I heard of "The Glass Bead Game" from two very different sources - a discussion about education systems and a training about storytelling. When I saw it on the list of books I can borrow from Bookster (the modern library for companies), I knew it was the moment to take on the challenge of reading it.
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Hello! During the first months of 2019 I read 3 personal development books that I want to share with you - maybe you'll be inspired to read them! One of them is about being more organized (from different points of view), while the other two books are about human psychology. § "The Organized Mind" by … Continue reading Non-fiction mini reviews: personal development & psychology
There is a certain species of books that get to the deepest parts of your soul and make you ask yourself questions so profound that they leave a significant imprint on you. "When Breath Becomes Air" is exactly this type of book - a memoir of a brilliant man faced with a heartbreaking fate.
Don't you love the feeling when you read a book review and you think "oh, this sounds like a book I must read"? That's exactly what happened when I read Izzy's review of "The Miniaturist". And here I am now, writing my own review of this lovely book.
Slowly but surely Murakami is becoming one of my most read authors! After reading "1Q84", "Kafka on the Shore", and "Norwegian Wood", next on the list was "A Wild Sheep Chase".
What images come to your mind when you read or hear the word "Frankenstein"? A scary monster, crazy experiments, a lab with fuzzy light, a mad scientist, horror slow-motion scenes? Maybe something like this? Well, let me tell you this is NOT the image you get when reading the book written by Mary Shelley. "Frankenstein" … Continue reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (book review) – the idealistic creator and his Creature
Every single time I visited Amsterdam there was an impressively long queue at the Anne Frank House, where Anne and other 7 Jewish people hid for 2 years from German soldiers during WWII. And I was always wondering why wait for so many hours just to visit a museum? Well, after reading "The Diary of … Continue reading The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (book review) – life in the Annex during German occupation
Let me start with this: "Never Let Me Go" is one of the best books I've ever read. Maybe this is why it was so difficult for me to write this review and find the right balance between showing my excitement and not spoiling your future reading experience. It's funny now when I think that I … Continue reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (book review) – a dystopian story about fate and friendship
Earlier this year I published a list of recommendations of books written by Japanese authors, list suggested by a very knowledgeable friend. At that point I found out about "The Old Capital" by Kawabata, a novel published in 1962. It was one of the books cited by the Nobel Committee in their decision to award Kawabata the 1968 Prize … Continue reading The Old Capital by Yasunari Kawabata (book review) – kimonos and a life-changing discovery
Hello, dear readers, and welcome to a new book review on Readers' High Tea! This post is about "The Prague Cemetery" by Umberto Eco, a book recommended to me by a close friend. This was my second read by Umberto Eco, as I previously read "The Name of the Rose" and I enjoyed it a … Continue reading The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco (book review) – when truth is stranger than fiction
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