Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Man's Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotherapy by Viktor E. Frankl

8 reviews

lindsayvale's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, and War

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

kalyaniwarrier's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

4.25

Explains in extent about the practice of logo-therapy in psychology that allowed ones thrown in concentration camps to hope for better. 

The narrative of this autobiography comes from a psychiatric perspective on the entrapment of the innocent victims due to their difference in ideology. Interesting and eye-opening read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Deportation

cryptidskunk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

I expected the entire book to be more like the second half (focused on logotherapy with personal stories from Auschwitz). However the first half is about the psychology of what an Auschwitz prisoner goes through and is focused on his personal experiences. Incredibly important content, but just a warning if you were expecting more focus on logotherapy as a discipline throughout. 

Overall an incredibly impactful read that serves as both a reminder of how humans are capable of dehumanizing others and how to view the unexpected hardships of life to still find meaning

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt

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

kooday's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

VIKTOR FRANKLE YOU ROCK MY WORLD

Such a good book, took me a while to get through it because I was making notes. Definitely a book that came to me at the right time, the ethos of logotherapy really resonated with me. It's given me a new perspective on life.

Only potential issue is that it does get quite technical towards the end, particularly the post script, which I found dragged a bit, but it's all very interesting. The book is full of gems.

10/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Torture, Violence, and Police brutality

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

margztgz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This is an absolutely phenomenal work, and I'm so glad to finally have read this. I think everyone should read this book, especially those feeling lost in life or those who have gone through very difficult and traumatic events. Man's Search for Meaning is incredibly inspiring and I truly love everything about this book, it was perfectly done. Frankl manages to address both uncomfortable topics on a personal level and a broader historical level in a poignant yet necessary way. I do not think a single word or sentence was irrelevant, and I was entranced the whole time. I will definitely be coming back to this for guidance, and I nearly underlined the whole book. 

Frankl has the unique voice of a poet, survivor, psychologist, and philosopher all rolled into one. I feel absolutely touched, and will now genuinely be readjusting my entire outlook on life. One of my favorite books I have read this year, to be sure. Everyone, please pick this up at least once!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War