A review by jedore
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

5.0

I'll definitely be writing a blog on this one! This is a profoundly simple fable about one's spiritual path in life. It follows a teenage boy on his spiritual journey to fulfill his purpose in life...despite four obstacles. First, our upbringing that has usually taught us that our life dreams are impossible; second, our sense of obligation to those we love; third, our fear of challenges, failures and hurdles; and, fourth, our fear of actually accomplishing our dream. I just happened to read this book on a day where I needed to hear every word of wisdom...and, there were MANY.