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khornstein1's review
3.0
Read as though it was written over 10 years ago...not much on Covid, dating apps, social media, how friendship has changed. There's research, but the research seems scant in many places. Liked all the examples from the animal kingdom. Also would have liked to read more about people who are happy being alone, rather than all loners being social miscreants.
bookseyg's review
2.0
A Dunbar book on friendship? A sure-fire win I thought.
It had some interesting insights on gender differences and their conversational styles. Certainly not enough nuance when evaluating online relationships for this day in age.
It was nowhere near meaty enough as I would have liked, even for a pop science book.
It had some interesting insights on gender differences and their conversational styles. Certainly not enough nuance when evaluating online relationships for this day in age.
It was nowhere near meaty enough as I would have liked, even for a pop science book.
chaosmavin's review against another edition
4.0
This is a very in-depth scientific look at social networks and friendship. It's really interesting because for a lot of like I feel like the material is dated but in the last section he does mention the pandemic so I am not entirely sure when this book was released. There's a lot of juicy interesting nuggets in it but there were a lot of things that I personally cannot agree with based on my personal history… So either I'm an outlier or the book skewed in certain ways by the data that was collected. I also think with any studies there is a challenge to the demographics in which is most often studied. Because college codes are the most likely to sign up for these sorts of studies at the /Universities where they're being conducted it seems like again you would have skew data to a particular demographic. I do appreciate that they made efforts to not just Study White western culture though it is very dominant as he is a British social scientist. I always have been and will always be completely invested and committed to my friendships, I do wonder for some of you who don't fight in those relationships a priority whether in book like this would help you understand why we should be!
mahir007's review
5.0
تنتهي العلاقات بإحدى طريقتين - إما بالتلاشي التدريجي أو بالانهيار الكارثي. نحن نميل إلى ربط الأخير بالعلاقات الرومانسية ، ربما لأن معظم هذه العلاقات تنتهي حتما بحدّة علنية جدًا. من ناحية أخرى ، عادة ما تنطوي الصداقات على قدر أقل من الحميمية ، لذلك ، غالبًا ما تتلاشى بهدوء. أنا فقط لا أزعج نفسي برؤيتك كثيرًا ، وتدريجيًا تتلاشى من ذاكرتي وتنزلق عبر طبقات شبكة الصداقة الخاصة بي للانضمام إلى المعارف العابرين . ومع ذلك ، فإن الصداقات الوثيقة غالبًا ما تتشابه مع العلاقات الرومانسية. وكذلك العلاقات الأسرية الوثيقة.
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Robin Dunbar
Friendship
Translated By #Maher_Razouk
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Robin Dunbar
Friendship
Translated By #Maher_Razouk
rebeccasche's review
3.0
This is what fiction-only readers talk about when they say they are scared of non-fiction.
This book was HARD to read! Coming from somebody who usually doesn't have an issue with devouring several hundred pages a day, I barely made it through 30 pages a day with this book. There is a lot of neuroscience, biology and human evolution - and in my opinion not everything about it was necessary in order to get the point accross or give background information. A lot of it was just flying off at a tangent and the book could have been at least 100 pages shorter and easier to digest.
Nevertheless, it was immensely interesting, hence the 3 stars.
This book was HARD to read! Coming from somebody who usually doesn't have an issue with devouring several hundred pages a day, I barely made it through 30 pages a day with this book. There is a lot of neuroscience, biology and human evolution - and in my opinion not everything about it was necessary in order to get the point accross or give background information. A lot of it was just flying off at a tangent and the book could have been at least 100 pages shorter and easier to digest.
Nevertheless, it was immensely interesting, hence the 3 stars.
bootman's review
5.0
I’ve heard of “Dunbar’s number” a million times, but I’ve never actually read any of Robin Dunbar’s work, so this was my introduction to him. This book was surprisingly good, and I only say that because some books on relationships only cover the good side. As someone who was an addict until I was 27 and group up in a toxic household, I respect when someone researches and writes about at least some of the dark side of relationships.
Dunbar is an evolutionary psychologist who studies relationships, and this book has so much awesome research. In this book, you’ll learn why your friends are your friends and why you lose touch with certain people. The book also discusses why we trust people, why relationships go south, and so much more. I think my favorite chapter by far was the last chapter on social media. You’d think this book would demonize social media like so many others, but it has a balanced, nuanced take and a solid interpretation of the research.
There were a couple of portions of the book that lost my interest, but it was rare, so I definitely recommend it for anyone who wants to learn more about the importance of relationships.
Dunbar is an evolutionary psychologist who studies relationships, and this book has so much awesome research. In this book, you’ll learn why your friends are your friends and why you lose touch with certain people. The book also discusses why we trust people, why relationships go south, and so much more. I think my favorite chapter by far was the last chapter on social media. You’d think this book would demonize social media like so many others, but it has a balanced, nuanced take and a solid interpretation of the research.
There were a couple of portions of the book that lost my interest, but it was rare, so I definitely recommend it for anyone who wants to learn more about the importance of relationships.
dorothy_gale's review
3.0
2.5⭐: Painful at times. Not much better than the last science-y book on friendship I listened to. People need to learn to reign themselves in! There is a whole lot in here that is not directly applicable to friendship. Such a waste. Boring read... lots of studies and data. It needs storytelling and more application to friendship, not proving yet again that humans are animals and let me talk about these 14 studies from only slightly different angles. The author narrated, and could have found a more lively person for that job.