Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I had previously read Frankl's Search for Ultimate Meaning and thought this book might give more insight into that one. Well, it really didn't do much. It was very interesting (& sickening) to read of the unbelievable treatment of so many in the WWII German concentration/extermination camps--and of how someone like Frankl coped with the darkness & despair of those days. But, I'm not sure that for most people just having a future in mind and keeping a "vision" of that hope is enough to truly get one through such ordeals. He does admit that religious notions can be helpful, but his focus is really on psychological ones--mental maps or ways of thinking beyond your circumstances (and not focusing on what is happening to you at the moment). Listened to the audiobook; borrowed from the library.


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