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A Most Dangerous Method: The Story of Jung, Freud, & Sabina Spielrein Audiobook, by John Kerr Play Audiobook Sample

A Most Dangerous Method: The Story of Jung, Freud, & Sabina Spielrein Audiobook

A Most Dangerous Method: The Story of Jung, Freud, & Sabina Spielrein Audiobook, by John Kerr Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Peter Berkrot Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 15.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 11.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: November 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781609984878

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

330

Longest Chapter Length:

06:00 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

02:31 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

04:07 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

In 1907 Sigmund Freud and Carl Gustav Jung began what promised to be both a momentous collaboration and the deepest friendship of each man's life. Six years later they were bitter antagonists, locked in a savage struggle that was as much personal and emotional as it was theoretical and professional. In between them stood a young woman named Sabina Spielrein, who had been both patient and lover to Jung and colleague and confidante to Freud before going on to become an innovative psychoanalyst herself. Drawing on years of research (and a cache of recently discovered documents), this mesmerizing book reconstructs the fatal triangle of Freud, Jung, and Spielrein. It encompasses clinical method and politics, hysteria and anti-Semitism, sexual duplicity and intellectual brilliance wielded as blackmail. Learned, humane, and impossible to put down, A Most Dangerous Method is intellectual history with the narrative power and emotional impact of great tragedy.

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"This was interesting but some parts of it were a bit hard to follow because of a lack of historical context. I ended up spending a lot of time on wikipedia so it took a while to get through. It was worth the effort though."

— Luke (4 out of 5 stars)

A Most Dangerous Method Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.210526315789474 out of 53.210526315789474 out of 53.210526315789474 out of 53.210526315789474 out of 53.210526315789474 out of 5 (3.21)
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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Reads like a very long thesis. Its not a novel, do not expect conversation, depictions of place and time, etc. This book, while fascinating, can be a difficult read for those without prior knowledge of a theoretical base in psychology and previous practice at reading and deciphering research. "

    — Kasey, 2/16/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Personal politics/philosophy as science with a side of spanking. "

    — M., 2/8/2014
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I just cannot continue reading this book. The back and forth between the two protagonists is not particularly engaging and the author fails to put this into a larger context. I still really do not know what the role of the woman is in the whole story. It has just degenerated into a series of minutia from letters written back and forth. "

    — Daniel, 2/1/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Having seen the movie I now must know how much was fact and how much fiction. However, had I known (before ordering online) there were 511 pages of small print to navigate, I would have been willing to stay in the dark....this is certainly going to take some getting through and likely to stay "currently-reading" for some time to come. "

    — Clare, 1/12/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " It is a fascinating account of two brilliant men and a clashing of identities. Sex, hidden liaisons; it's all here! "

    — Shinji007, 12/31/2013
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    " I did not quite finish this book. The book is written on a professional level, and it was much more in depth than I was comfortable with. I would highly recommend it to those who adhere to the psychoanalytic theory, as it explores the history quite thoroughly. "

    — June, 12/29/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " An excellent, well-worth-the-effort-to-persevere-read, for an in-depth understanding of the personalities of Jung and Freud and a very belated understanding of the importance of Sabina Spielrein. "

    — Jacqueline, 11/26/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " A great introduction to the Freud and Jung relationship. Where they divided, where they merged, and how Sabina Speilrein influence their work without really any due credit. "

    — Michael, 9/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Academic but accessible. Enjoyable read. "

    — Molly, 9/11/2013
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    " Too much by way of jargon for the general reader. "

    — Jack, 8/22/2013
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    " Itis very indepth in the description of both carl Jung's methodology and how he came to his conclusions. I like the way Kerr contrasts and compares Jung to Freud. "

    — Michael, 8/5/2013
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    " Thought it was more about the 'love story' as in the movie. This book is much more about the actual physiologists. A bit weird though, seems to be more interested in saying who went where when etc than their actual school of thought "

    — Zabetta, 7/5/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Excellent book with thorough research about the foibles and frailties of early psychoanalytic icons and the way they use/used women. "

    — Sandra, 9/29/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " The original documentary of Sabina Spielrein was captivating. Not to be to closely compared to A Most Dangerous Method. "

    — Sarrah, 7/29/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " An interesting look at the"human" side of both Jung and Freud. Seemed rather hard to fathom, that a very sick patient winds up being a love object for Jung, and goes on to be an analyst herself. "

    — Mary, 5/16/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " A fascinating book. However, it is more a book for those with medical knowledge. It is a little dry and clinical with lots of medical jargon. If this book was in plain english it would be able to reach a far wider audience, and would have been more of a captivating tale. "

    — Roxy, 4/30/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Halfway through at the moment. It's a thick read. Much more an in-depth academic inquiry than I initially suspected. But truly fascinating. "

    — Natalie, 2/15/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Changes everything you know about C. G. Jung. "

    — Elizabeth, 1/4/2012
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    " audio -- the intro was long and this is 18 discs. Hope it is worthy of all those hours of listening. I did not finish this long dissertation. I got the idea. This is above my IQ. "

    — Irene, 11/23/2011

About John Kerr

John Kerr was trained as a clinical psychologist at New York University. He is an editor at the Analytic Press, a scholarly press specializing in works on psychoanalysis, and was coeditor and a contributor to Freud and the History of Psychoanalysis. He divides his time between Boston and New York City.

About Peter Berkrot

Peter Berkrot, winner of Audie and Earphones Awards for narration, is a stage, screen, and television actor and acting coach. He has narrated over 450 works that span a range of genres, including fiction, nonfiction, thriller, and children’s titles. His audiobook credits include works of Alan Glynn, Eric Van Lustbader, Nora Roberts and Dean Koontz. In film and television, he appeared in Caddyshack, America’s Most Wanted, and Unsolved Mysteries. He performs in regional and New York theaters and directs the New Voices acting school.