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A review by odyssia
Travels with Epicurus: Meditations from a Greek Island on the Pleasures of Old Age by Daniel Klein
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
4.0
Contains some interesting musings, with the main point being that old age (not old old, as he keeps pointing out) presents a unique stage of life with various opportunities.
Loses points for being quite male-centric, especially on page 2 where he talks about a 'handsome old man' and goes on to talk about the 'raw beauty' of an old man's face and ignores other genders and takes no issue with an old man objectifying a 19-year-old woman.
Loses points for being quite male-centric, especially on page 2 where he talks about a 'handsome old man' and goes on to talk about the 'raw beauty' of an old man's face and ignores other genders and takes no issue with an old man objectifying a 19-year-old woman.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Dementia
Minor: Terminal illness and Medical content