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Summary: I found this book to be confusing and choppy.
Review: Although I had great expectations for this book, I was thoroughly confused and disappointed with it. The plot is difficult to follow (going just too far in jumping from here and there). The characters are very flat and I found that I really didn't care what happened to them at the end of the book. Finally, the ending was disappointing--difficult to accept after all of the happenings within the book. I found it difficult to accept that Ishmail could be fooled in such a way.
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Summary: Deepak Chops Deeper
Review: Chopra and Greenberg have "created" an epic parable for the closing scene of the one act play called The 2nd Millennium. If you can flow past the occasional factual "error," this is a book that takes up where the Torah-Bible-Koran leave off. For ages descriptions of Utopia, Heaven and Paradise have lacked vitality, meaning and excitement. Recently theology, science and psychology have crossed to spawn a vigorous new spiritual awareness that is reflected in many nonfiction books, some by Dr. Chopra. Lords of Light is an entertaining, action packed, thoughtful and humorous story of a modern day Saul of Tarsus. It is a great read, and it feeds the soul.
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Summary: Deepak Chops Deeper
Review: Chopra and Greenberg have "created" an epic parable for the closing scene of the one act play called The 2nd Millennium. If you can flow past the occasional factual "error," this is a book that takes up where the Torah-Bible-Koran leave off. For ages descriptions of Utopia, Heaven and Paradise have lacked vitality, meaning and excitement. Recently theology, science and psychology have crossed to spawn a vigorous new spiritual awareness that is reflected in many nonfiction books, some by Dr. Chopra. Lords of Light is an entertaining, action packed, thoughtful and humorous story of a modern day Saul of Tarsus. It is a great read, and it feeds the soul.
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Summary: Lack of research is the key to this book.
Review: From Mr. Chopra's book, "He didn't know what the term meant, only that yesterday had been Ash Wednesday and tomorrow therefore Good Friday." This quote was taken directly from Mr.Chopra's book "Lords of Light" a novel, page 219. Mr. Chopra, for your information, Ash Wednesday is not part of Holy Week. It begins the day after Fat Tuesday, 40 days before Holy Week even begins. Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday (March 28th of this year) continues on to Holy Thursday (April 1st), Good Friday (April 2nd), and Holy Saturday (April 3rd). This year, Ash Wednesday was observed on Wednesday, February 17th, as far away from Good Friday as 40 days can manage. I was disappointed at the lack of research which caused this error and the inability of the editing staff who proof a book in not picking up such a glaring mistake.. I do wish to compliment you on the accuracy of the Jewish traditions.
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Summary: Fragmented / fragmenting
Review: I bought this book with great expectations because of previous books written by Deepak Chopra that I had read. I did notice the Ash Wednesday slip and a 'to' that should be 'too', but more than anything I was sad that I could not grasp what this book was about. I have a great respect for Deepak Chopra and his wisdom, but whereas I can usually grasp the message of his work and learn from it, this book was beyond me. It was generally a disappointing experience, though I did enjoy remembering the places I have been to in the old city, and at times felt that I was actually walking through those streets again. If it means that I need to be more spiritually evolved to understand this book, then I look forward to the day. Maybe Deepak could write an explanatory volume so that people like me could understand the message and images and metaphors in "Lords of the Light".
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Summary: Chopra's Lords of Light... Extremely boring and Confusing.
Review: I have read several books by Mr. Chopra... Some of them very inspiring... Quantum Healing, The Seven Laws..., Ageless / Timeless..., and I'd recommend them to readers interested in that kind of material. I had also read Mr. Chopra's novel about Merlin, and got very bored and confused with it. I don't even know how I could finish it. Yet, I wanted to give him another chance and bought Lords of The Light... It's just as boring and confusing, but at least is shorter. Mr. Chopra... Perhaps I totally missed the point in those two books, but I'm giving you no more chances with your novels. From now on I'll rather read New Age novels from writers such as James Redfield, Dan Millman, Hank Wesselman, Marlo Morgan ("Mutant Message, Down Under"), Ken Carey...
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Summary: caveat emptor
Review: if you are looking for a book written by or even heavily influenced by deepak chopra, this is NOT it. he may have had some input into original concept for the story, but the book is thouroghly steeped in western philosophy. chopra's other books have an eastern point of view that is missing here. this is unfortunate, since this story, if told from his cultural vantage point, might have provided unique insights into the basic concepts developed in the story.
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Summary: There need to be some consistent rules in any game.
Review: It's interesting to see the different reactions to the book. I read it first, knowing nothing about it and not looking at reviews. Though I did enjoy reading it, I leaned towards those who found it confusing. My biggest problem was the arbitrariness of the universe we were put in. The rules changed every few paragraphs, so I found that it all became rather arbitrary. After a while I cared less about what was going to happen and certainly gave up trying to make any sense out of it. In the end they somehow got rid of the Prophet but I really have no idea how or why it worked.
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Summary: Lords of Light
Review: Let it take you on a journey of the fantastic! I do not typically enjoy reading, but I found Lords of Light to be a very intriguing and very enticing book that includes fantasy and wonder! It also includes historical facts that have been blended into the writing, but you don't realize that you are learning while you are following the fantastic story of good and evil, dark and light...determining what is good and what is evil is the true creative twist Deepak Chopra creates in this fantiastic novel. Try it, you'll love it!
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Summary: He's done it again....
Review: Lords of Light, is a "can't put down kinda book". It is written with flavor and contemporary style, but carries the seeds of wisdom. Thank you Deepak, once again for sharing with us that... yes we all are, in essence the lords, and the light. We have before us the abundant gift of Gods, and whether we choose to use them in love or fear is ultimtely our decision. Love ya...Deepak
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