The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari - Book Review

“A spiritual fable about fulfilling your dreams and reaching your destiny”

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma is a bestselling fable about Julian Mantle, a highly successful lawyer, who finds his frantic lifestyle pulled up short by a heart attack during a court appearance. After recovering and deciding that his life is going nowhere except to an early grave; Julian Mantle opts out of his current existence and goes off travelling in search of happiness, fulfilment and the meaning of life. He finds the answers in an ancient Himalayan culture and returns home to share this wisdom with his closest friend and ex business associate John.


What’s in it?
If you feel there is something missing in your life, or perhaps that that there is too much work and not enough time for enjoying yourself, or even that people irritate and bore you, then this could be an important book for you.

Inspirational quotations start each chapter and help to give a sort of overview of the message to come. This seems to be quite a common theme in books of the same genre but I think it is a nice touch and fits in well.

The book is easy to read and the characters are likeable enough. Although, perhaps it is just me, but I found some of the dialogue a little trite and occasionally even a touch silly, which I felt detracted slightly from the overall message. However, it has to be said that the lessons learned by both the characters and the reader remain nonetheless in my opinion positive and worthwhile.


Conclusion
There are many so called ‘self help’ books which convey similar messages to those found in The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari some of which impart their wisdom from a personal vantage point and others, like this one, that prefer to use fictional characters and settings to tell a story.

If like me you’re not a newcomer to self development, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari may simply serve to boost your already positive mindset and you might find that it serves no more than to pass the time as an enjoyable ‘feel good’ read. And if that is the case, then what is wrong with that?

To anybody who is on a path of personal development and seeking individual happiness, or who simply enjoys positive thinking and enlightening reading, then overall I would highly recommend The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.

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