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The Valkyries

The Valkyries

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  • Author：Paulo Coelho
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Summary

A Magical Tale About Forgiving Our Past and Believing in Our Future

The enchanting， true story of The Valkyries begins in Rio de Janeiro when author Paulo Coelho gives his mysterious master J。， the only manuscript for his book The Alchemist。 Haunted by a devastating curse， Coelho confesses to J。， "I′ve seen my dreams fall apart just when I seemed about to achieve them。" In response， J。 gives Coelho a daunting task: He must find and speak with his guardian angel。 "The curse can be broken，" he replies， "if you complete the task。"

Rising to the challenge， Paulo and his wife， Cristina， drop everything， pack their bags， and take off on a forty day adventure into the starkly beautiful and sometimes dangerous Mojave Desert where they encounter more than they bargained for。 A masterful blend of the exotic locales， dramatic adventure， and magical storytelling， for which Coelho′s fictional works are renowned， this true-life account is at once a modern-day adventure and a metaphysical odyssey。

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Reviews

Mare ，

This book is so artificial and fake it makes me proud to have it made it to the end。

Vicky K。 ，

Ωραίες εικόνες， ενδιαφέρον το βαθύτερο νόημα。 Οικείο στον αναγνώστη

Betsy Rosales ，

En realidad es un 3。5。 No creí que leería a Paulo Coelho con este libro ， tenía pensado que mi primera interacción con él fuera con el alquimista ，pero todo esto aún futuro muy lejano。Pero hace poco me prestaron las valkirias como una recomendación y le di una oportunidad así que aquí estamos。Estaba en un bloqueo lector ， tenía miedo de no poder ni comenzarlo a leer ， pero me sorprendió que aún que su trama no me gustase mucho consiguió hacerme leerlo hasta el final。Las valkirias nos narra como En realidad es un 3。5。 No creí que leería a Paulo Coelho con este libro ， tenía pensado que mi primera interacción con él fuera con el alquimista ，pero todo esto aún futuro muy lejano。Pero hace poco me prestaron las valkirias como una recomendación y le di una oportunidad así que aquí estamos。Estaba en un bloqueo lector ， tenía miedo de no poder ni comenzarlo a leer ， pero me sorprendió que aún que su trama no me gustase mucho consiguió hacerme leerlo hasta el final。Las valkirias nos narra como un hombre va en busca de como ver a su ángel de la guarda ， con este fin viaja durante 40 días por el desierto junto a su esposa ， durante el camino tienen que encontrarse con las valkirias quienes le dirán cómo lograr lo que busca。Es una lectura muy fácil de llevar y aún que su trama no es lo mejor te ayuda a mantenerte entretenida， además es un libro un poco religioso por no decir mucho yo no soy una gran creyente y en cierto punto me desespero。Pero es un buen libro para iniciar en la lectura y tal vez si quieres alguna enseñanza。 。。。more

Ellen ，

Ich bin ein bisschen zwiegespalten wie ich das Buch finden soll。 Einerseits passt der Inhalt zum etwas verschroben， irrationalen， verschachtelten und klar eher esoterischen als christlichem Stil von C。P。， aber bei vielen seiner Bücher bekomme ich sonst einen bessern Zugang - diesmal kann ich mich in den meisten Passagen mit keinem/r der Figuren identifizieren。 Was ich aus dem Buch mitnehmen kann ist， dass mein Engel Zusammenkünfte und Ereignisse strukturieren bzw。 ermöglichen kann， dass mir mein Ich bin ein bisschen zwiegespalten wie ich das Buch finden soll。 Einerseits passt der Inhalt zum etwas verschroben， irrationalen， verschachtelten und klar eher esoterischen als christlichem Stil von C。P。， aber bei vielen seiner Bücher bekomme ich sonst einen bessern Zugang - diesmal kann ich mich in den meisten Passagen mit keinem/r der Figuren identifizieren。 Was ich aus dem Buch mitnehmen kann ist， dass mein Engel Zusammenkünfte und Ereignisse strukturieren bzw。 ermöglichen kann， dass mir mein Engel in jeglicher Gestalt oder Form erscheinen kann und dass ich mal überlegen sollte， welchen Pakt ich mit mir selbst geschlossen habe， nicht glücklich sein zu dürfen… 。。。more

Amanda Huck ，

Was a easy book to read， I always keep thinking what’s real and what is not。 Apparently this book was based in a real searching for his Guardian Angel。 But for me some parts were little bit odd！Anyway， I liked but again， not the best！

