Interestingly, I read an original this year when I expected the revised.

I got “The Five Love Languages” from a little free library. Somewhat interesting concept that people still talk about, despite being written in the early 90s.

Well, I read it and thought it was utter crap. It was full of antiquated gender roles (think 1950s house wife) and religious proselytizing. To the point that I thought “how could anyone take this crap seriously?” Ex: a woman was struggling with her marriage. The husband was angry and mean and abuse was heavily implied. The author suggested she try having sex with her husband 3 times a week to make him love her again. YUCK. Also, several instances of “Jesus says you can’t get divorced.” Fine for some, but problematic for the masses.

It was so bad, I started googling why anyone would read this book or discuss its concept. Apparently, the original book was a bit successful with a lot of backlash, so the author edited it to remove the harmful old-fashioned gender roles and erased all the religious teachings. So, most people have read the revised version, which is not wildly offensive and misogynistic like the original version.

Oh I LOVE seeing someone mention Vine Deloria here!!!

Oh god, this book was so intense. If falls into the category of “books i wish i hadn’t read” for me. Thrillers are NOT my thing. I acknowledge the book was very good, but just too intense for me. I read it 2 years ago and I still think about it.