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| Topics | | messages | Last message | | | 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Rachbxl's 75 books for 2008 | | 162 | TrishNYC, Friday 9:32pm |  |
| I want to read that! : Jolene's List | | 37 | JoleneConnelly, Friday 12:02pm | |
| List Five Books Parlour Game : Tinker, Tailor... | | 40 | hemlokgang, Tuesday 9:08pm | |
| List Five Books Parlour Game : You're So Possessive | | 20 | hemlokgang, Tuesday 10:16am | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : ajm490 | | 42 | ajm490, Monday 5:56pm | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the Week of 27 September 2008 | | 232 | koalamom, Sunday 4:14pm | |
| 888 Challenge : Zero's 888 | | 65 | zanix, October 4 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the Week of 13 September 2008 | | 203 | mckait, September 20 | |
| 888 Challenge : KinnicChick's 888 Categories and Books | | 33 | KinnicChick, September 16 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : aqeeliz's books 2008 | | 17 | aqeeliz, September 13 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What books came into your home today? SEPTEMBER, 2008, Part I | | 244 | MusicMom41, September 11 | |
| Book talk : What is the WORST book that youve ever red? | | 424 | desultory, September 7 | |
| 20-Something LibraryThingers : What's your favorite book in your library? | | 87 | atlargeinthewrld, September 3 | |
| Reading Globally : Suggestions Please | | 20 | A_musing, September 3 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : Your one "I cant believe it's not in there" book | | 122 | emaestra, September 2 | |
| 888 Challenge : Klarusu's - Better Late Than Never! | | 15 | klarusu, August 28 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 16 August 2008 | | 267 | Transcending, August 26 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Mark's Books, finished since 7/28/07 | | 17 | marklewis, August 13 | |
| List Five Books Parlour Game : little gems | | 15 | pandora05, August 3 | |
| 888 Challenge : Can valerie2 do 888? | | 20 | valerie2, August 3 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 26 July 2008 | | 210 | ktleyed, August 1 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #2: JULY. 2008 | | 231 | IaaS, August 1 | |
| Hogwarts Express : What are you reading -- July 2008 | | 146 | biblioholic29, August 1 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 12 July 2008 | | 315 | cameling, July 25 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Rarcar1's 50 Challenge | | 56 | Rarcar1, July 16 | |
| Book talk : Book suggestions please! | | 7 | cupofsugarborrowed, July 16 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : lenereadsnok joins the challenge | | 20 | lenereadsnok, July 5 | |
| Books that made me think : Message Board | | 133 | Cwrens, July 5 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Delongebrodeur's reading in 08 | | 41 | delongebrodeur, July 3 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 21 June 2008 | | 193 | Whisper1, June 28 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : valerie2 WILL make 50 in 2008... | | 6 | valerie2, June 20 | |
| Book talk : Guess the Book Ver 2.0 | | 308 | thorold, June 5 | |
| Reading Globally : fannyprice Reads Around the World | | 44 | Irisheyz77, May 24 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : teelgee goes for another 100 in 2008 | | 211 | teelgee, May 11 | |
| The Green Dragon : Please share us a few lines from something you are currently reading. | | 103 | LittleKnife, May 6 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Books and Authors Suggestions - April / May 2008 | | 17 | avaland, April 28 | |
| Read YA Lit : Ultimate Teen Reading List | | 13 | JRlibrary, April 26 | |
| Reading Globally : Central & South American Literature | | 37 | ManuelaK, April 19 | |
| Paulo Coelho : Favorite book by | | 10 | mischka, April 14 | |
| Nederlandstalige lezers : Welk boek gaan jullie kopen in de boekenweek | | 14 | joris, March 28 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Lhea's 100 for 2008 | | 11 | LheaJLove, March 15 | |
| Kindley Book Club : Lots of new people posting. | | 34 | ty1997, March 13 | |
| Book talk : Life of Pi and other similar books | | 8 | vpfluke, February 23 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 3 February 2008 | | 217 | kfl1227, February 10 | |
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| Dormant: Off-topic : TPBM NEW thead IX! | | 405 | WholeHouseLibrary, February 8 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - JANUARY 2008 | | 222 | Cariola, February 1 | |
| Dormant: Art is Life : Books or art that fundamentally changed the way you think or feel? | | 50 | scotta, February 1 | |
| Dormant: 30-something LibraryThingers : 2007 Best of list | | 13 | sarasphere, January 31 | |
| Dormant: Pagan Knowledge : The book that brought you here ... | | 3 | Magelet33, January 30 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 5 January 2008 | | 170 | abealy, January 23 | |
