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It has been since schooldays that I'd done my existential reading, and getting back to the days of Camus, and giving a good thought to if this is all there is, why live, was like taking a long overdue hot bath. It is a very refreshing moment to step out and face a new day with clean eyes.
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This book is just not my cup of tea. I read it for a book club and would probably never have read it on my own. I did glean some valuable nuggets, just not enough for a whole book, even one this short. I probably could have gotten the same out of a magazine article.
That is not to knock the book per se. Frankl's observations of his own and others' mental coping skills in a concentration camp are obviously important. Those who are more philosophical or psychologically-minded will probably get much ...more
That is not to knock the book per se. Frankl's observations of his own and others' mental coping skills in a concentration camp are obviously important. Those who are more philosophical or psychologically-minded will probably get much ...more
This book catapults into one of my top ten favorites. Thanks Misha for recommending. It is such a fast read, only ~180 pages, and therefore....no one has an excuse to not read it:) I had never heard of it before, but apparently it is a long best selling classic. The author was a psychiatrist imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camps, suffering and witnessing the most unimaginable tortures. But through his psychological training, was able to make sense of his and others lives, to give meaning to
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One of the most influential books I have read in my lifetime.
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