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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
it was an interesting premise, but somehow the book felt very dull and unmemorable.
This book found me just when I needed it.
I lack the words to articulate my gratitude for this book, so I'll share my favourite quote and leave it to be found by others who might be in pain and mourning the loss of loved ones and need to read these words as much as I did:
“You once told me that the Lord is everywhere, and I believed you. You said that souls don’t go to the top of the Fifth Mountain, and I also believed what you said. But you didn’t explain where they go.
This is the oath: you two will not weep for me, and each will take care of the other until the Lord allows each of you to follow his path. From this moment on, my soul will become one with all I have known on this earth: I am the valley, the mountains that surround it, the city, the people walking in its streets. I am its wounded and its beggars, its soldiers, its priests, its merchants, its nobles. I am the ground that they tread, and the well that slakes each one’s thirst.
Don’t weep for me, for there is no reason to be sad. From this moment on, I am Akbar, and the city is beautiful.”
- Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain.
I lack the words to articulate my gratitude for this book, so I'll share my favourite quote and leave it to be found by others who might be in pain and mourning the loss of loved ones and need to read these words as much as I did:
“You once told me that the Lord is everywhere, and I believed you. You said that souls don’t go to the top of the Fifth Mountain, and I also believed what you said. But you didn’t explain where they go.
This is the oath: you two will not weep for me, and each will take care of the other until the Lord allows each of you to follow his path. From this moment on, my soul will become one with all I have known on this earth: I am the valley, the mountains that surround it, the city, the people walking in its streets. I am its wounded and its beggars, its soldiers, its priests, its merchants, its nobles. I am the ground that they tread, and the well that slakes each one’s thirst.
Don’t weep for me, for there is no reason to be sad. From this moment on, I am Akbar, and the city is beautiful.”
- Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain.
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was excited to read this book but it disappointed me. The character feels flat and the writing didn't intrests me. It's a historical fiction but it more sounds like a boring history textbook. I guess this one's not for me.
J'ai pas aimé perso mais je respecte cest pour ca que je met 3
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The biblical story of Elijah and how he rebuilds a city far away from his homeland. Together with the Assyrian invasion, the love Elijah finds in a lonely widow and her adamant son who strives to rebuild the city for his mother, 'The Fifth Mountain' makes a decent read.
This book was more than just a fictional account of a period of Elijah's life that we know little about. Woven into this story is a Coehlo-typical positive and life-challenging message, this time one about what we do when faced with the unavoidable, when tragedy strikes and we must choose to move forward or forever be mired in the past.
I enjoyed his treatment of Elijah, of a prophet whose life we only know sparse events of, while staying true to the man we know him to be from the Bible. A good read overall, leaving me plenty to mull over in its wake.
I enjoyed his treatment of Elijah, of a prophet whose life we only know sparse events of, while staying true to the man we know him to be from the Bible. A good read overall, leaving me plenty to mull over in its wake.
Ciertamente Coelho no es uno de mis escritores favoritos, y al comenzar este libro quise quitarme cualquier prejuicio existente y abarcarlo por lo que era: un libro. Sin embargo, puedo decir que la decepción fue tremenda.
La manera en la que está escrito no llama mucho la atención, parece hasta desordenado y con mucho relleno; su argumento no tiene una estructura completa, y en vez de ir desarrollando los puntos a su debido tiempo para darle una respuesta contundente a cada enigma, fueron más bien pequeñas Epifanías sin algún orden aparente.
No quedo totalmente insatisfecha con el libro, tiene algunos puntos buenos que merecen su propio análisis, sin embargo, tampoco está entre mis favoritos o lecturas que me pudieron dar placer al leerlas.
La manera en la que está escrito no llama mucho la atención, parece hasta desordenado y con mucho relleno; su argumento no tiene una estructura completa, y en vez de ir desarrollando los puntos a su debido tiempo para darle una respuesta contundente a cada enigma, fueron más bien pequeñas Epifanías sin algún orden aparente.
No quedo totalmente insatisfecha con el libro, tiene algunos puntos buenos que merecen su propio análisis, sin embargo, tampoco está entre mis favoritos o lecturas que me pudieron dar placer al leerlas.
Naja...
Schon das zweite Buch von Coelho in kurzer Zeit, bei dem ich mich frage, was er mir sagen will.
Hier haben wir seine Interpretation der biblischen Geschichte um den Propheten Elia.
Es stecken schon einige interessante Aussagen drin und zeigt auf wie verblendet Menschen sein können aber es regt mich nicht unbedingt zum Nachdenken an.
Ich mag Coelhos philosophischen Stil eigentlich, hier konnte er mich aber nicht wirklich überzeugen.
Interessant aber man muss es nicht gelesen haben.
Schon das zweite Buch von Coelho in kurzer Zeit, bei dem ich mich frage, was er mir sagen will.
Hier haben wir seine Interpretation der biblischen Geschichte um den Propheten Elia.
Es stecken schon einige interessante Aussagen drin und zeigt auf wie verblendet Menschen sein können aber es regt mich nicht unbedingt zum Nachdenken an.
Ich mag Coelhos philosophischen Stil eigentlich, hier konnte er mich aber nicht wirklich überzeugen.
Interessant aber man muss es nicht gelesen haben.