| Dormant: In Translation : Just 2% '' | | 62 | Existanai, January 12 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 22 December 2007 | | 127 | adobe4578, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Theresa's Book List | | 41 | theresak1975, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 15 December 2007 | | 142 | alcottacre, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : I have now achieved a 100 book challenge in 11 months-happy dance time | | 3 | wester, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Blueidol's April progress on the 50 book challenge | | 2 | wester, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: Site talk : Most commonly shared books (weighted) | | 8 | ryn_books, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: Paulo Coelho : 's books | | 4 | vpfluke, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: Awful Lit. : Not so awful | | 24 | perlle, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: Book talk : Giving Up on a Book You Don't Like | | 127 | Esta1923, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: Read YA Lit : Recommendations needed for a Dutch girl learning English | | 20 | RuthPaget, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Knittingfreak's list for 2007 | | 12 | knittingfreak, September 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Can laurendd do it? | | 16 | laurendd, September 2007 | |
| Dormant: Wild Sheep Chasers : A Wild Sheep Chase: 29-Epilogue | | 7 | CaptainNeo, September 2007 | |
| Dormant: The City and the Book : Andalucia | | 3 | fannyprice, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: Book talk : The kind of writing you just can't read | | 56 | Phlox72, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: Book talk : All-time Favorite Book | | 67 | wildbill, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: Book talk : I hate Harry Potter: the hyping of books | | 41 | LadyN, July 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 30 June 2007 | | 141 | jeniferbal, July 2007 | |
| Dormant: Book talk : High-quality reprint series | | 15 | rebeccanyc, July 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What book came into your home today? - June 2007 | | 116 | Kell_Smurthwaite, July 2007 | |
| Dormant: Reading Globally : Where in the World are You Now? June 2007 | | 143 | fikustree, June 2007 | |
| Dormant: Book talk : Books everyone hates and you love | | 8 | reading_fox, May 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 28 Apr 2007 | | 149 | ShannonMDE, May 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Great "CHEATER" Books | | 12 | Concetta, April 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Ablueidols progress: 24th March | | 1 | ablueidol, March 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : ABLUEIDOL'S PROGRESS: MARCH 10th | | 2 | ablueidol, March 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 17 Feb 2007 | | 123 | Safia, March 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Favourite book of February | | 29 | busy91, March 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : ablueidol's 50 challenge: March 3rd total | | 2 | Rhinoa, March 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Blueidol's 50 Challenge: March | | 1 | ablueidol, March 2007 | |
| Dormant: Book talk : Blueidol's 50 Challenge: March | | 1 | ablueidol, March 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : ablueidol books read since the 1st of January | | 2 | Seajack, February 2007 | |
| Dormant: Olympic Challenge : Brazil... | | 3 | Kell_Smurthwaite, February 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 10 Feb 2007 | | 134 | dara85, February 2007 | |
| Dormant: My Group for Testing : Message Board | | 25 | MurrayWoolnough, August 2006 | |
| Book talk : Guess The Book Mk 4 | | 242 | aviddiva, Today 12:37am |
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| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : TrishNYC's Attempt at the 75 book Challenge | | 189 | Cariola, Yesterday 11:33am |
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| 50 Book Challenge : Zero to 150 - 2008 | | 90 | zanix, Friday 4:38pm |
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| 50 Book Challenge : Kathy's books in 2008 | | 62 | kmbooklover, Wednesday 6:50pm |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : What books are next on your reading list? | | 324 | NASA514, Wednesday 6:03pm |
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| Awful Lit. : I can't believe I wasted my time on this con't... | | 148 | ZanKnits, Tuesday 10:34pm |
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| 50 Book Challenge : soylentgreen23's list for 2008 | | 42 | soylentgreen23, Tuesday 8:50am |
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| Awful Lit. : I can't believe I wasted my time on this... | | 443 | frdiamond, Monday 6:16am |
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| 50 Book Challenge : Theresa's 2008 challenge | | 31 | theresak1975, October 3 |
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| 50 Book Challenge : RedBowlingBallRuth - reading challenge '08! =) | | 78 | RedBowlingBallRuth, October 3 |
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| 50 Book Challenge : lawgrrl07 is in for 2008! | | 14 | lawgrrl07, October 2 |
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The Great Gatsby
Scarlet Letter
Crime and Punishment
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Perfume
Hamlet
The Alchemist
No Exit or 1984
Poetry by Wordsworth and Plath
Select fiction by Achebe, Cisneros, Flannery O'Connor, and Joyce
I think it's ... 33) The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho - Another very mythical story from Coelho. I much preferred The Alchemist but I thought this was another inspiring read. It focuses on a young woman named Athena who attempts to find the true nature of herself through mystical experiences. In so ... Finished Alchemist by Peter James - sci-fi/horror novel about genetic engineering and satanism (groan), and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon which i found interesting and have started Let Me Call You Sweetheart by Mary Higgins Clark... 53. Alchemist by Peter James
Sci-fi/horror novel revolving around genetic manipulation and satanism...
