The Birth of Pleasure

By: Carol Gilligan

Narrated by: Normi Noel

Finding evidence in new psychological research, the myth of Psyche and Cupid, Shakespeare’s plays, Freud’s case histories, Anne Frank’s diaries, and contemporary novels, Carol Gilligan discovers that the roots of a more hopeful view of love are all around us.

©2002 Carol Gilligan (P)2012 Bma Audio

Critic reviews

"Gillian’s mastery of literary sources and her intelligent but nonacademic writing make this an enjoyable, challenging work." ( Publishers Weekly)

"An original and elegant inquiry, a fine weave of vivid case studies of ‘couples in crisis’ and brilliant literary analysis." ( Booklist)

"A rich and personal tapestry.... [A] bold and boundary-breaking book." ( The Boston Globe)

valuable perspective

well written. well read. worth a deep dive. great tools for introspection. real world examples.

Beautiful gift

Thank you for this beautiful gift. I listened to it in almost one sitting. Enjoyed the voice of narration as well.

ok book there's an important message here

I didn't like how it was written.
too poetic, not straight forward enough. after finishing I still can't tell you clearly what this book was about.

Audio version Needs a fix

The publishers put the ending of the book “the birth of pleasure written by carol Gilligan has been a production of (XYZ studio)” at the end of chapter 8, instead of the end of the final chapter. This made things pretty confusing. Since it’s long form non-fiction, there isn’t really a plot to go by. I had to jump around and try to figure out what happened. That said, I think everyone should read this book. Very important subject matter.