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50 Book Challenge : AquariusNat's 50 Book List		99	AquariusNat, Ontem 9:09pm
The Green Dragon : Whatcha reading in December?		106	WillSteed, Ontem 6:27pm
50 Book Challenge : tapestry100's books in 2009		188	AMQS, Ontem 2:12pm
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : missylc's 75 Book Challenge for 2009		243	missylc, Ontem 10:46am
50 Book Challenge : bonniebook's Best of Your Best, 2009		349	bonniebooks, Ontem 9:14am
50 Book Challenge : On the way to 50		267	Rebeki, Ontem 4:28am
50 Book Challenge : rebelaessedai's 2009 challenge		10	rebelaessedai, Terça-feira 10:53pm
100 Books Challenge for 2009 : Berly's 2nd Thread, Aiming for 100 in 2009		157	womansheart, Terça-feira 9:07pm
50 Book Challenge : lbradf joining the group to see if I can do it		91	spacepotatoes, Terça-feira 8:30pm
999 Challenge : Ivy's 999 Addendum		84	ivyd, Terça-feira 2:15pm
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Tutu's New Thread		265	sjmccreary, Terça-feira 12:05pm
25 Books in 2009 : Bobbob's 25 books in 2009		16	Bobbobthebob, Terça-feira 11:42am
Awful Lit. : I can't believe I wasted my time on this...		466	read-a-lots2, Segunda-feira 12:48pm
Reading Globally : Around the world in 192 books - Depressaholic's Challenge Part 2		148	depressaholic, Segunda-feira 9:11am
999 Challenge : LittleTaiko's		93	LittleTaiko, Domingo 6:39pm
1010 Category Challenge : susiesharp's 1010 Challenge		29	susiesharp, Domingo 8:49am
50 Book Challenge : Kathleen's		33	KathleenMunden, Domingo 1:40am
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : jbeast 75 book challenge		335	arubabookwoman, Dezembro 16
Reading Globally : Bookoholic13' World Tour		47	bookoholic13, Dezembro 15
Seattleites : Third Place Thingers Book Group... 2010!!		30	janoorani24, Dezembro 15
50 Book Challenge : myquillisquick tests her sanity		105	myquillisquick, Dezembro 15
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : bookaholicgirl's 2009 challenge		102	bookaholicgirl, Dezembro 14
Book talk : High School English Literature reading suggestions		24	MissWoodhouse1816, Dezembro 12
Geeks who love the Classics : Which contemporary books will/should become classics?		34	nymith, Dezembro 12
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : The Kitchen, thread #6		301	richardderus, Dezembro 12
What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Have You STOPPED Reading?		234	xicanti, Dezembro 11
50 Book Challenge : Pretear's 2009		59	Pretear, Dezembro 9
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : mrstreme's 75+ in '09		219	alcottacre, Dezembro 7
What Are You Reading Now? : 2009 WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?		188	thanuj2409, Dezembro 6
Seattleites : Third Place Thingers Book Club		208	maggie1944, Dezembro 6
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : ajm490's 75 book challenge		28	ajm490, Dezembro 4
50 Book Challenge : Leeny182 - 2009		32	Leeny182, Dezembro 4
50 Book Challenge : Mark's (MSF59) Part 2		299	msf59, Dezembro 1
Awful Lit. : Awful Classics?		558	chapterofaccidents, Novembro 27
Le Salon Litteraire du Peuple pour le Peuple : Your personal top 10 all time favorites list(s)		296	tomcatMurr, Novembro 22
999 Challenge : djay's		65	avatiakh, Novembro 12
I want to read that! : Jolene's List		39	jolucia_108, Novembro 12
50 Book Challenge : Rich's 50 for 2009		9	mookie86, Novembro 9
20-Something LibraryThingers : What's your favorite book in your library?		121	dancingstarfish, Novembro 8
Wicca : 1001 Books for Pagans		18	beatles1964, Novembro 3
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Book Challenge 2009: Bridget770's List		129	alcottacre, Novembro 2
Books that made me think : Message Board		143	shanglee, Outubro 25
Books that made me think : Paulo Coelho		4	shanglee, Outubro 25
List Five Books Parlour Game : One Thing Leads to Another, Part II		257	janoorani24, Outubro 18
Reading Globally : 2009 MESSAGE BOARD		49	rachbxl, Outubro 8
Book talk : Choose a book that you haven't read yet. (4)		329	callmejacx, Outubro 7
What Are You Reading Now? : Your Best Reads of the Second Quarter (April - June 2009)		54	dchaikin, Outubro 5
1010 Category Challenge : Carolien's 1010 Challenge		11	Carolien70, Outubro 5
50 Book Challenge : readergirliz's 50 book challenge		29	readergirliz, Setembro 30
999 Challenge : alchemii's 999 challenge		31	alchemii, Setembro 23
Hogwarts Express : I want		100	Renald128, Setembro 20
Awful Lit. : I can't believe I wasted my time on this con't...		223	Depressed_Bird, Setembro 15
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : 75 books for 2009, 24 down. July 19		23	dk_phoenix, Setembro 15
999 Challenge : Ivy's 999		176	ShaggyBag, Setembro 10
Reading Globally : Group Read - March 2009 - Argentina		157	englishrose60, Setembro 10
999 Challenge : Tutu's 2nd qtr		119	bonniebooks, Setembro 8
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Nickelini's 2009 Reading List		338	Nickelini, Setembro 1
Literary Snobs : People Who Believe Books are a Waste of Time and Money		300	holcombjmarie, Agosto 24
Dewey Decimal Challenge : Tututhefirst joins in		33	tututhefirst, Agosto 24
Book talk : Life of Pi and other similar books		14	omaca, Agosto 12
999 Challenge : 999 Ritulias :)		80	Ritulia, Agosto 11
50 Book Challenge : Rich's		4	mookie86, Agosto 10
50 Book Challenge : mookie86's 50 book challenge...here we go		1	mookie86, Agosto 10
Book talk : Books that everyone loves and you hate		501	bookladykm, Agosto 8
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of July 25, 2009?		226	Arten60, Agosto 8
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : omphaloskepsis ups the ante in '09		29	FlossieT, Agosto 5
Book talk : Books and characters you can't forget ....		31	grelobe, Julho 20
What Are You Reading Now? : The Clunkers of 2008		180	DMO, Julho 19
Literary Snobs : Literary Snubs		193	kswolff, Julho 15
List Five Books Parlour Game : Tinker, Tailor...		54	rolandperkins, Julho 11
Literary Snobs : June 2009 reading		155	holcombjmarie, Julho 2
What Are You Reading Now? : Books Brought Home- June 2009		331	mckait, Julho 1
Club Read 2009 : Polutropos's Polyphony		204	polutropos, Junho 29
Audiobooks : Father's Day Recommendations		4	archipelago6, Junho 22
What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 6-12 June 2009		228	bookymouse, Junho 14
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : ummu_fatimah's English books 2009		8	ummu_fatimah, Junho 2
Literary Snobs : Your current reading for the 2nd Quarter , 2009 ?		411	kswolff, Junho 2
Literary Snobs : Tough reads--what books have challenged you the most, were they worth it in the end?		221	inaudible, Maio 20
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Cait86's 2009 Reading		314	Cait86, Maio 20
What Are You Reading Now? : Another Meme--please forgive me		57	jnwelch, Maio 19
Happy Heathens : Make me a believer		254	varielle, Maio 18
1001 Books to read before you die : April 2009 - What Book from the 1001 List Are You Reading?		79	VivianeoftheLake, Maio 3
50 Book Challenge : Tsubasa's Attempt at 100+ Book Challenge 2009		6	Tsubasa-Hime, Maio 1
50 Book Challenge : Averitasm's Challenge List ***Trying for 50 By Feb-Feb***		3	billiejean, Abril 30
999 Challenge : bonniebook's 999 challenge - 2009		207	bonniebooks, Abril 20
What Are You Reading Now? : Books Brought Home, April 2009		237	mckait, Abril 17
New features : Will you like it?		178	prosfilaes, Abril 12
50 Book Challenge : Geenyas - 50 books in 52 weeks? What do I do the other 2 weeks?		4	Geenyas, Abril 2
1001 Books to read before you die : 1001 List: What Book are You Reading MARCH '09		145	klobrien2, Abril 1
What Are You Reading Now? : Books that came home with you in March 2009		414	richardderus, Abril 1
Reading Globally : kleahey Reads Around the World		6	kleahey, Março 18
Name that Book : Fantasy, man traveling across desert, prince maybe, journey part of religion?		15	wisewoman, Março 11
1001 Books to read before you die : What Book From the 1001 List are You Reading: February 2009		137	joeinma, Março 3
Paulo Coelho : Favorite book by		12	anjalee, Março 3
999 Challenge : Eurydice's		75	Eurydice, Fevereiro 27
What Are You Reading Now? : Keepers		29	scarpettajunkie, Fevereiro 23
The Green Dragon : I will never again read anything by		306	ellevee, Fevereiro 20
Book talk : Game ---->PICK A BOOK YOU HAVEN'T READ YET II		349	AMQS, Fevereiro 18
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... a mercy by Toni Morrison - I just couldn't get into this book for whatever reason and was very disappointed in it. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - I read this for my RL book club and pretty much hated it. Against Medical Advice by James Patterson - I really wanted to like ...

