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by Richard Bach
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Karen's books
Karen's books rated it 5 years ago
For all hoopla I heard about this book as a kid but never read it because I thought it was about a boy and that did not interest me much as a young girl, ha ha - this story turned out to be a disappointment, and a snooze of a read.
Arbie's Unoriginally Titled Book Blog
According to this book:1. The point of life isn't merely mundane daily survival.2. It's actually the pursuit of absolute freedom.3. Sufficient freedom will give you magic powers.4. This is because reality is just a projection of thought. According to me:1. OK - you can impose whatever purpose you ...
Burfobookalicious
Burfobookalicious rated it 8 years ago
A very thought-provoking, though short book, JLS invites the reader to contemplate the potential tyranny of collective,taken-for-granted understanding and the value of mavericks, as a necessary challenge to the prevailing order. Bach poses a question for all of us about the price of conforming, weig...
Nithou's Readings
Nithou's Readings rated it 10 years ago
Magnifique parabole sur la liberté et le regard des autres, je me demande pourquoi j'ai autant attendu pour le lire. Un très beau moment plein de poésie, très court mais plein d'apprentissages.
ReneePaule
ReneePaule rated it 11 years ago
I must have read this book at least 20 times and each time I've been given a gift. Jonathan, a tenacious seagull, is bored with the mundane routine of his flock. He goes off on his own, striving to achieve perfection in flight no matter what the cost; resulting in his being exiled from the flock for...
Desirable Transactions
Desirable Transactions rated it 11 years ago
Richard Bach's "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" is a philosophical allegory, characterizing a seagull who became an outcast, because his perspective towards life was different than his flock. This quick read provides inspiration and gives precedence of individuality over social stigma. Its a tale of ov...
Slightly Off Center Books
Slightly Off Center Books rated it 12 years ago
I had to stop reading when the magic-angel-whatever seagulls showed up because I was rolling my eyes so much it gave me a headache.
Valz
Valz rated it 12 years ago
Smaltzy, corny, dreck!
JesseTheReader
JesseTheReader rated it 12 years ago
This was a truly simple, but inspiring story.
yahyaahmadi
yahyaahmadi rated it 12 years ago
It was a symbolic story, representing some Platonist ideas about people being representatives of abstract objects. Jonathan was a gull who wasn't satisfied with ordinary life and craved speed. He was banished from his society and eventually was rewarded by immortality and limitlessness.The last cha...
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