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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ethereal · F

Did you finish reading it? I had read it many years back and then again more than a year back. I love the part where the conversation between the boy and the alchemist takes place. I’ll have to read that part again. When i had read it the first time, I absolutely loved it, coz here was a book in which they tell you to follow your dreams despite everything. That’s exactly what i needed back then all those years ago, to follow my heart, no matter what.

If you liked this book, you may also like his other books. After the Alchemist, i loved reading Veronica decides to die, and Eleven minutes. Of course, the simplicity of the Alchemist is incomparable.
Happy reading! :)

DanielChristensen · 46-50, M

@ethereal Yes I finished it a while back. I quite enjoyed its uplifting message, couched in a tale of humble simplicity. It spoke to me.

I'm currently reading The Prophet by Khalil Gibran.