Comments on: Brazil: Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/01/24/brazil-paulo-coelhos-the-alchemist/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:29:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: lyzazel » The Alchemist http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/01/24/brazil-paulo-coelhos-the-alchemist/comment-page-1/#comment-689948 lyzazel » The Alchemist Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:33:02 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/01/24/brazil-paulo-coelhos-the-alchemist/#comment-689948 [...] I didn’t quite love it. I mean, it was okay, but I expected something special from a bestseller like this. Well, it was somewhat too long (although it isn’t long at all compared to some other books) and too religious for me, although there are some good points made there. Rephrasing the main idea, “everybody should go for their dream”. Certainly, there is a hell lot of truth in it. I’m not sure if I needed a whole book to think about that. But yeah, many people need the nudge and the book should do it. There are also a lot of other ideas covered on the book, but I won’t just go into details now… [...] [...] I didn’t quite love it. I mean, it was okay, but I expected something special from a bestseller like this. Well, it was somewhat too long (although it isn’t long at all compared to some other books) and too religious for me, although there are some good points made there. Rephrasing the main idea, “everybody should go for their dream”. Certainly, there is a hell lot of truth in it. I’m not sure if I needed a whole book to think about that. But yeah, many people need the nudge and the book should do it. There are also a lot of other ideas covered on the book, but I won’t just go into details now… [...]

]]> By: Jon http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/01/24/brazil-paulo-coelhos-the-alchemist/comment-page-1/#comment-638940 Jon Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:21:32 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/01/24/brazil-paulo-coelhos-the-alchemist/#comment-638940 Ranting? Heh, I could show you ranting... I thought I was rather restrained. Ranting? Heh, I could show you ranting… I thought I was rather restrained.

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