Wes Moore, The Other Wes Moore, (2011) “Do you think we’re all just products of our environments?”… “I think so, or maybe products of our expectations.” “Others’ expectations of us or our expectations for ourselves?” “I mean others’ expectations that you take on as your own.” This particular conversation between the two Wes Moore’s isContinue reading “One Name, Two Fates”
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The Monkey’s Paw
W. W. Jacobs, The Monkey’s Paw, (1902) He went down in the darkness, and felt his way to the parlour, and then to the mantelpiece. The talisman was in its place, and a horrible fear that the unspoken wish might bring his mutilated son before him ere he could escape from the room seized uponContinue reading “The Monkey’s Paw”
Normal People
Sally Rooney, Normal People. A Novel, (2018) This book by Sally Rooney received considerable attention and recognition when it was published. Perhaps part of the appeal of Normal People is the enthralling way Rooney presents the roller coaster relationship of Connell and Marianne. The story is a brutally honest depiction of what normal life canContinue reading “Normal People”
The Fundamental Interconnectedness of all Things
Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, Pocket Books (1988) Identifying an author from a particular style of writing is perhaps never easier than in the case of Douglas Adams. I have previously read Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency very much fits within this same niche. An eclectic mixContinue reading “The Fundamental Interconnectedness of all Things”
Manifesting your Personal Legend
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist (1993), ISBN 978-0-06-112241-5 Will Smith’s favorite book of all time, The Alchemist is an exquisite parable and story. If you have not had the pleasure of reading the book then do, if you have already read Santiago’s tale then re-read it. The story aside, the lessons and teachings in between theContinue reading “Manifesting your Personal Legend”
Week 1 Book Report
Welcome to the first week of “The Weekly Book Report”, please appreciate that as the first post this will be the inaugural attempt to find the correct tone for these posts, so please bare with me. Anyway here goes. In the world of inequality, the phrase “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer”Continue reading “Week 1 Book Report”
Introduction: TWBR
This simple blog “The Weekly Book Report” (TWBR) will be exactly what it claims to be. Part of the idea is to increase the number of books I read and hold me personally accountable in some fashion. Another part is creating a record of those books and the elements of interest within. With both ofContinue reading “Introduction: TWBR”
The Weekly Book Report 