While this book is rightfully considered trite by some, I've always had a fondness for it because my father gave his much-loved copy to me to read back when I was a bored teenager. I enjoy that the book includes photographs of seagulls, although they are somewhat randomly placed throughout the text. The story does capture the imagination and can provide a source of inspiration if you allow it to. Even if you don't read the book as a philosophical text, it is brief and rewarding to read on a summer day.