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I am happy about this post!
It took me almost 4-5 months to get back to reading after reader's block 🤗
My busy work schedule definitely played a part.
Still thankful for coming back to reading.
Its not a review post but this is the book i have been hanging to during all this time. 🌸

Summing up my reading list for the year 2020 here, which turned out to be very progressive in terms of reading!
However, currently undergoing a readers' block 💔 so not anticipating to read more than one book this month. (I.e, Verity by Colleen Hoover).
Below are the books i was able to read this year and very thankful for that.Also, included my rating for each.

Would love to hear from you all if we have common reading lists or any book you want to talk about .
Also, any comment about my ratings is welcomed.

𝓕𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷- (𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓼)
The beekeeper of Allepo by Christy Lefteri 5/5
Ask again, Yes by keane Merrybeth 3.5/5
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 5/5
All the light we cannot see by Anthony Doer 3/5
City of girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 4/5
Olive Again 3/5
Kafka on the shore by Haruki Murakami 4/5
The reluctant fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid 4/5
UnMarriageable by Soniah Kamal 4/5
The book thief by Markus Zusak 5/5
The giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes 5/5
Cracking India by Bapsi Sidhwa 3/5
The trial by Franz kafka 4/5
Exit west by Mohsin Hamid 4/5
The plaque by Albert Camus 4/5
A man called Ove by Fredrik Backman 3.5/5
A gentleman in Moscow by 4/5
Queenie by Candice carty Williams 4/5
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 3/5
Homefire by Kamila Shamsie 4/5
The RunAways by Fatima Bhutto 3/5
The God of small things by Andhruti Roy 4/5
A case of Exploding Mangoes by Muhammad Hanif 4/5
Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie 3/5
Karachi you are killing me by Saba Imtiaz 2.5/5
Water by Bapsi Sidhwa 5/5

𝓐𝓾𝓽𝓸𝓫𝓲𝓸𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓱𝓲𝓮𝓼 & 𝓑𝓲𝓸𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓱𝓲𝓮𝓼
Becoming by Michelle Obama 5/5
Educated by Tara westover 4/5
When breath becomes Air 5/5
Muhammad- A prophet for our time 3/5
After the Prophet: An Epic story of Sunni Shia Split 3.5/5
Factotum by Charles Bukowski 4/5
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah 4/5
The Diary of a young girl by Anne Frank 5/5
What I know for sure Opran Winfrey 3/5
Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom 5/5

𝓝𝓸𝓷-𝓯𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷/ 𝓢𝓮𝓵𝓯-𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓹
How to get Filthy Rich in rising Asia by Mohsin hamid 4/5
Sapiens: A brief history of human kind by Yuval Noah Herrari
The collected works of Khalil Gibran 5/5
If the oceans were Ink: An Unlikely friendship and journey to the heart of Quran 3.7/5
A Monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin Sherma 3.5/5
"We should all be feminists" by Chimamanda Ngozi 5/5
Who moved my cheese? By Spencer Johnson 4/5
Man's search for meaning by Viktor E. Frankl 4/5

𝓜𝔂𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻𝔂 & 𝓣𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓻𝓼
One of Us is lying by Karen McManus 4/5
The Holiday by T.M Logan 3/5
The silent patient by Alex Michaelides 4/5
The couple nextdoor by Shari Lapena 3/5
Angels and demons by Dan Brown 4/5
Inferno by Dan Brown 4/5
The prisoner by Omer Shahid Hamid 4/5
My lovely wife by Smantha Downing 3/5
Gone girl by Gillian Flynn 3/5

𝓗𝓾𝓶𝓸𝓾𝓻
This is going to hurt by Adam Kay 4/5
Mrs Funnybones by Twinkle Khanna 3.5/5
The diary of a social Bitterfly by Moni Mohsin 3/5
Koi good news by Zarreen Khan 5/5

𝓒𝓵𝓪𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓬𝓼
Little Women by Lousia May Alcott 4/5
Animal Farm 5/5
Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte 3/5
1984 by George Orwell 4.5/5
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 4/5
Crime and punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 4/5
The metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 5/5
Love in the time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 3/5

𝓡𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮
Me before you by Jojo Moyes 3.7/5
Confess by Collen Hoover 3.5/5
Ugly love by Colleen Hoover 3/5
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 3/5

📖 Exit west by Mohsin Hamid

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Exit West is a 2017 novel by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid.. The main themes of the novel are emigration and the uncertainty of circumstances faced by refugees.

