Done
Due to unforseen circumstances, this book suddenly made it to the top of my reading list, and I found myself reading it over a couple of nights. At first glance, I realize that this makes it seem like the book was really good, but this is not the case. Everyone I talked to about the book said that it was really good, but I don't really see what the fuss is about. I realize now that the reason that I shot through the book is that I kept trying to find a point, and I kept getting irritated when I could not. So, to try to calm my frustration, I kept reading to find the point.
People kept telling me not to form my opinion of the book until the end. I won't say what it is, but it much more of an antithesis than I thought, in part because it was so predictable. To me, this book is mostly an attempt to effect some strong emotion in the reader without really saying anything. The point of reading the book is more to feel than to think. There's nothing wrong with this, of course, besides the failing of the book to do what it sets out to do. I know that it is trite, but I am going to go ahead and throw the word "cliche" at this book.
I was a fan Albom's other book, Tuesday With Morrie, at least much more so than this one. It seemed to me that TWM was written because he had a story that he needed to tell. It was written much more from the heart, and was full of feeling. It made many observations and points that a casual observer might toss aside. This story, it seems to me, was written more to capitalize on the name that TWM made for itself. It seems to be written more with profit on the mind than storytelling, and does not include many thoughts that anything more than common sense.
I am not worried about this book affecting the society as aversely as Brooks mentioned (see my other post) because I think that it mostly powerless to elicit that strong of an emotion. I still think that it is a problem, maybe not as dangerous face-bashing, spittle-emitting fundamentalism, in books such as Life of Pi.
On the Freedom Scale: Don't bother, but don't listen to me. See for yourself!
People kept telling me not to form my opinion of the book until the end. I won't say what it is, but it much more of an antithesis than I thought, in part because it was so predictable. To me, this book is mostly an attempt to effect some strong emotion in the reader without really saying anything. The point of reading the book is more to feel than to think. There's nothing wrong with this, of course, besides the failing of the book to do what it sets out to do. I know that it is trite, but I am going to go ahead and throw the word "cliche" at this book.
I was a fan Albom's other book, Tuesday With Morrie, at least much more so than this one. It seemed to me that TWM was written because he had a story that he needed to tell. It was written much more from the heart, and was full of feeling. It made many observations and points that a casual observer might toss aside. This story, it seems to me, was written more to capitalize on the name that TWM made for itself. It seems to be written more with profit on the mind than storytelling, and does not include many thoughts that anything more than common sense.
I am not worried about this book affecting the society as aversely as Brooks mentioned (see my other post) because I think that it mostly powerless to elicit that strong of an emotion. I still think that it is a problem, maybe not as dangerous face-bashing, spittle-emitting fundamentalism, in books such as Life of Pi.
On the Freedom Scale: Don't bother, but don't listen to me. See for yourself!
posted by Freedom Man at 1:52 PM
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Any ideas on what the next book is going to be? How about "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" by Joe Trippi? It is a book about politics by Howard Dean's campaign manager; I have heard good things.
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