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The Witch of Portobello
by Paulo Coelho
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho is not my typical read, but I managed to binge through it and thoroughly enjoy it.
I like stepping outside of my comfort zone when I read, which often leads me to picking out really "odd" books that I would never touch. The Witch of Portobello was one of them. I read the synopsis and thought... Yeah, not my kind of book, but it sounds VERY intriguing. I decided to grab it and I don't regret it at all. This book moved fast enough and was all over the map, and had me really engaged and curious about where it was going. The mysterious story but contemporary tale was such a refreshing read for me, and I'm glad I read it.
Am I jumping over the moon about this book? No, because it's not my normal read. But it's such a fluid piece of art that I can smile and say it was a great book. I really have no idea how this book worked so well, when it was all about a woman having the courage to be herself. Our lead, Athena, becomes enlightened to be the form of a female deity. Yet, this book isn't fantasy at all but at the same time is... It's such a marvelously odd but delightful book. I needed a female empowerment book that wasn't as in your face like the Barbie movie is (which, by the way, is an AMAZING movie and that's not a shot at it at all - I love that movie).
Overall, this is a book focused on self-reflection and is beautiful. I loved it.
Four out of five stars.
I like stepping outside of my comfort zone when I read, which often leads me to picking out really "odd" books that I would never touch. The Witch of Portobello was one of them. I read the synopsis and thought... Yeah, not my kind of book, but it sounds VERY intriguing. I decided to grab it and I don't regret it at all. This book moved fast enough and was all over the map, and had me really engaged and curious about where it was going. The mysterious story but contemporary tale was such a refreshing read for me, and I'm glad I read it.
Am I jumping over the moon about this book? No, because it's not my normal read. But it's such a fluid piece of art that I can smile and say it was a great book. I really have no idea how this book worked so well, when it was all about a woman having the courage to be herself. Our lead, Athena, becomes enlightened to be the form of a female deity. Yet, this book isn't fantasy at all but at the same time is... It's such a marvelously odd but delightful book. I needed a female empowerment book that wasn't as in your face like the Barbie movie is (which, by the way, is an AMAZING movie and that's not a shot at it at all - I love that movie).
Overall, this is a book focused on self-reflection and is beautiful. I loved it.
Four out of five stars.