Conversations on Love with Philippa Perry, Dolly Alderton, Roxane Gay, Stephen Grosz, Esther Perel, and many more

"Conversations On Love" is a beautifully written book about the different aspects of love and where to find it. Chapter after chapter, it surprised me with new ways to feel love and find it in different areas of life. It also taught me not to take people, work and everyday life for granted, and to find warmth in everything.

'Conversations on Love' is a book that took me quite some time to finish, but not because it's lacking in any way—in fact, just the opposite. This collection of interviews is packed with raw and often uncomfortable truths about love, its complexities, and what it truly means. Each story draws you in, making you want to absorb every word. Natasha Lunn's writing has a remarkable way of making you feel understood, even when the stories don't directly relate to your own life. I wholeheartedly recommend this book, but I'd advise reading it in the comfort of your home with a big box of tissues nearby—the ending moved me to tears, which is something I’d have preferred not to experience in front of a bunch of strangers on a train.

I was referred to this book with the phrase: “A book you should read in your 20s.” At first, I was skeptical, but I started it anyway and I can only emphasize this sentence. They are honest and direct questions and topics that are taken up and answered by many different people. The author herself tells her naked truth just as openly and honestly as if you were reading a book from a friend or even yourself. You quickly find yourself in many thoughts and situations, which can perhaps be a bit strange, but is also really interesting. The book actually had a lot of impact on me personally when it comes to love being alone and how we behave when we fall out of love and in love and what it does to us as people when society wants to dictate a path for us. I think, above all, the honesty in this book is what makes you realize that it really stimulates something in your head and maybe even changes it.

This book does not read like a self-help book, but more like an introspective, vulnerable, honest reflection. Lunn uses both personal experience and interviews with therapists, philosophers, and other writers to challenge cultural expectations about love and identity. While I found it quite moving, it also felt kind of redundant at times because most conversations boiled down to basically the same conclusion.

I really liked how Natasha Lunn interviewed people from different fields and with different experiences to share their thoughts and knowledge on love. What I found really refreshing was, that they didn't only talk about romatic love but also about platonic love between friends. The book was divided into three parts. The first one being about finding love, the second about sustaining love and the third was about surviving love. especially the last chapter was really helpful. It taught me how to handle loosing someone and that it is important to not be silent about it. I definitely learned a lot of things and now try to change some of my thought patterns.