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Crazy in LoveA new book makes the case for passionate obsession.
Posted Friday, June 19, 2009, at 11:44 AM ET
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Meghan O'Rourke gives an even-handed, level-headed, guardedly admiring review of A Vindication of Love.
I am feeling more enthusiastic, because I think we need many more books like Vindication - books that not only celebrate passionate love, but uphold this type of love as *healthy*.
I, for one, am tired of the sensible view. As another polemic on love suggests (Against Love, by Laura Kipnis; excellent book), people who are too tied down merely serve the interests of the corporate state more than anything else.
-- Mara5525
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