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Mister God, This Is Anna

by Fynn, Papas (Illustrator)

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THE TOUCHING TRUE STORY THAT WON THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS OF READERS AROUND THE WORLD!

Anna was only four years old when Fynn found her on London's fog-shrouded docks. He took her back to his mother's home, and from that first moment, their times together were filled with delight and discovery. Anna had an astonishing ability to ask--and to answer--life's largest questions. H...more

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Published November 7th 2000 by Ballantine Books (first published January 1st 1974)

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Oct 01, 2012 Vivian rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, nonfiction

As I began reading this I was prepared to dismiss it as a cheap attempt by "anonymous" to challenge the accepted philosophy and practices of Christianity. It begins with a teenage dock worker, Fynn, in pre-WWII London finding an abandoned four-year-old girl one night and taking her home to his mother. Over the next several years the girl, whom they call Anna, fills his life with wonder and his mind with her ideas about "Mister God". How, I wondered, could this young man have the quantity of idle...more As I began reading this I was prepared to dismiss it as a cheap attempt by "anonymous" to challenge the accepted philosophy and practices of Christianity. It begins with a teenage dock worker, Fynn, in pre-WWII London finding an abandoned four-year-old girl one night and taking her home to his mother. Over the next several years the girl, whom they call Anna, fills his life with wonder and his mind with her ideas about "Mister God". How, I wondered, could this young man have the quantity of idle time he appears to spend with this girl AND work AND study math and science AND read philosophy and classics to the extent he says he does. He has a microscope and a slide rule and he assembles a radio set. In short, he does not fit with the neighborhood he describes nor the person he professes to be.

I was sufficiently troubled about all this to execute some google searching. Searching the word "Fynn", I found: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_G...
Searching the phrase "Mister God, This is Anna", I found: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_G... but best of all this link: http://www.finchden.com/sgh/index.htm My skepticism was satisfied and I was able to read the remainder of the book with a more open mind.

There are some thoughts in the book that did not resonate with me, but much that did. In fact, so much so that I began reading aloud full chapters to various members of my family and enjoying the passages even more with each reading. Anna has the capacity to think out of the box, so to speak, because she has never been fettered with a box. Fynn is something of a child prodigy himself when it comes to all things mathematical. The combination of the two produces some amazing theories about metaphysics and Christianity.

This is by no means a sentimental, trite, or simple story, as the title might suggest to today's reader. In fact, I intend to re-read parts of it and add reference notes in my copy of the book. As a whole it is beyond amazing. It is astounding.

Post script: This story is also an exploration about a revolutionary model of the education process. Ideally, all children would be more like Anna, and perhaps they are. In which case, providing MORE time for idle wanderings, tinkering, and engaging in the scientific process combined with discussion, questioning, postulating, framing solutions by the child and extensive reading of the classics and immersion in acquired areas of interest and expertise by teens and adults with the same eagerness as the child would result in a more invigorating and effective educational process. Three cheers for Anna and Fynn!!!!!(less)

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Jul 15, 2009 Thom Foolery rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Thom by: Michael McCamish

Shelves: new-age, religion, fiction

The book recounts the friendship formed between the author and narrator Fynn (who is in his late teens or early 20s in the narrative) and a foundling named Anna in London's East End, in the 1930s. Anna, reminiscent of a character from Dickens, is a little girl who lives on the streets until she is taken in by the narrator. She has a unique perspective on life, a mystical spirituality, and a boundless curiosity that she shares with the author and the reader on every page. She occasionally (at lea...more

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Mar 30, 2011 Cheryl in CC NV rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm a fervent atheist, raised agnostic, and I loved this fable when I was a child and still appreciate it now. Anna's Mister God is not Christian, is not a patriarch or even a person, but is an expression of Anna's spirit. And she's an amazing little girl. She might not be real, but the author is, and his story is interesting & relevant. http://www.finchden.com/sgh/index.htm

This little book reminds of The Little Prince, Sir Gibbie, and even The Secret Garden. In many ways it's better than a...more

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Apr 27, 2013 Jennyfleur rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I am so deeply fond of Mister God, This Is Anna. It's one of those books that touches a nerve. I have read it several times, and each time I am taken aback by how simple and direct it is. It's a beautiful and often touching story about a homeless little girl, and Fynn, the young man who takes her in, and about her developing relationship with God. Schmaltzy, in my opinion, it is not. Through Fynn's interests, Anna investigates and explores, and brings into being her own theology. She has the inn...more

