Pinkie read and liked michelle's review of The Prophet:

"This book is a fantastic read of wisdom literature. Do you question passion, death, love, friends, pain, sorrow, work, and life's many other complexities?
If so, read this because the prophet addresses so many of life's complexities with honest,...more This book is a fantastic read of wisdom literature. Do you question passion, death, love, friends, pain, sorrow, work, and life's many other complexities?
If so, read this because the prophet addresses so many of life's complexities with honest, simple and faithful answers. Praise to Gibran.(less) "

Pinkie read and liked Karey's review of The Prophet:

"Now that I'm reading The Prophet again, words that I read twenty-seven years ago still ring clearly in my mind as I read them again today. It was a wonderful moment a few evenings ago to find myself reciting aloud and from memory passages that had s...more Now that I'm reading The Prophet again, words that I read twenty-seven years ago still ring clearly in my mind as I read them again today. It was a wonderful moment a few evenings ago to find myself reciting aloud and from memory passages that had struck me then--and now--to the very core. Kahlil Gibran spent a couple of years revising The Prophet. Since it is a short book, the concepts come across as distilled. The influences of his native Lebanon as well as his love for scripture, come through in the scriptural-like language. I am savoring this book slowly this time, taking little sips at a time. (less) "

Pinkie read and liked Othello's review of Love Is Stronger Than Death: Encountering Our Struggle With Grief:

"This book is a great reader about mourning and loss. It gave me much to think about and consider about my own mortality and the inevitability of loss. It challenges the perceptions that we're accustomed to acceptiong when it comes to grief, and basic...more This book is a great reader about mourning and loss. It gave me much to think about and consider about my own mortality and the inevitability of loss. It challenges the perceptions that we're accustomed to acceptiong when it comes to grief, and basically gives the reader an ok, a license, to experience all the emotions and behaviors that are part of grief, with the main theme being "memorialization." It contained a great intro on the existential "angst" and lots of excellent reflections from other thinkers that reinforced the author's thesis.(less) "

Pinkie read and liked Julia's review of Love Is Stronger Than Death: Encountering Our Struggle With Grief:

"A Gentle Voice for the Grieving: This provocative book skillfully frames an influential commentary and critical perspective on the way we grieve (or the way we should grieve). The reader experiences a complex topic through the author's intensely comp...more A Gentle Voice for the Grieving: This provocative book skillfully frames an influential commentary and critical perspective on the way we grieve (or the way we should grieve). The reader experiences a complex topic through the author's intensely compassionate style. When the covers are closed, you will be left questioning your own suppositions about life, death, loss, love, purpose, relationships, religion, and memory. The author is a gentle, indefatigable voice for the grieving.
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