I think I took a less generous approach because of how heavy-handed the writing was. The literal and extremely repetitive use of "Personal Legend" is...not exactly allegorical. I was probably also influenced by the fact that my copy had a forward written by the author--an extremely self-congratulatory forward that once again repeated how the universe would conspire to help us achieve our Personal Legend. (You can practically see the ghostly TM.)
I'm sorry--I feel like I'm ruining your enjoyment of something you liked. I'm afraid I kind of think the fact you liked it is more a testament to your own qualities of depth and enlightenment than to the book's. If nothing else, I feel like I learn far more about dream seeking and openness from talking to you than I ever could from this novel.
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Date: 2015-06-23 12:06 pm (UTC)From:I'm sorry--I feel like I'm ruining your enjoyment of something you liked. I'm afraid I kind of think the fact you liked it is more a testament to your own qualities of depth and enlightenment than to the book's. If nothing else, I feel like I learn far more about dream seeking and openness from talking to you than I ever could from this novel.