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Feb 05, 2013 Manuela rated it 5 of 5 stars

Non so perché oggi mi è venuto in mente questo romanzo, ma mi ha riportata indietro di quasi dieci anni. L'estate in cui ho scoperto - magari già lo sapevo, però l'ho riscoperto - che quando sei un ragazzo gli adulti ti mandano messaggi sotto molteplici forme... anche quelle di un libro.
Era uno dei romanzi preferiti del mio prof. di matematica e fisica, e proprio lui me lo prestò il giorno prima che terminassero le lezioni. Ricordo che lo leggevo sulle panchine dei campi di calcetto del quartier...more

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Oct 03, 2012 Svetla Angelova rated it 5 of 5 stars

– Нали не очакваш, че Мистър Бог знае, че той самият е добър, мил и любящ?
Предполагам, че дори не бях си и помислял за това, никога, но поставен по този начин, въпросът имаше само един отговор, макар да не бях убеден в неговата истинност.
– Предполагам, че не – отговорих с известно колебание.
Въпросът „Защо?“ заседна някъде между мозъчната ми кутия и гласните ми струни. Трябваше да се досетя, че целият този разговор водеше до някакво заключение, някаква идея, твърдение, което щеше да я задоволи из...more – Нали не очакваш, че Мистър Бог знае, че той самият е добър, мил и любящ?
Предполагам, че дори не бях си и помислял за това, никога, но поставен по този начин, въпросът имаше само един отговор, макар да не бях убеден в неговата истинност.
– Предполагам, че не – отговорих с известно колебание.
Въпросът „Защо?“ заседна някъде между мозъчната ми кутия и гласните ми струни. Трябваше да се досетя, че целият този разговор водеше до някакво заключение, някаква идея, твърдение, което щеше да я задоволи изцяло. Ана контролираше вълнението си напълно.
Внезапно, с експлозията на една въздишка, каза:
– Мистър Бог не знае, че е добър, мил и любящ. Мистър Бог е ..., е ... празен.
Добре, мога да приема, че камъкът, който ми ожули крака, го няма в действителност. Нямам нищо против да приема идеята, че всичко е илюзия, но че Мистър Бог е празен – това просто беше против всичко установено. Логично е Мистър Бог да е пълен! Пълен със знание, пълен с любов, със съчувствие, каквото и да кажете, той е пълен с него. Ами че той е като ... като някакъв гигантски коледен чорап, пълен с добри подаръци, неизтощим, заливащ своите деца с неописуеми и неизброими дарове. Да му се не види, разбира се, че е пълен! Точно това са ме учили и точно така си беше! Беше ли наистина?
Ана не ми каза нищо повече този ден, както и през следващите няколко. Варях се в собствения си сос. Идеята, че Мистър Бог е празен не ми излизаше от главата. Беше абсурдно, разбира се, но просто бях залепнал за това. В ума ми се оформи една картина и аз се чувствах все по-засрамен. Никога преди не бях виждал тази картина с такава яснота, но ето че сега пред очите ми беше Мистър Бог, издокаран във фрак, цилиндър и с вълшебна пръчица, който вадеше зайци от една шапка. Просто си подаваш ръката, молиш за автомобил, хиляда лири или каквото и да е, а Мистър Бог махва с пръчицата си и всичко се появява. Най-накрая успях да видя своя образ за Мистър Бог – добър, благосклонен и брадат магьосник.
Няколко дни по-късно, след като се бях чудил дълго на идеята как Мистър Бог е съвсем празен, зададох въпроса, който ме бе мъчил толкова дълго.
– Фъстъче! Каква беше тая работа, дето Мистър Бог бил празен?
Тя се обърна нетърпеливо. Определено имах чувството, че с дни беше чакала този въпрос.
– Помниш ли, когато светът стана целият червен през стъкълцето и от цвета на цветето?
Спомнях си много добре. Бяхме говорили за излъчваната и за пречупваната светлина: че пречупваната светлина приемаше цвета на стъклото, през което бе излъчена, и цветът на жълтото цвете се дължеше на нея. Бяхме наблюдавали цветовете на спектъра с помощта на призма, бяхме разгледали въртящия се цветен диск на Нютон и бяхме смесили всички цветове, за да получим белия. Тогава обясних на Ана, че жълтото цвете поглъща всички цветове на спектъра освен жълтия, който се отразява обратно към наблюдателя. Когато тя осмисли тази информация, след малко отвърна:
– О! Значи жълтото е онова, което то НЕ иска!
И след кратка пауза добави:
– Значи истинският му цвят е всички части, които иска.
Не можех да споря за това, защото не можех по никакъв начин да бъда сигурен, какво, по дяволите, иска едно цвете.
Всички тези късчета информация бяха възприети, омесени с различни цветни стъкълца, разбъркани добре и подредени според нейното особено виждане. Изглежда всеки човек се раждаше с различни стъкълца, наречени добро, зло, отвратително и т. н. Хората привикваха да наслагват тези стъкълца върху вътрешното си око и да виждат нещата според цвета и етикета на стъкълцето. И ние правехме всичко това, както ми бе дадено да разбера, за да оправдаем вътрешните си убеждения.
Е да, ама Мистър Бог беше малко по-различен от едно цвете. Цвете, което не приемаше жълтата светлина, ние наричахме жълто, защото именно това виждахме. Не можеше да се каже същото за Мистър Бог обаче. Мистър Бог приемаше всичко и затова не отразяваше нищо обратно! Е, тогава, ако Мистър Бог не отразява нищо, ние не бихме могли да го видим, нали?
Що се отнасяше до нас, доколкото можехме да разберем Мистър Бог, ние просто трябваше да признаем, че той е празен. Не празен, защото в него нямаше нищо, а защото приемаше всичко и не отразяваше нищо обратно! Разбира се, бихте могли да измамите някого: можехте да си сложите цветно стъкълце с надпис „Мистър Бог е любящ” или друго с „Мистър Бог е благ”, но тогава щяхте да изгубите истинската му същност. Представете си само що за „обект“ беше Мистър Бог, щом приемаше всичко, щом не отразяваше абсолютно нищо. Това, каза Ана, означава да си ИСТИНСКИ БОГ. Точно това бяхме помолени да направим и ние – да изхвърлим цветните си стъкълца и да виждаме ясно.(less)