Listening to The Alchemist by Coelho and reading Plainsong by Haruf. I zipped through some fluff fantasy porn yesterday, Lucinda, Dangerously by Sunny.

... of the Kelly Gang, Peter Carey Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes The Alchemist, Paul Coelho Inferno, Dante Robinson Crusoe, Daniel De Foe White Noise, Don DeLillo Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier The Inheritance of Loss, Kiran De ...

... the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende The Prophecy of Stones by, Flavia Bujor The Alchemist by, Paulo Coelho

... some I thought we might like to consider for discussion. Here they are: - Middlemarch by George Eliot (classic) - The Alchemist by Paul Coelho (could be juvenile category or contemporary; one of my daughter's friends recommended it) - Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story ...

... view but from a plot fizzle point of view. Still, a good book, but no Aha moments like I had with Coelho's other book, The Alchemist. Three stars.

... from the point of view of a whole plethera of people who knew the main character. Similarities and differences from The Alchemist, another well-known book by this author. More later...

... new year's goal? What do you think? I'm adding janoorani's suggestions: - Middlemarch by George Eliot (classic) - The Alchemist by Paul Coelho (could be juvenile category or contemporary; one of my daughter's friends recommended it) - Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story ...

Alchemist did it for me as well. The others, not so much. It's an easy read but I like the message on the journey.

... by Richard Hampton -- Judi Dench is a narrator! Mini-reviews about my previous two reads: I didn't really care for The Alchemist. Jeremy Irons' narration was the best part, though even his voice couldn't really hold my interest. Ah well. A Touch of Dead is a compilation of short ...

Finished The Alchemist and now onto A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris (also on audiobook).

Listening to The Alchemist by Paul Coelho, read by Jeremy Irons, as part of today's readathon: http://24hourreadathon.com/ Hoping to finish a few of the books I have in progress later today as well.

Dear Porius: I said in another thread tht I was waiting to see someone attribute The Alchemist to Ben Jonson, and NOT to Paulo Coelho. After several months in LT you are the first one Iʻve seen who gives The ALchemist to "Rare Ben". Well done, and a good choice for your ...

OK, that list was way too long! I've deleted it. If anyone wants the alphabetized list, tell me and I'll send it to you.

... ten. (Iʻd rather choose 100 favorites than 40, and 50 rather than 10 or 25}: Alcestis and Helen by Euripides The Alchemist by Ben Jonson Coganʻs Trade by George V. Higgins Gospel of Luke by St. Luke The Ice Man Cometh by Eugene OʻNeill ...

... here seem to be nonfiction. Here's a few fiction suggestions: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Confessions of a Pagan Nun by Kate Horsley Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Witch Child and Sorceress by Celia Rees The C ...

... ! - Knielen op een bed violen - Jan Siebelink (Dutch) ! - De Chinees / Kineseren - Henning Mankell ! - De alchemist / The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho ! - Het parfum / Perfume - Patrick Süskind ! - De naam van de roos / The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco ! - D ...

to see a post mentioning the title The Alchemist and calling Ben Jonson, not Paulo Coelho the author of it.

to see a post mentioning the title The Alchemist and calling Ben Jonson, not Paulo Coelho the author of it.

Brazil - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The message of this tale is not difficult to understand - follow your dreams no matter what (and make whatever mistakes you need along the way). And, I'll buy that. What really attracted me to it, though, was its format - I love fairy tales and ...

>26: Actually, I've only read one of your books, though I own The Alchemist and I was checking out The Lace Reader and one of Stieg Larsson's books yesterday. I love all the lists. Keep them coming! Hopefully, there will start to be some overlap in the lists to steer me toward your "f ...

... the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

OK, I've had most of these books for over six months. I would be interested in doing a group read on any of these: The Alchemist, Bingo Palace, Family Matters, The Gathering, A Mercy, Midnight's Children, The Road, A Thousand Splendid Suns.

From AHS-Wolfy, I'm going to pick The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. One of those "I've been meaning to get" books.

5. World View From 999 Challenge: 1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (August, 5*) 2. Flow Down Like Silver by Ki Longfellow (October, 3 1/2*) 3. The Gospel of Mary of Magdala by Karen L. King (October, 4 1/2*) ~~* Elai ...

Hi, Spacepotatoes! Thanks for the note. You have one of my favorite books on your to-read list -- The Alchemist. I'll be interested to hear what you think of it. I've read most of Coelho's books, and have enjoyed them very much. This seems to be a very welcoming and interesting community, and I'm ...

... his first release The King of Lies. 8. Beach Road by James Patterson 9. The Quickie by James Patterson 10. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 11. The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Toibin 12. I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle Almost forgot my new favorite series: Jack ...

... The King of Lies. 8. Beach Road James Patterson - 400 pages 9. The Quickie James Patterson - 384 pages 10. The Alchemist Paulo Coelho - 208 pages

... King of Lies. 8. Beach Road - James Patterson - 400 pages 9. The Quickie - James Patterson - 384 pages 10. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho - 208 pages

... European writers . In July I read Elegance of the Hedgehog and quite enjoyed it and earlier this year I read Coelho's The Alchemist . Does anyone know of other world authors that have "light-hearted" or "feel-good" novels ?

How funny, Cheli! I still intend to read The Alchemyst at some point. And I hope you'll get to The Alchemist, too; it's a lovely and inspiring book.

Ivy, I did the opposite.. I was looking for The alchemist I got The Alchemyst, isn't that weird? I enjoyed mine and you enjoyed yours. No harm, no foul.

83. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, 5* Category: World View My purchase of this book was a fortuitous mistake (an omen, perhaps?). I was rushing to the check-out counter at the bookstore, after having selected a gift, and running late for an appointment, when I saw it on a table. Thinki ...

Cheli - well, I know a few people have read the same book you did, because I recognize the title, but there is one called The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, which is pretty well known as well, so maybe that is what you meant to read? Now, I have read Coelho's book, and I really didn't like it, but ...

> 184: BookMarkMe - You were kinder than I. While reading your review of The Alchemist I noticed that I had only given the book 1 star! I think I felt happier at reading a book that was much talked about than for the value of the book. I can see how some people could get a positive message from ...

#184: BookMarkMe: I'm really surprised that you did not like The Alchemist. I read it a few months ago and loved it. At the time I read the book, I really needed a positive message and some hope. When I finished the book, I felt so warm and fuzzy inside that I just sand the books praises. How ...

... in the midst of Anna Karenina. Also as a couple of short reads over the last couple of nights I have read Silk and The Alchemist, one of which I loved the other the polar opposite, as you'll see from my reviews. Lastly my new non fiction read that I'm just about to open is A Peoples ...

30/50 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho It's sad that the book club folded right when it got back to the books that I actually wanted to read. Anyway, around librarything this book gets a lot of mixed reviews. I can understand why. The story is very simplistic and repetitive and, although ...

... Vonneguts wit and humor propel the story forward, along with the reader. It was good, not great (see Cat's Cradle) 21. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho- Loved this little fable. I flew through this one too. 22. Rules of Prey by John Sanford- I read this on the recommendation of my father, ...

I read The Alchemis a couple years ago and thought it was a good book, too.

... in Othello (Shk.) Cassius and Marc Antony in Julius Caesar (Shk.) Sir Epicure Mammon and Pertinax Surley in The Alchemist* (Jonson) Mulciber (=Hephaestus/Vulcan) in Paradise Lost (Milton) Sir Fretful Plagiary in The Critic (Sheridan) Jonathan Wild in Jonathan ...

#24 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. A delightful easy but deep little book. Very reminiscent of The Little Prince. I fully intend to re-read both of them over the years. The Alchemist has been reviewed and re-reviewed almost ad nauseum. It's the kind of book I have ...

bonnie...i think The Alchemist is one of those books that will strike the reader very differently depending on the reader's mood, and openess to fantasy. I enjoyed it yesterday, but might not have liked it so much at another time. I think I will like it again, but will definitely have to be ...

Gees, I don't know what to do with The Alchemist! It's getting such mixed reactions.

Category 3: Things Portuguese The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho A delightful easy but deep little book. Very reminiscent of The Little Prince. I fully intend to re-read both of them over the years. The Alchemist has been reviewed and re-reviewed almost ad nauseum. It's ...

... group of people who really LOVE licorice. Enough trite comments for now. Speaking of trite, I actually just grabbed The Alchemist from the library. I guess I want to see what all the fuss is about.

These books blew me away (in no particular order): The Plague of Doves Let the Great World Spin The Alchemist

Finished The Alchemist at my girlfriend's request. It was... um... allegorical?

53. The Alchemist by Paul Coelho. This was another of the books on the 25 most influential books of the past 25 years--post 23. It was on the list because of the way it was published--free on the web, which resulted in incredible increase in hardcopy sales and boom! it was a bestseller. One ...

43. The Alchemist by Paul Coelho. This was another of the books on the 25 most influential books of the past 25 years--post 23. It was on the list because of the way it was published--free on the web, which resulted in incredible increase in hardcopy sales and boom! it was a bestseller. One ...

#31: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. My mom recently gave me here book club book list and, alphabetically by title, this was the first one on it. It was definitely an interesting book. I could tell it was translated from Spanish to English because of the syntax and word choice. When the Alchemi ...

... librarian he seemed to think that I would be able to come up with a good list for him. His taste includes things like The Alchemist, The Name of the Rose, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, John Adams, The Da Vinci Code and writing by Janet Evanovich. Some of the things I've ...

for books still in print in 50-100 years I'd say: Life of Pi Cats Cradle Slaughterhouse-Five The Alchemist Invitation to a Beheading Pale Fire Lolita One Hundred Years of Solitude The whole Harry Potter series.

49. The Alchemist

I finished The Alchemist this morning, and it was incredible. I can't believe that I waited this long to read it. I was captivated by the story and compelled by the message. Strangely enough, I finished Rapt yesterday which is about leading a "focused life," paying attention to the now ...

... my first ER yesterday: How Shall I Tell the Dog. I'm very excited! Went to B&N today with coupons and brought home: The Alchemist The Poisonwood Bible Run Outliers

11. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho ... not really my thing.

LOL I totally, totally agree with your review of The Alchemist. I found it to be a complete waste of my time - yet I know people who love it. Oh well, different opinions are what make life interesting!

8) The Alchemist. Shittt. Life is NOT that simple. I feel that Coelho, in the words of his own character, "has a mania for simplifying things." It's written as a guide to life but is so removed from it that ultimately it's not applicable to anything. I think the fact that alchemy isn't really ...

8) The Alchemist. Shittt. Life is NOT that simple. I feel that Coelho, in the words of his own character, "has a mania for simplifying things." It's written as a guide to life but is so removed from it that ultimately it's not applicable to anything. I think the fact that alchemy isn't really ...

... to reading it. I usually don't want to know too much about a book before I read it, but I can tell that was a mistake with The Alchemist. After reading your review, I realize that is not a book for me and probably won't read it though I've already bought it.

... sorry to say I am not joining the Ishmaelites. The author presents his ideology, moderately interesting, akin to Coelho's The Alchemist. The Socratic figure in the dialogue is a gorilla. How cute. The world, we are told, is divided into Takers and Leavers. Hmmm, O.K. It would be nice, we ...

... and have to say I really like it so far it's 600+ pages or more so I will read a few in between tackling this one. The Alchemist I am reading this at the same time as sophie's World, I am really impressed by this book so far. Christine Feehan's Turbulent Sea & Safe Harbour - ...

... as it has been for a decade now any and all positive spin or light given to that overly simplistic piece of mumbo-jumbo The Alchemist and when folks proclaim it's either their all-time favorite novel, the best novel ever, a profoundly life-altering inspirational/introspective novel that "real ...

2. The Alchemist I just bought the book yesterday, and I just finished it now. It's an excellent book. I love the premises of the story and how we should follow our dreams and listen to our hearts. I think I will definitely be checking out his other books. ^^

17) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (review)

Another adjustment: Brazil: The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo replaced by Yaya Garcia by Joachim Machado de Assis. Machado de Assis' book was okay, which makes it better than Coehlo's, but neither are great, in my opinion.

I was not impressed by The Alchemist. I felt like the book was hitting me over the head: "So profound! So inspiring!" You have read some great books this year! I've enjoyed a few on your list, and a few more are on my wishlist. What did you think of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet ...

... were ten years old? Probably a famous five. 7) What is the worst book you've read in the past year? I'm guessing at The Alchemist. Dreadful. 8) What is the best book you've read in the past year? Hard question. Maybe If This Is A Man. 9) If you could force everyone you tagged to ...

... were ten years old? Probably a famous five. 7) What is the worst book you've read in the past year? I'm guessing at The Alchemist. Dreadful. 8) What is the best book you've read in the past year? Hard question. Maybe If This Is A Man. 9) If you could force everyone you tagged to ...

2 more books read. First up was The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It was a quick and easy story to get through but it didn't do anything for me. Guess I'm not the spiritual type. The other book was more enjoyable for me. I wanted a change so picked up Ratcatcher by James McGee. I'd ...

I don't "get" Coelho either - I read The Alchemist (sorry bonniebooks!) - and like you Nickelini, I constantly felt like I was being hit over the head by his idea of the Meaning of Life.

Oh! Oh! I've already bought The Alchemist but if I keep hearing negative things about Coelho, I may have to accidentally drop it behind the bookcase.

... are some books I would recomend to help Athiests move on: Further Along the Road Less Travelled by Scott M Peck The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The Life Game by Nigel Watts Candide by Voltaire

... it. It has had it's moments, but so much of it feels like I'm being bashed with pseudo-psychology. I wasn't a big fan of The Alchemist (to make an understatement), but I think I would have liked it at 17. So I'm leery of Coehlo from the start. This one made the 1001 list, so I'm giving it a ...

11. THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho - This was a beautiful , inspirational story . I enjoyed reading about Santiago's journey to find his Personal Legend . This story may not have high drama or wildly funny moments , but a story like this doesn't need those frills to bring a smile to the reader's ...

I am 2/3 through The Alchemist .

... Portuguese Irregular Verbs Alexander McCall Smithdone 2/4/09 6. Food of Portugal Jean Anderson 6/09 7. The Alchemist Paulo Coelho 7/14/09 8. Portugal by Carlos Vitorino da Silva Barros - Title Touchstone not working 8/12/09 9. Saudade Katherine ...

Here's a thread for the Second Quarter of 2009 ! I'm kicking it off with The Alchemist .

... give up on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows though I seriously disliked it and found it frankly disturbing. Nor The Alchemist which was just awful. Think I need to give up on more. Others I have abandoned include Oliver Twist and Dombey and Son by Dickens, The Hobbit by JR ...

... message for the March thread... Are there really still people on dial-up?? 8-O In the mail today: The Red Tent, The Alchemist, and Denying the Holocaust. I'm particularly eager to jump into the last book, as it was recommended by another LT member who thought I'd like it since The ...

... City * 3.5 Millenium People by J. G. Ballard * 3.6 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * 3.7 Heart of Darkness & Other Stories by Joseph Conrad * 3.8 ...

... short stories aren't really "my thing," some of these are true gems. My favorite had to be Last Contact. Haunting. 15. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho I expected more from this book. I'm a big fan of these kinds of hopeful lessons of life, and it was good in that regard, but it was no Jonath ...

... in there called something like 'A Tale of Two Dreamers', which is identical to the main story arc in Paulo Coehlo's The Alchemist, only stripped of its cod philosophy and psuedo-self help mumbo jumbo. *This is also a pretty good approximation of what happens in Guillermo Martinez's ...

... T.R. Wright unfinished 58) I'm Down A Memoir AUDIO 59) Eiffel's Tower AUDIO 60) A Lesson Before Dying AUDIO 61) The Alchemist AUDIO 62) A Monstrous Regiment of Women AUDIO 63) The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie AUDIO 64) A Reliable Wife AUDIO 65) Oryx and Crake AUDIO ...

... ay:- Dewey by Vicki Myron. I've been really looking forward to reading this. Rumour has it by Jill Mansell. Alchemist by Peter James (touchstone having a senior moment) No Way Out by Lynda Page

121- I felt the same way about The Alchemist! It was like the Dr. Phil of novels. Just finished Lady Chatterley's Lover. My opinion is here: http://dagnyfindsfaith.blogspot.com/ if you're interested. Still reading Around the World in 80 Days and Tono Bungay through Daily Lit. Would ...

Started Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse today and I'm really liking it a lot! It reminds me of The Alchemist but where I found Coelho's spiritualism to be too simplistic and bland, I'm finding Siddhartha much more profound and enjoyable.

Thanks for the recommendations. I'm a little surprised by your recommendation regarding The Alchemist. Paulo Coelho is one of my husband's favorite authors and he loved this book. Now I really have to check it out! I am reading Maus and Thinking in Pictures and enjoying both!

huh--now I don't know what to think of The Alchemist; I read it as an entering college student at eighteen (summer reading), and quite a few of us had the reaction we were too old for it!

... elaborate designs and symbols on them. SP - Noted. I definitely feel that way about some books too. I tried to read The Alchemist in high school and just couldn't get into it - I'm going to try again now as an adult and see if I can appreciate it more. BJ - I wish I could do that ...

