Why Is God Laughing? Why Is God Laughing? Why Is God Laughing? (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
An interesting read. Not a life-changing book for me, but there were some of his observations and spiritual instructions made me stop and think. He makes his point in a quick and simple fashion, and you aren't drowned in complex philosophy commentary. Detachment, letting go of fear and all those nuggets of the author's wisdom had new meaning when understood in the context of Micky, the comedian with the most human shortcomings. The answer to the question, "Why is God Laughing?" might very well be, "He's doing something more entertaining than reading this book."Sorry to slam Deepak, but this book just failed to connect with me for three reasons:1) The spiritual platitudes, while solid, were ones I've heard many times before, from various sources. Not that I fault Chopra for this, maybe it's just that the basics of a spiritual life are universal and as ancient as wisdom itself. But, still, I'm always looking for an evolutionary step forward in enlightenment from such books, and when they don't deliver, I'm always a tad let down.2) Storytelling Contrivance #115 - the mystical guide. This is the character that such yuletide classics as "A Christmas Carol" and "It's a Wonderful Life" used so effectively: the spirit who comes down to guide our protagonist to an awakening. And I know, as a writer, I use a lot of contrivances, but once we met this netherworld/heavenly guide early on, I kept wishing Chopra had found another way to go with this journey. Omniscience is taxing.3) The 'hero' of our story is a stand-up comedian. Problem is that all the comedy material in the book that Chopra borrows/creates isn't very funny. Like the movie "Punch Line", which had a compelling story, but bad stand-up material, I kept wanting this character to be funnier than he was. Comedy that is intended to be performed rarely works on the page. Good for Chopra for trying. Just felt like I was reading from Rupert Pupkin's notebook.So, I guess I need to give Chopra another try with one of his non-fiction tomes on spirituality. As for this approach, well, Mike Myers wrote the forward and seemed to love the book. But Mike Myers also gave us "The Love God", so...
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If you liked 'Alchemist' there is a good chance you will like this book.
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