The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Prophet
Book Review: A new Fan of Gibran
Summary: 5 Stars
I first stumbled across Gibran in a quote a firend shared with me while I was going through a divorce. The quotes on Pain, Joy and Sorrow, and Love became touchstones. This is a very touching perceptive work.Book Review: A pedestal on life
Summary: 5 Stars
I picked up this book later in life after many family hardships befell me. Rather than looking to religion or self help books an honest and humble friend read versus from this book to me. Having loved poetry and free verse most of my life I was struck with vivid beauty in the simplicity of the words that graced my ears that night. Kahlil Gibran in his day was renowned for his prose and how he carried it with the same simplicity that met my ear that night. In his finest work he left an indelible mark on my soul, not just for his words but how his words and their importance can change to the reader throughout their life. Regardless of religion, social preference or upbringing his words have the ability to stir the soul and to channel emotion to a strong degree. Once a gift for my late mother in her dying days it remains not a pillar of strength but a pedestal on life. Not a road map but a way to look at your surroundings when the path before you seems clouded. It gives you not direction but focuses on finding a clearer path. I've read several of Gibran's other works since then but this stands the test of time. If I could ever call any writing a masterpiece, this would be it, for I still read it and still draw from it every time I pick it up.Book Review: A reference to live.
Summary: 5 Stars
Gibran wrote the ultimate way of seeing life and living in it. the importance of each relationship. The book was written to be relatable to every reader, all the subjects are mondain. The availability of this book is a great advantage that I don't think people are aware of. It's an hour long to read, but a lifetime to understand, if you read it you'll remember it in every new life matter or relationship. Buy it and keep it on the shelve for reference, it's an answer to everything. and read it carefully.
Book Review: A vista painted with words...
Summary: 5 Stars
The Prophet is a work of poetry, not in the sense that its goal is to rhyme or to cleverly match cadence and syllable counts between fragmented sentences, as most works of poetry seem aimed towards, but rather because it is simply written artfully. It isn't clever, it isn't witty; rather, there is simply a deepness to it that can literally surround the reader. There is no need for artifice or embellishment because the work is simply genuine, elegant, and powerful enough to transport the reader not to another ->place<-, but to another ->state<-. Yes, it is a work of spiritual poetry. Personally, I think that adds to the appeal, though one need not be interested in metaphysics or so called new age philosophy to enjoy it. Regardless of one's perspective, it is very difficult not to find The Prophet a beautiful book.Book Review: A wonderful untemporal book
Summary: 5 Stars
From the time I opened this book, I have been captivated by it and it has never quit my bag since then. I always have it with me and whenever I want to, I take it and read the passage I need to remember to face the questions in my mind or problems I can encounter in my life. It has became my "bible" in a sense. Of course, it is not the only one, but it might be one of the book that I love the most. I discovered it in a painful part of my life and it helped me to get out of my messy mind. It really touched my heart and I think it is a book that should be read by everybody. This is with that kind of thinking that the world we live in can be changed and become a peaceful place. Thanks so much Khalil!