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اگه با انتظار داستان کوتاه نمی‌رفتم سراغ کتاب بیشتر ازش لذت می‌بردم. غیر از ۲تای آخر که اتفاقاتشون واقعی نبود و طرح داستانی قوی‌تری داشتن، باقی روایت‌هائی از تجربه‌های کاری یالوم بودن. همون داستان ۶م (طلسم گربه‌ی مجار) هم باز سخنرانی‌های طویلی درباره‌ی اهمیت مرگ‌آگاهی توش بود‌ که دلم می‌خواست بگم "همه‌ی اینا رو تو روان‌درمانی اگزیستانسیال گفتی و جاش هم همونجاس. قصه‌ت رو بگو."

تجربه‌های درمانی که ازشون حرف می‌زنه ولی خیلی جالبن. به خصوص صداقت یالوم در مواجهه با بیمار و و پایبندی ش به روشش تحسینم رو برانگیخت، و از اون بیشتر صداقتش در روایت اون تجربه‌ها. استیصال و درماندگی و ملالش از دست بعضی بیمارها و اشتباهاتش به عنوان درمانگر رو خیلی صریح روایت می‌کنه. بارها در طول خوندنش از خودم پرسیدم، نکنه منم برای درمانگرم همین بیمار رو اعصاب و لج‌باز باشم؟

نمی‌دونم اگه تجربه‌ی روان‌درمانی نداشتم هم از کتاب‌ لذت می‌بردم یا نه.

This was my least favorite Yalom so far. And, honestly the fictionalized stories at the end were my favorite part. Something about him grated on me in the autobiographical portions that hasn’t grated before.
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I appreciate what Yalom was doing with the blend of fiction and non-fiction in this book. Having read some of his other work, the non-fiction sections appealed to me much more - I get so much from reading his accounts of how to work with clients and address certain issues in the therapeutic relationship. Being familiar with his other works like Staring at the Sun, the fictional chapters had less of an impact - the messages around death and death anxiety are ones I’ve encountered before through him. 

حس می‌کنم دیگه کلام یالوم داره تکراری می‌شه برام :))))

Fascinating tales from Irvin Yalom as a storyteller and therapist. I liked the Hungarian Cat Curse story the best, but the tales of working with a bereaved widow are helpful as a therapist.

Yalom's writing of his therapy cases is really addicting to me and quite rewarding. He writes in such a clear manner and isn't afraid of pointing his critical vision, not just at this therapists, but also toward himself.

This was a varied collection of several non-fiction case studies that were quite enjoyable to read (I listened to the audio version which was good), followed at the end with 2 fictional accounts. In the author's afterword, he points out that the line between fiction and non-fiction in this accounts is blurred. Having said that, there is something a bit less enjoyable about the fiction, especially the last story which includes some fantastical writing that kind of turned me off.

5 stars for most of the book. . . 3 stars for the last chapter. . .