This book was my first taste of the work of Jostein Gaarder and it was very different than I expected it to be. It is basically the story of a young girl, Sophie, who pretty much learns the history of philosophy and its major theories which leads her to a new discovery about herself.

While philosophy fascinates me, I have to admit that I was disappointed by this book as I did not realise until I started reading it that it is basically a beginner's textbook to philosophy, moreso than a story in itself. I guess it makes it a fun way of learning the basics of philosophy, moreso than a textbook, but if I had known this was basically a textbook with a bit of a story thrown in I might not have bothered with it in the first place.

Picked this up at the London Meet Up last night..... Sorry i didnt get chance to say hello redjanet. Will get to this one as soon as i can....

UPDATE: I've had to have a major sort out of Mount Toobie :o( and i'm now on a self inflicted ban of picking up any more books at meets (unless they're for wild releasing) so unfortunately this one is going to become a victim of the cull :o(

RELEASE NOTES:

This book is going into a box and will be delivered to Weebly for her OBCZ.

I wanted books for my OBCZ which have come from all over England, so as caffcaff has paticipated in so many book boxes over time she has kindly passed on some of the books to me. I am going to take to Salcey Forest OBCZ or the Rose and Crown in Hartwell. See HERE for where your books will end up.

RELEASE NOTES:

Left on the bookshelf while I had a cuppa and the kids played in the new play area.