A review by therese_nook68
The Course of Love by Alain de Botton

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed the book! I thought it put a more human approach to the happily ever after trope where it ends at happily ever after. It made Rabih and Kirsten’s struggles realistic and breaks down why they were the way that they were. 
My biggest issue was Rabih — I felt like not only did he romanticize everything, but he never grew out of it. And toward the end when he makes his decision to not tell his wife something that would shift their entire relationship. And only on the basis that he’d rather figure out why it happened in therapy — as if that makes it any better. 
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