readingonthewalls's review against another edition
5.0
Wow wow wow! My heart was incredibly heavy after reading this. I have realized how much I lacked as a child and even an adult and hope to be a game changer for my family! This book is so important and will probably reread once maybe twice a year.
I felt like I was given tools, more knowledge on diving deeper on healing my own wounds in order to give the right tools for my children.
I felt like I was given tools, more knowledge on diving deeper on healing my own wounds in order to give the right tools for my children.
mlw3hk's review against another edition
1.0
Inteteresting idea but i didn't like it. Each chapter was basically a couple points about one of the love languages and then a whole bunch of stories about people that were impossible to like or relate to. Most of the points he made were just common sense. There was also a religious undercurrent to the writing that I didn't anticipate and didn't like. Could have made an interesting essay or opinion piece in a newspaper but not an entire book.
notesonbookmarks's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed listening to this with my husband. we were both able to identify our own primary (and secondary) love languages, as well as discuss why certain actions spoke so much more loudly than others. over the past few months since reading this, I've also been able to better identify the love languages of others in my life, and therefore love them better, or better understand reasons why they act the way they do toward me!
notesonbookmarks's review against another edition
3.0
If you haven't read the first of Chapman's books, The Five Love Languages, this book will seem like a revelation. If you have, you've probably already been thinking about the love language of each of the people in your life, especially your children. This book will help you more clearly identify not just the love language of each of your children, but specific ways to show love through their specific languages. Chapman and his co-author Ross Campbell, who specializes more in child psychology, successfully and clearly adapts his template to the young people in your life and even gives you a quick primer on love languages for grown-ups as well, in case this is new to you.
saramarie08's review against another edition
5.0
I found the information in here very useful and telling. It is very helpful in understanding that love can mean something different to everyone, and it also has suggestions on ways to communicate your love to that person.
page_karla's review against another edition
5.0
A must-read for all couples. So happy my husband and I speak the same love language. :-)
henry_wallison's review against another edition
4.0
This book is not perfect, but it's an overall helpful toolkit. Love languages as outlined by Chapman are useful in the context of relationships, especially if you or your partner are especially narrow in the modes you prefer to receive affection in. I think this book can be useful in self-reflection because even if one thinks they're not particular in how they prefer to receive love, they could come to realize they are more so than they had once thought. The book certainly risks overgeneralizing its ideas as the end-all-be-all for any relational dispute, but if you read it as only a potentially useful framework to approach your relationships with, you should find it treats you well enough. Additionally, as I myself am not personally religious, I found its religious references not to be especially additive to the points Chapman tries to make, but I don't think the book ever becomes so preachy that it quits being effective in delivering its core ideas. In spite of its flaws, I think the themes are compelling enough and the book itself an easy enough read to feel comfortable recommending it to anyone interested in improving their relationships.