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Modern Love: 50 True and Extraordinary Tales of Desire, Deceit, and Devotion

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This book is a riot. It's fun to read. Makes a great gift. And it's cheap.

Some wonderful writing in this anthology. My favorite is the poignant relationship story by novelist Kirsten Major. Her piece could be a movie.

I would recommend this book to all who are interested in all aspects of "LOVE": woman, man, marriage, partnership, childbirth, feelings, concepts, etc. The stories are honest and real. Reading then in the first person really engages me into the stories. I gained a lot of perspective of what's love in the 21 centry.

...um, well I'm not accomplished at ALL as a writer and I made it in - That's the first piece I've ever written that was published in a national publication and certainly the only piece of my writing that's ever been in a book...so the bios just make us all SEEM accomplished I think. And Dan Jones is a really really good editor - great to work with.

I am so glad to be in such good company - and I loved reading the stories all over again, even though they were quite memorable the first time I read them in the NYT. I am sure there will be another collection out anon...Jennifer J.

The book, Modern Love: 50 True and Extraordinary Tales of Desire, Deceit, and Devotion gives the reader, within a few minutes of reading, the chance to enter the completely honest mind of another person telling a "love story." Often insightful to the human condition and the quirks of happenstance that happen in the lives of real people. Like a secret history you'd only tell a friend, this book is full of them! Just imagine fifty unusually honest secrets you've never heard before all about modern life and love.

I love reading the NY Times column, "Modern Love," and to have an entire book of these columns is quite delicious. Fine writing, humor, tragedy, hope - it's all that and more.

Avoid this book like a plague. The collector of the stories, except for couple of short stories, chose uninspiration, irrelevant, and boring stories to speak of love. The book fails to convey any new twist to the old stories of love.

If you want to wisely spend your money, please please save your money by avoiding this book or spending a minute reading this book. Instead, read "Three cups of Tea," which is not only inspirational, compelling, but will empower you with tools to change the world. "Three cups of Tea" is a non-fiction you want to read to be inspired.