Empire of Orgasm Review: The Shocking Power Behind a Dangerous Wellness Cult
Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult by Ellen Huet is the book you reach … Read more
Book Reviews
Book reviews and full-spoiler summaries of fiction and nonfiction, from classics like Don Quixote to this year’s releases. Each review gives a quick verdict, explains the ending or the argument, and weighs strengths against weaknesses.
The Greatest Sentence Ever Written by Walter Isaacson – Explained
If you’ve ever felt the phrase “all men are created equal” ringing hollow in a world of inequality, The Greatest … Read more
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art of Living
In a world of information overload and emotional turbulence, The Daily Stoic offers a simple, daily practice for centring the mind … Read more
How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic – A Personal Exploration
Many of us feel our reasoning skills falter in heated debates, and Madsen Pirie’s How to Win Every Argument promises to demystify logic by exposing … Read more
The Polygamist’s Daughter: A Brave, Powerful Escape from a Killer Cult
I’ve read a lot of memoirs about coercive groups, but The Polygamist’s Daughter by Anna LeBaron (Tyndale Momentum, 2017) is … Read more
Strong Ground: Brené Brown’s Best Guide to Daring Leadership
If your team looks busy but isn’t breaking through, Strong Ground shows why—and how—to stop playing not to lose and … Read more
The Year of Magical Thinking: A Profound Analysis of Painful Memory
Grief leaves you feeling like the world has been unplugged mid-sentence; Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking shows how … Read more
We Should All Be Feminists book: essential, hard-hitting feminist truths- 10 lessons
In a world still shaped by invisible rules and inherited expectations, We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie … Read more
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived and Eye-Opening History in Our Genes
If you’ve ever wondered what your DNA “really says” about who you are, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever … Read more
Of Beards and Men: a compelling, game-changing cultural history of beard
If you think beards are a vibe, Christopher Oldstone-Moore shows in Of Beards and Men they’re really a vote—about masculinity, … Read more
Communion: The Female Search for Love is the Essential Guide for Women’s Self-Love
Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks is a field guide for women who sense that “more” is … Read more
Salvation: Black People and Love Gives Honest, Healing, Power Lessons
Love is not a luxury for Black life—it’s infrastructure. This review of Salvation: Black People and Love by bell hooks … Read more
All About Love bell hooks is a powerful, unsettling guide to love
We’re living through an epidemic of disconnection, yet most of us were never taught how to love—and bell hooks’ All … Read more
Replaceable You Mary Roach Review: Best And Worst of Body Repair Now
Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy by Mary Roach is the book I wish I had years ago, when every … Read more
Book and Dagger review: shocking true story of heroic librarian spies
When we picture World War II spies, we imagine tuxedos and pistols, not catalog cards and microfilm cameras. Book and … Read more
The Silver Book by Olivia Laing is a Flawed Yet Fierce, Unmissable Fiction
The problem The Silver Book solves: How do you live, make art, and love freely when fascism, homophobia and spectacle … Read more
The Art Thief Michael Finkel: Shocking True Crime Masterpiece Review
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession shows how one man’s passion for beauty … Read more
Don’t Believe Everything You Think analysis: pain, calm freedom
Most of us don’t need more thoughts—we need relief from the ones already screaming in our heads. Don’t Believe Everything … Read more
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan review: haunting, healing small-town drama
In Buckeye by Patrick Ryan, the glossy postcard myth of small-town America is quietly ripped open to show how one … Read more
The Christmas Stranger by Richard Paul Evans is Heartbreaking Yet Uplifting
Every December, millions of people quietly dread Christmas because loss has emptied the chair at the table, and The Christmas … Read more
The Merge Grace Walker: a Shocking, Haunting Debut You Must Read
When memory fades, and the future offers a radical escape, how far would you go to never say goodbye? In … Read more