Why Humans Like to Cry: Tragedy, Evolution, and the Brain by Michael R. Trimble

This is something which I was reading in parallel to other books while in transit.

The title generates the curiosity to know if crying is just a way of showing our emotions or it was a part of our evolution.

The book mainly focuses on the point if tragedy (reading, watching, listening) is the external cue for crying, and how does crying can be explained in neuro/Psychological terms. Which leads to a lot of discussion to different part of brains which are responsible or gets activated while crying.

But it doesn't give a real insight in more general terms which makes the text a bit too technical to consume.

Crying is a bit independent of type of emotions, and can be seen in tragic and happy moments both. So, the book was also a bit narrow in its approach while focusing largely on the crying triggered by tragedy.

Maybe not worth a read even when it is a quick one.

Peace