Hector's Journeys: Hector and the Search for Happiness (Movie Tie-In) (Paperback)

from Welsh_eileen2

An easy read, heartwarming and not too taxing.Hector the psychiatrist in search of the meaning of happiness.A great read. One for the long winter nights with a cup of hot chocolate!I was given a digital copy of this novel by the publisher via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.

from gaskella

This is one of those marmite books - you either enjoy it - finding it charming, or else hate it finding it too cute and patronising - I'm one of the former. It's a simple premise. Hector is a young psychiatrist; he loves his job and is good at it, but he's finding that sorting out depressed peopl...

from Gary10

French psychiatrist embarks on an international trip to decide what makes people happy. Written like a modern parable, in very simple language--reminded me a bit of the Little Prince. And I supposed you could call it cheap philosophy. Still, we probably spend too little time thinking about what r...

from alana_leigh

When dealing with a topic like happiness and a quest to discover how to "achieve" it or to compile a list of lessons that might help others be happy, a sense of whimsy is more than a little appreciated. Thank goodness that Hector and the Search for Happiness has this in spades. Told with a narrat...

from BettyMc

My perspective: The sentences are short and deceptively simple. At first it seems like a children's book, but it is not. The book includes prostitutes, monks, and other adult topics. I smiled at some paragraphs; for example: "Hector is a psychiatrist; he only has to look at people to know where t...