My Book Review > "Sapiens. A Brief History of Mankind", by Yuval Noah Harari
« Seventy thousand years ago, Homo sapiens was still an insignificant animal minding its own business in a corner of Africa. In the...
My Book Review > "The Best Thing that Never Happened to Me", by Laura Tait and Jimmy Ri
Written by two authors, this book gives two different perspectives of a same (love) story; it's like the two sides of a same coin. We...
My Book Review > "Halloween Party", by Agatha Christie
During the preparation of a Halloween party, a thirteen-year-old girl tells everyone including Ariadne Oliver (a famous novelist) that...
My Book Review > George Orwell: 1984
The key insight that animates this book is that the interest of the oligarchy runs contrary to the existence of a wealthy and educated...
My Book Review > The Book of Joy, by HH the Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu
Everyone (well, almost!) agrees that we should do our best to make this world a safer and better world… i.e.: “a happier, kinder, more...
My Book Review > Behind Closed Doors, by BA Paris
At first, I wondered what the logic behind this sad story was; how can a sane woman accept the social asphyxia Grace suffered because of...
My Book Review > The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins
I read ‘The Girl on the Train’ in one go, during the flight from Vancouver to London UK (via Toronto). I’m usually not fond of thrillers,...
My Book Review > Fantatic Beasts & where to Find Them (the original screenplay), JK Rowling
‘Fantastic Beasts & where to find them’ is a fabulous addition to Harry Potter’s world; it’s a powerful and truly bewitching story,...
My Book Review > What Alice Forgot, by Liane Moriarty
The idea that a woman forgot 10 years of her life, and didn't remember even her 3 children is interesting and funny... However, the story...
My Book Review > Virginia Woolf: 'A Room of One's Own'
An awesome book on the status of women, beautifully written… a must read!!!! Why is it that, throughout history, so few women have been...
