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

3.0

Lots of interesting thoughts on the Romantic idealism of love and how it affects real relationships, plus the analysis of psychological traits and behavior that hardens the course of love. The fictitious couple of this book goes through falling in love to being married and having kids, all cemented by plenty of theory. To be honest, I struggled getting through this one, perhaps because I’m not married so many of the scenarios I couldn’t relate to. Definitely a book I’ll reread later in life, when I can counter it with my own experiences. Good book though.