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Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

38 reviews

ghostycell's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

Difficult to get through at times, for different reasons. The subject matter is very dark but the story is told in a very engaging way and I was keen to keep going. The second half becomes a bit technical and I struggled to get through it at times, but it is well worth the time spent. 

The audiobook experience was decent. I think everyone should give this book a go, at the very least.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Slavery, War, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Torture, and Suicide

Minor: Cannibalism and Child death

noodlesny's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death of parent, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, and Xenophobia

cryptidskunk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

I expected the entire book to be more like the second half (focused on logotherapy with personal stories from Auschwitz). However the first half is about the psychology of what an Auschwitz prisoner goes through and is focused on his personal experiences. Incredibly important content, but just a warning if you were expecting more focus on logotherapy as a discipline throughout. 

Overall an incredibly impactful read that serves as both a reminder of how humans are capable of dehumanizing others and how to view the unexpected hardships of life to still find meaning

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Blood, Genocide, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt, Cannibalism, and Suicide

laurenbastian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Torture, War, and Physical abuse

knjelite's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

I am happy I put off reading this book until after graduating college. It is an interesting meditation on attaining meaning in one's life and finding meaning through suffering. Frankl's narrative in three parts detailing the initial shock of entrance, the long years within the camps, and the shock of freedom created a stark look on the psyche of men in the most dire of conditions. I think I will re-read this later on this year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, Antisemitism, and Genocide

picturetalk321's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Excrement, Bullying, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Torture

pgxpg's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Completely changed my perspective on life. Truly transformative and healing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, Grief, Genocide, Physical abuse, Death, and War

This book delves heavily into what life was like as a Jewish prisoner in various concentration camps during WWII.

brittany_jean's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Genocide, Child death, Antisemitism, Medical content, Hate crime, War, Torture, Kidnapping, and Confinement

madshald's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Trafficking, Homophobia, Gore, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Hate crime, War, Confinement, Self harm, Death of parent, Deportation, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Violence

netaliv3's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Gore, Blood, Antisemitism, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and War