Meh... ... which are still relevant today. I tend not to like books which claim to provide answers to our moral dilemmas in life (The Alchemist is on my most hated books list), but this book isn't like that; the writer gently proffers her own musings, which the reader is free to take or leave.
I ... Finished Countdown by Iris Johansen and have started Alchemist by Peter James No, not The Alchemist
'nother quote?
Holding onto the banister, I slowly ascended. Soon the steps gave way to a flat surface and I realized that I had reached the first-floor landing. I felt the marble walls, cold and hostile, and found the reliefs on the oak door and the aluminum ... Oh, just remembered one:
31 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. REALLY didn't like this. At all. Felt like a children's book (to me). Forced myself to get through it, though it was short I found it deeply tedious. No harm done, at least I know not to read any more of his. ... and Border's today did not buy but sure added to my wish list.
Received American Bloomsbury Susan Cheevers The Alchemist and The Magician
Michael Scott in the mail. I am still waiting for Kristin. sigh... ... Paul Coelho, whose name I always mispronouce (Portuguese, I think) and my daughter corrects me, is a good writer and his Alchemist is excellent. And my daughter is a musician, plays the clarinet, though not as much now as she'd like.
I find it interesting how we all choose our online names! ... to visit from Buffalo where he's in grad school, he'll be bringing a whole bunch of books for me to read.
I have read The Alchemist but by Coelho and my daughter has read it in its original language, Spanish, her third language (Portuguese being first).
I am findng it interesting using ... ... by Moacyr Scliar and Max and the Cats by the same author.
In a more populist vein, there is Paulo Coelho: The alchemist and Veronika Decides to Die. I have been busy with exams, finished these two today
36. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
37. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho this week i am reading "Dali and I" an LibraryThing early reviewer book and getting around to the Alchemist and Animal Farm Ah - hang on a minute though! I'm thinking now that maybe it IS Coelho! Let's try the most obvious then - The Alchemist? 31. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Good - today I finished one book I'd been reading, and then finished another in its entirety. Getting back on track now! I finished The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho last night, didn't really care for it although it did have its moments. Too much blah blah and WAY too much 'the Soul of the World'! All in all I didn't really get anything out of it. It was recommended by a colleague of mine who has lost his book-recom ... Just finished The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, which was given to me by a colleague. All in all, I didn't care for it much although it did have it's moments. I thought it was a bit too much blah blah. And if he'd have mentioned 'The Soul of the World' one more time, I think I would have tossed ... ... I already read Rosemary's Baby, but that was so long ago I decided I could give it a reread.
Then a collegue gave me The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho to read. Not something I would have picked up myself, but he thought it would be just right for me. So far not a bad read at all. The Alchemist **
by Paolo Coelho
07/14/08
Gulag Archipelago Vol. 1 ****½
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
07/15/08
"The Overcoat; The Nose; Diary of a Madman"
by Nikolai Gogol
07/15/08
†The Year of Magical Thinking *****
by Joan Didion
07/16/08
The Poisonwood Bible ****
... ... days, since they were huge sellers when they came out in the 70's. These are somewhat in the vein of previously mentioned The Alchemist. Another book I'd recommend is Taming Your Gremlin (Revised Edition) by Richard David Carson. This is more of a self-help book, but it's lighthearted ... EX: The Alchemist, Gulag Archipelago Vol. 1, The Year of Magical Thinking Agreed. And, I'd go as far to say that even The Alchemist is a little superfluous; I can't help feeling that Coelho milks the spiritual guru bit a little too zealously to be considered a 'real' writer.
