The Witch of Portobello
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- Author：Paulo Coelho
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Summary
How do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves—even if we are unsure of who we are？
That is the central question of international bestselling author Paulo Coelho’s profound new work， The Witch of Portobello。 It is the story of a mysterious woman named Athena， told by the many who knew her well—or hardly at all。 Like The Alchemist， The Witch of Portobello is the kind of story that will transform the way readers think about love， passion， joy， and sacrifice。
That is the central question of international bestselling author Paulo Coelho’s profound new work， The Witch of Portobello。 It is the story of a mysterious woman named Athena， told by the many who knew her well—or hardly at all。 Like The Alchemist， The Witch of Portobello is the kind of story that will transform the way readers think about love， passion， joy， and sacrifice。
Reviews
Thara
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What does learning mean: accumulating knowledge or transforming your life？A quote from the witch of portobello ❤It's a peculiar book for self realization and it speaks to ur soul and rejuvenate ur life if u really read this book from heart。 In this book Paulo has showed the protagonist （Athena） life in people's （her acquaintance ，friends， her mother） point of view The first half of the book is such a cliffhanger but the second half completely deals with spirituality visions etc 。many ppl review What does learning mean: accumulating knowledge or transforming your life？A quote from the witch of portobello ❤It's a peculiar book for self realization and it speaks to ur soul and rejuvenate ur life if u really read this book from heart。 In this book Paulo has showed the protagonist （Athena） life in people's （her acquaintance ，friends， her mother） point of view The first half of the book is such a cliffhanger but the second half completely deals with spirituality visions etc 。many ppl review this as Paulo's bad work but book is actually a self realization of Athena who travels in all the path denied by society to fill the blank spaces of her life 。They tell this because some things in this book like dance， hagia Sofia， the ritual performed by her with Ella and Andrea is considered as absurd ideas but above all one should understand she is disguised as the omnipotent mother of earth gaia with powers of prediction and vision 。 So I strongly recommend this book for someone who atleast have a glimpse of spirituality ，for those people this book is absolutely a treat but for some minds this book is little absurd but the ideas of the book can grasped by anyone who read this because Paulo's plot is always simple but the ideas are for eternity， and this is not about going against religion and it's laws but something will open ur eyes to the real world of Devine spirituality and laws of nature rather than the absurd and meaningless ideas laid by People centuries ago 。Athena - not a witch， not a charlatan or a shenanigan but a women who go in search of herself 💞 。。。more
Eric Dumouchel
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I thoroughly enjoyed the writing Coelho's writing choice for this book - a seried of second- and third-hand interviews about the Witch of Portobello， each with their own opinions and one-sided observations about the subject。 Things aren't always as they appear。 I thoroughly enjoyed the writing Coelho's writing choice for this book - a seried of second- and third-hand interviews about the Witch of Portobello， each with their own opinions and one-sided observations about the subject。 Things aren't always as they appear。 。。。more
Isabel
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La forma elegida por el autor para contar la historia de Athena me fascinó mucho。 Ver un solo carácter （Athena） a través de los ojos de muchos en ves de aprender sobre los acontecimientos con las palabras de la protagonista me hizo pensar sobre nuestros caminos individuales en este mundo y como una sola persona puede tener impactos tan diferentes en otros。 En fin no siento como que llegué a entender o a conocer de verdad a la protagonista， algo que en ciertos momentos me frustró durante la lectu La forma elegida por el autor para contar la historia de Athena me fascinó mucho。 Ver un solo carácter （Athena） a través de los ojos de muchos en ves de aprender sobre los acontecimientos con las palabras de la protagonista me hizo pensar sobre nuestros caminos individuales en este mundo y como una sola persona puede tener impactos tan diferentes en otros。 En fin no siento como que llegué a entender o a conocer de verdad a la protagonista， algo que en ciertos momentos me frustró durante la lectura， pero al mismo tiempo me hizo sonreír。 He llegado a la conclusión de que en realidad todo lo que vemos y lo que creemos conocer es siempre una proyección e interpretación nuestra de los otros y nuestro alrededor y nunca se encuentra una verdad absoluta。 。。。more
Jazmine
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So good， so many highlights and annotations ！！！
Natalia Fernandes
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Meu primeiro contato com uma obra de Paulo Coelho。 Na escola， escutei de um professor de literatura que esse autor era ruim e escrevia sempre a mesma coisa mas com diferentes títulos。 Decidi ler agora e formar minha opinião。 Quanto a escrever sempre a mesma coisa， não sei， só li esse livro aqui。 Quanto à escrita， gostei。 Embora tenha achado os diálogos meio chatos em alguns momentos， é um bom livro。 Se algum dia irei reler？ Provavelmente， não。
Brittany
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I really enjoyed reading The Witch of Portobello， but it wasn’t a “great” book。 I love the concept of exploring the divine feminine through dance， this is something I’ve recently become very interested in。 The execution seemed a bit rushed through， and I think that’s my biggest issue here。 There are some weird parts of the story where much detail is given only for it to go nowhere。 3。5/5
Anastasiya
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"Love simply is"。 "Love simply is"。 。。。more
Yaneth AH
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Mi primer libro de Paulo Coelho， y debo decir que no estuvo tan mal。 Realmente no esperaba mucho del autor por los comentarios negativos que había encontrado de él， y que varios consideren sobrevalorada su obra más popular El alquimista， no me daba la mejor referencia。 Pero me gusto mucho la forma de contarnos la historia de Athena， es bastante interesante saber cómo el resto de los personajes la conocieron y por medio de ellos saber un poco más sobre nuestra protagonista。 Te hace sentir realmen Mi primer libro de Paulo Coelho， y debo decir que no estuvo tan mal。 Realmente no esperaba mucho del autor por los comentarios negativos que había encontrado de él， y que varios consideren sobrevalorada su obra más popular El alquimista， no me daba la mejor referencia。 Pero me gusto mucho la forma de contarnos la historia de Athena， es bastante interesante saber cómo el resto de los personajes la conocieron y por medio de ellos saber un poco más sobre nuestra protagonista。 Te hace sentir realmente como un conocido， amigo， de Athena que la conoces de manera externa y la acompañas en sus vivencias。 Y el final， un aplauso， realmente no me lo esperaba。 Ahora con respecto a lo que no me gustó， es que en algunos puntos de la historia los sentí innecesario y bastantes tediosos， ocasionando que el libro me aburriera y detuviera su lectura。 Además me hubiera gustado al menos una ventana a la mente de Athena， hay algunas cosas que de plano no la entendí y me hubiera gustado saber un poco más que pasaba por su cabeza。 。。。more
Sameh Elgawly
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Inspiring book
Wen Hao 9
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Masterful， original writing， written in the perspectives of a dozen characters。 It somehow feels like the author has lived many lifetimes。 Every now and then the author writes a beautiful line about life which can be contemplated on。 You get to know the protagonist from the outside in。 Slowly unveiling the superficial facade of appearance and showing the complexity of the individual。 Showing that everything makes sense in some shape or form， if you know the backstory behind it。
gofri
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Fogott egy rakás közhelyet， filozófiai maszlagot， és írt köré egy nyálas sztorit。
Yuan Pan
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Having read many of Paulo Coelho's books for many years， I have to conclude that this isn't one of his stronger books。 There are parts of this book that I liked or agreed with， but overall the narrative had some issues。 Having read many of Paulo Coelho's books for many years， I have to conclude that this isn't one of his stronger books。 There are parts of this book that I liked or agreed with， but overall the narrative had some issues。 。。。more
queenclaire13
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This is the first Paulo Coelho book that I’ve read。 I really enjoyed this book because of the way it’s written。 You get to read multiple POVs and see the whole story。 Despite the low ratings of this book， I actually enjoyed it。
Ben
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audibook
Maria Laufmaschinemeister
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A woman's journey to find meaning in life。 If I was a more spiritual person I might have enjoyed this。 Instead， a lot of eye-rolling。 A woman's journey to find meaning in life。 If I was a more spiritual person I might have enjoyed this。 Instead， a lot of eye-rolling。 。。。more
Pia Lebsund
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I really was curious what this book described and I was not disappointed。
Katherine Silva-sampaio
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I found the style in which this book was written to be very interesting。 The story was very interesting and it was a really easy read。 I am still debating how I feel about the main character and the story itself。 After reading some interviews with the author I definitely do not feel the book portrayed what he was going for。 This book did not feel feminine to me and I did not connect to the character as portraying a feminine side of god。 It was interesting to learn more about Romani culture （if w I found the style in which this book was written to be very interesting。 The story was very interesting and it was a really easy read。 I am still debating how I feel about the main character and the story itself。 After reading some interviews with the author I definitely do not feel the book portrayed what he was going for。 This book did not feel feminine to me and I did not connect to the character as portraying a feminine side of god。 It was interesting to learn more about Romani culture （if what was written is accurate） and he certainly created a series of events that I would love to more about。 。。。more
Frances
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2。75
Shantalie
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Hmm。。。A fairly easy-to-read book。 But a little too new-agey for me。 I'm not quite sure how a book about some sort of modern-day witch is really meant to make people think about the meaning of life。。。but perhaps that is because I'm too jaded and irreligious。 I wouldn't NOT recommend it - because it can be read pretty quickly but it is nothing revolutionary either。 Just manage your expectations。 Hmm。。。A fairly easy-to-read book。 But a little too new-agey for me。 I'm not quite sure how a book about some sort of modern-day witch is really meant to make people think about the meaning of life。。。but perhaps that is because I'm too jaded and irreligious。 I wouldn't NOT recommend it - because it can be read pretty quickly but it is nothing revolutionary either。 Just manage your expectations。 。。。more
Misslill
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Interesting Story Not my usual genre but it caught my attention from the first page。 Interesting twist at the end。 Well written。
Saffron Mavros
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Narrated from several view points， this book chronicles the journey of a certain girl， who trains to be a witch， while juggling her child， love affairs， and potential love interests。 The different view points make a drab story interesting， because it forms a collection of such varied stories， that they culminate together to form a good book。 Other than that， there's literally nothing else to the book。 The main protagonist is a lost， directionless girl without a clue as to what she's doing and wh Narrated from several view points， this book chronicles the journey of a certain girl， who trains to be a witch， while juggling her child， love affairs， and potential love interests。 The different view points make a drab story interesting， because it forms a collection of such varied stories， that they culminate together to form a good book。 Other than that， there's literally nothing else to the book。 The main protagonist is a lost， directionless girl without a clue as to what she's doing and what she really wants！ 。。。more
Suleuzundereblog
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"Bunun önemi tümden unutuldu: Artık dinsel bayramlar bile plaja， parka ya da kayak yapmaya gitmenin bir vesilesi oldu çıktı。 Artık ritüeller yok。 Sıradan işler en küçük bir kutsallık edinemiyor。 Yaptığımız yemeğe sevgimizi katmamız gerekirken yemek yaparken vakit kaybetmekten yakınıyoruz。 İş yaparken becerilerimizi zevk almak ve Yüce Ana’nın gücünü yaygınlaştırmak için kullanmamız gerekirken Tanrı’nın bir laneti olduğunu düşünüyoruz。" "Bunun önemi tümden unutuldu: Artık dinsel bayramlar bile plaja， parka ya da kayak yapmaya gitmenin bir vesilesi oldu çıktı。 Artık ritüeller yok。 Sıradan işler en küçük bir kutsallık edinemiyor。 Yaptığımız yemeğe sevgimizi katmamız gerekirken yemek yaparken vakit kaybetmekten yakınıyoruz。 İş yaparken becerilerimizi zevk almak ve Yüce Ana’nın gücünü yaygınlaştırmak için kullanmamız gerekirken Tanrı’nın bir laneti olduğunu düşünüyoruz。" 。。。more
Run。n。nurse
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Decent enough to finish， not good enough for an in-depth review。
Sneha Mishra
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I had to read and complete the book with lot of patience。。。I awaited for something to happen that could capture my heart and mind ， but to my utter disappointment no such instances occurred。 At some points I was really impressed with Coelho's way of writing 。 The spiritualist theme was something of which I couldn't get the whole idea of 。 Everything seemed really vague and Hence I decided that this book is not really for me 。 However I am happy that I completed it 。 I had to read and complete the book with lot of patience。。。I awaited for something to happen that could capture my heart and mind ， but to my utter disappointment no such instances occurred。 At some points I was really impressed with Coelho's way of writing 。 The spiritualist theme was something of which I couldn't get the whole idea of 。 Everything seemed really vague and Hence I decided that this book is not really for me 。 However I am happy that I completed it 。 。。。more
Henil Shah
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The approach to describe the main character is quite good。
Maryam
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هنوزم فكر مي كنم خدا مادره 🤔
Chelsea
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This is now my favorite Paul book！
Sahar
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این اون کویلویی که من دوست داشتم 。جدیدا نمیتونم این مرموز بودن رو تو نوشته هاش پیدا کنم 。دوست دارم اینجور کتابایی پیدا کنم در باره ایین های کهن و جادویی
Aylen Priscila
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El libro me gustó， lo que desea contar también pero para mí no fue muy entretenido。
Yasmin Emu
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If you don't know how to maneuver your life， If you are hesitated how to control and proceed your life with your own thinkings and you are afraid of what people would say。 Then you should read the book "The witch of portobello" by the author Paula Coelho。In this book the author shows a scenario of a girl's life who were adopted by her parents。 But after some years she found the truth that she was adopted。 With that also she found something bizarre and weird about herself and she determined that If you don't know how to maneuver your life， If you are hesitated how to control and proceed your life with your own thinkings and you are afraid of what people would say。 Then you should read the book "The witch of portobello" by the author Paula Coelho。In this book the author shows a scenario of a girl's life who were adopted by her parents。 But after some years she found the truth that she was adopted。 With that also she found something bizarre and weird about herself and she determined that she was something exceptional than others。 Though she was a witch， she tried to find her true destination。 Many people taunted her and accused her but she didn't stop。 She was finding and finding。 She didn't hesitated to show her power and maneuver her life with this。The woman was named Athena。🌼 。。。more
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