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Essays In Love

Essays In Love

by Alain de Botton

4.00 out of 5 (6 ratings)

Format:
Paperback 
Pages:
224 
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan 
Publication Date:
20 January 2006 
Category:
Modern & Contemporary 
ISBN:
9780330440783 

Description

Essays in Love will appeal to anyone who has ever been in a relationship or confused about love. The book charts the progress of a love affair from the first kiss to argument and reconciliation, from intimacy and tenderness to the onset of anxiety and heartbreak. The work's genius lies in the way it minutely analyses emotions we've all felt before but have perhaps never understood so well: it includes a chapter on the anxieties of when and how to say 'I love you' and another on the challenges of disagreeing with someone else's taste in shoes. While gripping the reader with the talent of a great novelist, de Botton brings a philosopher's sensibility to his analyses of the emotions of love, resulting in a genre-breaking book that is at once touching and thought-provoking. 'The book's success has much to do with its beautifully modelled sentences, its wry humour and its unwavering deadpan respect for its reader's intelligence ...full of keen observation and flashes of genuine lyricism, acuity and depth.' Francine Prose, New Republic 'Witty, funny, sophisticated, neatly tied up, and full of wise and illuminating insights.' P. J. Kavanagh, Spectator 'De Botton is a national treasure.'Susan Hill 'I doubt if de Botton has written a dull sentence in his life.' Jan Morris, New Statesman 'Single-handedly, de Botton has taken philosophy back to its simplest and most important purpose: helping us to live our lives.' Independent

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  • On Love is a hilarious anecdote about the trials and tribulations we face when one begins the process of falling in love. de Botton takes us through his feelings of masculinity, insecurity and the absolutes of a relationship. He describes the object of his desire, Chloe, with detailed precision and reminds us that we are all capable of making mistakes in the art of love. I completely recommend this book for anyone, no matter where they are in finding love.

    5.00 out of 5

    globalnole

  • A great personal story about falling in love and relationships - written in a tone that is similar to the way we would write emails or have late night conversations: authentic and human. The character (the author) meets someone on a plane, and then goes through all the ups and downs of falling in love and the complications with it - really rings true with real life.

    5.00 out of 5

    kidrah

  • Every reader simply must identify with the narrator in some capacity. Each time I read it, I see myself in new passages. This is a book that I will only recommend or give to people who I believe can appreciate it.

    5.00 out of 5

    alana_leigh

  • On Superficial love, not endearing, but when is it ever? Good book.

    3.50 out of 5

    GISbooks

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