Sekar Writes
A Collection of Nonfiction Books Review and Personal Notes
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Take a look around my blog, where I bring you book reviews filled with knowledges and favorite quotes. Alongside my literary explorations, I share personal stories and side projects featuring health insights and intriguing data analysis.
“Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.”
W.H. Auden, The Dyer’s Hand and Other Essays
Latest Book Reviews
Check out my nonfiction book reviews, featuring thoughts, summaries, and favorite quotes.
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Review and Summary: Why The Poor Don’t Kill Us
in Book ReviewWhy the Poor Don’t Kill Us by Manu Joseph is examining poverty, power, and why inequality rarely leads to revolt.
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Review: Poetry Unbound
in Book ReviewNew to poetry and not sure where to start? Poetry Unbound is the perfect guide to help you discover the beauty and meaning behind every poem.
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Review and Summary: Embracing Alienation
in Book ReviewEmbracing Alienation explores outsiderhood across cultures and identities, suggesting alienation as a source of freedom and meaning.
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Review: The Rebel
in Book ReviewThe Rebel by Albert Camus explores rebellion, moral guilt, and violence in an absurd world where crime seeks justification.
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Review: For Small Creatures Such as We
in Book ReviewSasha Sagan, daughter of the legendary Carl Sagan, was raised in a home where only what could be proven was believed. Yet, despite the absence of religious faith, her upbringing was anything but devoid of wonder. Instead, it was infused with awe, shaped by science, love, and the rituals that connect us as human beings.…
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Review: The Prince
in Book ReviewCurious why a 500-year-old book keeps resurfacing in global events? Machiavelli’s ideas in The Prince still shape power and politics today.
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Review: The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting
in Book ReviewEvanna Lynch shares a raw emotional story of eating disorder and healing that shows why perfection isn’t worth chasing.
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Review: The Art of Thief
in Book ReviewThe Art Thief tells the true story of a man who stole hundreds of artworks. Not for profit, but to admire them in secret at home.
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Review: A Velocity of Being
in Book ReviewWhy reading matters? A Velocity of Being is a collection of letters written by wonderful culture-makers about how reading shaped their lives.
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Review and Summary: Strong Ground
in Book ReviewBrené Brown’s Strong Ground explores vulnerability, values, and grounded leadership. Here’s my take and the insights that stood out most.
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Review: The Peace of Wild Things
in Book ReviewThe poems in The Peace of Wild Things beautifully frames our inner unrest with lyrical brilliance, deeply resonating with today’s anxieties.
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Review and Summary: The Explorer’s Gene
in Book ReviewIn The Explorer’s Gene, Hutchinson takes readers through science, history, and storytelling to uncover why we’re wired to seek the unknown.
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Review: Deborah Levy’s Living Autobiography
in Book ReviewDeborah Levy’s Living Autobiography trilogy is a poetic meditation on womanhood, writing, and self-reinvention through the decades.
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Review: The World According to Mister Rogers
in Book ReviewFred Rogers’ thoughts on silence and wonder pulled me into his book. It explores the heart behind his meaningful words.
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Review and Summary: An Experiment in Criticism
in Book ReviewWhat if the value of a book depends on the person reading it? Read Lewis’s take on reading that may reshape your own reading habits.
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Review: The Dawn of Everything
in Book ReviewThe Dawn of Everything reshapes our understanding of human history with bold, thought-provoking ideas that challenge familiar stories.
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Review and Summary: Flow
in Book ReviewWhat if happiness isn’t something you chase but something you learn to shape? That’s the main idea behind Flow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi.
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Review and Summary: Playful
in Book ReviewWe often think adults shouldn’t play, but Playful shows why play help us grow and thrive in careers that didn’t exist a decade ago.
“.. why I inhale books like oxygen: I’m grateful for my one life, but I’d prefer to live a thousand–and my favorite books allow me to experience more on the page than I ever could in my actual life.”
Anne Bogel, I’d Rather Be Reading
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Hi, I am Sekar!
My passion for reading one book a week fuels my love for books and drives me to share my insights with others.
With a background in medical science, I enjoy compiling and sharing the fascinating knowledge I gain along the way.
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Books let us know we’re not the center of the universe; the universe has many centers.
Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie