A review by kbelcher1992
The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton

4.0

Mixed review for me in reading this. I thought the first four consolations (On Unpopularity, On Happiness On Frustration On Insecurity and Ignorance) to be extremely insightful and definitely piqued my interest to further read the philosophers that are referenced in those sections. If the book had stopped there it would be a 5-star book for me. However, the last two sections (On Broken Hearts and On Difficulties) to be more lackluster. I found the arguments made in those to be less compelling and to some extent more just whiny in general. Those sections would be a 3 star for me. Overall still definitely worth the read and was extremely thought-provoking, even in the sections I found less enjoyable.