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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-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
There's something to learn from every book. That's what made me finish this book which otherwise could have been a total waste of time. I really really tried my best to get into this book - it is well written - but no matter how hard I tried it just didn't speak to me. For example, I really fail to understand the logic or perhaps just the moral and ethical issues behind the idea of "true love" as presented in Zahir. How can a man talk about a woman as his true love without which he can't live and at the same time live with another woman? Doesn't faithfulness and love walk hand in hand? Obviously it doesn't - in Coelho's world. And if his wife was just an obsession then why confuse it with love? Anyway, this book never grabbed me and I probably won't read anything else from Coelho; the world is full of wonderful books!
And what did I learn? Well, the concept of Zahir was new to me as was the sad history of Kazakstan. Learning facts like these made it worthwhile to spend some of my vacation reading this book.
And what did I learn? Well, the concept of Zahir was new to me as was the sad history of Kazakstan. Learning facts like these made it worthwhile to spend some of my vacation reading this book.
i usually enjoy Paul Coehlo's books but this is the least interesting one I have read. Is it auto-biographical to some extent - I don't know
adventurous
challenging
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
It is one the most amazing book I ever read. I read it twice and both time it changed my opinion about life, love, freedom, marriage, men, women… To be frank… this book shows how important freedom and calmness is. Every time i read this book, i want be free, single, live on this time. Freedom is one of best thing in life. Being together with someone doesn`t mean you must lose your freedom!!! we all are like railway tracks… close, but never not too close… we all live our own life.
Ya al final como que me impuse a la tortura. El contenido esta interesante para alguien que no se detiene a pensar del todo.
This book was a lot to swallow and ponder.
I think I will be meditating on it for some time to come.
I think I will be meditating on it for some time to come.
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As hard as I tried, I just didn't *get* this book. It was lent to me with the explanation that it takes a while to get into. I kept reading because I was waiting to get into it but I never did. Maybe I'm not spiritual enough, but I found the whole thing quite preachy, I was waiting for the twist that would bring it back to reality but it never came.