When George Harrison passed away recently, I decided I wanted to read more about the different religions of the world.I found this short, helpful-looking guide to Hinduism and went home from the bookstore happy.
I wasn't quite as happy after having read the book, though. It wasn't a bad book, and I did come away from it with a better understanding of Hinduism, but I felt it was a little too dry. It lost me occasionally in its encyclopedic style presentation of facts and terminology.
I know it can't be easy to encapsulate a major world religion in just over 100 pages, but I felt a little more newcomer-friendliness would have made it an easier and more satisfying read.
