Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Awe-inspiring
Inspirational
Meaningful

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Richard Bach1976
More concerned with the dynamics of his flight than with gathering food, Jonathan is scorned by the other seagulls.
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Reviews

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Emma@emmakbradford
5 stars
Jan 6, 2025

So good. Cried as always

+4
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Atlas@atlast
5 stars
Mar 21, 2024

Manevi değeri var. Babamdan ilk kitap hediyem. Baya mutlu etmiş, hırslandırmıştı beni çocukken

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Kritika Narula@kitkatreads
5 stars
Jan 13, 2024

I loved the use of flight as a metaphor.

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Satyajeet Pal@readerpal
3 stars
Dec 19, 2023

Odd book, not sure what to think of it. Nice symbolism and parallels to human life, but unremarkable

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Jesse Morley@jessemorley
3 stars
Jan 3, 2023

Siddhartha, but make it seagulls.

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linda@lkt
4 stars
Sep 5, 2022

This book is super short, but it’s a really beautiful story about learning, growth, and curiosity. I wonder what it means to fly high in our world, to learn flight for its own sake. If anything, you have to be intrepid to explore, and you have to bring your knowledge to others. I think I will come back to this book when I have time,

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Manish@manish003
5 stars
Jun 28, 2022

No excuses you will definitely have time to read this book. You won't regret it.

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Amir M @amyr
2 stars
Jun 3, 2022

شاید 50 سال پیش که این کتاب نوشته شده، این نصایح در خصوص «متفاوت بودن» ایده‌های نو و انقلابی‌ای بودن. ولی الان که محتوای اکثر فیلم و سریال و کتاب و موزیک‌ها همینه، دیگه خیلی در خوندن این کتاب لطفی نمی‌بینم.

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Alexia@apolasky
4 stars
Dec 17, 2021

4,5 estrellas. Ahora entiendo por qué tanta gente ama este libro.

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Olivera Mitić@olyschka
4 stars
Nov 24, 2021

Pureness.

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Nitin Khanna@nitinkhanna
5 stars
Nov 19, 2021

A very inspiring and powerful story, with layers of meaning you can pick and choose from... Highly recommended, whatever phase of life you're in...

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Amber Laha@amberml
2 stars
Oct 30, 2021

Read like a children's book and the theme's/meanings were in my face. Too short, and boring.

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Kerri McDonald@kerrimcbooknerd
3 stars
Oct 17, 2021

Short and sweet :)

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Jane Krauss@ladyjane95
1 star
Aug 28, 2021

I read this book as a kid but honestly as I read this time I was just confused. It seems to use mixed forms of spirituality to convey a message. Honestly even though I read this as a kid I remembered nothing from then.

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Marián Blaha@blahamari
5 stars
May 8, 2025
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Joana Guerreiro @joana_darc
4 stars
Oct 22, 2024
+3
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Sourav Arora@souravarora
3 stars
Apr 1, 2024
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Paventhan@paven
4.5 stars
Jul 7, 2023
+3
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cim@carrymeouttt
4 stars
Sep 1, 2022
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Fiona Coffey@bibliofi
3.5 stars
Jun 7, 2022
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Luka Simonis@lms
4 stars
May 10, 2022
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Kamil@ncememed
4.5 stars
Feb 28, 2022
+2
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Taja Taja @taja
4 stars
Jan 13, 2022
+2
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Prakash Rajendran@prakash
5 stars
Jun 7, 2024

Highlights

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Stavros Kosmas@citrusafternoon

If our friendship depends on things like space and time, then when we finally overcome space and time, we've destroyed our own brotherhood! But overcome space, and all we have left is Here. Overcome time, and all we have left is Now. And in the middle of Here and Now, don't you think that we might see each other once or twice?

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Bethany Jenkins@bluepenguin17

“You know the proverb, and it's true: The gull sees farthest who flies highest. Those gulls where you came from are standing on the ground, squawking and fighting among themselves. They're a thousand miles from heaven—and you say you want to show them heaven from where they stand! Jon, they can't see their own wingtips! Stay here. Help the new gulls here, the ones who are high enough to see what you have to tell them."

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