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oysterkatcher's review against another edition
3.0
A classic but overall very basic and self-serving collection of evidences supporting Freud's theories... and not much else. Freud did a lot for the foundations of psychology, but I'd skip this one unless you're tasked to read or study it for a psych class.
boekenzoe's review against another edition
3.0
I'm glad to have finally read it. Not sure if I ever will again.
hairymaclairey's review against another edition
3.0
This will forever be a work in progress. My sister bought me the collection of essays by other people that accompany Freuds work.
What I have read really opens my mind and has caused me to think of so much more. It's hard to quite say what's happened, but it has challenged me and given my brain quite a work out.
Whenever I start reading again I have to re-read from the beginning. And that takes a lot longer than you may think.
But it's worth it.
What I have read really opens my mind and has caused me to think of so much more. It's hard to quite say what's happened, but it has challenged me and given my brain quite a work out.
Whenever I start reading again I have to re-read from the beginning. And that takes a lot longer than you may think.
But it's worth it.
anarcho_zymurgist's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
2.25
A rather unintentionally amusing work.
dannymason_1's review against another edition
4.0
Probably would have been fine reading an abridged version of this and might not have got through the whole thing without jumping between the book, audiobook and secondary resources, but reading the whole thing was definitely rewarding and I'm glad I did it.
As someone who's just starting to dip their toes into psychoanalysis I'm not really qualified to judge how good this is on an ideas level, but what I can say is that Freud argues his case well and that even when he's most likely wrong he still manages to be really interesting.
What impressed me most is how good a writer Freud is. This isn't anywhere near as dry or academic as you might expect it to be, Freud is funny, witty, endearing and personable. He loves to go on a tangent or tell a long anecdote to prove his point, a lot of the book is surprisingly conversational and easy-going.
I don't see myself ever reading the full thing again and would lean towards recommending an abridged version to anyone who's interested, but I'm really glad I've done it the once and will definitely be reading more Freud.
As someone who's just starting to dip their toes into psychoanalysis I'm not really qualified to judge how good this is on an ideas level, but what I can say is that Freud argues his case well and that even when he's most likely wrong he still manages to be really interesting.
What impressed me most is how good a writer Freud is. This isn't anywhere near as dry or academic as you might expect it to be, Freud is funny, witty, endearing and personable. He loves to go on a tangent or tell a long anecdote to prove his point, a lot of the book is surprisingly conversational and easy-going.
I don't see myself ever reading the full thing again and would lean towards recommending an abridged version to anyone who's interested, but I'm really glad I've done it the once and will definitely be reading more Freud.
rlse's review against another edition
2.0
I didn't get too far in this one, as it completely failed to grab me. Also, since Freud wrote it in first person, my brain wouldn't stop reading with an Austrian accent, which I found terribly slow and annoying. Silly brain. Also, the fact that this version was illustrated did absolutely nothing to enrich the reading experience. Just lots of surrealistic paintings.