Why Do I Love These People?, Po Bronson
Why Do I Love These People?, Po Bronson
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Why Do I Love These People?
Miracalous Journeys of Twenty-first Century Families

Author: Po Bronson

Narrator: John Dossett

Abridged: 5 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/15/2005


Synopsis

Po Bronson takes us on an extraordinary journey

Calling upon his gift for powerful nonfiction narrative and philosophical insight Po Bronson explores the incredibly complicated feelings that we have for our families.

Each chapter introduces us to people and we come to know them intimately, following the story of their relationship as they struggle resiliently through the kinds of hardships all families endure. Some of them manage to save their relationship, while others find a better life only after letting the relationship go. From their efforts, the wisdom in this audiobook emerges. We are left feeling emotionally raw but grounded -- and better prepared to love, through both hard times and good times.

In these mesmerizing stories, we discover what is essential and elemental to all families and slowly abolish the fantasies and fictions we have about those we fight to stay connected to.

In Why Do I Love These People?, Bronson shows us that we are united by our yearnings and aspirations: Family is not our dividing line, but our common ground.


Reviews

Goodreads review by 'stina on November 18, 2008

I finished Po Bronson's Why Do I Love These People? over the weekend. It was a fairly quick read about 19 families. Divorce, death, different cultures, keeping in touch, pushing away. The book sort of discusses how families stick together, make it work. It's looking from both the point of view of th......more

Goodreads review by Jan on January 18, 2011

the only thing I would have suggested the author do differently is take the stories from the last half of the book and put them first. They carried a different kind of heartache, in my opinion. My mood shifted to a darker side reading the 2nd half, even though the individuals still worked out their......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on August 21, 2008

If you ever questioned, "why did I have to belong to this family", read this book and embrace the amazing stories, I think it will make even the most cynical individual realize how important it may be to, accept and appreciate the family we came from. "That which does not kill you makes you stronge......more

Goodreads review by Marianne on June 07, 2020

The stories in this book are super interesting. I had trouble connecting with the narrative voice. But I liked the people he talked to a lot.......more

Goodreads review by Steven on May 12, 2008

I will admit that like others on this site, I was initially attracted to this book based upon the title. Being from a large and close Italian family, there are times when I ask the question posed by this book, and of course the only answer is that because they are family. This book chronicles the str......more