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Lying on the Couch

Name: Lying on the Couch
Author: Irvin D. Yalom

by Irvin D. Yalom

1996•Drama•384 pages

Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalfresh & originalheavyintricateglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeInventive and glossy: a small-scale novel, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

It is the "twilight of the shrinks." Disciples of Freud and Jung sandbag against the rising tide of new age therapies and wring their hands over the unreliable narratives of patients who "lie" on the couch. Managed health care threatens the very future of practice.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaPsychologicalComplex relationshipTroubled leadsSocial commentary

Subjects

PsychotherapistsTherapist and patientTherapist and patient in fictionPsychotherapists in fictionCalifornia

Details

Author: Irvin D. Yalom
Published: 1996
Pages: 384
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Source: Open Library

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