Lost Horizon

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Summary: Invigorating
Review: Lost Horizon is a great novel. Hilton's grasp of imagery and diction really make this novel a fun one to read. Since reading this book, I read Shangri-La, a sequel to Lost Horizon by Eleanor Cooney. I must admit that I did not like that one at all-- and felt that Hilton's story was desecrated. In any case, I advise anyone with patience (the beginning of the book is not a cathcer) to read this book. A lot of philoshophy in this one...

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Summary: Good escapism
Review: This is a nice fable. It could have been better if the characterisation of the High Lama had been deeper. I also feel that the ending was somewhat rushed.

It's still a nice work to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

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Summary: Wonderful!!
Review: A short fiction which was a joy to read

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Summary: Horizon lines, rediscovered
Review: The horizon's just a line from a book I lost, in Shangri-La, in fact--or was it in fiction? Don't answer. Let the high lama respond. Which he will--all in good time, which it was, wasn't it? Don't answer. Let the high lama drive. Read your book and be quiet. Or, if you can't do that, just pretend you're in an airplane, that you've crashed in the Himalayas, that you've been rescued by monks, monks on llamas, lamas on llamas, and, well, you know the rest. Now take a rest. Take a big rest. Rest forever and ever and ever.And don't forget to stay young while you're at it. O.K. Now the high lama's stopped driving. He's ready to respond. Wake up, wake up. I can't, I'm asleep. Don't give me that old line. It's as flat as the horizon. Wake up or get lost. Hey, where did you go? Shucks. I did't even get to say good-bye, good-bye, Mr. Chips.

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Summary: A Very Fascinating Book
Review: Even after reading the book a second time the, the fact that someone might be able to live to 400 years of age still fascinates me. With the recent newspaper aritcle about a group of Americans who recently found a valley very similar to Shangri-la in the Tibetan mountains, it makes the story very believable. I highly recommend this book.

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Summary: An enduring classic
Review: I first read this book as a teenager in preparation for being in the stage version for a high school play. It enthralled me from the start, and has never let me go. The aspect of the book I like most is the elegant use of language. The descriptions are vivid but not overdone; the book washes over you with serenity, much as Shangri-la does over Conway. The only quibble I have is that the American character, Barnard, talks like a British version of an American, and so is unconvincing to this Idahoan. (Yet how many times have we Americans done the same thing to British sensibilities?) In summary, I have read the book a dozen times over the years, coming back to it like an old friend, and will probably read it a dozen times more.

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Summary: Good Buddhism and a Good Mystery Story
Review: Anyone with any interest in Buddhism will be fascinated by this book. It's not a how-to-meditate guide nor a scholary history, but rather a colorful and wonderful portrait of a complex man, seen through a Tibetan glass.

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Summary: The strory is great and very interesting
Review: This story is excellent and very intresting some parts, although there is a vague description of the lamas monastery . the beginng of the book is very compelling but towards the middle the speed of the book decreases greatly. the characters have very intresting mind sets. as the secrets of shangri-la reveal the book becomes very fun to read. i would definately reccomend you read this.

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Summary: A moving, thought-provoking tale...
Review: I was pleasantly surprised when I stumbled upon and read this novel. It is a relevant tale of the conflict between a life of quiet contemplation, the search for wisdom and of love and passion... The main character finds himself caught in the confusing yet human world between the two.

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Summary: [e-mail] from NY, USA
Review: This book was good, if you like to read i would recomend it to you. It keeps you busy for a while