BATB score: 8.8/10 From: What would you do if you weren't afraid? for the brave Haws To: What would you do if you believed it was possible? for the average Hems This book is 100% relatable. Just change 'cheese' to your life goals, love relationship, career, dreams; and 'maze' to whatever challenges, monster, or negative thoughts you are surrounded with. 10/10 hopes in sequel recovered. #legitEp2 Best for: completed readers of Who Move My Cheese Ep1, the rest of the world popu

RIP Dr Spencer Johnson 2017 Mark my words, our children will still be reading Dr Spencer Johnson's little person fables in their high school literature class in Year 2040. My kid would be the smartie pants in the front row rolling his/her eyes questioning the teacher whether he/she is overanalyzing Dr Johnson's intent; and how calling the 3rd little person 'Hope' was so cliche. #disgust

BATB score: 8.9/10 Context: Thailand's Prime Minister aka Military Junta Commander in Chief aka Uncle Toodaloo recommended his Thai citizens to read this book to better understand how to live in UNITY in the midst of desperate political clashes. The fable is leaps and bounds away from the slightest hints of UNITY. Not quite sure what he meant there. Quick slurp of the famous pig tale: a pig said all animals are equal, secretly made pig allies, hid resources to pig-selves, oth

BATB score: 1/10 - it's not you, it's me Dear Yuval Noah Harari, our relationship has become more effort than you are worth. 💔 I know your books are being praised, loved, and adored by many. I tried. I did try (reading 120 out of 500 pages) to make it work. But I don't know what your book wants from me or what you're trying to tell me. It's all over the place my love. 🥺 Best to: break up now so we only have good memories Best: this isn't easy but neither is your book Best f

BATB score: 5/10 This book takes you back to high school literature class. A very abstract self-improvement parable - where you then write a 500-words assignment on the symbolism and psychoanalysis of what Paulo Coelho must have meant. p.s. your ambiguity is frustrating. The no-climax fable with out-of-this-world characters, where the wind talks and a scarab beetle is an omen, cross paths in the oddest plot lines Spain-Africa-Egypt. Best to: read when quarantined #covid19 or

BATB score: 3.33/10 PSA: The Secret disciples, please turn away. Spoiler alert: skeptic review below. The original self-help book in its perfect lame definition: one abstract concept "positive thoughts, positive life" repeated redundantly throughout the book. Best to: know that The Secret is no longer a secret - it's basically the concept of good karma; good thoughts, good deeds, good life. Best as: yet another self-help book where you puke rainbows; sure, I get it, mind-powe

BATB score: 2+2=5/10 The extremes of a totalitarian regime: watched 24/7 by Big Brother tele-screens, people 'vaporized' gone bye-bye, Room 101 tortures chambers, one sole ideology to believe/love/worship. All of which is relatable today. Best as: it's a masterpiece classics. literature class 101 pre-reading book. bookclub post-read brainstorm worthy Best to: damn George Orwell! - how did you compose this twisted well-narrated triumphant of a legendary book?! Best for: all of

BATB score: 10/10 🕊 emotionally moving masterpiece 🤍 Khaled Hosseini writes novels so painful that your heart bleeds 💔 Best for: everyone to give Khaled Hosseini a chance; his characters build up, his story twisted journey, and his closure that gives you a chance to breathe again but a part of you will never be the same Best to: know that all these fictional twists and turns is probably someone’s ‘based on a true story’ #TalibanTodayStill #KabulAfghanistan Best as: a remin

BATB score: 4.5/10 💔 Disclaimer: fiction is never my cup of tea especially romantic classic fiction like #NicholasSparks definitely makes me cringe a lot Best to: fake an appreciation to those who experienced their first love from "The Notebook" Best as: it's like classic chic flick in 90s book form; now with Tinder and Covid19, I don't think love works that way anymore. Best for: so far the book with the most 'I love you' sss Spoiler Alert: two exes meet, dumped current fia

BATB score: 8/10 👑 Back in 1532, Machiavelli wrote a 'How to be a Powerful Prince for Dummy Princes 101'. Best for: a very delicate playbook on how to manage/lobby your power game for existing and newly conquered colonies, loyal servants, and abolished toxic minds; topics are extremely relevant to today's office politics (except the 'killing those who hate you' part) Best as: a how-to political manual; from corrupting with soldiers, keeping noblemen in line, soliciting an ad

BATB score: 9.5/10 🌑 *Disclaimer* this book is not for everyone. this book reads you and of what your mind is capable of - unlike other books that you read. #excruciating Best to: this book is dark and sick yet a well-narrated novel; eloquent and efficient in moving feelings - trauma sincerely heartfelt; covering incidents that are vividly scary and painful #agonizing Not an easy book to read. 700+ pages of an incredibly detailed life journey with underlying mental issues. Y

BATB score: 6.6/10 🇰🇷🇯🇵 Best to: know that it's a journey through five generations of a Korean family seeking refuge and making a life in Japan (that was never truly home). A novel of a wife's role for her husband, dignity in the eyes of thy neighbours, poverty, suicide, yakuza and pachiko parlors. Best for: novel loyalist - it's a really long book that doesn't end; five generations, i tell you. The book gives you random shocking one-sentence plot twist - oddball surprise

BATB score: 10/10 🐭🤍👨‍🍳 Daniel Keyes' masterpiece written in 1959, read in 2021 by BATB (+62 years later). Lovable character, engaging journey for self-enlightenment and concluding that IQ quotient is a mere measurement of unnecessary things. Best to: a true timeless classic from a pure talented author - how could you compose something that is still 100% relatable to the general public +62 years later? #dayum Best for: you better read this if you haven't #FOMO ; for anyon

BATB score: 3/10 💔 Written in 1984 and made into a movie in 1988 (7.3/10 IMDb) - probably hyped up as early times erotic novel/films Best as: other than the polygamous coitus chapters, the rest of the book may put you to sleep 💤 Best for: literature enthusiasts on classic writing styles and novelist's reflection of life then and there; Milan Kundera's freshness includes love affairs, the Soviet, oppression to conformity, living in exile, and (modern days relatable) so what'

BATB score: 9/10 🫠 written in 1951, J. D. Salinger's book "the catcher in the rye" has been banned 9 times for being a 'bad influence' to young adult readers - excessive vulgar language (meh), sexual scenes (meh), and debatable moral issues on addictions (meh) likeas our world isn't full of these examples on a day to day the book has been linked to many real life high-profile murder cases - John Lennon's murder and President Ronald Reagan's attempted assassination - the murd