madaaf.bsky.social

August 2026

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  A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

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  The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene

  <div>I appreciated the historical anecdotes in this book, as they were well-researched and added an interesting layer to the book. However, they are heavily filtered through the author’s interpretations, which might not align with everyone’s perspective.</div><div><br></div><div>Even though I don’t consider myself an overly optimistic person, I found it difficult to resonate with Greene’s deeply cynical and black and white perspective on humanity. Dividing people into categories felt reductive and oversimplified, ignoring the complexity of real human behavior.</div><div><br></div><div>While a few practical ideas stood out, from my perspective, many were more common sense than insightful. For those interested in history or who share Greene’s value system, this book may have appeal, but I found its negativity and&nbsp; generalisations difficult to look past.</div>

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  Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

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  Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

  <div>This is a refreshing book that challenges our cultural obsession with productivity and hustle.<br><br>One insight that I loved: we often procrastinate because unfinished projects hold their perfect potential in our minds. Finishing them means revealing their (and our) flaws.</div>

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  Strange Weather in Tokyo

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  The Richest Man in Babylon

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  <div>I really liked this book. I’ve spent some time on it because, unlike a lot of self-help books that stay abstract, this one is build around actual exercises.<br><br>It’s the kind of book that I expect to come back to it.</div>

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  The Night Circus

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  When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress

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  Educated

  <div>This is one of the most powerful memoirs I’ve read. It’s heartbreaking at times but also really inspiring.</div>

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  <div>Cartea este o biografie a autoarei, ce dorește prin această carte să atragă atenția asupra exploatării sexuale a femeilor, ce se întâmplă uneori sub acordul tacit al guvernelor.</div>

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  Kitchen

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  Cele patruzeci de legi ale iubirii

  <div>I didn’t expect to like this book that much based on the description but the writing is lovely and I enjoyed that the stories were written from different character’s perspective.</div>

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  Cum să rămâi lucid într-o epocă a dezbinării

  <div>A very short read, but truly inspiring. Elif Shafak portrays our divided society with clarity and compassion, reminding us that when we stop listening to one another, we also lose our ability to empathize. It’s a powerful reflection on the importance of dialogue, hope, and building a better future together.</div>

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  Ammonite by Nicola Griffith

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  Cold Enough for Snow

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  Repetiție pentru o lume mai bună

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  Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics