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Essays in Love (Paperback)

by Alain de Botton (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Picador; New edition edition (26 Aug 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330334360
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330334365
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13.2 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 233,337 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Charting the progress of an affair, from first kiss to argument and reconciliation, from intimacy and tenderness to anxiety, this is a wholly modern attempt to define the age-old dilemmas of the heart by detailing the highs and lows of contemporary romance.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is nearing perfection, 27 Jun 2005
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Alain de Botton's 'Essays in Love' is a thought-provoking masterpiece in the description of western society's most powerful emotion. The analysis of the stages of his love affair with Chloe are fresh in viewpoint and full of the dissection needed to conquer such an emotive topic without ever becoming suffocatingly sickly. If you've ever fallen in love and have wondered whether feelings of inadequacy are unique then you should read this. It combines a beautifully penned introduction to European philosophy with a thorough scrutiny of love that will provide a real truth to an experience often impossible to analyse on a personal basis. I loved this book almost as much as the woman who recommended it.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My breaking up bible, 26 Nov 2001
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This is one of the most wonderful books I have ever read. It will no doubt remain my breaking up bible. Alain de Botton captures the thoughts that each and every one of us have when we find someone, fall in love and lose them. It reminds us there is hope and that we are not alone. More than this though it is honestly a fantastic book, just to read, and to enjoy
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars How de Botton can Change Your Life, 6 May 1999
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The title doesn't exactly give it away, but de Botton's novel owes much to Stendhal's "Love". A charmingly told tale of falling in and out of love, it combines the erudition that de Botton has made part of his style (especially in "How Proust Can Change Your Life") with a modern romance told with humour and grace. Reviewed like this, it doesn't sound that impressive - but read "Essays in Love" and you'll soon be grabbing at everything else this brilliant young author has written - I did, and I've yet to be disappointed by him.
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5.0 out of 5 stars lurverly!!!!
i first read this book by accident 3 years ago when it picked me in the library!!! A philosohical journey through the peaks and troughs of love and all that it brings. Read more
Published on 1 Jul 2005 by celticdreamer

3.0 out of 5 stars Too scientific for love
Alain de Botton merges contemporary cultural theory and philosophy with the age-old tale of love. This unique way of analysing the process of falling in love through to the... Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2004 by A. G. Gibbons

5.0 out of 5 stars Witty, Fun, Poignant and Lovely
This really is the most increible book. Charting a relationship from start to finish, the author manages to capture the heart of human relationships with amazing insight. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars truthful
i ordered this book thru amazon, as the title intrigued me. At first, i was irritated by his style, but soon got quite immersed in the 'diary' and finished it in a day. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2002 by ex-patriategirl

4.0 out of 5 stars Look at the You in the Couple
Tying past philosphies and the everyday agony of love, de Bottan explores the story of an everyday relationship through great philoshophies. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2001 by babylovenow

5.0 out of 5 stars I fell in love with Alain de Botton, or am I just a narcist?
I must be a narcist because I love the book and the book tells my story(but probably also the story of a million of others out there). Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't sound like everyones cup of tea
This is a great book for those that think a little too much about what is really going on when what should be happening is spontaneous and unplanned. Read more
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