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The School of Life: An Emotional Education
by The School of Life
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
My first book by Alain de Botton was his novel called The Course of Love (2016), and I absolutely hated it, however at the time of reading it, I remember thinking that I might enjoy his non-fiction more. Kudos to my past self because I was absolutely right - this book was lifetimes better!
This is an intensely personal book. Although it's a meditation on many facets of the human experience at large, each reader will get something unique out of this book. The sections on identity and emotion spoke to me the most, while other sections such as those on romantic relationships did not make much of an impression on me. Even though some of these sections were not as striking to me, the book was still extremely pleasurable to read. The writing was fluid and lyrical - there is a beautiful personality to this book.
This is one I know that I'll revisit. I recommend this to anyone at a crossroads in their life, or who may be searching for a deeper meaning in our shallow-seeming world.
This is an intensely personal book. Although it's a meditation on many facets of the human experience at large, each reader will get something unique out of this book. The sections on identity and emotion spoke to me the most, while other sections such as those on romantic relationships did not make much of an impression on me. Even though some of these sections were not as striking to me, the book was still extremely pleasurable to read. The writing was fluid and lyrical - there is a beautiful personality to this book.
This is one I know that I'll revisit. I recommend this to anyone at a crossroads in their life, or who may be searching for a deeper meaning in our shallow-seeming world.