Review of Honesty is Key
Posted: 12 Sep 2021, 16:09
[Following is a volunteer review of "Honesty is Key" by Tayma Tameem.]
The imaginatively arousing and relatable book titled Honesty is Key: The Magic ingredient authored by Tayma Tameem is a combination of life skills and lessons in areas such as cooking, love life, professional career, and communal environment (the social space we all share). But, this combination is humorously crafted and the title makes one conflicted about his/her views after reading the book. The author imparts these skills and lessons to readers through dialogues that the main character, Atlas Franklin, have with different individuals in the said areas respectively. In addition, the author writes eloquently how one starts as a rookie in these skills, then goes to deliberately master these skills, and how important it is to just hear the views of other people.
This book provides a relatable picture of a need to brave ourselves for the unknown, I mean Atlas was no cooking expert nor even able to cook a meal, but surprisingly he was the host/chef of a cooking show and he was better as time went on. Secondly, it humorously says to the reader, it is okay to be a rookie, to get into an uncharted territory by yourself. At times, I humbly think as people we are terrified at the thought of exploring new avenues, and this book gets into that thought, and says, it is okay to be a newbie, as long as you learn from the inevitable mistakes you will make. Speaking of mistakes as opportunities of learning, the author, through the dialogues Atlas continues to have with respective people, shows how one should view those mistakes as learning curves. This is where some of us get it wrong over and over again, but the author is eloquently cognizant of this, as the author then uses the people Atlas meets up to remind him to be grateful. At times, humbly thinking once more, as people we take for granted what we have and whine about that which we do not. To that effect, the author brings into the dialogue characters like Clark and Mighty(both veterans in their careers), as celebrity guests to Atlas's cooking show, to remind him to be grateful of what he has, to count his blessings. Though, their invite into his show was more of tasting what had been cooked for them, than to offer words of wisdom to Atlas. The book also tells readers to appreciate the unique ways of support by the people closest to us, I mean Atlas's mother (Brenda) really loved her son in a way that Atlas himself seemed not to understand. Lastly, I appreciate how the author keeps the reader interested into knowing what will happen next, for instance, if Salina and Atlas eventually declared their undying love of each other. love which was a byproduct of their encounter or dialogue.
There is honestly nothing negative about this book, this goes from how it is written, which is descriptive and imaginative. I mean, the author on chapter 25, details how Salina (Atlas's boss/producer, for whom he has undeclared undying love and which is how she feels too, but undeclared as well), looked on that day as they met up for coffee. The reader could from the choice of words used form a picture of how Salina had dressed and looked like on that particular occasion, and this is not the only instance where a reader feels like part of the story.
In light of what I have articulated above, which I really struggled with as there was so much good to summarize from, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars .
I recommend this book to people who appreciate the imaginativeness and descriptiveness of written content where there is minimal to nothing that is graphic.
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Honesty is Key
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The imaginatively arousing and relatable book titled Honesty is Key: The Magic ingredient authored by Tayma Tameem is a combination of life skills and lessons in areas such as cooking, love life, professional career, and communal environment (the social space we all share). But, this combination is humorously crafted and the title makes one conflicted about his/her views after reading the book. The author imparts these skills and lessons to readers through dialogues that the main character, Atlas Franklin, have with different individuals in the said areas respectively. In addition, the author writes eloquently how one starts as a rookie in these skills, then goes to deliberately master these skills, and how important it is to just hear the views of other people.
This book provides a relatable picture of a need to brave ourselves for the unknown, I mean Atlas was no cooking expert nor even able to cook a meal, but surprisingly he was the host/chef of a cooking show and he was better as time went on. Secondly, it humorously says to the reader, it is okay to be a rookie, to get into an uncharted territory by yourself. At times, I humbly think as people we are terrified at the thought of exploring new avenues, and this book gets into that thought, and says, it is okay to be a newbie, as long as you learn from the inevitable mistakes you will make. Speaking of mistakes as opportunities of learning, the author, through the dialogues Atlas continues to have with respective people, shows how one should view those mistakes as learning curves. This is where some of us get it wrong over and over again, but the author is eloquently cognizant of this, as the author then uses the people Atlas meets up to remind him to be grateful. At times, humbly thinking once more, as people we take for granted what we have and whine about that which we do not. To that effect, the author brings into the dialogue characters like Clark and Mighty(both veterans in their careers), as celebrity guests to Atlas's cooking show, to remind him to be grateful of what he has, to count his blessings. Though, their invite into his show was more of tasting what had been cooked for them, than to offer words of wisdom to Atlas. The book also tells readers to appreciate the unique ways of support by the people closest to us, I mean Atlas's mother (Brenda) really loved her son in a way that Atlas himself seemed not to understand. Lastly, I appreciate how the author keeps the reader interested into knowing what will happen next, for instance, if Salina and Atlas eventually declared their undying love of each other. love which was a byproduct of their encounter or dialogue.
There is honestly nothing negative about this book, this goes from how it is written, which is descriptive and imaginative. I mean, the author on chapter 25, details how Salina (Atlas's boss/producer, for whom he has undeclared undying love and which is how she feels too, but undeclared as well), looked on that day as they met up for coffee. The reader could from the choice of words used form a picture of how Salina had dressed and looked like on that particular occasion, and this is not the only instance where a reader feels like part of the story.
In light of what I have articulated above, which I really struggled with as there was so much good to summarize from, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars .
I recommend this book to people who appreciate the imaginativeness and descriptiveness of written content where there is minimal to nothing that is graphic.
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Honesty is Key
View: on Bookshelves