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quello_che_fu_silvia's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
chrisquolke's review against another edition
5.0
This was a good translation of the Gita, however I do think my favorite translation may be the first one I read which was the Bhagavad Gita, As It Is. Overall though, the only complain I have is that the summary appears before the text of the gita, so if I flip through the chapters I am first presented with the translator's notes and not the actual text of the Gita. Overall though, this was a fine edition to give a read, and I did appreciate the flowing story that is present in each chapter as opposed to other versions I have read where there is a great divide between verses and chapters.
marcus_bines's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
Not really a book you can give a star rating to, as a spiritual exploration of the concepts of dharma, reincarnation and ethical behaviour. I'm glad I have read it through now, especially as I've been teaching students about Hinduism for several years!
donkeykong64's review against another edition
4.0
Always funny trying to come up with a rating for ancient religious/philosophical texts. Profound.
emar404's review against another edition
4.0
This epic has given me an insane amount of insight on different ways of acting (or not acting ig) in life. As a first time reader of the Gita and not much knowledge on Hindu scriptures and the general knowledge on Hinduism, I got lost here and there with all the different names that are being mentioned, how the characters are related, and some of the concepts that I had some misconceptions on and had to do some outside research on. There was quite a bit of re-reading of pages or sometimes whole discourses just because I didn't think I got what I was supposed to get out of a particular discourse. This epic looks like it is a continuous read because of the abundance of topics that it covers, and every time you read it you will get something different depending on where you are at in life.