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Book Review: The Sun and Her Flowers
I love Rupi Kaur for her relatable, digestible, eye-opening poetry. I enjoyed her first book Milk and Honey, so of course, I grabbed the first chance I could with the second one. Themes ranging from love, loss, trauma, healing, femininity, migration, revolution The sun and her flowers is a collection of poetry about grief, self-abandonment, honoring one’s roots, love and empowering oneself. It is split into five chapters wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming. I was attracted to her minimalistically designed books at Barnes and Nobles. I realized quickly that it’s not the standard poetry that I read in school. It is a very easy read. Some poems I immediately…
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Thoughts on Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
I’ve never been a huge fan of self-help books. My siblings and I come from a small town, population: 3,500. We only recently opened a super-Walmart (which is still kind of small). We don’t get to see the big city often, but when we do, our favorite thing to do is go to Barnes & Noble. No, really. We love it there. It’s crazy how excited we get come the day we get to go. It is, in fact, the only thing we do in Atlanta. And we go there just to read all day long! We would yearn for the weekend to come just so that we can spend…
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Review: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Hi, everyone!! Today, I’d like to share one of the best books I’ve read this year. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz is essentially a book of conducts that can transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, happiness, and love. It eliminates needless suffering and self destructive thoughts through simple agreements. With only a little over 100 pages, this book is packed with deep revelations and logical reasoning. I should first mention that I’m not a huge fan of self-help books. I’ve always felt that reading it meant that I needed help and I have to follow what some author decided was best. Of course, my views has changed over…
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Review: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
“Are you happy with your life?” Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious.