Lost Horizon: A Novel

Lost Horizon: A Novel
by James Hilton

Lost Horizon: A Novel
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Author: James Hilton
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-06-15
ISBN: 0060594527
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Harper Perennial

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Book Review: Love it, love it, love it!!!
Summary: 5 Stars

Let me begin by saying I loved this book. I cannot say enough about how much I enjoyed reading it. The thing that is harder to nail down is why I loved this book. It has some of the typical elements I enjoy when reading a novel - engaging characters, a meaningful plot and an ending that leaves you with quite a bit to chew on. But I have read dozens if not hundreds of novels that fit that description and none of them seem to fit on the same plane as this book. I think the thing that struck me the most was how this book captured the sense that there is something wrong with this world, it does not function as it was intended to. The wars, the poverty, the pain, the suffering, all of them part of the everyday world that surrounds us (unless you live in a bubble and simply choose to ignore them), yet it always feels like there has to be a better way. This is expressed so clearly in the driving force behind establishing the monastery of Shangri-La, to preserve the great works of man, and man itself even, from man and the path of destruction he seems to be on. That way when the wars have finally wiped out all we have ever done (and maybe mankind along with it) there will be a preserve, untouched and intact, to begin anew. Ah the thought of beginning anew, without the flaws, without the problems. What person has not wished for that, yearned for it even? I think that is why this novel touched my soul. It so beautifully expressed how man longs for Heaven, though few would label it as such. The common longing is expressed here and Hilton's answer seems to be that of man's salvation brought about by man which is fascinating to compare and ultimately contrast this against my own views of who will bring salvation to man, Christ

I loved this book.

Summary of Lost Horizon: A Novel

While attempting to escape a civil war, four people are kidnapped and transported to the Tibetan mountains. After their plane crashes, they are found by a mysterious Chinese man. He leads them to a monastery hidden in "the valley of the blue moon" -- a land of mystery and matchless beauty where life is lived in tranquil wonder, beyond the grasp of a doomed world.

It is here, in Shangri-La, where destinies will be discovered and the meaning of paradise will be unveiled.

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