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raul_neruda_ssj's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
elise_516's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
reads2cope's review against another edition
Very western-focused intro to philosophy. When the book starts to touch on Eastern or Islamic philosophies, it got a bit cringey, but could be forgiven as the letters were written to a Norwegian child and in the ‘80s. I would have appreciated such an intro when I was getting into learning about Ancient Greece. The storyline of Sophie and the mysterious philosopher and Hilde did not hold my interest much, but it’s an interesting premise to explore different philosophical schools of thought.
sperks's review against another edition
4.0
The philosophy lessons are the best part, and if the book was purely a collection of them I would have given it 5 stars. The plot is interesting, but the characters just don't speak in or think in believable ways. The dialogue is awkward and stilted and repetitive. A great book information- and plot-wise, but the characterisation drags it down a bit. Definitely a good book for learning about philosophy but I wouldn't recommend it as a novel.
That said, I would read it again simply because its near impossible to adsorb all there is to learn from this book in a single read.
That said, I would read it again simply because its near impossible to adsorb all there is to learn from this book in a single read.
vincentkonrad's review against another edition
4.0
Good easy reading history of philosophy with enough mysterious story around it to stand on its own rather than feeling tacked on to facilitate the former.
Some/a lot of the dialogue seems unrealistic or perfunctory but between the overall story and it being a work in translation it's not really any bother.
Some/a lot of the dialogue seems unrealistic or perfunctory but between the overall story and it being a work in translation it's not really any bother.
chantal_bos's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
De filosofie is cool maar de schrijfstijl schijt
elle_tea's review against another edition
5.0
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telahe's review against another edition
5.0
دوباره خوندنش برام مفید، به خاطر اینکه یادم اومد وقتی اولین بار خوندمش چه تاثیری روم داشت و باعث شد چقد خودم و اعتقاداتمو به چالش بکشم و به فلسفه علاقه مندم کرد
یه بخشایی رو فراموش کرده بودم که یادآوریش خوب بود و یه بخشایی رو دفعه قبل خوب نفهمیده و این دفعه فهمیدم.
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یه بخشایی رو فراموش کرده بودم که یادآوریش خوب بود و یه بخشایی رو دفعه قبل خوب نفهمیده و این دفعه فهمیدم.
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