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The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

Start date: October 25, 2011

Finish date: November 25, 2011

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May 06, 2008 Colleen rated it really liked it

I thought this book was going to be too simple of a story, but it turned out to be very complex and figurative as it unfolded. It is written in a simple language so it is easy to absorb the subtle points the author leads you to conclude.

A very quick read, but powerful. It follows a shepard boy on his journey to find a treasure that appears in a recurring dream. On this journey, he meets a king, a merchant, and an alchemist, all of whom teach him how to look inside and listen to his heart for gui ...more

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Nov 10, 2011 Alisha Hanson Glatzel rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: book-club, spiritual, inspirational, philosophy, 2011, audio-book, top-10-of-2011, lifetime-reading-list

I really liked this story. I totally believe in the quest for your personal legend and will encourage my daughter to look for her treasure. I am haunted by the sorrow of failing to continue the search for my personal treasure. I stopped looking for it, chose to do other things and now it's too late. I will forever wonder what could have been.

12-28-2011 Update - I can't stop thinking about this book, so I changed it to 5 stars!!!! ...more

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