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The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves by Stephen Grosz

mralexn1990's review against another edition

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2.0

It was okay, there are some good points but I found the stories in this book to be quite vague and short without any meaningful ending.

piennokkio's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

belwood303's review against another edition

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2.0

Not at all what I thought it was about but I was on vacation and didn t bring much else to read...

yuliiat's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

tombutler's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

emmadiamond's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

katemck1's review against another edition

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I enjoyed this since it helped me understand how we make our stories to make sense of the world. Very uplifting through each story having a conclusion that pulls the tale to its end. Satisfying. I shall reread. Lots of wise words.

junw_ng's review against another edition

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5.0

It was a joy to read and affected me in ways I did not know it would. It gave me a greater understanding that the way people act or do not act and speak or do not speak is sometimes not as you may have perceived and brings me back to sonder. I believe that this word embodies this book. It is the feeling of viewing other people and acknowledging that they have their own unique stories.

The book was very intriguing as a touched upon the mind and how much or how little we may know about our own thoughts and feelings and what they represent.

I would highly recommend for any who are even slightly interested. It is made up of various stories about his many patients during the authors psychoanalysis sessions, which made it easy to read and digest.

I read this as a digital copy and would consider purchasing a physical version to read again at a later stage.

1umbrella1's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

3.25

dandelion451's review against another edition

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4.0

A captivating and engrossing read, only 4 stars because it was a little too brief in parts; it left me wanting more!