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Title: Dull
Review: I found this book very dull to read. This book is filled with stories about different philosophers under a number of general topics. Consolations for unpopularity, not having enough money, frustration, inadequacy, a broken heart, and difficulties are all explored.The problem that I found with this book is that De Botton approaches each of these topics in an extremely cursory manner. I got the impression that De Botton was simply telling stories and felt disappointed that a more critical approach wasn't taken to each of these topics.If you're looking for a surface level exploration of some popular topics and want to be entertained by some stories about philosophers this may be a good book for you-- the book is full of illustrations and does contain some entertaining stories. However, if you're looking for a more critical text, that considers multiple viewpoints, and doesn't have the fluff of a popular book I'd recommend looking elsewhere.
