Discovering Isaac: The Beloved Potter Of Niederbipp (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
I thought this book was unusual enough for five stars. It was uplifting and fun to read with the creative illustrations. I thought the message was pivotal to a happy life. So nice to fine a book that reinforces your values, instead of having to filter out the things that you don't find true or beautiful. I liked the stories of the various people in the town...rather like Canterbury Tales. Life is actually just like that if you get to know people enough to know their stories and background, and is such an enriching part of life. Being a creative type myself, I enjoyed how his mind worked, and the joy he found in people and nature, and in pondering as he worked. I have heard that is one reason Boyd K. Packer carved his birds, so he could think quietly while he worked. I liked, best of all, the idea that mistakes are not failures, and we should rethink our past replacing our sensitivity about our "failures" and see them as normal learning experiences. I think perfectionists are often troubled by the fact they can not learn something quickly and don't realize most everything takes practice...and a lot of broken pots. So I loved the flawed pot collection and seeing it as valuable because you could learn from your mistakes. Again, I really liked this book. It probably could have given the same messages with a couple hundred less pages though. The underlying theme and developing romance was enough to keep me reading until the end and I will read #3 as well. But I agree with other reviews that there was alot of "filler" that didn't necessarily contribute to the most important parts of the plot. It is fun to get to know all of the people of Neiderbipp, but it is too much information for one person, ie: the reader, to remember and alot of it isn't critical to the plot. But I still liked it. I loved how much spirituality and life lessons there were again, and I even had thoughts of things I could do to improved in many spiritual ares. So all in all I would say I enjoyed it. I read the entire book in less than day, and it has over 400 pages. So it was definitely a page turner for me.
What do You think about Discovering Isaac: The Beloved Potter Of Niederbipp (2009)?
I think with this series you really need to look at the trilogy as one story not three small ones.
—laDonna
This is a beautiful trilogy about joy, truth, and love.
—flowerpot98
This was my favorite of the 3 books. Really loved it.
—aesha
