Friday, July 25, 2008

Calvin's Top 40, #38: Loves Me, Loves Me Not


Laura Smit is a smart cookie. Her published work touches on Radical Orthodoxy, St. Francis of Assisi, and, in this helpful volume, unrequited love. Though much ink has been spilled on the fairly common experiences of courtship and marriage, very, very little has been said about this even more common experience, love gone awry.

Though Loves Me, Loves Me Not: The Ethics of Unrequited Love was not expected to do well (who wants to focus on the downside of love?) it has proven to be a consistent seller, appealing to thoughtful students as well as those who have a little more experience in love and loss.

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