Two points about this book that I didn't enjoy. Firstly the descriptions of intimate relations with persons of a very very young age which although not exclusive to the Greek people in those times were nevertheless disturbing to read about. Secondly, in the last pages he seems to be tooting his own horn a lot. Even though he portrays Socrates as this superhuman human we know that Socrates speaks Platos own words throughout the whole text so he seems to be giving these amazing characteristics to himself. Whether he does it consciously or not I don't know. Other than that the whole discussion about the god Eros is very interesting and I enjoyed certain passages a lot. His comparison of love for birth which is physical and love for birth in being creative such that an artist might have is brilliant. As well as the mortality and immortality of love. Here love is something between love and passion as meant by the Greek word Eros.
It is a truly philosophical text that helps us understand our hearts and our human instincts better.