... or interested in the writing process--I do find it a really powerful book though. For my part, I'd have to say I'd avoid The Alchemist and The Known World. Thanks for the list though--I'm definately adding some to my to-be-found list...

... under-whelming. This is the second Culture novel by Banks I've read and I suspect it's my last. Currently reading: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho I figured if millions of people have found it inspiring it's probably worth taking the time to read it. Unfortunately, only a few pages in, ...

Also, have two audiobooks going: Joanna Chmielewska's Сокровища and Paulo Coelho's Alchemist, the latter read by the wonderful Jeremy Irons. ^__^

Yesterday at B&N I bought The Alchemist and Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day .

... 5. Nickel and Dimed (One I've read) 6. Into Thin Air (One I listened to) 7. The Satanic Verses 8. Middlesex 9. The Alchemist 10. The Easy Way to Stop Smoking 11. A Perfect Spy 12. What is the What 13. On Writing 14. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 15. The Known World 16 ...

Was it Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist?

... of the ending sent a bad message, or, I guess, an overly simplistic, idealistic message. It reminded me a bit of Coelho's The Alchemist, which was also very innocent, and which I also disliked. Personally, I was just not a fan - I guess there is too much of a cynic in me! That being said, ...

... say they love some book because they really didn't get it and don't want to appear stupid or something. Of course, with The Alchemist and The Fountainhead I didn't really think there was anything to "get" but maybe I am the stupid one!

>15 While I definitely agree about The Alchemist being highly over-rated, I still believe, the award for the single most over-rated book should go to The Fountainhead

... I'm not wading through all that name-dropping and pseudo-intellectualism) Cloud Atlas (didn't like the writing style) The Alchemist (overly contrived and cliche) Me Talk Pretty One Day (the main character wasn't charming or funny or interesting in any way) Middlesex (love the themes, ...

... or exile), in the Netherlands. Unnatural Murder: Poison at the Court of James I, Anne Somerset read The Alchemist, Ben Jonson read The Rosicrucian Enlightenment, Frances Yates, currently reading The Elizabethan World Picture, E.M.W. Tillya ...

... I've read so far. Towards the end of the year, I plan to add to the list the Malay books. Up to now I finished: 1. The Alchemist 2. A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

Regarding Coelho: I found The Alchemist rather lame, thought The Devil and Miss Prym was better but really not my sort of book, and have heard (from friends with similar tastes and views on Coelho) that Veronika Decides to Die was actually rather good. I still got rid of my copy anyhow, life's ...

... books Coelho has on the list, can't remember if that's two or three. I did find them all enjoyable, slightly more so than The Alchemist, but I did read his books on the list because I'd somewhat enjoyed The Alchemist. His books on the list are definitely worth looking into, even if you've ...

... I found it at a book sale for $1, but I put it at the bottom of my TBR pile. The only other book I've read by Coelho was The Alchemist and I thought it was insipid. Mind you, The Alchemist didn't make the 1001 list and Veronika Decides to Die did. Wonder why The Alchemist is his big hit ...

... - 2009 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 208 pages / 1993 (2002) / 3 stars / Fable / 2-12-09 / Audiobook I downloaded this for free from iTunes awhile back as I had read Coelho ...

I think it has been three years since I read The Alchemist and I didn't like it much either, but I dont think my dislike can be attributed to the translation. I also read The Fifth Mountain which worse and since then I have given up on Paulo Coelho, still I have been recommended Veronica De ...

... enjoyed this book and will probably look for the other two novels written by this author about this same character. 4. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - this was a selection for my RL book club and I have to say that I didn't like it very much. I don't know if it was because it was a ...

I actually like the Alchemist. It's one of my daughter's favorites, but then she was able to read it in the original language. Maybe that does help - losing something in the translation and all. I'm almost finished with Sword Song and I am waiting for the library to call/email me about the ...

Well, I finished The Alchemist last night and can only say that I was completely underwhelmed. I don't know if it would have read better if it had been written originally in English instead of translated but it just didn't do anything for me. I also found a few of the ideas to be contradictory ...

Same here on The Alchemist - nice message, shame about all the waffle. I don't know, it was just a bit... blah. Does that make sense, illiterate as it is?!

I didn't care much for The Alchemist either. I use the date started and ended fields in the book page. I also have those columns in my library display and I sort by date started. That way I have a record of starting, and completion. I have the date completed on my home DB, but only ...

# 151 I felt the same way about The Alchemist. My co-worker was very enthusiastic about it and since I read a lot and am 'into that kinda stuff', he was convinced I would like it. It wasn't that I hated it, it just didn't do anything for me.

... too many other books out there that I want to read. Unfortunately, my next pick isn't going much better. I am reading The Alchemist for my RL book club and can honestly say that I am not liking it too much. I have heard wonderful things about it but apparently it just isn't for me. It ...

... ny Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 13, by Hiromu Arakawa Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 1, by Hiromu Arakawa The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho

... give away are: All of the Harry Potter books All of the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde Tuesdays with Morrie The Alchemist I Capture the Castle The Time Traveller's Wife - although having said that I can't currently locate my copy. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell This Th ...

... Belgium - The Character of Rain by Amélie Nothomb Bosnia and Herzegovina - Nowhere Man by Aleksander Hemon Brazil - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Chile - The Old Man Who Read Love Stories by Luis Sepúlveda Czech Republic - The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Dominic ...

#114 Yeah, it was really cool! Sorry you do not have it. There are so many Alchemists and Alchemysts running around, it is no surprise (I would get confused as well) that you'd get confuzzled. Catey

... of The Alchemyst. I got excited for a minute, because I thought I already had it in audiobook format, but in fact, I have The Alchemist. I will be on the look out for The Alchemyst though, because it sounds really good!

... to my geeky, word-loving side. Maybe I'll pick up a copy to browse at me leisure. Looking forward to your thoughts on The Alchemist!

Just finished: 5. Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indridason I forgot my copy of The Alchemist on my desk at work on Friday night, so I was forced to alter my reading list. I picked Silence of the Grave to fill in, and it was a wonderfully enjoyable substitute. We pick up ...

... But, having finished the book, I don't think I'll be eager to read another one like it soon. In progress: 5. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

... ********************** SELF HELP/METAPHYSICS The Four Agreementsdone The Mastery of Love The Voice of Knowledge The Alchemist The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People How To Win Friends and Influence People The Now Habit ? ?

... think you will like (very high certainty)" on that piece of schlock which grates on my nerves in particular, Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist. . .and it did so I am good to go! (((high fives Tim)))

... ) 16) Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (review) 17) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (review) 18) The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney (LittleTaiko in 999 Challenge : LittleTaiko's 999 Challenge (Jan 1, 2009, 2:31pm)

General Fiction 1. The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho 01/02/09 - 01/04/09 (2.5 stars - will not keep in library) 2. Time and Again (The Classic Illustrated Novel) by Jack Finney 01/10/09 - 02/16/2009 (4 stars) 3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaf ...

I haven't read The Book Thief, but I loved The Alchemist. Nice inspirational book to start off the new year. =)

I ctween an't decide between The Book Thief and The Alchemist--any thoughts?

... Andrea 2/09 859.320 Little Fingers Filip Florian 7/09 863.000 Daughter of Fortune Allende, Elizabeth7/05 869.320 The Alchemist Paulo Coelho 7/09 889.300 Last temptation of Christ Katzantsakis, Nikos long ago 891.000 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Edward Fitzgerald 895.210 Japanese Ha ...

FINALLY! I've read The Alchemist But I've never read The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

I've read My Side of the Mountain (and I think you would like it, JP), But I've never read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

My 999 categories for now; they may (probably will) change.* And is it cheating to move a book from one category to another during the year? 'Cas I'll probably be a cheater! Will change titles to black type, and date, when finished. 1. Books Discovered on 'bonnie-runs' to my Favorite Indep ...

I think Alchemist by Paulo Coelho might become classic..

The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, chosen from applebook1's library, as it has been one I've meant to throw on the TBR pile for some time now.

... Austen series after having read it! 62. The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho. I didn't like it as well as The Alchemist. 63. The Sleeping Doll by Jeffrey Deaver. A friend insisted that I read this. I didn't like it, but it wasn't really my type of book. 64. The ...

I finally read The Zahir and it was quite good, perhaps my favorite since The Alchemist. I couldn't get far with Veronika Decides to Die.

... In the shadow of the glacier by Vicki Delany 302pp 47) The Bible : a Biography by Karen Armstrong 242 pp 48) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 167 pp {book club}

... (June, 4 1/2*) 9. The Woman with the Alabaster Jar by Margaret Starbird (August) 10. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (August, 5*) ===== ~~ USA UNCOMPLETED -- TRANSFERRED TO IVY'S 999 ADDENDUM Added May 26. A new sub-category ...

... Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith (No. 1 Ladies' #6) (July, 4*, Other Series / Favorite Authors) 13. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (August, 5*, World View) 14. The Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin (August, 4*, British Isles) Child ...

