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madshald's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Torture, Trafficking, Homophobia, Gore, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Hate crime, War, Confinement, Self harm, Death of parent, Deportation, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Violence
coneyislandslap13's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Excrement, Gore, Medical content, Antisemitism, Confinement, Death, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Deportation, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Racial slurs, Slavery, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and War
ac_rva's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Slavery, Murder, Death, Antisemitism, Torture, Terminal illness, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Confinement, War, Hate crime, and Physical abuse
tctimlin's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, Antisemitism, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Torture, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and War
cassidyzang's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and War
mdwsn27's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Genocide, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, War, Violence, Death, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Terminal illness, and Torture
grimmworld's review
Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Torture, Grief, Death, Antisemitism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Genocide
You have to be in a perfect mind set in order to read this book. Not easily depressed, not over empathetic. If you cry while watching those coming home for Christmas commercials, you will have a problem reading this book.flowingleaves's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Medical content, Genocide, Hate crime, War, Violence, Confinement, Grief, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
spooderman's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Child death, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Suicide attempt, War, Confinement, and Violence
Moderate: Self harm, Cancer, Eating disorder, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug use
samdalefox's review against another edition
5.0
The book was recommended by my mental health counsellor, highlighting Frankl's finding and assertion that the only thing a person has control over, is their attitude to their circumstances. This aspect has certainly helped me in my own mental health work.
Unlike some of the other reviews, I enjoyed the second part of the book as much as the first. (I read the 80's edition). This may be because of my medical science background and interest in psychiatry. I found Frankl's way of describing his personal experiences almost objectively, quite comforting and appealed to my natural way of thinking. Although the field has developed since his writing, I found it very interesting learning about logotherapy and found it complemented my interest in existentialism. I do think some of the observations he makes are still very relevant today, especially his comments relating to existential boredom.
The first part of the book where he describes his experiences in concentration camps was, of course, difficult to read. However this is the first time I've 'enjoyed' (for lack of a better word) reading about the Holocaust. Previous historical iterations from secondary sources always had the whiff of political war propaganda to me. Frankl's lived experience retelling has no such endorsement of war. What was significant for me, was he not only described his and other's various suffering, but attempted to explain it too. E.g. Why the prisoners and guards reacted in the ways they did. How their psychology and identity was affected as well as their physical health. Frankl goes through each stage of the prisoner's psychological response to his trauma.Â
Overall, a harrowing, but important read. I think it has the potential to help many people. Maybe be more compassionate to others, maybe employ some logotherapy principles to their own life, maybe become more consciously opposed to war.Â
Moderate: Genocide, Emotional abuse, War, Suicide, Death, Confinement, Antisemitism, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Murder
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