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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

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

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

I wonder why, although written in a practically identical style, On Love really struck a chord while The Romantic Movement bordered on being hard to chew and swallow. If I were to review this book rationally, I'd say it took on an inherently interesting subject and was VERY well written: Alain's sen Leggi tutto

A simple, clearly written book. This is the kind of book that makes me complain my reading speed.. I guess the reason I am not a big fan of this kind of books any more is that there is nothing to contemplate on, I read it once and get the idea and that's it. Alain de Botton in this book tried to phi Leggi tutto