Comments on others books: Clunkers I agree with: SnowCrash The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao The Alchemist Peony in Love It was an Early Review book and I couldn't find a thing to say Moloka'i I didn't find is sad, so much as underwhelming, uninformative and boring. ...

#38: I will say this for The Alchemist: the Spanish edition is useful for translation practice. (His simplistic prose is so easy on my muy rusty español...)

Shall we add it to our Book Club reading list? Right along with THE SHACK and THE ALCHEMIST? (Not recommended for some of our older members, who may not live long enough to finish it...)

... right back there. Tried to read it and didn't make it very far. Count me in as one that understands the hype behind The Alchemist. Coelho is one of my favorite authors.

>23 I also detested Firefly Lane, I couldn't finish it, one of the worst I've ever not read Other clunkers for me: The Alchemist - just could not understand what all the hype was about. Digging to America -- I apparently am not an Anne Tyler fan. The English Major - eewwwww. Peon ...

... My Fire by Katie MacAlister #59 Icefire by Chris D'Lacey #60 Mystic River by Patricia Rice #61 The Alchemist by Michael Scott #62 The Princess and the Hound by Mette Ivie Harrison Now for the ones since Oct 23 #63 the Moorchild by Eloise McGraw ...

... tes The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman Emperor's Children by Claire Messud The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho In The Woods by Tana French Paper Towns by John Green **On the 1001 Books Before You Die list ** READ The House of the Spirits by I ...

50. Completed The Black Hand by Will thomas on Monday. Pretty good. A fast read. 51. Completed The Alchemist. I didn't like this as well as Eleven Minutes. I guess that it was too esoteric for me. 1 left to go.

18. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. This was a monthly book club read. I wasn't as taken with this book as I know lots of others are; while it was charming telling of a common theme, the writing didn't quite do it for me. There are treatments of this story that I think are much better.

... Susan Holloway Scott The InnocentPosie Graeme-Evans Slaughterhouse 5 Kurt Vonnegut The Exiled Posie Graeme-Evans The Alchemist Paulo Coelho

... The Great Gatsby Scarlet Letter Crime and Punishment Chronicle of a Death Foretold Perfume Hamlet The Alchemist No Exit or 1984 Poetry by Wordsworth and Plath Select fiction by Achebe, Cisneros, Flannery O'Connor, and Joyce I think it's ...

33) The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho - Another very mythical story from Coelho. I much preferred The Alchemist but I thought this was another inspiring read. It focuses on a young woman named Athena who attempts to find the true nature of herself through mystical experiences. In so ...

Finished Alchemist by Peter James - sci-fi/horror novel about genetic engineering and satanism (groan), and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon which i found interesting and have started Let Me Call You Sweetheart by Mary Higgins Clark...

53. Alchemist by Peter James Sci-fi/horror novel revolving around genetic manipulation and satanism... Meh...

... which are still relevant today. I tend not to like books which claim to provide answers to our moral dilemmas in life (The Alchemist is on my most hated books list), but this book isn't like that; the writer gently proffers her own musings, which the reader is free to take or leave. I ...

Finished Countdown by Iris Johansen and have started Alchemist by Peter James

No, not The Alchemist 'nother quote? Holding onto the banister, I slowly ascended. Soon the steps gave way to a flat surface and I realized that I had reached the first-floor landing. I felt the marble walls, cold and hostile, and found the reliefs on the oak door and the aluminum ...

Oh, just remembered one: 31 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. REALLY didn't like this. At all. Felt like a children's book (to me). Forced myself to get through it, though it was short I found it deeply tedious. No harm done, at least I know not to read any more of his.

... and Border's today did not buy but sure added to my wish list. Received American Bloomsbury Susan Cheevers The Alchemist and The Magician Michael Scott in the mail. I am still waiting for Kristin. sigh...

... Paul Coelho, whose name I always mispronouce (Portuguese, I think) and my daughter corrects me, is a good writer and his Alchemist is excellent. And my daughter is a musician, plays the clarinet, though not as much now as she'd like. I find it interesting how we all choose our online names!

... to visit from Buffalo where he's in grad school, he'll be bringing a whole bunch of books for me to read. I have read The Alchemist but by Coelho and my daughter has read it in its original language, Spanish, her third language (Portuguese being first). I am findng it interesting using ...

... by Moacyr Scliar and Max and the Cats by the same author. In a more populist vein, there is Paulo Coelho: The alchemist and Veronika Decides to Die.

I have been busy with exams, finished these two today 36. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 37. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

this week i am reading "Dali and I" an LibraryThing early reviewer book and getting around to the Alchemist and Animal Farm

Ah - hang on a minute though! I'm thinking now that maybe it IS Coelho! Let's try the most obvious then - The Alchemist?

31. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Good - today I finished one book I'd been reading, and then finished another in its entirety. Getting back on track now!

I finished The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho last night, didn't really care for it although it did have its moments. Too much blah blah and WAY too much 'the Soul of the World'! All in all I didn't really get anything out of it. It was recommended by a colleague of mine who has lost his book-recom ...

Just finished The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, which was given to me by a colleague. All in all, I didn't care for it much although it did have it's moments. I thought it was a bit too much blah blah. And if he'd have mentioned 'The Soul of the World' one more time, I think I would have tossed ...

... I already read Rosemary's Baby, but that was so long ago I decided I could give it a reread. Then a collegue gave me The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho to read. Not something I would have picked up myself, but he thought it would be just right for me. So far not a bad read at all.

The Alchemist ** by Paolo Coelho 07/14/08 Gulag Archipelago Vol. 1 ****½ by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 07/15/08 "The Overcoat; The Nose; Diary of a Madman" by Nikolai Gogol 07/15/08 †The Year of Magical Thinking ***** by Joan Didion 07/16/08 The Poisonwood Bible **** ...

... days, since they were huge sellers when they came out in the 70's. These are somewhat in the vein of previously mentioned The Alchemist. Another book I'd recommend is Taming Your Gremlin (Revised Edition) by Richard David Carson. This is more of a self-help book, but it's lighthearted ...

EX: The Alchemist, Gulag Archipelago Vol. 1, The Year of Magical Thinking

Agreed. And, I'd go as far to say that even The Alchemist is a little superfluous; I can't help feeling that Coelho milks the spiritual guru bit a little too zealously to be considered a 'real' writer. Then again, I believe one, at least one, of his other works is already on, and in all ...

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - it's a short and sweet little book, but when you get to the end it shows you something fundamental about life and happiness.

i completely agree that Raymond Carver and the mists of avalon should be included. i would also add the alchemist, the pillars of the earth, and east of eden if it wasn't included.

... Girls Don't Wear Diamonds by Nancy Martin Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Finished The Alchemist and am about to start reading The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield.

41) The Alchemist bt Paulo Coelho I enjoyed this one. I thought it to be beautifully written, with some important lessons, such as alway listen to your heart, follow your own story and that you are the one that controlls your own destiny. It wasn't life altering, as the blurb on the pack ...

Finished Diary of a Bad Year this morning, and have just started The Alchemist, which, so far, seems promising.

iTunes is offering The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho free until Monday, so I took advantage of that whole free thing and downloaded it. I know some people love it and some people hate it, but I figured I'd take the chance to decide for myself. In the long run, it won't cost me anything but time if I ...

Starting 7/10/08 - I'll try to be more diligent this time! 1. The Alchemist 2. Spelling and Society 3. Lavinia 4. The Lathe of Heaven 5. The Philosopher's Apprentice 6. Beneath the Wheel

nowadays I am reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho its actually kind of refreshing because lately I have been reading a lot of fiction and now I am reading this knowing that the things happening in this book also happen in real life-our own life too almost daily...

... psyched to the point of being able to go through shelf by shelf and pull books that don't make sense to keep anymore (The Alchemist, Richard Russo, The Virgin Suicides as examples)..... maybe this weekend after tennis..... wish me luck! When I originally catalogued my books (starti ...

I couldn't finish The Alchemist fast enough -- just to be rid of it. I also did not care for On Beauty by Zadie Smith, Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach, and The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier. I had a hard time with The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck because it is by far the most violent ...

I was going to read A Clockwork Orange but ended up reading The Alchemist which was normally not something I would have chosen but I liked it even though it was short. Now I think I am going to start on The Island of Dr. Moreau. #75-The Thirteenth Tale is great! I really liked it!

I was going to read A Clockwork Orange but ended up reading The Alchemist which was for 1001 books before you die. Normally not something I would have chosen but I liked it even though it was short. Now I think I am going to start on The Island of Dr. Moreau. #75-The Thirteenth Tale is ...

... The Fountainhead. Couldn't get into it at all and thought it was terrible. Will not try again. Paulo Coelho - read The Alchemist and was astonished how wishy-washy it was. Won't read any more of that pseudo philosophy. Eveline Hasler - I loved the story of Anna Göldin, but I ...

