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So true for me too!

I read The Prophet years ago and it also had very strong personal importance for me. Years later I discovered a diary of my mother's, who died when I was young, and discovered her love The Prophet as well. The diary had quotations from The Prophet on every page and my mother had made notation about some of them that really rang in her soul too. It is an amazing connection I now have with her and am always awed by the power of true art to connect through generations and time.

Larry, your review is short, but very accurate. I think, too, that the book is very lovely. Kahlil Gibran's writing is beautiful! My favourite essay was 'On Children'. I hope you all enjoy it!

Sorry, not Larry, Karey.

Well said

Reading it for the first time and I'm happy to hear that "taking little sips at a time" is truly the best way to take in this book.

My favorite passage was "one know's not the depth of Love until the hour of separation"
Love it!
Like fine wine little sips
"Jeff"

Very good review...

Too difficult and confusing

I just finised reading it today- really found many truths within the book which i've underlined to remember

So, like me many people have special attachment to this book, good that I have read the review and comments.
I didn't know the deep philosophical quotes I heard so many time was from this book. I am enjoying this very slowly, and making my interpretation of Jibran's wisdom of words.

My favorite lines are about children
"Your children are not your children
they are life's longing for itself
they come through you, but not from you
......
...."

Well put K.S.R. :)

I wrote my review before reading yours, echoing similar sentiments, but I really appreciate your writing.

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Bhattee, I can understand how you feel. I was very frustrated when I first read some the poems. It took me over a year to really appreciate the poem about “Freedom�. I would like to offer you a few tips that may help:
1) Be sure to translate every word and look at all the different definitions in the dictionary. Each word is very intentional and necessary to understand the poem as a whole.
2) Allow the words to paint a picture in your mind. The imageries are very
3) Watch “The Prophet� on Netflix. There are seven poems in the movie. The music and storytelling helped guide you your own understanding when you read it yourself.

I know it’s challenging, but when you finally find appreciation for yourself, it will hit you like a brick, and suddenly you are jumping for joy! :)

Best of luck Bhattee :)

Brady Bunte - Great book, had such a way of seeing things.

Such a beautiful review. I particularly liked your phrase, "taking little sips at a time". This is one book I want to savour every word of. Such a beautiful (and a bit complicated too) book it is.

But since you must kill to eat, and rob the newly born of its mother's milk to quench your thirst, let it then be an act of worship....

Just started savoring this book. It's a gem!

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Well said! I used to read this book twice a year but no visiting after several years. Now a parent of growing kids and the son of aging parents, my takeaway from this is completely different to the last time I read it.

Gibran's essays just never stop giving.

Sorry, but for an author:
- the word "again" twice in the first sentence
- "to recite" means to repeat aloud or declaim (a poem or passage) from memory before an audience. So "aloud" AND "from memory" are tautologous.
- "scriptural" means of or pertaining to the Scriptures, so "scriptural-like" is also tautologous.
Please take this in the spirit of constructive criticism!

Savoring this book makes a lot more sense. Every line has to be felt and reflected in our own life. And how I feel at the end of one poem is very intense and light hearted at the same time. I'm sure by the end of reading this book, I would feel a lot of different emotions :)

Karey, for your review. It was refreshing and described my very similar experience with the book. I found myself finding quotes that I used to be able to recite come flooding back. But now, so many years later, many of the words have taken on new depth or sometimes entirely different meaning in my life. Some passages that used to be utterly profound to me are now only special because of what they used to represent. It’s wonderful and fascinating how the context of one’s life becomes part of the interactive experience of reading. It really was fun taking slowly, as I tend to devour books. Sage advice!

Tony, after reading your review, I hope you don’t mind if I reply to your comments in the same spirit of constructive criticism. I’m truly hoping you were sincere. It makes me makes me squirm to think that anyone would intentionally be petty towards another reviewer in a review forum on such a well-known book filled with thought-provoking, universal wisdom. With that said, I had a few thoughts that might help clarify things for you (maybe not - who knows?):
- This is a review forum. It is generally pretty informal, fortunately. I imagine that many wouldn’t want to hassle with it if they were constantly worried about being criticized (constructive or otherwise)
- Authors are people, too. I personally look for author reviews of books in many situations because they DO know what goes into writing,editing, and publishing. I don’t want them to have to worry about publishing their best work on a GoodReads review. God forbid! ;)
- I am not an author. I have written a few articles and essays, and taught English and writing. Most importantly, though, I am a voracious reader. From my limited writing experience and my extensive reading experience, a writer is communicating to a reader. She is telling you something; a story, a report, an expose�. Whatever it may be, it is is on the writer, the author, to make sure she communicates to her audience; knows her audience. In other words, it isn’t about her, it’s about them.
- While “tautologous� is a great word, and I would definitely brag forever if I could make that one work on a scrabble board or WWF, the word “redundant� is its synonym and most people know that word. Remember, a good writer is trying to communicate effectively! You also used it twice without saying something like, “…I’d also tautologous.�
- I believe, and I may be wrong, that if using the word “tautologous� it should be followed by the word “to.� Similar to when someone says something is “analogous to� something else. I believe the word you were looking for was tautological, if you really wanted to use it instead of redundant.
- “scriptural,� as you said in the first part of your sentence was correct, but you didn’t provide an explanation for why scriptural-like was a synonym for scriptural. I think of it as meaning something that sounds like or reminds me of Scripture, but isn’t. Similarly, if I said Picasso-like. Everyone would know I wasn’t talking about a real Picasso but they would definitely have a sense of what I was talking about.

Anyway, it’s late and I’m tired. I’m sure there are probably about a million typos in this and I may just be plain wrong! I’m totally ok with that. :) Wishing you & everyone well!

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Beautiful review of a beautiful book.

Beautiful review!!

Fr this book is so good 😭

I read it in my teens and my lingering memory gave it 3 stars now that I'm in my mid-50s I am going to read it again. So excited!

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