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Čovjek Koji Je Tražio Sreću (2008)

by Laurent Gounelle(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 4

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English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Fokus komunikacike, Zagreb

review 1: “The Man Who Wanted to Be Happy” written by Laurent Gounelle is a story about the limits, those ones that we impose to ourselves, a novel that although short will force you to think.Main character Julian is currently in Bali, enjoying the last days of vacation. He will decide to visit the renowned healer and master Samtyang, not knowing how much this encounter will radically change his life views... Julian is a teacher who lives an average life, considering himself the average, not very attractive man. He thinks that it's smarter to do the job that does not really satisfy him than to dare trying to fulfill a lifelong dream...Always convinced that he is simply out of luck, for Julian is hard to accept the fact that everything he experienced in his life is result of his ... morebeliefs or disbeliefs. Master Samtyang will impress him with his teachings based on the Hindu and Christian philosophy, he will teach him that renunciation is necessary step towards happiness, warning him about the importance of the spiritual, but also about the dangers that material things brings. After each visit, Julian will get a couple of tasks to be fulfilled, and when he will visit his teacher for the last time, only a letter will be wait for him...A novel “The Man Who Wanted to Be Happy” was not without reason became the world's bestseller. The author powerfully and directly spoke through Samtyang to all the people who reasons for their uncertainty, weaknesses and inertia are seeking in others, attributing own failures to the unlucky stars while allowing others to determine the boundaries of their lives.An interesting fact is that the author didn’t go too deep into the characterization of main protagonists, due to his insisting on the importance of issues that these two major characters are discussing. However, some readers might consider this as a novel flaw and also could be a bit disappointed with not so large number of novel pages, as opposed to important issues that novel brought.So, will you read this novel or not, the decision is entirely up to you, but even without reading everyone should remember that the only limitations that exist are those we impose to ourselves...
review 2: The story line is very thin, but it gives you a few things to think about. More for young adults than for adults, who should know these things. I was deeply disappointed that the main character was stimulated to pursue his dream of becoming a famous photographer instead of making something of his ( currently uninspiring) job as a teacher. And telling that the mind is as strong as a medicine is a very dangerous thing to say, there is a lot more behind the stories of the power of placeboes and not all minds are that strong! less

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