Sekar Writes
A Collection of Nonfiction Books Review and Personal Notes
Welcome!
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 some side projects.
“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: The Everyday Naturalist
in Book ReviewStruggling to enjoy nature? The Everyday Naturalist offers a mindful way to reconnect with the outdoors and find peace through observation.
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Review: Something in the Woods Loves You
in Book ReviewSomething in the Woods Loves You shows how nature, like birds, trees, and stillness, can gently support healing and slow living.
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Review: Is A River Alive?
in Book ReviewIs A River Alive? blends travel writing, nature writing, and big-picture thinking in a way that’s both grounded and expansive.
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Review: We Can Do Hard Things
in Book ReviewThis book promises answers to life’s hardest questions but does it deliver? Here’s what I discovered after reading We Can Do Hard Things.
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Review: Too Much of Life
in Book ReviewToo Much of Life is a collection that might change how you see the ordinary. This is where everyday moments become profound and emotional.
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Review: The Gifts of Reading
in Book ReviewCan giving a book change a life? This powerful essay by Robert Macfarlane might just change how you see the power of sharing books.
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Review and Summary: The Neural Mind
in Book ReviewThe Neural Mind explore how cognitive science, computatioal modeling, and linguistics reveal the mind’s hidden wiring.
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Review and Summary: 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing
in Book ReviewStruggling with writing? 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing shares easy tips to make your words clearer and stronger.
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Review and Summary: The Book of Alchemy
in Book ReviewJournaling doesn’t have to be awkward. The Book of Alchemy shows you how it can actually feel healing and make you really want to write.
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Review and Summary: Turning to Stone
in Book ReviewTurning to Stone is a book where a geologist writes about rocks and the search for meaning in a world that won’t sit still.
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Review and Summary: Tiny Experiments
in Book ReviewIn a world obsessed with purpose-driven careers, Tiny Experiments offers a reminder: maybe we don’t need to chase one grand calling.
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Review and Summary: The Notebook
in Book ReviewNotebooks seem simple, but their story isn’t. The Notebook by Roland Allen shows how they shaped thought and creativity.
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Review and Summary: The Backyard Bird Chronicles
in Book ReviewAmy Tan turns everyday birdwatching into a beautifully illustrated nature journal that gently shifts how you see the world around you.
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Review: 1000 Words
in Book ReviewJami Attenberg and fellow writers share inspiring insights on staying creative, focused, and productive throughout the writing year.
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Review: On Character
in Book ReviewIn short, reflective chapters, a retired general shares his life journey and how his views have evolved over time.
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Review: There Lives A Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die
in Book ReviewHaunting, honest, and beautifully translated, The Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die captures the deepest parts of life and feeling.
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Review: Ordinary Time
in Book ReviewStaying isn’t always easy but it can be meaningful. Ordinary Time shares personal essays on faith, place, and life in the quiet middle.
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Review and Summary: Searches
in Book ReviewSearches is a reflective essays that explores how the tools we use daily have become mirrors, magnifiers, and even editors of our identities.
Browse Books by Genre
Have a specific book topic in mind?
You’ll likely find it in these categories!
- Biographies and Memoirs (31)
- Biology and Life Sciences (12)
- Child Development and Parenting (13)
- Climate Change (2)
- Cooking and Culinary (3)
- Critical Thinking and Research Skills (15)
- Data and Statistics (8)
- Economics (6)
- Education and Learning (10)
- Essays (25)
- Evolutionary Biology (6)
- Fitness and Human Performance (23)
- Health and Medicine (30)
- Leadership and Career (8)
- Life Transitions (11)
- Linguistics (4)
- Literature (2)
- Luck and Chance (3)
- Mathematics (2)
- Mindfulness (3)
- Nature (21)
- Neuroscience (13)
- Poetry (15)
- Politics and Society (41)
- Productivity (25)
- Psychology and Behavioral Science (49)
- Science (44)
- Self-Development (78)
- Technology and AI (10)
- UI/UX (2)
- Women's Studies (6)
- Writing (9)
Life in the Margins
Here’s what else you’ll find on this blog.
Reading Life
- About the novels I couldn’t put down and keep track of my reading journey.
Journaling
- Writing is how I make sense of things. Notes from my journal: observations, reflections, and the small things worth remembering.
Fresh Flower Care
- There’s something quietly grounding about tending to fresh flowers. Notes on keeping them beautiful and alive for longer.
Home Gardening
- Growing things at home with a lot of curiosity. Notes from my small gardening experiments.
Life in Helsinki, Finland
- Living in Helsinki has shaped how I read, think, and move through the world. A little window into daily life in the north.
Hi, I am Sekar!
My passion for reading (at least) one book a week fuels my love for books and drives me to share the insights with others.
With a background in medical science, I enjoy compiling and sharing the fascinating knowledge I gain along the way.
Feel free to reach out and join me in celebrating our shared love for books!
Books let us know we’re not the center of the universe; the universe has many centers.
Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie