We're licking our lips after the juicy saga that was "A Piece of Cake" by Cupcake Brown. Now we're getting down with "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coehlo. I've heard TONS about this book and, interestingly enough, back in 2008 I stumbled across a book club that was reading "The Alchemist" before MBC was even a thought...funny how I never became a part of that book club nor even picked up this title. I guess it wasn't meant to be until now. 8~)So here we are...I'm expecting it to be a little like "The Giver" by Lois Lowry; that is, it appears to be a small book so Coehlo must have measured his words. I bet it has tons of allegories. We'll see, won't we?
I found pretty thorough book reviews on the book's Google Books site. Warning: some of the readers' reviews contain spoilers. Click here to jump there.
"The Alchemist" Quick Facts:
Paulo Coehlo, the Brazilian author, was a bit of a hippie who meandered across the globe.
He wrote a string of books before striking gold with "The Alchemist" in 1988.
It first became a phenomenon with mass following in Brazil.
Then, like its mastermind, the book zigzagged the world.
"The Alchemist" is the most translated book to date, after the Bible.
It took a while for it to impact the English-speaking world, since it wasn't translated to English until 1993.
It's no wonder Oprah loves "The Alchemist" since it's very transcendentalist or New Age.
Notable Quotes:
- You must love the desert, but never trust it completely. Because the desert tests all men: it challenges every step, and kills those who become distracted.
- And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
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