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Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. A True Love Story. Losing, in a curious way is winning. It comes from being apart mentally and spiritually. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go.
One night, the moon high, late for me home from the school dance, I remember that I stopped, hand on the gate, and spoke so quietly to myself and to the woman that I would love that not even the dog could have heard. Your hand will touch this very wood, here! It does not care if we are happy or unhappy, if we are sick or well, if we live or die. And sure enough, there's our world, just the way we've built it.
Oh you want a reason? Whiny, egocentric, complete embodiment of the worst of older men who believe they deserve everything. Um, yeah, that didn't happen and I hate this book. I actually read his other books knowing they would be bad and boy howdy did they ever get worse. But this is bad in a grandiose, bestseller at the thrift store kind of way. Fat women in muumuus should use this book to prop up their coffee tables so they can eat Haagen Daas while vaguely thinking about reading it and instead decide to read the weekly edition of People they got at roughly the same time.
This book really wasn't for me. It was a task to make myself pick it up and read. I found the writing construed and self absorbed. If Richard truly believes in soul-mates and forever and that this woman was the one then why is he no longer with her? Also why is there no mention of his children from his previous marriage? The one thing that does show through is Richard's selfishness. I found one quote that I liked so I suppose all is not lost. When asked about beautiful women being tr This book really wasn't for me.
When asked about beautiful women being tragic Leslie replies 'When everything depends on looks, you get lost gazing in mirrors and you never find yourself. Nov 15, Rich Flammer rated it did not like it Shelves: One of the worst books I've actually kept reading until I finished although I honestly don't know how I did it. This is probably the only one star rating you'll see from me, because there are too many good books out there to squander time on the crummy ones. I just stop reading those I don't enjoy partway through, and I don't rate them. I also have a problem with writing bad reviews, because I don't think it's fair to the writer.
If I don't like it, and I do happen to Pure platitudinous puke. If I don't like it, and I do happen to finish which isn't likely , fair enough, that's my opinion and I'll simply leave it out of the mix. In this case, I'll break my own rule and say that this book is as cheesy as they come, and would have never found a publisher had Bach not had such enormous success with the one about the bird. I like a good love story, but the gooey and self-indulgent way this one is written could even appall Mister Rogers enough to ralph on his own cardigan sweater.
Corny, amorous drivel mixed with a smug author's excessive self-absorption just doesn't make for good reading. Aug 14, Maggie added it. What a terribly sh!
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My first 0-star rating. I don't understand how anyone can give this book any stars. It honestly lessens my opinion of them as human beings. Are they thirteen years old? Have they not actually lived lives themselves, with all its depth and nuances and complications? I should've known what I was in for, as it was one of the two books ever that my boyfriend said he couldn't finish.
Less What a terribly sh! Lesson learned - when revenge is your primary motivator, things tend to backfire. It didn't help knowing that Bach and his "soulmate" ended up getting a divorce, but even aside from that, as a piece of literature, this book suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucked.
This man cannot even write. Two exclamation points within the first page. To emphasize "I'm going to meet my soulmate today!
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Uggghhh what a waste of day. Oct 22, Sheila rated it liked it. I read this book again to see if it still hit as hard as it did when I discovered it in college amid the long distance angst of having met my future husband More emotional memory than stellar wr I read this book again to see if it still hit as hard as it did when I discovered it in college amid the long distance angst of having met my future husband More emotional memory than stellar writing but it will always have a home on my shelves.
Oct 02, Ellen rated it it was amazing. This book was a find for a quarter or some low price somewhere as a take along for a vacation months ago. I got it as Jonathan Livington Seagull has stuck with me in my mind for decades. I though why not?? As it turns out I am at a point in my life where I wonder if I will be alone the rest of my life or will I find someone "special".
This love story has given me hope. Right now, that is enough. Jun 08, Sarath Krishnan rated it it was amazing. Michael Bakhtin formulated the idea called dialogism while studying the nature of the literary form called 'novel'.
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Bakhtin identifies 'polyphony' as the greatest quality of the genre, by which he means its ability to include diverse voices within the same work. Different contradictory elements exists in a single literary work, complementing each other. A good literary piece is one which reflects different ideological strands without affecting the central or dominant voice of the 'author'. Richar Michael Bakhtin formulated the idea called dialogism while studying the nature of the literary form called 'novel'. Richard Bach's theme in the novel 'Bridge' is his search for 'soulmate' and his concept of love, and also how he find out his true soul mate.
However, this idea is one among the many ideas he discussed in the work; at the same time, the idea of 'love' dominates in the work.
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You can find different voices in this text; Bach who is against the institution of marriage; against the institutionalized church; against govts' intervention of individual freedom; and so on and on. Contrary to this, he a married man, he is searching for spiritual harmony, he is conservative supporter of the governmental system. He went afer many woman and enjoyed the lifestyle. The pilot, Bach, visited several places and found new and new women everywhere. The idea does not mean he is a licentiousness, instead he believed in the superiority of the human self, and does not want to be the slave of any system.
