5 TED Talks Every Book Lover Should Watch

June 17, 2019

I enjoy learning new things, but I don’t have a lot of time to designate to this pursuit. That’s why I love TED Talks! I feel like I’m sitting down to watch TV so I get a little rest, I learn something, AND I’m not binging […]

Ramona's bookshelf: read

Dark Matter

by Blake Crouch

What if you were able to go back in life and take the path not taken? It's a fascinating concept. It took a little while to get into, and I got bogged down by the heavy science in the middle but otherwise this is a pretty good book. It's...

The Silent Wife

by A. S. A. Harrison

This is a thriller that unravels gradually. The twists aren't sharp but they are there. Every single character is unlikable, their behavior deplorable, but I couldn't help rooting for them at times. I went back and forth between the audi...

A Separation

by Katie Kitamura

Three and a half stars. This book wasn't what I expected from reading the dust jacket, it's not an intense thriller. There is a mystery gradually unfolding, which we learn about from the first person narration of a wife who reluctantly a...

Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction

Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction

by Elizabeth Vargas

Three and a half stars. I was not familiar with Elizabeth Vargas prior to reading this, but I admire her greatly now. This is a brutally honesty memoir, written with grace and good intentions. The writing is a bit superficial at times, I...

Into the Water

by Paula Hawkins

I pushed myself through this book because I thought it *had* to get better. The last 25 pages were the best part because I got resolution of open issues, but otherwise reading this was a waste of time. The story was sloooow and felt supe...