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Review title: lying on both sides of the couch
Product review: I agree with the reviewer who said this book is written more for psychotherapists. I read it the first time as a psychology intern 12 years ago, and again recently. I absolutely loved it the first time, and liked it somewhat less this time around, only because now I find Yalom's own voice to pervade every single character in the book. Notice how often the words "heavy stuff" is used, by almost every character? And the paragraphs upon paragraphs of heavily-jargoned monologue was annoying even to me as a professional in the same field. BUT, this is a story that every psychiatrist, psychologist, and counselor should read - not just for the page-turning mystery that unfolds, but also for the cautionary tale that Yalom portrays of the ethical "slippery slope". Just an excuse here, a minor slip there, and it isn't too hard to see how the outcome could have come about. A good one for a professional book discussion group.
