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Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn

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mads_jpg's review

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4.5

I can tell this is one of those books I'll return to throughout my life. But not for the reasons I expected. I thought it would be the book's perspectives on romantic relationships that I'd need the most, and while they were definitely powerful, it was actually the book's focus on grief, the cost of love, that impacted me the most. I know I'll need this when a loved one passes, or a friendship ends, or even when my life is ending. 

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athenlyrain's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

This is a really interesting, informative book about different perspectives on love. Lots of different types of love are explored: platonic friendship, romance, parental, and even love after death.

This book is a combination of the author's self-reflection and interviews with other people. I found it interesting to read about other people's perspectives on love through the interviews. I wish there was less self-reflection from the author, but that's just me being picky. Overall it's a great book and an important addition to literature about love!

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issyd23's review against another edition

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4.0

This melted my cynical cold unromantic heart 4❤️‍🩹

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lenkusia's review against another edition

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5.0

this felt like a very long and very good therapy session. the one that i leave with eyes red and puffy from tears but also with genuine happiness and hope.
natasha lunn talks to experts, authors, journalists and just loved and loving people about different aspects of love and lost. the form of the book, a collection of interviews is fun to read and i really loved how in between the conversations there were these “memoir-ish” bits in which we could get to know the author and her experiences with love and lost more. about that, please check the trigger warnings before reading! it was much heavier than i expected and explored some topics that can easily be triggering for some people.

the topic of has always been very interesting to me - i really love love and all that’s connected to it. but as i’m just a teenager, right now it’s probably a lot about the idea of love, not the love itself. conversations on love taught me a lot. i tend to find myself reading books that are too mature for my inexperienced in life self, but this one felt good and appropriate - even though i’m probably not the main target. i already recommended it to my mom and i recommend it to you!!! and your mom probably too.

ps. in the first chapter every other sentence had me shocked because, even though i’m sixteen, me and natasha lunn are the same person. she is me and i am her.

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manuelac's review against another edition

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4.0

Acabar este libro me hizo pensar en esa escena del cura de Fleabag, "love isn't something that weak people do". Habla de las capas que tiene el amor y como se encuentra en lugares donde no creemos que está pero, al final, está. Incluso en la perdida y en el duelo.

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samanthajore's review

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4.0

a lot of this book was overshadowed by the authors grief over not having a child which is something that i couldn’t relate to but i still think this book is something that everyone should read in their 20’s or 30’s or even older. Understanding love is an important part of having it. 

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itsredandread's review

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3.25


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taytertoteroo's review against another edition

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4.5


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madelinedalton's review against another edition

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suji88_'s review against another edition

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challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

2.75


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