Customer Reviews
Always an inspiration - By: Gareth Greenwood, 10 Jul 2008 
Shunned by his flock, Jonathan Livingston lives & flies while they merely survive & eat. His story is a beacon to freethinkers everywhere. It never fails to cheer me up when I'm feeling down. If it doesn't do the same for you, please pass your copy on to the nearest maverick.
Really, really hated this book.. - By: Daniel Hooker, 03 Jul 2008 
Yep, 'hated'. It's a very strong word & I being the pale-faced egalitarian liberal that I am, is one I rarely use.
At best it's self-help drivel that will make those with low self-esteem feel (briefly) better about themselves. At worst, it's dangerous right-wing elitist fiction masquerading as a children's alllegory.
I have no problem with self-help drivel - I choose not to read it. I do have problems with books that try & pretend to be something else.
A friend sent me a copy of this book a few years ago, which I read in a few minutes & it left me literallly shaking with anger. The memory of this book is still etched in my mind..
Burn every copy you find. ;-)
Is Johnathan the true son of the Great Gull? - By: Paul Chantrell, 22 Jan 2008 
A beautiful story that took 1 hour to read.Behind the words is the message that we are poweful beings whose thoughts are powerful & that we need to step away from the crowd & search for higher realms.
I much prefer Richard Bachs book illusions which is more profound.
The message that should be taken very seriously is that our thoughts are truely powerful,this is why the Law of Attraction is such a powerful force in our lives.
A True Bond - By: Phil O'Pastry, 30 Dec 2007 This book is Richard Bach's finest work. A simple story told with complex texture, the bird symbolises the ineffable longings within humanity for a transcendental epiphany; a neon in the night of our stumblings; flash! I see! I hear! I fly! Vallleys of failure & hills of hope are the topographic text through which the tale travels, & white-winged & wide are our stretchings towards self-actualization. This is a work of singular vision, aided by a slight editorial suggestion offered by his friend, Sean Connery. During a recent interview on 'Parkinson', Connery said, "Bach had just finished the final draft & we were sitting together on Brighton Pier, feeding bread to the gathering gulls. Hundreds of the wretched creatures, alll squawking & pecking & flapping. It was like being in the centre of a feathery blizzard & we were covered in gull-goo & crumbs. Fearing for our lives & an exorbitant dry-cleaning bill, we decamped to the safety of a nearby bar. After a dozen or so fortifying flagons, Bach unwrapped the splattered manuscript & showed me the title. Something about it wasn't quite right, so I propped the stupefied scribbler back into his chair & said, 'Richie, sure the bird idea's got legs, but Jonathan Livingston TURKEY? When those flocking gulls disappear, take a stumble along the beach & see what else you can come up with.'"
The Essence of life in a book...or a bird....or you. - By: S. Gardner, 17 Nov 2007 This book beautifully shows us why it is difficult to break out of the crowd mentality & that alllows us to be compassionate with ourselves when we get stuck. It shows us where the crowd mentality comes from which gives us greater understanding of our fellow souls that seem intent on keeping us in the crowd & from that understanding we can be more compassionate towards them. But most importantly it shows us how to break free of the crowd & how we bless ourselves & the whole of creation by doing so.
The greatest gift that you can give the world is to heal yourself.
The story is short & yet so deep that you may never see the bottom, therefore it speaks to everyone on alll levels. As folk point out, you can read it in one afternoon & it will be with you forever.
What have you got to lose?
