Reviews

  Some books find their way onto our reading lists because of a recommendation. Others make us pause, reflect, and question the way we look at the world. Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability by Melissa Blake feels like the kind of book that can do both.                                               My introduction to this book began while scrolling through Instagram. I follow @arvindvijaymohan , an account that often shares inspiring stories, and recently came across his post about Melissa Blake. Her story caught my attention—not simply because of the challenges she has faced, but because of the way she responded to cruelty, online trolling, and society's narrow ideas of beauty. What began as an Instagram discovery led me to a book that deserves a place on our reading lists. And sometimes, that is the beauty of social media: beyond the noise, trends, ...

 There are books that make you believe in perfect love stories. There are books that make every relationship look magical, every friendship permanent and every difficult situation eventually worth it because everything somehow falls perfectly into place. And then there are books like Ghosts by Dolly Alderton .                                          Ghosts does not feel like a story that is trying too hard to impress you. It does not need extravagant romance, dramatic promises or unrealistic situations to make you keep reading. Instead, it quietly brings you into the ordinary, complicated and sometimes uncomfortable reality of being human. And perhaps that is exactly what makes it so relatable. A Book About More Than Romantic Love At first glance, Ghosts may appear to be a story about dating and relationships. But while romantic relationships are an important part of the sto...

  Sometimes, the most powerful expressions of love are the words we never say, the explanations we never demand, and the trust we continue to hold even when everything around us tells us to doubt.                                                  I recently finished watching the Korean drama Phantom Lawyer , and honestly, I enjoyed the entire series. Every episode had something to offer, whether it was a legal battle, a complicated truth, an emotional conflict, or a moment that made me think beyond what was happening on the screen. But if someone asks me which part touched my heart the most, my answer would be the very last episode. It was the moment when he met his father again. The reunion, the emotions behind it, and the way everything came together left me thinking about something much bigger than the story itself. For me, Phantom Lawyer was not just a se...

 Some books entertain us. Some educate us. And some leave us sitting quietly after the final page, wondering what exactly we have just experienced.                                                 The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat belongs to the third category. Originally written in Persian under the title Buf-e kur (The Blind Owl), this short, intensely psychological work is widely regarded as a landmark of modern Persian fiction. It is mysterious, unsettling, symbolic, philosophical and deliberately difficult to interpret. Rather than giving readers a straightforward story with clear answers, Hedayat creates an atmosphere in which reality, memory, dreams, obsession and perception begin to overlap. That unusual approach is one of the reasons the book continues to attract readers and literary scholars decades after its publication. Encyclopaedia Iranica describes t...

 In a world filled with books, articles, courses, research papers, emails, and endless information, finding enough time to read can be difficult. Many people want to read more, but the problem is not always a lack of interest—it is often a lack of time. Proven Speed Reading Techniques: Read More Than 300 Pages in 1 Hour by John R. Torrance explores the idea that reading can become a trainable skill. Instead of simply trying to move your eyes faster across a page, the book focuses on techniques and exercises intended to improve reading speed while maintaining comprehension. What Is This Book About? This book is designed as a practical introduction to speed reading and faster information processing . It is aimed particularly at beginners, while also including exercises and techniques that more experienced readers can explore.                                       One of the central ideas ...