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A review by inkandinsights
How to Think More About Sex by Alain de Botton
3.0
On reading the title of the book, the first thought that came to my mind and I expect anybody to get is - "That doesn't seem to be a decent topic for a book."
That's exactly the problem. We look down on sex or have been conditioned to look down upon it as something indecent, immoral, and obscene.
As a result, we hold back from knowing more about it. Yet it commands a significant part of our happiness as an adult. This lack of understanding leads to forming of misconceptions. We make terrible mistakes that give us sorrow and misery that cannot be shared with anyone else, not even our partners.
This book definitely has some good thoughts and also revolting ideas. It gives a lot to think about on a topic that is not taught in school, but, one is expected to learn through experience - that too with just one chance at it.
As the book progressed, it planted the idea in my mind that perhaps marriage is a mistake and suffering.
Just sleep around with whomever you like and agree for the best physical relationship. and wait for death to knock at your door when it is time.
Of course, that's a tragic thought. That's how some books (combined with life experiences) make us feel.
Antoin sums up neatly in the conclusion that sex is the center of the Universe for most of humanity.
We do what we do, we buy what we buy, and we become who we are to attract a mate and to copulate. I do have some reservations in this conclusion as it calls for a longer discussion and exchange of ideas.
Anyhow, this is a good read. It does the job that any good book is expected to do - open our eyes and make us look at a topic with a better perspective. This time it is about sex - a taboo topic in the little part of the world I live in.
That's exactly the problem. We look down on sex or have been conditioned to look down upon it as something indecent, immoral, and obscene.
As a result, we hold back from knowing more about it. Yet it commands a significant part of our happiness as an adult. This lack of understanding leads to forming of misconceptions. We make terrible mistakes that give us sorrow and misery that cannot be shared with anyone else, not even our partners.
This book definitely has some good thoughts and also revolting ideas. It gives a lot to think about on a topic that is not taught in school, but, one is expected to learn through experience - that too with just one chance at it.
As the book progressed, it planted the idea in my mind that perhaps marriage is a mistake and suffering.
Just sleep around with whomever you like and agree for the best physical relationship. and wait for death to knock at your door when it is time.
Of course, that's a tragic thought. That's how some books (combined with life experiences) make us feel.
Antoin sums up neatly in the conclusion that sex is the center of the Universe for most of humanity.
We do what we do, we buy what we buy, and we become who we are to attract a mate and to copulate. I do have some reservations in this conclusion as it calls for a longer discussion and exchange of ideas.
Anyhow, this is a good read. It does the job that any good book is expected to do - open our eyes and make us look at a topic with a better perspective. This time it is about sex - a taboo topic in the little part of the world I live in.