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book review: the alchemist

5th-aug-2008 - posted by dtra

ok, second book review for tonight (and ever), i just finished reading this book by paulo coelho that was recommended to me by my brother. it's a very famous book and story, so i'm not going to go into all the details, that's what wikipedia is for. i looked at it on wikipedia and thought i can't be stuffed, then on a particularly boring day, i decided to buy it. amazon amazingly predicted a delivery date of 4th august when i ordered it in late june, it actually arrived within a couple of weeks.

it's basically a story about a young man that wants to travel and follow his dreams. his journey takes him far from home, and he learns many things from people he meets and experiences he has with the world. there are religious connotations, but i think you can construe them however you want. it's got more to do with psychology and personal well-being than anything. i actually read some things about psychology before i read this book, and they basically said the same things regarding doing what you want and achieving what you want.

one other note i found amusing was that there is a reference to falling over seven times, and getting up eight times (that part is in his introduction of the 10th anniversary edition), which is the same slogan that d-wade had for his converse ad campaign a couple years ago, if you think about, it doesn't really make sense .

ok, so the book, it's an inspiring blah, blah, blah, seriously it's a good story, and i can certainly take away a lot of things from it, those are personal so i won't share them. now i just have to find another book, maybe i should join a book club , not. in conclusion, good book, good read, very worthwhile, and it's even pretty short at only ~170 pages.

pic stolen from amazon.