Book Review 1: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 1988
This book undoubtedly has to be one of my favorite books. I truly enjoyed each and every page from this book. I related well with the book because I am a Christian and the author referred something to God and I do understand the reason behind it.
Book Synopsis
The Alchemist is about trusting ones journey and knowing our path in this life. What are we called for? Why do we meet the people we meet? Our belief systems and what happens if one does not have trust or have faith toward their true calling.
The Alchemist delves deeper and analyses how not believing in yourself and in your enlightened giftedness, you risk the possibility of missing your path and you watching others live their fullest life with purpose. The book goes further enlighten us that Omens actually are real and they are there for a reason. It questions whether we take them seriously and they could lead you to a life of clarity. According to the Alchemist, each and every person that you meet has a role to play in your life. When they leave, it is because their role in your life has run it course.
This book is about self, self-evaluation, introspection and the importance of knowing yourself. You need to understand why are you in this world, why do you do the things that you do,in the past or currently. The Alchemist somehow gives clarity to those questions. The Alchemist shows that you are not alone if you don’t have all the answers to your life. Most importantly, my take away from the Alchemist is that we are all learning. We need to listen to our instincts and we need to trust ourselves even more.
There is an extract from the book that I truly enjoyed;
“How do I immerse myself in the desert? Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the soul of the world, and it will one day return there”.
Book Rating:
A read that that will alter your thinking and feeling.
5/5.
Book Review 2: The year of yes by Shonda Rhimes
This is a lovely read and I thoroughly enjoyed.
Book Synopsis
Shonda talks about her journey in this life. She takes us through her childhood, the person she was, and the things she liked and enjoyed doing when she was a young girl.
She then proceeds to explains how introverted and how she loves her family but she also love her own space. She loves writing, she loves being creative, but she is also a loner. Her kids understand that because she spends most of her time and energy in her work, she truly revels in a quiet and alone space and she loves that.
Shonda tells us how saying Yes for one year has changed her entire life and her family. She started reflecting on the things that she had always neglected like declining dinners invites with friends, office events or functions because she would prefer being alone at home writing.
Shonda sister made her realize that she never said yes to anything. She always said No to everything and that’s how she committed to saying yes to everything and her life changed in a way she never had thought of.
Rating
I learned a great deal from this book and I took some life lesson that I needed and can put into practice as an individual. Totally loved the book.
4/5
Book Review 3- The Subtle art of not giving a f#ck by Mark Manson
What a book, I honestly enjoyed reading this book because the author give his perspective about life and how human beings behave and how they limit themselves.
Book Synopsis
Mark emphasizes on how people should start doing things that they feel they like without the fear of being judged.
He also emphasis on how all human beings have limit in certain things. There are things that you won’t be good at but still like to do them whether it be singing for an example; you might like it, but it maybe it should not be a career choice. He clarifies on the point that we all should know what we good at and what we are not good at it. Embrace life as it is without fear of the unknown.
The lesson here is to stop stressing on the stigma of ” what would people say” or being scared of making mistakes.
Rating:
I don’t want to give too much on the book but it such a lovely read no pressure in it.
4/5
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