About this title: In his latest novel One, phenomenally bestselling author Richard Bach asks the questions--what if we could meet the people we are destined to be in twenty years? What if we could confront the people we were in the past, and those we are right now in parallel lifetimes, in alternate worlds?
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780688078027ISBN:0688078028
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Nice hard cover, lightly read, light shelf wear & aging to dust jacket edges, stk #2026sl7. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 284 p. Silver Arrow Books. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780440205623ISBN:044020562X
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice soft cover, lightly read, light shelf wear to cover, light creases on spine, bend on top corner of front cover, light yellowing to pages, stk #2451m8. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 400 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"This is my first novel by Richard Bach. One is an easily digested novel that takes the familiar concept of visiting alternate versions of yourself, and adds some philosophical underpinnings. The plot focuses on a husband and wife pair who mysteriously travel to parallel dimensions while in their small float plane, changing scenarios at the same frequency as the chapters. All of this scene shifting robs the novel of any real weight or substance, although there were a few poignant moments. The philosophy lite the book subscribes to never really amounts to much, but it is something that might have appeal to a young adult. Perhaps the biggest disappointment in One is the fact that the main characters never really grow or change, they merely provide insight to their alternate selves. This might feel satisfying in some novels, but because this book has some science fiction aspirations we learn that there are as many different versions of you as there are choices in a lifetime. This makes most of the story largely irrelevant to the main characters, although it works well to frame discussions about the nature of individuality, morality, etc. This book does earn an extra star because of its sense of awareness towards the end, especially the eye-winking reference to A Christmas Carol, and a nod to the "it was all a dream" ending."
"I guess I'm too much of a pessimist to enjoy this book. I did enjoy the idea of different choices making different paths of life. That said, this book was too happy and optimistic."
"Bach was one of my favorite authors, and, while this novel may not be as meaningful and well-written as some of his other books, it was a good read, while it lasted. I was not able to finish the book because of something I learned about Bach himself. As a matter of fact, this nezt bit of information puts everything I once thought about the author I once loved in perpective. Richard and his wife Leslie, who is his companion in this book, as well as the reason he wrote The Bridge Across Forever, were divorced a couple years back. Now, this may not seem as a big deal to someone who has not read his books, but for people who once thought Bach to be genius, it is. It puts everything into question about Bach's beliefs and intention in his novels. Throughout the book, it is clearly stated that we create our own reality. Although the reasons for their divorce is unknown, once I learned of it, I couldn't keep reading. Plus, when the book started to get into the stuff about the Thought-Fairy... well... it was a bit too much for me. All in all, it was an interesting read while it lasted, but definately not something I'd reccomend."
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