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The Golden Condom: And Other Essays on Love Lost and Found by Jeanne Safer

vspinazola's review against another edition

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3.0

I thought this was going to be more like short stories, but it is actually almost a self-help book. The author uses her personal experiences to move through different types of love. I found part of it interesting, because she was applying psychology in a practical way that you could bring into your own life, but it also just seemed self-absorbed. Which I guess is the point of the book, but I didn't finish it.

saorosco's review

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3.0

It wasn't what I thought it was going to be but I endured. I enjoyed the first two parts immensely for the psychological insight. Good book, didn't quite crack the threshold for great though.

piepieb's review

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I don't feel like I was this book's target audience, but I still found this collection of essays fairly interesting.

queenbeemimi's review

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3.0

This is a book that at times offers really searing, meaningful stories about different types of love and what makes them work or not work. It's also at times a too-drawn-out meandering navel-gaze of musings. It's difficult for me to decide which of these things I consider to be more important about it. The first few chapters start off strong, but it's pretty hit or miss after that.
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