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A review by oofym
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
2.5
It's not a bad book or anything, but I'll admit I'm sorely disappointed. Alot of what "The prophet" says is not even remotely new or profound, but instead devolves into spiritual mumbo jumbo, that which isn't generic spiritualism is instead just ripped from other renowned prophets such as Siddhartha Gautama or Jesus Christ.
It's obvious too that Khalil Gibran was heavily inspired by the New Testament when writing this, not only is the vocabulary very much reminiscent of the bible "Verily I say unto you"' etc, but also this does just feel like what would happen if someone decided to write Jesus fan faction of the sermon on the mount. The difference being that what Jesus apparently said is fairly intriguing as it's over 2000 years old at this point, meanwhile Khalil's sayings on life aren't even over a hundred.
If you want genuinely interesting prophetic wisdom, just go read any of the actually renowned scriptures from popular world religions.
It's obvious too that Khalil Gibran was heavily inspired by the New Testament when writing this, not only is the vocabulary very much reminiscent of the bible "Verily I say unto you"' etc, but also this does just feel like what would happen if someone decided to write Jesus fan faction of the sermon on the mount. The difference being that what Jesus apparently said is fairly intriguing as it's over 2000 years old at this point, meanwhile Khalil's sayings on life aren't even over a hundred.
If you want genuinely interesting prophetic wisdom, just go read any of the actually renowned scriptures from popular world religions.