National Read a Book day

I’m trying to amp my reading this year. Here is some of my recent readings and what I think about those books. 

Fiction:

·       Cinder By Marissa Mayer: 1^st book of Lunar chronicles. Sci-fi thriller loosely based on fairytales. This book left me wanting more. I finished next 2 books “Cress” and “Winter”. Writer dragged "Winter" a bit. She could have finished the book while the suspense lasted.

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A Man called Ove by Fredrik Backman : This book reminded me of Himu by Humyun Ahmed. Feel good book.

·       The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins: Too mellow dramatic. Not as much thriller as I expected Good read for a rainy afternoon.

Non- Fiction:

·       Brag! The art of tooting your own horn w/o blowing it : Great book on Networking

·       Leadership and Self Deception: Conversational style corporate leadership book. Good content can be applied to personal life.

·       Rich, Bitch! : Personal finance book focused on money management tips for young woman. Little cheese but good content.

·       Power of When: Time management book based on personality type.  Lot of interesting insight. However, I'm yet to apply them in real life :(.

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Why not Me? By actress Mindy Kaling. Very unorganized and superficial content.

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What are you hungry for by Deepak Chopra:  This one is on eastern spices and healthy eating. Good content , but writer went overboard by telling eastern spices are solution for all your life problem.

·   Foodist: Very snobbish take on food and health. Didn’t resonate with me that much

·   Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World  By Adam Grant: I ‘m a huge fan of Shryl Sandburg. She is one of my biggest professional girl crush. She endorsed this book a lot. I had high expectations  but the content didn’t resonate with me that much.
The Happiest Mommy You Know By Brown, Genevieve Shaw: Great book for any Parents , how to prioritize life, kids, careers.