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Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

January 6, 2022 by Tracy Leave a Comment

I finished this book just before the new year, then immediately reread it and finished it again yesterday. I needed the time to process and absorb it. It has some of what I think would be considered postmodern elements, and I needed the re-read to help me separate the fiction from the philosophy of how to view the world. Richard (the narrator, not the author) meets Donald Shimoda while barnstorming: flying from farm town to farm town and taking locals for airplane rides. Donald used […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Fiction, Philosophy, Religion, richard bach

Tracy's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Fiction, Philosophy, Religion, richard bach ·
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull

February 10, 2014 by AamilTheCamel 4 Comments

Someone tricked me into reading this book. What happened next will blow your mind.

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, Fiction, inspirational, jonathan livingston seagull, motivational, richard bach

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, Fiction, inspirational, jonathan livingston seagull, motivational, richard bach ·
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