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: 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.
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Review and Summary: The Good Ancestor
in Book ReviewWhy do we prioritize quick wins over the future? The Good Ancestor explores six ways to rethink our choices and create lasting impact.
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Review: The Journals of Sylvia Plath
in Book ReviewThe Journals of Sylvia Plath is a raw and unfiltered read into her inner world and the quiet struggles of being human.
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Review and Summary: The Nature Embedded Mind
in Book ReviewThe Nature Embedded Mind reminds us to reconnect with the Earth. We humans aren’t separate from nature. We are nature itself.
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Review and Summary: A Passion for Ignorance
in Book ReviewWhy do we cling to ignorance in a world overflowing with information? Renata Salecl’s A Passion for Ignorance unpacks its complexities.
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Review: Field Guide to the Haunted Forest
in Book ReviewField Guide to the Haunted Forest shares sincere, motivational pieces born from social media, offering warmth and gentle truths for the soul.
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Review: The Poetics of Space
in Book ReviewI always knew I didn’t understand space but The Poetics of Space made me see just how deep that unknowing goes.
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Review: The Ministry of Truth
in Book ReviewThe Ministry of Truth is a deeply research book about the life story of George Orwell’s most famous novel, 1984.
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Review: Memories, Dreams, Reflections
in Book ReviewCarl Jung’s Memories, Dreams, Reflections brings you directly into his mind and heart, drawing you closer to his incredible life journey.
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Review and Summary: No Straight Road Takes You There
in Book ReviewNo Straight Road Takes You There is essay collection exploring history, endurance, and why change often takes the long way around.
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Review and Summary: The Art of Spending Money
in Book ReviewThe Art of Spending Money explores how mindset shapes our relationship with wealth, happiness, and the idea of “enough.”
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Review: The Democracy of Species
in Book ReviewThe Democracy of Species is a book where nature and reflection meet, shifting the way we see the natural world and our place within it.
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Review and Summary: Bird by Bird
in Book ReviewWriting doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to begin. Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird reveals the messy, real truth behind writing.
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Review and Summary: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
in Book ReviewAngela Y. Davis reveals how race, class, gender, and justice are all connected in Freedom Is a Constant Struggle.
“.. 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