A review by saravannan14
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

4.0

I was at the bookstore near my house, looking out for an interesting book to read. It wasn’t really a big store with a lot of choices, so I didn’t find any that got my attention. And I finally I saw this book and picked it up. I didn’t know who Mr. Gaarder was or even Sophie for that matter but it did have a discount of 20% that got my attention. Oh...philosophy...that’s interesting. And it’s written there it is the million-copy bestseller, so it must be a good book. And that’s what it is, a good book. I totally loved the story! When I was first introduced with the character and the following events, I was sceptical how Mr. Gaarder will be explaining the strange events that were happening. Talking dog? A birthday wish inside a banana peel? He has a load of things to explain. And suddenly, BANG!! He comes out with a twist in the story that not only explained all the events, but also turned the dimension of the story. And I realised, things are not as they seemed to be. Ah...good one Mr. Gaarder...you got me there...never saw that one coming! I totally loved the writer’s style. Story within a story? Brilliant! The only downside of this book is the heavy take on philosophy. I mean really heavy, that this book could be adapted as a text book of philosophy. Names, dates, events, and everything to do with philosophy and philosophers is in this book. It did me make me bored at times, the philosophy content, but the story got me going. And in the end, it was an interesting experience to read Sophie’s World.

This book could’ve gotten 5 stars from me, but the heavy content of philosophy caused one star. In conclusion, it’s a great book if you can endure all the philosophy content. Now I’m looking forward for Mr. Gaarder’s other books!