Daisy jones ，

I thought the story would hold more weight than it did， to be honest。 Very much enjoyed the lessons written into the text， but I wish that there had been a more concrete story。 Nonetheless， Coelho remains one of my favourite authors of all time。

Fred Walters ，

i mean its just like a religious experience， i liked some parts of it but like idk not for me

Erika ，

I stumbled upon this book at a used book store and personally probably wasn't the best introduction into Paulo' writing。 The ending and conclusion helped me understand things a bit better but it seemed a bit too fantastical and for being a short book， I struggled to stay engaged。 I stumbled upon this book at a used book store and personally probably wasn't the best introduction into Paulo' writing。 The ending and conclusion helped me understand things a bit better but it seemed a bit too fantastical and for being a short book， I struggled to stay engaged。 。。。more

Anita ，

I was a bit bored with this book， too religious for me。 I liked the part where Angels or God use us and objects around us to help on our path or save us from something。。。 His guardian angel causes him to lose a few seconds as he may avoid an accident or he bumps into someone he needs to see。

Dina S ，

One of my absolutely favorite books❤️

Parthasarathi Sengodan ，

bit of a letdown if read after The alchemist。

Mr Alfred ，

Good read。 Thought it would be more ooo wizards and magic n shit but it was actually a bit more preachy and believe in god。 Bit of fun though and very short

Bauschan Mann ，

Un percorso di vita e di amore da seguire

:D ，

There are parts of the book that brings enlightenment into my spirituality。 For example， looking into the horizon as it expands your soul， whereas if you only focus on your feet/ ground， your soul feels confined。

Krish Chorvadi ，

I didn't like this book that much I didn't like this book that much 。。。more

Zak Mohamed ，

I skipped some parts of the book so that I could finish it faster。

Elizabeth ，

I always enjoy and find something meaningful in Mr。 Coelho's books。 The connection between he and his wife is loving。 I always enjoy and find something meaningful in Mr。 Coelho's books。 The connection between he and his wife is loving。 。。。more

Migliuuh ，

3/5⭐I had quite low expectations for this book， because my mom read it and said that it's no good， I read some other reviews that stated the same and also， because the last book that I read of this author was just not my cup of tea。 But I was pleasantly surprised， because this book wasn't so bad。 This book let the reader to get to know the author better and all I can say is that I didn't really like him as a person （at least the way he is in this book）。 And I am not talking about him showing his 3/5⭐I had quite low expectations for this book， because my mom read it and said that it's no good， I read some other reviews that stated the same and also， because the last book that I read of this author was just not my cup of tea。 But I was pleasantly surprised， because this book wasn't so bad。 This book let the reader to get to know the author better and all I can say is that I didn't really like him as a person （at least the way he is in this book）。 And I am not talking about him showing his vulnerable， human side and not just magus side， but I am talking about how he sometimes spoke or acted with his wife。 That just wasn't alright at some times and on the few occasions she even seemed to be afraid to tell him something， because he'll get irritated。 At least this is the impression that I got。All in all， this book had some very interesting and deep ideas that made me stop reading and think， so it was worth reading， but definitely not one of the best Paulo Coelho books。 。。。more

Yasmin Cooke ，

This was interesting！

Dijana Čop Nešić ，

Jedna od njegovih boljih knjiga。

Adrian Santiago ，

Me gustó a un nivel comparado a que ya andaba sufriendo mucho al leer a Coelho。Las últimas historias que había leído de él a lo mucho tenían uno o dos párrafos buenos y lo demás era tedioso y aburrido。 Aquí creo que definitivamente lo que se le da es meter el realismo mágico a una historia sobre ir y buscar respuestas y un sentido a la vida。 Además de una que otra parte casi de terror， historia o mitología。Aquí lo padre no son tanto las enseñanzas， sino la idea en sí de visitar el desierto y con Me gustó a un nivel comparado a que ya andaba sufriendo mucho al leer a Coelho。Las últimas historias que había leído de él a lo mucho tenían uno o dos párrafos buenos y lo demás era tedioso y aburrido。 Aquí creo que definitivamente lo que se le da es meter el realismo mágico a una historia sobre ir y buscar respuestas y un sentido a la vida。 Además de una que otra parte casi de terror， historia o mitología。Aquí lo padre no son tanto las enseñanzas， sino la idea en sí de visitar el desierto y conocer a un grupo de mujeres que han decidido imponerse a la ley masculina。 Me gustó la descripción de 2 tipos de personas: los que son felices contemplando y los que solo encuentran felicidad en los retos。Sinceramente algunos párrafos suenan medio machistas， y otros aburren por ser tan moralistas en cuanto a Dios=bueno， Diablito=malo。 。。。more

