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I am a Bangladeshi-born writer, lifelong bookaholic and devoted cinephile. I write reviews and reflections shaped by close reading, careful research and a love of philosophy. Every piece starts with one question: what is this work really trying to say, and does it succeed?

How to Break Free from Bad Habits and Build the Life You Deserve with Atomic Habits (2018)

Atomic Habits: How to Break Free from Bad Habits and Build the Life You Deserve

Atomic Habits by James Clear is the rare gem that manages to do both, offering not just insights into why … Read more

Why Nations Fail (2012): The Blueprint for Prosperity and The Power of Inclusivity and Our Lessons

Why Nations Fail (2012): The Blueprint for Prosperity and The Power of Inclusivity and Our Lessons

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, authored by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, explores the … Read more

The Brutal Truth About Civilization: How Guns Germs and Steel (1997) Challenges Historical Myths

Guns Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

In Guns Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, Jared Diamond embarks on an audacious intellectual journey to answer … Read more

10 Hidden Truths from Freakonomics That Will Change How You See the World Forever

Freakonomics: 10 Hidden Truths from Freakonomics That Will Change How You See the World Forever

The modern world is a complex tapestry of behaviors, decisions, and systems that intertwine in unexpected ways. Freakonomics, penned by … Read more

My Sister’s Keeper (2004) Review: A Devastating Story with a Powerful Message

my sister’s keeper book review

My Sister’s Keeper, published in 2004 by Atria Books, is the eleventh novel by bestselling author Jodi Picoult, a name … Read more

Poverty by America (2023) by Matthew Desmond: Provocative Insight Into U.S. Poverty

Poverty by America by Matthew Desmond: Provocative Insight Into U.S. Poverty

In his compelling book, Poverty by America, Matthew Desmond not only interrogates why poverty persists in such an affluent society … Read more

Unstoppable (2024) And the Ultimate Inspiration from One-Legged Wrestler: 10 Lessons  

Unstoppable (2024) And the Ultimate Inspiration from One-Legged Wrestler: 10 Lessons  

Based on the book Anthony Robles and Austin Murphy Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion the … Read more

When Breath Becomes Air Review: Confronting Death and Finding Life

When Breath Becomes Air (2016): Confronting Death and Finding Life

In When Breath Becomes Air, Paul Kalanithi confronts the profound reality of death with an intellectual and emotional depth that … Read more

Frida (2002): The Cinematic Resurrection of an Artist’s Soul and Indomitable Spirit

Frida (2002): The Cinematic Resurrection of an Artist’s Soul and indomitable Spirit

Based on Hayden Herrera’s biography Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo, Frida (2002) offers an impressionistic and emotionally charged portrait … Read more

10 Life-Changing Lessons from Girl Stop Apologizing: How to Embrace Your Ambition Unapologetically

Girl stop apologizing: 10 life changing lessons

Girl Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals by #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel … Read more

Dystopian Darkness and Feminist Hope: A Brutal Yet Inspiring Journey of Rebellion in The Testaments (2019) by Margaret Atwood

The Testaments: A Brutal Yet Inspiring Journey of Rebellion in The Testaments (2019) by Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, serves as both a continuation and expansion of the dystopian … Read more

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner and the Hidden Cost of Family Duty

As I Lay Dying (1930): The Controversial Novel That Will Haunt or Inspire You Forever

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner turns a burial journey into an uncomfortable question: when a family calls something … Read more

Conclave 2024: The Story of Transgender Pope Innocent and Fragility of Human Character 

Conclave 2024: The Story of Transgender Pope Innocent and Fragility of Humankind

Conclave 2024 is a political thriller I think mostly based on the life and struggle of a conscious cardinal, Thomas … Read more

Lolita (1955): Beauty, Obsession, Sensuality and the Limits of Literature

Lolita (1955): Beauty, Obsession, Sensuality and the Limits of Literature

Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, published in 1955, is a novel that continues to captivate and provoke readers. Written in English by a Russian-American author, the book explores themes of obsession, moral decay, and the complexities of human desire.

Pornhub Scandal: Uncovering the Crimes of Child Exploitation on the World’s Largest Porn Site That Takesdown 80% of its Contents

Pornhub scandal and review of Takedown: Inside the Fight to Shut Down Pornhub for Child Abuse, Rape, and Sex Trafficking by Laila Mickelwait

The Pornhub scandal has shaken the foundation of the internet, exposing the dark underbelly of one of the world’s largest … Read more

Footprints in the Ashes of Time by Mary D. Leakey: Astonishing Discovery of The 3.6-Million-Year-Old Laetoli Footprints

Footprints in the Ashes of Time by Mary D. Leakey

Footprints in the Ashes of Time is a captivating story of Mary Leakey’s discovery of 3.6M-year-old hominid footprints, reshaping human … Read more

Silent But Deadly: A Thrilling Analysis of The Silent Patient (2029)

The Silent Patient best thriller book review

Alex Michaelides’ debut novel The Silent Patient is a spellbinding psychological thriller that bridges the world of art and psychotherapy. … Read more

Pornography’s Grip on the Brain, Love and Society: Lessons from 5 Must Read Books on Porn

5 Must Read Books on Porn

5 Must Read Books on Porn address the pressing concerns such as what drives human fascination with pornography? This is … Read more

The Anxious Generation Review: A Frightening Diagnosis, A Hopeful Cure

The Anxious Generation: Disturbing Ways Social Media is Destroying Gen Z’s Mental Health and Alarming Facts About Social Media’s Toxic Influence on Girls: 7 Disturbing Facts Based on The Anxious Generation

Why did I finish this book at two in the morning, walk to the kitchen, and lock my own phone … Read more

Mistrust, Mobility, Mayhem: The Powerful Anatomy of The Revolt of the Public

Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority

Authored by Martin Gurri, The Revolt of the Public, discuses the crisis of authority, networked public, Fifth Wave, information tsunami, … Read more

10 Religious Horror Movies That Scare You First, Then Make You Think

10 Religious Horror Movies That Will Challenge Your Faith

The best religious horror movies do not depend on monsters. They work because they press on something you already carry: … Read more

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