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3.5 AVERAGE
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you’ve ever been backpacking or on interrail or some type of long travel with no clear destination, you’ll appreciate this book.
If you’ve ever been on a quest to find yourself, you’ll appreciate this book.
It’s written in true Paulo Coelho style, and it’s all about love, - both for others and for yourself -, about finding yourself, about doing what scares you, about trusting your gut. It’s about life. And it’s wonderful.
If you’ve ever been on a quest to find yourself, you’ll appreciate this book.
It’s written in true Paulo Coelho style, and it’s all about love, - both for others and for yourself -, about finding yourself, about doing what scares you, about trusting your gut. It’s about life. And it’s wonderful.
amazing, life -changing book, takes you through an amazing journey...
Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian novelist, mostly known for writing inspiring and spiritual books. And don't mind but his books are anything but spiritual and inspiring, and if you feel otherwise please don't read this, chances that we might disagree.
So this story is supposed to be an autobiography, but I think it should be a travel blog on some newspaper's weekly edition. Because it's basically about Coelho's journey to Kathmandu in a "Magic Bus" where he goes by singing and dancing on Hare Krishna and sufi dance "Dervish."
Not to be mean or anything but I don't like his stories, like The Alchemist was overrated but I gave him another chance with this one but he continues to be a disappointment. And what's his issues with "spiritual journey", "soul of the universe", "nectar of gods", and "free love" and his love for DRUGS. He honestly writes like he is high on some drugs talking about Sun God, Krishna and Sufisim in a single book.
Dude was like, "here have a joint, also wanna read about naked people in a river by mountainside, read my autobiography." He sounds like that colony wale retire uncle who has zero concept of reality and gives zero fucks about you and tells his Jawaani ke Qisse for the nth time.
Coelho is the textbook defination of anti-nihilist and anti-absurdist, dude finds meaning in literally EVERYTHING. There are mountains, let's make a circle on top of it and dance so that God would see us more clearly. There's fire, let's dance around it in a circle, so that God will remove negativity and empty our hearts. Dude give God a break. There is absolutely no ups and downs, just this stupid talk about finding wisdom in India and realities and more drugs. I sincerely wish he actually for once visit India, he will be tremendously disappointed, like he left Sufisim.
Kindest request don't pick this book even when you have been a fan of Paulo, it is not something out of box, 4 lines from Geeta, 4 lines from Sufisim and tried to explain over the period of 287 pages, this whole book is like Indian roads, full of potholes.
So this story is supposed to be an autobiography, but I think it should be a travel blog on some newspaper's weekly edition. Because it's basically about Coelho's journey to Kathmandu in a "Magic Bus" where he goes by singing and dancing on Hare Krishna and sufi dance "Dervish."
Not to be mean or anything but I don't like his stories, like The Alchemist was overrated but I gave him another chance with this one but he continues to be a disappointment. And what's his issues with "spiritual journey", "soul of the universe", "nectar of gods", and "free love" and his love for DRUGS. He honestly writes like he is high on some drugs talking about Sun God, Krishna and Sufisim in a single book.
Dude was like, "here have a joint, also wanna read about naked people in a river by mountainside, read my autobiography." He sounds like that colony wale retire uncle who has zero concept of reality and gives zero fucks about you and tells his Jawaani ke Qisse for the nth time.
Coelho is the textbook defination of anti-nihilist and anti-absurdist, dude finds meaning in literally EVERYTHING. There are mountains, let's make a circle on top of it and dance so that God would see us more clearly. There's fire, let's dance around it in a circle, so that God will remove negativity and empty our hearts. Dude give God a break. There is absolutely no ups and downs, just this stupid talk about finding wisdom in India and realities and more drugs. I sincerely wish he actually for once visit India, he will be tremendously disappointed, like he left Sufisim.
Kindest request don't pick this book even when you have been a fan of Paulo, it is not something out of box, 4 lines from Geeta, 4 lines from Sufisim and tried to explain over the period of 287 pages, this whole book is like Indian roads, full of potholes.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I love Coehlo’s writing, I think this book is perfect and beautiful. As a spiritual seeker, I find myself within the same realm of revelations as the characters in the book and have the possibility to travel to Nepal next year. It seems like something beyond myself dropped this piece of literature into my life and it filled me with so much joy and meaning. The theme of free love is perfectly encapsulated by the characters even in the brief time we know them, that love is so many things and we are are simply learning the version that is best for ourselves. Hippies are not unwashed drug-users, they are on a journey to enlightenment that only the most courageous and mad people are capable of reaching.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
People strive everyday to find a purpose in life. If you find it, you are finally able to let it go. My whole life I wanted to travel to central asia and the middle east, and this book made me realize I will do so. One more thing on my bucket list.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Great book as always from our beloved author Paulo Coelho! I reccomend it with all my heart and soul and would read it again!!
The journeys that put our protagonist, Paulo, in trying hypostases really showed a reader that had his eyes wide open for detail the way of thinking of the author; which was truly inspiring given the fact that the book really takes us on quite a ride. :)
Again, if you came here, in the review section, to find out if this book was worth reading- I simply cannot gather my ideas in my attempt to convince you to give it a try. just do it, and you will certainly not regret it!
with the highest regards,
Elizabeth M.
The journeys that put our protagonist, Paulo, in trying hypostases really showed a reader that had his eyes wide open for detail the way of thinking of the author; which was truly inspiring given the fact that the book really takes us on quite a ride. :)
Again, if you came here, in the review section, to find out if this book was worth reading- I simply cannot gather my ideas in my attempt to convince you to give it a try. just do it, and you will certainly not regret it!
with the highest regards,
Elizabeth M.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-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:
Complicated