He searched for the perfection of his own self. Bach believed in a particular religious philosophy in which an individual attains perfection by himself. He can converse with the spirits and can foresee the things. The power of the human soul is above any powers in the world. The concepts of love and music and everything he possesses is in contrast with Leslie, his real soulmate.
Love means understanding each others freedom and unique identity, she thought. The life is full of learning, they learned from each other, progressed the life with mutual trust and love. View all 8 comments. Istorija tokia nepaprasta, tokia gili, tikra ir nesuvaidinta. Dec 01, Joey Closson rated it it was amazing Shelves: As Richard jumps from seeking love to avoiding and dances around his long running on-again off-again relationship you can't help but say to yourself at times, "Man, that's exactly how I felt.
The criticism of this book is typical that Bach is a one dimensional author and "Bridge" is simply "Jonathon Livingston Seagull" if replaced learning about flight with learning how to love and the bird with a human who is kind of a jackass. But that is kind of the point. That there is no lesson to be learned from "Richard," that sometimes, often in romantic relationships, we are the one who is most in our own way. Don't read it as a philosphy book like "JLS" or "Illusions" another favorite of mine , but for the honesty in which Bach puts emotions on the page.
Your read of "Bridge" will be less about hearing what happens to Richard, and more about being reminded what happened to you. Very real for a very fake book. The book reaches it's emotional climax, it resolves the main characters and the writer admits that that should probably be the end right there. He goes on for an extended prologue that really can be described only as Bach having jumped the freaking shark.
Absolutely love the book. But when the narrator talks about how this is the part he should end the book, just put it down and don't join him on the awful tangent that holds the final pages of the book. This book gives a perfect insider view on men's fear of commitment issues. I'm afraid it's not a positive nor comforting view It takes too much effort to help a guy overcome such fears, yet the question that lingered in my mind afterwards was "Is it really worth it?! He's a romantic who still has his two feet on the ground.
It was amazing how the This book gives a perfect insider view on men's fear of commitment issues. It was amazing how the marriage part was mentioned so casually sice it came as a natural step, not as a peak of the story It wasn't like everything was leading to that glorious moment of saying "I Do" Marriage was merely a step in the long journey. I liked how no emphasis was there on having kids or drawing that image of a small happy family It was all about going through life with the person you perceive as your soulmate, no matter what differences there are between you It's that one soulmate who'd make you willing to give up some freedoms of yours in return for other freedoms and happinesses you never knew existed.
The breakup letter is a masterpiece, by far my favorite chapter. Jul 02, Krisaundra rated it it was amazing. The ultimate love story told from a man's point of view Feb 11, Linda Atnip rated it it was amazing. This exquisite metaphysical love story based on the author's relationship with his wife, and soulmate, Leslie Parish is one of my favorite reads. It is told in a mystical style that explains multi-dimensional soul aspects interacting across time. One of my favorite passages occurs when the writer, Bach, travels to the future and sees his now finished book shelved, and tries to read the title.
When he returns to the here and now, he recalls, "It said something about a bridge. For anyone who longs to find their soulmate, this book will give you hope. May 04, Kelly rated it it was amazing. Read a love story? Very out of character for me, but I have always loved this book. I think mostly because it's about real love. The kind you try to sabatoge even though it's wonderful. Read it even if you don't like love stories - if nothing else you get to be a voyeur to a facinating love relationship between 2 adults, that isn't mushy or cheesy.
Mar 14, Ramneet Kaur rated it it was amazing. We aren't dust, We are magic! The book is highly recommended to those who believe in the concept of soul mates. It has been written as a first hand experience of a writer in quest of his soulmate and then his own fears to acknowledge her and how he manages to overcome them. Apr 21, Velanche rated it it was amazing. This is one book that's resonated with me through my core when I read it years ago, and again recently.
This is my kind of love story, and my kind of lady the woman who would eventually become the author's wife. Mar 02, Juliana rated it really liked it Shelves: When your partner whom is everything you look for in a partner recommends you read a book particularly a love story, I think , you should read it. There are plenty of love stories in the world. Too many, because they tend to focus on the beginnings of romantic love, the dizzy honeymoon phase when things are buttercups and rainbows and they get married, The End.
This book does not end as soon as the romance is formed.
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It is a story of two real people, and how they struggled wi When your partner whom is everything you look for in a partner recommends you read a book particularly a love story, I think , you should read it. It is a story of two real people, and how they struggled with each other and themselves, and ultimately found deeper meaning and room to grow together well into their relationship.
If anything, I wish the book was longer, and that it explored how a love develops over decades.