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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Reservoir 13 in Books

Jul 26, 2017  
Reservoir 13
Reservoir 13
Jon McGregor | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
7
5.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Poignant but slow
This is rather a depressing account about how families and communities attempt to deal with the case of a missing person. In this instance it is about how society moves on with their lives leaving behind the families to deal with it. it is well written with beautiful descriptions but it tends to be quite a slow burner.
  
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Cyn Armistead (14 KP) rated Clean Water For Elirose in Books

Mar 1, 2018  
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Clean Water For Elirose
Ariah Fine | 2010
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Great book! I'm buying it to send to my niece and nephew right away - and recommending it to all the families I know with children!
  
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Milleen (47 KP) rated East of Eden in Books

Nov 11, 2018  
East of Eden
East of Eden
John Steinbeck | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.3 (9 Ratings)
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Ultimate Steinbeck
Beautiful descriptions of Californian landscapes and an epic tale if two families and their fortunes and fate. My favourite book :)
  
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Julianne Moore recommended Jacob's Folly in Books (curated)

 
Jacob's Folly
Jacob's Folly
Rebecca Miller | 2013
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"A highly complex and riveting novel that spans centuries, cultures, and families -- all from the perspective of a man that has been reincarnated as a fly!"

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Brooke Shields recommended And Sons in Books (curated)

 
And Sons
And Sons
David Gilbert | 2021
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"A novel about fathers, sons, and families that intricately describes New York City and the complexity of its people. It really drew me into its world."

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Asif Kapadia recommended Rock Springs in Books (curated)

 
Rock Springs
Rock Springs
Richard Ford | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry
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"Simple, dark, powerful short stories about families, break-ups and their kids caught in between. Love the restraint. It’s all brewing under the surface, less is more."

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ClareR (5726 KP) rated The Silence of Scheherazade in Books

Nov 29, 2022  
The Silence of Scheherazade
The Silence of Scheherazade
Defne Suman | 2021 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
What’s it about:
We follow four families as their lives are changed forever when the Ottoman Empire is torn apart, and the city of Smyrna is at the front and centre of the trouble and violence.
This novel covers about 17 years from 1905, and follows four families from very different backgrounds: Levantine, Greek, Turkish and Armenian.

Scheherazade is born in September 1905, and never knows her mother as she is abandoned. An Indian spy (sent from the British) is who will tie them all together.

My thoughts:
I love an epic, sprawling story, and following the lives of four families certainly gives a lot of scope for that.

It was fascinating to learn about the different cultures of the four families, and of course Smyrna was a main character in itself.

It’s a book to be immersed in, with the sights and smells beautifully described.

Just my kind of book!
  
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