Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Love's Virtues
Mike W. Martin · 1996
71/100
👍 Worth It
This is a thoughtful academic dive into what makes romantic love genuinely good, not just exciting — Martin pulls from philosophy, literature, and psychology to argue real love is inseparable from treating your partner with virtue. It reads like a college seminar rather than a beach read, so go in ready for ideas over anecdotes. If you want serious food for thought on love and character, it delivers.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety78
Substance / usefulness78
Craft & writing68
Originality68
Evidence & accuracy68
Hype vs delivers72
Age-fit58
Human-eye read58
Penny’s verdict71
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