Irina's review of By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author!)
Most people enter the world of Paulo Coelho with Alchemist. I started with "Veronika decides to die" and then moved on to "By the river Piedra I sat down and wept".
I am just starting to read the Alchemist.
I really, really, loved the Veronika - it was an easy read with the very deep meaning that I could very much relate to.
I started reading By the River having the same expectations...and was a little bit disappointed, and this is why I gave this book 4 starts and not five stars.
This book has a religious twist and is a lot about finding your spiritual path on this earth and believing in god, or rather goddess…the main character believes that god had 2 faces…and he believes into “Our Lady” who passes on her miracles to people who can connect with her. And these people can use these powers to perform miracles on earth, i.e. healing people. Being a non-religious person made it a little bit difficult for me to relate to a lot of things, but still was...more
I am just starting to read the Alchemist.
I really, really, loved the Veronika - it was an easy read with the very deep meaning that I could very much relate to.
I started reading By the River having the same expectations...and was a little bit disappointed, and this is why I gave this book 4 starts and not five stars.
This book has a religious twist and is a lot about finding your spiritual path on this earth and believing in god, or rather goddess…the main character believes that god had 2 faces…and he believes into “Our Lady” who passes on her miracles to people who can connect with her. And these people can use these powers to perform miracles on earth, i.e. healing people. Being a non-religious person made it a little bit difficult for me to relate to a lot of things, but still was...more
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