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A review by savvylit
Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Conversations on Love is a lovely (pun intended) book that lays out some universal truths about the highs and lows of relationships of all kinds. It's right there on the cover: parents, friends, lovers, siblings, and even strangers. The most moving and profound portions of this book were those focused on grief and loss. Early on, Lunn reveals that she had a devastating miscarriage. This revelation shapes the personal narrative of the book, as well as the questions Lunn asks of interviewees. From that, I learned a lot about giving and receiving love during a grieving process.
The reason that Conversations on Love was ultimately a three-star read for me is twofold: (1) the book felt longer than necessary and (2) there was a large amount of repetition among the answers in general. Some of the repetitiveness does reveal a sort of beautiful common truth to what is discussed. However, the sameness more often than not gave me deja vu and made me want to start skimming. Ultimately, I think that the length of this work could have been condensed.
The reason that Conversations on Love was ultimately a three-star read for me is twofold: (1) the book felt longer than necessary and (2) there was a large amount of repetition among the answers in general. Some of the repetitiveness does reveal a sort of beautiful common truth to what is discussed. However, the sameness more often than not gave me deja vu and made me want to start skimming. Ultimately, I think that the length of this work could have been condensed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Grief, and Miscarriage