Customer Reviews
dreams have no boundaries - By: Da Rindil, 05 Aug 2008 
I was given this book some years ago by a good friend - I have dipped into it so many times & yet each time I read it I never cease to see inspiration vitality & encouragement on each & every page - Bach has the ability to see beyond 'an everyday occurance' & is able to turn it into a magical & enthralling experience. If all of this sounds cheesy then so be it - It is the sort of book you either love or loathe - I have bought several of these little treasures & have given them to friends especially those who have been dealing with difficult situations.
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 allegory.
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 readin a few minutes & it left me literally shaking with anger. The memory of this book is still etchedin 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 forcein 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 neonin the night of our stumblings; flash! I see! I hear! I fly! Valleys 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, all squawking & pecking & flapping. It was like beingin the centre of a feathery blizzard & we were coveredin 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.'"
