Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

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

17 reviews

abbyluvsfrogs444's review against another edition

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5.0

Oh wow. I have so many words to say about this book but I don't know where to start. I'm blown away by Frankl and his insights. I can't even imagine going through something like he did and coming out of it with a renewed hope and joy in life. I don't know how he did it. All I know is this, the meaning of life is purely individual and personal for each person. My reason is different than another's reason. But, life does have meaning. It always does. And Frankl does an excellent job at drilling that into our minds. And if a Holocaust survivor says it's true, then I believe it. I finished this book with renewed hope. Hope is so rare in today's world, but I found it in Frankl's words. I love this book. It should be required reading for everyone. So fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Medical content

cmwilliams29's review against another edition

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3.75

I read bits and piece of this many years ago, but it's great to finally read the full text. A harrowing and powerful account of life in a concentration camp and the insights he gathers from the behaviour of those prisoners is just stunning. To see how Frankl used his training from before the war to then develop his theories afterwards is impressive. An important book - I understand why it has received so much praise in the past.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Cannibalism

babydee's review against another edition

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4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Hate crime, Suicide, Torture, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and War

mblanke's review against another edition

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4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and War

kalyaniwarrier's review against another edition

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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

noodlesny's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, and War

cryptidskunk's review against another edition

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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

knjelite's review against another edition

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3.75

I am happy I put off reading this book until after graduating college. It is an interesting meditation on attaining meaning in one's life and finding meaning through suffering. Frankl's narrative in three parts detailing the initial shock of entrance, the long years within the camps, and the shock of freedom created a stark look on the psyche of men in the most dire of conditions. I think I will re-read this later on this year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Murder

brittany_jean's review against another edition

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4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

rat_on_wheels's review against another edition

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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