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Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
5.0

"Our generation is realistic, for we have come to know man as he really is. After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord's Prayer or Shema Yisrael on his lips."


I don't know where to begin; just read it. Absolutely life-changing, or more accurately, attitude-changing. Though I was fascinated by the first part of the book's account on the psychological aspects of the concentration camps, the second half's discussion on logotherapy was mind-blowing. A very important read for all. This is definitely a book I'll reread and mark the (many) passages that I feel are important for me.