I was enthralled profound and moving, packed large ideas into a slim volume -- Lucy Lethbridge * Observer Books of the Year * With deceptive simplicity and gentle wisdom, Grosz teases out a lesson or chases down a fugitive insight. I have distrusted psychoanalysis for years, but I would leap onto Groszs couch -- James McConnachie * The Sunday Times Books of the Year * This moving book of patient portraits by the psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz will make the reader think of Freuds keenly observed and literary-minded case studies. Writing with sympathy and insight, Mr Grosz distils 25 years of work into a series of slim, piercing chapters that read like a combination of Chekhov and Oliver Sacks -- Michiko Kakutani * New York Times * The success of The Examined Life by the psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz has, I think, relatively little to do with his clinical know-how; it rests, as Freud's did, on his story-telling abilities -- Rachel Cooke * Observer * Grosz is a superb storyteller and tells lots of his patients' stories with sensitivity, but also with great acuity. You might keep thinking you recognise things about people you know -- William Leith * Evening Standard * A wonderful example of a book that provides a safe space that can be used as a base to explore the less safe -- Alex Clark * Guardian * Riveting... Grosz is adept at uncovering the little lies we tell ourselves and he's very perceptive about the potentially positive effects of bad experiences * Daily Telegraph * Because of [ Grosz's] skill at getting to the heart of the matter, we forget the distance separating us and become quickly involved in the lives of those he discusses * Mail on Sunday * Absolutely fascinating. Youll be amateur psychoanalysing yourself and everyone you know * Independent on Sunday * It made me stop and think, and it has stayed with me. Grosz is a superb storyteller and tells lots of his patients' stories with sensitivity, but also with great acuity. You might keep thinking you recognise things about people you know -- William Leith * Scotsman *
