A 5th Portion of Chicken Soup for the Soul : 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit
A 5th Portion of Chicken Soup for the Soul : 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit
Whether you are a devotee of the series or a first-time sampler. You will find this latest portion of Chicken Soup for the Soul both riveting and heartwarming. Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen have woven another tapestry of timeless tales and inspiring wisdom. This treasury is a tribute to life and humanity, with topics ranging the entire emotional and experiential gamut. The nature of the stories invites you to enjoy Chicken Soup in whatever way you find most comforting - by the spoonful, by the bowl, or the whole pot in one sitting.
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars Okay, but nowhere near as good as its predecessors
Although I _LOVED_ the stories in the other books of this series (and highly recommend the other books), I was very disappointed with this one. Perilously few “reached” or “touched” me as they had in the earlier books.
5 Stars Chicken Soup for the soul is an excellent book.
A 5th Portion of Chicken Soup for the soul is an extremely excellent book because it teaches unique lessons.
4 Stars Sequels aren’t supposed to be this good!
Sequels are supposed to be worse than the original copy, but this book must be the exception that makes the rule. Awesome book! Please-more stories with surprise endings. This book had some very predictable stories.
3 Stars I’ve Tasted Better Chicken Soup
I’ve read other Chicken Soup for the Soul books before, but this one isn’t as good in my opinion. I can see how other people might enjoy the book, but I didn’t. Some of the stories seemed lengthy and without a point, but while reading other stories I wanted to beg for more details because the story was so short. The topics of the stories were good choices and would bring inspiration to some of the people who read them. Some stories didn’t seem to fit their topic though and didn’t have quite enough detail.
I especially liked the sections “A Matter of Perspective” and Overcoming Obstacles.” The stories in these two sections made you look (if only for a few seconds) at life in a little different way. The stories showed how attitude and strong beliefs could help you through some of the most difficult times in your life.
One part of the books I really didn’t like was the fact that several of the stories were about death. When suffering a loss stories like those can be inspirational but too many stories in that topic gets depressing in my opinion.
I think this book is a good Chicken Soup for the Soul book. I also think that the other Chicken Soup for the Soul books were better.
4 Stars A great book
I think that this book was terrific, even though there were other Chicken Soup books that I thought were better. Almost all of the stories had a moral in them and the ones in the end especially made me cry. I think that the Chicken Soup books will be great just like they are now in the years to come.
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