Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

37 reviews

avenclov's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, and Racism

Minor: War

thmei's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

i want to teach a class on how bad this book is

it’s like reading the bible with far far worse writing, a poorly handled plot, awful, flat characters, and ten times the amount of fallacies. i may not be christian but damn at least the bible is a good read with some banger quotes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

don’t exactly know how to tag this but there were several parts that had that air of the kind of spiritual person who believes poor people would stop being poor if they just wanted to hard enough, ppl with cancer would stop having cancer if they stopped thinking negatively, etc and it left a really bad taste in my mouth (for reference i am spiritual and have no qualms with manifestation but this is an extreme that i believe is harmful and small-minded and unnervingly prevalent in self-help like the alchemist)

libraryfrog's review against another edition

2.5

Well, this book felt like a waste of time… I can kind of see how some people might really like it, like in the way some people really like pop psychology self help books? But it felt uncomfortably racist and sexist to me and the plot was pretty boring and every other sentence sounds like someone trying to be profound and failing to say anything original at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexism

poirot's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol, War, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and War

Minor: Animal death and Violence

e_mm_2's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.0

I liked the messages Coelho tried to convey, but overall the story wasn't really interesting to me. I only had two or three instances where I was interested in the story and actually reflecting on what was written. Also why the racial slurs? They could've been left out...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death and Violence

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

After seeing this book pop up multiple times in a short period of time, I decided to give it a try, as I needed a short book to read, one that I could finish before a book list reading challenge started at my library on September 01st. 

It was difficult to follow, and the main characters having no names did not help matters. The boy isn't a particularly lovable main character, and he's naive enough that it stops being a good thing and becomes a slog. For such a short book with so much travel, nothing really happens. The boy learns a lot of things, but I felt like I was missing half of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Religious bigotry, Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Violence, War, and Sexism

callmebella's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

adventurous reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Death, Alcohol, and Drug use

draconia's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racism, and War

Minor: Violence