Schadenfreude: Why we feel better when bad things happen to other people by Tiffany Watt Smith

Schadenfreude: Why we feel better when bad things happen to other people

Tiffany Watt Smith

160 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history psychology sociology funny informative reflective slow-paced
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'A delightful book, full of jokes and confessions' Guardian A hilarious quest to understand life's ultimate guilty pleasure In Schadenfreude, historian of emotions Tiffany Watt Smith offers expert insight and advice. Ranging across thinkers from N...

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Moods

informative 90%
funny 72%
reflective 54%
lighthearted 36%
challenging 9%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%

Pace

medium 72%
fast 18%
slow 9%

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