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A review by emsinc
The Tao of Pooh & The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff
3.0
The Tao of Pooh is excellent, I'd give it 5*, it's well worth a read and really nice introduction to Taoism. The Te of Piglet however...
The author prefaces the book by saying he wasn't writing a sequel for sequels sake, rather that he wants to explore the character of piglet. You could compress those sections of the book into around 30-40 pages. The rest is a lot of rambling about the state of the world and branding all that is wrong as 'Eeyore' (bless him). Ironically, in a chapter chastising those who complain needlessly, the author goes on a bizarre rant about pronouns and the trouble of "Amazon" feminists blaming men for all their troubles. This section felt very woe is me and disappointed me- it tainted my opinion of the author. Even on points that you could agree with (foster more creativity in childhood, don't destroy the earth for financial gain, etc) it simply feels preachy and empty. I would recommend the The Tao of Pooh, I would thoroughly discourage the Te of Piglet
The author prefaces the book by saying he wasn't writing a sequel for sequels sake, rather that he wants to explore the character of piglet. You could compress those sections of the book into around 30-40 pages. The rest is a lot of rambling about the state of the world and branding all that is wrong as 'Eeyore' (bless him). Ironically, in a chapter chastising those who complain needlessly, the author goes on a bizarre rant about pronouns and the trouble of "Amazon" feminists blaming men for all their troubles. This section felt very woe is me and disappointed me- it tainted my opinion of the author. Even on points that you could agree with (foster more creativity in childhood, don't destroy the earth for financial gain, etc) it simply feels preachy and empty. I would recommend the The Tao of Pooh, I would thoroughly discourage the Te of Piglet