Book Reviews March 2020

1. Once a Girl, Always a Boy by Jo Ivester Once a Girl, Always a Boy is a family memoir of a trans man written by his mom. The memoir consists of small, digestible chunks of narration by Jeremy (whose story the book is based on), his mom, his dad, and his other family members. … Continue reading Book Reviews March 2020 →

Book Reviews- October 2019

Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely Predictably Irrational is an interesting book on behavioral psychology that shows how we tend to make irrational decisions even though, in the moment, we think that they are rational. Every chapter includes an experiment, usually on students, although sometimes Ariely also shares similar anecdotes from his own life and offers … Continue reading Book Reviews- October 2019 →

Book Reviews July, 2019

Books I read in July-1) Man's Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl2) Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking3) Dracula by Bram Stoker4) The Giver by Lois Lowry5) Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott Man's Search for Meaning is a non- fiction which encapsulates the struggles of survival that Dr. Frankl underwent as … Continue reading Book Reviews July, 2019 →

Books I read in June 2019

1) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz It's a coming of age story of two Mexican teenage boys, dealing with their families and coming to terms with their sexuality. This YA fiction has a really captivating cover page, and the story doesn't let you down for a moment … Continue reading Books I read in June 2019 →

Book Reviews May, 2019

I was able to read only a couple of books In may as I had my semester end exams as well this month- You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense by Charles Bukowski Bukowski is known for his free verse poems. This book is a collection of gloomy poems, dealing with … Continue reading Book Reviews May, 2019 →

Books Read in March 2019

I have been trying to read a couple of books every month in 2019. In March, I read- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon The story begins right where the title suggests- a dog has been murdered in the night-time and our protagonist, a young boy with Asperger's syndrome … Continue reading Books Read in March 2019 →