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melodyh 's review for:
The Witch of Portobello
by Paulo Coelho
While I enjoyed this book in the sense that it wasn't boring at all, it kept me reading to see what would happen, the whole time I felt distant from the story and the characters. I've rarely cared so little about characters; they felt flat and uninteresting; I didn't get pulled into the book; I didn't walk amongst them. They could all die for all I care.
The writing, that is, the words themselves, flow beautifully, and Coelho's magic translates into the words. But the characters are not magic. It might be the style of the book - Coelho presents the story through the eyes of a handful of characters, and each one's voice was the same in my mind. Is this a translation issue? I don't know. I look forward to reading more of his books to compare.
The writing, that is, the words themselves, flow beautifully, and Coelho's magic translates into the words. But the characters are not magic. It might be the style of the book - Coelho presents the story through the eyes of a handful of characters, and each one's voice was the same in my mind. Is this a translation issue? I don't know. I look forward to reading more of his books to compare.