A review by bartendm
Lying on the Couch by Irvin D. Yalom

4.0

I listened to this audiobook because I was curious about what people went to therapy for and what went on during therapy. The author is a psychotherapist, so I assume the scenarios are realistic. The characters, aside from Carol, have interesting layers of complexity, and are not all good or all bad. Carol felt more like a caricature of an angry, abused woman. The book uses the characters and plot to delve into ethical and stylistic issues of therapy and does so in an interesting manner. It also is an enjoyable read with some twists and turns, but I have definitely come out with an appreciation of what this field is about.