Breakfast With Buddha
Little, Brown and Company · Paperback · August 26, 2008
"Enlightenment meets On the Road in this witty, insightful novel." —The Boston Sunday Globe When his sister tricks him into taking her guru on a trip to their childhood home, Otto Ringling, a confirmed skeptic, is not amused.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in spiritual journeys and personal transformation
- Themes
- spirituality, self-discovery, skepticism to belief
- Pacing
- Mixed
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"Enlightenment meets On the Road in this witty, insightful novel." —The Boston Sunday Globe When his sister tricks him into taking her guru on a trip to their childhood home, Otto Ringling, a confirmed skeptic, is not amused. Six days on the road with an enigmatic holy man who answers every question with a riddle is not what he'd planned. But in an effort to westernize his passenger—and amuse himself—he decides to show the monk some "American fun" along the way.
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From a chocolate factory in Hershey to a bowling alley in South Bend, from a Cubs game at Wrigley field to his family farm near Bismarck, Otto is given the remarkable opportunity to see his world—and more important, his life—through someone else's eyes. Gradually, skepticism yields to amazement as he realizes that his companion might just be the real thing. In Roland Merullo's masterful hands, Otto tells his story with all the wonder, bemusement, and wry humor of a man who unwittingly finds what he's missing in the most unexpected place.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in spiritual journeys and personal transformation
- Fans of road trip narratives with philosophical undertones
Where it sits
| Literary Fiction | 65% |
|---|---|
| Faith & Fiction | 52% |
| Visionary Fiction | 50% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Literary Fiction
- Psychological Fiction
- Faith & Fiction
- Authors
- Roland Merullo
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Published
- August 26, 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- spirituality · self-discovery · skepticism to belief
- Reading lane
- Literary Fiction