Standard staff bookshelf: Collection of book reviews

“The Beekeeper of Aleppo” is analogous to a labyrinth. As soon as one lays eyes on the first page, they are thrust into the maze. The plot warps perception until one’s sense of self is entirely flipped on its head. Each sentence forces the reader to step outside themselves and transcend every confine into an entirely novel identity. After setting this book down, I was forced to grapple with mu...

“Chinese Cinderella” by Adeline Yen Mah was one of the first autobiographies I enjoyed reading. Until then, I had viewed all autobiographies as incredibly dull, filled with facts, dates and events that I had no interest in learning about. However, “Chinese Cinderella” proved me wrong; through Yen Mah’s expert hand, I was pulled into an entire culture I was unaware of upon opening the book.�...

To be completely candid, I only read “This is going to hurt” by Adam Kay for science class.  As part of the Science 10 curriculum, our assignment was to pick a science-related book from a long list of options provided and summarize it afterward. Kay seemed to treat his profession as a doctor as a doomsday prophecy in a coming-of-age movie, with resigned reluctance to complete his tasks. ...