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Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid Review
I watched the TV adaptation of Heated Rivalry following the hype, and I found the show decent. Then I read the book. As someone who generally prefers books to film adaptations, this is surprisingly an exception. Spoilers below Summary The story follows two professional hockey players, Shane and Ilya, who were drafted into rival NHL teams, Montreal and Boston, as the number 1 and 2 overall…
Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche Review
Ecce Homo is basically an autobiography by Nietzsche. It includes his life and thoughts after the death of his father, his inspiration for each book, and his thoughts on the reactions received from his books. Why I am so Wise/Clever Nietzsche attributes his wisdom and intelligence to his instincts to health, life, war, cleanliness, and self-preservation. He fell to ill health after the death of…
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1984 by George Orwell Review
I decided to revisit this masterpiece on totalitarianism to stay vigilant. Summary Winston worked in the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth, rectifying articles and news items to make Big Brother’s predictions correct. Telescreens constantly watched him. He began becoming disillusioned with the Party. He got into a relationship with a girl from the Fiction Department, Julia, who…
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Beyond good and evil by Friedrich Nietzche Review
I have attempted Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche several times but could not get through the first chapter. A pastor ranting on his “God is dead” idea intrigued me to revisit Friedrich Nietzsche. I found his other writings to be more straightforward than Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Summary Philosophers’ moral systems are personal instincts abstracted, and many common phrases such as…
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The Double by F.M. Dostoyevsky Review
The Double is Dostoyevsky’s second novel and one of the earliest experiments with split personality. It is about a minor civil servant in St. Petersburg who started seeing his double after a humiliating event, and his interactions with his double. Although this experiment was criticized by critics and readers, including the author himself, it is quite a diamond in the rough. Spoilers…
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Kaiji: Gambling Apocalypse by Nobuyuki Fukumoto Vol. 1 and 2 Review
Kaiji: Gambling Apocalypse by Nobuyuki Fukumoto Vol. 1 and 2 Review
Kaiji: Gambling Apocalypse is a seinen manga published in 1996-1999, during the period of economic stagnation in Japan caused by the asset price bubble’s collapse in late 1991, also known as the Lost Decades. Set in such a bleak background, the manga tells a story where Kaiji, an unemployed man with a lot of debt, boarded a gambling cruise in an attempt to pay off his debt. Spoilers…
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Yearning for Authoritarianism in an Age of ‘Equality’ – The Present Age by Søren Kierkegaard Review
The Present Age is the epitome of book review to me. First, it is published and read more than 150 years on while the book it reviews has long been forgotten; Second, it distills main characteristics of two ages in the original novel and further scrutinizes the causes of these characteristics. Third, the philosophy and wit of Søren Kierkegaard sparkles in this book review. Spoilers…
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Meaning of Life amid Midlife Crisis - A confession by Leo Tolstoy Review
Meaning of Life amid Midlife Crisis – A confession by Leo Tolstoy Review
A confession is an autobiography written by Tolstoy when he was 51 years old, published after two of his greatest works War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Despite his success as a novelist as well as owner of an enormous estate, he fell into depression. This is the story of his midlife crisis, from suicide to life. Spoilers below Summary: He was brought up Orthodox Christian, but religious…
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Maus by Art Spiegelman Review
Maus by Art Spiegelman Review
Maus is a comic about the story of WWII told by Vladek to his son Arthur during his visits. Vladek talked about his life from 1935 to 1945 during which he survived Auschwitz. It weaves the present timeline when Vladek was in his 70s living in the US and his experience in Poland and Hungary during WWII in his 30s. This is a story about survival. Spoilers below Summary Arthur visited his father…
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding Review
Lord of the Flies by William Golding Review
This is the story of a group of boys aged 6 to 12 who got stranded on an island with no adults. Everything went well in the beginning as the boys enjoyed their freedom. But when they heard about a “beast” on the island, things descended into chaos, and “beasts” came out, not from the forest, nor the sea … Spoilers below Summary A plane crashed and a group of boys found themself on an island,…
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Vinland Saga Eastern Expedition Arc Review
Vinland Saga Eastern Expedition Arc Review
This arc is mainly about Thorfinn’s preparation for Vinland, materially and mentally. Now that Thorfinn was a free man, he started on his plan to cultivate Vinland. But before that, he needed resources for his journey and he also needed to figure out how Vinland would be run. Also, he had to face his deeds in his past both in nightmares, a victim of his violence, being a victim of violence…
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War and Peace by Tolstoy Book Four and Epilogue Review
War and Peace by Tolstoy Book Four Review
Spoiler below Book Four covers the war of 1812 after the abandonment of Moscow. French troops entered an abandoned Moscow, they looted and Moscow was burned. Helene died of illness. Nikolai Rostov met Princess Marya again while Sonya “gave up” Nikolai. Prince Andrei died from his wounds from the battle of Borodino. The battle of Tarutino spooked the French and they began to flee. The Russian…
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War and Peace by Tolstoy Book Three Review
Spoilers below Book Three covers the war of 1812. Napoleon’s troops entered Russia, Russian troops retreated to Smolensk. When the French troops were on the way to old prince Bolkonsky’s house, old prince had a stroke and died. The peasants revolted against princess Marya and Rostov saved her and they fell in love. Prince Andrei joined the army as a regiment commander after seeing the intrigues…
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War and Peace by Tolstoy Book Two Review
War and Peace Book Two Review
Spoilers below Book two covers the period of peace due to a truce between Russia and France. Pierre got into a duel with Dolokhov because he suspected an affair between him and his wife. He shot him, left his wife and joined the Freemason trying to better himself. But later he abandoned it and went back to his old bachelor life. Nikolai proposed to Sonya despite his parents’ contention due to…
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Power and More Power - Review of Power and Liberty by Gordon Wood
Power and More Power - Review of Power and Liberty by Gordon Wood #law #history #nonfiction #book #review
This nonfiction book is about the creation of American state and federal constitutions, and their impact on slavery, judiciary, public offices and private corporations. I have seen some of those important documents in Philadelphia, but this book tells me a more detailed history of them. The infamous Stamp Act ignited the imperial debate, which led to the American Revolutionary War. Who could…
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War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Book One Review
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War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is about the life of Russian high society members during the war against Napoleon Bonaparte. Book One covers pre-war up to the battle of Austerlitz. This book is touted as one of the greatest novels, and I have wanted to read it ever since I was impressed by Anna Katerina 10+ years ago but was intimidated by the length. Finally, I got around to read this masterpiece…
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No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai Review
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A journal written by a man called Yozo recounting his experiences and thoughts from his childhood till 27 years old. His inability to understand and connect with others, coupled with his innate desire to connect with others lead to family, career, and relationship problems as well as suicides, alcohol and drugs addiction. Spoilers below Summary Yozo grew up sickly in a rich family living in…
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