Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson: All and Everything, First Series (Compass)

by G. I. Gurdjieff Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson Reviews Summary

Ratings Breakdown

Rated 4.4 by 416 people

Pros from Reviews

  • Unique allegorical teaching
  • Offers interesting hidden history
  • Challenges established beliefs
  • Incomparable treatment of universe
  • Brilliant and full of laughs
  • Fascinating and arousing content
  • Can take you on a marvelous ride
  • Contains many treasures

Cons from Reviews

  • Complex and difficult to read
  • Not as lucid as other works
  • Failed literary devices
  • Incomprehensive 'barbarous names'
  • Badly composed run-on sentences
  • May frustrate and disgust readers
  • May not be universally accessible
  • May not fulfill author's intentions

Notable Features

Philosophical
Metaphysical
Religious
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