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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Linda the real, 16 May 1999
By A Customer
Linda was a true teacher. Her books, every last one of them, are spiritual primers of the highest order and for those, who want to take their seeking to a higher level, her books will give you the required , preparatory grounding and introduction. And from there, you take it to whatever level you want to go to. I cannot recommend them highly enough to anyone. The mysteries of "Gooberz" got to me in the deepest, most profoundest sense, and I desperately needed answers to some of the myriad of questions it raised and was able to locate her former next-door neighbor, Ruth Cook in Cripple Creek, mentioned in that book. Linda passed on in October 1995 from adult onset diabetes and the mystery of Sally as mentioned in "Love Signs" and "Star Signs" was never fully solved. A body was discovered but Linda never accepted the results. Her twin married that cool-sure-Scorpio mentioned in Gooberz. As for her literary legacy, it's in the hands of a company now, which produced "Relationship Signs". Though that book is quite good in understanding the synastry of charts between two persons, reading it, one is immediately struck by the fact that it's not Linda writing. This is further exacerbated by some glaring astrological mistakes, and quite frankly, I don't think Linda would have been so sloppy. Some of the sentences are definitely her's, while the rest of it is patched up together and for the less-discerning reader to come off as Linda speaking. The real Linda Goodman magic, with her innate ability to click with the reader simply isn't there. Which brings into question the authenticity of future Linda Goodman books, my own feeling is try as that company might, those books won't fly. Linda's not here but her spirit lives on and I think she would want us to take her work and push it and take it to a higher level, whatever that level may be. I don't think she meant us to be spoon-fed and perhaps the lesson of her death despite "Physical Immortality" as per "Star Signs" was for us to keep learning on our own. If there is anyone out there with more info. on Linda and her life, please do contact me. GET ALL HER BOOKS, THEY ARE WORTH IT!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Magical, 11 May 1999
By A Customer
It took such a long time for this book to finally come to me and when it did I was not disappointed. Gooberz is another thought-provoking magical piece of work, wonderfully written and so honest and open that it will make you weep. All of Linda Goodman's books have a magical quality that is uniquely her own. I know it is sad that she has passed on when the book was so full of promise. However, I think it demonstrates that it is now up to us, the readers, to find our own way along the path and not rely on Linda Goodman to light the entire passage for us. She has given us direction and pointed us in the right way, now it's up to all of us to take the rest of that path on our own. That has been the lesson of her passing for me. In repsect to her last book Relationship Signs, while it is a good source of understanding relationships, it does not have the same magic as Gooberz or previous Linda Goodman works. For those who know Linda's works, and especially after reading Gooberz, you may find that it does not have the same magical quality that spells out 'Linda Goodman'. It was published several years after her death, which makes me ask just how much of it was her own.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Linda Goodman, my Guru!, 12 Oct 2003
I started reading Linda Goodman from the age of 14 some 13 years ago. Her books travel with me everywhere and are weekly reviewed (or daily if relationship is failing!!) I have lent them, lost them but have always replaced them. Linda has a style of writing that I have to date never matched or even come close to finding. Yes, I have too as has every other true Linda fan noticed the change in style which leaves you with a feeling that is not Linda talking to you. The evidence that I have that this woman had knowledge of the universal law was in star signs. I have self proof of her words and if anyone wishes to know what I am refering too just e-mail me and I will tell you!! It's too personal to put over on a book review!!
Linda Goodman although passed on is still my number one Guru.
To those thinking of passing on her work in their own words a message: Please don't. One day her books will be classics to any budding astrology. Leave them as they are, to attemt to copy would be sacrilage to her memory and her work!
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