[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sparked with utmost complexities, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney has dubbed the riveting yet intriguing adult phase struggles with such intricacies and vulnerabilities involved in the modern era through the most prevalent form of communication: conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Best friends, Bobby and Frances with couple, Nick and Melissa are entwined with their interests in arts, politics, and […]
The Sleeper and The Spindle:Mashup of Two Fairy Tales
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Sleeper and The Spindle is a mashup of two fairy tales that you have probably read when you were young, but as with all Neil Gaiman’s works, this one has a different twist to it. The tale began with three dwarves looking for the finest gift to give their Queen on her wedding day. […]
The Dictator’s Handbook
For a contemporary work to be considered a rival to a classic speaks a lot about how good it must be. Even more so when compared to the 16th-century political treatise written by Niccolo Machiavelli himself. I must admit that I cannot help but agree with Diana Coyle for setting Machiavelli’s work the standard for ‘The Dictator’s Handbook: […]
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Award-winning author, historian, and public intellectual Timothy Snyder cleverly bridges the gap between the tragedies of the recent past of the Western tyrannical politics and the present in his latest work ‘On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century. Although his lessons, which are drawn from two of Europe’s most notorious perpetrators of genocide, are […]
Book Review: The Art of Seduction
I consider Robert Greene’s The Art of Seduction as the perfect book on mind games because, compared to Neil Strauss’ The Game which is said to be the bible of the seduction community, it is all-encompassing – gender- and personality-wise. Greene proves that seduction is not a game that can be played well only by […]
Talk Dirty To Me: The Sex-Positive View
The issues in feminism shifted from lesbianism to sexuality (sexual practices) towards the end of the 1970s. They mainly talked about prostitution, pornography, and sadomasochism. However, these third-wave feminists had different takes on these issues so they were divided according to their stand on women’s sexuality, consequently, the feminist sex war was born. The radicals, […]
How These Three Awesome Books Tickled My Brain
Reading books is a favorite past time of mine, and over the years I have accumulated quite a collection that I keep on re-reading time and time. There are stories that, when you read them, you find yourself thinking what ifs. Here are some books that really tickled my brain. The Good Omens by […]