There are a lot of things that interest me and I'd love to share anything and everything I come across. Let's start with books!
Sections
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Adventure
Literary Fiction
Journalism
Thriller
Social Sciences- Psychology
Social Sciences / Sociology
Adventure
A fast-paced espionage adventure following Richard Hannay as he unravels a deadly conspiracy, combining suspense, action, and clever detective work in a classic early spy thriller.
The Thirty-Nine Steps
Literary Fiction
Highly recommended for lovers of lyrical writing, philosophical fiction, and imaginative storytelling.
Invisible Cities
The Trask and Hamilton families struggle with identity, love, jealousy, and the timeless moral conflict symbolized by Cain and Abel.
East of Eden
The novel follows her difficult childhood, her years at a harsh charity school, and her transformative experiences as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where her relationship with Mr. Rochester slowly develops amidst secrets and obstacles.
Jane Eyre
Dark form of coming-of-age: The themes are extremely mature
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
The book centers on the inner turmoil, guilt, moral conflict, and mental degradation
Crime and Punishment
Journalism
Investigative/Literary
Trust story about murder. From sitting in on court cases to interviewing the family of one of the killers.
Under the Bridge by Rebecca Godfrey, Paperback
A “road trip” narrative turned upside down
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Savage Journey
Thriller
Crime/Psychological
Twist-laden psychological thriller that pulls you steadily into a tangled web of desire, manipulation, and shifting reality until you can’t tell who to trust.
Behind Her Eyes: Suspenseful Thriller
Chilling, slow-burning psychological thriller that drags you deep into the rot beneath a family massacre
Dark Places
Emotionally charged psychological thriller that plunges you into a world of long-buried trauma.
False Witness: A Novel
Addictive crime thriller that hooks you from the opening chapter and barrels forward with tense investigations, sharp twists, and a deeply compelling detective at its center.
LIES AND BONES: Detective Tracy Sterling Thriller
Addictively unsettling psychological thriller that unfolds like a true-crime documentary you can’t tear your eyes from.
None of This Is True: A Novel
It builds its dread layer by layer, drawing you into a maze of paranoia, memory, and unraveling sanity.
Shutter Island: A Novel
Social Sciences- Psychology
Neuro/Behavioral/Cognitive/Perception
It's about surviving. It recounts Frankl’s own personal experiences in Nazi concentration camps. This book develops and explains a psychological theory about human motivation and meaning.
Man's Search for Meaning
Opens your eyes to the complexity and resilience of the human mind.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat
If you’re interested in how the brain shapes our experience of art. It connects scientific ideas with real artworks, helping you understand why certain pieces feel ambiguous, evoke strong emotions, or invite personal projection.
Reductionism in Art and Brain Science
Social Sciences / Sociology
Race & Ethnicity
You are seen! Do not ever forget that.
You Sound Like a White Girl: Rejecting Assimilation
It's hard to admit that there family members and people in my community that have been racist. People believe that the lighter the skin the better Latino you are. No! Latinos/Hispanos come in all colors, let's not feed into the bias some of us have g...
Racial Innocence: Latino Anti-Black Bias
Do you know this bug? It's deeper than that. Go on the journey.
The Kissing Bug
We all have our stories- parents come to the US, you may have had to do that, someone in your family even. Here is one of those experiences.
The Undocumented Americans
Good read! If you like memoirs give this a try, it's about a little boy and his journey to the United States. He was only 9.
Solito
Speculative fiction
Classic/Contemporary/Horror
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is both the foundation of modern science fiction and a defining work of Gothic horror, blending scientific ambition with an unflinching look at human cruelty and responsibility.
Frankenstein
You may cry if you get too attached. It just hurts the way it counts down. Let me know your thoughts.
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, Paperback
Horror- Imagine no meat was safe to eat… would you resort to cannibalism? How about your neighbors?
