The Alchemist
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- Author：Paulo Coelho
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Summary
Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull， The Alchemist presents a simple fable， based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation。 And though we may sniff a bestselling formula， it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two。 Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago， an Andalusian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids。 And so he's off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream。
Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers， who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman。 In one of the Englishman's books， Santiago first learns about the alchemists--men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years， it would free itself of all its individual properties， and what was left would be the "Soul of the World。" Of course he does eventually meet an alchemist， and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy's misguided agenda， while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams。 "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer，" the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night。
"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself，" the alchemist replies。 "And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams， because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity。" --Gail Hudson
Reviews
Kilien Natens
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Valt een sprookjesachtige roman zoals deze nog als een roman te categoriseren？ ‘De alchemist’ is 𝖟𝖔’𝖓 𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖍𝖆𝖆𝖑 𝖉𝖆𝖙 𝖊𝖗𝖔𝖒 𝖛𝖗𝖆𝖆𝖌𝖙 𝖔𝖒 𝖛𝖔𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖟𝖊𝖓 𝖙𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖉𝖊𝖓。 Het ritme van het boek gewoon goed， en als je in één trek doorleest， komt het het best tot z’n recht。Als je niet over de nodige fantasie en feeling met het spirituele beschikt， zal dit boek wellicht weinig indruk op je maken。 Maar als je niet afgeschrikt wordt door termen als ‘de ziel van de wereld’， dan ligt er 𝖎𝖓 𝖉𝖎𝖙 𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖍𝖆𝖆𝖑 𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖕𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖙𝖎𝖌𝖊 𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖆𝖆 Valt een sprookjesachtige roman zoals deze nog als een roman te categoriseren？ ‘De alchemist’ is 𝖟𝖔’𝖓 𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖍𝖆𝖆𝖑 𝖉𝖆𝖙 𝖊𝖗𝖔𝖒 𝖛𝖗𝖆𝖆𝖌𝖙 𝖔𝖒 𝖛𝖔𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖟𝖊𝖓 𝖙𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖉𝖊𝖓。 Het ritme van het boek gewoon goed， en als je in één trek doorleest， komt het het best tot z’n recht。Als je niet over de nodige fantasie en feeling met het spirituele beschikt， zal dit boek wellicht weinig indruk op je maken。 Maar als je niet afgeschrikt wordt door termen als ‘de ziel van de wereld’， dan ligt er 𝖎𝖓 𝖉𝖎𝖙 𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖍𝖆𝖆𝖑 𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖕𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖙𝖎𝖌𝖊 𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖆𝖆𝖑 𝖛𝖔𝖔𝖗 𝖏𝖊 𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖇𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖊𝖓。 。。。more
أَبُو صَلَاحْ-Abo salah
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 أجمل رواية رمزية قد قرأتها بحياتي حتي الأن وتعلمت منها الكثير واعطتني الكثير من الحكمة شكرا باولو كويلو ♥️ The most beautiful symbolic novel I have read in my life until now and I learned a lot from it and gave me a lot of wisdom Thank you Paulo Coelho ♥️
Karen
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This is the second time I read this book ans for me it is like the second time 。 This book came back to me after I had forgotten about it ans now it will never leave my side I treasure it 。
Kristyn Rose
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If you enjoy parables， then you’ll enjoy this story。 I found some nuggets of wisdom in it， but all in all found I was thankful it was short。 While I adore Jeremy Irons， as a narrator， some of his characterizations baffled me。 Such as， why is the Alchemist so angry？ It made it hard to listen to him。
Victoria Banks
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So good。 I must read it again！
Morgan Fields
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I loved this book！ A super quick read and very inspire to follow your heart
Denise Croker
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Simple but profound。 We are all on our quests to discover the treasures of life and our true purpose。 There is a lot to be gained from thinking about this beautifully written book。 I was equally admiring of Coelho's own life story in which he overcame hospitalization for "mental illness" in his youth， cast off the chains of convention， and followed his own "personal legend。" I kept thinking of other quest books， such as Siddhartha， when I read this one， and I think this one resonates for me even Simple but profound。 We are all on our quests to discover the treasures of life and our true purpose。 There is a lot to be gained from thinking about this beautifully written book。 I was equally admiring of Coelho's own life story in which he overcame hospitalization for "mental illness" in his youth， cast off the chains of convention， and followed his own "personal legend。" I kept thinking of other quest books， such as Siddhartha， when I read this one， and I think this one resonates for me even more。 There are a lot of hidden gems of wisdom within。 If you enjoyed The Little Prince， you would probably enjoy this book， too。 This talk of the "personal legend" sounds like malarkey when I write about it here， so The Alchemist really has to be read to be appreciated。 。。。more
