Reviews - The Red String (Page 2)

Reviews

My reviews of various things I've tried

Black Clover

My Anime recommendation for this month is a series called Black Clover. This series follows the journey of 2 orphaned peasant children - Asta & Yuno (more so Asta) - who live in a world of magic...

Jujutsu Kaisen

In a world where curses, cursed objects, and cursed spirits exist, Jujutsu Sorcerers work behind the scenes to keep these items and their malicious effects in check.

The Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker

The Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker

The Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker is a book about making the most of your abilities as a knowledge worker cum executive in a modern organization.

Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha

Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha

In 13 episodes, Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha or The Misfit of Demon King Academy delivers some good light entertainment, of mostly family-friendly ass-kicking

One-Punch Man

For Month One of 2021, I give you, the exceptional One Punch Man. Packed with action, and a whole bunch of laughs.

The Effective Engineer by Edmond Lau

The Effective Engineer by Edmond Lau

How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate Impact

The History of the Yorubas: The People, Country, and Language

The History of the Yorubas: The People, Country, and Language

Before you ever set foot onto the first chapter of the book The History of the Yorubas, you are met with a lengthy introduction which gives a summary of...

Ahiru no Sora

Hello everybody! This month's anime recommendation comes from the genre of sports anime. Ahiru no Sora or Sora the Duck or Sky of the Duck or whichever of its 3 names you prefer, is an anime about the journey of one young man, Sora Kurumatani, to play basketball at the

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Like No One is Too Small to Make A Difference, the book I read this month was equally short and sweet. We Should All Be Feminists is the book version of a TED talk Ms. Adichie gave back in December 2012 at TedXEuston. The book simply argues that we should

No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg

No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg

The book No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg is actually just a collection of Ms. Thunberg's speeches since 2018 about Climate Change. If you don't know who Greta is, or what she did, then this book may have less significance in your eyes because

Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown

Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown

This month's anime recommendation is actually an anime movie which I think you will enjoy more if you watch it after you watch the anime series first. Goblin Slayer (the series) follows the adventures of a literal Goblin Slayer (an adventurer who specializes in killing goblins) as he makes friends

A Measure of Grace by Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje (Part 2)

A Measure of Grace by Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje (Part 2)

This month, I've finally finished reading the 2nd and last part of my Grandfather's autobiography A Measure of Grace. This second part, titled "Towards the Emerging Vision" is truly a deep-dive into my Grandfather's life's work as concerns the Nigerian nation. Chapter-by-chapter, Grandpa walks us through each of the projects

Baki

Hello folks. This month's anime recommendation is called Baki. Based on the original manga/anime called Baki the Grappler or Grappler Baki, this series provides a wealth of martial arts action. The original anime adaptation released back in 2001, was 24 episodes and spent some time building up the story

A Measure of Grace by Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje (Part 1)

A Measure of Grace by Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje (Part 1)

So I've just finished reading the first part of my grandfather's 2-part autobiography A Measure of Grace, and I'm kicking myself for not having read it sooner. When such an illustrious man as he, decides to document all of his life's work and life lessons, you can be sure that

Violet Evergarden

Violet Evergarden

Hey folks, so I spent a long time this month contemplating which anime I should recommend to you. Although I'm watching quite a few titles right now, none of them in my eyes was worth recommending to you just yet. But then I remembered Violet Evergarden, a title I had

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. is a hilarious gag-anime that I've been rewatching over the last few weeks as I gear up to watch its final season The Disastrous Life of Saiki K Reawakened. The anime follows the life of a superpowered teenage Esper called Saiki Kusou. An Esper

The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch

The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch

The book The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Success by Achieving More with Less, has a title that is quite apt - because from beginning to end, it is about just that: The 80/20 Principle. So what is "The 80/20 Principle?" The 80/20 Principle, AKA The

Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman: A Review

Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman: A Review

As we come to the end of March 2020, I also, have come to the end of my book for the month:- Emotional Intelligence: Why it matters more than IQ, by Daniel Goleman. As such, I would like to give you all a brief review of this title. First

I Hate Getting Hurt, So I Put All My Skill Points Into Defense

I Hate Getting Hurt, So I Put All My Skill Points Into Defense

Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu AKA I Hate Getting Hurt, So I Put All My Skill Points Into Defense, is my Anime Recommendation of the month. I decided to recommend this anime, this month, because it is a nice, short, light, and fun

4 Anime Recommendations for Philosophers

4 Anime Recommendations for Philosophers

Recently, I have found myself fascinated by the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). I have been reading up on the different types a little at a time. Nothing heavy, or necessarily scholarly (I discover most of my reading through Pinterest), but a lot of varied, interesting, and sometimes first-person accounts

Quiet, My Favourite Book of 2016

Quiet, My Favourite Book of 2016

On April 3rd 2016, I finished reading a book called Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain. I am able to recall this date exactly, not because I have great memory, but because moments after finishing the book, I wrote a grateful

I Saw Ramallah

Poet Mourid Barghouti's prize-winning novel, I Saw Ramallah is a thought-provoking chronicle of displacement. In it, the author tells the story of his return to his birthplace of Dier Ghassanah, in Ramallah, Palestine, after a protracted exile of over thirty years. His experience on this journey: of encounters, thoughts, emotions,

Type Talk

Of all the self-help books I read, Type Talk by Otto Kroeger and Janet Thuesen was by far the most confusing; not because it was hard to understand, but because it is hard to apply. You see "Type Talk" takes an in-depth look at the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: a personality

Eats, Shoots and Leaves

Eats, Shoots and Leaves

Those of you who pay attention not just to what I say in my writing, but also to how I write, may have noticed an increase in my use of certain punctuation marks: like the colon, and semi-colon. This is mainly a side-effect of my having read this book Eats,

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

Many people seem to take issue with self-help books. It's like there's just something about getting advice from a book, that hurts our pride. Which is why I suppose, my father made us promise to read the relationship books he bought for us back in March. But I personally don't