The Passion

I enjoyed this, there were a lot of nice reflective moments when the author philosophises on the nature of passion in all its forms. The book is in many ways a love letter to passion, however self-referential that might seem. I can see why some people would give it 5 stars, it's written with a keen observation of human, well, passions that are just the sort of mysterious forces we seek to understand in ourselves. For many I'm sure it could be a special, moving book. Life-changing maybe! It has that potential so I would recommend reading it, just in case it touches you like that. I'm not sure why it didn't quite move me. Maybe too understated, gentle, ethereal? In those qualities lie beauty, yes, but also a lack of a kind of solid, satisfying, substance. I'll probably read it again, and I wouldn't be surprised if I fell entirely in love with it next time - but for the moment at least it's just OK. It's like looking at a great painting that still yet just doesn't quite strike you.