Poisonwood bible – also by Barbara kingswood. Steinbeck has a bunch of really good books, of mice and men, grapes of wrath.
I just got done reading shogun, about Japanese samurai in the 16th century, which was awesome too. So much to read and so little time!
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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
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Kind of different from what you’ve listed but still an incredible story, the lies of Locke Lamora by Scott lynch.
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The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich.
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The extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
The Lords Of Discipline
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
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In the same vein as Pachinko and East of Eden in terms of broad-sweeping family-centered narratives, I would suggest *Beloved* by Toni Morrison and *Things Fall Apart* by Chinua Achebe
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“No Name” by Wilkie Collins
Written in 1862. Two women are left orphans and learn their miserly cousin will inherit Everything. The younger girl decides to go undercover and trick him into giving her her inheritance – by any means possible. The character of Captain Wragge is wonderful – with 1 green eye, one brown.
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Poisonwood bible – also by Barbara kingswood. Steinbeck has a bunch of really good books, of mice and men, grapes of wrath.
I just got done reading shogun, about Japanese samurai in the 16th century, which was awesome too. So much to read and so little time!
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Kind of different from what you’ve listed but still an incredible story, the lies of Locke Lamora by Scott lynch.
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich.
The extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
The Lords Of Discipline
A Prayer for Owen Meany
In the same vein as Pachinko and East of Eden in terms of broad-sweeping family-centered narratives, I would suggest *Beloved* by Toni Morrison and *Things Fall Apart* by Chinua Achebe
“No Name” by Wilkie Collins
Written in 1862. Two women are left orphans and learn their miserly cousin will inherit Everything. The younger girl decides to go undercover and trick him into giving her her inheritance – by any means possible. The character of Captain Wragge is wonderful – with 1 green eye, one brown.
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami