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wholewheatwhale's review against another edition
4.0
A great book. I would have liked more concentration on non English words but still a great book.
jeninthebooks08's review against another edition
4.0
"And how delightful other people's emotions were! - Much more delightful than their ideas, it seemed to him."
This book carries a lot of sentimental value for me. I bought it on a trip to South America in 2017. More precisely, a small bookstore in Ecuador.
I've always been a big thinker with a lot of questions, especially when it came to human beings in general. In this book, T. Watt Smith describes several emotions, ranging from emotions never heard of to the so-called big emotions we're mostly familiar with. It shows the complexity we carry, the range of our emotional spectrum. If anything, it proves how we're essentially all the same.
This book really makes you reflect on yourself and your inner being. I enjoyed the historical and cultural context given to a lot of the emotions, it's really quite fascinating.
We're quite complex creatures and I guess I'll continue to ask a lot of questions. We'll never know everything, even - and especially - about ourselves.
This book carries a lot of sentimental value for me. I bought it on a trip to South America in 2017. More precisely, a small bookstore in Ecuador.
I've always been a big thinker with a lot of questions, especially when it came to human beings in general. In this book, T. Watt Smith describes several emotions, ranging from emotions never heard of to the so-called big emotions we're mostly familiar with. It shows the complexity we carry, the range of our emotional spectrum. If anything, it proves how we're essentially all the same.
This book really makes you reflect on yourself and your inner being. I enjoyed the historical and cultural context given to a lot of the emotions, it's really quite fascinating.
We're quite complex creatures and I guess I'll continue to ask a lot of questions. We'll never know everything, even - and especially - about ourselves.
taylorthiel's review against another edition
5.0
The quote on the front cover says a lot about this book. It is truly a wine tasting of emotions.
What I really loved was the examination of why “positive” emotions have their downsides and why “negative” emotions serve us.
All the information was great, and has inspired many a poem in me, but I really felt like the opening and closing sentences of each emotion were strong points.
Really fun read.
What I really loved was the examination of why “positive” emotions have their downsides and why “negative” emotions serve us.
All the information was great, and has inspired many a poem in me, but I really felt like the opening and closing sentences of each emotion were strong points.
Really fun read.
dbg108's review against another edition
5.0
Fun, witty, insightful, and challenging. Check out Watt Smith's brilliant 14-minute TED talk as well.
breadandmushrooms's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
ashleykwbooks's review against another edition
4.0
This was not exactly what I was expecting when I picked up this book but man did it captivate me. For days my husband had to listen to me saying “did you know....”
I wish this book had been a reading requirement in my psychology classes in college. Would have made my papers more interesting. Just know not just the “what is this feeling” but the why and the how time has seen it change and develop and the way other cultures see emotions was fascinating.
I wish this book had been a reading requirement in my psychology classes in college. Would have made my papers more interesting. Just know not just the “what is this feeling” but the why and the how time has seen it change and develop and the way other cultures see emotions was fascinating.
sebswann's review against another edition
3.0
"All emotions include an involuntary aspect. The fact that so many of our feelings of anger, joy and disgust rise up without our permission - usually at inopportune moments - is part of what makes them both exasperating and alluring."
If you like books about emotions; Watt Smith explores emotions across history, cultures, and experiences.
If you like books about emotions; Watt Smith explores emotions across history, cultures, and experiences.
jayyb's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0