A review by mmardybum
Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton

surprisingly, even though this isnt my usual cup of tea

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given that im a beer person

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and even though it wasnt at all what i thought it would be, because i am, after all, famous in three countries for my aversion to reading the synopsis

, i found this book to be quite readable, and dare i say, enjoyable even

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especially when i committed to the audio. changed my life

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im not a podcast person, but the structure of this book is what i imagine a podcast might sound like -- the chapters are short, to the point, and in tiny, bite-size portions.

unsurprisingly, the chapter about art was my favourite one. i also found the death part in religion to be quite to my taste.

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now i know why self-help doesnt work on me. i am, it appears, a philosophy kinda girl. talk to me about the inevitable end of all things and how nothing really matters, and youve got my full attention.

anyway. quite the adventure, this status anxiety is. not exactly what i expected, but interesting nonetheless. i am curious as to what mr botton has to say about love and its course.

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ill surely dive into that one next time im feeling adventurous.

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but as they say, curiosity killed the cat.

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panicked longing for signs of love might be my new favourite phrase.

and also

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cynics are, in the end, only idealists with awkwardly high standards.