Sex Object: A Memoir by Jessica Valenti
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

The beginning of this book was nice. I felt she, somehow, was telling my story ... And this was the trick in this book: a common story. Too common that it became boring chapter after chapter.
Once i got to the second part of this book, I realized it is not as informative as I thought. And in most cases, she made herself " a sex object". She didn't care much about anything but drinking and having sex. How can she blame men for anything?
Yes, there are bad rape and sexual harassment stories out there, but I don't think this book is about any serious case.
On the other hand, the title of the book was misleading. Especially in the last part, when she focused only on her marriage and daughter .... Her life seems to be perfect compared to what other women are going through. At some point, I called her "selfish spoiled woman".
I do fight to get some women rights ... But not about bullshit women (and men alike) put themselves in.
By the way ... She made me hate NY city. It seemed full of perverts and pedophiles. And for the first time I felt i live in a very safe place (in a third world country).
After all, I can't judge her. I just didn't like the book and I don't think it is worth reading.

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Into the remarkable memoir: “When Breath Becomes Air”

by Paul Kalanithi

“If I had some sense of how much time I have left, it’d be easier. (…) Tell me three months, I’d spend time with family. Tell me one year, I’d write a book. Give me ten years, I’d get back to treating diseases.”

Most people (me among them) live their lives procrastinating their dreams for next month, next year or even next decade. Unfortunately, death take most of them by surprise before realizing those dreams. Paul had a plan to spend two decades of his life in neurosurgery, then the next two decades as a writer, not realizing that death is going to pay a visit much earlier than he could ever imagine. 

“When Breath Becomes Air” is a memoir about dreaming, working hard, and facing death with courage and a final touch. After the tremendous effect this book left on me, I consider it a life-changing book, and I recommend it to EVERYONE.

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                                                                                                                    Merry

A New Book Review

After You (Me Before You #2)

By Jojo Moyes 

This book is an unexpected sequel of a famous novel called “Me Before You”. Thus, before reviewing it, I should give my opinion about the first part of the story.

“Me Before You” was – and still – one of my favorite novels I ever read. It was full of passion, empathy, and simplicity. I remember the first time I had the book in my hands as a gift from my cousin which I met for the first time in my life face to face (because he lives in Germany). He knew how much I love books based on my Facebook profile, so he decided to surprise me with a small gift, and I can say it was a very good choice.  

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                                                                                                                          Merry

The best books I've read this year (2015)

It is already the end of the year, and I just finished reading another book. It was a busy year for me, so I couldn’t read more than 15 books (for the whole list, visit this link). I chose the best 5 books among them that you may like to start your new year with ... Enjoy! 

WHY SCIENCE IS WRONG...: About Almost Everything By Alex Tsakiris

The title of this book was intriguing enough for me to check it immediately and buy it from Amazon, right after reading the short review Bill Gates wrote about it. Since the first pages, you will realize the book isn’t about all kind of science, it rather focuses on life and consciousness. In explaining his title, Tsakiris says: “Science is wrong because it assumes your consciousness (i.e. your mind… your awareness… the voice inside your head) is an illusion— and it’s not!”.  

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                                                                   Merry

A Day Without Electricity

It has been so long since the last time I looked at my sister’s painting on the wall of the living room. Pink roses surrounding a blue woody door. It didn’t change, except the fact that it is so dusty now. It has been so long since I have seen the chickens in the garden.  There are fewer chickens now but the garden didn’t change at all.

It has been so long I did not stay alone at home and notice these small details that remind me of old time, when I was still young and full of hope. It has been so long I did not contemplate my fears, my failures, my life …. Myself … Nothing changed, yet everything seems different … Nothing changed but me.

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