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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
I don't like it when the author starts talking about spirituality; it's the favorite theme of "Coelho" that I respect, but I appreciate it more when he talks about life in general!
I liked some parts of the Zahir and hated others!
I liked some parts of the Zahir and hated others!
The description is misleading, I was expecting something completely different. I do like Coelho's writing so I enjoyed it but not as much as The Alchemist.
it was really sweet and there was nothing bad at all abt it generally. a really good read but at parts not captivating (?) and just generally felt a little plain. and again, i feel so bad for marie like she literally was living with him. just very self centered male narrator that i feel made too big of self work jumps without actually changing how he acted.
Un po' banale. Le riflessioni hanno come destinatario un pubblico più adolescenziale. Un po' troppo romantiche ed irrealistiche. Ho trovato, inoltre, il comportamento di Esther molto infante ed egoista. E' stato tuttavia significativo in quanto mi è stato regalato da una persona a me cara.
O final conseguiu ser ainda pior do que eu estava à espera.
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
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
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
reflective
medium-paced
Veeeel te langdradig en herhalend. Gelezen na Coelho's fantastische boek 'de alchemist' wat dit boek nog slechter liet uitkomen.
I didn't know how to feel about this book for a while, but I kept reading because, as always, I enjoyed Coelho's style. There were a couple messages that I didn't agree with--like the narrator's approach to marriage where people are 'obliged' to stay married instead of really wanting to. Just being like train tracks that must stay the same width apart, and therefore there's no real growth possible. The first-person, vaguely autobiographical way the book is written really threw me for a while too.
But overall, it ended up being very thought-provoking. The concept of the acomadador--Spanish for the point in one's life where they give up their desires and settle for what they have--really stood out for me. While the subtitle is "A Novel of Obsession", it really becomes a story about letting go--of everything, not just the narrator's runaway wife--and how only through that act of release can things that never were in your life before rush in to fill the vaccuum, like new experiences and truer love. (June 2009)
But overall, it ended up being very thought-provoking. The concept of the acomadador--Spanish for the point in one's life where they give up their desires and settle for what they have--really stood out for me. While the subtitle is "A Novel of Obsession", it really becomes a story about letting go--of everything, not just the narrator's runaway wife--and how only through that act of release can things that never were in your life before rush in to fill the vaccuum, like new experiences and truer love. (June 2009)