A review by kaileehaong
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

3.75

When I was a bookseller, I sold tons of copies of this book to various high schoolers/students who were assigned the book. Out of curiosity I finally picked it up. Definitely a novel ripe for English class picking—themes, motifs, character arcs—it really ticks all the boxes of the classic book-to-dissect-in-class. At the end of the day, it is a hopeful story about pursuing your destiny, and it’s not often I read books with “happy” endings, so it was a nice change of pace. A super quick read, finished in one day.