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mussa's review
3.0
if i wasn’t muslim, id become a taoist monk. kidding, this book wasn’t as enlightening as i’d hoped and some of it felt like forced “wisdom” but alas maybe i’m not the target audience. some of it felt like it completely contradicted with other parts of it which is not very ying and yang if you ask me. I did like a lot of the quotes however, and i definitely think taoism is a pretty timeless philosophy. fortunately though, the quran solos.
m_akbar's review against another edition
4.0
An okay introduction, though made the book sounded more Alan Watts-like than it is supposed to be. The notes doesn't give much helpful intellectual context, and painted more of the translator than the Great Book itself. Might need some other edition for that. Still, okay as an introduction.
atuin's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
I love this beautiful book, even though it says I should distrust pretty words. The additions of stories from other Taoist philosophers and explanatory essays from the translator, Ken Liu, were helpful in understanding this text. Even with these explanations, there's plenty of room left for your own thoughts and curiosity. I will definitely give this one a second listen.