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Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life by Daniel Klein
romrosp's review
4.0
p. 27
In any event, Epicurean freedom in old age might be an excellent choice for people debating the "forever young" option.
Freed from “the prison of everyday affairs and politics,” an old man needs only answer to himself.
He does not need to stick to a strict schedule or compromise his whims to sustain his life.
In any event, Epicurean freedom in old age might be an excellent choice for people debating the "forever young" option.
Freed from “the prison of everyday affairs and politics,” an old man needs only answer to himself.
He does not need to stick to a strict schedule or compromise his whims to sustain his life.
misterfix's review against another edition
4.0
Pleasant and accessible musings on aging, how to live, etc. The sort of book that should be read by your parents/grandparents to aid them in making the most of growing old. Of course I benefited as well as it reminded me to strive to appreciate every moment. If you enjoy this then I highly suggest you read How To Live.
quirme01's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Enjoyable philosophical musings, especially about aging
dearreader's review
Snippets of collected philosophy trickled with a paragraph or two of actual Greek moments. Falsely advertised.
me_haugen's review against another edition
5.0
Read this one while I was waiting for the dust to settle. We were back at the quarry blowing up boulders to see if they were secretly big geodes again. Being a traveling geode salesman used to be a nice little cottage industry. You'd go to someone's cottage and go "that's a mighty empty shelf you got there." And then you wouldn't even have to break the geode open cause people want to do it themselves. Huge savings on labor. But now, no one has to wait for a visit from the geode man anymore, they can just go out to any old cave gift shop and get as many as they want. And it's not enough for crystals to be inside a rock anymore, is it? They all have to have special powers and stuff. No, I don't know what my geode crystals can do, I'm a rock salesman, not a wizard. Anyway, the old geodes just weren't doing it anymore so we bought an old abandoned quarry and went all-in on the giant geode thing. We didn't find any geodes though, just a bunch of big stupid bones that we threw in the trash. If you can't be smart enough to bury your freaky tall grandpa in a cemetery, it's not my job to do it for you. This book was good.
eclectictales's review against another edition
4.0
I was fortunate to have been approved a galley copy of this book.
The focus of this book is very much the notion of old age and how to approach life at that point. I enjoyed how the author used both philosophy and his experience living in that Greek community to exemplify his search and understanding of old age and how to live a fulfilling life at that age. He also touches on the subject of old age in our society, the attitude towards it, etc. as a contrast to what the philosophers say about it and his search for fulfillment.
While brief and perhaps a little simplistic–would’ve loved to have read more about the author’s time living in Greece–Travels with Epicurus is a pretty straightforward read in reflecting and ruminating about old age and how to approach life at that age.
My complete review of the novel was originally posted at eclectictales.com: http://www.eclectictales.com/blog/2013/04/19/review-travels-with-epicurus/
The focus of this book is very much the notion of old age and how to approach life at that point. I enjoyed how the author used both philosophy and his experience living in that Greek community to exemplify his search and understanding of old age and how to live a fulfilling life at that age. He also touches on the subject of old age in our society, the attitude towards it, etc. as a contrast to what the philosophers say about it and his search for fulfillment.
While brief and perhaps a little simplistic–would’ve loved to have read more about the author’s time living in Greece–Travels with Epicurus is a pretty straightforward read in reflecting and ruminating about old age and how to approach life at that age.
My complete review of the novel was originally posted at eclectictales.com: http://www.eclectictales.com/blog/2013/04/19/review-travels-with-epicurus/
jamesvw's review against another edition
4.0
A quick read, though beautifully paced to draw a young reader to a slower, more thoughtful reading. As with all of his work, Danny (who is admittedly a personal friend) brings a rich personal voice to his explorations and I can't help but be swept into his contemplations and bring in my own inner reflection to the reading experience. Quite lovely, it also makes me want to travel to Greece.