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Shrink Unwrapped

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This was at moments a humorous story and at other times a heart aching view into Jacob Fink's life as a man pursuing a career as a psychoanalyst.

To be honest, I found myself laughing out loud...even while sitting in a restaurant eating...several times. I had to stop and share some of the moments in the book with my mother because they were too good for her to not enjoy along with me.

It is obvious from the beginning that this is much more than Dr. Fink's effort to become a psychoanalyst. And you will discover all of the secrets from his past. The author's delightful sense of humor and touching parts of the story have you turning the pages quickly. How much of ourselves do we see in Jacob's revelations of his life?

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

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A very funny insight into the world of a psychologist. The stories were funny and easy to relate to. Some of the stories were sad about how we deal with death and dying. I was disappointed when the book ended- I wanted to laugh some more!

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I enjoyed this short book about stories from the life of psychiatrist Dr. Jacob Fink. Some of them were funny, some not so much. It seems that he struggled with his own problems since being a toddler maybe that’s why he unconsciously started psychoanalytic therapies with Dr. Hermann.

Thank you to NetGalley and publisher for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

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I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Netgalley.

As other have said, it "tried too hard to be funny." I'm in full agreement. It was a reach. ;/

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Whilst I enjoyed the stories of Dr. Fink as we go from his childhood to becoming a psychiatrist I didn't find it particularly funny. It included stories from Dr Fink's medical interviews, tests, internship and so on, along with his family life. Chapters were made up of his sessions with Dr Hermann, Dr Fink's analyst.
Just a note it mentions cancer a lot. As I have cancer myself I found these bits a little too close to home and not enjoyable. I didn't expect to read about cancer in a book about a psychiatrist.
Overall it was a quick read with some interesting stories.

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Tries much too hard to be funny and unfortunately doesn't succeed. Reads more like a standup comedian's patter. Although the central theme is about psychoanalysis it's really a series of somewhat related incidents and anecdotes, many sophomorically overdone.

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