Pumpkin Pai's review of The Paulo Coelho Collection: "The Alchemist", "The Pilgrimage", "The Valkyries"

Pumpkin Pai reviewed The Paulo Coelho Collection: "The Alchemist", "The Pilgrimage", "The Valkyries" by Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho: The Paulo Coelho Collection: "The Alchemist", "The Pilgrimage", "The Valkyries"

The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that was …

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5 stars

Best book of the year for me

The Alchemist spoke to me deeply. It's another of a handful of books I wish I had read right out of high school.

Paulo Coelho's writing style is very direct. If you let your mind wander for a few sentences, you probably will miss a major plot point. This makes it a very fast and exciting read but things happen so quickly, I found myself stopping to reflect often (not a bad thing). :)