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho?

... because of who they are about), Jonathan Carroll's books because as disturbing as they can be they always surprise me, The Alchemist for being short, sweet and touching, Roald Dahl for my childhood and his twisted originality, Ray Bradbury for his imagination and humor.. Enders Game, ...

The Alchemist by Paul Coelho The Angel Carver by Rosanne Daryl Thomas The Bad Popes by E.R. Chamberlin Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming

... I'm staying on track on the reading front, and am feeling pretty confident of getting to at least 50 this year. 13. The Alchemist: Paulo Coelho 14. Wonder When You'll Miss Me: Amanda Davis 15. Mister Pip: Lloyd Jones 16. 13 Little Blue Envelopes: Maureen Johnson ...

... (Book 3) Legacy (Book 4) (8/26/2008) Extras (Uglies) by Scott Westerfeld Peeps by Scott Westerfeld The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho XXXXXIf You Dare (The MacCarrick Brothers, Book 1) by Kresley ColeXXXX XXXXIf You Desire (Book 2)XXXX If You Deceive (Book 3 ...

yup, I think so. I started with the Alchemist which, considering it's sold millions of copies, is where a lot of people started with his work... the Devil and Miss Prym is another good one. He has a simple, parable style - but it's very effective.

I loved The Alchemist. It was a quick, light read, but the story was deep and meaningful. It made me want to realize my personal legend...or at least what my purpose is in life! Its a short tale of a sheppard who travels the country. He has a dream that will change his life, and he begins ...

... *½ ~ c. The Master of Go **** ~ d. The Temple of the Golden Pavilion ***½ ~ e. After the Quake ***½ 8. Brazil - The Alchemist ** Extra Credit: Speculative Fiction {complete} 1. Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami **½ 2. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman *½ 3. I Am Legen ...

... in their lives. I will def. have to check out some of Archers other novels sometime. 2008 book total: 17 Started The Alchemist today by Paulo Coelho. So far i'm loving it, and I only have 50 pages left.

... - 1776by David McCullough (History) - 1984by George Orwell (Science Fiction) - THE ALCHEMISTby Paulo Coelho (Religion/Spirituality) - AM I BLUE?Coming Out From the Silence, edited by Marion Dane Bauer (Short Stories) THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF ...

... - (seconded!) Alias Grace Christopher Brookmyre - One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night Paolo Coelho - The Alchemist (and he's Brazilian!) Alex Garland - The Beach (wrong touchstone) Hanif Kureshi - The Budah of Suburbia Andrey Kurkov - Death and the Pengu ...

... Barbara Kingsolver 02/26/08 Where the red fern grows – Wilson Rawls 02/28/08 Run – Ann Patchett 02/29/08 The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho

... clove and cinnamon already mentioned. A non-literary bestseller from Brazil is Paulo Coelho, whose biggest work is The Alchemist, for me quite readable.

... by Gregory Maguire 2. Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively 3. The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell *(NF) 4. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 5. Case Histories by Kate Atkinson 6. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 7. Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner 8. Chocolat ...

... house. I swear my heart was pounding. 19. Veronika decides to die by Paulo Coelho. Like his other book that I read, The Alchemist, Coelho tells the story of what happens when we abandon our dreams in order to conform to society's standards. He also talks about allowing ourselves to be ...

... had het geluk dat mijn vader en nichtje beide tegelijk jarig zijn en dat het in de boekenweek viel. Voor mijn vader heb ik De Alchemist van Paulo Coelho als luisterboek gekocht, omdat hij binnenkort naar Amerika en dan op z'n gemak in het vliegtuig kan genieten. Voor mijn nichtje heb ik Sp ...

15. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Great book. Though its fiction, it finds a way to encourage you to follow your dreams, regardless of the challenges that this quest may entail. I loved it cause it was such an upbeat and positive read that offers so much hope and encouragement to anyone who has ...

... than that, I'm currently working on a. Ha Jin's Waiting b. Murakami's Kafka on the Shore c. Coelho's The Alchemist d. and I might pick The Known World back up one of these days

I'll receive my Kindle tomorrow (3/12) and have pre-ordered The Alchemist and Portrait of a Lady.

... Assigned category: (3) Books first published prior to 1950 (1/8) Could have been categorised as: (1) 1001 Books... 13. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Assigned category: (7) Authors born in countries where English is not the primary language (2/8) Could have been categorised as: (2) Auth ...

Being stuck at home sick with the flu is certainly helping me get through the books... finished The Alchemist today.

... Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 4. Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry * 5. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 6. Saturday by Ian McEwan 7. A Room With A View by E. M. Forster 8. Three Cups of Te ...

... wife has read and likes quite a bit. The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger One book listed I've read, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, is not one that I would select to follow Yann Martel, but it is a good book anyway. My wife also suggests Chosen by a Horse by ...

... Hosseini * 3. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez * 4. Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry * 5. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 6. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel * 7. A Passage to India by E. M. Forster 8. Sparrow: A Novel by Giovanni Verg

... and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester 3. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 4. The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein 5. On God: An Uncommon Conversation by Norman Mailer 6. The Red Room by Nicci French 7. The Wit ...

I have decided to do a page count as well so here goes: 1. Ahab's Wife 704 2. The Alchemist 208 3. The Other Boleyn Girl 672 4. The Boleyn Inheritance 544 5. The Constant Princess 416 6. Mary Mrs. A. Lincoln 636 What to read now?

tellgee - I felt the same way did about The Alchemist came to me highly recommended by a few people and I struggled through it. I couldn't understand what all the hype was about it. To each their own, right? Glad to know though that I'm not alone. People often look at me funny when I say that ...

... from White teeth. Ive been reading it for over a week and am only half way through. So, I am going to read and finish The alchemist and then finish White teeth. I am enjoying white teeth, it is just taking a long time to read.

... that have really struck a cord with me and influenced me. Books......well, the most wonderful book I have read was The Alchemist and I think I put this on every blog I belong to on LT. I can't believe I only read it for the first time a few months ago. This was an excellent book! It was ...

#51 whitewavedarling, that was really interesting background info about The Alchemist. Thanks!

Well, I'll add my voice to the chorus of people who loved The Road by McCarthy, but I have to add a note about The Alchemist too--I read this the summer before I started college. Our University sent copies to all incoming freshmen as our first assignment to sort of unify the campus. I read ...

*****The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho ****** This by far was the best book I read in 2007. The Road by Cormac McCarthy was also excellent. But everyone in my family got a copy of The Alchemist for Christmas!

I am so happy that someone felt the same about The Alchemist, it was painful! Didn't mean to change the topic!

I can't pinpoint why but I actually really liked the book The Alchemist. I think it was just one of those books that I was reading at a time where I really needed some soul-searching and path finding. I haven't read anything else by him though. The next person would say that they've been ...

... Hmm, girly books all. Then I read some that people just kept telling me I "ought' to read. (BTW, I hate that!) Read The Alchemist, The Last Unicorn and A Wizard of Earthsea. Maybe this year I can just read what I want!

That's me! Actually, an embarassment of riches - three Bookmooch books (The Alchemist, The Keep, and Tithe) and a DVD box set (Horatio Hornblower). Plus two packages for my roommate, two Netflix discs and a whole stack of other mail... I could barely hold everything and fumble with my ...

Huh, I really liked The Alchemist, but I listened to it as an audio book and the reader was very good, so maybe that had something to do with it...plus the fact that I'm really not at all hard to please when it comes to fiction :)

Teelgee, I think The Alchemist is just perfect for some people (especially young people), but I agree with your take on it (as I agree with you on most books)! Did you notice that we have the same favorite novel?

... I loved Moon Tiger and found that Case Histories rallied at the end despite a bad patch. A friend of mine once reviewed The Alchemist by saying that she would rather "chew on a piece of cow dung" than finish it.

56-58> I, too, was one who was really unimpressed by The Alchemist, so I'm intrigued by what Joycepa has to say - maybe someone will re-translate it sometime and I might enjoy it then! This week, I'm reading Annapurna, first conquest of an 8000 metre peak by Maurice Herzog, the ...

... my other was a victim of the downtime. I love Coehlo's books--BUT his original language is Portuguese. I think that The Alchemist suffered in translation. Coelho wrote the book in literary Portuguese, and in that form--and the format used--it comes out far more a prose poem of a dream ...

... keep my eyes open at HPB for the series you mention as well. >56 teelgee You're not alone in your feelings about The Alchemist - I agree very much, and I know a number of others who do as well. It seems to be one of those books that you either really dig, or else are really ...

... src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0722532938.01._SX140_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg"> 4. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I struggled to finish this highly overrated little novel. It was so repetetive and just not very interesting. Simple and sweet, yes, ...

I'm in southern Spain, in the region of Adalusia with The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. But it looks like I'm going to end up in Egypt again!

