Book Review that I blogged awhile back.

     Book:  I was ready to forgive the awkward transitions, insipid subplots, limited vocabulary, switching from first to third person etc.  Why you ask?  The nine “insights” are actually, I think, a brilliant take on sociology.  They give new light to the ways human beings instinctively compete with each other, and some great ideas about how to overcome this. 
So great were these insights that supplemental text's have been published about how to grasp them personally and incorporate them into your own life.  Why this author decided to wrap this in a painfully childish adventure story will forever be beyond me.

    
     However, having completed the journey it's now apparent to me that the insights, alpha to omega, are, at their core, Determinism.  (A lesser form of Fatalism)  I'm not a Determinist and this book has lead me no closer to it. Those of you who are, you guys will love the tie in's to Christianity and the idea of the emerging spiritual culture.  If you're like me this won't impress you so much, but you still might appreciate the ideas this book contains.  It's really not very long; it only took me so long to read because my enthusiasm was curbed by the aforementioned shortcomings.  But as a book says, pains must be taken to acknowledge the messages that are constantly being sent to us.

Re: Book Review that I blogged awhile back.

While, I agree that the writing lacked some aspects of a traditional “great writer” the book is hands down the only book I have read that incorporates all of the aspects of sociology and basic human understanding in such a simple manor. I was extremely excited when I discovered this book because it can be read by anyone and expresses ideas that maybe someone of lower intellect would certainly miss otherwise. As far as the child-like plot, I enjoyed the adventures that our main charactor went through and put myself in his shoes.

Think about it, wouldn't it be nice to introduce spirituality and things of that sort to a teenager or a friend that is not all too interested in reading? That is why I covet James Redfield's simple word usage and plot. I find it all too difficult to explain these matters without sounding pretentious and long-winded usually.