Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor Emil Frankl
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarywarhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarytroubled leadsunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty biography: stirring and slow-paced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Based on his own experience and the stories of his patients, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose.
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- Author
- Viktor Emil Frankl
- Published
- 1946
- Pages
- 165
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