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How do you like this book?

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Originally posted by mlprior
How do you like this book?

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I liked it. Simple writing, deep meaning. I particularly associate myself with the man who didn't want to accomplish his goal, because that would mean he had nothing to look forward to.

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I thought it was extraordinarily average, although I will admit that my expectation of the book was too high.
So many people had recommended it to me saying it will change the way you see yourself and life and blah blah blah that by the time I'd finished it all I took away from it was "well, that was a load of happy hubbeldy bubbledy bulls*it".

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i read it years ago. i have to say i was unimpressed either by its 'philosophy' or its literary qualities.

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i haven't read it...
however,
every day i read from coelho's book, "warrior of the light"...
and,
since "the alchemist" seems to git a universal pan here at tha redhotbookshop...


i'm gonna go find it at tha library...🙂

rookie

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Originally posted by mlprior
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Garbage.

A crock of faeces, sprung upon me like a rat trap on a trespassing kitten.

Not quite as crap as the celestine prophecy, but not a kick in the prophecy off it.
Just goes to show that the Spanish should stick to stabbing bulls instead of writing novellettes.

Don't get suckered into the whole "deep meaning, very thought provoking" malarkey people keep whining about.

Read the Tao of Pooh... at least you'll get a giggle out of it.