Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

21 reviews

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

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

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

ellieisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, and Suicide

veryill's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

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

coneyislandslap13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

This book definitely seems less pedantic and condescending than many which try to tackle the issues of depression and hopelessness in people with logic and grace. Through detailing memorable instances of events throughout his trials in the concentration camps of the Third Reich, he gives reasoning behind people’s need for purpose and motivation, and does so in a way that can relate to victims of such horrific atrocities just as easily as to young children suffering some of the first minor complications they’ve ever had. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Gore, Medical content, Antisemitism, Confinement, Death, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Deportation, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Racial slurs, Slavery, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and War

ac_rva's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Murder, Death, Antisemitism, Torture, Terminal illness, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Confinement, War, Hate crime, and Physical abuse

mathildemroy's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Suicide, Murder, Grief, Genocide, Emotional abuse, and Death