I'm finishing up Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively tonight, then will probably move on to Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist. Still waiting for my Early Review book, Firefly Lane before I delve into anything bigger i.e. Anna Karenina. Uh, what's up with touchstones tonight? They're ...

... at Goodwill I can't stay away! I brought home nine more today, most of which have been on my TBR list for awhile: The Alchemist -- Paul Cohelo Tipping the Velvet -- Sarah Waters The Night Watch -- Sarah Waters March -- Geraldine Brooks The Girl with the Pearl ...

I finished The Alchemist. What a beautiful, amazing book. I've decided to move on to a poetry book I got for Christmas, The Trouble with Poetry by Billy Collins.

... I used A Fine Balance for India, but Rohinton Mistry is now Canadian. I checked off Brazil because I read Coelho's The Alchemist, but I don't feel like that book enriched my understanding of Brazilian literature, and it didn't have anything to do with Brazil. And where do I put The Pla ...

I hope those of you reading Atonement find it as beautiful as I did...I should reread it soon. I am still reading The Alchemist which I'm finding quite lovely so far. I picked up four new books yesterday with a gift card I got for Christmas, so I am very excited. I think next I'll read The ...

I finished The Notebook. Basically book candy...sweet but not fulfilling. I picked up The Alchemist which I've been meaning to read for awhile. I was reorganizing my bookshelves last night and decided that would be next.

... my reading is behind. But there are a couple books I'm trying to wrap up before the end of the year. I'm almost done with The Alchemist and Swapping lives and I'm still reading Interpreter of Maladies. I finished Light on Snow and am now reading Minority Report and other stories. I'm ...

... were inspirational: The Bible; Creative Visualisation by Shakti Gawain; The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran; The Alchemist by Paolo Coehlo (his other books pale in comparison); Natural Magic by Doreen Valiente; 13 Moons by Fiona Walker-Craven; and The Way of Wyr ...

... A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky Time and Again by Jack Finney The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) by Jack M. Bickham The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The ...

#128 bookworm12: I love The Alchemist! If you continue to enjoy that book, I'd recommend reading The Fifth Mountain, also by Paulo Coelho. He is a very fine Brasilian author.

I'm reading The Alchemist, which I had never heard of until recently. I found a beautiful copy of the book at a sale and although I'd never heard of it I bought it. It had gorgeous illustrations throughout. Anyway, I'm really enjoying it.

... synchronicity. The interesting thing about the most commonly shared book, is that there is one book more among six of us, The Alchemist, but this is way down the list because it is more commonly owned by others on LT

... books on LT the first is One hundred years of solitude at number 23, from 1967. Of the other 11 in the top 100 books only The Alchemist is more recent (1988).

Mine is The Alchemist too.

I liked The Alchemist, partly because a friend recommended it to me (I love reading friends' recommendations, since it also tells me something about them). But The Devil and Miss Prym is my favorite.

I guess mine is The Alchemist. It is certainly Coelho's most popular. I think I really took to Coelho's story of transformation. At one point I wanted to share it with people at my parish church in Indianapolis, but no one showed up for the first meeting. I stopped by the Borders Bookstore ...

... I've done the Touchstones, and this case, they all came up pretty easily. I must confess that at this point, I only own The Alchemist. The alchemist 5457 copies, 149 reviews Veronika decides to die 1197 copies, 33 reviews Eleven minutes : a novel 870 copies, 17 reviews By the Riv ...

... is good that usually doesn't bother me that much. I will say that I was so anxious to find out what the treasure was in The Alchemist that I was really disappointed when it was actually Spanish Gold, I was hoping for something a little more than money, although I think part of the moral is ...

I didn't like The Alchemist, but I liked Tuesdays With Morrie. I think I liked the latter because of the way the lessons about life, death, and living were told. Hrmm.. I'm not sure if I'd want to re-read A Wild Sheep Chase though. For me, it's one of those stories that read once is enough. ...

... limiting myself. Books carried me through many stages of my life. If I think of something most recent, I would have to pick The Alchemist, because this simple story got me thinking again about following my dreams. It was the reason I returned to art (drawing my comic strip) and writing.

I didn't like The Alchemist for the same reason I didn't like Tuesdays With Morrie. It's supposed to be full of life lessons, but honestly? I found them both altogether too trite for my tastes. I didn't learn anything that hasn't already been discussed to death in hundreds of other movies, ...

I am currently listening to The Alchemist on CD and I have to say I am enjoying it. I agree not much of a "then this happened, and then.." plot and it certainly takes a little thought to connect the heart to the language of the world to god and back again, but enjoyable. It may be because Jeremy ...

I hated The Alchemist. It's the worst Paulo Coelho book that I've read. I think A Wild Sheep Chase is a book I'd like to read again, more slowly and with greater attention to the symbolisms now that I know that the plot is next to nonexistent anyway. I still feel like I'm missing ...

... towards the ending, I got scared. I guess the Rat's ghost scared me. It reminded me of Paulo Coelho's book.. Was it The Alchemist? Not much of a plot but a bildungsroman for the main character. Just the same though, I'd be happier with our next selection! It would be more fun to read, ...

I did a tagmash on Andalucia, novel and came up with: The alchemist by Paulo Coelho: this starts out in Andalusia, but travels around the mid-east. I've read this, and liked it, although I haven't quite got into Coelho's other books. I think the original of this novel is in Brazilian Portug ...

... Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Narnia 1) * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter 1) * Coelho's The Alchemist (AUUUAAAUUUGGGH this was really bad!) * a large amount of P. K. Dick novels (but I did like an other large amount of them, and some of those are my favorites. ...

... (that one counts twice, right? ;) the path to love: renewing the power of spirit in your life by deepak chopra the alchemist: a fable about following your dreams by paulo coelho

... cliched and gimmicky a lot of the time. 3. Books that self-consciously deliver a message I consider Paul Coelho's The Alchemist a prime offender.

... cliched and gimmicky a lot of the time. 3. Books that self-consciously deliver a message I consider Paul Coelho's The Alchemist a prime offender.

... cliched and gimmicky a lot of the time. 3. Books that self-consciously deliver a message I consider Paul Coelho's The Alchemist a prime offender.

... around the characters and no fixed event in history. The end kinda made up for that but stopped it from being a 5/5. 31. The Alchemist Paolo Coelho A nice quick short story. Set in Spain and Northern Africa. Reminded me a lot like a fable but because of that also lacked emotion for me. People ...

... were Portuguese and didn't notice much correspondence in my collection. I've liked Moacyr Scliar and do have the The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, and noticed you do have an interesting work by Darcy Ribeiro, The civilizational Process (although you tagged him as an Uruguayan ...

... scenes/light or speed reading in this book. I will write a fuller review later in the proper place :). I am reading The alchemist by Paulo Coelho today which strangely for all it's acclaim is not on The List but some of his other works are. I should finish it tonight and then ...

... itself was wonderful anyway. A great epic story and I think my first book I've ever read about South America. I started The Alchemist today and I think I will finish it later on. If that happens I will start Like water for chocolate : a novel in monthly installments, with recipes, romances, ...

... TOMORROW!!!!, I will be able to make up some ground with my tbr pile. 1. Adelaide Piper by Beth Webb Hart 2. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 3. At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances by Alexander McCall Smith (the last in a 3-part series) 4. Cotton by Christopher Wilso ...

I took advantage of a 3 for 2 (buy three books pay for two) special on selected books at Borders tonight and bought The Alchemist, The Kite Runner and We need to talk about Kevin. The first two are books that I feel like everyone else has read and I living under a rock haven't yet. I haven't ...

... a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ******* Black Swan Green by David Mitchell Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

... by David Mitchell - 4.75 The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg - 4.75 The Road by Cormac McCarthy - 5 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho -5

... to be gone from The Flea Palace) and ready to embark on a voyage with Santiago from Spain to the Eqyptian desert in The Alchemist. I hope to spend just one day there so I can hang out with Peony in Love (Lisa See) in China!

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Lisa See's new book Peony in Love which I just got today as an Advanced Reader's Edition as part of the LT Early Reviewer's Program.

... group. Up next (and concurrently with Vikram Seth's massive tome): The Flea Palace by Elif Shafak, then The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

... - True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey * Bangladesh - Brick Lane by Monica Ali *Brazil - The Alchemist by Paul Coehlo * Canada - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood * Chile - My Invented Country by Isabel Allende * China (PRC) - Wil ...

... McCarthy 0 29. The Glass Castle: a memoir Jeannette Walls 30. The House of the Spirits Isabel Allende 4.5/5 31. The Alchemist Paolo Coelho 32. Like water for Chocolate: a novel Linda Esquivel 4/5 33. Harry potter and the deathly hallows J. K. Rowling 5/5 34. Harry Potter and ...

I agree with many of the suggestions here, particularly The Alchemist and The Shadow of the Wind (which I would have liked if it had been 300 pages shorter). And I really, really disliked She's Come Undone, which was such a disappointment after the pretty cover. Also, I have to say that I ...

