BATB score: 7/10 RIP Virginia Giuffre; thank you for this memoir, thank you for fighting the #metoo #Epsteinfiles movement, thank you for shedding light on the corrupted powerfuls Best to: know that Jeffrey Epstein is not an anomaly but the norm Best as: case of the decade Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell vs. 500+ underage trafficked girls BATB lingering thought: I don’t know how you wrap your brain to wanting to have children knowing how messed up this world is; white p

BATB score: 9/10 A slap-in-the-face reality self-check book of how to live as is but happier. #AndThenYouDie “We are so materially well off, yet so psychologically tormented in so many low-level and shallow ways.” - common sense made common A book with the most f-words in its sarcastic self-help literature. Best for: people who are finding the meaning of everyday / depressed sad souls, which is truly all of us. Read It!

BATB score: 8/10 Best as: A book on how to work smarter through solving big problems via thinking small Best to: know how to win in a hot dog eating competition. Hysterical. Love the stories. Love the experiments. Best for: seekers of data-driven analysis of random life situations

BATB score: 0.2/10 Proof that books can be outdated. What Tina wish she knew when she was 20 is if she can turn back time to 1978 (when she was literally 20). Best to: A lot has changed, Miss Tina. Best for: skip it.

BATB score: 5.55/10 Best to: “Vagina” once the taboo was breached, it released a torrent of memories, anger, and sorrow Best as: Happy to have sponsored you. Quirky vagina monologues. Eve Ensler’s presenter notes compiled in a book. Watch her speech on YouTube also can. Best for: feminists.