I recently finished The Alchemist for the first time. I thought it was good. Straightforward and entertaining (imo). I thought that would be the general opinion of people about the Alchemist and that Coelho is revered by book readers. But I was honestly surprised to find out majority of the readers don’t like his work and think of him as a ‘mediocre’ writer. Is there something I don’t know? Why isn’t he highly esteemed amongst bibliophiles like I thought he was?
P.S. I also think that the writing in Alchemist could’ve been better, but I liked the story.
I like The Alchemist a lot. Lot of redditors hate it. I liked it because unlike most books that draw you into their world, The Alchemist gave me the urge to get up and go outside and engage with the real world, an invaluable quality imo
This. Made New York City somehow even more magical upon all the schooling and working to be done
I thought it was a sweet book. Sure it might not be Dostoevsky but it’s strange to me that so many people scoff at it. Seems like a lot of people get on their high-horses to feel better about themselves.
There are lots of valid criticisms voiced here about the book, if you would bother to read them.
The only person getting on a high horse to feel better about themselves is you, by criticizing everyone who doesn’t like the book. Your lack of discernment does not an argument make.