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cleasaiaingeal's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
5.0
nicktraynor's review against another edition
4.0
I suspect that Nietzsche is an unreliable narrator of his own life in this autobiography, but it is still interesting to hear his perspective on his own works. There is undeniably an air of mania about this book and its proximity to his breakdown is fascinating. He disparages decadence a lot in Ecce Homo and he refers to himself as an "immoralist" a lot. He also talks about his work on the transvaluation of all values, which offers tantalising glimpses at what this book may have entailed if it were finished.
vitalbeachyeah's review against another edition
4.0
His autobiography/self-critique. Easily the most entertaining philosopher to read, even when he's not making as many incisive points as usual and spending rather too long talking (satirically?) about how amazing he is. Twilight of the Idols is a better starting point.
sapphicsquirrel's review against another edition
reflective
1.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and Racism
conorpittman's review against another edition
4.0
An excellent overview of Nietzsche’s works and his thoughts regarding them. It does not provide much in the establishment of new ideas, but clarifies the authors thoughts on his past works and the meanings behind them. He additionally goes into detail on the environment and mindset he was in when the books were written, and how this effected the outcome. An interesting read for those interested in Nietzsche and his philosophy, and offered an insight generally not seen from other philosophers: their opinion of their own work.
_rg's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.5