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Jul 17, 2012 Juan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The most I think about this book, the better it gets.
I bought an used copy of this book during my trip to Paris. When I first looked at it, i thought it was an atheist (or possibly an anti-theist) book. I was far, far away from reality.
While it is true that Anna's thoughts about God aren't what you expect to listen in your local church (or mosque, or synagogue, or whatever), no religion can say Anna is wrong. To read Anna's musings about Mister God is something special. Something that you must d...more

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May 30, 2012 Shutterbug_iconium rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Shutterbug_iconium by: A friend

Anna, age five and physically abused runs from home and is on the street. Finn accidentally meets him on the streets and this is the story of their a few year old friendship. Anna is just so intelligent. She's beyond normal reckoning. The philosophy she develops about God, the insight she displays into theological stuff will surely stay with me.

The book reminded me of Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's Oscar and the Lady in Pink, which chronicles the the letters of a terminally ill boy of ten addressed to...more Anna, age five and physically abused runs from home and is on the street. Finn accidentally meets him on the streets and this is the story of their a few year old friendship. Anna is just so intelligent. She's beyond normal reckoning. The philosophy she develops about God, the insight she displays into theological stuff will surely stay with me.

The book reminded me of Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's Oscar and the Lady in Pink, which chronicles the the letters of a terminally ill boy of ten addressed to God. Anna and Oscar may not necessarily resemble each other but they way they walk about God is so humorous and sometimes moving.

“Do you believe in God?”
“Yes.”
“Do you know what God is?”
“Yes.”
“What is God then?”
“He’s God.”
“Do you go to church?”
“No.”
Why not?
“Because I know it all.”
“What do you know?”
“I know to love Mister God and to love people and cats and dogs and spiders and flowers and trees – and the catalogue went on- with all of me.”

