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ec_newman's review against another edition
4.0
I was actually surprised to learn as much as I did even with me not being the target audience.
minebookshub's review against another edition
5.0
I thought I wouldn't need to read this book until I was in my 30s But I was wayyy wrong, this book is extremely complete, you learn to know yourself better, know your partners, friends, family, everyone you ever need to have a "relationship" with. It's really easy to read, interesting and definitely a Must read for me, it helped me to deal with my daily activities, relations and how to get a better look and more success in my adult life.
I recommended with my eyes closed!
I recommended with my eyes closed!
eszti_'s review against another edition
2.0
I don't have a lot to say about this book other than that I really did not enjoy it.
It felt almost painful to get through the pages and looking back, I wish I had skipped the first half or so. That was frankly a terrible part, dr. Chapman describes the five love languages in such a pseudo-teen language that it got on my nerves very quickly.
I want to stress that with the theory itself, I don't have an issue at all but I think writing this book for teenagers, and for them only, was incredibly unnecessary and shows that dr. Chapman was just out for the money. :/ And books like that never turn out to be good.
Also, the constant bible quotes made me want to throw the book against the wall. Does he actually think that this would attract a broad audience and convince young adults that what he writes is valid? Let me tell him that he is very wrong with such assumptions.
Furthermore, I think dr. Chapman's writing needs a good editor and corrector who goes through the seemingly endless repetitions and eliminate 80 per cent of them.
But to finish this review on a better note, the second part of the book got a bit more interesting and original, maybe some people could benefit from that. Looking at other goodreads reviews, the overall reception of this book seems quite positive, so I don't know if I'm simply too old for this book (which shouldn't be the case though, but who knows?) or what else might be the issue.
A lot of people would recommend this, but frankly, I wouldn't.
It felt almost painful to get through the pages and looking back, I wish I had skipped the first half or so. That was frankly a terrible part, dr. Chapman describes the five love languages in such a pseudo-teen language that it got on my nerves very quickly.
I want to stress that with the theory itself, I don't have an issue at all but I think writing this book for teenagers, and for them only, was incredibly unnecessary and shows that dr. Chapman was just out for the money. :/ And books like that never turn out to be good.
Also, the constant bible quotes made me want to throw the book against the wall. Does he actually think that this would attract a broad audience and convince young adults that what he writes is valid? Let me tell him that he is very wrong with such assumptions.
Furthermore, I think dr. Chapman's writing needs a good editor and corrector who goes through the seemingly endless repetitions and eliminate 80 per cent of them.
But to finish this review on a better note, the second part of the book got a bit more interesting and original, maybe some people could benefit from that. Looking at other goodreads reviews, the overall reception of this book seems quite positive, so I don't know if I'm simply too old for this book (which shouldn't be the case though, but who knows?) or what else might be the issue.
A lot of people would recommend this, but frankly, I wouldn't.
lydiajlong's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
“Actions precede feelings … If you choose to do what you know is best, then your heart will eventually follow.”
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Read this with a group of middle and high school girls. Definitely a great read for young people to begin to understand their emotions, their actions, their relationships, and how to grow in loving others well — and grow in receiving love!
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Read this with a group of middle and high school girls. Definitely a great read for young people to begin to understand their emotions, their actions, their relationships, and how to grow in loving others well — and grow in receiving love!
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
alilbitofmonica's review
4.0
This is an excellent book for teens (or really anyone) to learn the basics about the 5 primary love languages. Each chapter is written in a way that is easy to understand. The “Pause and Process” questions at the end of each chapter are great resources for group discussion. Teen guys and girls can benefit from reading through this book and understanding how to build and sustain meaningful friendships and relationships. This book covers both casual/platonic and romantic relationships and has some excellent case study examples to further explain the ideas.
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