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A review by bennokrojer
… trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen by Viktor E. Frankl
3.0
Edit: It seems that the German edition that I read doesn't feature the second Part of the English edition on Logotherapy. That might've put it into a formal framework easier to resonate with me. Instead I got to read a theatre play to finish up the book. So bear in mind that my review is based on the German edition from Amazon eBooks.
If feel like should've taken away more from this book. It is highly praised and many seemed to have a deeper understanding of purpose and the human nature.
I could see why people might take that away from the book but I myself couldn't. It was however an authentic and sober-minded account of the human nature in its extremes when everything is taken away from you. There are probably few sources that can give such a first-hand professional account on such a cruel and rare situation.
I learnt more about the mind in total deprivation but I didn't learn more about my own purpose. On the one hand because I am already kind of close to what you might call a purpose and while his view is not too far away from mine probably, his way of framing it didn't resonate with me. I found his style of writing (reading it in German) too verbose and unclear at times.
Despite some criticism I admire him - his actions and words during his time in the KZ and afterwards. I don't know if I would've been that virtuous and had kept a cool head, inspiring so many fellow humans.
As his style of writing and reasoning didn't click with me that well, I had to put in some conscious effort and imagination to actually understand how the mind must feel like under total hunger and pain. As a reader in my cozy bed with a full stomach, it's not always easy to switch on the side of your brain that's driven by rawer instincts.
I loved the theatre play at the end though! Not sure if it is part of the English edition as well.
If feel like should've taken away more from this book. It is highly praised and many seemed to have a deeper understanding of purpose and the human nature.
I could see why people might take that away from the book but I myself couldn't. It was however an authentic and sober-minded account of the human nature in its extremes when everything is taken away from you. There are probably few sources that can give such a first-hand professional account on such a cruel and rare situation.
I learnt more about the mind in total deprivation but I didn't learn more about my own purpose. On the one hand because I am already kind of close to what you might call a purpose and while his view is not too far away from mine probably, his way of framing it didn't resonate with me. I found his style of writing (reading it in German) too verbose and unclear at times.
Despite some criticism I admire him - his actions and words during his time in the KZ and afterwards. I don't know if I would've been that virtuous and had kept a cool head, inspiring so many fellow humans.
As his style of writing and reasoning didn't click with me that well, I had to put in some conscious effort and imagination to actually understand how the mind must feel like under total hunger and pain. As a reader in my cozy bed with a full stomach, it's not always easy to switch on the side of your brain that's driven by rawer instincts.
I loved the theatre play at the end though! Not sure if it is part of the English edition as well.