... - I HATED Ishmael and have decided that the books that promise to change my life or my way of thinking are not for me (The Alchemist, The Celestine Prophecy). I think I want it to be a surprise.

I'm reading.... The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho Uglies, by Scott Westerfield Archer's Goon, by Diana Wynne Jones Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale (for the zillionth time) And I've already finished: The Wall and the Wing, by Laura Ruby and Leven Thumps and the G ...

... more pages to go) then I have a stack of many I need to delve in to. I'm thinking of starting first with Paolo Coehlo's The Alchemist which I picked up recently at a used book sale.

... when you read a book you absolutely love, come here and see that many people hate it? It irks me! For me, it's The Alchemist. I am in love with this book as well as Paulo Coelho, who is probably my favorite author. I don't mind so much when people hate it, but people seem to be ...

For me it's also The Alchemist. Pure drivel. The other is The Da Vinci Code. Yeah, I know, a lot of people here on LT also despise it and I don't really want to start another heated debate about it... But I have yet to meet a person in real life who hated it. A few people have admitted that ...

The first one that springs to mind for me is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It seems a lot of people find it an inspiring literary masterpiece, but I thought both the message and the symbolism were trite and simplistic. More recently, I was disappointed by The Shadow of the Wind. After ...

... first half, when he was a boy, made me laugh out loud A LOT. Then we he grew up - well, I never finished it. I just read The Alchemist last weekend and have not completely made up my mind about it. I did not find it life-changing. I told my friend that it kind of gave me the same feeling as ...

... to my mind soonest have been: Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau, Life: a user's manual by Georges Perec, The alchemist by Paulo Coelho, and the Raj Quartet by Paul Scott. Coelho's and Queneau's books I've read more than once, so they shoudl popu up to the top. Exe ...

7) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - I've had this on my shelf for the longest time and finally picked it up to force my way through it. It's a very sweet, simple mythology that speaks about our own personal roads in life. It may seem corny but it really did make me think about the goals I was ...

... of the spiritual illiteracy that we endure in the 21st century. Are you referring to Italo Calvino or to The Alchemist? I have not read anything by Paulo Coelho, hence I cannot judge his writing, but I have read many of Calvino's books when in school in Italy, many ...

... one decade I will get a different view/experience from in another decade. The bad experiences, well a recent one was The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. This is the review I wrote. Kelly Taylor, from Bristol, who has been given less than a year to live, wants doctors to increase her ...

... Coelho; although his books are targeted towards adults, his writing style is very simple and clear. I'm trying to read The Alchemist in another language; it might be a possibility for her. Another option is books by Margaret Peterson Haddix: some examples are Running Out of Time ...

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Balzac And The Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie The Prince by Machiavelli The Immoralist by Andre Gide A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess All under 200 pages (average around 150). Very quick (and good, imo) reads.

... A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky Time and Again by Jack Finney The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) by Jack M. Bickham The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The ...

... read this year so far... January Next - Michael Crichton Ines of my Soul - Isabel Allende February The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho (for about the 100th time) The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory (loved this, will be reading a lot more of her The Queen's Fool ...

... for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Me talk pretty one day by David Sedaris Mr Starlight by Laurie Graham The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis The god of small things by Arundhati Roy The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong ...

... do believe what they write - that doesn't mean it's profound or even thoroughly thought out. (Only ever read one Coelho, The Alchemist, and I couldn't get over the naivete apparent in the idea that a maker of crystalware should set up an open-air cafe and serve his tea outside, in the hope ...

... for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Me talk pretty one day by David Sedaris Mr Starlight by Laurie Graham The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis The god of small things by Arundhati Roy The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong ...

... for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Me talk pretty one day by David Sedaris Mr Starlight by Laurie Graham The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis The god of small things by Arundhati Roy The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong ...

... Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Mr Starlight by Laurie Graham The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis The god of small things by Arundhati Roy The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong ...

... Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Mr Starlight by Laurie Graham The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong The god of small things by Arundhati Roy ...

... goal. So far, this year I have read: Dear John by Nicholas Sparks Cross Creek by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo Adelaide Piper by Beth Webb Hart Grace at Low Tide by Beth Webb Hart The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs T ...

... but there were three I rated as 8/10: The Complete Maus - Art Spiegelman Black Dog ~ Stephen Booth The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho I'll be posting all my reviews for February tomorrow night

... Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Mr Starlight by Laurie Graham The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis The god of small things by Arundhati Roy The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Wincheste ...

I am reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It has been on my TBR list for quite a while now. I haven't read but the first couple of chapters, so far. I have read some discussion about this book in several different groups. It seems that people either loved it or hated it. We'll see.

I think I'm doing rather well at the moment. here's how things stand so far: February: 17. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho - currently reading 16. The Spur on the Plate - Maureen Rylance 15. The List - Tara Ison 14. Hogather: The Illustrated Screenplay - Vadim Jean (with ...

Siddhartha and the Alchemist.

... that this year, because I read so many books, I would just post my reviews at the end of each month. i'm almost finished The Alchemist, so the review will definnitely be included in this next batch.

My choice of author for Brazil is Paulo Coelho and I'm going with The Alchemist, which I started today at luchtime. So far, so good - it reads almost like a fairytale, full of omens, perilous journeys and mysterious people. I think I might enjoy this one...

... Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Mr Starlight by Laurie Graham The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis The god of small things by Arundhati Roy The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Wincheste ...

... seeking paradise by Ziauddin Sardar, (thought provoking) A month in the country by J.L.Carr, (Lyrical) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. (Twaddle), A scientific romance by Ronald Wright(well crafted) Now need to get into a couple of big books to slow down! So its Jona ...

Well last night said I would read either A month in the country by J.L.Carr or The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Due to being woken by dog at 5.00am I have read them both. The first was a touching story of lives unlived yet healed, the other was a load of new age psycho-babble that failed ...

... what to read now as I alternate between fiction and non-fiction. It might be A month in the country by J.L.Carr or The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

I hated The Alchemist. It was not inspiring at all. It was predictable. I thought I might like Veronika Decides to Die. It was ok; not memorable. I forgot I'd read it until reading the above post. I think that I have made a decision not to read Coelho anymore. I just bypass his books ...

... write more imaginatively. edward500, your post made me join this group; I read it, and I just had to comment! The Alchemist is one of my favorite books. After reading it, I immeadiately sought out other Coelho books, so happy in the belief that I had found a new author who'd ...

... write more imaginatively. edward500, your post made me join this group; I read it, and I just had to comment! The Alchemist is one of my favorite books. After reading it, I immeadiately sought out other Coelho books, so happy in the belief that I had found a new author who'd ...

... claim to enjoying the occasional lapse into trashy fiction reading. . .myself included. :-) For example, I like to use The Alchemist as an example of awful lit. In no way would I classify it as a "trashy" book nor do I think that it's intent was to be classified as "traditional" literary ...

... I could not learn more completely in other works. After this it's on to Sam Harris's Letter to A Christian Nation and The Alchemist by Paul Coelho

What a thread! I would be remiss if I didn't pipe in with The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I read it years ago because it was one of "those" books that everyone recommended prefacing their comments with accolades that made Coelho seem like a literary god. THAT was a reading day that I ...

I love The Alchemist, Coelho is one of my favorite writers. I never could get into Hemmingway either. His writing is too masculine for me. I don't care to read about hunting and fishing. Two that come to mind for me are The Scarlet Letter and The Great Gatsby. I was required to ...

Just got back from Barnes and Noble, having bought the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I was going to buy a copy of the Prophet by Kahlil Gibran as well, but my mom had a copy of it that she gave me instead, so I saved about $15, YAY!

Okay I keep promising myself I won't buy anything more until after Christmas. Well..yesterday I purchased only 2! The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Sentenced to Die by J.A. Jance

Friday, I went to Borders on my lunch hour and bought Jaded Tasks BY: Wayne Madsen and The Alchemist BY: Paulo Coelho Tonight I went to Barnes & Nobles and bought Madness and Civilization BY: Michel Foucault Dracula BY: Bram Stoker Endgame Volume 2 Resistance B ...

I never had an opinion on Hemmingway..... but I cert couldnt get through The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho..I somehow cannot relate to that sort of..whatever...the funny thing is that a few years ago, I might have finished it and prolly even liked it... It's only recently that I've succeeded ...

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho had a profound affect on how I live my life. I was a sophomore in high school when I read it, so I was at a good point to read a book about following your dreams and desires no matter what life throws at you. I just found it at the perfect time; I was on the ...

The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo genuinely changed the way I approach my life. But we read it for my high school book club after I had read it by myeslf, and many of the teachers didn't like it. There was some discussion that maybe all of the students connected with the message (follow your ...

The Alchemist by coelho considered a modern classic? I cannot stand it.

testing. don't watch. here's a touchstone. the alchemist