The Philosophy of Love (Unabridged)
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4.0 • 3 Ratings
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- £13.99
Publisher Description
PRE-ORDER REBECCA RYAN'S UNFORGETTABLE AND EMOTIONAL LOVE STORY, THE EDGE OF ALWAYS
What is love? Is it something spiritual or wholly physical? Can our feelings be explained and quantified? Or are we all actually two halves of a whole?
Ask Alice and Luke and you’d receive vastly different answers.
Despite her world having been recently dismantled by a messy break-up, Alice would tell you that love is the most important – albeit ineffable – human experiences. But when she once again crosses paths with her old school nemesis, Luke, he challenges this. Luke is a scientist and he’s certain love can be measured and explained – just like everything else.
So the two decide to make a bet: they’ll each venture back into dating and if one of them falls in love, Alice wins, if not, then Luke does.
But can anyone win when you’re playing with emotions?
Customer Reviews
*Definitions of Love*
This was an interesting take on viewing love. On the surface, Alice and Luke are two very different people.
Alice, who had recently broken up with her ex, lost her job, and her home in London, decided to move back to her hometown of Easington in County Durham. She was mortified about having to move back in with her parents, but soon settled back in. Alice had always been good at philosophy and never continued her studies after meeting her ex.
Luke, on the other hand, had always been odd at school, wearing nail varnish and a lot of eyeliner, but he was excellent at science. He had become a successful scientist and was doing well.
During her travels back home, Alice bumped into Luke, her nemesis from school. They got into a conversation about love, with Alice thinking it virtually announces itself to you, while Luke offered his scientist’s view. Upon agreeing to disagree, they struck up a bet: if one of them fell in love, they would pay up.
Over the course of dating others and discussing their experiences, they realised they had completely missed what was glaringly obvious in plain sight. Alice finally realised the truth about her ex and her completely wrong idea of what she was holding onto.
There were some comical experiences along the way, and I started off thinking it was going to be science or philosophy-laden, but it definitely wasn’t. I enjoyed it.