BATB score: 9/10 Best as: a diary of a doctor in palliative care guiding the dying through their last moments Best to: you know how we can only die once, and so we really can’t predict nor prepare how it would be (even those peaceful deaths), worst yet, those who have experienced full death can not come back #resurrection and share their learnings; and so there’s lot of anxiety on the leading days to death as a dying novice BATB linger thought: most common question is will it

BATB score: 6/10 🙃 Best to: a pastime read to accompany your slow life upon retirement BATB lingering thought: maybe we leave the long novels for later Best as: oldest / original daughter dilemma, mother’s disappointment in daughter, sisters passive aggressive rivalry, so who takes care of mother when she’s on her deathbed? Best for: only if you are an oldest daughter in an asian family Best quotes: “There was considerable freedom to be had in knowing and accepting that I wa

BATB score: 8/10 Best as: a short bedtime story but thriller Freida McFadden signature epilogue twist Best to: 60-minutes quick casual fun read to give you a small sense of accomplishment - yay, I finished a book today Best for: Frieda McFadden’s loyal fanclub Best quotes: “And I feel lighter - happier - all of a sudden.” “Sometimes it’s better to let go than to drag it out.”

BATB score: 3/10 😪 Best as: a DIY manual on how to navigate oneself through life’s challenging moments ie. when feeling left out, when feeling like an imposter, with grieve, with negative self-criticism, friendships, regrets, etc Best for: aliens 👽 trying to impersonate humans 🧍🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️ Best to: like a supportive mentor giving you unsubstantiated advice through life BATB lingering thought: Dr. Julie Smith, were you in a rush to publish a second book to leverage the good

BATB score: 7/10 🐴 Best as: a series of random short stories about everything and anything Best for: written with the same satire as BoJack Horseman blunt witty humor Best to: a good story / bad story roulette; hit-or-miss rate 7:3 Best quotes: “There are two kinds of people, he thought: the people you don’t want to touch because you’re afraid you’re going to break them and the people you don’t want to touch because you’re afraid they’ll break you.” “What happened to our soc