Journal

I was about to fall asleep when out of nowhere, I remembered how much fun I had while reading Allie Brosh’s book Hyperbole and a Half. I felt like going back to reread it again and to see what the author has been up to all this time. I wasn’t expecting to find anything new […]

December 2, 2020

*This review is riddled with spoilers Pachinko by Min Jin Lee was recommended to me on Reddit, I heard so many praises regarding this book but didn’t come around reading it until it became our December Book of the Month. I was intrigued by the title and had to force myself not to google it […]

November 14, 2020

I picked up A Man Called Ove on the spur, like how I mostly do without digging too much into the story. Still, I’ve seen people raving about this book on Reddit promising me that if I liked ‘Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine’ then I’m gonna adore this too which instantly grabbed my attention because […]

November 14, 2020

The Art of War by Sun Tzu, in essence, is based purely on Chinese military strategem and tactical thinking. This was introduced to me by Robert Greene, who based his book 48 Laws of Power around Sun Tzu’s work, as he was a military general

November 9, 2020

I didn’t expect to like Pillow Thoughts as much as I did, first off because I’m not much into poetry. Especially this kind where it feels like you just added line breaks in between paragraphs, I don’t know if it’s just me. Still, it felt more like I was reading lyrics from a song. I’d […]

June 7, 2020

Following my personal yearly tradition of reading anything Greek mythology related in Ramadan, I was looking for a nice series to binge on when my friend recommended me to pick Circe by Madeline Miller, even though I wasn’t looking for a standalone I decided to give it a go and holy schmucks I’m so glad […]

May 14, 2020

“I have grown to love secrecy. It seems to be the one thing that can make modern life mysterious or marvelous to us. The commonest thing is delightful if only one hides it” The Picture of Dorian Gray -Oscar Wilde Reading The Picture Of Dorian Gray and American Psycho at the same time was an interesting experience for me. […]

July 24, 2019

“Oh now, being mad’s not all that bad.” Splintered, Unhinged #1 Can’t believe this almost destroyed my love for Alice in Wonderland, almost. She mucked up Mad Hatter’s personality literally made him a husk of a person he is, and if that wasn’t enough, that love triangle grated on my nerves, and I couldn’t even […]

March 1, 2019

“Word on the street is that those lenses will download a patch that converts them into algorithm lenses on the day of the Warcross closing ceremony. That’s happening in eight days. “Seven days of freedom left,” Asher finally says, voicing what we’re all thinking. “If you want to rob a bank, now’s your chance.” ~Wildcard […]

February 13, 2019

It never occurred to me that the book that I delayed reading for so long and was only able to read during my commuting time to university because of my strict schedule these days (Labs, extra courses, and classes just regular and boring stuff) that I would enjoy it so immensely. Hitchhiker’s Guide To The […]

February 8, 2019