This book combines many things that I love: Sociology, humor, and travel. Eric Weiner is completely hilarious and he analyzes various countries around the world for what makes its citizens happy. The best part is that Weiner is quite the cynic, so it's not as sappy and silly as it might initially sound. He has really great points and ideas about what happiness really is and how it changes from place to place and people to people. What makes us happy here in America is completely different from what makes the people in Iceland happy. And how do we know we're happy anyways? Even our measurements of happiness are different. It's a great sociological study on definitions of happiness but also of cultures and WHY we have different ways to define happiness. Please if you're looking for a great, funny, interesting book...pick this one up! It's great!!
Well, that is a lovely synopsis if I may say so!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jess! I've actually got two people reading the book right now at my recommendation. So I'm VERY glad you introduced me to it! :-)
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