yesi_for_short's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
superharvedog's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
A good book on the science of bittersweet emotions. It got a little more speculative/anecdotal in the latter half of the book, but the coda was a nice wrap up. Lean into those bittersweet emotions. Find what you are longing for.
emcmahon's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
hussainweb's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I was blown away by the book's introduction. The musician playing in a war zone, the moonlight sonata, identifying oneself as a musician, and finally, the story about the author's mother; all these tugged hard on my soul. There were many places in the book where I filled with longing in my heart and tears in my eyes.
It's not what the book tells me but also what I add to the book. Given my background, I can claim a closer experience with mystical cultures and found that many descriptions were not quite accurate (IMHO) and many dimensions were missing. I know that the author can't possibly cover every culture out there and my story is my story to tell.
That said, I was intrigued by how the author brought connections to a variety of fields in the book. Connecting the concept to immortalists is one thing but discussing longing and joy in the context of work was unexpected to me (it does make sense; it's just unexpected).
It's not perfect but it's beautiful and I happily recommend you to read this book.
It's not what the book tells me but also what I add to the book. Given my background, I can claim a closer experience with mystical cultures and found that many descriptions were not quite accurate (IMHO) and many dimensions were missing. I know that the author can't possibly cover every culture out there and my story is my story to tell.
That said, I was intrigued by how the author brought connections to a variety of fields in the book. Connecting the concept to immortalists is one thing but discussing longing and joy in the context of work was unexpected to me (it does make sense; it's just unexpected).
It's not perfect but it's beautiful and I happily recommend you to read this book.