Read it if…
Anyone going through a hard phase, or asking bigger questions about purpose.
Skip it if…
You are not ready for difficult descriptions of life in concentration camps.
Key ideas in 2 minutes
- Between what happens to us and how we respond, there is a choice.
- Meaning can come from work, from love, and from the way we face suffering.
- People can bear almost any "how" when they have a strong "why".
Our review
A short book that stays with you for years. The first half is Frankl's account of surviving the camps; the second explains the therapy he built from what he learned.
Heavy but hopeful. Read it slowly, and don't be surprised if you re-read it every few years.
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