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106 reviews

Taoism: An Essential Guide by Eva Wong

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informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Reading a book can inspire you to take a spiritual journey, but book knowledge cannot replace spiritual experience. -Eva Wong

Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

Rumi: The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing by Coleman Barks

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emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

Lao-Tzu's Taoteching: With Selected Commentaries from the Past 2,000 Years by Laozi

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inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

Probably my second favorite translation of the ones I’ve read.
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

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emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lies We Believe about God by Wm. Paul Young

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challenging hopeful medium-paced

4.5


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Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems by James Baldwin

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emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

The Gift by Hafiz, Daniel Ladinsky

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Quitting smoking, falling in and out of love, and other thoughts about death. by Wil Gibson

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dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

5.0

There are poems in here that are dangerous if you had a good relationship with your grandfather