Books are the mirror of our soul, a window to the different world and eye to see the difference in perspective within the same life and beings. Books are our perfect companion, who takes us on an adventurous journey, evoke an emotional response, and help us paint a vivid picture of a different life and its possibilities. Every year, thousands of outstanding writers publish equally amazing books.
Here is the list of the top five best reads of 2020:
1. A Promised Land- Barack Obama
The highly anticipated memoir of former President Obama takes us on a journey, providing us with an intimate look into his historic journey from a young man searching for his identity to the leader of the free world. Obama takes readers on a compelling journey from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal moment of his political career to the surreal night of November 4, 2008, when he became the 44th and the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office. His thoughtful reflection and insights are everything you need.
2. Burnt Sugar - Avni Doshi
The shortlisted book for the bookers’ prize is the story of love and betrayal, the honest complexity of the relationship between mother and daughter. Her spare and unsentimental writing allows us a glimpse of something more: the suffocation of motherhood, the childhood traumas, and the process of healing she is yet to undergo. “A corrosive, compulsive debut”, rightly says the Sunday Telegraph.
3. Mayflies - Andrew O’Hagan
The narration of the introverted, yet bright Jimmy, Mayflies is a heart-wrenching tale of
extraordinary friendship. Andrew O’Hagan writes a beautiful novel of compassionate male friendship while maintaining a perfect balance between life, love, loss, and the inevitability of mortality. The lifelong unwavering friendship between James and Tully will leave you vulnerable amidst the whirlpool of emotions ranging from euphoria to agony.
4. The Undocumented Americans - Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
The hot topic surrounding all the political debate, The Undocumented Americans is based on
the complexity of all the immigrants who come to America in hope of new and better life but are left in despair when their dream crumbles. Since it remains rare for all undocumented Americans to share their story, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio does this for us. The author, a DACA recipient, fears the trauma and damage on mental health among all those kids separated from their parents in the US- Mexican borders including herself.
5. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig
The splendid novel by Matt Haig explores all the possibilities and choices we could make and the consequences it could have on our life. When Nora wakes up between life and death in the vast library, where she is given a chance to undo every decision she made and regrets she has. The immense library is filled with books, which can overturn a decision but every decision, small or big, will lead to a never-ending chain of variation of events. This simple book perfectly collides with the complex theory of the parallel universe and quantum dependence and is sure to soak you amidst itself
from page one.
