I just never really came to care about the main character. He was horribly selfish, and he kept having people forgive him really horrible things. It didn't seem realistic. ...more
The premise is initially fascinating but the book loses momentum, and fails to build. This is a text that does not become more complex, but starts out well and then fails to achieve liftoff. So why three stars? Because it is well done, with a neat resolution— just one that feels trite to me. However ...more
Old Souls is more of an interesting thought experiment than a fully formed book. It also fails to fully introduce the main character for the first 30 or so pages, which is an odd choice. In any case, the idea here is that, with the help of a crazy homeless man and a mysterious guru, Chris discovers ...more