The Alchemist

by Paulo Coelho

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Title	The Alchemist
Author	Paulo Coelho
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Tags	faith, life lessons, life, journey, desert, on loan
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Your review	Enjoyable, but not captivating. Even though I read the book twice in less than six months, it is not one I would recommend. I felt the storytelling and character development were too simplistic for what I assume to be an older audience (unlike the Harry Potter series which is not only written for a younger audience, but also has both a magical escapist quality and emotional complexity to the characters which appeal in different ways to different age groups). However, woven throughout the story are a few gems...observations of humanness that are insightful, provocative. Most compelling was the story of Narcissus as told in the prologue, and the lake that wept for him, for "each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected."
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Publication	HarperCollins (2006), Edition: Reissue, Paperback, 208 pages
Publication date	2006
ISBN	0061122416 / 9780061122415
LC classification 1	PQ9698.13.O3546 A4513
Dewey	869.342
Subjects	Alchemists › Fiction Alchemy › Fiction Andalusia (Spain) › Fiction Dreams › Fiction Fables Self-realization › Fiction Shepherds › Andalusia › Fiction Shepherds › Spain › Andalusia › Fiction Travelers › Fiction Young men › Andalusia › Fiction Young men › Spain › Andalusia › Fiction
Primary language eng	English
Secondary language	(blank)
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Date finished	2008-04-19
Summary 1	The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (2006)
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Number of copies	1
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