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  2 of 2 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 0 stars

  “Once you start reading the book, u will find yourself on Sophie's foot and will deeply absorbed the Philosophical contents up to the last page. i never expect to gain knowledge of Philosophy.”

  lhaei21 wrote this review Thursday, November 29 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 5 stars

  “if only all our text books on history, psychology and social work can be written in such an engaging manner...reading them would have been a much more enjoyable experience yah?!”

  Catoffee wrote this review Friday, November 30 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 5 stars

  “This book is about a 14 year old Norwegian girl Sophie. One day she recieves a letter in which three questions were asked that were WHO ARE YOU WHERE DOES THE WORLD COME FROM and to know third question read this book. This book is about the history of philosophy which is written in a very interesting manner anyone can find it interesting and it is also a mystery novel.
  Sophie means wisdom those who read and understand this book they will find themselves in the world of wisdom but it is not easy for a person to easily discover this world so keep searching maybe someday you will find the world of wisdom.
  i just want to say that anyone can read philosphy but there are some who can understand... who have the ability **to see things beyond things** (said by Mr Faheemuddin) so try to understand and read things which are not visible and then you will find your self into a new world......”

  Ayesha Qadeer wrote this review Thursday, November 22 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 4 stars

  “It's a very hard book to read; it took me a whole year to finish it! But that's simply because the book is very excellent. It encompasses 300 years of Western philosophy, told in a highly creative and entertaining manner. Furthermore, Sophie's World is not simply a book about the history philosophy, as the story itself is philosophical in nature. Even after re-reading the ending three times, the meaning of it is still vague to me. If you wanted to read this book, you'll have to invest a lot of time and energy on it. But I assure you that the book is worth it. ”

  Huda22 wrote this review Thursday, October 4 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Nice book, if you are interested in philosophy you really should read it.
  
  If you know a lot about philosophy already, some parts may be boring to you. ”

  Nancy Z wrote this review 4 hours ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 2 stars

  “Why this book became so popular, I'll never know. The only interesting parts are Alberto's lessons. But the philosophical monologues are embedded in a so silly and improbable plot that I finally decided to skip all the pages where the two-dimensional characters interacted. One of the most improbable scenes: Sophie being lectured about medieval philosophy by Alberto, dressed as a monk, in an ancient church. Why is he dressed like that? Why does he have to meet her in an old church? Would a 14 year-old girl really meet a 50 year-old man she barely knows in an old church?? This is so silly!
  Oh and here's a question Alberto asks his student: "Why is Lego the most ingenious toy in the world?" THAT is a philosophical question??? Socrates would have probably rather drunk the solution of hemlock again than call that a philosophical question.
  I'm sorry but the author should have written *either* a well thought out fiction sprinkled with philosophical concepts *or* a philosophical non-fiction for teenagers.”

  David A wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “This is the book which my English teacher recommended me and the whole class to read during our A Levels. it helped us to understand philosophy simply and we suddenly found ourselves quite knowledgeable with the ideas and thoughts of the world :))
  
  and believe it or not, i used this novel as a guide for my undergrad Philosophy class!
  i almost ace that course!”

  Seri wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 0 stars

  “I got this book as a gift when I was 14 and have re-read it several times since then. It's sometimes a little heavy on the history and philosophy lessons, to the point where it cripples the narrative flow slightly; you start to forget you're supposed to be listening to characters having a conversation and instead feel more like you're simply reading a history book.
  However, that's my only complaint. There are some great, original ideas in the book and the concepts are mostly explained simply enough even for a beginner to grasp. The mystery of the story pulls you in and keeps you hooked from beginning to end. This book is an excellent introduction to the world of philosophy, told in an interesting and easy-to-follow way.”

  JessKat wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Read at the risk of being seriously enlightened”

  Randall C wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )