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A review by ericsutliff
Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything by Viktor E. Frankl
4.0
I first heard about Frankl when a friend recommended his best selling book, Man's Search for Meaning, back in college. That being one of the most impactful books I had ever read, I knew I needed to give Yes to Life a go.
Frankl sifts through suffering, guilt, and meaning within the folds of continental Europe Post WWII. The book is approached as three separate lectures given after he was shuffled around various Nazi Concentration Camps and finally, liberated from a concentration camp near Dachau, Germany. He beautifully weaves wisdom from the likes of Kant and Neitzche with his own experience as a prisoner. He reaffirms that in spite of our circumstances, we all matter. Even creating a psychological counseling approach, logotherapy, in the process. There is meaning in the mess and a hope for our individual and collective future. Inherently enough for us all to say "Yes to Life". I believe you will find this compilation riveting, thought-provoking, and filled with little joys.
Frankl sifts through suffering, guilt, and meaning within the folds of continental Europe Post WWII. The book is approached as three separate lectures given after he was shuffled around various Nazi Concentration Camps and finally, liberated from a concentration camp near Dachau, Germany. He beautifully weaves wisdom from the likes of Kant and Neitzche with his own experience as a prisoner. He reaffirms that in spite of our circumstances, we all matter. Even creating a psychological counseling approach, logotherapy, in the process. There is meaning in the mess and a hope for our individual and collective future. Inherently enough for us all to say "Yes to Life". I believe you will find this compilation riveting, thought-provoking, and filled with little joys.