Book Review: The Celestine Prophecy

Well, I picked up this book because I had the vague notion that I'd heard the title before, possibly in connection with The Da Vinci Code. I checked it out from the library and had to force myself to finish reading it. Here are the things that astounded me about this book: 1) It was written by someone who is a native English-speaker. The writing is really not good. Here is a sample: "...then entered my room and held my stomach until I went to sleep." Uhhhh...what? And another: "From behind a group of trees, another man walked out to greet the vehicle. I couldn't believe my sight. It was Dobson!" It's hard, when reading prose this terrible; it makes it so I can't believe my sight! I have to hold my stomach until I go to sleep! 2) The author is serious. This book was about as transparent a plea for impossible, idealistic social change as I have ever seen, and I've read Walden Two and The Jungle. So, yeah. I just started laughing at the end when he was having the characters say things about a wonderful future for humankind without money and without full-time jobs. The sad part was the form at the end of the book where you could write in and sign up for the newsletter. He'll send you an "audio tape based on his interpretation of an individual's moon sign and sun sign." It'll help you "discover your most inspired, spiritual mission." Don't do it! Don't send in your money! It's not for realsies! Anyway, I finished this book, I can't recommend it for anyone who likes reading or books or realistic outlooks for humankind. But if you want to read it, I can't stop you. PS It really bothered me that in this professionally published book, the typeface kept changing at random. Just hit select all and pick a font!