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jitka_c's review against another edition
3.0
V Hovorech k sobě se Yalom vyrovnával se smrtí, v této knize se svým vztahem s matkou. No, proč ne. Příběhy jsou opět čtivé a zajímavé, nemohu se ale zbavit dojmu, že tato kniha se daleko více zabývá terapeutickým procesem a myslím, že ji daleko více docení lidé pohybující se v oboru.
Co ale měl znamenat ten poslední příběh? Myslím, že chápu tu metaforu - to, jak se v rodinách traumata a bolest mohou přenášet z generace na generaci - to zpracování mi ale v knize připadalo trošku mimo mísu. Proto, a také kvůli tomu, že kniha nebyla tak čtivá, nechávám jen 3*
Co ale měl znamenat ten poslední příběh? Myslím, že chápu tu metaforu - to, jak se v rodinách traumata a bolest mohou přenášet z generace na generaci - to zpracování mi ale v knize připadalo trošku mimo mísu. Proto, a také kvůli tomu, že kniha nebyla tak čtivá, nechávám jen 3*
foxsphere22_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.75
amorfatea's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
mgallmeyer03's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
smolbean_reads's review against another edition
4.0
My first experience of Yalom's writing and I'm pretty fascinated. Yalom is clearly a very intelligent and devoted psychotherapist. Many of his ideas about therapy strike a chord with me... how a relationship between therapist and patient is important, that it needs to matter that there are two real people talking about deep matters. (I recently had a bad experience with a potential therapist, on when simply asking them more about themselves they abruptly put a wall between us and cut me off. I felt disconnect and an unwillingness to spend time with them and so didn't go ahead with the therapy). In a space where intimacy is needed to help one feel safe about revealing inner thoughts, why would a therapist close themselves off to that?
I enjoyed the illicit and complex tales of Yalom's own experiences in psychotherapy, they are often a long musing in which gems of knowledge can be found, rather than having a direct question and answer style for the reader. He doesn't hold back on his feelings and thoughts. However, I was very confused when his tales turned to fiction writing though and struggled to quite find the purpose in the very last story (a cursed cat... um what?...) I understand how messages can be transcribed through tales but I preferred to hear him write as himself. It took a moment to realise that he was indeed writing in fiction and was disappointed when I realised the tales were not real and went down a very odd woo-woo route.
Overall the stories in this book are very engaging and I found Yalom a very engaging writer. He is honest about the learning process and struggles of understanding patients and he shows the importance of his determination. I also really stand with his views on humanistic and psychodynamic therapy and would honestly like to see this more recognised in therapy today. Therapy isn't a one-way conversation, there must be a relationship to create a feeling of realness, the safety to reveal and to challenge and to question.
I enjoyed the illicit and complex tales of Yalom's own experiences in psychotherapy, they are often a long musing in which gems of knowledge can be found, rather than having a direct question and answer style for the reader. He doesn't hold back on his feelings and thoughts. However, I was very confused when his tales turned to fiction writing though and struggled to quite find the purpose in the very last story (a cursed cat... um what?...) I understand how messages can be transcribed through tales but I preferred to hear him write as himself. It took a moment to realise that he was indeed writing in fiction and was disappointed when I realised the tales were not real and went down a very odd woo-woo route.
Overall the stories in this book are very engaging and I found Yalom a very engaging writer. He is honest about the learning process and struggles of understanding patients and he shows the importance of his determination. I also really stand with his views on humanistic and psychodynamic therapy and would honestly like to see this more recognised in therapy today. Therapy isn't a one-way conversation, there must be a relationship to create a feeling of realness, the safety to reveal and to challenge and to question.