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readabilitea's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Death
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Suicide
cerilouisereads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Medical content
cupofbooksreviews's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin General UK, Fig Tree for the opportunity to read Conversations On Love by Natasha Lunn. I have given this book four out of five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Raw, emotional conversations that reflect upon love, grief, family, friends and much more. I thought it was really interesting to read all about the different types of love there is in the world from the conversations Natasha Lunn had with featured guests throughout this book. It definitely made me think more about what love is and the different ways love can be/is shown from being a young child all the way through to your adulthood.
It was fascinating to read people’s interpretations of what experiences and beliefs on love they have and I thought it would be a good book for anyone who is intrigued by interview styled non-fiction books based on love to pick up and read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Death, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Toxic relationship
kayliecelery's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I received an e-book copy for free from the publishers and NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Wow, what can I say about this. It covers so many areas of love; Romantic, Sibling, Friends, Children, Parental & Self. Whilst also covering areas of grief and loss.
There were so many areas of this book that just resonated with me and I cannot wait to recommend this to friends, family and strangers.
Throughout this book Natasha reflects on her own experiences whilst also conducting interviews with various other people; authors, doctors, psychoanalysts. Which really helps with the diversity of the subject matter.
I will pre-warn you there is discussion about death, miscarriage and slight discussions of relationship abuse.
Some of my standout moments of this book are:
'If I don't message for a few days, in's not because I don't care, it's because I'm a bit overwhelmed. Or sometimes because depression makes me feel I don't have anything interesting to say.'
'We achieve love by overcoming our narcissism.'
'Acknowledging your brokenness, pain and insufficiency is a rather romantic thing to do'
Wow, what can I say about this. It covers so many areas of love; Romantic, Sibling, Friends, Children, Parental & Self. Whilst also covering areas of grief and loss.
There were so many areas of this book that just resonated with me and I cannot wait to recommend this to friends, family and strangers.
Throughout this book Natasha reflects on her own experiences whilst also conducting interviews with various other people; authors, doctors, psychoanalysts. Which really helps with the diversity of the subject matter.
I will pre-warn you there is discussion about death, miscarriage and slight discussions of relationship abuse.
Some of my standout moments of this book are:
'If I don't message for a few days, in's not because I don't care, it's because I'm a bit overwhelmed. Or sometimes because depression makes me feel I don't have anything interesting to say.'
'We achieve love by overcoming our narcissism.'
'Acknowledging your brokenness, pain and insufficiency is a rather romantic thing to do'
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Death, Death of parent, and Child death
Minor: Toxic relationship
writtenontheflyleaves's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
ad | Conversations on Love by @natashachloelunn, proof #gifted by @penguinukbooks ❤️
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💘 The concept: For her popular newsletter Conversations on Love, Natasha Lunn has interviewed many people about love and what it means to them. Collected here with her own reflections to guide and bridge them, these interviews explore love in many forms: love for a friend or for a partner, for a sibling or a parent, love through illness and grief and death, love across time. She speaks to writers and therapists and actors, and challenges her readers to expand the way they think about love and its place in our lives.
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I took my time reading this because I really wanted to savour this book. I already have a mental list of friends I want to lend it to and times when I will return to it throughout my life, and there were moments in here that resonated with me deeply. It was also a perfect case of the right book at the right time - at the weekend Charlie and I reunited for the first time in person with friends I haven’t seen since last summer, and Lunn’s constant directive to pay attention to the moments we have with people we love was in my mind the whole time.
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Honestly this book just felt like a warm hug. Or maybe the impulse to hug someone - when they’re saying something or smiling a certain way and you just think, ugh, I love you so much. If you’re anything like me it’ll prompt you to think in new ways about your relationships and what you want from your life - mid 20s gang I feel like there’s a lot for us to think about here!!!
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💞 Read it when it’s out on 15th July if you loved Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton, and if you want an easy but impactful read.
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🚫 Avoid it if you’re avoiding discussions of miscarriage/ trying to conceive, as that is quite a central thread. Also if you find Q&A formats difficult to read a lot of.
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Swipe for outtakes feat. a very needy dog 🦮
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💘 The concept: For her popular newsletter Conversations on Love, Natasha Lunn has interviewed many people about love and what it means to them. Collected here with her own reflections to guide and bridge them, these interviews explore love in many forms: love for a friend or for a partner, for a sibling or a parent, love through illness and grief and death, love across time. She speaks to writers and therapists and actors, and challenges her readers to expand the way they think about love and its place in our lives.
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I took my time reading this because I really wanted to savour this book. I already have a mental list of friends I want to lend it to and times when I will return to it throughout my life, and there were moments in here that resonated with me deeply. It was also a perfect case of the right book at the right time - at the weekend Charlie and I reunited for the first time in person with friends I haven’t seen since last summer, and Lunn’s constant directive to pay attention to the moments we have with people we love was in my mind the whole time.
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Honestly this book just felt like a warm hug. Or maybe the impulse to hug someone - when they’re saying something or smiling a certain way and you just think, ugh, I love you so much. If you’re anything like me it’ll prompt you to think in new ways about your relationships and what you want from your life - mid 20s gang I feel like there’s a lot for us to think about here!!!
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💞 Read it when it’s out on 15th July if you loved Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton, and if you want an easy but impactful read.
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🚫 Avoid it if you’re avoiding discussions of miscarriage/ trying to conceive, as that is quite a central thread. Also if you find Q&A formats difficult to read a lot of.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Death
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