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2 narratives run alongside each other in The Schopenhauer Cure—that of present day Julian, making the best use of whatever remaining time he has left, and a look into the man himself, Schopenhauer and his life and the catalysts which would lead him to developing his own philosophy in life. And what life! Schopenhauer is a man with excess bitterness in life. A lot of his ideas are great, and the foundation upon which undoubtedly entire generations of thinkers have built upon, but his ideas would have been a lot more palatable if he had been a little more personable—a fact the book does point out too. At the risk of sounding like a dolt because I've never read Schopenhauer myself, I will say that the book endears itself to readers precisely because it attempts to mitigate the harshness of Schopenhauer's philosophy to the extent where comfort can actually be drawn. This mitigation is mostly successful, and is I would think what's best about the book. A lot less can be said about the end though: it's too haphazard, too well-resolved, almost as if I walked to the end of a metaphorical cliff unwittingly and dropped off the edge.

papriika's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

jlarrew's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This was almost a DNF for me. I could not get into any of the parts about Schopenhauer at all.

I liked Julius, but didn't understand why he wanted to connect with Philip.

Philip had the biggest arc. I still don't understand why he was a therapist.

I almost didn't finish and would have been on with that.

minatalaat's review against another edition

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3.0

ثاني عمل أقرأه للكاتب، بعد " عندما بكى نيتشه
الرواية جيدة، لكنها مملة و طويلة بشكل لا يشجع أحد علي استكمالها من بعد الصفحة المائتى

hidelynch's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

mnm2003's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

connorstory's review against another edition

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A book of pretty low quality yet I nearly read the whole thing. It’s benefited by exploring such interesting ideas but so handicapped by clumsy, predictable and sometimes preposterous execution. Some really uninspired pros from an author who’s clearly so well read. Well, books can only teach so much, after all.

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