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rascalnikov's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.75
Some excellent passages scattered amidst what feels like convoluted nonsense. Reading it was like listening to a well read cynic babbling on his death bed and occasionally saying something strikingly incisive.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
richardwiggins's review against another edition
1.0
It’s strange reading a series of short, often self-aggrandising, suppositions. Cioran talks from a very personal, bordering on self-obsessed, perspective. His “in the moment” inner monologue fails to draw broader, robust conclusions on wider society. Some of his observations are simply immature. He truly seems to believe that he “feels” things more than others do. I could see why Cioran’s philosophy would be attractive to teenagers but I cannot understand how he has built up a credible following.
It did encourage me to get back into reading philosophy though. So that’s something.
It did encourage me to get back into reading philosophy though. So that’s something.
sreymey's review against another edition
2.0
His style of writing is great but the point of his views are bad, like an example:
"Aristotle, Aquinas, Hegel—three enslavers of the mind. The worst form of despotism is the system, in philosophy and in everything."
"Aristotle, Aquinas, Hegel—three enslavers of the mind. The worst form of despotism is the system, in philosophy and in everything."
allgutternopedestal's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
leopedley's review against another edition
dark
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Witty and thought-provoking