Review of 'By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I checked this book out of the library because I received the third book in what is supposed to be a trilogy by Paulo Coelho in a ring. I have this minor flaw that I cannot read the third book in a supposed trilogy without having first read the first two. Well, usually. So, I checked this book out of the library. I should have just read the ring book because the trilogy is really not related at all, that I can see.
However, I did enjoy this book very much and would recommend it. The writing is very poetical. I know this book has been translated, and I wonder what has been lost in translation.
The story is interesting, and while I thought I knew the ending, I did not at all know what was going on. I will say, this book felt somewhat like an Oprah book. Not …
I checked this book out of the library because I received the third book in what is supposed to be a trilogy by Paulo Coelho in a ring. I have this minor flaw that I cannot read the third book in a supposed trilogy without having first read the first two. Well, usually. So, I checked this book out of the library. I should have just read the ring book because the trilogy is really not related at all, that I can see.
However, I did enjoy this book very much and would recommend it. The writing is very poetical. I know this book has been translated, and I wonder what has been lost in translation.
The story is interesting, and while I thought I knew the ending, I did not at all know what was going on. I will say, this book felt somewhat like an Oprah book. Not in that it is one she normally picks for her book club, but that it had a lot of themes that she seems to expound.
