Erica's review
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness (P.S.)
by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author!)
Erica's review
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness (P.S.) by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author!)
Erica's review
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2008
recommended for: Paulo Coelho fans
As I was packing for my Spain trip, I realized I needed some reading material. About a year ago, I randomly picked up some Paulo Coelho novels at Borders and never read any of them. For the trip, I chose By the River Piedra, I Saw Down and Wept, which is ironic for many reasons. Mainly though, because the novel takes place in Spain, which is the country that I was traveling to.
Like all Coelho novels, his writing style is very much that of a parable, or a story to teach a lesson. Apparently, after reading the reading guide at the end of the book, each of his books focuses on a certain them such as forgiveness or hope. The theme of By the River Piedra, I Saw Down and Wept was supposed to be forgiveness but I felt that the book was more about letting go and having an open mind towards new beginnings.
The story is about Pilar, a woman in her twenties (much like myself), who meets up with her childhood sweetheart in Bilbao and later, oh a whim, goes on a roadtrip to France with him. ...more
Like all Coelho novels, his writing style is very much that of a parable, or a story to teach a lesson. Apparently, after reading the reading guide at the end of the book, each of his books focuses on a certain them such as forgiveness or hope. The theme of By the River Piedra, I Saw Down and Wept was supposed to be forgiveness but I felt that the book was more about letting go and having an open mind towards new beginnings.
The story is about Pilar, a woman in her twenties (much like myself), who meets up with her childhood sweetheart in Bilbao and later, oh a whim, goes on a roadtrip to France with him. ...more
