Joseph A. Schumpeter, historian of economics Book

"Interesting analysis on relationships"

I shocked my friends once again holding a book titled "I am no longer myself without you". Naturally, they thought this would be some tragic romantic book on the pain of unrequited love - shockingly advertised as a book on man's romantic love and relationships with woman on the book cover. Sorry, not really. Clarification! That wasn't what attracted me to this book anyway! When I explained my view that this book is actually a psychological and social analysis of the nature of the relationships man (as in male) have with their parents, lovers, and themselves, my friends seemed to be more shocked than ever. Jonathan Rutherford has written a thorough analysis on human relationships. He drew examples from many sources including psychology, sociology, literature and current affairs. I like the touch of male sentimentality he puts in that is seldom absence, or hidden, from public viewing. The chapter titled "Silence", and "Mother" were especially good. But beware that at times many parts of the book was overly analytical - confusing and too lecture-ish.