For Anna, God is a being who goes beyond any religion or rules. At four years old, Anna knows that being aware of the existence of God and following him is not about complying with some strict rules or attending church sessions. Anna puts it in a wonderfully simple way that loving one another is supposed to be more important than anything else for anyone. For Anna, if you did not really get this message, then church-going is "just for swank."
Instead of taking for granted what God wants men to do, where he is or how big his love is, Anna tries to philosophize about God and find some decent answers. At six, she is the theologian, mathematician,philosopher, and poet more than anyone else. She doesn't expect to find clear-cut,direct answers. She just knows an answer would lead to another bigger question because God,unlike what most people thought, Mister God could be any size he wanted to be.
If Fynn enriched this story by introducing more characters, more diverse dialogues and a better plot, I would have liked the book more I guess. From the beginning to the end, you are supposed to read either the dialogues between them or what Finn makes of them and that honestly spoils the fun.

P.S I got this book on betterworldbooks.com It's written Henderson Library Lon Morris College on it. The name of the previous owner is crossed out. I wish they could just leave that name there:(
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May 07, 2012 Charlotte rated it 5 of 5 stars

True story of a 4-year-old found on the streets of London in the 1930's by a 19-year
old blue collar worker with a passion for math and music and all things mechanical.
The first edition included the tale of how the book's manuscript came into the hands
of the publisher and of a meeting with "Fynn," the book's author; all subsequent
editions have omitted it.
Anna had an intimate relationship with "Mister God," and searched for him in all things.
Everything and everyone in creation was evidence for...more

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Jan 02, 2012 BetteRose Ryan rated it 5 of 5 stars

A book I loved, loved, loved when I first read it in the late 1970's. It is one of those books that stays with you for decades. .

The book allows us to meet Anna, a precocious child of four years. She has run away from home and makes a life with Fynn and his mum. During her short life, Anna develops a refined way of looking at almost everything around her and manages to teach twenty year old Fynn a thing or two about life. From the moment Anna refused to tell anyone where her parents lived to the...more A book I loved, loved, loved when I first read it in the late 1970's. It is one of those books that stays with you for decades. .

The book allows us to meet Anna, a precocious child of four years. She has run away from home and makes a life with Fynn and his mum. During her short life, Anna develops a refined way of looking at almost everything around her and manages to teach twenty year old Fynn a thing or two about life. From the moment Anna refused to tell anyone where her parents lived to the moment of her death, Anna manages to control her environment and those around her, although her control is a loving, gentle control.

Anna treats Fynn with her special philosophy of church, God, sex, and numbers. The reader is taken along for this wonderful ride.

My Take:
This is a short book I want everyone to read, though there are some who will find it too simple to enjoy. I loved Anna and her many ideas. One of my favorites is when Anna realized she knew the answer to a squillion (the biggest number Anna could think of) questions. Just when Fynn thinks he is going to set her right, she proves she is already right: How much is 4 take away 1? How much is 2 plus 1? How much is 5 take away 2? By now you must have figured out we could go on all day with this line of reasoning. Indeed, Anna taught Fynn that it is the questions that are truly important. Even beyond that, it is the circumstance of the question that is important. Saying yes to the offer of a drink of water may be drastically different depending on if you are three days into the desert or just newly arrived at the restaurant.

There are some who say this child could not have just come to live with this family, It did happen in the 1930's and having little children run the streets was not unheard of. There are some who may say no child could ever do or think what Anna did but I am here to tell you, I personally know of at least one. And don't forget Mozart wrote music at this same age and played his sister's violin without being taught at this same age or younger.

I highly recommend this little treasure!
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Jul 14, 2011 Rudolf rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Rudolf by: Was lying on the bookshelf

The kid has interesting views and reactions to life, but its not all that unique and amazing. I have and had similar internal dialogue and I am sure many other people have the same, so its not all that cute to me. Besides the world is attempted to be explained from one model only - Mr God. There are many models/worldviews out there (science being an obvious other one).

NOTES AS I READ:

triumphant as this 5 yo 's undeniable logic is, it is stil posibl that she is using her wit in the given framwor...more

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Mar 27, 2011 Tuba rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was the 10th book in my 2011 book quest. (read about my quest here, no really it's pretty neat: http://denmarkianandtuba.blogspot.com... )

It took a long time to finish, mainly because I really did not like it. I felt sort of bad when my friend (who loaned me the book) asked if I had finished it and I had to say that I was struggling because I found it uninteresting. I mean it is his favorite book, but he said something that made a lot of sense: "Maybe you need to have a strong relationship...more

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May 02, 2011 Bistra Ivanova rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

Доста по-приятна, отколкото очаквах, ъъ, с вметката, че я прочетох в една много приятна градина - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bistra2/... :-) Да, има нещо общо с Коелю/Букай/Шмит, особено с трилогията за религиите на последния, но ми се видя някак по-лека, сладуранска и непретенциозна.

Съдбата среща малкото момиченце Ана и големия батко Фин в една мъглива студена нощ, защото, без да са го знаели, и двамата имат нужда един от друг, за да им светнат едни лампички. Ана разбира Мистър Бог много по-...more

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Jun 18, 2011 Adelina rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

След първите стотина страници четох на прескоци. Прехвърлих я на дъщеря ми, защото мисля, че това е от книгите, които можеш да харесаш, ако ги прочетеш в подходящата възраст.
Книжката е мила, Ана веднага спечелва сърцата, а Фин е толкова великодушен и добронамерен... Обаче като цяло романът дава готови отговори, една лесно смилаема философия, от каквато обикновено тинейджърите бързо се палят, докато намерят следващата интригуваща "философия",която да изповядват. Това е част от израстването им и...more

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Apr 11, 2013 Shubhangi rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book changed my entire world, my entire life.
Its explanation and insight into what God is, is a completely different outlook onto a topic as old as humanity.
It has a refreshing way of describing things, but without the various pretenses that most authors seem to have. Honest writing is a really rare find nowadays but this book, despite convention, remains, even if untrue, honest.

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Aug 15, 2012 Jackie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Five stars are not enough. So I am going to take my "mirror book" and create an endlessly repeating circle of stars. Anna deserves no less.

This is a spiritual and philosophical book, but it is not tied into religion. Anna is spectacularly, terrifyingly and completely ALIVE!Every fibre of her being hums and sparks with life, feeling and imagination.

What makes me sad about reading this again after almost 30 years is the realisation that I have become so full of holes. This became obvious when the...more

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Feb 21, 2011 Marta rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book appeared to be a good read,... as it has saturated our reading culture and is know to the average reader (at least by title). I wanted to see what all the talk was about. I am strong in my faith and believe in God,.. but found the books plot quite UNbelievable and a little odd... starting from the language which was difficult to get into (it was both simple and yet difficult to follow) to the relationship between Fynn and little Anna (both charming and a bit disturbing in my opinion).

I...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Aaron rated it 3 of 5 stars

It doesn’t really matter what color you are, what creed you subscribe to; Mister God shows no preference in his function.

This quote is one of many in this thought-provoking book that deserves to be pondered, highlighted, discussed, or jotted down in notebooks designated for favorite quotes from favorite books. I chose this quote rather specifically for my review because it is a quote that succinctly sums up the reason why I like this book. Ultimately, this book is about faith, and this quote (mo...more

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Jul 11, 2011 Larissa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Inhalt:
Fynn ist neunzehn Jahre alt, als er eines Nachts in London auf ein kleines Mädchen stößt. Anna. Sie ist von zuhause abgehauen. Also nimmt Fynn sie mit zu sich und seiner Mutter. Anna ist ein liebenswertes kleines Mädchen. Ihr bester Freund ist Mister Gott, sie ist der Ansicht, dass Gott bestimmt Englisch spricht, wie seine Engel. Danach kommt Fynn. Die beiden sind wie ein Herz und eine Seele, Fynn studiert Mathematik und er und Anna reden über Gott und die Welt. Darüber, dass Gott squilli...more Inhalt:
Fynn ist neunzehn Jahre alt, als er eines Nachts in London auf ein kleines Mädchen stößt. Anna. Sie ist von zuhause abgehauen. Also nimmt Fynn sie mit zu sich und seiner Mutter. Anna ist ein liebenswertes kleines Mädchen. Ihr bester Freund ist Mister Gott, sie ist der Ansicht, dass Gott bestimmt Englisch spricht, wie seine Engel. Danach kommt Fynn. Die beiden sind wie ein Herz und eine Seele, Fynn studiert Mathematik und er und Anna reden über Gott und die Welt. Darüber, dass Gott squillionen Mal größer ist als sie. Squillionen hat Anna erfunden, da es keine Zahl gibt, die seine Größe und Liebe beschreiben könnte. Es wird eines ihrer Lieblingswörter. Das kleine Mädchen erklärt uns Dinge, die wir wenn überhaupt nur kompliziert beschreiben können. Aber sie schafft es mit ihrer liebenswerten Art, alles bildlich zu erklären und ganz simpel....

