It's not the monster lurking in the dark women should fear, but the men they fall in love with.The beginning of the book has shifted a little perspective of how I view domestic abuse all this time. According to the author, the term "domestic violence" is replaced with "domestic…
"Modern times are dominated by Satan and will be more so in the future. The conflict with Hell cannot be engaged by men, even the most clever. The Immaculata alone has from God the promise of victory over Satan."This is a short biography of St. Maximilian Kolbe, beginning from…
I have to take a momentary break for every few pages that I’ve read. This is a heartwrenching story of Sachiko recounting her memories during the Nagasaki bombing when she was six years old. Sachiko and her sister Misa were among the 134 children that survived within 0.6…
"Thus each of us had to be content to live only for the day, alone under the vast indifference of the sky."Part IThe unusual events occurred in 194- at the town of Oran, which is merely a sizeable French port on the Algerian coast, headquarters of the Perfect of…
"I don't dare do anything anymore, 'cause I'm afraid it's not allowed" Anne received a new diary as one of her birthday presents and began to write about her life after two days of her birthday, 12th June. The journal started with a brief story of her birthday,…
This book came to my attention last year when I read an article or news about a homeless man who lived in the forest but later became a professor. Who wouldn't get captured by such inspirational and miraculous story which gives hope to anyone especially for those who are still…
Saint Teresa began her story about her religious parents and how she loves to read because of her mother. When she was young, she used to dwell on gossips with her friends and other earthly things. Later, she was sent by her father to the monastery to be educated. She…
I got to know a lot of history from this book. I didn't know there was such a controversial history between New Zealander and South African rugby team in 1981 Springbok tour. My most favourite story from this book is the 1987 Fiji coup. It's difficult to believe such a…
Chaotic. A lot of imprisonments until I have lost count with the offence and some of the imprisonments had no reasons at all. I guess if someone committed something which offended their "rules" or Chairman Mao, there was no way out for the rest of his life even if he…
Constantly being suspected, accused, watched, doubted, distrusted, presumed guilty and even feared is a burden borne by people of color that can't be understood or confronted without a deeper conversation about our history of racial injustice. In the beginning, Bryan Stevenson was a philosophy student. When he realised it's a…