Implicit pill shaming. Lacks a clear structure. Inconsistent about 'willpower'. The Humans was a much more enjoyable book.
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58% complete! moftasa has read 7 of 12 books.
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moftasa reviewed Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
Review of 'Reasons to Stay Alive' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
moftasa rated Albert Camus The Plague /anglais: 4 stars
Albert Camus The Plague /anglais by Albert Camus
The Plague (French: La Peste) is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947, that tells the story of a …
moftasa reviewed Blindness by José Saramago
Blindness (Portuguese: Ensaio sobre a cegueira, meaning Essay on Blindness) is a 1995 novel by …
Review of 'Blindness' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
One can think of COVID-19 as a pandemic of the loss of the sense of smell, what if it was a another sense? Saramago wrote this story. Loved the writing and I couldn't put it down (finished it in two days). Nothing, from what we know about how people, the body or epidemics work, is realistic and it is of course quite cruel to blind people but still a damn good story.
In this essay -- adapted from her TEDx talk of the same name -- Chimamanda …
Review of 'We Should All Be Feminists' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A very good essay. Disappointed to learn that the author turned out to be a TERF.
moftasa rated Working with Color: 4 stars
Circe by Madeline Miller
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe …
moftasa rated The Penelopiad: 4 stars
moftasa rated The Song of Achilles: 5 stars
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus, is …
moftasa rated The Odyssey: 4 stars
The Odyssey by Homer (SparkNotes)
moftasa rated The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking): 3 stars
The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack
From one of the most dynamic rising stars in astrophysics, an accessible and eye-opening look—in the bestselling tradition of Sean …
moftasa reviewed Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Review of 'Americanah' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I liked the most of it. Some parts were pretty boring. I think there may be slight inconsistencies in Obinze's story but I may be confused.
Review of 'Urban Sketching Handbook : 101 Sketching Tips' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Pretty concise and easy to finish in one day. Very useful explanation and tips regarding sketching in general and perspective in particular. At the end of the book there is a very useful list of contributing artists with their instagram profiles.
Winnie-the-Pooh translated into Khowar and Latin, A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh by Alexandro Lenard, Ismail Sloan, A. A. Milne, and 2 others
A.A. Milne's Pooh stories need no introduction; they have been loved by generations of children and their parents ever since …