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This is one of the most informative and beautiful pieces of literature to come from such a tragic, horrifying part of world history. Frankl is a poet who happens to be a psychiatrist. This book is an inspiration to anyone who picks it up. Highly recommend!

Outstanding. Everyone should read this book, the earlier the better. It's all about phycology and finding meaning in your existence.

Man learn's from the past events and the present becomes joyful to him.

Very good

This essay-like novel introduces the experiences of Viktor Frankl’s time in concentration camps and his subsequent observations and lessons. Whilst reading this I was granted some catharsis in the perspective and understanding I gained. I loved how Frankl broke down the horrifying events of the Holocaust and made sense of them through the analysis of one’s psychology. This short novel offers so much wisdom and inner peace to those who read it. 

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It is good book.

This book is a moving, fast read about what it was like to endure the Holocaust and some lessons Viktor Frankl learned from his experience. The descriptions of what it was like to endure the concentration camps are harrowing and unforgettable. Frankl gives you a glimpse of what it was like to endure unspeakable horror. He also shares inspiring examples of kindness and bravery that he observed.
Frankl's takeaway for us is that we need to define what is meaningful for each of our lives. He calls out three primary ways to do this:
- work (I would call this creation as it is really about contribution)
- love
- courage
You may be familiar with Frankl's famous quote: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” It is a powerful reminder for when we feel like we are in impossible situations.
I am also partial to another quote from this book that sums up its message.
"Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible." 

Awesome book! Ties well into the SUPA ETS 142 and WRT course for high school students as well as "Night" by Eli Wiesel. It's such a simple concept and you hear it you're like well, duh! That solves a lot of problems! Fairly easy read for an upperclassman in high school. Not "just" your Auschwitz survivor bio. Highly recommend to people!
(Mandatory read for the Houghton College, Highlander Wilderness Adventure Program) 

Man's Search for Meaning was required reading while completing psychology courses in the 80's. As I opened the pages to this book, it became my bible for therapy. Simple and succinstly pointing out survival depends on man to find that positive moment in every day which feeds the soul and sustains survival allowing an individual make it through one more day. The suffering of Vikto and all Jews deemed by Hitler and his heinous gangs not to be human...Victor did it and lived well into his nineties and practiced psychiatry into old age. I revere and still refer to his readings. Should be required reading in American schools.