msmithr's review against another edition
5.0
I read this slowly with a highlighter, pen and journal in hand. This brought on a lot of self reflection and puts life into perspective. Beautiful. I’ll read it again and again.
farhanahmedzia's review against another edition
5.0
This guys name is Lucius Annaeus Seneca and Askeladd from Vinland Sagas name is Lucius Artorius Castus. So he’s basically Askeladd. That’s also how it feels when you read it. It’s just Askeladd when he’s pondering life and expressing his thoughts and reflecting on his life close to his last days. He’s just telling you every lesson and every take he has on all of life based on the incredible one he has lived. Such as on friendships, on anger, on old age, etc a topic on everything. Up there with meditations - every man must read this. You would be an idiot to not think about and utilise the lessons he learnt in his entire lifetime.
jordantglasson's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
Fascinating to read. The perfect book to start with if you’re intrigued by Stoicism.
ostrava's review against another edition
5.0
Seneca is so strange to me. He feels warmer than either Epictetus or Marcus Aurelius, but his warmth is very precise and deliberate. Manipulative even. This guy wasn’t much of a stoic, but he preached its wisdom, and preached it did he well, but how good could he possibly be, really?
Not that all of these letters could have ever been equally enlightening of course (if they were really letters), but some occasional lines and quotes are very good, so his rhetorical talents were put to good use. But still...if your preacher told you not to sin and he was a sinner, but his advice was still sound...what do you do? Do you pick a better master? Or do you treat the wisdom as your true master? Is the philosophy even good at that point?
Not that all of these letters could have ever been equally enlightening of course (if they were really letters), but some occasional lines and quotes are very good, so his rhetorical talents were put to good use. But still...if your preacher told you not to sin and he was a sinner, but his advice was still sound...what do you do? Do you pick a better master? Or do you treat the wisdom as your true master? Is the philosophy even good at that point?
steventhescourge's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
tariqabdullah's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
js26's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
5.0