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Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy | 
 enlarge | Author: Jostein Gaarder
Creator: Anna Massey
Publisher: HarperCollins Audio
Category: Book
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Rating:  114 reviews
Sales Rank: 246929
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Abridged Ed
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 000105046X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780001050464
ASIN: 000105046X
Publication Date: September 25, 1995
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Proof that you can learn in your leisure! July 16, 2008
I read this as an adult and wish it had been around when I was a teenager as well. It appealed to the eternal, wondering child within me and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Whatever its flaws, whether you just want to have fun, be absorbed in an enquiring read or to learn something about philosophy, I reckon you'd read it to the end .. I'll certainly read it again.
Engagingly light March 25, 2008
A happy wander around childlike explanitions of key philosopher's and figures through out history. However its engaging and i'm almost half way through - not bad really!
Thanks to Del for recommending it.
 Not great, but still worth a look. December 11, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought Sophie's World a few years ago and I finally finished reading it. In summary I would say something like this. Weak plot, flat characters, ambitious scope (the entire history of philosophy in a few hundred pages), easy to start but hard to finish, a great idea though, but Gaarder is not a compelling writer. I recently bought a copy of Stargazers: stories of the first philosophers, which means Greco-Roman philosophy, and I found it much more enjoyable to read. The characters are the actual philosophers and they are totally believable, and the prose is beautiful, so it's easy to keep reading and enjoying the book. I found myself wishing it would continue with the whole history of philosophy. But Sophie's World has its good moments and it does give you a good overview of the main trends in the history of philosophy, even though the author leaves out or gives short shrift to some important philosophers and probably includes some who should not be there. On the whole, I think it's not a great book, but it's still worth reading for the content. Just don't expect a compelling plot or beautiful prose. Readers who give this book 5 stars either don't know what to compare this book with or they have a few screws loose. I wanted to give it 3 and a half, but since 4 stars is too high a rating, I'll give it 3. Anyone really interested in reading just for the history of philosophy might want to try Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy in one volume.
 A novel to make you look at the world anew December 7, 2007
I can't recommend this book enough. It isn't just a journey through Western philosophy - it is a story which encourages you to think about your reality and your life from angles you may never have looked before. Delivered through the medium of Alberto Knox - an enigmatic philosophy teacher who arrives in the life of Sophie in a mysterious letter, the book gives rise to a completely different view of reality.
It follows the story of Sophie and Hilde. As stranger and stranger things begin to happen in Sophie's world, it becomes a confusing question of what is going on. Alberto finally covers the philosophy of Berkeley, who posited that the world was nothing more than a figment of the mind of God, and then Sophie's world is turned upside down.
I sat thinking about the book long after I had finished it, contemplating the universe, and my reality and my life. It was like I was given the chance to look at in anew, through different philosophies I had not considered before. It was an incredible experience and one I would recommend to anyone who enjoys thinking.
 Ok November 4, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The beginning of this book was really good, and I thought i was going to be in for a really good read, but the plot was confusing and the ending was terrible. I have talked to people who have enjoyed this book, it just wasnt the book for me.
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