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Fantastic! In case you can't tell, I love all of this guy's stuff. Fascinating, insightful, deliciously well-written. This guy GETS relationships. Their complexity, their imbalance, their transient natures. And this particular book, more than any of his others thus far, captures certain concepts tha Leggi tutto

Alain de Botton'un Aşk Dersleri'ni çok, Aşk Üzerine'sini daha az sevmiştim, Romantik Hareket'ini daha da az sevdim. Diğer iki kitabı da anıyorum burada çünkü benzer sularda yüzüyor yazar yine. 24 yaşındaki Alice ve 31 yaşındaki Eric'in ilişkisinin başlamasını ve bitmesini okuyoruz bu romanda. Roman Leggi tutto

I read this book in one sitting, and it reminds me of spending a day with a particularly insightful friend, who casually sizes up the motives at play between people of a particular character, throwing light on common experiences in the process. Similar to Milan Kundera, Alain de Botton uses fiction

Pentru ca am tot citit carti mai profunde zilele astea, seara trecută am vrut sa-mi aleg o carte relaxanta si amuzanta. Am vrut! N-am nimerit! Povestea de fata este oricum, dar nu amuzanta. Si nici relaxanta. Este o radiografie a relatiilor din ziua de astazi, dar scrisa intr-un mod atat de greoi inc Leggi tutto

After reading a few of De Botton's other books geared toward history and philosophy, I have to believe that this book was written on a dare or was a personal challenge to himself. Then again, De Botton specializes in exploring the mundane facets of life and rediscovering them for his reader's benefi Leggi tutto

Alice had ook Lies kunnen heten en het boek had evenzeer, zo niet nog meer, steek gehouden

Well, the only reason I bestow somewhat poor rating for The Romantic Movement is that it was not fitting for my personal taste. It is a fine book. It is an amazing demonstration of how inner spectrum of love from two opposite sides work. It's vast- how much the book offers. I see why Alain de Botton Leggi tutto

This writer is BRILLIANT!! So insightful, funny, erudite. He analyzes the complete cycle of a relationship from lust to bitter breakup. He is SO emphatically on the woman's side, which I liked ;) Oh, and he also uses diagrams and drawings to make his points - very original.