What church was this? I find the views expressed in The Alchemist to be quite incompatible with most modern strands of Christianity.

The core belief of the book is that if you find and pursue your own “personal legend,” the entire universe will conspire to make it happen.

Why are there so many comments and nobody has yet mentioned The Alchemist?

I could not hate a book more. As a student of history, I have occasionally thought that I should read Mein Kampf to better understand Hitler’s pre-war mindset. My fear is that I might find it less offensive than The Alchemist and I won’t know what to do with that.

Why are there so many comments and nobody has yet mentioned The Alchemist?

I could not hate a book more. As a student of history, I have occasionally thought that I should read Mein Kampf to better understand Hitler’s pre-war mindset. My fear is that I might find it less offensive than The Alchemist and I won’t know what to do with that.