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The Tao of Pooh 40th Anniversary Gift Edition by Benjamin Hoff

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kovyrin's review against another edition

4.0

An interesting attempt at mapping key Daoist principles to the world of Winnie-The-Pooh. Felt refreshingly simple after just having finished The Way of Zen, but, at the same time, that simplicity made the book feel too shallow. Still, a fun short audiobook to listen to on a weekend and it will put a smile on your face and make you think about your life.

jjleither's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

willowsmeanders's review against another edition

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2.0

Apparently, Taoism and Winnie-the-Pooh do, in fact, go hand-in-hand.

This book was a bit of a miss. I do agree with some of the morals (be content with your stuff, appreciating small things in life gives you happiness, etc.), they were very biased and bitter. "Nowhere and Nothing: and other chapters were vague.

RATING: 2 stars

thopolok's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.25

lorbach's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a book about Taoism and how to live life by believing and listening to your inner nature. We all have it and if we listen to it, it will lead us on the right path.
I got a couple good ideas and thoughts from this book, but it wasn't as inspirational or enlightening as I had hoped it would be.

sashweana's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced

2.75

I listened to the audiobook of this book and enjoyed the narrator role playing as the characters from Winnie The Pooh. The narrator did a great job at mimicking their voices and I was almost immediately brought back into my childhood. However, the message of this book is pretty repetitive. Concepts of Taoism was discussed and I did learn a lot but comparing with Pooh who in some way may look like he unconsciously practices Taoism is silly to me. It almost feels like a deliberate attempt to make Pooh’s action mean something more than it actually is. I got pretty bored towards the end of the book and I found myself completely tuning out.