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breadandmushrooms's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
crimejunkie21's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-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
3.5
itashi's review against another edition
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
potophannah's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
apooler's review against another edition
3.0
I will be brief. This was my first experience with Paulo Coelho and i expected more (I'll try his other books). I found the setting of the story (Cannes film festival) very interesting, the interior monologue for each character was very well done, but I found the constant jabs of women in that industry being completely self absorbed and materialistic quite tiresome. The ending was also a little lackluster, in my opinion.
All in all, i devaured the book because it was easy to read and entertaining, but some parts where a bit repetitive and the ending too open (we never know what happens to police officer Savoy, for example!!).
All in all, i devaured the book because it was easy to read and entertaining, but some parts where a bit repetitive and the ending too open (we never know what happens to police officer Savoy, for example!!).
npc_55's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the writing! There were a few parts I did not like,but other than that it was alright
girl_in_glasses's review against another edition
3.0
After having read many mixed reviews of this book, I went into my reading of it a bit skeptically. Which is something I don't prefer to do with Paulo Coelho's novels. However, as it turns out, I found "The Winner Stands Alone" to be quite compelling and a bit thought-provoking. It's certainly not in the same category as some of Coelho's other novels, but yes, this novel was indeed enjoyable. I certainly will need to revisit it again after thinking the topic of "desire" a little more.