{"id":37,"date":"2020-10-11T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T14:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/\/?p=37"},"modified":"2020-10-11T14:32:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T14:32:00","slug":"october-book-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=37","title":{"rendered":"October Book Haul!"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Hello Readers! See? I can write 2 posts in a week! It doesn\u2019t always have to be 15 days without a post. (Though that could be the case in the near future!) Anyway, the last many months all of us were stuck at home. Initially we weren\u2019t even able to order books. But, now that we can, here\u2019s another book haul post for you all! I think I must have bought these many books for third time this year!<\/span><\/p>\n

The books I bought this month aren\u2019t necessarily the ones that have been too long on my TBR or even for too short a time. This time I have ordered randomly. I went to my \u2018To Read\u2019 stack on Goodreads, saw the number of pages, saw the reviews briefly & then added a bunch of books to the cart.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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~~PACHINKO by MIN JIN LEE~~<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Of the 6 books I bought, only \u2018Pachinko\u2019 by Min Jin Lee has forever been in the cart. Set in early 1900s, this belongs to my favourite HISTORICAL FICTION genre<\/span><\/b>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pages: 496<\/o:p><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Goodreads Rating: 4.27\/5<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

~~THE COLOR PURPLE by ALICE WALKER~~<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Also, Alice Walker\u2019s \u2018The Color Purple<\/a>\u2019 which I had already read on e-book was on my list since long. I liked it so much that I needed to have a copy with me.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Pages: 304<\/o:p><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Goodreads Rating: 4.22\/5<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

~~COLORLESS<\/span><\/b><\/span> TSUKURU TAZAKI AND HIS YEARS OF PILGRIMAGE by HARUKI MURAKAMI<\/span><\/b><\/span>~~<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The others are pretty random. It has been quite some time that I read Murakami (the last book of his that I read was \u2018The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle<\/a>\u2019 which was terrible.) But, because a few months have gone by now, I ordered another book of his with fairly fewer pages. I hope \u2018Colorless<\/span> Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage\u2019 has something good in it for me.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Pages: 314<\/o:p><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Goodreads Rating: 3.85\/5<\/span><\/i><\/o:p><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

~~<\/span><\/b>THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO by CHRISTY LEFTERI<\/span><\/b>~~<\/span><\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Next on the list is \u2018The Beekeeper of Aleppo\u2019 by Christy Lefteri. This book kept popping up here & there so many times. I finally looked it up & turns out it is a historical fiction with war<\/span><\/b> factoring in the story. Um, YES PLEASE<\/span><\/b>! You guys know by now how much I love such stories. If you have forgotten, you better check out my reviews for ‘ The Nightingale<\/a> & \u2018And the Mountains Echoed<\/a>.\u2019<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Pages: 317<\/o:p><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Goodreads Rating: 4.23\/5<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

~~<\/span><\/b>THE STORYTELLER by JODI PICOULT<\/span><\/b>~~<\/span><\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Next we have Jodi Picoult\u2019s \u2018The Storyteller\u2019. I have only recently been familiarized with Jodi Picoult. She has written a lot of amazing books & so I thought it was about time to read them. I decided to start with \u2018The Storyteller\u2019 because I have heard good reviews about it. I also got a new hardcover from Amazon at a reasonable prize, which is always such a thrill for book geeks like me!<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Pages: 461<\/o:p><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Goodreads Rating: 4.27\/5<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

~~<\/span><\/b>ANXIOUS PEOPLE by FREDRIK BACKMAN<\/span><\/b>~~<\/span><\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

And then finally we have Fredrick Backman\u2019s \u2018Anxious People\u2019. Again, Fredrik Backman is everyone\u2019s favourite author. I have also LOVED<\/span><\/b> <\/span>some of his books & given the intriguing title of his latest book, I knew I had to read it. This one has again been on my TBR for quite some time!<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Pages: 352<\/o:p><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Goodreads Rating: 4.38\/5<\/span><\/i><\/o:p><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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That\u2019s about it! My huge bookshelf has started to fill up really well & with another few books, I won\u2019t have space in it! In addition to the above, I am also yet to read the books that I bought back in July<\/a>! These include both of Madeline Miller\u2019s books, The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara<\/span><\/b> & another book I bought last month ‘ Jasmine Days by Benyamin<\/span><\/b>. I hope I will get some motivation to read these as well!<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n


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Until next time,<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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