Read by (Sin)dhuja

If reading is your sin, dive in!

Welcome to my site!

Here, you will find reviews of the books I read, along with my insights and afterthoughts — which I like to call Beyond the Pages.

I’ve always been an avid reader, but I’ve realized that only a few books stay with me in detail — where I can recall their stories, and describe how they impacted me. Many of these, were books we read in school and wrote summaries for.

So, in 2019, I decided to start writing reviews as a way to remember what I read and why I liked them. Over time, I began adding my personal insights and reflections to each review. Also writing these reviews has also helped me see how my ideas evolve and change, with each new book and new thing I learn. The more I read, the more I realize how much there still is to know. The books I have reviewed on this page are non-fictional. I don’t consider myself much of a writer, but I believe I can learn to be one, so here I begin. Through my reviews, insights, and personal stories, I hope to offer you a glimpse into how I see the world. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them.

Happy Reading!

If you have any comments, suggestions, or book recommendations, feel free to email me at sindhuja@readbysin.com.

Behave by Robert M. Sapolsky

2024-09-24 3 min read Sincheenz
This is not a book you can casually read before bed—at least not for me. It’s filled with a wealth of information on neuroscience, psychology, studies conducted, papers published, and more. It was very interesting, and I learned so much from it. It took me a while to read, as I had many interruptions, which meant I had to go back and reread several chapters. The book is about why we behave the way we do—what makes us congenial, aggressive, possessive, or averse. Continue reading

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Homo Deus by Yuval Harari

2024-07-20 3 min read Sincheenz
Homo Deus or Human Gods is a book that discusses what would follow us Homo sapiens as species and the consequences we should be prepared for. It’s an interesting, thought-provoking, and at times, an absurd read. Published in 2016, before the Covid-19 crisis, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the recent intensification Israel-Palestine conflict, the book confirms the fragility and uncertainty of the world we live in. Yuval Harari claimed then less than a decade back, that the future will only focus on intellectual wars rather than armed conflicts. Continue reading

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Inglorious Empire by Shashi Tharoor

2024-06-12 1 min read Sincheenz
Reading this book has been an eye opener. There is so much information I wasnt aware of or had no idea about. The books gives you a information on deindustrialization of India, the reinforcement of caste and religious segregation, the railways and why British brought them to India, the suppression of Indian made goods, and the myth we were made to believe that all that was done was for our good. Continue reading

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The Body by Bill Bryson

2024-06-10 2 min read Sincheenz
Our body and all that goes into making us who we are—how we move around, how we interact, how we think and react, how we convert what we inhale or ingest, and how we go on to reproduce—is a marvelous piece of engineering, art, and more. It is so complex and seems to all fall into place. Have you wondered who or what created our blueprint and defined how things should work? Continue reading

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