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A review by schwarzerphooka
The School of Life: An Emotional Education by Alain de Botton
4.0
Containing most of the parts of "On Confidence", "Sex" and "How to Overcome your Childhood" I find this book a comprehensive approach to an emotional education. Agreeing with it on a lot, but far from everything, as is normal, it does seem like a book worth reading for anyone who has at some point felt the pressures from "society". As intangible as the term "society" may be, I think that everyone of us has encountered some parts of the pressures it exerts and I think this book has a passage of solace for everyone with it's somber and mature attitude. I'm not sure if I would recommend to read it if you are currently prone to depression however, as it at times can make life sound rather meaningless, despite trying it's best to make it hopeful through realism and a sense of community in the difficulties of life. The School of Life has a quite unique voice and is one of my favorite books for sure.