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angeladawn's review against another edition
4.0
In spite of not being religious at all, I found this book to be very inspiring. It felt more liberal, open, and expansive than I expected and it is beautifully written. I may end up buying a copy.
(Added: there were definitely concepts I do not agree with but that did not detract from my overall enjoyment.)
(Added: there were definitely concepts I do not agree with but that did not detract from my overall enjoyment.)
thepolaroidtherapist's review against another edition
5.0
This book broke open my heart and gave me permission to weep on every page.
“When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you”
“When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you”
glambamzinger's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
homesickmartian's review against another edition
5.0
This will always be and remain a book that gets me through the most troubling times in my life.
I lost a child and the passage on children kept me tethered. “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you. And though they are with you yet, they belong not to you.”
Read it. Love it. Cherish it.
I lost a child and the passage on children kept me tethered. “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you. And though they are with you yet, they belong not to you.”
Read it. Love it. Cherish it.
aaronwhite's review against another edition
5.0
A gorgeous, strange book, Kahlil Gibran’s masterpiece. It takes the form of a prophet who is leaving the village of Orphalese by ship - by which is presumably meant death - but who pauses to spend his last day amongst the people answering their final questions. They ask him about love, freedom, religion, work, family, marriage, pleasure, sorrow, and every other conceivable human concern, and the prophet answers. The wisdom that is evoked through the prophet’s answers is the treasure of this book. “You can only be free when you cease to speak of freedom as a goal and fulfilment…When good is hungry it seeks food even in dark caves…the kindness that gazes upon itself in a mirror turns to stone, and a good deed that calls itself by tender names becomes the parent to a curse.” These and more are profound thoughts, beautifully rendered and crossing all boundaries.
shradar's review against another edition
4.0
My favorite poet's defining work. Good reading that will help you write better.