The Course of Love
by Alain De Botton
Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowwholesomerealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthtroubled leads
Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, realistic novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
3.5 / 5
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About This Book
We all know the headiness and excitement of the early days of love. But what comes after? In Edinburgh, a couple, Rabih and Kirsten, fall in love. They get married, they have children but no long-term relationship is as simple as happily ever after.
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- Author
- Alain De Botton
- Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 233
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- Open Library
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