How to Think More About Sex Audiobook

" Interesting little book. Part of "The School of Life" series. Go to ... panmacmillan.com/theschooloflife "

" I did not enjoy this as much as some of his other books (Art of Travel; Joys and Sorrows of Work). A mix of more and less interesting ideas about how we do (and should) think about sex and how and why we experience attraction, commitment, loss of sex in a relationship and adultery. "

" De Botton is a philosopher, if I remember rightly, and I'm pleasantly surprised that his prose is so lively. It's witty, erudite, and about sex--what's not to like here? "

" 3-stars because of his pleasant way of presenting ideas (as with all of his books that I've read [quite a few]). I can't say that any of his ideas here were both new AND significant (some were new and trivial, some were significant but not new - to me). My take-away from this book is pretty slim .. other than a few citations to pursue in his final 'conclusion' and 'homework' sections. Perhaps - on 2nd thought - a significant take-away (to me) is that problems with sex and with marriage are fairly universal ... so we shouldn't berate ourselves if things in that regard are not ideal - they never will or can be. "

" This was an overall fun read, but still something of a mixed bag. Maybe because it's such a short book and de Botton doesn't have space to develop his arguments more than a little bit. So perhaps the points raised that I found disagreeable would less so if developed more fully. That said, I found the book overall to justify the short time I spent reading it on account of the good points raised. Some were even profound. I enjoyed his treatment of beauty, pornography, desire and, especially, impotence (best line by far in the book: "Impotence is an achievement of the ethical imagination.") De Botton writes reasonably well in a easy going and slightly humorous style. I got a bit tired of the imagined sexual scenarios interspersed throughout, but I get why he put them in. I like the way the book was set up, with short sections marked numerically. I can imagine it working well in a group discussion - which is what they do at School of Life, right? If you're looking for some philosophical musing on sex, you could probably do a lot worse than this book. "

" This book is more of an essay than a book. It makes a few decent points about how everyone has odd feelings about sex and is quite an enjoyable read but it's pretty light. "

" Don,t read this book to get more sex, read it to understand sex "

" Pretty boring overall. Nothing new - just more reminders. "

" Heteronormative, pseudo-Freudian claptrap. "

" OMG! lovely little thing, honestly written. "

" I'm reading this because I like Alain de Botton's books, not necessarily because I wish to think more about sex. "

" Very disappointing. Seems not to have been edited. Poor argument, poor examples. A bad book to start the year with. "

" Some promising thought about attraction and having realistic expectations about romantic relationships here. I was disappointed in how heterocentric it was and how it neglected to explore alternative relationship structures. Ultimately it was a reasonably bleak read that left a lot unexplored. "

" Had quite a few interesting insights but overall raised more questions than it offered answers to. "

" Part of my feminism and gender relations reading in the summer of 2012. There were some key insights and good quotes in this book, but I was peeved at the fact that de Botton did not cite a single woman scientist or writer (as opposed to many, many men). "

" My boss loves De Botton and this was among books I was shelving yesterday so I grabbed it. Definitely different compared to other philosophical works I have read. Not bad, though. I would read more by him, I'm not sure this most recent work captures all of his style. "

" Thoughtful, probing. "

" There is some wisdom here. "

" An entire "modern" book about sex that mentions queer people exactly 0 times. Seemed like the author's experience influenced this book more than actual research. "

" smart and thoughtful "

" Cynical and a tad prudish, but a must read for anyone interested in not just sex, but its philosophy. Highly recommended. "