Meine Meinung:
Wow. Einfach nur wow. Das Buch hat zwar nicht viele Seiten, aber der Inhalt ist so viel riesiger. Fynn und besonders Anna wachsen einem gleich ans Herz. Anna ist gerade erst fünf Jahre alt, als Fynn sie nachts findet. Und trotzdem weiß sie so vieles über Gott, die Welt und die Menschen. Sie beobachtet jeden um sich herum, auch sich selbst, nur um dann später Fynn zu erklären, wie die Menschen wirklich ticken. Das Buch enthält viele philosophische Fragen, die Anna einfach und trotzdem logisch erklärt. Sie ist zwar gläubig, geht aber nicht gerne in die Kirche, was zu ihrer Zeit wohl eher nicht gern gesehen war. (Spielt glaube ich Anfang des 20.Jahrhunderts). sie findet sowieso, dass sie Menschen viel zu steif mit Gott und allem umgehen, sie sieht das alles viel lockerer. Immerhin ist Mr. Gott ihr bester Freund.
Keine Angst, das Buch ist nicht religiös! Also es steht niemand mit dem Knüppel da und versucht einen von der Kirche etc. zu überzeugen, sondern Anna denkt und redet vor allem gerne über ihn und seine Fähigkeiten. Es ist die unverblühmte Sicht eines fünfjährigen Mädchens. Ich kann es gar nicht so richtig beschreiben,aber das Buch zieht einen in seinen Bann und lässt ihn danach auch nicht mehr los. Man denkt selber über diese ganzen Dinge nach, über die auch Anna nachdenkt. Mithilfe ihrer Erklärungen an Fynn, versteht man alles plötzlich ganz einfach. Ich glaube das Buch ist so ähnlich wie "Der kleine Prinz" von Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Das Buch habe ich zwar noch nicht gelesen, aber wenn ich mir die vielen Rezensionen durchlese, könnte ich mir das schon vorstellen. Aber bitte nicht als Abklatsch oder so sehen, es sind trotzdem ganz unterschiedliche Bücher. Aber wem "Der kleine Prinz" gefallen hat, wird dieses Buch bestimmt auch mögen. Es dreht sich halt alles um Philosophie.
Ich würde das Buch wirklich jedem empfehlen, denn es ist wirklich bezaubernd. Es ist geeignet für Kinder, da ja Anna selbst noch ein Kind war, aber natürlich und ganz besonders für Jugendliche und Erwachsene.
Wer sich also gerne mit so Fragen wie der Sinn des Lebens etc. beschäftigt, ist hier bestens bedient.

Das hier steht auf der Rückseite:
"Der Unnerschied von einem Mensch und einen Engel ist leicht. Das meiste von ein Engel ist innen, und das meiste von ein Mensch ist außen." Anna weiß, was das wirklich ist: Gott und die Welt, Menschen und Liebe, Lachen, Angst, Freude und Trauer. Ihre Geschichte ist ein Brevier für Menschen, denen die Liebe abhanden gekommen ist.
"Ein himmlisches Buch, das zufällig auf die Erde gefallen ist."- The Guardian
"Anna kann man nur mit Saint-Exupérys "Der kleine Prinz" vergleichen"- Sunday Telegraph (less)

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Sep 18, 2012 Magnetfisch rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: anyone

Fynn findet Anna in den Londoner Docks - oder findet Anna Fynn?
Anna ist vier, hat ein Lachen wie ein Sonnenschein und Interesse für alles, was der liebe Mister Gott geschaffen hat. Sie stellt unendlich viele Fragen, denn als Mensch sollte man nie aufhören zu fragen.

