The Alchemist (Plus)

by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author!)
The Alchemist (Plus)  
published 2006 by Harper Collins, Reissue edition
binding Paperback
isbn 0061122416   (isbn13: 9780061122415)
pages 208
description Paulo Coelho’s enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world, and this tenth anniversary edition, with a new introduction from ...more
date added
09-08-06



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Sithara
Sithara rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
12/22/07

Read in June, 2007
I need to start this review by stating 1) I can't stand self-help books and 2) I'm a feminist (no, I don't hate men- some men are quite awesome, but I am very conscious of women and our place in the world.)

Short summary (mild spoilers): A boy named Santiago follows his 'Personal Legend' in traveling from Spain to the Pyramids in Egypt searching for treasure. Along the way, he learns 'the Language of the World' the 'Soul of the World' and discovers that the 'Soul of God' is 'his own soul.'
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Emily
Emily rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
12/03/07

bookshelves: historical-fiction, i-own-it
Read in January, 2008
I decided, both in an effort to alleviate boredom at work and to keep me on task with the whole reading thing, to write reviews of all of the books that I finish. People tend to think that I read all these great books, so this is either an opportunity for people to realize that I read too much chick lit or to pass along some great titles.

The first book, cause it was the last one I finished, is The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo.

I read this book for one reason only. I'm going to Spain, in ...more
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Nefik
Nefik rated it: 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
09/28/07

bookshelves: philosophy, spirituality
recommends it for: optimists, cynics and dreamers
In her review, Ioana wrote:

...."The language is quite simple, which can be beautiful (read: Herman Hesse); however it comes off as quite redundant and sermonic. Every other sentence contains at least one reference to either "The Soul of the World", or "The Personal Legend", or "Follow Your Heart" with a big fat capital H. By the end of the novel I am skimming most passages.

The characters are flat (I didn't really "feel" them, what they were...more
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nanto
nanto rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
04/20/08

Selesai membacanya buku yang saya punya sepertinya akan memiliki bentuk baru. Di tiap lembarnya ada lipatan. Teknik penanda jejak baca yang memudahkan untuk merefer ke halaman yang menarik tetapi dengan resiko menurunkan penampilan buku. Thx to Mr. Dj untuk tips ini.

Garis merah dari pembacaan saya atas buku Coelho yang satu ini adalah kekuatan hati sebagai salah satu fakultas pengetahuan manusia. Namun kali ini, hati bukanlah semata sebuah bentuk filsafat verbal atau analitik yang kerap munc...more
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Maggie
Maggie rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
03/31/08

Santiago, a shepherd boy from the Andalusian Mountains with a yearning to travel, seems perfectly content with limiting his exploration to his native Spanish countryside until a reoccurring dream - one which foretells of a great fortune that lies in wait for him near the Egyptian Pyramids - sets in motion a much larger journey, that of his Personal Legend. Accepting it as an omen, the shepherd boy makes the courageous decision to sell all of his belongings and leave home to heed the dream's call...more
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Lara
Lara rated it: 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
02/25/08

Read in February, 2008
recommended to Lara by: Alexana
recommends it for: anyone
I really loved this book! I need to go back and re-read it very soon, so that I can mark all of the nuggets of wisdom that stood out to me.

The book wasn't really outwardly religious, but reading it as a religious person, I still felt that so much of the wisdom contained in the book was right on. You just have to substitute "the Universe" with God, and the universal language with the Spirit perhaps. Read it like a parable...there is much to be gleaned from this book.

Some of t...more
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John
John rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
04/22/08

Read in April, 2008
recommends it for: Spiritual readers, multi-cultural readers, historical fiction readers, self-help readers
This slim book has a heck of a lot of good lines - entertaining from a Fantasy-fiction perspective, and possibly inspiring for a personal abstract perspective. It follows a boy's journey to find hidden treasure, but the book is quite obviously about the interesting people he meets and the fascinating things he hears along the way, with a side-order of personal development on his part. It's almost entirely about inspiring dialogue and coming to peace with the world in an intuitive way. If that de...more
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Ran
Ran rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
09/23/07

Read in September, 2007
recommends it for: everyone
ternyata banyak banget buku yang judulnya mirip dengan buku ini. tau deh siapa yang duluan nulis.

buku ini aku dapet dari omku yang sangat concern terhadap buku, dan sangat concern memberikanku buku.

buku ini bagus. sudah sejak tahun 2005 aku pengen baca. berkat provokasi sobatku yg doyan banget buku kayak gini.

alhamdulillah tanpa diduga omku ngasih buku ini. versi inggris lagi.

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If someone isn’t what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to hav...more
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Sarah
Sarah rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
08/22/07

Read in July, 2007
recommends it for: people trying to find themselves
I feel like everyone LOVES this book, but I was kind of underwhelmed. I know that translation affects the quality of writing, but I could not get into this writing style. At all. I felt like it was totally affected and contrived. He was going for this "fable/parable" style, but it seemed to fail miserably. The parable-like quality was totally contrived, and I thought the "moral" was pretty stupid.

Moral: everything you want and need is close to home. Take chances. ...more
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Michelle
Michelle rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
01/25/08

Read in December, 2007
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Kali
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04/05/07

Everyone (save one guy) said I would love this book. Three of my four roommates have their own copies. That one guy was right. Now this may be because he planted that seed of discontent, or it may be because this was the least creative and most redundant book I've read in a while. It answered the question, what happens when you put The Hero With a Thousand Faces, The Bible and 1001 Arabian Nights in a blender? That said, I didn't hate it. Two of the central themes (which were hammered in over an...more
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HRH
HRH rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
10/20/07

Read in October, 2007
recommends it for: Dreamers
This summer I discovered the public library. It is a much more economical way of reading. And I am doing a lot of driving so I check out a lot of books-on-tape. I'd seen The Alchemist in stores and heard about what a best seller it was, but I read the back of the book and I wasn't very interested. But the public library didn't seem to have anything better on tape or CD so I checked out The Alchemist -- a short read at only four and a half hours.

About three hours into the book-on-tape I went...more
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Mahdi
09/19/07

bookshelves: literature
دیرزو میدان ولی عصر یک کار کوچک داشتم, کار کوچکی در حدود یک ربع. ولی این یک ربع زمان واقعی نیست. اگر زمان رفت و برگشت را – آن هم با استفاده از مترو- حساب کنیم, می‌شود چیزی در حدودسه ساعت و نیم. خوب این همه زمان را نمی‌شود به این راحتی تلف کرد. بنده معمولا در اینگونه مواقع یک کتاب ک...more
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shira
shira rated it: 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
02/28/08

Read in February, 2008
recommends it for: absolutely everyone
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Raisa
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12/10/07

Read in November, 2007
recommends it for: everyone
The Alchemist
The Alchemist is an enticing novel, written by a Brazilian author, Paulo Coelho. The simple story speaks about an Andulsian shepherd named Santiago, who gathers all his courage to conquer his Personal Legend after he had a dream about a hidden treasure in the Pyramids in Egypt. He sells his flock of sheep and steps out into the unknown world.The entire Universe conspires in helping him turn his dream into reality. He discovers that his treasure is where his heart is.
This bo...more
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Dien
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02/03/08

Read in February, 2008
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Erikka
Erikka rated it: 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
01/31/08

bookshelves: reads-of--08
Read in January, 2008
recommended to Erikka by: Brian Adams and Jason
recommends it for: everyone!
A few words of wisdom taken from this unpretentious book on life's possibilities -

"-What's the world's greatest lie? the boy asked, completely surprised. -It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie."

"...when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

"His way is not the same as mine, nor mine as his. But...more