Lost Horizon: A Novel by James Hilton
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Book Summary 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 Reviews of the Lost Horizon: A Novel
Customer Review: Simple but very enchanting
Summary: 4 Stars
Lost Horizon is a very introspective book. Metaphors abound perhaps, but what I'm inclined to take from the book each time I read it are the questions asked. Questions of purpose and what it all means. It's very thought provoking without being tendentious.
Stylistically, Hilton is economical, but very capably sets a mood that permeates the entire narrative whether in describing the landscape or the more subtle aspects of the different characters. For me, the mood is one of relaxed contemplation.
In another context, it's a wonderful travel book. It takes the reader to a faraway place and implicitly invites him to make choices and contemplate weighty issues in this most unlikely of settings.
Lost Horizon is not a literary masterpiece, but it's a good story and very clever in its presentation.