Sarah
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At times， I thought "this book is boring， but at least it's short。 I'm going to finish it。" I'm not sure it all landed with me the way the author intended 。 。 。 It's abstract enough for me to forget， like waking up from a weird dream， but I'm glad I at least finished。 The spirituality here is not for me。 At times， I thought "this book is boring， but at least it's short。 I'm going to finish it。" I'm not sure it all landed with me the way the author intended 。 。 。 It's abstract enough for me to forget， like waking up from a weird dream， but I'm glad I at least finished。 The spirituality here is not for me。 。。。more
Julie Lynne
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I know this book has mixed reviews， but I honestly didn't mind it。 It was an easy read and had a feel good message。 I know this book has mixed reviews， but I honestly didn't mind it。 It was an easy read and had a feel good message。 。。。more
Kristen
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Did not enjoy this book as much as I wanted too。
Mayte
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Dit boek was èèèèècht niet voor mij。 Ik durf er bijna niet meer over te zeggen door alle 5 sterren van mijn vrienden 😅Wat een zever allemaal 🙊 en zo vervelend geschreven
Kim
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Read this beautifully simple book with its big message twice now。
Allison Diaz
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simple， quick read with an inspiring message to follow one's calling simple， quick read with an inspiring message to follow one's calling 。。。more
Ana Rose
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Dajem ocjenu 4 zbog načina pisanja， ideje， i same poruke štiva。 Uzevši u obzir radnju i samo djelo， nisam previše impresionirana， ali to je jako subjektivno i razumijem zašto bi se nekome jako svidjelo。 Nije moj đir， ali neosporna kvaliteta。:）
Linda
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Ginevra
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it was good i liked it。 well written and easy to read
Khoi Nguyen
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Well， it's actually a really good book if you compare to others fiction out there on the market。 Well， it's actually a really good book if you compare to others fiction out there on the market。 。。。more
Agostinho Matos
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Ao contrário de que muitos dizem “não li e não gostei”， este intitulando romance com timbres de livro de auto ajuda que talvez por isso tenho sido um êxito comercial， a minha opinião é que “li e não gostei”。 Apenas duas estrelas por algumas das pequenas histórias que fazem parte deste “O Alquimista”。
Garima Bali
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Boring
yanna
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finished this literally， like， five minutes ago and i feel like i left my consciousness in the sixth dimension。 i haven’t come down from the euphoric high this left me with， yet。 a perfect allegory of the depth and complexities one can experience through human interaction。 it brandishes the intricacies of personal legends， gives an insightful outlook on how people’s lives greatly differ from one perspective to another， and was overall an incredibly original， fresh， and enlightening read。
Dat Bui
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There will be people who hate this book， the other love it。 It's hard to find someone who is neutral about it after reading the whole story。 I think it's a fair fight about being a dreamer and being a realist。 Many will say the protagonist is so irresponsible， leaving everything behind。 But in fact， he's not。 His family never needs him to stay， they just want him to be stable; his father was once like him but his fear had pulled him out of his dreaming and he doesn't want to tread the same path There will be people who hate this book， the other love it。 It's hard to find someone who is neutral about it after reading the whole story。 I think it's a fair fight about being a dreamer and being a realist。 Many will say the protagonist is so irresponsible， leaving everything behind。 But in fact， he's not。 His family never needs him to stay， they just want him to be stable; his father was once like him but his fear had pulled him out of his dreaming and he doesn't want to tread the same path as his father did。 His lover never forces him to stay， she wants him to be happy。 By being truly happy within his heart， he then can make her happy。 It's rather platonic。 I think， the woman is wise， these days， we are covered with fear of instability and so on。 What we call "responsibility" mainly caused by a sense of selfishness。 Yes， it was truly a boyfriend who needs responsibility to his girl， a son has responsibility for his family。 In the past， things were severe， parents without children taking care of them might die easily， for example。 But that's unlikely to be the case of the story。 I think if we keep thinking that the main character is irresponsible to his family， his girl， then we also need to think on the opposite side。 If the family and his girl force him to stay （which the boy will do） with his heart unresting， then they are also very selfish just thinking about themselves。 I don't say that it's bad。 Everybody wants people they love to be responsible for them but by what standard we can defy it as good or bad， right and wrong？ Most of us just look at what the mass do and conclude that something is good or bad， right or wrong。 But most of the time， history has proved that the mass has been often wrong。 Colombo embarked on a likely no-return journey to discover the Americas， is anyone who says that Colombo was bad， irresponsible leaving his family behind for his love of discovery？ The main character of this story just does the same。 I think people who criticize this story need to absorb the story with a more open mind than not because they think something is right meaning that others have to think it's right too。 It's uneasy as the boy does not violate something such as law， or does something morally unacceptable。 His journey was a mental journey with a different perspective of eyes different from most ordinary people。 I too doubt that I can choose to follow my heart like the protagonist， however， this is a great story， a bit mystical， but absolutely great for any dreamer。 。。。more
