#books

Upon reaching the end of the first volume of Crime and Punishment, I felt a bit frustrated. I thought the book I had in my hands was complete, that I wouldn’t have to look for a second part. The problem

Now also available in paperback. Two men, one city, a soul-devouring environment—and no way out. Moritz Gamehill presents himself as a successful management consultant; Sam is undone by his own inflexibility.

Hello Everyone! Hope you all are doing great. So I just finished reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and honestly I am kinda sitting here feeling a little silly. I finished the entire book

I recently finished reading The Hike by Drew Magary, a fast paced adventure story with existential philosophical undertones. Brief Synopsis While on a business trip hours away from home, a middle aged

The 25 Principles of Success by Jack Canfield is one of the oldest books I read from my dad's bookshelf shortly after I read The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason. Overwhelmed by the financial

"Nothing to be done."

Fake quotes in literature? Discover the origin of the famous dialogue about time that many mistakenly attribute to Lewis Carroll.

📸 Volviendo con el pequeño príncipe A lo largo de mi vida he tenido multitud de contactos con multitud de gente seria. Viví mucho con personas mayores y las he conocido muy de cerca, pero esto no ha mejorado

I'm back in the community! Today I'm sharing my full review and thoughts on the movie The Hypothesis of Love, an adaptation of one of my favorite books that I absolutely loved.

It’s so hard to believe that it’s been nearly a month since the launch of my collection of short stories, Walking With the Muse. That first month after a book launch is always extremely intense from both

Veronika Decides to Die (1998)—a book that helped me make several positive decisions in my life.

Good morning, blog friends—how are you? Here I am again, reviewing a wonderful book that was hugely popular a few years back: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan-American author. The story begins

There are some horrors that are really scary and there are others that are disturbingly disgusting. After I read The Slob, I resolved not to read any more books by Aron Beauregard until I saw the sequel

The book Steal Like an Artist was written by Austin Kleon. I read it a few years ago when I realized the subtitle promised creativity. Indeed, it's a gem for beginners who are in the field of productivity

Hello Everyone! Hope you all are doing great. There are book series you somehow skip for years, even when you swear you’ll get to them eventually. For me, Harry Potter was one of those. I’ve known about

"Continuity of Parks" by Julio Cortázar. A deep dive into metafiction, where the boundary between the reader and the victim dissolves.

Here’s a totally frivolous but extremely interesting Grok/AI finding. My late father used to make up or intentionally mispronounce words (it was kind of his thing). One word that he used for “fart” always

Hello, fellow Worldmappin travelers! Lately, I’ve been researching my ancestors. That’s why, last Monday, I traveled to Havana to visit the National Library of Cuba in search of a book written about a

The novel features Jason Dessen, a former quantum physics prodigy who chose a quiet life as a college professor. He was married to Daniela and had a son called Charlie. Even though he was content with

A look at the biting, humorous, and precise literature of the Venezuelan writer José Ignacio Cabrujas