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
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.
honeymoon228's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoy psychology however, this book did not really appealed to me for whatever reason; an interesting read, but as I’m writing this review, I can barely remember anything that stuck out to me.
luciafan's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting stories
Interesting stories, neatly packaged, but not enough depth. I wish the author would have delved more into each patient, stormy, etc, instead of short bits packaged with a bow.
Interesting stories, neatly packaged, but not enough depth. I wish the author would have delved more into each patient, stormy, etc, instead of short bits packaged with a bow.
arty_cweiber's review against another edition
3.5
I feel like this was very similar to Love’s executioner. Not a big fan but it was an ok read.