Unrequited: Summary Review
This is a summary review of Unrequited containing key details about Unrequited.
What is Unrequited About?
In Unrequited, the author explores the tremendous force of obsessive love in women’s lives. She argues that it needs to be understood, respected, and channeled for personal growth—yet it also has the potential to go terribly awry. Interweaving her own story with frank interviews and in-depth research in science, psychology, cultural history, and literature, Phillips describes how romantic obsession takes root, grows, and strongly influences our thoughts and behaviors.
Who is the author of Unrequited?
Lisa A. Phillips is a professor of journalism at SUNY New Paltz and the author of Public Radio: Behind the Voices. Her articles have appeared in many national publications, including the New York Times and the Boston Globe. A former radio journalist, she has contributed stories to NPR and other public radio outlets.
Book details
- Print length: 304 pages
- Genre: Nonfiction, Psychology, Memoir
What are the chapters in Unrequited?
Chapter 1. Do You Love Me?: The Allure of Unsatisfied Desire
Chapter 2. Holding Out: Following the Script of Unrequited Love
Chapter 3. Erotic Melancholy: Lovesickness as a Label of Shame
Chapter 4. Boy Chasers: The (Fe)Male Urge to Pursue
Chapter 5. Falling from the Stars: Losing Yourself to the Narcissism of Unrequited Love
Chapter 6. The Gender Pass: Female Stalkers and Their Invisible Victims
Chapter 7. Crush: Unrequited Love as Girl Tower
Chapter 8. Primal Teacher: The Transformational Tower of Unrequited. Love
Chapter 9. Letting Go: How Obsession Ends
What do critics say?
Here’s what one of the prominent reviewers had to say about the book: “A gorgeously written, often cringe-inducing, but ultimately consoling deconstruction of the confounding power of unreciprocated passion. Unrequited made me feel both very much and much less alone.” — Julie Powell, author of Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession
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Chief Editor
Tal Gur is an impact-driven creator at heart. After trading his daily grind for a life of his own design, he spent a decade pursuing 100 life goals around the globe. Tal's journey and recent book, The Art of Fully Living, inspired him to found Elevate Society.
