Sharon G. (mustangsharon) reviewed on 7/14/2018 + 84 more book reviews

There is some who believe this is fiction and some who believe it is not. Was Don Juan a real man, was he a collection of teachers the Carlos Castaneda studied under, did it all really even happen? Who know. The story is also tainted by path Castaneda's live took later with is "cult of witches" and such. I did not let that taint my enjoyment of the book. Don Juan has such a simple calm voice in the book, full of wisdom. Carlos is the opposite, full of impatience and questions. We had a very good discussion at book club regarding our experiences about the book, from "life changing" from a member who read it in the 70 while in his teens to "eh" from a member who is a HS history teacher to all in between. Read it from your own point of view, an interesting story, a true path to knowledge or anything in between.

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