Reviews

The Essential Jung: Selected Writings by C.G. Jung, Anthony Storr

joanabrookfernandes's review

3.0

Very interesting, but too dense.

meltates's review

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

For anyone interested in getting a book on the best of Jung in so far as understanding his philosophy and psychological theories. He’s definitely a very wordy author though, so I wouldn’t pick this up if you’re not ready for 400+ pages of existential philosophizing

molly_hn's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Brilliant text for anyone studying Jung as any psychology or psychotherapeutic training. The inclusion of original references make it a joy to use for assignment work. The breadth of the work included is thorough. The order is not chronological so it may help to, at times, orient yourself in Jung’s personal history with a companion text or biography (particularly if working on an assignment that concerns the progression of theory). Storr makes an effort to draw upon a large range of Jung’s work. At times, the work will seem a little removed from its practical applications and Storr makes little comment on this. It is, despite this, an incredibly useful text to own and use! 

harrietyspaghetti's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

kyouma's review

4.0

Fantastically well-laid-out. Jung is an extremely difficult read, and Storr is the first collecter I've seen who could make his original writing parsable without dumbed-down paraphrasing for laypeople like myself.