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The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition (Earthsea Cycle) by Ursula K. Le Guin
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the timeless and beloved A Wizard of Earthsea—“…reads like the retelling of a tale first …
sawauthor started reading The Block Party by Jamie Day
The Block Party by Jamie Day
This summer, meet your neighbors.
The residents of the exclusive cul-de-sac on Alton Road are entangled in a web of …
sawauthor started reading Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an …
sawauthor started reading Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The first part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Tolkien’s classic epic of Good versus Evil, set in the …
sawauthor finished reading A History of Burning by Janika Oza
A History of Burning by Janika Oza
Four generations. Three sisters. One impossible choice. A profoundly moving debut novel spanning India, Uganda, England, and Canada, about how …
sawauthor reviewed A History of Burning by Janika Oza
A Sweeping Family Epic that's Masterfully Written
4 stars
"A History of Burning" is a sweeping family drama that takes place between the 1890s and 1990s. It is a fascinating, finely rendered tale of Indians who migrate from their country to Africa, then England and Canada.
The story begins with the family's origins in Africa, when in 1898 a young Pirbhai is tricked into boarding a boat to Kenya to help build the railway from the sea to Victoria Lake. From there, we follow his life and the life of his descendants as they build relationships, flourish, flounder, bend with changes, and see themselves through it all by clinging to each other.
More than the history of one family, the novel is a history of British colonialism in the 20th century and the real impacts of that regime on families and communities. I enjoyed spending time with Pirbhai, his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and anticipated returning to the book …
"A History of Burning" is a sweeping family drama that takes place between the 1890s and 1990s. It is a fascinating, finely rendered tale of Indians who migrate from their country to Africa, then England and Canada.
The story begins with the family's origins in Africa, when in 1898 a young Pirbhai is tricked into boarding a boat to Kenya to help build the railway from the sea to Victoria Lake. From there, we follow his life and the life of his descendants as they build relationships, flourish, flounder, bend with changes, and see themselves through it all by clinging to each other.
More than the history of one family, the novel is a history of British colonialism in the 20th century and the real impacts of that regime on families and communities. I enjoyed spending time with Pirbhai, his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and anticipated returning to the book each time I was force to take a break for work or sleep. The only criticism I would offer was that, as opposed to the time spend reading about the family as they lived in Uganda, the later time in England and Canada (especially where concerned the great-grandson) felt a little rushed and denied the reader the final emotional beat that would have felt so satisfying (however saccharine).
sawauthor finished reading Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the …