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“’When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it,’ the old king had said.” (64)
And in case you didn’t get it that time, that phrase is repeated approximately fourteen times. I didn’t care for this parable that apparently is in “1,001 Nights.” The characters weren’t characters, they didn’t even have names, but titles: the boy, The Englishman, the Alchemist. It’s a self-help book, feel- good parable, in a poor masquerade as a novel. Not my thing.
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And in case you didn’t get it that time, that phrase is repeated approximately fourteen times. I didn’t care for this parable that apparently is in “1,001 Nights.” The characters weren’t characters, they didn’t even have names, but titles: the boy, The Englishman, the Alchemist. It’s a self-help book, feel- good parable, in a poor masquerade as a novel. Not my thing.
However: the copy I go ...more
I love the message of this book--we are capable of change and we all should pursue our own heroic journey. I hope my students find it as inspirational.
This was a beautiful reminder to keep following your dreams.
Sep 14, 2009
Janet Morris
marked it as to-read
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Oct 20, 2020
Becca
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