Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

21 reviews

ellieisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, and Suicide

veryill's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

netaliv3's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Gore, Blood, Antisemitism, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and War

coneyislandslap13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

This book definitely seems less pedantic and condescending than many which try to tackle the issues of depression and hopelessness in people with logic and grace. Through detailing memorable instances of events throughout his trials in the concentration camps of the Third Reich, he gives reasoning behind people’s need for purpose and motivation, and does so in a way that can relate to victims of such horrific atrocities just as easily as to young children suffering some of the first minor complications they’ve ever had. 

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Content Warnings

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

brittanylee0302's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

Frankl literally states in this book that he thought about publishing anonymously. He claims that people wouldn't care if they didn't have a name to put with the story. While I think it's important to have any kind of history of the Holocaust, it's a billion times more important to put a name with the story. I applaud Frankl for being comfortable enough to publish under his name & giving insight into his story. 

I listened to the audio & the narrator Simon Vance did a fantastic job with the book. My only complaint is that the book could have been broken up better, into smaller parts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

mdwsn27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

dogmomsitcom's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Torture, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, and War

jeroenlt's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Genocide, Deportation, Torture, Murder, Emotional abuse, War, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Physical abuse, and Hate crime

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Cancer

ptitirodactyle's review against another edition

I do recognize the importance of such a book. I found the first part really interesting and enlightening. 

I don’t plan on reading the second part at the moment, because of the criticism that has been brought upon Logotherapy by numerous psychologists and the lack of scientific evidence to support some of the claims. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Antisemitism, Suicide, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, War, Physical abuse, Slavery, Grief, Death, Deportation, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Genocide, Hate crime, and Violence

spooderman's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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