The Course of Love

English language

Published April 1, 2016

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978-0-241-14548-7
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4 stars

The School of Life - a massively popular YouTube channel - used to be this source of solace in some turbulent times of my college life. It is not something that you'd think would be cheerful and uplifting - a quick glance at some of the most popular videos of theirs would include titles such as 'Why we go cold on our partners,' 'Why you will marry the wrong person' etc. The honest yet straightforward manner in which the narrator calmly tells us that even though it might feel like this is the worst possible time of your life, it is not usually so - it was a comforting thought - to feel and accept that things are fucked up and move on with quiet resignation.

Alain De Botton is the founder of the said channel as well as the author of this book.

The Course of Love is Alain's …

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5 stars

"The course of love" is an extraordinary book. I think everybody should read it, especially people who feel some confusion about relationships. The book charts the story of a marriage, a very normal marriage between two people who fell in love and had to struggle in order to learn how to live together. I loved how the little nuances and everyday conflicts are analyzed and explained.

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