Sarah Bakewell's Existentialist Café Book Reviews Summary
Ratings Breakdown
Rated 4.5 by 1,628 people
Pros from Reviews
- Informative overview
- Accessible explanations
- Engaging writing style
- Rekindles passion for philosophy
- Combines history and philosophy
- Helpful for non-experts
- Well-written and poetic
- Recreates the era
Cons from Reviews
- Some oversimplified summaries
- Lapses into glibness
- Repetitive stories
- Skippable familiar anecdotes
- Limited discussion on philosophy's importance
- Abrupt treatment of philosophical topics
- Some philosophical humbug
Notable Features
Philosophy
Biographies
World History
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