This was a very interesting look at what made Freud, Freud. I wasn't familiar with the backstory on psychoanalysis and the history of that as well as the origins of so many of the common parlance concepts like Freudian Slip and Oedipal Complex was fascinating. The writing style is very accessible and while the book is quite detailed, the details were intentional and presented in a very interesting fashion. I found it to be a somewhat slow read because it is pretty sense, but it was quite interesting and kept my attention throughout.

4.5
I am not a fan of Freud. This book provides essential context to how Freud conceived his well known thoughts and theories of human behavior and its lasting impacts on current society. What I enjoyed most about this book is that the author affirms readers hesitance in accepting Freud and continues to write about societal norms of the time that influenced his beliefs and lead to to how he conversely influenced society to this day in multiple disciplines. There were a couple of chapters that felt flat and not as relevant connecting all together (the chapter on his collection of artifacts), but this too is essential to the building of who Freud was and is represented now. I recommend this book to anyone who has felt criticism toward Freud and his work.