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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
A Goodreads giveaway.
Just in time for VD, this is the perfect present for the newly engaged, recently married, currently separated, happily divorced, or eternally single. Imagine your Philosophy 101 CliffNotes, only instead of philosophy synopses, you get lessons in "what not to do" from experience rather than theories. Each piece includes a portrait of the philosopher, a quote, biographical information, sexual/relationship failures, and a longer segment from their writings on relationships/love/sex/gender.
Just in time for VD, this is the perfect present for the newly engaged, recently married, currently separated, happily divorced, or eternally single. Imagine your Philosophy 101 CliffNotes, only instead of philosophy synopses, you get lessons in "what not to do" from experience rather than theories. Each piece includes a portrait of the philosopher, a quote, biographical information, sexual/relationship failures, and a longer segment from their writings on relationships/love/sex/gender.
Andrew Shaffer is one of those authors who manages to convey intelligence and humor in equal measure and make it work.
I enjoy his style, his humor, and his writing. This is a great book to take along and read this summer. In fact, I think I'll read it again on my upcoming vacation....
I enjoy his style, his humor, and his writing. This is a great book to take along and read this summer. In fact, I think I'll read it again on my upcoming vacation....
A charming and quirky little book. Easy to read and worth it—learned a lot of information in a short amount of time. May have a few fun facts to pull out of thin air when I hear one of these names mentioned now.
Fun book--made me feel so much better about my relationship history.
I've known Andrew for years and was excited to hear that he was publishing a book. Naturally, I had to read this. It's an excellent read, a little bit of the entertaining history and a little bit of humor.
This book. So great. And oddly uplifting. And only a little mean.
Albert Camus: "To love someone means to be willing to age with that person. I am not capable of such love." Mean, but true. Seneca the Younger: "Chastity merely implies ugliness." Just mean.
Albert Camus: "To love someone means to be willing to age with that person. I am not capable of such love." Mean, but true. Seneca the Younger: "Chastity merely implies ugliness." Just mean.
the translation, at times, was a little bit clunky and too literal. had to skip the translated section of the extensive quotes bc i'm too stupid to connect concepts to the "current" philosopher being discussed
Auirky, snarky, silly, and not too leering a look at philosophers who could have had it better in the long term relationship department.