Rotten which features Thursday Next, her son Friday, and her mother Wednesday. Such a fun read.

[Stina]

I'm going to count Angel Falls: A Thrilling Romantic Suspense with a Touch of Paranormal for this one, though you have to read a ways into it to see which three generations are being featured.

[Teri]

I just finished I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou and it works for this prompt.

[Alex]

I started reading White Cat today and got embarrassingly excited when someone told the protagonist "Your granddad's on his way" early on because I realized I'd be able to use it for this prompt!

[Linda]

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

[Jacqie]

I just finished With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo, an own-voices YA book about a Philly girl of Puerto Rican descent. I really liked it! There are actually four generations: grandmother, father, daughter and granddaughter.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Audrey]

The History of Love

[Teri]

I'm using Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself by Jill Biden. It really covers 5 generations, from her grandparents to her grandchildren. Interesting story.

[Ashleigh]

Would The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees fit this prompt?

I don't know if it includes three generations or just the two?

[Jen K]

Ashleigh wrote: "Would The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees fit this prompt?

I don't know if it includes three generations or just the two?"

Definitely 3 generations! It would work well.

[Jenn]

I just finished Send For Me by Lauren Fox, and it fits this prompt perfectly.