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benrogerswpg's review against another edition
3.0
Really enjoyed this one. Similar to that of "The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head: A Psychiatrist’s Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases" by Gary Small, but Examined was much more serious - almost as though it was a David Brooks book. It had elements of "The Social Animal" in it, of Brooks especially.
Highly recommended if you are intrigued by psychology and sociology, like me.
Touched a bit on philosophy too - always a good thing in my books!
3.7/5
Highly recommended if you are intrigued by psychology and sociology, like me.
Touched a bit on philosophy too - always a good thing in my books!
3.7/5
nickjagged's review against another edition
2.0
It’s hard not to read these as “just-so” stories, though there are occasional notes of insight.
mkinne's review against another edition
4.0
A quick & thought-provoking read and a book I will likely read again for insight.
perrieraddict's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
tom42's review against another edition
1.0
Just a series of anecdotes that seemed to go nowhere. There seems no point to this book
windhover's review against another edition
3.0
A series of unrelated anecdotes from a psychoanalyst's life and practice. The stories are occasionally moving, but taken as a whole it feels flat.
mandyherbet's review against another edition
2.0
In The Examined Life psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz writes about life and loss through various case studies of some former patients. There are some lovely lines and I highlighted a few as things to think about but overall, I felt this book was lacking a narrative drive. Yes, it's non-fiction but narrative is important regardless. I wanted to know why he was writing this book - what prompted it, what was he seeking, what did he learn? And while the concluding paragraph made an attempt to provide this, I found myself curiously detached as I finished it. This is nothing more than a series of case studies and I felt it was quite self-indulgent. Perhaps he should have simply self-published and printed a copy for his bookshelf.
I may end up using some of the lines as inspiration for my own writing but this is not something I can recommend as a good read.
I may end up using some of the lines as inspiration for my own writing but this is not something I can recommend as a good read.