61/100
Let Them Eat Dirt by B. Brett Finlay & Marie-Claire Arreita
For the most part I enjoyed this book and found it
interesting. Personally for me I found that my mind wandered a bit as they seem
to repeat themselves in parts. Much of this book covers microbiota, the
connection between the pathogenic microorganisms and how they share our body
space. It begins prior to conception to birth and beyond. This book is an
all-encompassing, from dirt, to germs, breastfeeding, vaccinations, ADHD, and
diet. So maybe we will now pass on that hand sanitizer and get some dirt
on our sleeves!
62/100
Hopeless – Hopeless Book 1 by Colleen Hoover
I am not a kind of
person who enjoys all the romances. I usually find them very cheesy or
unrealistic. However this book is not one of them. I was on the verge of
discarding this book after reading the first few pages (I am on a discarding
spree these days, I discard books left, right and center). Glad that I didn’t. It’s
an emotional roller coaster. Simply put, this is a beautiful story about love
and survival. About hope and healing. About life and death. About coping with
tragedy and finding forgiveness and peace. About being strong. About being a
victim, but also a survivor.
63/100
The Twentieth Wife – Taj Mahal Trilogy Book 1 by Indu Sundaresan
I had
never read any book based on History dating the 15oos. However I always liked History
as a subject in my school and was fascinated by the Mughal Empire. I don’t
remember what/who prompted me to place a hold on this book, but I am so glad I
did. When I started reading this, I was almost sure that I won’t like this book
and I was so wrong. I loved this book and finished it in two days which speaks
volumes looking at my schedules. This is a book based on the life of Nur Jahan
or Meherunissa, the twentieth wife of Jahangir who was formerly known as Prince
Salim. The story unravels from the day Mehrunnisa was born to the day she would
conquer one man’s heart, hence bearing all the consequences that came with it.
Mehrunnisa saw Jahangir at his first wedding and at the tender age of eight,
was determined that she will one day become his wife. Even though she only
became his twentieth -and last- wife, it is said that she was the one he loved
the most. The story is about knowing what you want and making sure you have
enough faith and courage to achieve your goal. What an amazing woman she was
and full points to the king for standing by her and her unusual ways. It also
goes to prove that feminism is nothing new!
64/100
How to talk so kids will listen and Listen so Kids will talk
It is one of the good books I have read on parenting. It
was definitely worth a read for me. It’s full of practical and common sense advice
for parents. My favorite sentence from the book has to be – “The whole world
will tell them what’s wrong with them – loud and often. Our job is to let our
children know what’s right about them”
65/100
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
It’s a love story, it’s a thriller, and it’s a science
fiction book. It’s thought-provoking, gripping, action-filled. It makes you
think about life and family and what matters most. There is no way to close
this book and not ponder tiny, big things in your life. No way to not question
some things or not smile at others. I won’t summarize the
story, because I read this having no prior knowledge of what it would contain,
and the reading turned out amazing for me. You won’t see a thing coming. Even
the ending is not what you’ll expect at the beginning. But it’s good. It’s very
good.
66,
67 and 68/100 The Room on the Roof, Vagrants in the Valley and Delhi is not far
by Ruskin Bond
I read Ruskin Bond after a long time, after a dear friend
reminded me of him. The second is the sequel to the first and the third is a standalone
book. The Room on the Roof was written by the author when he was just
seventeen. It describes in great detail the town of Dehra – its hills, lakes,
people and has an old world charm which made me nostalgic. It makes you rethink
about your life and enjoy the simple pleasures of life. This is a story about
Rusty who runs away from his guardian, who hates Indians and considered them to
be inferior, to live with his Indian friends. Great books, loved the feeling of
freedom that is portrayed.
69/100 The Secret by
Rhonda Byrne
I read this book again and it never fails to amaze me. I
always make notes while reading this book (I never refer to them, that’s
another matter). It might be strange, but some of the best things have happened
to me while I am reading this book at various points since the time I’ve discovered
this. Or maybe it’s just that I got to know “The Secret”. It requires many
reads though to practice what it says. This was one of those readings and I am
sure I will read it again.
70/100 A Quiet Place
by Seicho Matsumoto
This is the first book I read of a Japanese author. It
belongs to the genre of mystery. For me it was too plain. Maybe the writing was
lost in translation. It was a little slow but the Japanese aspects were
interesting. Not so much of a mystery but it was more like an account of the murderer’s
mistake which led to his downfall eventually. It was not to my taste.
