Review: The Alchemist
User Review - Veeran - GoodreadsPreachy, righteous, trite shite filled with 'omens' and 'signs' as plot devices. I suppose it gives the Dan Brown fans something profound to chew on during the Ryanair red-eye to Marbella. I despair when utter bilge of this sort fills bestseller charts. Read full review
Review: The Alchemist
User Review - Alex - GoodreadsA self-help book masquerading as a novel! I admit, against my better judgment, that I did get sucked into the story at first. Maybe it's the exotic locale or the intriguing hook of finding elusive ... Read full review
Review: The Alchemist
User Review - Alexis Austin - Goodreadsthis book wasn't too great. the ending sucked. throughout the whole thing i was pretty bored and the ending just totally ruined it and made it seem like a waste. not something i would suggest but there were some good discussions that came from it Read full review
Review: The Alchemist
User Review - Amanda - Goodreads***spoilers and bitterness ahead--be forewarned** I'm not sure that I can capture my utter disdain for this book in words, but I'll give it a shot. I read this book about three years ago and just had ... Read full review
Review: The Alchemist
User Review - Zaki - GoodreadsA spanish shepherd boy santiago dreams about a treasure hidden at the foot of the egyptian pyramids. He leaves Spain to find it and journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert ... Read full review
Review: The Alchemist
User Review - Julie - GoodreadsThere's nothing quite like being bludgeoned to death with the author's religious beliefs. I would never have gotten any further in than the first chapter had it not been required reading. This book left a bad taste in my mouth. Read full review
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User Review - Kendra - GoodreadsFull review to come later when I have the time. Read full review
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User Review - Lene - GoodreadsThe style of this book is meh at best. It must surely have lost something in translation. I thought several times "ooh, this might be something good" quickly followed by "wait, what is he talking ... Read full review
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User Review - Tara Douglass - GoodreadsCan I give this book less than one star? Read full review
Review: The Alchemist
User Review - Dal - GoodreadsWhy is this book so loved? Found it dull. Read full review
