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*a magyar kiadásról*

Nem tudom, mikor voltak utoljára ennyire ambivalens érzéseim egy könyvvel kapcsolatban. Voltak benne mondatok, amiktől nagyon sokat kaptam, napokig gondolkoztam rajtuk és igazi gyógyulási folyamatokat indítottak el. Ezek között a mondatok között viszont a többit csak épphogy elviseltem.

Szerintem a műfaji összemosások zavartak. Regényként nem tudtam élvezni, mert borzalmasan idegesített az elbeszélői mód, de self-help könyvként sem tudtam egészen komolyan venni, mert ahhoz meg túl sok volt benne a sztorizás.

Lehet egyébként, hogy a fordítással volt bajom, majd egyszer megkísérelem elolvasni angolul is, de így ebben a formában nekem csalódást okozott.
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Some of the clinical psychology was a little dense for me but very powerful and incredible.

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Like anything about the Holocaust, I’m not sure I can put into words how I felt about this book. I think people just need to read it for themselves. Highly recommend.

Dr. Eger is an amazing person with powerful stories. Glad I was able to read this.

A few clips:
Why now? <---This was my secret weapon. The question I always ask my patients on a first visit. I need to know why they are motivated to change.

Our future is the sum of an equation that is part intention and part circumstance.

Our painful experiences aren't a liability - they're a gift. They give us perspective and meaning, an opportunity to find our unique purpose and our strength.

When we abdicate taking responsibility for ourselves, we are giving up our ability to create and discover meaning. In other words, we give up on life.

nnz1's review

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This was a masterpiece. Dr. Eger is a courageous and intelligent woman, I’m honoured to know her story.

Such a good book to read. When I started this book I thought that it was really an account of her experiences in Auschwitz. There certainly was an account of this horror and how she was liberated by an American GI who saw her slight movement buried under dead bodies….that’s chilling….but a reality of the horror of the Holocaust. Into the book I realised that Edith had experienced horror and suffered greatly but she made choices and survived and went on to counsel others in life who through her choices and experience helped them too to survive. We all have that choice and this is a book worthy of reading in order to experience that.
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