gtc-one reviewed The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
"My Heart Is Afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist …
Review of 'The Alchemist' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
The book begins as an enjoyable magical-realism travel story, but it bogs down in the last quarter as an all-knowing character shows up and removes all the spirit of wonder and discovery.