Sara Montgomery's Reviews > Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment

Well, it's fiction, so that's disappointing. I must say, I have a much darker view of Buddha after reading this and that leaves a bad taste in my mouth for Chopra. I know Chopra is supposed to be a great spiritual teacher but I think he did a poor job of carrying the story and his journey to enlightenment in an understandable and valuable way. He made the error of assuming the reader had his knowledge of the subject and didn't take the lead to unfolding Buddha's enlightenment. More of a bystanders approach, and one who didn't seem to be invested much, at that. As the author, especially of a fiction novel about such an historical figure, it was his job to do that and he failed and failed Buddha miserably. Glad I got it at the used bookstore cheap and have no desire to keep this in my personal collection, so I'll be selling it back to them.