Love, Love, Love: And Other Essays by Charles Taliaferro St. Olaf College


Love, Love, Love: And Other Essays
Title : Love, Love, Love: And Other Essays
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ISBN : 1561012424
ISBN-10 : 9781561012428
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 160
Publication : First published January 1, 2006

In forty-three brief essays from the life of a philosopher, Charles Taliaferro guides us toward the heart of human being in all of its absurdity and joy. Electrocuted by his coffee maker during class, battling dragons on his rooftop, and accompanying his father to the border between life and death, Taliaferro recommends to us a life vulnerable to silliness, pain, and the depths of love they create in us. Hilarious and sobering, Love, Love, Love investigates what we need most to live humanely, humorously, faithfully, and well.

Love, Love, Love: And Other Essays Reviews

  • dirt

    I wanted to like this book. I kept reading it to find the redeeming qualities. Then I realized I was counting the pages until it was over like it was some assigned reading.

    Love Love Love is Charles Taliaferro's blog blog blog in book form. I don't know if he actually has a blog, but the book is written in the same format.

    [event in his life:] + [reference to G.K. Chesterton:] + [quote:] + ["I'm a professor":] = essay

    To be fair to old Charlie, he is not all ego. Most entries show him to be humbled. He shares some humiliating events, like being inspired by
    The Lord of the Rings     to build a giant dragon with which to battle. Charlie T. only appears self-centered because he is publishing his thoughts on himself for everyone to read. The outcome would be very similar if someone were to read my journals. They could synthesize each entry to:

    [event in my life:] + [reference to flaming lips/s.l.g.t.m.:] + [quote:] + [polly mae is cool:] x 8 = journal entry

  • Cameron

    The final section of this book is worth the whole read--and the rest of it is quite good.