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Summary: Thought-provoking
Review: Adam Phillips writing is extremely thought-provoking, though a little more academic than I'd expected. Also, another reviewer has written that a more than fundamental knowledge of Freud's philosophies are important before tackling Mr. Phillips' text. I agree. It's been fifteen years since I've read Freud, so the memory was a little rusty.
From someone who never reads philosophy, this really held my interest. Time well spent...
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Summary: delicious psychoanalytic attention to overlooked topics
Review: new and creative vehicle for teaching/exploring analytic thought--the essay--similar in style to Yolam's "Love's Executioner"
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Summary: A Pure Joy
Review: Not only is this book rife with insights, it is also written with tenderness and the prose are crystal clean.
My background is more in theory. But I was struck by how plainspoken and easy to understand Phillips is here. --Jargon-free and straightforward. You certainly don't have to be a rocket scientist to follow him.
Personally, I feel just a little bit happier in my life for having read this book. It is profoundly sane. And great fun.
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Summary: Very good
Review: The essays were more academic than I'd anticipated and I think they presuppose a working knowledge of Freud and psychoanalytic theory. I skipped around to the ones that interested me, meaning I didn't feel like reading all of them.I've got an advanced degree in psychology; I understand from where this book comes and I thought it was just fine. Smart, worth looking at, but not as "nothing else like this" as the reviews seem to indicate. Worth mentioning: Phillips is a child psychologist and his own anecdotes, from his practice, are about children. Four stars for intelligence.
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Summary: very stimulating!
Review: This book is a great buy totally the best.
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