List: Book Review | Curated by Aditya Darekar

Oct 20, 2023
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Book ReviewThis section is all about the books I love and have reviewed
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Reviewing the biggest Kickstarter ever: Sanderson’s Secret Projects and the Journey from Tress to…Reviewing the biggest Kickstarter ever — Author Brandon Sanderson’s Four Secret Projects!
Oct 19, 2023
Oct 19, 2023
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‘The Sun and the Star’ Highlight : Thank You for the perfect comeback, Mr Riordan!The answer to the question, ‘Have you read any book in a single day?’ didn’t have a prompt reply from me for the longest time until today……
May 7, 2023
May 7, 2023
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Book & Movie Review: A Man Called Ove (Otto)For the longest time, ‘A Man Called Ove’ sat on my To-Be-Read Shelf on my Kindle as I read through Sanderson’s Cosmere novels for the past…
Apr 8, 2023
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Apr 8, 2023
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‘Think Like A Monk’ Takeaway #3: Do not bury your fears lest they might bury youOne of the best books I read back in 2021, was Jay Shetty’s ‘Think Like a Monk’. Ever since I read it, I have been sharing different…
Feb 1, 2023
Feb 1, 2023
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Reviewing my 2022 Bookshelf: I am a Ficition-Guy (PS: I did not reach my Yearly Reading Goal)So, I will be honest — I didn’t complete my 2022 GoodReads Reading Challenge. I had pledged 20 books and ended up reading just 14. Again…
Jan 21, 2023
Jan 21, 2023
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‘BUILD’ Takeaway #1: There is no Getting Started 101 without making Error 404sHey Everyone!
May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022
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Upgrade By Blake Crouch: Do humans need gene modification to evolve into Homo Deus?We were a bunch of primates who had gotten together and, against all odds, built a wondrous civilization. But paradoxically — tragically —…
Aug 15, 2022
Aug 15, 2022
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‘Outliers’: A Book of Facts or a Eulogy to your tanking dreams?We’ve been encouraged from a young age to dream big and work hard to achieve our goals. It starts with the talk our parents give us as…
Apr 7, 2022
Apr 7, 2022
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‘The Code of the Extraordinary Mind’ Takeaway #1: Skip the ‘brules’Recently, I came across this book summary on StoryShots of the ‘The Code of the Extraordinary Mind’ written by Vishen Lakhiani. The book…
Jan 18, 2022
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Jan 18, 2022
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‘Think Like a Monk’ Takeaway #1: Realising the Ethical GPS of your life’s journeyRecently, I finished reading Jay Shetty’s ‘Think Like A Monk’ and was blown away by the amazing things I learnt from this book. It has been…
Aug 4, 2021
Aug 4, 2021
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What does it mean to put on a thinking hat?So recently, I came across this book called ‘The Six Thinking Hats’ by Edward de Bono. De Bono is a physician and writer, well-known for…
Aug 9, 2021
Aug 9, 2021
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The ‘Mistborn’ Trilogy Breakdown #1: For all the times we felt like SazedThe following article contains Spoilers from the Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson.
Mar 16, 2022
Mar 16, 2022
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‘Think Like A Monk’ Takeaway #2: Digging a grave for your negativityJay Shetty’s ‘Think Like a Monk’ has got me thinking about a lot of things I didn’t care about earlier. Last month’s takeaway helped me…
Oct 7, 2021
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Oct 7, 2021
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Top 3 Favourite Non-Fiction Audiobooks I loved in 2020After a lot of debate (in my head) about how audiobooks don’t serve my purpose as much as a paperback or a kindle ebook, I decided to give…
Jul 28, 2021
Jul 28, 2021
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‘Atomic Habits’ Takeaway: Why setting goals isn’t going to help boost productivity?Post Takeaway: Do not make the mistake of making goals before you set a system for it. Goals without systems are essentially meaningless…
Apr 4, 2021
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Apr 4, 2021
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Book(s) Review: Wayward Pines TrilogySPOILER ALERT: The following book review may contain potential spoilers from the story.
Jul 7, 2021
Jul 7, 2021