The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield. More popular than The Bridges of Madison County, more philosophical than Socrates, and it rivals onlu R.L. Stein's Fear Street series in bad writing. It's a 'novel of ideas' says Kenneth Moyle in his very critical essay 'Why I Hate the Celestine Prophecy.' 'A novel of ideas;' that's a good phrase for this 'novel.' I read it twice during this assignment: the first time I …showed first 75 words of 440 total…

…showed last 75 words of 440 total…control dramas. Although I don't really see myself in any that Redfield talked about, I now realize that I do have one that I need to get out of. Despite the poor writing and chracterization, this book helped me to realize all of the love around me, and how to be a more positive person. I think Redfield's ideas are great, but if he wanted to write an adventure, he should have gotten some help.