Everything life

 BY TOSHIKAZU KAWAGUCHI This was my first try at a book by a Japanese author. Given the popularity of the book, I had many reviews online to go by, but surprisingly most of them were negative. Despite that I used my better judgement and decided to purchase the book and give it a try. Not going to lie, the main attraction for me was that it was only 200 pages long. Fat books require a lot of dedication to finish, and honestly I don't have that kind of concentration span or enthusiasm, but I try my best.  This was such an amazing book though, and now I completely understand why there is a hype for Japanese authors. If I have to describe it in one sentence, it feels like a warm cup of coffee on a cold day. I was picturing that from the time I read the title, although I know the title is more literal and does not really convey this. *SPOILER ALERT* It explores time travel, but not the in the usual sci-fi way. It explores the emotions behind time travel and the desire to rectify th...

 BY LORI GOTTLIEB So someone recommended this book, saying it "pulled them out of depression when going through a rough time". I frankly could not see how the book might help do that, but that said, I did really enjoy reading this book. So much so that I used up all my free time to finish this book, despite there not being a suspense or climax as such (not that kind of a story).  *SPOILERS* So, it starts off with a big rough patch in the protagonist's life and how she continues to help people through their life, despite her own life crumbling. At lot of the times, the book reveals psychological reasons behind many common actions we all might me guilty of committing at one point or another in our lives. There were many pages in the book where I went "Now it all falls into place". I honestly got many insights into my own love life, and where I might have faltered or overreacted. I got a chance to look back at multiple points in my life where my emotional overinves...