Daniel Lobo
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Es la historia del camino hacia un sueño y como a través del camino se aprende a entender la meta。
Lyric Trempe
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It’s really a 3。5 star but goodreads doesn’t do half stars I feel like this was really insightful and I learned a lot， but also i think some of it can easily go over peoples heads。 This isn’t a book that I personally see myself constantly thinking about after reading it which is why I didn’t rate it higher， but I genuinely think it teaches a lot about life and finding your purpose and listening to your heart。 This is a book I want to teach my future students someday。
Rosy
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I hesitate to give three stars， because this was just an ok book for me。 Yet I felt two was dismissive of it as a whole， if I could I’d go for two and a half。 There are plenty of synopsis ratings so I’ll skip that and just say that while I appreciated the themes， I didn’t love the execution。
Rency Quinn
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This is a fantasy that feels a lot like fable。 I have to say， this is the best fable I have ever read。 It's a must read。 This is a fantasy that feels a lot like fable。 I have to say， this is the best fable I have ever read。 It's a must read。 。。。more
christina ♥
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» QUICK OVERVIEW «Stars: ★★☆☆☆Plot: ★★☆☆☆Readability: ★★★☆☆Characters: ★★☆☆☆Writing: ★★★☆☆Recommend: ✗» PLOT «Santiago is a young shepherd。 Torn by the decision of love or treasure， he embarks on a journey to find both with the help of several mysterious people around him。I got nothing from this book。 I don't think I will remember it in a week。» READABILITY «If I hadn't read this with an audiobook， then I doubt I would've finished this as fast as I did。 The book is slower paced。» CHARACTERS «Whi » QUICK OVERVIEW «Stars: ★★☆☆☆Plot: ★★☆☆☆Readability: ★★★☆☆Characters: ★★☆☆☆Writing: ★★★☆☆Recommend: ✗» PLOT «Santiago is a young shepherd。 Torn by the decision of love or treasure， he embarks on a journey to find both with the help of several mysterious people around him。I got nothing from this book。 I don't think I will remember it in a week。» READABILITY «If I hadn't read this with an audiobook， then I doubt I would've finished this as fast as I did。 The book is slower paced。» CHARACTERS «While reading， I really didn't connect with the characters or the story。 Nothing really makes any of them relatable or likeable。» WRITING «The writing is profound or anything， its pretty average。» OVERALL «I didn't realize this book was that short， but I'm glad it was， since it's not for me。 。。。more
Jill White
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A fast read and very thought provoking。
Alex
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I liked the fact that this book is allegorical - I think books like this， 1984 and Brave New World that are technically fiction but are written with other ideas in mind are very powerful and underutilised。 That said， I felt this book fell short of its potential。 The storyline， the mysticism， some of the themes all have the makings of a very good book。 For me however， the underlying message/point of the book is basically "follow your dreams" which I find to be a message that is not deserving of t I liked the fact that this book is allegorical - I think books like this， 1984 and Brave New World that are technically fiction but are written with other ideas in mind are very powerful and underutilised。 That said， I felt this book fell short of its potential。 The storyline， the mysticism， some of the themes all have the makings of a very good book。 For me however， the underlying message/point of the book is basically "follow your dreams" which I find to be a message that is not deserving of the groundwork that the rest of this book is。 After finishing the book I has this feeling that "this can't be all that its about" or "what am I missing"， but after some reading and analysis confirmed that the "follow your dreams" mantra was the main point of the novel I was underwhelmed。 Some of the secondary messages， i。e。 the idea that the journey rather than the outcome is often more important， valuable and fulfilling， are more valuable than the primary message in my view。 Additionally， whilst the "follow your dreams" message was clear， the rest of the ideas the book touches on seemed to be incorporated randomly and kind of for the sake of it。 Every time Santiago met a new character I found myself asking "whats the point of this" and "where on earth is this heading"。 Maybe I've read too many other non-fiction books and so this seemed unoriginal to me， or maybe this book isn't as revolutionary in 2021， but for me it just missed the mark and was a bit "meh"。 。。。more
James Slowey
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A great and inspirational book to read， especially for a younger adult。
Henry McKenzie
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Read this just before Candide。 As if from the mouth of Pangloss himself
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