roveronez's review

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5.0

What a great book! Lori Gottlieb talks about her life, how she became a therapist, and her struggles as well as the life challenges of her patients in such way that we feel like we're reading a novel. So many insights, the kind of book that naturally teaches you so much about psychology and gives you tools to cope with your own struggles without sounding like a "self-help" book. I loved it! ❤️

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cj5300's review

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4.25

Did not expect to get so emotionally attached to many of the characters in this book. I cried at the end. 

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zoeysdigest's review against another edition

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5.0

Splendid read, definitely one of my best reads so far. While it most certainly does not paint the whole picture of what therapy is, it was am informative, fun and heartening read.

🎯 I loved learning about the technicalities shown through examples of the patients as well as Lori herself.
🎯 The growth of all the characters, even the worst ones. I celebrated and cried with some (her experience with Julie got my tears flowing).
🎯 Seeing parts of others and myself in the characters made it a good opportunity for reflection.
🎯 It was well-written and personable, there were twists that kept you going
🤔 The bouncing back and forth of characters and timeline got a bit confusing at some points
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It felt like Charlotte didn't really get an ending, like what happened to her and dude?


Overall a great book if you're seeking a (not-so-dry) book to learn more about yourself and have a great insight into therapy.

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ju_harue's review against another edition

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5.0

Essa leitura conversou muito comigo de um jeito que me levou a gatilhos que nem mesmo sabia que poderiam me afetar, mas sobre os quais refleti bastante (e levei a minha própria terapia).
Achei a forma como foi exposto e escrito as histórias e exemplos, foi muito respeitosa e honesta. Acompanhar alguns pacientes em paralelo em como reverbarava na Lori, foi especial, enfim, uma leitura que eu amei muito, apesar de ter sofrido em muitos momentos.

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natlikestoread's review against another edition

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4.0


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cturn's review

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4.25


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parasolcrafter's review against another edition

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4.0

this book made me experience the full spectrum of human emotion. still sad over some things in it!!! it is a really good book that illustrates how we as humans are so much more than the versions of ourselves that we choose to show and that we all have trauma, we all have good and bad sides, and there are things we all would rather keep hidden.

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headinthepages's review against another edition

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5.0


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kimveach's review against another edition

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4.5

I had heard that this book was good, but I didn't realize how good it was.  It's more than a memoir.  In the book, the author explains her issues and how she worked them out during therapy and her patients' therapies.  She also introduces many psychology concepts in a much more interesting way than a Psychology 101 class.  Be warned:  the terminally ill young woman she works with until her death is life-affirming and heartbreaking.

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lawsam's review against another edition

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4.25


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