Book Review - Man's Search for Meaning

 

The memoir of Nazi concentration camp survivor Viktor Frankl and his dissection as a psychologist of the thinking behind both Nazi's and Prisoners. 

This book is devastating, clarifying, and should be a far wider read than I believe it to be. While millions of copies have been sold worldwide. With billions of people living on the planet, this book should be read billions of times. I can not believe this was not part of any psychology classes that I had taken (granted only 2 high school classes and an entry university course) but this should be a must-read in highschool. 

The book is broken down into two sections. In a memoir, in the beginning, Frankl talks about his days as a prisoner in a Nazi camp, the treatment, the conditions, and the overall experience. Much like Anne Frank, this is a very personal section. 

In the second segment, he breaks things down into a few observations and life rules. Speaking to the internal void people feel. Healing from great trauma, how to move forward, he speaks to his own practice of logotherapy. This book is incredibly profound and I highly highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.