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Man's Search for Meaning / Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything
A book for finding purpose and strength in times of great despair, the international best-seller By Viktor E. Frankl 2 Books Man's Search for Meaning & Yes to In Spite of Everything
350 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2023
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Viktor E. Frankl
186 books8,166 followersViktor Emil Frankl was an Austrian neurologist, psychologist, philosopher, and Holocaust survivor, who founded logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that describes a search for a life's meaning as the central human motivational force. Logotherapy is part of existential and humanistic psychology theories.
Logotherapy was promoted as the third school of Viennese Psychotherapy, after those established by Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler.
Frankl published 39 books. The autobiographical Man's Search for Meaning, a best-selling book, is based on his experiences in various Nazi concentration camps.
Logotherapy was promoted as the third school of Viennese Psychotherapy, after those established by Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler.
Frankl published 39 books. The autobiographical Man's Search for Meaning, a best-selling book, is based on his experiences in various Nazi concentration camps.
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January 17, 2026
An important read. This was a reread for me. Even better the second time around.
December 28, 2025
BOOK : MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING
AUTHOR : VIKTOR E. FRANKL
PUBLICATION YEAR : 1946
PUBLICATION PLACE : VIENNA,AUSTRIA
GENRE : MEMOIR/AUTOBIOGRAPHY , PSYCHOLOGY/PSHYCHOTHERAPY , EXISTENTIAL/PHILOSOPHICAL LITERATURE
BRIEF SUMMARY
This book is more like an autobiography it says about the suffering of the author in the concentration and extermination camps and the learnings from those suffering . It tells us the level of suffering a man can bear and some important life lessons he can learn from it . This book not only says about the suffering of the author in those camps but also the wisdom and the life lessons he learnt from it .
PERSONAL REFLECTION
Firstly this book made me feel grateful for all i have in my life . While reading this book i come to know that life can be such cruel for someone who is living in this same world where we live . It does make me feel i'm lucky to have this life which is very important to live a happy life without worrying much about the things we can't control . This book explains about the suffering very nicely . While we suffer as a normal human we do think about the success we do get from the suffering but, what if there is no such thing (success) . The suffering become meaningless right , it's not we should learn from those suffering . Suffering gives us great life lessons than successes .
CONCLUSION
It does make sense right if you feel lucky then you will be happy . This will definitely make you feel grateful for the life you have and does let you focus on positive things in your sufferings . It is very important in today's world which is kinda make us feel meaningless so we do have to learn something from our suffering too to sustain here in this materialistic world .
MY HONEST RATING 4/5
AUTHOR : VIKTOR E. FRANKL
PUBLICATION YEAR : 1946
PUBLICATION PLACE : VIENNA,AUSTRIA
GENRE : MEMOIR/AUTOBIOGRAPHY , PSYCHOLOGY/PSHYCHOTHERAPY , EXISTENTIAL/PHILOSOPHICAL LITERATURE
BRIEF SUMMARY
This book is more like an autobiography it says about the suffering of the author in the concentration and extermination camps and the learnings from those suffering . It tells us the level of suffering a man can bear and some important life lessons he can learn from it . This book not only says about the suffering of the author in those camps but also the wisdom and the life lessons he learnt from it .
PERSONAL REFLECTION
Firstly this book made me feel grateful for all i have in my life . While reading this book i come to know that life can be such cruel for someone who is living in this same world where we live . It does make me feel i'm lucky to have this life which is very important to live a happy life without worrying much about the things we can't control . This book explains about the suffering very nicely . While we suffer as a normal human we do think about the success we do get from the suffering but, what if there is no such thing (success) . The suffering become meaningless right , it's not we should learn from those suffering . Suffering gives us great life lessons than successes .
CONCLUSION
It does make sense right if you feel lucky then you will be happy . This will definitely make you feel grateful for the life you have and does let you focus on positive things in your sufferings . It is very important in today's world which is kinda make us feel meaningless so we do have to learn something from our suffering too to sustain here in this materialistic world .
MY HONEST RATING 4/5
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January 29, 2026
Before visiting Auschwitz, I was thinking of getting something from there that would remind me of the atrocities that happened there. After the visit, I felt terrible and didn't want to have anything that would remind me of the place. However, I saw the cover of this book in the museum shop and thought I could give it a try. It was a transformative read in that even a concentration camp could be survived and used as a means to find meaning.
July 30, 2025
One of my all time favorites, something i could relate with. It's made a good amount of impact in my life and I would recommend this to everyone.
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