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A review by malachi_oneill
The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
2.0
I think this book is much more impactful to people that have a intense interest, knowledge, awareness, education and historical reference to modern psychoanalysis.
It is incredibly heavy on all of that.
If you understand that genre of thought you'll understand the book and what he's saying.
I don't have enough background knowledge or interest and thus the book did not do much for me.
It was interesting and helpful to read the other reviews.
They actually helped me understand the book itself and why I personally didn't connect with it.
It was educational from a historical psychoanalytical topic perspective. Intellectually.
Nothing connected with me personally.
For those of you that want a summary I'd read the reviews or go find a summary version or youtube video explanation of it.
Was almost a DNF for me.
I read it as it was referenced by several other authors and commentators I read, like, follow, and benefited from. If nothing else I learned more about them I suppose, and am grateful they intake and interpret as they do, for others' benefit.
It is incredibly heavy on all of that.
If you understand that genre of thought you'll understand the book and what he's saying.
I don't have enough background knowledge or interest and thus the book did not do much for me.
It was interesting and helpful to read the other reviews.
They actually helped me understand the book itself and why I personally didn't connect with it.
It was educational from a historical psychoanalytical topic perspective. Intellectually.
Nothing connected with me personally.
For those of you that want a summary I'd read the reviews or go find a summary version or youtube video explanation of it.
Was almost a DNF for me.
I read it as it was referenced by several other authors and commentators I read, like, follow, and benefited from. If nothing else I learned more about them I suppose, and am grateful they intake and interpret as they do, for others' benefit.