Reviews

L'Alchimista by Paulo Coelho

thisguyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

Every blessing ignored becomes a curse

They were conversing in Arabic, and the boy was proud of himself for being able to do so. There had been a time when he thought that his sheep could teach him everything he needed to know about the world. But they could’ve never taught him Arabic…All [the sheep] ever do, really, is look for food and water. And maybe it wasn’t that they were teaching me, but that I was learning from them.

Courage is the quality most essential to understanding the language of the world

shanicemwenda's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

3.75

Plot-wise, it's not that spectacular of a book. However, I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy this book.

Despite it being very short, I loved the main character's resolve. This positive, inspiring book is exactly what I need in such dark times.

liezevdl's review against another edition

adventurous reflective

3.75

ingyd4r's review against another edition

3.0

it’s an ok book if you ignore the plot.

karisgrace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

fatimajj23's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

edspillane's review against another edition

5.0

Fantastic book! Just listened to the audiobook read by Jeremy Irons. So many lessons...essentially the journey is the destination and follow your personal journey.

megnavoy's review against another edition

4.0

a nice and quick read, enjoyed it well enough but wasn't amazed or anything

ruthhh_101's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

kmeyer13's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75