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she said: " It's not really like the Alchemist because it is so very dark... but maybe a similarity is that it is also about a boy who makes an important journey. Really it is about the enduring all-sacrificing love of his father and the question of why take the trip in the first place? It's not really like the Alchemist because it is so very dark... but maybe a similarity is that it is also about a boy who makes an important journey. Really it is about the enduring all-sacrificing love of his father and the question of why take the trip in the first place? ...more "

she said: " This is written beautifully like "The Alchemist." It also has a spiritual element. I find that this book speaks to the soul. This is written beautifully like "The Alchemist." It also has a spiritual element. I find that this book speaks to the soul. ...more "

she said: " Some people complain that "The Alchemist" is too sentimental and fanciful. But if you like that about it, then you might like Mr. Chips. His journey is not a physical one. In fact, he stays in the same place for most of his life. Instead, the journey is his long life itself with a surprising self-revelation at the end. Maybe that is what ties all of my recommendations together: the questions of WHERE you think you are going and WHY you are going there and WHAT you learn along the way may be more Some people complain that "The Alchemist" is too sentimental and fanciful. But if you like that about it, then you might like Mr. Chips. His journey is not a physical one. In fact, he stays in the same place for most of his life. Instead, the journey is his long life itself with a surprising self-revelation at the end. Maybe that is what ties all of my recommendations together: the questions of WHERE you think you are going and WHY you are going there and WHAT you learn along the way may be more important than the answers. ...more "