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When Nietzsche Wept

Name: When Nietzsche Wept
Author: Irvin D. Yalom

by Irvin D. Yalom

1992•Drama•320 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalpsychologicalslowfresh & originalheavyintricatelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA moving, inventive novel: slow-burning and contained. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

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

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

In 19th-century Vienna, a drama of love, fate, and will is played out amid the intellectual ferment that defined the era.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalPsychologicalComplex relationshipHuman spirit/resilience/survivalTroubled leads

Subjects

Male friendshipMental DepressionPsychotherapist and patientSuicidal behaviorPsychotherapistsPsychoanalysts

Details

Author: Irvin D. Yalom
Published: 1992
Pages: 320
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Source: Open Library

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