Prachi’s Year in Books

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2016

4,714

pages read

books read

Prachi Pati

This is my journey in books for 2016!

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Shortest Book

224

pages

Longest Book

456

pages

Average book length in 2016

314

pages

Prachi’s first review of the year

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There's no story in this book, but its a good reference book if you want to get hold of some funny quotes about various topics in life, said by various famous people. ...more

PRACHI’S 2016 BOOKS

If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren't There More Happy People? by John Lloyd

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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

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Prachi’s last review of the year

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" White" could be the way a person talked, "Black" the music the person listened to - Marjorie

Once in a while you come across books that leave an impression on you, teach you something new and make you want to think a lot, ask a lot of questions and want to know more about the topic covered in the book. Homegoing is one such book.

I'm so glad I was able to wrap up my reading for this year with this brilliant book. I can't imagine, this is the auth " White" could be the way a person talked, "Black" the music the person listened to - Marjorie

Once in a while you come across books that leave an impression on you, teach you something new and make you want to think a lot, ask a lot of questions and want to know more about the topic covered in the book. Homegoing is one such book.

I'm so glad I was able to wrap up my reading for this year with this brilliant book. I can't imagine, this is the author's debut novel, because it is so well researched and so well written for a work of fiction. I love the different POVs in the book with every character getting their own chapter. And at the same time, all the stories and characters are interlinked. I also loved that there is something (I won't mention what) that only the reader is made aware of, but the characters are not aware of- right from the beginning till the end. I learned so much about colonialism and imperialism from this book, and being an Indian, I found a lot of similarities between the African culture and their road to slavery and freedom , with that of our culture and history too.

I also love how the author tries to portray the connection between the yin and yang elements (water and fire) of the two family lines in the book- it matches the cover of the book and is quite significant, when you reach the final chapter.

My favorite characters in the book were some very strong people who had a positive outlook to their situation, such as Ness, Yaw, Marjorie, Effia (later on in the book), and Willie. The book has a family tree right at the beginning for readers to keep track of the relationships between the characters, which is great!

I think the only reason I didn't give 5 stars to the book was because, it was a little sad- to be fair, the subject can't really be happy and the ending was as positive as one could imagine given the storyline I think. But also, Part 2 of the book does drag a little - with some of the characters. But I really enjoyed the last chapter and the conclusion, so it was all good for me eventually. This book is definitely recommended! ...more

2016 READING
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Prachi Pati read 15 out of 12 books.

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