Donald B. reviewed on 3/8/2010 + 2 more book reviews

I found The Alchemist to be an entertaining read, in the vein of Herman Hesse's Siddharta. The author, Paulo Coelho, weaves a web of a young teenage boy's coming-of-age journey amid a strange culture and a strange land. The boy is assisted in his journey by mystic forces who guide the boy to find his Personal Legend. The simple, adventurous shepherd boy learns to speak the language of the Soul of the World, and the language of love for a desert princess.

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