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Angels and Demons
By Dan Brown
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Summary: An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to his first assignment to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol -- seared into the chest of a murdered physicist -- he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati...the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth. The Illuminati has now surfaced to carry out the final phase of its legendary vendetta against its most hated enemy -- the Catholic Church.
Langdon's worst fears are confirmed on the eve of the Vatican's holy conclave, when a messenger of the Illuminati announces they have hidden an unstoppable time bomb at the very heart of Vatican City. With the countdown under way, Langdon jets to Rome to join forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to assist the Vatican in a desperate bid for survival.
Embarking on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome toward the long-forgotten Illuminati lair...a clandestine location that contains the only hope for Vatican salvation.
Critics have praised the exhilarating blend of relentless adventure, scholarly intrigue, and cutting wit found in Brown's remarkable thrillers featuring Robert Langdon. An explosive international suspense, Angels & Demons marks this hero's first adventure as it careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war.
Total Pages: 768
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Piranesi
By Susanna Clark
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Summary: Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls lined with thousands upon thousands of statues. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; and waves thunder up staircases, while rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house.
There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known.
“Spellbinding, strange, and unforgettably original” (Esquire), Piranesi introduces an astonishing new world, an infinite labyrinth, full of startling images and surreal beauty.
Total Pages: 272
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My review: When I first saw the title, I thought it’d be a typical self-help book—turns out I was only partly right.
It’s really about a bunch of anxious people caught in a situation that’s equal parts funny and a little scary. The “self-help” bit kind of sneaks in through the conversations and backstories, which make the characters super relatable and honestly pretty adorable. It’s an easy, breezy read—funny, well-written, and keeps you hooked.
What really stuck with me is how everyone’s dealing with something, but some people still choose to be kind because they assume others might have it worse. A little sympathy goes a long way… right after a good sense of humor.
Time to Read: 15 days
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My review: I’ve been meaning to watch A Beautiful Mind for a while, but after seeing Project Hail Mary, my staunch belief that “the book is 1000x better than the movie” was reinforced. So I decided to read the book first—and I’m glad I did.
It tells the heart‑wrenching yet hopeful story of Nobel laureate John Nash and his struggle with schizophrenia. A book about a genius whose most cherished attribute—his mind—is under threat is almost guaranteed to be riveting, but what I especially loved was how Sylvia Nasar lingers on Nash’s pre‑illness years. His brash youth, his disregard for other people’s feelings, his love of difficult problems, his swaggering confidence, his willingness to pursue research that broke multidisciplinary frontiers, his competitiveness in trivial things like board games—all of it vividly captures who Nash intrinsically was, and just how much was lost, both for him and for the world.
One more thing the book does brilliantly is spark a real curiosity about game theory and the impact of Nash equilibrium. I will definitely read about it further but a question that I still do not know the answer to is: should I, or should I not, finally watch the movie? 😄
Time to Read: 15 days
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My review: I was looking for something light, low-effort, yet engaging—and this book was exactly that. Stories rooted in Indian history always resonate with me, even more so when the protagonist is a strong woman who manages to leave her mark.
What I truly appreciate about this book is that the protagonist isn’t placed on a pedestal. She isn’t victimized, nor is she portrayed as some righteous, godlike figure. Instead, she’s allowed to be human—flawed, emotional, but relentlessly resilient. Her character arc is beautifully depicted, showing her journey from a strong-willed child to the last queen of one of India’s most powerful rulers.
Another thing that stayed with me is the way the book explores power—how it can create the worst versions of people and wreak havoc in everyone’s lives. Or perhaps, power doesn’t change people at all; it simply exposes who they really are?
Time to Read: 7 days
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My review: I’ve been meaning to dive into Murakami’s world for some time, and I finally took the plunge with one of his less-discussed works, Killing Commendatore. The man is definitely a brilliant writer. You spend the vast majority of the story completely bewildered by what’s unfolding, yet you’re unable to put it down! He has this way of challenging reality and spending pages on the tiniest details, often leaving you with more questions than answers, but the execution is beautiful.
So many moments in the text are deceptively simple but hit you with incredible depth. It’s the kind of book I want on my shelf permanently, just so I can revisit it at different stages of my life.
I’d absolutely recommend it, though with a small warning: read it for the sheer craft of the writing. Bring your patience, and don't go in expecting everything to be tied up in a neat bow.
Closing with a quote that I loved - life is really just a mix of space, time, and probability.
Time to Read: 14 days
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My review: I was trying something new with this book—I read it while I was on a trip to Hawaii, since the story is set there! It turned out to be an amazing experience because the protagonists were visiting the same places I was. Even though their circumstances were completely different (sci-fi and all that), I found that reading paired with travel elevates both—the journey and the story.
The protagonists travel to Hana, Haleakala, Hilo, and Mauna Kea, and I did too! It was such a great way to learn about Hawaii’s rich culture and folklore, and it made me appreciate the beauty of the islands even more. Honestly, it made me fall in love with the place.
As for the book itself, it’s well-written, engaging, and does justice to the uniqueness of Hawaii while highlighting the shared essence of human nature that remains the same—across geographies and generations. I’d strongly recommend anyone heading to Hawaii to pick up this book. Trust me, it’ll make your trip unforgettable.
I’m definitely going to pair my future travels with books set in the same place—it’s a total game-changer
Time to Read: 10 days
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My Review: This book had a lot of cool ideas involving genius scientists and philosophers, some of which changed the way we look at and understand the world and some of them were very cool thought experiments. The book has so many stories and theories, but the 2 that fascinated me due to its simplicity yet beauty were the Approximate Man theory by Dehaene and Implication of Copernican Principle for our Future Prospects by Richard Gott and offcourse anything that gives me more insight about space-time-relativity is always welcome. There is just one thing about the book that threw me off - the fact that sometimes it referes to other works, books, ideas whithout fully dwelling into them. All in all I would strongly recommend this book to be one that you end up reading more than once to grasp everything it has to offer.
Time to Read: 30 days