We certainly reached a consensus this week: we all felt an air of disappointment wiht "The Alchemist," however we weren't able to decide why that is. It's quite possibly that the book requires more careful consideration and processing time than we all allowed ourselves in reading (it was only 160-something pages long -- we all waited until this week to read so it would be fresh.) It could also be that the beauty of the book was lost in translation, as it was originally written by a Brazillian in his native tongue. It's possible too that we all got so hyped up by the rave reviews that we were simply disappointed as the book wasn't able to live up to our expectations. We couldn't quite decide why, but "The Alchemist" just wasn't the book we had hoped for.
I think I'm going to keep mine on my nightstand to read in small segments... bits and pieces of wisdom and contemplation. If I were a meditating woman, I would meditate over this book! lol.
Next book choice: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand. Gerald's sister recommended it to him, and he is in turn recommending it to us. We're planning to read the first half for next week (or however far you manage to get... it always seems that someone is ahead and someone else behind! No big deal!)
It has also been suggested that, after finishing a book, we each bring a brief (one paragraph more or less) book review of the reading. If you're not much of a writer, this is not a requirement! Just a suggestion :)
Happy Reading!
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