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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
The Prophet is a book of poetry by Kahil Gibran, a Lebanese poet and philosopher. The book begins when beloved Almustafa is leaving the city of Orphalese to return to his birth place. While he is waiting for his ship to arrive, the locals ask him fundamental questions about life such as love, death, good and evil, joy and sorrow, friendship, freedom, etc. The book is basically his responses to these questions.
This is a very approachable classic book. It is not difficult or preachy. It is spiritual but not necessarily religious. I especially enjoyed the sections on marriage and children. This is the type of book you want to reread from time to time, and you get something different every time.
This is a very approachable classic book. It is not difficult or preachy. It is spiritual but not necessarily religious. I especially enjoyed the sections on marriage and children. This is the type of book you want to reread from time to time, and you get something different every time.
2.5- i highlighted some quotes from the first half of the book that i liked and that's about it. maybe it's because this is my first spirituality/religion oriented book, but i found it hard to connect to what the author wanted to say 90% of the time.
With some of his sayings i disagreed- not a bad thing necessary , i wouldn't have otherwise contemplated over some of those topics, or wondered about o other peoples' views.
I should definitely revisit this book when i'm older.
With some of his sayings i disagreed- not a bad thing necessary , i wouldn't have otherwise contemplated over some of those topics, or wondered about o other peoples' views.
I should definitely revisit this book when i'm older.
reflective
fast-paced
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Meh. More A 2.5. A bit pretentious, but maybe I just "didn't get it". Prefer "The Alchemist"
4.5, neat concept, very approachable and rereadable
reflective
medium-paced
reflective
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fast-paced
challenging
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
I was stuck between 3 and 4 stars for a while with this, but this book ultimately produced some really insightful passages and some incredible quotes. For that, I went with a 4.