Then again, I believe one, at least one, of his other works is already on, and in all ... The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - it's a short and sweet little book, but when you get to the end it shows you something fundamental about life and happiness. i completely agree that Raymond Carver and the mists of avalon should be included.
i would also add
the alchemist, the pillars of the earth, and east of eden if it wasn't included. ... Girls Don't Wear Diamonds by Nancy Martin
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Finished The Alchemist and am about to start reading The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. 41) The Alchemist bt Paulo Coelho
I enjoyed this one. I thought it to be beautifully written, with some important lessons, such as alway listen to your heart, follow your own story and that you are the one that controlls your own destiny. It wasn't life altering, as the blurb on the pack ... Finished Diary of a Bad Year this morning, and have just started The Alchemist, which, so far, seems promising. iTunes is offering The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho free until Monday, so I took advantage of that whole free thing and downloaded it. I know some people love it and some people hate it, but I figured I'd take the chance to decide for myself. In the long run, it won't cost me anything but time if I ... Starting 7/10/08 - I'll try to be more diligent this time!
1. The Alchemist
2. Spelling and Society
3. Lavinia
4. The Lathe of Heaven
5. The Philosopher's Apprentice
6. Beneath the Wheel nowadays I am reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
its actually kind of refreshing because lately I have been reading a lot of fiction and now I am reading this knowing that the things happening in this book also happen in real life-our own life too almost daily... ... psyched to the point of being able to go through shelf by shelf and pull books that don't make sense to keep anymore (The Alchemist, Richard Russo, The Virgin Suicides as examples)..... maybe this weekend after tennis..... wish me luck!
When I originally catalogued my books (starti ... I couldn't finish The Alchemist fast enough -- just to be rid of it. I also did not care for On Beauty by Zadie Smith, Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach, and The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier. I had a hard time with The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck because it is by far the most violent ... I was going to read A Clockwork Orange but ended up reading The Alchemist which was normally not something I would have chosen but I liked it even though it was short. Now I think I am going to start on The Island of Dr. Moreau.
#75-The Thirteenth Tale is great! I really liked it! I was going to read A Clockwork Orange but ended up reading The Alchemist which was for 1001 books before you die. Normally not something I would have chosen but I liked it even though it was short. Now I think I am going to start on The Island of Dr. Moreau.
#75-The Thirteenth Tale is ... ... The Fountainhead. Couldn't get into it at all and thought it was terrible. Will not try again.
Paulo Coelho - read The Alchemist and was astonished how wishy-washy it was. Won't read any more of that pseudo philosophy.
Eveline Hasler - I loved the story of Anna Göldin, but I ... ... Men
2. A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
3. Snow
4. The Alchemist
5. Brideshead Revisited
6. Midnight's Children
7. The Maltese Falcon
8. The Autumn of the Patriarch The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho? ... because of who they are about), Jonathan Carroll's books because as disturbing as they can be they always surprise me, The Alchemist for being short, sweet and touching, Roald Dahl for my childhood and his twisted originality, Ray Bradbury for his imagination and humor.. Enders Game, ... The Alchemist by Paul Coelho
The Angel Carver by Rosanne Daryl Thomas
The Bad Popes by E.R. Chamberlin
Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville
The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming ... I'm staying on track on the reading front, and am feeling pretty confident of getting to at least 50 this year.
13. The Alchemist: Paulo Coelho
14. Wonder When You'll Miss Me: Amanda Davis
15. Mister Pip: Lloyd Jones
16. 13 Little Blue Envelopes: Maureen Johnson
... ... (Book 3)
Legacy (Book 4) (8/26/2008)
Extras (Uglies) by Scott Westerfeld
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
XXXXXIf You Dare (The MacCarrick Brothers, Book 1) by Kresley ColeXXXX
XXXXIf You Desire (Book 2)XXXX
If You Deceive (Book 3 ... yup, I think so. I started with the Alchemist which, considering it's sold millions of copies, is where a lot of people started with his work... the Devil and Miss Prym is another good one. He has a simple, parable style - but it's very effective. I loved The Alchemist. It was a quick, light read, but the story was deep and meaningful. It made me want to realize my personal legend...or at least what my purpose is in life!
