240 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501134258
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 14 June 2016
Description
"The Course of Love is a return to the form that made Mr. de Botton's name in the mid-1990s....love is the subject best suited to his obsessive aphorizing, and in this novel he again shows off his ability to pin our hopes, methods and insecurities...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,887 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
informative 46%
inspiring 30%
hopeful 28%
challenging 23%
sad 12%
funny 8%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
dark 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 32% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Sexual contentMinor
Death of parent, Death, Violence
240 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501134258
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 14 June 2016
Description
"The Course of Love is a return to the form that made Mr. de Botton's name in the mid-1990s....love is the subject best suited to his obsessive aphorizing, and in this novel he again shows off his ability to pin our hopes, methods and insecurities...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,887 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
informative 46%
inspiring 30%
hopeful 28%
challenging 23%
sad 12%
funny 8%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
dark 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 32% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Sexual contentMinor
Death of parent, Death, Violence