Book Review: The State of Affairs- Esther Perel 5⭐

Esther Perel on her own is the total gem! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Her wisdom and compassion shine through every page. I adore how she tells stories, giving every perspective a voice. The book isn't justifying infidelity, but diving deep into the why and offering paths to heal, whether it's to rebuild together or go separate ways. Her …

Book Review: The Outsider / The Stranger 4⭐

"The Outsider (The Stranger) " by Albert Camus The Stranger was published in French as L’Étranger in 1942, as The Outsider in England & as The Stranger in the United States. The book followed the narrative of a Frenchman named Meursault, his lack of emotions / grief from his mother's recent death was later used …

Reading Challenge 2020

Full list of the 26 books I have read in 2020 (alphabetical order) My top 3 of read would be: I'll be gone in the darkHow Do We Know We're Doing It RightThe Kite Runner & The Outsider (Stephen King) Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell Call Me Evie by J.P. …

Book Review: Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know

"Talking to strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know "by Malcolm Gladwell Let's get something straight - "Talking to strangers" is neither a step by step guide that holds your hands and dissect a stranger's brain nor teaching you to become a human lie detector. Zillions of thoughts flush through my …

📚 Recommendation & Current Read

📚 Recommendation 1984 by George Orwell A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Born a Crime by Trevor Noah The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Stop Missing Your Life: The Power of Being Present – to …

Book Review: This Is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay

I for one hate going to hospital because (more than) half the time I'd end up staying overnight. Wait time is always agonizing yet I often lack the patience, forgetting how the medical professionals are working their asses off (mostly overtime too) while I moan about having nothing to do. Thankfully I'm a bit of …

Live Without

I cannot live without .... BOOKS I can refrain myself from buying more (and MOREEEE books) but not entering a bookstore is pretty much killing me, literally. Theatre is my favorite form of art. However, growing up, I didn't really have anyone to play with. My parents introduced me to books at a young age …

❤ The Alchemist

I LOVE books, I fall in love with words every now & then, a good plot, an interesting character or repeat a few favorite quotes in my head over & over.  But this time, I am in love with a story. It's never just about the choice of words but the way a story is …

📚 Mindset by Carol Dweck

My current read “mindset” by Dr. Carol S Dweck Recommend to everyone, really. It's easy to understand yet crucial to comprehend the importance of mindset. You don't have to limit or categorize yourself, simply whatever works best for you. Time to throw the concept of "hard work = no talented" & "mistakes = failures" out …