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#reindeerreads day 3: Turns out I don't own much #historicalfiction - in fact this #currentlyreading selection & Kindred by Octavia Butler appear to be it. 😲

I liked this book a lot, but as was the case with The Schopenhauer Cure, it will probably be easier to appreciate this novel if you have at least a little background in psychotherapeutic practice and/or modern philosophy. And yep, that's a black cat ear on the left 😸

The best truths, he always said, were bloody truths, ripped out of one's own life experience.

"Despair is the price one pays for self-awareness."

I picked up two books for less than $2 at the Idaho Youth Ranch today. Now to add these to the pile of unread books on my fireplace.

"...the real problem will be what to do with him if he is *not* suicidal, if he is simply suffering greatly."

When Nietzsche Wept...historical fiction connecting major figures in late 19th century Vienna. Ultimately Nietzsche (about whom they are speaking in the quote) will undergo therapy with Freud's mentor, Josef Breuer, but I'm not there yet.

A Yalom haul in the mail today: The Spinoza Problem, Lying on the Couch, and When Nietzsche Wept. :D #bookmail

Unique book that was so poignant for me right now I will remember it always. Highly recommended if you enjoy philosophical discussion or historical-speculative fiction.

this book is so amazing