Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by Richard Bach
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Author: Richard BachPhotographer: Russell Munson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-01-03
ISBN: 0743278909
Number of pages: 112
Publisher: Scribner
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Book Review: Inspirational but overrated
Summary: 3 Stars
This book is inspirational and carries a wonderful message. However, I feel like the book is a bit overrated. I definitely didn't find it life changing like some of the other readers claim to. It may just be the fact that I'm reading it at thirty years old. I imagine had I read it when I was much younger, I would have thought more of it. Overall a wonderful message, but I think it's aimed at younger readers than myself.
Summary of Jonathan Livingston Seagull
This is a story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules...people who get special pleasure out of doing something well, even if only for themselves...people who know there's more to this living than meets the eye: they'll be right there with Jonathan, flying higher and faster than ever they dreamed."Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again," writes author Richard Bach in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. "For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight." Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe, or neighborhood finds your ambition threatening. (At one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock.) By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate payoff: transcendence. Ultimately, he learns the meaning of love and kindness. The dreamy seagull photographs by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations--although the overall packaging does seem a bit dated (keep in mind that it was first published in 1970). Nonetheless, this is a spirituality classic, and an especially engaging parable for adolescents. --Gail Hudson
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