Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell ( 1990). This the first of a long series of thriller/mystery novels where K. Scarpetta is the main character. However my favorite character in this novel is Sergeant Pete Marino. Marino is the typical hard core police investigator that pops up in your mind when you want to describe a Hollywood-type […]

The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell (1994). I read this book almost entirely on the bus, during my weekly commute. I think this is the third book I read from P. Cornwell and it will probably be the last one. It is not that her books are bad, but I realized she uses the same

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (2016).  I finished this book a few days ago but I’ve been so busy that I didn’t have the time to write a few lines about this fabulous book. This book is about life and death. It is about how to learn to enjoy life even when you

Wild Swans by Jung Chang (1991).  This book is like a detailed photograph of the recent history of China, and by reading it I gained some new insights and understanding of  the Chinese people. The core of this book starts early in WW2  when a good part of China was still under the control of

The Redemption of Michael Hollister by Shawn Inmon. This is the sequel to “The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver.” The new book begins when serial killer Michael, while in prison, takes his own life and then time-travels ten years into the past to live his life again as a six-year-old version of himself. In

Penpal by Dathan Auerbach. This the most disturbing book that has come to my hands in a while. My jaw dropped to the end of the second tale “Balloons”. An elementary school teacher asks the kids to use balloons to send letters to start a penpal correspondence. A kid starts receiving letters and photos of

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. Pirsig. Written in 1974, it explores the concept of ‘quality.’ It examines why something is or isn’t considered good. This is not really about ethics; rather, it focuses on perception.

Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman. This is probably one of the best non-fiction books I’ve read. It is not only beautifully written and well-organized but it really teaches something. This book is about the evolutionary psychology of consciousness. The author explains with many examples how our physiology has evolved from

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson. This was really good and hilarious reading. I enjoyed every page and every moment. Bryson has that uncanny power of bringing the reader into the stage of what he is writing. Reading this book made me feel like I was just