A review by cassiehelen
The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton

5.0

I loved this book. I didn’t know anything about Alain De Botton before reading, but I did have a basic knowledge of the philosophers he writes about. I enjoyed his unique and humorous take on ancient philosophy. I loved how he told their stories and described them, not as almost godlike geniuses as many philosophy books do, but as real people with real issues just like us. I found myself comparing my issues to men who lived thousands of years ago and I think that’s a very powerful and humbling thing to do. Alain doesn’t patronise, he simply points out the easy logic within the wise words and how we can use it today. This is a very clever book and I’d recommend this to even philosophy beginners. It will open you up to a world of questioning.