Die Geschichte von Anna und Fynn wird aus der Perspektive von Fynn erzählt. Er, sein Bruder Stan und seine Mutter, die "Kinder, Katzen, Hunde sammelt[e], die sich verlaufen hatten" nehmen die kleine Anna bei sich auf. Erzählt wird ü...more

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Mar 22, 2010 Suki rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is one of two books that perfectly encapsulates my view of the world and life. Anna sees everything around her in terms of God, but not the frowning, disappointed God that so many small people use as a means of judging others. Anna's God is so big that he is practically beyond our perception of emotions, in the way that an ant cannot comprehend the vastness of the picnickers on the grass. Anna brings God down out of the subconsciously-assumed clouds of Heaven and places Him solidly in the r...more

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Nov 01, 2012 Jen rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Fynn comes from east London and is in his late teens when he meets Anna, a small girl, one evening. He takes her home to his mother, where she is taken in and quickly becomes a fixture in the household. This story is the tale of her time with the family, and her �insights� into God and the universe. [return][return]I�d read great reviews of this one, but I found it quite dull, frankly. I found Anna herself to be nothing short of implausible; I studied theology at university and struggled to beli...more

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Feb 07, 2009 Maia rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. I'd read most of it a few years ago, but picked it up again recently and found it thought-provoking. It's both philosophical and spiritual, and inspired me to reread Sophie's World, as well.

A couple of favorite quotes:

"I couldn't argue with this since I couldn't be sure what the heck a flower would want anyway."

"We're all playing the same chord but it seems we don't know it. You call your chord a C major while I call the same chord A minor seventh. I call myself a Chr...more

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May 03, 2011 Karthik rated it 5 of 5 stars

The genre might be spiritual but i had very different perspective of the book.It was not necessary that anna be talking about god it could have been anything else and the story would have still got its message through.As kids its easy for us to get lost in the world of abstract thinking and the story describes Fynn and his mother working patiently to help anna understand things in her own beautifully thought abstract notions that she marvelously conjures out of nowhere. It basically represents h...more

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Aug 08, 2010 Kathryn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: spirituality, 2010

What an peculiar little book. The publisher writes in the front that the story is true and the author uses the name Fynn so people will read what he has to say and not judge the man. Whether it's true or not I guess doesn't matter. This little girl's pure view of everything was a joy to read. I just got bogged down by how obscure many of the stories were. I wanted them written plainly and easy to follow and comprehend. Shouldn't Mr. God be easy to understand when explained by a little girl? My l...more

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Jan 22, 2013 Guya rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Undoubtedly this is my favourite book. I've read it lots of times and it still makes me cry.
Fynn calls Anna an angel, and she's nothing less but that. She enchants people with her easiness, her theories of life are compelling, her magic is to make the world a wonderful place. Anna is one of these characters who always guide your life, and when you feel bad, she's like a voice in your head which says: Look, there, the beautiful flower. Let's count the petals.
I don't want to spoil the story, so I...more

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Nov 27, 2012 Ангел rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Експлозивно начало:

„Разликата между човек и ангел е много проста. Повечето от ангела е вътре, а повечето от човека е отвън.“

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Dec 19, 2011 Anna rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: philosophy, fiction

A wondrous pearl of a book. I first read this as a child, or maybe a young teenager, and it left a definite impression on me. I have re-read it several times – though it’s been years since I read it last, and I was delighted to rediscover it. It is spiritual, but not boxed in to a certain religion. There is so much of it that seems to just breathe truth, and reading it is like being caught up in a philosophical whirlwind, it leaves you a little dazed. There is so much in it that resonates with m...more

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Apr 12, 2013 Anna rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is really special to me. My mom bought it for me when I was a young child, far too young to understand the intricacies of Anna's wonderings. I'm sure that she's never read it, but my name is Anna and I know that she hoped that I would want to pray to God. Thus began my relationship with this charming book. Over the years, I would pull this book from my baby box and reread it, gleaning a bit more understanding each time. Writing this now makes me want to go back, as an adult, and read t...more

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Sep 29, 2011 Luna Solaris rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Read it some years ago, couldn't stand it.
Basically, you have a man and a little girl talking about stuff.
It looked somewhat appealing when I first saw it, but it kept looping around Anna and her god. Her views were in no way ground-breaking or special.
As a person with no faith whatsoever and no love for children, I struggled through this book and found it hard to finish, even though it was pretty short.
At the end, I was almost happy. Call me cruel, call me heartless, but I just don't enjoy th...more

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Fynn is the pen name of Sydney "Sid" George Hopkins, born in Poplar, London 26th March 1919 - died in Somerset 3rd July 1999.

Sid was a student and later staff member at Finchden Manor, a now defunct reform school,in Tenterden Kent, as described in the book Mr Lyward's Answer.

Sid Hopkins spent the last years of his life living in Taunton, Somerset, England.

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