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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-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
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Ok, não gostei do livro. A história é deveras aborrecida , a premissa e os episódios descritos parecem super aleatórios , não havendo um fio condutor tão nítido .Notam-se contornos autobiográficos de Paulo Coelho, trechos de várias viagens que ele teve e mesmo de livros que escreveu .
O problema não está no estilo do livro. Eu gosto de livros de auto-ajuda . Adorei “O monge que vendeu um Ferrari” de Robin Sharma e acho que “Alquimista “ do próprio Paulo Coelho é uma obra que , não sendo muito genial , tem uma mensagem muito linda e que nos acompanha .Ainda hoje procuro ir atrás da minha Lenda Pessoal. Mas este livro está um pouco mal construído . Não gostei.
Arrastei a leitura porque senti que tinha que ir ao fim e porque me emprestaram o livro . No entanto , nem tudo está perdido . Aprendi que , de facto , vemo -nos refletidos nos outros e que , a dada altura das nossas vidas, acomodamo-nos demasiado . Por fim, para receber o amor, não o podemos controlar , devendo encontrar a nós próprios em primeiro lugar. Sempre.
O problema não está no estilo do livro. Eu gosto de livros de auto-ajuda . Adorei “O monge que vendeu um Ferrari” de Robin Sharma e acho que “Alquimista “ do próprio Paulo Coelho é uma obra que , não sendo muito genial , tem uma mensagem muito linda e que nos acompanha .Ainda hoje procuro ir atrás da minha Lenda Pessoal. Mas este livro está um pouco mal construído . Não gostei.
Arrastei a leitura porque senti que tinha que ir ao fim e porque me emprestaram o livro . No entanto , nem tudo está perdido . Aprendi que , de facto , vemo -nos refletidos nos outros e que , a dada altura das nossas vidas, acomodamo-nos demasiado . Por fim, para receber o amor, não o podemos controlar , devendo encontrar a nós próprios em primeiro lugar. Sempre.
i loved this book, the way the message is portrayed touched me. i could see myself in parts of this book..... But the ending left much to be desired.
2,5 estrelas
Ao contrário do livro Na margem do rio Piedra eu sentei e chorei, tenho de admitir que foi um sacrifício para acabar este livro. No inicio, fiquei bastante curiosa sobre a jornada que a personagem iria passar para puder chegar ao reencontro da sua esposa, no entanto, esta história foi perdendo o interesse e demorei muito mais tempo a acabá-lo.
Esperava algo mais do livro do que o seu conteúdo o que me fez atribuir 2,5 estrelas, mas não arredondo por excesso.
Ao contrário do livro Na margem do rio Piedra eu sentei e chorei, tenho de admitir que foi um sacrifício para acabar este livro. No inicio, fiquei bastante curiosa sobre a jornada que a personagem iria passar para puder chegar ao reencontro da sua esposa, no entanto, esta história foi perdendo o interesse e demorei muito mais tempo a acabá-lo.
Esperava algo mais do livro do que o seu conteúdo o que me fez atribuir 2,5 estrelas, mas não arredondo por excesso.
I give up.
In an attempt to be philosophical, the book becomes dull. Also needlessly lengthy.
In an attempt to be philosophical, the book becomes dull. Also needlessly lengthy.
As I have said in other reviews of Coelho's books...I am a big fan of Paulo Coelho's work. I can say that he is my favorite author.
I remember reading The Valkyries being so touched by it that I bought it for friends to share. Many of his titles are a part of my permanent library.
Okay so all that say I was a little disappointed by The Zahir. I read somewhere that Coelho puts himself into many of his books....where he tells tales from his life just retold in a magical story that transforms the way we look at the world. So with that in mind I read The Zahir...it actually disappointed me. When I read it just as a book to enjoy and maybe get a life lesson from...then it was a better book but still not one that really got to me like his other books. Because I don't believe there is that moment of transformation for any of the main characters which we've come to expect from Coelho's books.
Buy the rest of Coelho's books. Loan them to friends. Keep them in your library so you can read them again and again. But if you really want to read this one, maybe check it out from the public library first. I want all his books in my personal library so I still bought it.
EDIT 9/3/12:
I changed it from 3 stars to 4 stars. I have changed my mind completely about this book. I have found that with Coelho's books I need to read them when the time is right for me. I don't usually understand why I am picking his book up in the moment other than I like his books. But usually what happens it is the book I needed to read that book in that moment. The same happened with The Zahir - I actually was going to reread Eleven Minutes but thought of all the books I have of his I really should give The Zahir another chance and so glad I did. As usual with his books I came away with messages I was needing to hear/read. It touched me just as his other books have and thankful to have this book on my shelves.
I remember reading The Valkyries being so touched by it that I bought it for friends to share. Many of his titles are a part of my permanent library.
Okay so all that say I was a little disappointed by The Zahir. I read somewhere that Coelho puts himself into many of his books....where he tells tales from his life just retold in a magical story that transforms the way we look at the world. So with that in mind I read The Zahir...it actually disappointed me. When I read it just as a book to enjoy and maybe get a life lesson from...then it was a better book but still not one that really got to me like his other books. Because I don't believe there is that moment of transformation for any of the main characters which we've come to expect from Coelho's books.
Buy the rest of Coelho's books. Loan them to friends. Keep them in your library so you can read them again and again. But if you really want to read this one, maybe check it out from the public library first. I want all his books in my personal library so I still bought it.
EDIT 9/3/12:
I changed it from 3 stars to 4 stars. I have changed my mind completely about this book. I have found that with Coelho's books I need to read them when the time is right for me. I don't usually understand why I am picking his book up in the moment other than I like his books. But usually what happens it is the book I needed to read that book in that moment. The same happened with The Zahir - I actually was going to reread Eleven Minutes but thought of all the books I have of his I really should give The Zahir another chance and so glad I did. As usual with his books I came away with messages I was needing to hear/read. It touched me just as his other books have and thankful to have this book on my shelves.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes