sohitmiglani's reviews
19 reviews

The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

An incredible book for someone who wants to learn the language of loving the universe.

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

While this is a nice book, I'm not a fan of Gladwell's approach. He's very much conforms to observational bias and he isn't a qualified psychologist either so I take him with a grain of salt.

Every Day the River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magdalena by Jordan Salama

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced

5.0

Manic: A Memoir by Terri Cheney

emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's by Greg O'Brien

challenging emotional lighthearted sad slow-paced

4.0

A great book, although a bit long winded which sometimes made it hard to be engaged properly.

Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

So much to learn from such a simple concept ! Really enjoyed reading this book

The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter by Michael D. Watkins

informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

The book provides really good frameworks but it’s very elongated. It’s a worth a skim but not worth a read.

Lifespan: Why We Age--And Why We Don't Have to by David A. Sinclair, Matthew D. Laplante

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

Very well written. Sinclair does an amazing job of changing our fundamental understanding of how aging works and the biological ways to live longer. As a scientist, I appreciate such a strong and thorough review of this science.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

While the book is amazing, it’s very dense and it doesn’t do a good job of setting the tone well so it’s hard to be engaged and follow the southern English style.

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

While I loved the book, I think Gladwell doesn’t quite the appreciate them grey area and the context of many scenarios that he’s analyzing, and I’m not quite comfortable with all his conclusions on justifying people who are complicit with sexual assault.