A review by jenmcgee
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

4.0

One of those books that one really should have read earlier--pretty much whenever one actually reads it. The first half is a description of the author's experience in the Nazi concentration camps, the second half a delineation of his psychological theories. The second half is inevitably drier than the first, but with the experiences Frankl has described still firmly in one's mind, one feels a stronger sense of connection to what he's talking about. The foreword frames the book in terms of religion, but I think that's a misnomer--Frankl doesn't seem to be relying on religion to give life meaning, although that is of course one possible path. Harrowing, thoughtful, and ultimately inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time.