Rachel ，

I can see a few reviews saying this is a disappointing read compared to the alchemist， so I'll keep it on my tbr I picked this up because the cover art， the blurb was mildly interesting After buying I realised it was the same writer as for the alchemist that I hear great things about。 So I thought I hit the jackpot。 。。。Maybe my expectations were too high？I couldn't figure out if it was based on true events or not in first few sort of chapters。。。。 literally had to Google！ And whilst I'm not reli I can see a few reviews saying this is a disappointing read compared to the alchemist， so I'll keep it on my tbr I picked this up because the cover art， the blurb was mildly interesting After buying I realised it was the same writer as for the alchemist that I hear great things about。 So I thought I hit the jackpot。 。。。Maybe my expectations were too high？I couldn't figure out if it was based on true events or not in first few sort of chapters。。。。 literally had to Google！ And whilst I'm not religious， I still think a large amount of speech in this is just pure rambling。 A very drawn out ， roundabout means of making a quite small point 。 。。。more

Howard ，

2 Stars for The Valkyries （audiobook） by Paulo Coelho read by Sean Runnette。 I read the Alchemist recently and I thought it was interesting。 So I thought I’d give another book by Paulo Coelho a try。 I’m a little confused。 I was expecting another fictional story about another journey。 I didn’t realize till the end of the book， where the author explained that only a little bit of the story was fiction。 What？ The Valkyries are real？I liked that the story took place near where I live。 I can picture 2 Stars for The Valkyries （audiobook） by Paulo Coelho read by Sean Runnette。 I read the Alchemist recently and I thought it was interesting。 So I thought I’d give another book by Paulo Coelho a try。 I’m a little confused。 I was expecting another fictional story about another journey。 I didn’t realize till the end of the book， where the author explained that only a little bit of the story was fiction。 What？ The Valkyries are real？I liked that the story took place near where I live。 I can picture the environment。 But I think I’m done with this author for now。 。。。more

Maddy ，

Somewhere out there is someone who will like this， but that person is not me。

Stephanie Marcinkowski ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Although written in a different format than his other books， Coelho take a deep dive into the concept of love of both self and others and takes us， his readers on a journey to find it。 I enjoyed the backdrop of Southwest USA as the location。 I also enjoyed that the women identified as The Valkyries were the strong and capable of handling the task of walking Coelho and his wife through the exercises in order to see their angels。

Jessica ，

My rating is purely due to my tastes alone。 I thought the Alchemist was amazing so I wanted to read more by Coelho。 This one was like pulling teeth for me to read， because it was that boring。 If you enjoy spirituality you will love this book。

Gaby Gomez ，

beautiful metaphor on how everything we are looking for is on us

Colleen ，

I hated this book。 I rarely use that word to describe anything。 I have read other books by this author and enjoyed them， even loved 1。 This story is about an egotistical， & self righteous guy。 I really disliked Paulo in this。 His words and behaviors are cringe worthy at best and emotionally abusive at their worst。 The scene with his wife & Valhalla？！ WTF？！ What misogynistic claptrap。 The spiritual word salad had me rolling my eyes and throwing up a little in my mouth。 This story read like a narc I hated this book。 I rarely use that word to describe anything。 I have read other books by this author and enjoyed them， even loved 1。 This story is about an egotistical， & self righteous guy。 I really disliked Paulo in this。 His words and behaviors are cringe worthy at best and emotionally abusive at their worst。 The scene with his wife & Valhalla？！ WTF？！ What misogynistic claptrap。 The spiritual word salad had me rolling my eyes and throwing up a little in my mouth。 This story read like a narcissist’s attempt at a spiritual journey。 I finished the book， as I hoped it was a bad dream that would have some element of redemption to save it。 That never happened 。。。more

Cooper ，

This book was a bit of an enigma and pretty tough to get through for most of it。 If you’re into Christian mythology mixed with magic and disbelief， this book is perfect for you。 It’s main focus is on magic and angels that inhabit this world， and it wasn’t really meant for me in that way。 Even though I wasn’t as interested， I stuck through to the end to an ending that I loved completely。 The rest of the book is honestly pretty average， but the end ties up a lot of the residual dissatisfaction。

Noriney Muela ，

Its a very interesting book， its deep but if you believe in a god and in angels and you also believe they can be manifested in many ways not only “at church” then you are going to like it and mostly because its a true story from the author itself。 I enjoyed it a lot。

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Valkyries&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Valkyries&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0