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Title: Not the best
Review: I must confess at the onset that I never finished this book. In my youth, I tried to read this book many times and I just couldn't. I kept trying because I loved Krishna and wanted to read about him. I have read other books on Krishna. (My favorite being the "Wisdom of God" by Swami Prabhavananda). Every time I tried to read this book my head would feel strained. It was like the author was trying too hard. Other books of the stories of Krishna would inspire me and melt my heart. This book just gave me a headache. For a devotee of Krishna, he is completely cerebral. This book is so heady that there is little room in it for heart. He tries to be from the heart. His language is from the heart. But the feeling from the book is dry and heady. I have read other books by Swami Prabhupada and I get the same feeling. His books just seem a little too strained.
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