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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
This book. The way he expresses the beauty of love is amazing. I dint really like the end.... like with she being pregnant and stuff.....but otherwise...perfectly philosophical. lovely.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Did not actually finish this book. A total waste of time. DO NOT READ IT!!
Jag tror att det krävs ett visst tankesätt eller en viss känsla för att kunna ta till sig Paulo Coelhos böcker. För tillfället har jag varken tankesättet eller känslan. Det var otroligt svårt att ta sig igenom den här boken.
Hela recensionen hittar ni här - ElzasBokhylla
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To me, I struggled so much finishing this book, the events are so slow, kind of boring, and I didn’t like the ending so much. I didn’t understand the “amazing” journey that has changed Esther’s husband.
The lessons learned from this book are so little compared to how long it is.
One more thing i really didn’t like was the weird concepts of relationships in that book.
The relationship of Esther’s husband with other women, especially with Marie until the very last moment he sets off on his journey to find Esther.
I’m so glad I finally finished that book, and won’t be forced again to read it just to know the ending, which to me was not that worth it.
The lessons learned from this book are so little compared to how long it is.
One more thing i really didn’t like was the weird concepts of relationships in that book.
The relationship of Esther’s husband with other women, especially with Marie until the very last moment he sets off on his journey to find Esther.
I’m so glad I finally finished that book, and won’t be forced again to read it just to know the ending, which to me was not that worth it.
The Zahir. When I picked this book up, I thought it must be the name of the villain or of some place. I am sure people like me would have started this book thinking the same. I dont think revealing what the Zahir means here would be fair. So I won’t.
Talking about the story first. Our protagonist is a writer whose name is not mentioned anywhere (just like the concept of The Zahir) and his wife Esther is a war representative. They are currently living in Paris, France. Their relationship is beyond my understanding. They love each other and some other people (at the same time) too. Everything is going good between them. Esther helps out our protagonist become a writer and supports him but soon after he becomes a famous writer, the relationship between them changes (according to Esther). She feels lost and unwanted so one day she disappears. Now the author feels detached and left alone and want her back.
This is the story. Nothing extraordinary. But I can bet that if you start reading this book you won’t be able to put it down. The way Paulo Coelho has written it is mesmerising. No wonder he is so loved all around the world. And the story seemed interesting till some point too. I literally thought it is some psychological thriller when Esther went missing. Some part of me wanted the protagonist to go and solve some mystery and find her but to my surprise (or shock) it majorly focused on human emotions and realisations.
Story that started as a mystery comes to an end as a story of love (?) , obsession and realisations.
There were characters, if had given more exposure, the story could have been different. Like there was a character of a film actress dating the writer while Esther was gone, is just there for a few conversations. No role to play. Just to talk. (???) The character of Mikhail played an important role here. He plays a role of a person Esther is having (kind of) an affair with. His character gets too much of importance through out the story, is left by the end. The character of Esther herself isn’t exposed much with an excuse of the story focusing more on pilgrimage (??) of the protagonist to love and loss and of his feelings change and how he discovers not only Esther, the love (??) of his life but himself.
What I am trying to tell here is, you don’t really need a story of pilgrimage and realisation to be this long. If you are reading a book, you expect much more than just realisations from it.
To me the story somewhere became vague and lengthy. Many characters left way too early when I was expecting them to do something that would give an unexpected turn to the story. So many characters came with absolutely no role to play.
Summing it all up. I did love the story telling but the story itself was lacking a touch of excitement for me. The end was sudden and lame. Characters were too dramatic.
It’s not a book that you shouldn’t read. According to me Paulo Coelho deserves to be read for what he conveys through some parts of the story he tells. But don’t keep your hopes high.
Talking about the story first. Our protagonist is a writer whose name is not mentioned anywhere (just like the concept of The Zahir) and his wife Esther is a war representative. They are currently living in Paris, France. Their relationship is beyond my understanding. They love each other and some other people (at the same time) too. Everything is going good between them. Esther helps out our protagonist become a writer and supports him but soon after he becomes a famous writer, the relationship between them changes (according to Esther). She feels lost and unwanted so one day she disappears. Now the author feels detached and left alone and want her back.
This is the story. Nothing extraordinary. But I can bet that if you start reading this book you won’t be able to put it down. The way Paulo Coelho has written it is mesmerising. No wonder he is so loved all around the world. And the story seemed interesting till some point too. I literally thought it is some psychological thriller when Esther went missing. Some part of me wanted the protagonist to go and solve some mystery and find her but to my surprise (or shock) it majorly focused on human emotions and realisations.
Story that started as a mystery comes to an end as a story of love (?) , obsession and realisations.
There were characters, if had given more exposure, the story could have been different. Like there was a character of a film actress dating the writer while Esther was gone, is just there for a few conversations. No role to play. Just to talk. (???) The character of Mikhail played an important role here. He plays a role of a person Esther is having (kind of) an affair with. His character gets too much of importance through out the story, is left by the end. The character of Esther herself isn’t exposed much with an excuse of the story focusing more on pilgrimage (??) of the protagonist to love and loss and of his feelings change and how he discovers not only Esther, the love (??) of his life but himself.
What I am trying to tell here is, you don’t really need a story of pilgrimage and realisation to be this long. If you are reading a book, you expect much more than just realisations from it.
To me the story somewhere became vague and lengthy. Many characters left way too early when I was expecting them to do something that would give an unexpected turn to the story. So many characters came with absolutely no role to play.
Summing it all up. I did love the story telling but the story itself was lacking a touch of excitement for me. The end was sudden and lame. Characters were too dramatic.
It’s not a book that you shouldn’t read. According to me Paulo Coelho deserves to be read for what he conveys through some parts of the story he tells. But don’t keep your hopes high.
I enjoyed reading this book very much to the very last page, I only have a problem with the fact that he was so indifferent about his wife's pregnancy. I mean, don't scold her or anything, she's been gone for long and you just got her back but, aint you the least curious to know whose fucking baby is that?
What matters is leaving in the past those moments in life that are over.
It's a book about finding the essence of freedom, and love. A story of hope, love, pain, and forgiveness. This has helped me in one of the most trying times of my life, and that I'll never forget.
It's a book about finding the essence of freedom, and love. A story of hope, love, pain, and forgiveness. This has helped me in one of the most trying times of my life, and that I'll never forget.
Paulo Coelho’s novels tend to come to me at the right time. And this one, although I didn’t quite enjoy it as much as his other novels, the message in it hits right home. His novels always make up a vehicle for me to make sense some of my own experience. Truly grateful to have read this.