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actualdisneyprincess
A Burning: A novel | Megha Majumdar
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I chose this one to fulfill “Set in India” for the B&N Book Challenge; it‘s so brilliantly written, with characters who are so vibrant (and whom I just want to HUG), and I just…I‘m really glad I chose it. It is, however, a no-holds-barred representation of the poor and outcast in India, and the justice system‘s treatment of them, which is difficult to stomach. #aburning #meghamajumdar #bnbookchallenge #setinindia

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Kalalalatja
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My final #Booked2020 round up. I didn‘t finish all the prompts this year, but considering I didn‘t plan my reading very much, I‘m happy that I got as many as I did 🙌

#SetInIndia: Burnt Sugar
#ParentChildMemoir: Braving It
#GothicHorror: Tha Haunting of Hill House
#EccentricMC: Mit Arbejde

Didn‘t get to Tartan Noir and Set in Hollywood 🤷‍♀️

Now I‘m ready for #Booked2021!

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! Great job for someone who wasn‘t “trying” This is your “OfficialFinalEntry” #Booked2020 3y
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sprainedbrain
Untitled | Unknown
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My wrap-up post for 4th quarter of #Booked2020:

1. #ThinkPink
2. #GothicHorror
3. #SetInIndia
4. #BookClubWorthy
5. #NewIn2020
6. #BottomOfYourTBR

I read all 24 books again this year. Yay!

Thanks for hosting, ladies... looking forward to #Booked2021. 🥳

Cinfhen Woohoo 🎉 🙌🏻
congrats on completing #Fall #Booked2020 💗This is your #OfficialFinalEntry 🎊WELL DONE 🥳so glad you‘re joining us for #Booked2021
3y
kspenmoll Congrats!!!🎊🎈 3y
Cathythoughts Well done 👏🏻 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Awesome job!!! 3y
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Kalalalatja
Burnt Sugar | Avni Doshi
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Pickpick

I don‘t know what I expected from this, but I was pleasantly surprised! In a delicate, but unflinching way, Doshi tells the story of a mother-daughter relationship that is filled with displeasure, longing for something different, jealousy and fear. I felt the book was strongest, when the focus was on the relationship between mother and daughter, but the throw backs through Antara‘s and Tara‘s lives where interesting, too.

#SetInIndia #Booked2020

squirrelbrain I really liked this - I think listening to it on audio helped too as the narrator was great. 3y
Cinfhen Agreed @squirrelbrain the audio was fabulous 💖and yes, the mother / daughter relationship was really compelling @Kalalalatja 3y
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Marni
Siddhartha | Hermann Hesse
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Pickpick

Finished my #booked2020 #SetInIndia prompt! I will have to reread this later because I didn‘t really feel like I got it all through audiobook while doing other things. But I got the prompt done! #read2020

Cinfhen Fantastic 💕Was that your final prompt for #Booked2020??? 3y
Marni @Cinfhen one more left! Bottom of my TBR! 3y
Cinfhen How far down does your TBR go???? My book was sitting for more than 5 years and it was SOOOOO GOOD 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job! 3y
Marni @Cinfhen I‘m going off my TBR on goodreads, which I joined in 2011 and immediately added all the classics I haven‘t read 😂😂😂 I think I‘m gonna read 3y
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shadowspeak17
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is between pick and so-so for me. The writing was beautiful at times but at others it was a bit much. Too flowery?... maybe. I‘m probably not describing that right. Anyway, I did like several of the stories, at least until their endings. I felt like too many of the stories ended right as they were really getting started, and the abruptness of their endings frustrated me.

#booked2020 #SetInIndia #catsoflitsy #Ember

Megabooks I can see what you‘re saying. 3y
Cinfhen Great review. That‘s the problem with short stories sometimes I want to know more or with other stories I just don‘t care enough 3y
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TrishB
Finished | H. Rider Haggard
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#booked2020 #autumn
#thinkpink Queen Victoria
#gothichorror A Book of Bones
#setinindia Girls Burn Brighter
#bookclubworthy Atonement
#newin2020 A Cry in the Night
#bottomofyourtbr The Hours Count

Thanks friends 😁❤️ looking forward to next year.

Cathythoughts Well done ! I‘m looking forward to next year too 👍🏻❤️ 3y
TrishB @Cathythoughts going to try and plan once work finished for Christmas! 3y
Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻congrats on completing #Fall #Booked2020 🍂🌪☔️📚This is your #OfficialFinalEntry 🎊🎊🎊 WELL DONE 👍🏽 3y
alisiakae Congrats on completing #booked2020! 🙌🏽🎉 3y
erzascarletbookgasm 👏 congrats! I have one more! 😁 3y
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BookwormAHN
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Mehso-so

This book about a group of nine year olds in India that are trying to play detective and find some missing children. The story is interesting but it's really hard to connected with the characters.
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#BBRC #YeahBaby #IndianAuthor @LibrarianRyan @Sarahreadstoomuch
#Booked2020 #SetInIndia @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft
#ReadNoseReindeer @StayCurious

Cinfhen I‘ve seen many mixed reviews/ maybe I‘ll #BorrowNotBuy 3y
TrishB @Cinfhen I brought this in Foyles with you and still haven‘t got to! 3y
Cinfhen I know @TrishB I ALWAYS think of u when I see this book listed💜💜💜💜💜I still haven‘t read the book I bought or the book you gifted me 🙈and here I am looking to add MORE books 3y
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TrishB @Cinfhen at least there‘s some normalities in life still left 😁❤️ 3y
Sarahreadstoomuch 👍😊 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
LibrarianRyan INteresting. I really thougth you were going to use it for Purple people eater when I saw the title. 😁 3y
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SLibrarian5
The Henna Artist | Alka Joshi
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Pickpick

What a delightful book. I loved the setting, beautiful writing, and characters. The audiobook, narrated by Sneha Marthan, made me feel like I was part of the story.

#setinIndia

#booked2020

Cinfhen I LOVED this one too 3y
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Blackink_WhitePaper
Burnt Sugar | Avni Doshi
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Panpan

I couldn‘t connect to this writing as well as the plot. Most of the places I felt the writing is incoherent & the details were frustrating. At few places I felt the repetition of phrases ( e.g description of rickshaws). The story oscillates between past & present, first person narration are the good part. But I am disappointed with the MC Antara. You won‘t feel for her. May beI did not like the character at all it made me irritated. Cont..👇🏻

Blackink_WhitePaper It‘s depressing & disturbing story. It‘s #setinIndia but failed miserably to depict the modern India. May be I expected more since it‘s short listed for Booker. As a biochemist I enjoyed the details of Kreb cycle etc but I don‘t think it was necessary for the story line. Mine is an unpopular opinion so if you are planning to read it don‘t judge it based on this review. 😬 2⭐️/5 #booked2020 #setinIndia #readingwithmaja #releasedin2020 (edited) 3y
Cinfhen I listened to the audio and was easily pulled into the story due to the hypnotic tone of the narrator‘s voice. I don‘t think I would‘ve enjoyed this book in print. I agree, it was hard to get a sense of place but I felt like I got a glimpse of the culture. 3y
Cinfhen Interesting the different titles!!! 3y
Blackink_WhitePaper @Cinfhen yes... Some books are better in print while some books are better in audio. I was surprised by the different titles too😅 I like this cover better than the burnt sugar😜🥰 (edited) 3y
Sharpeipup At least the cover is nice... 3y
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