Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment by Deepak Chopra
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Book Summary Author: Deepak Chopra Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2008-02-26 ISBN: 0060878819 Number of pages: 278 Publisher: HarperOne |
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Book Reviews of the Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment
Customer Review: Expected something and got nothing
Summary: 1 Stars
I honestly, sincerely cannot imagine how anyone could enjoy this book. It's clear what's being attempted: to bring a famous historical and religious figure to life with fictional details so that we realize he really lived and really was a person like us. Sorry, but I feel the book fails miserably. There are so many useless, pointless details and anecdotes related in the beginning that the reader gets quite bored and does not feel personally touched by the main character's experiences. The author is very good at writing self-help books but he's very poor at writing fictional narrative. The vast majority of the book covers the time before the Buddha decided to start his quest for enlightenment, and again, all this background foreshadowing failed to get me interested in the main character as a real person. Then it's painfully obvious the author got tired and bored with the project himself and he sprinted through the remainder of Buddha's life, trying to finish the book as quickly as possible. What a let-down. Please pick any other Buddhist book at random, it will very likely be better than this attempt to make fast money off the Buddha's life and name.