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A review by tscott907
I Wrote This Book Because I Love You: Essays by Tim Kreider
5.0
...if you want to enjoy the rewards of being loved, you also have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known.
Like a lot of people, I was introduced to Kreider's work reading the above quote. With I Wrote This Book Because I Love You, he expands upon the ideas of love, tenderness, and openness. I loved this book because of Kreider's honesty - it's not often that someone writing about his past relationships is willing to admit that their downfall is his fault. He's also just really, really funny, which I appreciate as it kept the book from feeling repetitive and dry. My favorite essays in the collection (though they're all excellent) are "Oof," (printed in the Times as "I Know What You Think of Me",) "The Feast of Pain," "On Smushing," and "Orientation."
Like a lot of people, I was introduced to Kreider's work reading the above quote. With I Wrote This Book Because I Love You, he expands upon the ideas of love, tenderness, and openness. I loved this book because of Kreider's honesty - it's not often that someone writing about his past relationships is willing to admit that their downfall is his fault. He's also just really, really funny, which I appreciate as it kept the book from feeling repetitive and dry. My favorite essays in the collection (though they're all excellent) are "Oof," (printed in the Times as "I Know What You Think of Me",) "The Feast of Pain," "On Smushing," and "Orientation."