Alaa Qui

Hello Netizens,  The Baby-sitters Club was never part of my childhood, I didn't grow up reading it. However, I was curious to why was it loved by many, hence, why I decided to give it a shot. If you don't know, The baby-sitters Club is about a group of friends who come together to create a babysitting "business". There are four girls in the book, Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia and Stacey. Each girls has strikingly different personality  and it creates for an interesting dynamic among them.  I thought this book would only be about babysitting, but it is not. Kristy's parents are divorced and she trying to come to terms with her mother's new boyfriend. The girls' friendship was going through a rough time, because Claudia's interests were diverging from Kristy's and Mary Anne's. Stacey is acting a bit weird, but in the end the girls find out why.  I love how all the different topics were handled in the book, and I am actually impressed.

Hello Netizens! Today I just finished reading Moonwalking with Eistein, which is the story of how Joshua Foer, a guy like any of us, came to learn the techniques to memorisation in six months and utalising it to compete in the USA memory championship. The book delves into various scientific topics on how the brain works, how memorisation works and discusses instances where individuals had unusual brains and brain abilities.  I enjoyed reading the narrative of the book the most, and instead of feeling like I am reading a boring non-fiction book, I was engulfed by the strong voice the author carries in his book. I was also entertained by the different personalities present in the book; Ed and Tony Buzan being my favourite to read about. This book is not a manual on how to learn memorisation techniques, but it is an experiment on whether can any one learn these techniques and how much work and time is needed to reach a decent level. The book is neutral, which I appreciate a lot,