Comments on: 10-pages-in book review: The Reincarnationist

By: Loukia

Loukia — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:48:06 +0000

Thanks for the recommendations!

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By: DaniGirl

DaniGirl — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:05:12 +0000

Colleen, I forgot Cider House Rules was John Irving! That was a good read. Loukia, one of my fave books of all time is World According to Garp by John Irving.

By: colleen

colleen — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:19:33 +0000

Loukia, you could read “Cider House Rules” by John Irving. I loved “Owen Meany”..I remember I laughed out loud. One life is confusing enough, so no reincarnation for me.

By: alison

alison — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:26:11 +0000

The book sounds interesting. Reincarnation also sounds interesting. Do I believe in it? Probably not. My innate fairness kinda likes the idea of karma — what comes around goes around in your next life. It would be cool if it was true. And you could remember your previous life. Except, you know, if you were a slug or something.

By: revdrmom

revdrmom — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:16:25 +0000

Years and years ago I read a couple of novels in which reincarnation played a role and thought it was an intriguing idea. But I don’t buy it, and honestly, it goes against what I believe as a priest and Christian.

But I don’t buy that Catholic line either. And I’ve become wary of religious history in novels because it so often has an agenda and is inaccurate. Dan Brown is a case in point–the claims he makes about the validity and accuracy of historical fact in DaVinci code are hogwash.

By: bubandpie

bubandpie — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:12:10 +0000

Protestant churches already cut out the priest as middle-man – but that doesn’t necessarily mean they endorse reincarnation. I don’t think it’s so much that Christianity reject reincarnation as that the concept simply does not form a part of the historical development of the faith. Ancient Judaism associated the afterlife with “Sheol” – a kind of shadowy underworld. To that, Christianity added the concepts of heaven and hell. I know there are ways of tracing Eastern roots in the teachings of Jesus, but that doesn’t change the fact that by far the most influential background was Judaism. To me, asking why Christianity doesn’t incorporate reincarnation is like asking why Buddhists do not observe a kosher diet – they’re simply separate traditions.

(As a side note, I don’t believe in reincarnation either – it seems more like a good fairy tale to me. I can see why it might make for a good story-telling device.)

By: b*babbler

b*babbler — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:50:44 +0000

Hm. This book sounds really interesting, even though I never read The DaVinci Code, and never finished The Historian (it fell by the wayside when I went into labour with the Peanut, and I never picked it up again). But I love a good historical novel.

Do I believe in reincarnation? Nope, not really. I just can’t imagine coming back in a future life as a ladybug, or a blade of grass. Or do we stick with species, and I come back as a whale hunter in Finland? I just can’t wrap my head around it. Perhaps if I could I’d be a more spiritually enlightened person, who knows?

By: Loukia

Loukia — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:39:54 +0000

Hmm, I don’t beleive in reincarnation… and I can’t comment on the book you’re reading/reviewing. I’m reading A Prayer for Owen Meany now, and was wondering if you’ve read any other John Irving books you could recommend to me?