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My first Coelho book, and my last. I really didn’t like this book—it was just about a bunch of wishy-washy, basically uninteresting people, trying so hard (via the author) to be interesting. Sorry. I don’t know how this author has become so popular; well, I think it says a lot about our world and its state of mind & heart. So relative, so accommodating, so PC-all-inclusive, anything goes if you strongly believe it...and just bland writing that lopes along without saying much. Uttering platitudes
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The main thing I remember about this book is that my mother couldn't finish it. So I started it and thought it was really good.
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I bought this book in India, and it brought back memories of my travels in India and doing things differently in life.
12/10 rec via read-n-swap.
This is the first book I picked up from him. I think I may want to pick up more. I liked it, but I don't know why. Easy read. I like the author's voice. Didn't necessarily like the story-interesting concept, well developed characters, but it just didn't grab me like I hoped it would. I haven't read any of his other books, but I've picked up some of them before, and it almost seemed like the author inserted bits of himself and some of his other books into this story-i.e. when the fictional author
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I enjoyed this book very much, but in the end, I felt there Coelho was really trying to bring home a message that was a bit cryptic to me. Interesting characters, lovely descriptions of travel. Truly how much a book speak to you is all about timing, and if you're feeling rather confused yourself, it's hard to make such of such a liquid, hazy story.
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