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The Personal Quest in Universal Questions
Approaching Why Fish Don't Exist with the preconception of light non-fiction engagement, I chose the audiobook format to fill the...
Feb 15, 2024


The Spirited Sovereignty of the Street Scholar
A tip of the hat to Orwell for living the vagabond life so that we, the readers, might be spared. This tome has me counting my blessings,...
Jan 21, 2024

A Long Saturday's Ghostly Ball of Art, Language, and Humanities
And I know I should love human beings. Sometimes I find that very difficult. I find all forms of dialogue, whether written or...
Dec 7, 2023

The Power of Self: Understanding Diana Athill
“What followed, until I met Barry Reckord in my forty-fourth year, was a series of sometimes very brief, sometimes sustained affairs,...
Nov 29, 2023

Beneath the Absurdity of Anxious People
Fredrik Backman pens healing like a flower blooming from the dust. As a person of sharp tongue but a tofu heart, much like myself, I...
Nov 19, 2023


The Universe Inside Us: A Tale of Time and Understanding
In the pages of The Order of Time, one finds themselves adrift in a beguiling sea where the streams of physics and poetry converge. The...
Nov 10, 2023

Loneliness as a Choice
In the dance of not being lone, it seems, Wedded hearts, one bed, two dreams. Beneath the roof called home, paths not the same. Soulful...
Oct 30, 2023


In the Wake of Sorrow, a Blueprint for Resilience Emerges
In the quiet hours of the night, with the weight of emotional loss as my companion, I turned the pages of Option B, and found a respite...
Oct 28, 2023

Experience, Not Possession
Without prior knowledge that this book was penned by a Nobel laureate, I might have given up midway. Yet, driven by expectation, I...
Oct 23, 2023

Beauvoir's Challenge: An Examination of Relationships and Freedom in 'Becoming Beauvoir'
Before reading Becoming Beauvoir, I leaned towards the idea of open relationships, believing it to be a non-restricting and natural...
Oct 21, 2023


Seven Marriages, Infinite Lessons
"No one is just a victim or a victor. Everyone is somewhere in between. People who go around casting themselves as one or the other are...
Oct 17, 2023

The Illusion of Control: A Cognitive Comedy
In a world where we fashion ourselves as architects of our own destiny, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics serves as a poetic reminder of our...
Oct 13, 2023


The Asia Premiere of The Elements:JAAP & JOSHUA BELL
In the experience of attending the season opening concert, I couldn't help but delve into contemplating the essence of music and its...
Oct 11, 2023

Walking the Tightrope of Acceptance in Modern Life
Embarking upon the pages of this memoir I May Be Wrong, one is immediately struck by Björn Natthiko Lindeblad's remarkable life story—a...
Oct 2, 2023

Embracing each moment, breath by breath
There are many talented people with diplomas, degrees, and long titles. There are people who can invent revolutionary new machines and...
Sep 26, 2023
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