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Summary: Makes you redefine your perspective...
Review: Have you ever thought you understodd how the world works? Have you thought you had your life straightened out and going on the right path? Have you known where you're going and what you'll be doing a year or two from now? Then this book is for you. It will either reaffirm your solid grasp on things (hehe) or totaly flip your concept of life upsidedown. Whether you're a physicist, a philosopher, a theist, or athiest, this book will speak to you in some way if you'll let it. Come in with an open mind and a discerning heart.
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Summary: This is a truly magical book, in the best sense of the word.
Review: I identified with the characters instantly the first time I opened this book, and they haven't left me yet. The storyline is simple, and, even though it requires some suspension of disbelief, the story more than adequately rewards you for the sacrifice. The characters are lovingly depicted, and it took only a minimum of effort for me to close my eyes and imagine each one as if he or she were standing before me. Bach gives you everything you need to fall in love with this book.
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Summary: not bad, rather simplistic...
Review: I just happened to pull this book off the library shelf, not realizing that it was he who had written "Johnathon Livingston". Well, the book was okay. I really dont' know what else to say because that was about it. I read the whole thing, it wasn't TOO much of a stuggle, but it just wasn't my kind of thing. The language was rather simplistic. I felt like I was reading a story by a sixth-grader who was writing about another world. I found the "undying love" of the two characters and Lesli's constant exclamation of "Richie!" to be really annoying. But there were some parts, especially about The Pageites and their religion, that were absolutely brilliant. I just thought it was a shame that the rest of the book wasn't that impressive. So overall, it wasn't bad. There were just little things that I don't happen to enjoy, like the speaker and the author being the same person, whiny women, and stuff sounding like what I had written in the sixth grade.
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Summary: One of my all time favorite books
Review: I love this book I have read it when I was sober, I have read it when I was drunk, I have read it when I had a hangover. Yet the book has always come through to teach me something new about life. Fot those who find the language of the book too simplistic then you most definty are missing the big ideas in the book. Chapter 10 about the Pageiets, Religon and War is my favorite and chapter 9 about the Atilla-gods is great. For those who do not know much about the world, or have not experienced war first hand you might miss some of the deeper points in the book. For example in the chapter where he talks about his role in the military as Figher piolt and he emtional turmoil he went through when he reflected on his actions during his military service, might be of no intrestet to anyone who has not experienced the military or has never been on the recieving end of F-16s.
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Summary: Deeply moving
Review: I read "Illusions" by the same author when I was 13 or so, and it opened my eyes to the fearful clinging and self-doubt that prevents so many people from reaching their full potential. Reading "One" twenty years later made me feel ashamed of the opportunities I had let slip past, and of the neglectful way I often treat my future self. It also renewed my resolve to take responsibility for my every dream, doubt, achievement, and failure. And it made me appreciate Richard Bach that much more for writing the two books that have most influenced my outlook on life. Every choice you make in every moment of your life, whether it's your whim to smile at a stranger in an elevator, your last-minute decision to eat a healthy meal instead of an artery-clogging one, or your whim to read one book and not another affects more than your next few seconds or minutes or hours. It can affect your entire future and the lives of others. I missed this point when I read "Illusions"; "One" drove it home. "One" isn't as tidy as "Illusions." It introduces a lot of ideas but doesn't follow through on some of them to the extent that "Illusions" did. You may find this either a blessing or a curse, depending on how much material you need before you can run with it on your own. There's a lot more to the book than what I've mentioned. Some of it bored me and some of it even annoyed me, but that happens when we listen to our best friends speak with candor. Maybe it was something I already knew; maybe it was something I'm not ready to know yet; or maybe it was just plain wrong. Bach shares his soul generously and we're free to take it or leave it. What we learn, or fail to learn, from an experience is also a choice. What I learned in "One" may escape your notice entirely. What I failed to learn may be your epiphany. Or not. Because everything in this review may be wrong. :-)
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Summary: Learn to Live Better
Review: I read this book at seventeen--that was three years ago. Back then I had just finished reading *Bridge Across Forever* and I had become a huge Richard Bach fan. He was the first philosopher, if that's what you can call him, that I had ever read. His were the first *how-to-live-and-love-better* books I had ever encountered so I learnt a lot from him. But if I were to read them now, I may be disappointed. In *One* Richard Bach and his wife, Leslie, are thrown into a surreal world of destiny where they experience different parts of themselves in different times and parallel universes. This book is filled with precious ideas on how you can live better and offers you an insight into seeing the world around you in a completely new way. It's a beautiful book and I learned a lot from it. It was the perfect book for a time when I was still trying to find some happiness in the world. Richard Bach *is* a philosopher of sorts and he will offer you different ways to approach life. Sometimes you may love it and sometimes you may be annoyed by it. It depends on the person really and their respective beliefs. If you read this book with an open mind and heart, you will enjoy it, because Richard bach *is* a brilliant writer who is so painfully human, it's hard not to feel for him. He's a friend...and like all good friends, he wants to give you what he can--and his is a gift of love.
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Summary: Recalls some of the greatness of "The Bridge Across Forever"
Review: I really love Richard Bach's _Bridge Across Forever_ - truly, it's one of my favorite books. _One_ reminds me quite a lot of _Bridge_, but lacks the awe-inspiring inspiration of that earlier work. While _One_ is definitely an enjoyable read, and contains some wonderful passages and wisdom, it is often saccharine and somewhat preachy. Bach will occasionally phrase questionable ideas as absolute fact, which doesn't sit well with me, and, although I have a reasonable tolerance for "hokey" stuffs, Bach pegged the meter more than a few times in _One_. While it is, without a doubt, thought-provoking and insightful, and shouldn't be dismissed out-of-hand, I feel that _Bridge_ is a thoroughly better novel. Still, an enjoyable read, and if you're a fan of Bach's work, you will assuredly like it.
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Summary: Just finished this book.. WOW!
Review: I simply loved this book. I finished Illusions about a month ago and I just had to read: ONE. It was simply enchanting. I laughed, I cried and I was intellectually immersed in the possibilities of ONE. I am now a fan of Richard Bach, after all.. he is ME. :-) Hmm... next book Quantum Mechanics? What do ya think?
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Summary: Wonderfully inspiring!
Review: I think I read this book at exactly the right moment in my life. It was when I was ready and when I needed this type of inpiration and insight the most. It was a time in my life when I felt like things were going downhill faster than an avalanche. It was this choice I made to read this book that changed my life. Because I read this book, I am much more fully aware of what I do and how it might affect my life as well as those of others in the long run. Thanks to this book, I am much more mindful and aware of my life and feel like I am "living" in the fullest sense of the word! Another book I really like now is "The Ever-Transcending Spirit" by Toru Sato. It is a theoretical book on human nature and consciousness in general but it is truly inspiring! I am absolutely sure that my life would not be the same without these books.
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Summary: Reveals the consequences of every decision we make
Review: If you believe in fate this is the book for you. It explains how everything that we do has an effect on the rest of our lives. I believe that we are the only ones who can make our lives turn out the way we would like and this book demonstrates that. It's like a great dream that you wake up from feeling like anything is possible
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