BOOK REVIEW | MEN EXPLAIN THINGS TO ME BY REBECCA SOLNIT

Title: Men Explain Things To Me
Author: Rebecca Solnit
Published: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 130
Rating: 4/5

"In her comic, scathing essay “Men Explain Things to Me,” Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wrong in conversations between men and women. She wrote about men who wrongly assume they know things and wrongly assume women don’t, about why this arises, and how this aspect of the gender wars works, airing some of her own hilariously awful encounters."

I found this a very interesting read. Since I listened to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's TED talk in the end of 2016 I have been interested in discovering the feminism topic. For me it felt like 'Men Explain Things To Me' was a good book to start with. I felt like it explained the basics of feminism. 

It's a relatively quick read but the emotion that comes with this book, makes it no fast read. Most of the numbers that I now read about for the first time are so shocking, as well as the fact that most numbers get explained with horrific stories. 

I would recommend this book if you are new to the topic of feminism and would like to discover this subject. I think that it won't technically be mind-blowing to ones that have been reading more about feminism. 

BOOK REVIEW | BEING MORTAL BY ATUL GAWANDE

Title: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Author: Atul Gawande
Published: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 304
Rating: 4.5/5

"From surgeon and bestselling author Atul Gawande, a book that has the potential to change medicine—and lives." 

I received this copy for an honest review from Waterstones a year ago. I never read it back then for no particular reason. Since I have been interested in reading more non-fiction I finally picked this up, not knowing anything about the book or author and it blew me away.

What I liked most is that Atul tells so many personal stories. He writes them with so much emotion and you feel for the people who have been through what they have been through.

When I was done reading the first chapter I honestly have to say I was scared to age, the things that elderly face really hit me. After I continued reading I really came to realize what is important, and what matters in the end. 

This is a book about dying, but on your own terms. I think this book is really important to read, it tells such an important message. I would highly recommend.