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Summary: I wanted to like this book, I really did
Review: O.K. the writing style wasn't up to much, but then neither was Tolkien's. That's forgivable. Don't get me wrong, I'm no dyed in the wool sceptic. Far from it. I loathed this book, because much better and more profound ideas were being regurgitated at me. The author wasn't bringing these ideas to a wider audience, but just removing anything that didn't fit his readers pre-conceptions. If you liked this, go and read Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance. You might not like it, but it will challenge your preconceptions.
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Summary: Reading between the lines.
Review: The extremeties of scoring on TCP surprised me, although in retrospect I am selective as to which friends I recommend the book to on account of their openmindedness and awareness. On reading this book and following the insights life becomes more enjoyable, enlightened and uplifting, and TCP is a personal journey which leads you quickly and positively into the future. It's nice to see TCP having such an impact globally. Nobody's perfect and the message is more important than the writing style.
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Summary: Instead of asking why, try asking why not?
Review: TCP has changed my life in many respects. It increased my awareness to the changes in myself and my life. One important note for anyone who finds this book completely religiously unacceptable: after years of not attending church (Roman Catholic, by the way), I found myself at mass again. TCP allowed me to see mass for the spiritual messages, not just the focus on the collection plate, the church's budget, and the political dogma that had driven me away so many years before. If you have faith in your religion and your God, this book won't bother you. But, if you don't, it surely will.
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Summary: Not for me
Review: I read the book long time ago and until I read the comments from all the readers I thought I was the only person in the world that didn't like The Celestine Prophecy.There is a lot of people interested in spiritual things and I am too, but this book was not about it at all.Redfield writes about "revelations" but he doesn't know what is he talking about, it is just too easy, there are not insights, not real learning process. I had this sense of "fake spirituality", impossible to believe in.
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Summary: One of the most profound books ever read!
Review: This book alows the reader to enter a new fantastic world within themselves. James Redfield tells the story of finding ultimate peace within ones self, in turn finding peace with the rest of the Universe. The more you read this book, the more information you find out about yourself, and the world around you. He truly is one of the most prolific writers of our time. The reader will truly be surpirsed at what a profound difference this book may have on their life.
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Summary: Burn it!
Review: This book belongs in a fireplace, not on a bookshelf. This is such a load of rubbish I can't believe it was ever published. Of course, in the US, anything is possible. I haven't read anything this bad since that Mars-Venus garbage written by an idiot matching Redfield's calibre.
There are a great deal of good books written that deal with spiritual life, synchronicity, prayer, and metaphysics, but this crap makes a mockery of such knowledge. The hysteria around the Celestine Prophecy reminds me very much of the HC Andersen story The Emperor's New Clothes. For a long time I thought that I was the only sane person around who could see that James Redfield was a total moron. I guess that if you tell a big enough lie to enough people, people start to believe it. It seems that enough people believed that this was a good book to make it a national bestseller. If it's any consolation, this book is topping the charts in Sweden as well. Ugh! I think I'll move to Poland.
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Summary: Bad writing, shallow plot and recycled information !!!!
Review: I just read TCP and I was so appaled at its content. Once I read the third chapter, I flung the book across the room. I have never come across such poor writing in all my life. Not even books written by children's authors could stoop so low. We discussed the book at our book club meeting, and everyone, but one person hated the book. Not only was Mr Redfield writing about issues any normal, thinking person would have thought about, but he tries to tie it to spirituality. I agree with many of the reviewers who rated this poor excuse of a novel as a 3 or below. This is a quick-fix to anyone who has problems in life. The author takes us through this ridiculous journey in Peru, telling us we have to EXPERIENCE these insights before they are revealed to us. However, the last chapter tells us that we will have to PAY for it. What a crock ! I guess the author was so out of reality to think that the world needed something like this to help face today's problems. Nothing comes easy in life and I totally disagree with the author's attempt to make $$$ of all of us. I regret buying the book. And to think that Mr. Redfield has the audacity to lead us into a sequel. I must comment on the third insight. Mr. redfield indicates that plants that got more attention grew better and were more potent. I found that to be so crazy, I simply had to laugh out loud. He makes the arguement that those plants that were not taken care of did not flourish as well as the others. Anything in life, be it one's hair, clothing, pet, children, car, etc, not taken proper care of will obviously die or end up in bad condition. Did we need a lousy insight from Peru to tell us that? I don't think so. For those who loved "The Celestine Prophecy" please do some more reading, be more willing to work hard and face life's challenges with an open mind. THERE ARE NO SHORT CUTS IN LIFE !!!! This refers to the paper back version of the book
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Summary: The reviews of this book are the best I've seen so far!
Review: I read this book from a science-fiction/fantasy readers point of view. From that standpoint, I loved it. There is a lot of truly awful sf/f out there, but I don't rank this book as one of those. But, the very best part of the book are the reviews I've read here! Do you think we could order a book on JUST the reviews? It would be a much better read and certainly worth every penny spent on it!
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Summary: I wish he had been to Peru!
Review: I found the book to be awful in so many ways but am happy for those who found it inspirational. As a recent tourist to Peru I bought the book hoping to learn more about the country that I had visited and loved - or at least to relive some of my experiences. However, what I found was not just a grossly inadequate description of a magical country but the description of a country that did not exist. R had clearly not seen, or even read much about the places he describes. The roads to Machu Picchu and Iquitos thankfully do not exist. In fact you cannot drive to Iquitos at all. That is one of the fascinating features of this isolated city, cut off by tremendous water ways, mountains and jungle. You cannot drive to Machu Picchu and look down on the ruins. My expeditions in Peru changed my life, this book did not. Very disappointing.
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Summary: Not only could I put it down, I couldn't pick it up again.
Review: This book didn't even have the decency to make me hate it. I gave up out of boredom soon after getting to the third "revelation" and have already forgotten what that was, and also revelation number two. I only remember the first one (something along the lines of "people will start to notice lots of really weird coincidences") because I felt the author was setting himself up with an excuse for not bothering with a convincing plot development. I read a great many books, and would guess that I finish about 99% of books I start, even though this often requires considerable perseverence. Well, this one made that exclusive 1%. For those who feel this book has some deep message, I think you'd get more out of hugging a tree.
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