Monogamy

by Adam Phillips

Book Overview

In this sparkling, provocative collection of meditations on coupledom and its discontents, Adam Phillips manages to unsettle one of our most dearly held ideals, that of the monogamous couple, by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679776176
• ISBN13: 9780679776178
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

A Different Point of View

While you may not agree with what the author is saying. This book is a fun read with a different point of view. Recommended if you want to broaden your point of view to include a few you might not agree with.

Awsome form of self help for the intelligent!

Warning: This is not for the weak at heart. If you are afraid of being asked to question everything you have been taught was right and wrong, good and bad, and happy and sad, then don't buy this book. You will think the thing is evil and throw it away or something.However, Mr. Phillips' aphorisms will make you a stronger person if you let them in. They are food for thought, though I hate to use that cliche. This man will make you reevaluate all of your ideals. And sometimes, in doing so, they become enforced. "Monogamy" makes you think, instead of telling you what you want to hear! Be shocked, and, if you're lucky, gain new meaning in your relationships with yourself and others.

THIS BOOK SHOULD BE READ BY EVERYONE!

Written as 121 aphorisms this book is a constant source of amusement, enlightenment and decadence. It has appealled to both male and female friends of mine and stands as essential reading for anyone who has ever doubted the merits of coupledom, and that must be everyone! Phillips comes up with thoughts and interpretations that stand alongside the greatest thinkers of the past two centuries. Always challenging and provactive the text literally moves you into a state of mind you never imagined you could feel so comfortable with. I recommend this book should be read by everyone, and the younger the better. It is a revolutionary book that's impact stands alongside writers like J.P.Sartre, J.S.Mill, Franz Fanon, Nietzsche and Karl Marx. This book makes couples nervous and single people smile.It is a delight and a work of art. Many friends of mine have bought extra copies for friends and frankly anyone criticising this book may simply be fearful of freedom itself.