A review by lillimoore
Love Drugs: The Chemical Future of Relationships by Julian Savulescu, Brian D. Earp

3.0

This book is full of interesting concepts and ideas about how to medicalize relationships and treat them in a clinical setting, many of which I agreed with. It is written mostly in engaging terms, but at times, it has a tendency to drag, and sometimes the reader/listener is left to do mental gymnastics to connect concepts across chapters—in other words, there is little fluidity between chapters and sometimes it feels as though the main points become diluted. I also have a hard time believing the authors are passionate enough about their beliefs and hopes for changes in the scientific and medical community to write a powerful book that could incite change or more open-mindedness towards the ideas of using MDMA in a scientific setting and otherwise administering chemical therapy to aid our relationships with others. I would be more interested in seeing their other work in the academic world.