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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
Lo estaba leyendo en la biblioteca de la universidad. Tuve que devolverlo, y no tuve oportunidad de retomar la lectura.
Me estaba gustando. Queda pendiente :)
Me estaba gustando. Queda pendiente :)
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've been meaning to finish this novel for awhile now (after neglecting to in a writing seminar on Nietzsche, Freud, and Marx I took two years ago to be exact, oops). I don't know why it took me so long to get into it, but once I did, this book really was an engrossing, if involved read. I would definitely recommend reading it in as close to one sitting as possible. 'When Nietzsche Wept' is pretty unlike any other novel that I've read in the sense that it's almost... instructional? There are definitely moments where the narrative stagnates and the author's style can verge on heavy-handed in certain passages (Yalom's own background as a psychiatrist and academician very clearly shines through), but the overall synthesis that slowly emerges between the titular philosopher's beliefs and the theories behind the advent of modern psychoanalysis is intriguing enough and so adeptly accomplished that any deficiencies in story-telling are arguably eclipsed.
I'm still not sure how I'd categorize it as a work, as the presentations of Nietzsche's, Breur's, and Freud's ideas are really too 21st century to be a true historical novel and Yalom's investment in creating a narrative (with some pretty sympathetic characters, fictional and historical) too obviously intentional to deem the work strictly expository writing. Either way, it was well worth tackling it again.
I'm still not sure how I'd categorize it as a work, as the presentations of Nietzsche's, Breur's, and Freud's ideas are really too 21st century to be a true historical novel and Yalom's investment in creating a narrative (with some pretty sympathetic characters, fictional and historical) too obviously intentional to deem the work strictly expository writing. Either way, it was well worth tackling it again.
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Hope is essential, and who but we can sustain it?"
What a marvelous read!!!
Nietzsche, Lou Salomé, Breuer, young Freud in 1822 Vienna! What a fantastic idea by Yalom. It's beautifully written and researched. You want to laugh and cry and listen and hug every single character.
What a marvelous read!!!
Nietzsche, Lou Salomé, Breuer, young Freud in 1822 Vienna! What a fantastic idea by Yalom. It's beautifully written and researched. You want to laugh and cry and listen and hug every single character.
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
عجیبه که بعضی کتاب‌ها رو توی شرایطی مشابه با شخصیت‌ها می‌خونم. مثلاً همزمان با این کتاب، مقاومت دربرابر حرف زدن و بخاری‌پاک‌کنی روحی رو به‌وضوح میدم تو خودم و اطرافیانم. یه جاهایی غافلگیرم کرد و مسیر داستان جوری غیر از اون‌که تصور می‌کردم پیش رفت. به‌نظرم کتاب خیلی مفید و مهمی بود از نظر غنی بودن و خوشحالم که سال‌ها پیش، بعد از چند‌صفحه خوندن رهاش کردم و رسید به امروز که توی شرایط ذهنی آماده‌تری باشم برای تجربه کردن اطلاعاتش؛ به‌قول خود یالوم: «قصه‌ای در خدمت اهداف آموزشی و معنایی». جدا از اینکه توضیحات نویسنده آخر کتاب، حیرت‌زده‌م کرد از چگونگی هماهنگ کردن اتفاقات واقعی زندگی شخصیت‌ها با داستانی ساختگی.
A fascinating read, combining fiction with non-fiction, exploring the intricacy of the human mind.
بقالي مدة كبيرة ماقرأتش شئ مؤثر للدرجة دي, جميلة جدًا.