A review by richardwiggins
The Trouble With Being Born by E.M. Cioran

1.0

It’s strange reading a series of short, often self-aggrandising, suppositions. Cioran talks from a very personal, bordering on self-obsessed, perspective. His “in the moment” inner monologue fails to draw broader, robust conclusions on wider society. Some of his observations are simply immature. He truly seems to believe that he “feels” things more than others do. I could see why Cioran’s philosophy would be attractive to teenagers but I cannot understand how he has built up a credible following.

It did encourage me to get back into reading philosophy though. So that’s something.