Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
As soon as Sally Rooney dropped her anticipated new novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You (or BWWAY for short), I had to get my hands on it!
Book Notes
Browse through my book summaries below, which include my thoughts and takeaways from the book.
Island of Missing Trees (Elif Shafak)
Summary 2 Teenagers, a Christian Greek Cypriot and a Muslim Turkish Cypriot meet at a tavern on the island. They fall in love in secret amidst a civil war that divides the island and its people. As these events unfold, a fig tree in the tavern witnesses their entire journey.…
Atomic Habits (James Clear)
Read this book if you want to build sustainable habits that last.
How Accepting Mediocrity Will Make You a Happier Person
Growing up, I was always surrounded by people wanting to ‘be the best’, to ‘rank top of their class’ and to ‘beat the benchmark’. These ‘people’ were me. I pushed and pushed and pushed. I became an overachiever because I thought that this is the only way to not be…
How Austin Kleon’s ‘Steal Like an Artist’ Changed My Perspective on Creativity
I recently read ‘Steal Like an Artist’ by Austin Kleon and I would recommend it to anyone entering or in the creative industry. In 10 short chapters, Kleon gives a very refreshing, practical perspective on creativity and debunks a lot of the myths related to creating any kind of art and…