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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A simple clear book putting where the author put's forth his philosophical ideas. I clearly do not remember what it's contents are. But this book had some insightful quotes every now and then that will help you ponder a bit and try to associate your life event with what is stated.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I clicked five stars then thought, “but I didn’t agree with parts of it..” so I clicked in four stars; “but I didn’t like some of it and the way it was written in spots” so I clicked in three stars; “but this is a best selling and respected book, I can’t give it three measly stars can I?” Then I clicked two stars and thought “Two stars isn’t quite honest, because I did like the book... but it would draw attention to the review.” I clicked in a single star; “Why do I care if anyone reads my review, I don’t need to rely on anyone for my happiness.” I didn’t like a lot of the book, it felt too self-help-y and was filled with wishful thinking. But I did like a lot of the book because a lot of the book is simply the beginnings of ideas for the reader to contemplate. So why give it one star? Why not.
It sure Is.
Had just mentioned to wife the impact of those scenes where a character smiles to another moments before being obliterated (whether literally or figuratively). This book felt like those scenes.
A+ on the banter dialogues, too.
Had just mentioned to wife the impact of those scenes where a character smiles to another moments before being obliterated (whether literally or figuratively). This book felt like those scenes.
A+ on the banter dialogues, too.
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Excellent book. It's a short and fast read, but you'll have to slow down to unpack the message.
I'll be reading this one several times.
This edition is good, no obvious or annoying errors detected.
I'll be reading this one several times.
This edition is good, no obvious or annoying errors detected.
Richard is a pilot of a two-person aircraft — a loner drifting the planes and skies of the American Midwest. When Richard meets a mysterious stranger on the run from his destiny, he learns the life he wanted may actually be possible.
After solving the initial mystery of “is Don actually a messiah?”, the book becomes a series of unmotivated, disconnected scenes, where Richard asks questions and halfway or “almost” understands things. A dozen almost-epiphanies later, we understand the philosophy and are waiting for Richard to be allowed to understand so the plot can move forward.
If you are unfamiliar with Alan Watts’s branch of spiritualism, you might be entertained by the chapters of teaching. However, as the author blends the self-help, spiritualism, and a fictional world substituting for reality, they create a dangerous blend which seems to take the ideas of Alan Watts a step further - that this world reacts to the beliefs of an individual — that we could swim in the earth if we has but a dose of imaginative audacity.
If you are looking for the spiritual teaching, try:
The Prophet by Khalil Gibram, or
The Book by Alan Watts.
If you are looking for a story, try any other book.
After solving the initial mystery of “is Don actually a messiah?”, the book becomes a series of unmotivated, disconnected scenes, where Richard asks questions and halfway or “almost” understands things. A dozen almost-epiphanies later, we understand the philosophy and are waiting for Richard to be allowed to understand so the plot can move forward.
If you are unfamiliar with Alan Watts’s branch of spiritualism, you might be entertained by the chapters of teaching. However, as the author blends the self-help, spiritualism, and a fictional world substituting for reality, they create a dangerous blend which seems to take the ideas of Alan Watts a step further - that this world reacts to the beliefs of an individual — that we could swim in the earth if we has but a dose of imaginative audacity.
If you are looking for the spiritual teaching, try:
The Prophet by Khalil Gibram, or
The Book by Alan Watts.
If you are looking for a story, try any other book.
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes