Moral assessment:
Type: Thought
Nothing inappropriate.
Requires prior general knowledge of the subject.
Readers with knowledgeable about the subject matter.
Contains doctrinal errors of some importance.
Whilst not being explicitly against the faith, the general approach or its main points are ambiguous or opposed to the Church’s teachings.
Incompatible with Catholic doctrine.
The book combines the true story of the family of the author, who were sent by the Russian communist government to Siberia, with his deliberations as a psychotherapist. The story of life and survival in Siberia is fascinating; the reflections on this experiences are quite repetitive, and the overall effect of his musings is of being preached at which diminishes the otherwise helpfulness of his ideas on hope, gratitude, ecc. The underlying philosophy - while purportedly Christian - is rather vague and confused.
R.C. (2013)