tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531596607902037529.post6935782347518884924..comments2024-03-27T05:36:02.066-03:00Comments on Ordinary Reader: "The Alchemist"Ordinary Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16813001887162908486noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531596607902037529.post-16072168593431309982010-08-08T11:14:56.481-03:002010-08-08T11:14:56.481-03:00I've read a few books by Coelho, and I have li...I've read a few books by Coelho, and I have liked some (Veronika decides to die) and hated others (By the river pedra I sat down and wept), but this one left a lasting impression on me.<br /><br />Once you get by all 'the secret' stuff and the God stuff there are still some good messages there. At the end of the day, what you desire may have been right next to you but the experience in getting there is the real treasure. How often do people travel all over the world searching for something only to find out that where they grew up is where they wanted to be all along. It's not unlike 'Candide' by Voltaire.Eclectic Indulgencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773640906287038956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531596607902037529.post-81105571567634533892010-04-30T11:21:30.501-03:002010-04-30T11:21:30.501-03:00I felt exactly the same way about this book. I thi...I felt exactly the same way about this book. I think I'm paraphrasing author Christopher Moore when I say "you can roll crap in rhinestones until it shines, but inside it's still crap." (He was referring to Las Vegas, but I think it applies here too). Coelho's writing may not really be comparable to rhinestones, but it's even worse--we are supposed to believe it's some kind of priceless treasure. I just had to wonder how many people who read <i>The Alchemist</i> only see the treasure and don't notice it's just a thin layer over the crap.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867744753830511111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531596607902037529.post-60408166706969388522010-02-20T15:07:19.461-04:002010-02-20T15:07:19.461-04:00Excellent review! I read this book a few weeks ago...Excellent review! I read this book a few weeks ago and was unable to articulate my thoughts on it.<br /><br />AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com