I wish I could say I picked this book up because I wanted something more to read than the plain old paranormal romance. I wish I could say I read this book because I wanted to know more about life. I wish I reviewed this book because I wanted to share with the world the joy of life. The reason I pi...
This is the second novel by Paulo Coelho that I've read, the first being the ridiculous The Alchemist. Veronika Decides to Die is a vast improvement but still displays many flaws. I did enjoy the story yet Coelho continues to talk down to his reader and offer simple platitudes. He also continues to ...
The title character of this book, Veronika, tries to commit suicide through an overdose of pills. The suicide attempt fails, but the pills have caused irreparable damage to her heart and she only has 1 week to live. This knowledge of her imminent death gives Veronika new insight and a different pe...
No big fan of Paulo Coelho, I read this book on the recommendation of a friend. And thanked her profusely for it. I loved the book, the characters, the insight. It didnt change my life, but it did leave an impact.
For me this book was about conforming to social norms and how we act and feel in our day to day lives to fit into what society prescribes. Veronika, a librarian (an awesome job I would imagine!), decides to commit suicide but luckily fails and ends up in an institution for the mentally ill. As she i...
At about 50 pages in, it's a little frightening how much I've identified with Veronika thus far, how much I understand her rationale for wanting to die. She can only see one path unfolding for herself, and it's one she can't stomach. I get that. But unlike Veronika I haven't given up hope that my pa...
Given the title I thought this might be rather depressing, but ultimately it's a story about realising what you have before it's too late. It also brought home to me power of lies.
I liked this paulo coelho book better then the alchemist but it was a bit hard to get through but I would not call it bad. I think this author's books are all a bit on odd side.
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