When Breath Becomes Air

By Paul Kalanithi



This book is honestly super depressing, even Bela says so. It’s an autobiography of Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon with lung cancer. It talks about the darkest time in Paul’s life and how he learned to accept his condition through the love of his wife and the hope he found in his family. “It’s so depressing. Hindi niya natapos yung book kasi namatay na siya kaya yung wife na niya yung nagtuloy,” Bela says.



Circe

By Madeline Miller



Circe is the daughter of the sun god Helios and a sea nymph, but she’s neither a god nor a nymph. She goes through a lot in her life like learning how to use sorcery and becoming rivals with nymphs. “It’s a fun read that I feel a lot of young adults would enjoy, especially if they like Greek Mythology,” Bela says.



The Power of the Actor

By Ivana Chubbuck



Written by one of the leading instructors to stars, this book describes Ivana Chubbuck’s acting techniques, which she used in developing the likes of Brad Pitt, Jim Carrey, and Halle Berry. The book does not only revolve on how to portray a character, Chubbuck incorporated psychology and behavioral science to her techniques as well.



The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

By Mark Mason



You’ve probably seen this one on the bestseller’s list since it’s a pretty popular book that’s difficult to forget. It's about how blogger, Mark Mason, goes against having an optimistic view about life’s struggles being more meaningful than they really are. It’s a pretty funny yet insightful book that’ll probably even scare a few guys from messing with you if they see you reading it.



The Mischling

By Affinity Konar



This one is pretty heavy yet extremely interesting since it deals with the story of two pairs of twins who were victims of Adolf Hitler’s human experiments during WWII. The story revolves around two people, Stasha and Feliks, who both lost their twins. Both of them travel all over Poland to search for their siblings and enact vengeance against the Nazi regime.