If you have never read Boris Vian before, please do not start with this book:) The work, which his wife wrote as a gift during the nekahet period and decorated with drawings with his friend, is "debatable" with its literary value and what he wants to tell.
Due to the fact that it is too short, I thought I was missing something, and as soon as I finished it, I returned to it.
Although I liked fantastic narratives, I was unable to both make sense of the work and love it. An absurd fairy tale was tried to be told, but at that time, I think our twenty-three-year-old writer kept it only as a harbinger of his future works.
My humble advice is to say hello to reading Vian with "Foam of Days". Believe me, I rarely experience this situation, I have run out of words about the book:) I didn't get it on my recommendation list.
“Freedom That Comes with the Silence of the Ego”
Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth didn’t just teach me something it awakened a voice within me that had long been waiting in silence. This book helped me face my ego, the part of me I was unknowingly following. That restless mind, the need to always be right, the part of me living with the weight of the past and the anxiety of the future… I finally looked it in the eye.
Tolle doesn’t just speak with words he speaks through consciousness. I found myself pausing after each page, asking: “Who am I really?” “What is the real intention behind my emotions and reactions?” “Instead of clinging to my story, can I live the wisdom of the present moment?
The voice of the ego is so familiar. Sometimes it shows up as pride, sometimes as victimhood, and sometimes as the need to control. But this book taught me something powerful: I cannot tame the ego by suppressing it, but by becoming aware of it. I cannot be free by denying it, but by observing it.
Now, I can stay in silence more often. When a thought arises, instead of blindly following it, I can ask, “Who is this thought really for?” As my awareness grows, my reactions begin to transform into conscious choices.
Tolle’s simple yet profound language felt like a remedy to the noise in my mind. It may not be a book for everyone, but for those ready to stop living on the surface and dive into the depth of life, it is a powerful calling.
I heard that call. And now I know peace is not out there. It’s where I stop searching for it, and realize it was within me all along.
“Egonun Sessizliğiyle Gelen Özgürlük”
Eckhart Tolle’nin Var Olmanın Gücü kitabı, bana sadece bir şeyler öğretmedi; aynı zamanda içimde uzun zamandır susturulmayı bekleyen bir sesi de uyandırdı. Bu kitap, farkında olmadan
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I'm here again with my friend, Faye's, another recommendation. It's a fantasy and sci-fi book.
Murderbot is a half robot and a half human. Its job is to protect scientists who are doing research on other planets. However, it doesn't like people at all, and the only thing that it cares is to watch funny videos all the time. It's literally me, btw. Also, it hacks the government system just to watch funny videos. But one of its missions goes dark, and it needs the scientists' help.
It is funny yet so informative about the future. We could have robots like Murderbot in the near future to protect us from unknown species. Also, I'll watch its movie and keep reading the series.
GOODBYE JAX KINGSTON AND ELENA GONZALEZ. I know both of you deserve everything I've never thought Lauren Asher would write something so sad In the end, it's a kind of HEA, but I'm not satisfied. Jax almost made me cry. I couldn't even get angry with him after what he did to Elena. He deserved a full HEA. I'm speechless right now. I hope he will have what he deserves somewhere out there and will be happy with Elena forever. Photograph by Ed Sheeran is one of my fav songs of his, but from now on, whenever I hear the song, I will remember Jax and Elena hoping that they'll have a better future.
8/10
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if you've made it this far into the darren shan series, you already know—each book has been its own kind of trial. but the lake of souls? this time, we're facing a completely different kind of test. it’s not just about physical survival anymore; this one dives deep into identity, loyalty, and fate.
in this book, darren and harkat embark on a journey into a strange, hauntingly dark realm. their goal? to uncover who harkat truly is. but the path is anything but easy. the atmosphere is so intense that at times, it’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s a nightmare. monsters, twisted creatures, trials that seem to defy logic… everything slowly pushes darren to confront both harkat and himself.
to me, this book has the most unique tone in the series. yes, there’s action, and the tension never really lets up—but the most dominant feelings are loneliness and uncertainty. darren isn’t just fighting anymore; he’s questioning. “who am i?” “who is harkat?” “what awaits us in the future?” these questions linger in the air the entire time. this journey transforms darren from a mere fighter into something more: someone who sees the bigger picture, who questions deeper, who feels more.
and that major revelation near the end… the truth about harkat’s past… it wasn’t what i expected at all. it hit much harder—emotionally and narratively, it was incredibly powerful.
the writing is, as always, simple and clear—but this time the atmosphere is much heavier. you can’t just move on to the next page right away; there’s something you need to sit with first. honestly, this was one of the most emotionally draining books in the series for me—but i'm glad i read it.
if, like me, you care not just about the battles, but also about the characters’ inner journeys, the Lake of souls will both
Bu yılın son kitabı olarak Martin Rees’in On the Future adlı eserini okudum ve bu deneyimi unutulmaz kılan yalnızca kitabın içeriği değil, aynı zamanda onu okuduğum ortam oldu. En sevdiğim mekanlardan biri olan Marble Hill Coach House Cafe’de, Aralık ayının depresif havasında bir köşeye sığınırken bu kitabı okumak, varlığımız ve geleceğimiz üzerine düşünmemi daha da derinleştirdi. Soğuk kış günlerinin insanı kapalı alanlarda barınmaya zorlaması gibi, Rees’in fikirleri de bizi insanlığın geleceği ve sorumluluklarımız hakkında bir içsel sığınağa çağırıyor.
Martin Rees, teorik astrofizik ve kozmoloji alanındaki uzmanlığıyla tanınan bir bilim insanı. Cambridge Üniversitesi’nde uzun yıllar görev yapmış ve İngiltere’nin Kraliyet Astronomu unvanını taşıyan Rees, bu kitapta bilim ve teknolojinin insanlık için sunduğu fırsatları ve taşıdığı risklerden bahsediyor. Ancak bunu yaparken, bu araçların etik değerler ve toplumsal sorumlulukla yönlendirilmesi gerektiğini her fırsatta vurguluyor. Kitap, genetik düzenleme, yapay zeka ve yenilenebilir enerji gibi konularda sunduğu analizlerle teknolojinin gücünü daha iyi bir geleceğe nasıl yönlendirebileceğimizi anlamama büyük katkıda bulundu.
Rees’in en güçlü mesajlarından biri, Dünya’nın insanlık için tek ev olduğu gerçeği. Mars veya başka bir gezegene kaçış fikrini bir çözüm olarak görmüyor; bunun yerine, gezegenimizi korumaya odaklanmamız gerektiğini savunuyor. İklim değişikliğiyle mücadele, karbon emisyonlarının sıfırlanması ve biyolojik çeşitliliğin korunması gibi konularda yaptığı çağrılar, kitabın temel taşlarından. Aynı zamanda, eğitim ve gelir eşitsizliği gibi küresel sorunların çözülmesinin toplumsal adalet için ne kadar kritik olduğunu ortaya koyuyor.
Yapay zeka konusundaki değerlendirmeleri ise özellikle düşündürücü.
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