58 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Lost in Verbaige: Karczewski's journey - a short trip, April 27 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Journey Beyond Thought: Breaking the Bonds of the Conditioned Mond (Paperback)
Raymonds literary style is full of the turgid overblown prose that marks the pseudo-intellectual ramblings of the latter part of the 19th century. The book left me feeling less like I'd taken a journey, and had just read a badly written travel brochure. The writing is verbose to the point that were it tightened just a little, the book would be shortened by about a third. If you are thinking of taking this particular journey, stay home, find a library copy of Norman Vincent Peale, and spend the money on a take-out pizza
42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Seriously derivative and in need of editing, Feb 16 2001
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Journey Beyond Thought: Breaking the Bonds of the Conditioned Mond (Paperback)
This author would have been best advised to rethink the grandiose
scope and style of his essay. Beyond the reductive and strict
repetition of Art Bell, Roy Masters, and Krisnamurti, Mr. Karczewski's
remarks are disconnected, incoherent, and suggest little understanding
of what it is to write an effective essay. Even the most basic
structures of competent writing are wholly missing from this attempt,
and demonstrate a total lack of commitment to excellence and original
thinking. "Ark" Enterprises...has done
Mr. Karczewski a serious disservice by having the text printed without
having it edited and reviewed by people experienced in writing and
publishing. ....
31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A difficult read, April 4 2003
By "korman_riley" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Journey Beyond Thought: Breaking the Bonds of the Conditioned Mond (Paperback)
This is one of the most difficult works I have ever read through. I was interested in a book on spiritual enlightenment, but the author seems more concerned with advertising his large vocabulary, than he does providing any true insight to anyone.
Considering that this book is only 80 some pages long, it took a week and 6 sessions with a dictionary to complete, and I found myself toward the end, forcing myself to read it, just on principal. I'm afraid that I cannot recommend this book to anyone, it will only serve to confuse those seeking the human truth.