Chinua Achebe. *Things Fall Apart, No Longer at Ease, Arrow of God.*
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Many of James Mitchener’s books are multigenerational epics. Louis L’Amour’s ‘Sackett’ series. Edward Rutherford’s books often focus on individual families in one place over long time periods.
Frank28d6h42m12s on
{{The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende}}
This was my last book of 2024, and I was so sad when it ended. Three generations (give or take) and it was so relevant despite being written in the 80s. I’m looking up more of the author’s work because it was such a stunning reading experience. Loved it.
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**East of Eden** is a good example of this I think.
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A true story but fits this so well: Wild Swans by Jung Chang. . It follows three generations of the author’s family living through imperial, ww2/ civil war era and Communist china. On paper, it sounds like a slog and it’s a long book. However, the writing style is compelling and accessible. After the first chapter, I whipped through it in about 3 days and loved it. Plus, I learned so much Chinese history
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One Hundred Years of Solitude but I guess you have to replace honour and loyalty with incest and magic.
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The Kingsbridge series by Ken Follett.
Chinua Achebe. *Things Fall Apart, No Longer at Ease, Arrow of God.*
Many of James Mitchener’s books are multigenerational epics. Louis L’Amour’s ‘Sackett’ series. Edward Rutherford’s books often focus on individual families in one place over long time periods.
{{The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende}}
This was my last book of 2024, and I was so sad when it ended. Three generations (give or take) and it was so relevant despite being written in the 80s. I’m looking up more of the author’s work because it was such a stunning reading experience. Loved it.
**East of Eden** is a good example of this I think.
A true story but fits this so well: Wild Swans by Jung Chang. . It follows three generations of the author’s family living through imperial, ww2/ civil war era and Communist china. On paper, it sounds like a slog and it’s a long book. However, the writing style is compelling and accessible. After the first chapter, I whipped through it in about 3 days and loved it. Plus, I learned so much Chinese history
One Hundred Years of Solitude but I guess you have to replace honour and loyalty with incest and magic.
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