Its a short tale of a sheppard who travels the country. He has a dream that will change his life, and he begins ... ... ****
7. Japan - {3/5}
~ a. Norwegian Wood ****
~ b. The Wild Geese ****½
~ c. The Master of Go ****
8. Brazil - The Alchemist **
Extra Credit: Speculative Fiction
1. Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami ***
2. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman *½
3. I Am Legend by Richar ... ... in their lives. I will def. have to check out some of Archers other novels sometime.
2008 book total: 17
Started The Alchemist today by Paulo Coelho. So far i'm loving it, and I only have 50 pages left. ...
- 1776by David McCullough (History)
- 1984by George Orwell (Science Fiction)
- THE ALCHEMISTby Paulo Coelho (Religion/Spirituality)
- AM I BLUE?Coming Out From the Silence, edited by Marion Dane Bauer (Short
Stories)
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF ... ... - (seconded!) Alias Grace
Christopher Brookmyre - One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night
Paolo Coelho - The Alchemist (and he's Brazilian!)
Alex Garland - The Beach (wrong touchstone)
Hanif Kureshi - The Budah of Suburbia
Andrey Kurkov - Death and the Pengu ... ... Barbara Kingsolver
02/26/08 Where the red fern grows – Wilson Rawls
02/28/08 Run – Ann Patchett
02/29/08 The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho
... clove and cinnamon already mentioned.
A non-literary bestseller from Brazil is Paulo Coelho, whose biggest work is The Alchemist, for me quite readable. ... by Gregory Maguire
2. Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively
3. The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell *(NF)
4. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
5. Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
6. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
7. Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
8. Chocolat ... ... house. I swear my heart was pounding.
19. Veronika decides to die by Paulo Coelho. Like his other book that I read, The Alchemist, Coelho tells the story of what happens when we abandon our dreams in order to conform to society's standards. He also talks about allowing ourselves to be ... ... had het geluk dat mijn vader en nichtje beide tegelijk jarig zijn en dat het in de boekenweek viel.
Voor mijn vader heb ik De Alchemist van Paulo Coelho als luisterboek gekocht, omdat hij binnenkort naar Amerika en dan op z'n gemak in het vliegtuig kan genieten.
Voor mijn nichtje heb ik Sp ... 15. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Great book. Though its fiction, it finds a way to encourage you to follow your dreams, regardless of the challenges that this quest may entail. I loved it cause it was such an upbeat and positive read that offers so much hope and encouragement to anyone who has ... ... than that, I'm currently working on
a. Ha Jin's Waiting
b. Murakami's Kafka on the Shore
c. Coelho's The Alchemist
d. and I might pick The Known World back up one of these days I'll receive my Kindle tomorrow (3/12) and have pre-ordered The Alchemist and Portrait of a Lady. ...
Assigned category: (3) Books first published prior to 1950 (1/8)
Could have been categorised as: (1) 1001 Books...
13. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Assigned category: (7) Authors born in countries where English is not the primary language (2/8)
Could have been categorised as: (2) Auth ... Being stuck at home sick with the flu is certainly helping me get through the books...
finished The Alchemist today. ... Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
4. Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry
5. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
6. Saturday by Ian McEwan
7. A Passage to India by E. M. Forster
8. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Morten ... ... wife has read and likes quite a bit.
The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
One book listed I've read, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, is not one that I would select to follow Yann Martel, but it is a good book anyway.
My wife also suggests Chosen by a Horse by ... ... Hosseini *
3. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez *
4. Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry *
5. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
6. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel *
7. A Passage to India by E. M. Forster
8. Sparrow: A Novel by Giovanni Verg ... and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
3. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
4. The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
5. On God: An Uncommon Conversation by Norman Mailer
6. The Red Room by Nicci French
7. The Wit ... I have decided to do a page count as well so here goes:
1. Ahab's Wife 704
2. The Alchemist 208
3. The Other Boleyn Girl 672
4. The Boleyn Inheritance 544
5. The Constant Princess 416
6. Mary Mrs. A. Lincoln 636
What to read now? tellgee - I felt the same way did about The Alchemist came to me highly recommended by a few people and I struggled through it. I couldn't understand what all the hype was about it. To each their own, right?
Glad to know though that I'm not alone. People often look at me funny when I say that ... ... from White teeth. Ive been reading it for over a week and am only half way through. So, I am going to read and finish The alchemist and then finish White teeth. I am enjoying white teeth, it is just taking a long time to read. ... that have really struck a cord with me and influenced me.
