Santiago is an Andalusian shepherd boy who's on his way to see a girl he once met and fell a little in love with. Before he gets there, however, some stuff happens that I can only vaguely recall. Something about a fortune teller, who tells him that a dream he had about the pyramids in Egypt will lea...
A very good friend of mine from Overseas or completely other part of the world introduced this novel to me as one of those novels that completely change and transform human lives from worse to and for the better, and to be perfectly honest with you, I was also intrigued by it and very happy and read...
A very good friend of mine from Overseas or completely other part of the world introduced this novel to me as one of those novels that completely change and transform human lives from worse to and for the better, and to be perfectly honest with you, I was also intrigued by it and very happy and read...
I bought this book while in Amsterdam for a couple of reasons: The title first caught my attention, and the friend I was with said he'd read it and thought it was... ok. But mostly because of the title. Since buying it I've read a lot of reviews that say it's... ok. Which is why it sat on my T...
Brilliant!I understand now why this book is a classic, a favorite to so many, and he is the most translated author of all time. This is literally one of the best piece of literature to graze my fingertips that I have to ask myself incessantly, why the hell did it take me so long to read it?!But I bo...
Someone said it better. Is it a joke? I read it a long time ago and I hate it. Magic is not real. There is no destiny for anyone. The universe does not give a flying fuck if any specie survive, and it would not care if one person from one specie has to go somewhere or has to do something. B...
THE ALCHEMIST Paulo Coelho, author Alan R. Clarke, translator Paperback, 197 pages Published May 1st 1993 by HarperCollins (first published 1988) Original title O Alquimista 0061122416 (ISBN13: 9780061122415) A short magical realism novel. I did enjoy this even ...
If I ever hear the words personal legend again I may lose it. This book went from ooh he's on an exciting adventure of self discovery to wow he's on a boring adventure where everyone he meets says the same thing. It got repetitive hearing, everything in the universe wants you to succeed, every few p...
This isn't the kind of book I would normally read. I was at the bookstore, wanting to buy something (I know you've all been there before), and this jumped out at me. Plus, I knew of the book, knew it had a huge following, and figured maybe it was time to see what it was all about.There's a slight fa...
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