Meanwhile, its also about falling in and out of love.

Ps! Read the E-book, so the picture is edited.

📖Love in the time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia

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Read it a while ago.
Its a classic loved by many.
But i sicerely have mixed feelings about this Nobel prize winner book.

Prose is beautiful and that is the reason I read it till the end.

I would love to know about opinions of those who have read this book.

📖When breath becomes air by Paul Kalanithi
A must read!
Written by an American neurosurgeon in his last days, suffering from stage 4 lung cancer, the memoir is all about tragedy of life and death.
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Also i read the ebook so the picture is edited, thanks to snapseed.😊

📖Man's search for meaning by Viktor Frankl.
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Well, what can be worse than spending your time in a concentration camp!
And what would be more commendable than to carry a hope in this situation!

I highly recommend this book.

A short insight into the book! 👇
(Wikipedia)

Man's Search for Meaning is a 1946 book by Viktor Frankl chronicling his experiences as a prisoner in N**i concentration camps during World War II, and describing his psychotherapeutic method, which involved identifying a purpose in life to feel positive about, and then immersively imagining that outcome.
According to Frankl, the way a prisoner imagined the future affected his longevity. The book intends to answer the question "How was everyday life in a concentration camp reflected in the mind of the average prisoner?"
Part One constitutes Frankl's analysis of his experiences in the concentration camps, while Part Two introduces his ideas of meaning and his theory called logotherapy.

'Mein Kamph' by Adolf Hi**er!

DO NOT judge me 🙈 but been reading this one since ages out of curiosity according to how much capacity i have to absorb it at a time!

Will you ever read this one by any chance?

📖A man called Ove by Fredrick Backman

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

So this is a hyped book and you see it all over the places!
For me it turned out so boring at times because of the book length 😩 yet there are some very interesting perspectives about life and death!

Something about the plot, (taken from Wikipedia) 👇

"Ove is a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbour from hell.” However, behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heart-warming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents’ association to their very foundations."

📖"A case of exploding mangoes" by Muhammad Hanif.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I thouroughly enjoyed this book!!!
The book revolves around the conspiracies and circumstances surrounding the death of Pakistani dictorial president General Zia, which took place in a plane crash in 1988, in a very subtle satirical way!
Now as a reader, you have to decide whether its pure fiction or a reality based novel.

I always like Muhammad Hanif's writting style!
Have you read any of his works yet?
Or any of his books that is still on your TBR list?

📖 Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn


Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Its a page turner!!
Despite a bit predictable, I enjoyed it thoroughly.

Btw, Mystery is my cheat genre!
I read it between other genres and it gives my reading a boost!

Do tell me whats your go-to/take it easy, between the books Genre?? 🤗

"...𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞."

And I strongly agree to it!
Would love to hear about your experiences and thoughts!

📕 A gentleMan of Moscow by
Amor Towles

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Its a slow read and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The book has its own class.

Set in the era around of early 1900s, the novel is about a Russian aristocrat, sentenced by the Soviets to permanent house arrest in a luxury hotel in Moscow.
Writer combines his knowledge of Russian history and life in such luxury hotels into a beautiful story which you ll certainly enjoy if
you are interested in the history of the Soviet Union and the mannerism and sophistication of the European aristocracy.

"Because Paper has more patience than people."

📗The diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.

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This book broke my heart! 💔
Keeping in view the fact that this is actual diary of a 13 years old Jew girl 'Anne frank' written during world war ll, while in hiding when germans took over netherlands, is adorable and heartbreaking at the same time.
Whether the book has 100 percent same contents as the original diary or a bit fabricated, still you find it hearbreaking.
The feelings and emotions of a teen girl during the war while not able to see the sun for 2 years are too apt to read.
Dont want to give any spoilers but strongly recommend it.

2/3