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Otto Ringling---suburban father, husband, book editor---takes a cross-country trip to his family home, and, via his flaky sister, along for the ride is his sister's guru. Otto is quite happy with his life, his family, his work, but since the sudden and unexpected deaths of his parents, he's had a little nagging voice in his head, and the presence of Rinpoche during the long drive gives him the opportunity to talk out some of the questions pressing on him. Otto gradually moves from a legalistic v
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A down to earth story about an average guy meeting a famous spiritual teacher, and the way he gets to know eastern spirituality. An easy listen on audibles. Yet I really thought this book was a memoir until after it was over. As a nonfiction this would have been pretty amazing--a great story--and typically books like this are nonfiction. But fiction should be a lot more compelling, with less fluff and more power.
This is a great book. Even though it was fiction, I really got into the philosophy. The characters were good, and the story realistic, at least to a degree.
Sappy in parts, just plain hilarious in others and beneath it all, a story of self-discovery. A neat idea nicely packaged.
3.5 * Enjoyed it! I like Dinner With Buddha better, so far. Then again, I did read book 3 first. So, there's that.
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Second book I've read by this same author - even though it's fiction it reads like a memoir. I enjoyed it.
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