Man's Search for Meaning

Unabridged
Author: Viktor E. Frankl
Narrator: Simon Vance
Genres: History
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Date: August 2003
Length: 3 hours, 15 minutes
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Man’s Search for Meaning is the chilling yet inspirational story of Viktor Frankl’s struggle to hold on to hope during his years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps where he endured unspeakable horror. Frankl’s training as a psychiatrist informed every waking moment of his ordeal and allowed him a remarkable perspective on the psychology of survival.

Selected Reviews

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by pcguy74
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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by Garret Myhan
  • Book Rating: 3/5

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Written by pcguy74 from Oshkosh, WI on February 22nd, 2010

  • Book Rating: 4/5

This book showed up on three different book lists that are part of my normal magazine subscriptions. I figured that I had better get this! As other stated, the first part of the book is great for anyone...trying to understand suffering and the human condition and how the mind works under these circumstances is quite fascinating. The remainder of the book was of interest to me just because I'm always searching for more knowledge. Really, overall it was a very good book to expand ones horizons.

Half great

Written by Garret Myhan from Searcy, AR on April 24th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 3/5

I enjoyed the first half of this book very much; the second half less so. Frankl's description of the concentration camps and their physical and emotional effects on the prisoners was very moving. As stated in other reviews, the second half of the book is a very technical essay on Logo-therapy, and will only be truly appreciated by readers with an interest in psychology/psychiatry. I would give the first half of the book five stars and the second half 2 stars, for an average of 3.5 stars.

More Text Book Than Story

Written by Cindy S. on March 16th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 3/5

I misinterpreted the Frankl's goal in writing this book. I was thinking he was offering insight into the concentration camps in order to link the stories of holocaust survivors to our human ability to deal with day-to-day tragedies. The first part of the book was insightful, however, when Frankl reverts to psychiatric theory I was lost. If psychology/psychiatry is your area of expertise I think you would find more value in this book.

Man's Search for Meaning

Written by Paul Harbison from Fredericksburg, VA on January 19th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Viktor Frankl's recollection of the Concentration Camps will shock you as to the mental anquish that people can endure. I highly recommend this audiobook for those individuals who want to understand the meaning of life.

Selected Reviews

booklist reading

by pcguy74
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Half great

by Garret Myhan
  • Book Rating: 3/5

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