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Macarthur by Bob Ong
5.0
Macarthur's rate of returning five stars exhibits my vigorous recommendation for the book. This should be read by everyone residing in the Philippines simply because all the conflicts touched still display relevance in today's generation. My high recommendation targets high school and college students as they are the ones currently in transition of becoming part of the society. This book will surely provide additional guidance.
The strengths of the book are its convenient writing style - making it a complete page-turner, magnificent representation of societal illnesses as conflicts, tackling various issues like drugs, poverty, lack of education, unemployment, murder, and corruption - with its thought-generating ending, all these were effectively emphasized, and lastly, splendid interblend of positive and negative outcomes. The only weakness I found concerns the title despite understanding its underlying means.
The strengths of the book are its convenient writing style - making it a complete page-turner, magnificent representation of societal illnesses as conflicts, tackling various issues like drugs, poverty, lack of education, unemployment, murder, and corruption - with its thought-generating ending, all these were effectively emphasized, and lastly, splendid interblend of positive and negative outcomes. The only weakness I found concerns the title despite understanding its underlying means.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson, Mark Manson
4.0
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck's rate of responsible and neglecting four stars displays my attentive recommendation of the book simply because the lessons and approaches tackled can either make you reflectively admire or completely dislike its totality. My high recommendation is for the ones who keep on blaming the cruelties of life. Yes, life can be cruel but do not let it hinder you from progressing and developing. Also, if you're a slave of internet and social media, read this one.
The strengths of the book are its humorous and argumentative writing style that maximizes readers' engagement with either superb realistic views or unpleasant pessimistic perceptions, fascinating referencing - brilliant interblend of the present like Spiderman and rockstars and the past such as Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda and the psychologist William James, and comes last is its relevant storytelling. Its weakness is the inadequate scientific referencing making it seems deceptive and unreal.
The strengths of the book are its humorous and argumentative writing style that maximizes readers' engagement with either superb realistic views or unpleasant pessimistic perceptions, fascinating referencing - brilliant interblend of the present like Spiderman and rockstars and the past such as Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda and the psychologist William James, and comes last is its relevant storytelling. Its weakness is the inadequate scientific referencing making it seems deceptive and unreal.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
4.0
The Graveyard Book's rate of a well-bonded fading four stars represents my strong recommendation of the book. In the scope of a children's novel, this provides a great introduction in the habit of reading as it completely uses comprehensible verbiage and lifelike characters making its entirety appears like a cartoon - festive and colorful. My high recommendation is for those individuals aiming to establish a reading hobby. The overall experience reminded me of the cartoon Chalkzone.
The strengths of the book are its magnificent world-building - each and every residents of the graveyard are well-researched and splendidly referenced from historical figures, progressive characterization in where every chapter seems to provide very significant lessons for an individual's coming of age, vividly creative descriptions, and friendly writing approach. The only weakness I found is the inadequate depth with the story of the Jacks, providing a lacking interpretation of the antagonists.
The strengths of the book are its magnificent world-building - each and every residents of the graveyard are well-researched and splendidly referenced from historical figures, progressive characterization in where every chapter seems to provide very significant lessons for an individual's coming of age, vividly creative descriptions, and friendly writing approach. The only weakness I found is the inadequate depth with the story of the Jacks, providing a lacking interpretation of the antagonists.
Winning Plays: Tackling Adversity and Achieving Success in Business and in Life by Matt Mayberry
4.0
Now, Discover Your Strengths by Gallup
5.0
Now, Discover Your Strengths’ rate of determined five stars is a representation of my resolute recommendation for the book. A must read for everyone - reader or non-reader. Each of us aims to live a life filled with content and meaning but how can you achieve that meaning if you have not the slightest idea of your innate talents? Today's generation is always unsatisfied, how about looking inside you? How about knowing your strengths?
