Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert
3.5/5
Slower pacing than expected but interesting ideas revolve at every page. It does have it's fair share of intense moments. Paul seems much different than he was while he was taking over the empire. He seems to be deep in thought most of the time, thinking about things that the people around him are incapable of understanding. He feels powerless even though he is now the Emperor. What does the emperor of all human civilization have to fear? Towards the end of the book, you will start to understand why he behaved the way he behaved.
Children of Dune
Frank Herbert
4/5
This was unexpectedly a really good book. The book keeps you hooked from start to end. Intense moments and action are always just around the corner with this.
God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert
3.5/5
All the characters you have known in Dune so far are dead and gone.
And that's just how the book starts. So much time has passed.
But one entity remains, Leto the Second, The God Emperor.
He drives civilization towards a point which ordinary mortals including us the reader strain to understand.
The book follows a similar pattern and pacing as Dune Messiah, so if you've enjoyed that, you will like this as well. Things happen but not much is explained to the reader and it keeps you wondering long after you've read the book the motives and intentions of the characters.
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
4.5/5
One of the most profound books I have ever read about suffering, human nature, and psychology. The book is about the experiences of a holocaust survivor (the author hismself) who is also a psychiatrist. This books hits you differently depending on the period of life you start reading it.
This book will help you understand what gives a person strength when everything is taken from them.
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
3.5/5
A decent story. But I feel like it's a bit overhyped as well.
Story is astoundingly simple but a so many people attribute their lives being changed to this book.
Once you start reading you will start to understand why.
The language has a mystical, almost spiritual tone that makes it seem as if everything follows a preordained path.
Reading this book has a soothing effect on the mind of the reader. Life has it's unexpected turns and the losses can be great but things do turn out fine in the end.
My Swordhand Is Singing
Marcus Sedgwick
3.5/5
I enjoyed reading this book. This book requires very little of you but offers a good story that will keep you well immersed. Easy to read. Language is not complicated. Not too much going at the same time, linear story telling.
Zero to One
Peter Thiel with Blake Masters
4/5
Book is concentrated with a lot of unconventional ideas which makes you think differently. But that said I would take everything in this book with a grain of salt given the author and his involvements in politics and other activities.
Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki
1.5/5
Overhyped. A very dilute book. I would not recommend this book to anyone, unless you want to completely waste your time. I'm surprised how this book became so popular. The entire book could have been a few paragraphs at best.
Red Rising (Currently reading)
Pierce Brown
