Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

6 reviews

ghostycell's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

Difficult to get through at times, for different reasons. The subject matter is very dark but the story is told in a very engaging way and I was keen to keep going. The second half becomes a bit technical and I struggled to get through it at times, but it is well worth the time spent. 

The audiobook experience was decent. I think everyone should give this book a go, at the very least.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, and War

Moderate: Suicide, Torture, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death and Cannibalism

madshald's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

rat_on_wheels'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: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Antisemitism, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

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, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

adearen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and War

nepheloma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

A book that I think everyone must read at some point in their lives. Especially in the midst of a global pandemic, this book helped me reevaluate the values around which my life revolves and to get a whole new perspective on the human experience.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Murder