Did anyone ever read The Alchemist? I just started reading it my self and was just wondering if it was good and just want to know any comments you have on the book.

I just got to part to and it seems like a pretty decent book, but it seems like its not a popular book unlike the famous harry potter series, it took me 1 week to finish the last book.

I assume you're talking about Paulo Coelho's book.

I haven't. It's not as widely popular as HP, but successful in its own right. I don't usually read books in the fantasy genre though, so I'm not planning to pick it up.

I remember reading the first few chapters in S.F.A. at school (Student something Assessment). I was so sad when Ms. Heffernan stopped reading it. Everyone was. We were just like "Where's the Achelmist??? AAUUGGGHHH!!!"
LOL

I've read it and I really liked it :D

I wish sombody would put up a small summary or somthing.
My dark elf trolgy boks.. well the quther hasent put out any new boks with the main chater.. he moved off with a secondary charter.. DARN HIMS!

but yea the title sounds intersting but, summary would be great ^ ^

havnt heard of it:) but i will look it up

sorry i have heard of it but not read it yet anyway ihave not gone on a surch for the book yet and have not ran into it anywhere so i well just haven't read it. but i did hear about it on gaia.

Paulo Coelho's?

I read it in about a day Summer before last and was left feeling incredibly bitter.

A girl in my English class had done a presentation on it saying how brilliant it was, how enlightening, and of course all the reccomendations on the cover said the same.

I failed to be inspired, but that's probably just because I tend not to see eye-to-eye with religion and most of the morals/ideas I'd come into contact with before, so it just wasn't particularly revolutionary to me.

The Zahir, a later one of his, is taken the mickey out of in John Crace's The Digested Read Volume II. Something he says sums up the bitterest of my feelings pretty well - whether or not he's talking about the character or the author.

'I have fought against critics who have misunderstood my spiritual greatness... It was Esther who forced me to discover my literary genius. She made me walk to Santiago and when I arrived I found I could not stop writing. I have now sold millions of books around the world; my readers have compared my work to the Bible. But it's more important that that... My marriage was the energy of the Universe...'

The digested read ... digested just states: 'On your bike, grasshopper'

Crace is scathing of almost any book he comes into contact with, and it's hilarious to read him consolodate styles and show how trite some ideas can seem.

Coelho has clearly brought from many reports a lot of enjoyment and thinking to people, so I won't discouage anyone from reading his stuff. He might float your boat but he certainly doesn't float mine. c: