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 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.