Jonathan Livingston Seagull

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Summary: An journey to perfection with no limits.
Review: Simple all the way but packaging the complex dimensions of life's yearning for perfection. The portrayal of the inner strength of the spirit over body. The conscious moulding of the willing passing the test that only the real can and accepting no limts and stopping for no barriers.

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Summary: A simple and easy going story for relaxing reading.
Review: Seagulls are one of the most "cursed at" of birds. Yet Bach has transposed this sea scavenger into a friend telling you a story about his simple life. I can understand why some have found this book inspirational, but I put it more in the category of Watership Down or even Charlotte's Web. Jonathan Livingston Seagull will make it's progression down the age brackets and be interpreted differently by each succeedingly younger group of readers. Perhaps one day childrem will read it and other books like it and grow up to make the world better and more easy going.

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Summary: A book you must read if you are trying to know yourself.
Review: Knowing Johnatan Livingston Seagull was like meeting someone I was looking for a long time. I know now what my life is for, because I do know now what I didn't know before, I know now what really matters.

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Summary: This is a moving, thought provoking work of art!
Review: This novel by Richard Bach is somewhat of a spiritual journey into the reader's own soul. It is a "step back and realize" book about life in it's entirety. After reading and thinking of this work, one can truly understand simplicity and happiness. "Very moving" is the first comment in my mind when I think of this book. I read it first when I was 11 years old and have read it at least once a year since, It keeps a heart and soul alive with hope for the future. It is a very quick read due to its brevity, but the thoughts stirred by it will last a lifetime. Mr. Bach, Thank you.

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Summary: It really secure me when I failed.....
Review: No genius comes from usual challenge. When I was in teenagers, I could not get along with my classmate. I thought I was the different one. I was indulged to read my fictions, and never cared about the entrance exam. As a result, I failed, and it shamed my parents. I was so sad to kill myself.But I had no courage to do that.Afterwards, I found this book in the bookstore, then bought and read it peacefully.Gradually,the seagull, Jonathan,raised up my self-confidence. It made me clear to search for what I really was. This book not only teaches us the unlimited abilities driven by desire and courage, but also gives the glory hope to the loser

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Summary: 10
Review: This book makes your heart fly like a seagull

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Summary: A timeless gem - breathtaking and exciting
Review: This book often is misunderstood, and some of the reviews on this page reflect this. It is elegant by simplicity and not vague. Everything is said. It is not a book for children as well, although children have the ability to see the essence of it much better than adults. This book teaches us one fundamental lesson, the abilities of the mind driven by passion and desire are unlimited and go beyond conventions, fear, pain, space, and even time

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Summary: Write Your Own Enlightenment
Review: I once read a review of this book that said something along the lines of "it is so vague that anyone from Hindu to Roman Catholic could find meaning in it." I agree whole-heartedly. This book contains so many mixed messages that anyone of any age at any time could find meaning in it. There is the admittance of a higher power (the Great Gull), and at the same time an extreme emphasis on the greatest importance of the self. Bach's tale of how the story came about(a voice in his head which dictated half the story to him then waited 11 years to dictate the rest) seems a little too far fetched for me. I think this book is a tiresome, low-vocabulary attempt at propheticism. If you're looking for meaningful allegories, go to your parent's book case and pick up a copy of THE LITTLE PRINCE...or create your own "voices."

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Summary: For ever...
Review: Keeps you feeling dizzy with height, poetry or virtue. Make your pick.

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Summary: I think....
Review: I am inclined to disagree with the review of Jonathan Livingston Seagull on this website. I feel that this is an excellent book. The first time I read it I was on my way to a rifle match in Virginia. My coach gave me the book to read and it inspired me. I feel that this book is about setting realistic goals for yourself, and about touching excellence. The ideas in the book really related to my shooting career and opened up a whole new preception for me. I believe that this book should be required reading for anyone associated with any sport. It helps in mental development as well as social development