I have to say what a brilliant book Anthropology by Dan Rhodes is – much kudos to Vaughan for recommending it and Meg for giving it to me. For those that haven’t seen it, it is a collection of …um… well, anecdotes really. Each is only about a hundred or so words long, and reflects on some sort of (usually slightly unusual) aspect of a relationship. Some are funny, some sad, others uplifting or heartrending – and I think that the sort of emotion that you are likely to gain from each tale will depend almost entirely on you – your experiences, your viewpoint, even your mood – I think if you read a story one day, and then read it again a week later, your response to it would be different. And it is just great for dipping into at the breakfast table before work.
Advice: go buy it!
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