Books......well, the most wonderful book I have read was The Alchemist and I think I put this on every blog I belong to on LT. I can't believe I only read it for the first time a few months ago. This was an excellent book! It was ... #51 whitewavedarling, that was really interesting background info about The Alchemist. Thanks! Well, I'll add my voice to the chorus of people who loved The Road by McCarthy, but I have to add a note about The Alchemist too--I read this the summer before I started college. Our University sent copies to all incoming freshmen as our first assignment to sort of unify the campus. I read ... *****The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho ******
This by far was the best book I read in 2007.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy was also excellent. But everyone in my family got a copy of The Alchemist for Christmas! I am so happy that someone felt the same about The Alchemist, it was painful! Didn't mean to change the topic! I can't pinpoint why but I actually really liked the book The Alchemist. I think it was just one of those books that I was reading at a time where I really needed some soul-searching and path finding. I haven't read anything else by him though.
The next person would say that they've been ... ... Hmm, girly books all.
Then I read some that people just kept telling me I "ought' to read. (BTW, I hate that!) Read The Alchemist, The Last Unicorn and A Wizard of Earthsea. Maybe this year I can just read what I want! That's me! Actually, an embarassment of riches - three Bookmooch books (The Alchemist, The Keep, and Tithe) and a DVD box set (Horatio Hornblower). Plus two packages for my roommate, two Netflix discs and a whole stack of other mail... I could barely hold everything and fumble with my ... Huh, I really liked The Alchemist, but I listened to it as an audio book and the reader was very good, so maybe that had something to do with it...plus the fact that I'm really not at all hard to please when it comes to fiction :) Teelgee, I think The Alchemist is just perfect for some people (especially young people), but I agree with your take on it (as I agree with you on most books)! Did you notice that we have the same favorite novel? ... I loved Moon Tiger and found that Case Histories rallied at the end despite a bad patch. A friend of mine once reviewed The Alchemist by saying that she would rather "chew on a piece of cow dung" than finish it. 56-58> I, too, was one who was really unimpressed by The Alchemist, so I'm intrigued by what Joycepa has to say - maybe someone will re-translate it sometime and I might enjoy it then!
This week, I'm reading Annapurna, first conquest of an 8000 metre peak by Maurice Herzog, the ... ... my other was a victim of the downtime.
I love Coehlo's books--BUT his original language is Portuguese. I think that The Alchemist suffered in translation. Coelho wrote the book in literary Portuguese, and in that form--and the format used--it comes out far more a prose poem of a dream ... ... keep my eyes open at HPB for the series you mention as well.
>56 teelgee You're not alone in your feelings about The Alchemist - I agree very much, and I know a number of others who do as well. It seems to be one of those books that you either really dig, or else are really ... ... src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0722532938.01._SX140_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg">
4. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I struggled to finish this highly overrated little novel. It was so repetetive and just not very interesting. Simple and sweet, yes, ... I'm in southern Spain, in the region of Adalusia with The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. But it looks like I'm going to end up in Egypt again! I'm finishing up Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively tonight, then will probably move on to Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist. Still waiting for my Early Review book, Firefly Lane before I delve into anything bigger i.e. Anna Karenina.
Uh, what's up with touchstones tonight? They're ... ... at Goodwill I can't stay away! I brought home nine more today, most of which have been on my TBR list for awhile:
The Alchemist -- Paul Cohelo
Tipping the Velvet -- Sarah Waters
The Night Watch -- Sarah Waters
March -- Geraldine Brooks
The Girl with the Pearl ... I finished The Alchemist. What a beautiful, amazing book. I've decided to move on to a poetry book I got for Christmas, The Trouble with Poetry by Billy Collins. ... I used A Fine Balance for India, but Rohinton Mistry is now Canadian. I checked off Brazil because I read Coelho's The Alchemist, but I don't feel like that book enriched my understanding of Brazilian literature, and it didn't have anything to do with Brazil. And where do I put The Pla ... I hope those of you reading Atonement find it as beautiful as I did...I should reread it soon.
I am still reading The Alchemist which I'm finding quite lovely so far. I picked up four new books yesterday with a gift card I got for Christmas, so I am very excited. I think next I'll read The ... I finished The Notebook. Basically book candy...sweet but not fulfilling.
I picked up The Alchemist which I've been meaning to read for awhile. I was reorganizing my bookshelves last night and decided that would be next. ... my reading is behind. But there are a couple books I'm trying to wrap up before the end of the year.
I'm almost done with The Alchemist and Swapping lives and I'm still reading Interpreter of Maladies.
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