A review by arsenelouppain
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Francesc Miralles, Héctor García

informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

2.75

For a book about ikigai, it sure didn't provide much information on the subject. As a whole, it was more focused on the idea of longevity. It was a bit superficial, and I did not like the way it generalized Japanese people at times. It came across as very stereotypical ("Ancient Japanese proverbs say...", Unlike westerners, the Japanese...", etc.)

I also was not a fan of how logotherapy was pitted against psychoanalysis, and touted as some sort of miracle solution. They are two different methods with two different goals, and they are not mutually exclusive.