This book reminds me of devotional books we would get and keep handy in order to get a dose of inspiration. Sometimes these books did a good job, otheThis book reminds me of devotional books we would get and keep handy in order to get a dose of inspiration. Sometimes these books did a good job, other times they were just trying to hard, poor thing! But this book brings out the the best novels to you, uses them in dealing with common issues such as abandonment, adultery, etc. and shed the light on what these novelists have to say, allow the characters to mouthpiece the author's wisdom, and generally it is sound wisdom, down-to-earth, and you don't get too spiritual to be real but you have to be real and you must be fully in touch with your humanity. This is a book I would read over and over again with relish and amusement and it won't ever get old.
Having said all that, don't expect to get some cure actually from reading this book. It suggests the idea of bibliotherapy, but it doesn't necessarily offer direct, effective solutions to our various ills. The book could have been written much better, but you still read it for its fun value, in the hope that you would expand your horizons about books and how others handle life in different circumstances. ...more
Most of my intimate friends have always been women. Most of my confidantes have always been from the female gender. I love their friendship. I know thMost of my intimate friends have always been women. Most of my confidantes have always been from the female gender. I love their friendship. I know them. But this book has often made me feel that women are a bunch of simple-minded, confused, all too emotional creatures. Well, not "my women"! Don't get me wrong. The book has some good points to make and they are good for men to keep in mind, but still women are not as shallow as he makes them to be in that book, and neither are they a bunch of creatures who don't know what they want. My best advisors have always been women. When I can be emotionally unstable, it is women who are more solid than I can ever be!...more
Self-help yes, but science of love? I don't think so! Yes, she did her research as every author worth his salt ought to be and do but this doesn't makSelf-help yes, but science of love? I don't think so! Yes, she did her research as every author worth his salt ought to be and do but this doesn't make her a scientist. The word science is the buzzword in self-help books in order to give themselves airs that they are above those "others" who write commercially oriented self-help books. Nice try! By the way, there is no science in love or even sex!...more
The book is supposedly a philosophical study of the anatomy of love. The author sees romantic love as relatively short-lived. It may last in its fullThe book is supposedly a philosophical study of the anatomy of love. The author sees romantic love as relatively short-lived. It may last in its full brightness, for a few days, weeks or months (p. 5). Here I disagree because romantic love can last a whole lifetime if we want to, provided we water it and give it proper TLC. And who is to say that we get our lessons of love from fiction stories such as Goethe's The Sorrows of the Young Werther and others? Writers have their own biases, melancholies, negativity, their own bad experience with love; Goethe has a failed marriage as we all know. Why use him for a model of romantic love?! Do we even have to get philosophical and go to Wittgenstein in order to learn about romantic love? Why complicate things? It is just an apple; eat it and don't give me a dissertation about the apple! ...more
The book has a clear message: women like to whine and complain and you just have to let them talk till they are done. Placate them and go along with tThe book has a clear message: women like to whine and complain and you just have to let them talk till they are done. Placate them and go along with them, and don't you dare offer any solutions. They dwell in the past and they worry a lot about the future. Just pretend to listen and let them vent. ...more
I expected practical, down-to-earth spiritual solutions but I didn't find any. I wanted to see if I could use a book like that to help me minister toI expected practical, down-to-earth spiritual solutions but I didn't find any. I wanted to see if I could use a book like that to help me minister to single ladies in the Middle East and give them a boost of encouragement. The book comes across as more of a sociological study that presents the American culture, Sex in the City and the place of sex in the culture here, etc. I have no interest in that whatsoever!...more
It is as if she is reading what is on my mind and speaking it word for word! I will read this book over and over. I love her ideas and the way she wriIt is as if she is reading what is on my mind and speaking it word for word! I will read this book over and over. I love her ideas and the way she writes. Yes, there is a soulmate and it is up to us to find him/ her, and all in perfect design and in divine law and order. It is another good book on how to apply the Law of attraction in getting the things you want and pray for. She has her lovely touches and I like the personal testimonies of people who got to experience firsthand what she is explaining. I like her sense of detail as she anticipates questions on our minds, personal concerns, etc. and answers them. She is compassionate, gentle loving soul and I love her spirit....more
He divides love into four kinds and follows the ancient Greek pattern. Such definitions of love are confusing because these supposed four categories oHe divides love into four kinds and follows the ancient Greek pattern. Such definitions of love are confusing because these supposed four categories overlap. I might love a woman with pure love and love progresses and lo and behold it becomes erotic. The two indeed overlap. Eros itself might or might not involve sexual attraction and desire. ...more
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