Jonathan's review
The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession (P.S.)
by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author!)
I like how you call this "typical Coehlo." I read /The Alchemist/ and was not really impressed, except with a few exquisite bits. I was looking at this book, hoping its story and characters would be more engaging, but I think you've settled it for me. Thanks. Any other comments would be appreciated.
Jonathan's review
The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession (P.S.) by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author!)
Jonathan's review
rating:
Typical Coelho...lots of really good quotes. whether you agree with them or not does not really matter but he makes you think by hitting the extremes.
When i get time i will type my favorite two pages which I think summarize the whole book. here are some others.
"Although I know that I may have lost forever the woman I love, I must try to enjoy all the graces that God has given me today. Grace cannot be hoarded. There are no banks where it can be deposited to be used when I feel more at peace with myself. If I do not make full use of these blessings, I will lose them forever.
God knows that we are all artists of life. One day he gives us a hammer with which to make sculptures, another day he gives us brushes and paints with which to make a picture, or paper and a pencil to write with. But you cannot make a painting with a hammer, or a sculpture with a paintbrush. Therefore, however difficult it may be, I must accept today's small blessings, even if they seem like curses b...more
When i get time i will type my favorite two pages which I think summarize the whole book. here are some others.
"Although I know that I may have lost forever the woman I love, I must try to enjoy all the graces that God has given me today. Grace cannot be hoarded. There are no banks where it can be deposited to be used when I feel more at peace with myself. If I do not make full use of these blessings, I will lose them forever.
God knows that we are all artists of life. One day he gives us a hammer with which to make sculptures, another day he gives us brushes and paints with which to make a picture, or paper and a pencil to write with. But you cannot make a painting with a hammer, or a sculpture with a paintbrush. Therefore, however difficult it may be, I must accept today's small blessings, even if they seem like curses b...more
I like how you call this "typical Coehlo." I read /The Alchemist/ and was not really impressed, except with a few exquisite bits. I was looking at this book, hoping its story and characters would be more engaging, but I think you've settled it for me. Thanks. Any other comments would be appreciated.