What did you think of The Alchemist by Paolo Coehlo?

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I've just begun reading it. There is a clean, earnest simplicity to its progression. I just came across the first of what I imagine will be several quotes I will pull from it.

"If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own."

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dumpstermeow · 41-45, F

It like it...a fast read, and probably my favorite of his. I've read most of his books... some are too religious for me, but that's a good one.

DanielChristensen · 46-50, M

@dumpstermeow My favorite poet is Pablo Neruda. I am not fond of his political/patriotic poems, but the rest reach me on a deep level. They speak about the sad tatters that everything falls into. Something I often contemplate