Books like The Art of Loving
12 books with a reading profile close to The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm. Deep, inward-looking and contemplative; a moderate read.
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The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
Also deep and inward-looking · self help, philosophy
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The Schopenhauer Cure
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
Psychotherapist Julius Hertzfeld discovers he has terminal skin cancer, prompting him to evaluate his professional legacy through one final challenge.
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Beautiful World, Where Are You
by Sally Rooney, Octavi Gil Pujol
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
Alice, a novelist recovering from a psychiatric collapse, moves to a quiet Irish coastal town where she pursues a relationship with Felix, a local warehouse worker.
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The Kreutzer Sonata
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
Pozdnyshev, a Russian landowner traveling by train, recounts the events leading to his wife’s murder.
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The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
In this collection of essays, Aldous Huxley documents his 1953 experiments with mescaline under clinical supervision.
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On Love
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, literary
Alain de Botton tracks the trajectory of a romantic relationship between two passengers, Chloe and Alice, who meet on a flight from Paris to London.
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A Hero of Our Time
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
Set against the rugged landscape of the Caucasus Mountains, the novel follows Grigory Pechorin, a young Russian officer whose life is defined by boredom and emotional detachment.
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The Course of Love
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, literary
Alain de Botton tracks the long-term marriage of Rabih and Kirsten, moving past the initial spark of infatuation to the mundane reality of domesticity and child-rearing.
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The Death of Ivan Ilych
by Leo Tolstoy
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
Ivan Ilych is a high-ranking judge in nineteenth-century Russia who builds a life around social status, material comfort, and strict professional decorum.
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Il fu Mattia Pascal
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
Mattia Pascal, a small-town librarian in Italy, is trapped in a miserable marriage and weighed down by his mother-in-law's temper.
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Veronika Decides to Die
by Paulo Coelho
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, literary
Twenty-four-year-old Veronika appears to have a perfect life in Ljubljana, Slovenia, yet she suffers from a profound sense of existential emptiness and boredom.
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