Book Review: Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

Actually awesome! Great piece of intellectual fiction! This is what I have been seeking for!

Sophie's Planet is a beautifully written tale (inside a tale (inside a tale)) that will take you to an inspirational journey by means of the history of philosophy. Dyed in the colors of mystery with a tint of fantasy, soaked in intriguing lines that will spark imagination and pondering and inspire you for the rest of your life; this book will teach you the art of philosophy in a uncomplicated story-like manner.

This is a story of a 14-year old Norwegian girl named Sophie who starts her correspondence course of philosophical lessons by means of a dog beneath the guidance of an unknown tutor named Alberto who requires her to a philosophical time-travel from Ancient Mythology to Hellenism to Christianity and Organic Philosophy, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque and Romanticism, teaching her philosophical achievements of each period. The plot requires a mysterious twist even though surreal characters are thrown in developing confusion and mystery in the novel. Add to this, the story requires a U-turn whilst a girl named Hilde receives a birthday present from her father--a book written by him titled 'Sophie's Globe'. From right here onwards the story switches to Hilde's point of view exactly where Sophie Amundsen and Alberto Knox develop into a mere characters of a book that Hilde is reading. As the philosophy lessons progress so does the story which turns in to a story written inside a story (inside a story) and the reality and imagination overlaps so substantially that even the characters grow to be suspicious of their own existence. Hilde believes in Sophie's existence in real Planet when Sophie becomes positive of her existence only as a character from a book and her presence in the thoughts of Hilde's father who is writing a book for her daughter.

The ending is enchanting and philosophic ("Yes, we also are star dust"). The book is filled with inspiring a single-liners and thought-provoking dialogues that will rouse your imagination. With lots of twists and turns what keeps the novel moving is its continuous shift amongst reality and illusion captured in surreal style exactly where Gaarder teaches history of philosophy in straightforward terms omitting as well significantly detail and depth that otherwise would have stolen the beauty of the story.

This Alice in Wonderland of philosophy is strongly advisable to all these who possess a philosophic thoughts, eyes of a youngster and taste for intellectual readings...("The path of Ultimate Truth lead inwards")

The author is a inventive writer with interest in philosophy-figuring out the whys and hows of life.

Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

Join Sophie and enter a globe of philosophy. You will be joining the philosophy's teacher, Alberto Knox on this ride. Sophie's Planet will open up your thoughts to numerous issues that you by no means thought about prior to. You will not be studying these in most schools unless if you are in a philosophy school.

You are bound to understand almost everything you need to have to know about philosophy in a single journey. Sophie is the major character in this story, along with Alberto Knox. Sometimes her mother, her ideal pal and her pets make appearances in the story. Her father is a captain of an oil tanker and for that reason, hardly ever stays at property.

In this book, you will obtain to discover about medieval philosophy, meet Socrates, Plato and lots of far more. Typically you will be asked queries in this book to stimulate your philosophy pondering. Just how lots of of us are interested in philosophy if not due to the fact of this book. At least I know, I will not be interested if I did not study this book at all.

You have to study this book to think it. You will meet Hermes, Alberto's dog. It is also the delivery dog as it delivers the quite a few packages to Sophie. The 1st two concerns you will have to answer would be "who are you?" and "exactly where does the planet come from?".

This is the book for basic. Soon after all typical men and women like us will under no circumstances thought about mastering philosophy. Philosophy is observed as a boring subject. The truth is you will like philosophy once you have study this book. Get pleasure from it.

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