A review by bluishgreen12
Awe: The Transformative Power of Everyday Wonder by Dacher Keltner

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

I don't think the 250 or so pages of this book can do justice to such a fantastic emotion, but given that it's a niche topic it was a good introduction. I appreciated the systemic approach and the description of the different, most prevalent conditions for awe. The stories were OK, and there was some repetition. In the end I am left wondering if the fact that we are high in openess leads to more moments of awe or whether being more likely to find awe in everyday life leads to us being more open to experience. Or perhaps it is simply a cycle. I'm thankful that the author wrote this book.