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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
informative
slow-paced
I picked it up soley because of the title - I didn't even look very closely at what I was buying; at first I didn't even know it was non-fiction. I'm glad I did so - it's not the book I would have chosen if I was making a conscious effort to look into existentialism, but it proved to be good. Normally I would not look to something so biographical for anything in the region of philosophy, but it brought the whole existentialist scene to life in a way that made me want to read more. I've read a few bits and pieces by writers of the scene, and always intended to read more of some of them (and always found something else to read instead), so I've always skirted around the existentialist clique, looking on with interest but never really engaging. This has motivated me to take a closer look.
wikipedia article in book form but i'd much rather read the wikipedia article
Luminous, entertaining, totally unpretentious treatment of some pretty challenging stuff.