The strengths of the book are its captivating writing approach that will make you evaluate yourself every time the attributes of a talent is being deeply explained, the brilliant research from Gallup constructing a magnificent and credible cover for the representation of the thirty-four talents or themes as the book calls them, and lastly but the most special is its superb applications for our careers, relationships, and every aspects of our life. If you play by your strengths, you will harmonize.
The strengths of the book are its captivating writing approach that will make you evaluate yourself every time the attributes of a talent is being deeply explained, the brilliant research from Gallup constructing a magnificent and credible cover for the representation of the thirty-four talents or themes as the book calls them, and lastly but the most special is its superb applications for our careers, relationships, and every aspects of our life. If you play by your strengths, you will harmonize.
ABNKKBSNPLAKo?! by Bob Ong
3.0
ABNKKBSNPLAko?!'s rate of reminiscing three stars portrays my vigorous recommendation for the book. The stories will surely induce your classroom memories: the teachers, fellow students, and the unforgettable experiences. These memories might become short-lived due to the writing approach but they will depart with a wondrous feeling; an emotional sepia. Students are the main focus of my high recommendation. Reflect with this read.
The strengths of the book are its overall nostalgic atmosphere that induces an interblend of humor and reflections making its totality a complete page-turner, charmingly refreshing writing style that engages with the reader's personal experiences, and lastly, the transformative message for the development of the country's future in education. The weaknesses I found are its inability to construct a main flow; momentary imagery made it short-lived, and the anticipated ending of origin reappearance.
The strengths of the book are its overall nostalgic atmosphere that induces an interblend of humor and reflections making its totality a complete page-turner, charmingly refreshing writing style that engages with the reader's personal experiences, and lastly, the transformative message for the development of the country's future in education. The weaknesses I found are its inability to construct a main flow; momentary imagery made it short-lived, and the anticipated ending of origin reappearance.
Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam M. Grant
5.0
Give and Take's rate of contributing five stars shares my high recommendation of the book. I find it completely admirable how its entirety is reinforcement for the givers though a part of it also discusses the matchers and takers, most especially the latter for preventive measures. My high recommendation directs to the workforce for I believe that complete awareness of the three types of reciprocity will be very beneficial for work.
The strengths of the book are its seemingly reliable usage of researches and life experiences inducing a confident ambiance for its core messages, diversified and decent analysis of the givers, takers, and matchers, and comes last is its genuinely excellent relay of explanations and guides that aim to bolster and reinforce the givers. Fragments of weakness can be found on the writing approach due to slight repetitions and its lack of focus on other aspects but they're incredibly overshadowed.
The strengths of the book are its seemingly reliable usage of researches and life experiences inducing a confident ambiance for its core messages, diversified and decent analysis of the givers, takers, and matchers, and comes last is its genuinely excellent relay of explanations and guides that aim to bolster and reinforce the givers. Fragments of weakness can be found on the writing approach due to slight repetitions and its lack of focus on other aspects but they're incredibly overshadowed.
All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover
5.0
All Your Perfects' impeccable rate of flawless five stars is a portrayal of my high recommendation for the novel. As a reader of self-help and horror, I rarely read and recommend romantic novels but this one's an absolute masterpiece and I believe it deserves the recognition its gaining as one of Coho's bests. My strong recommendation is for newlyweds and live-in couples for they will be the ones benefiting the most with its lessons.
The strengths of the book are its convenient writing approach, brilliant storytelling through an alternation of then and now, interblending the promise of a reminiscent past with the test of challenged present to achieve the story's resolution - the vision of a distant future filled with eternal love, splendid elevation of drama and intensification of lust that will make the readers invest and engage with the characters' lives. All of these were perfectly displayed for the novel's brilliance.
The strengths of the book are its convenient writing approach, brilliant storytelling through an alternation of then and now, interblending the promise of a reminiscent past with the test of challenged present to achieve the story's resolution - the vision of a distant future filled with eternal love, splendid elevation of drama and intensification of lust that will make the readers invest and engage with the characters' lives. All of these were perfectly displayed for the novel's brilliance.