The Alchemist is the 2nd book I've read by Paul Coelho. This book takes place in Andalusia/Egypt as Santiago - a sheep herder attempts to discover his 'personal legend'. After having the same recurring dream twice, Santiago is persuaded to follow his personal legend into the great desert of Egypt. As the book progresses Santiago meets many new people along his path while you wonder, will he ever make it to Egypt and find his treasure?
When I went to pick up the book I was surprised to see how small it was. I figured an award winning novel would have to be some big fat book. Well once I started this book I wasn't able to put it down. The story of Santiago offers some lessons of life that we too often forget while we slave away to our bills and job. The Alchemist reminds us to follow our dreams and those that do will find that life rewards them. It speaks about how hard it is to give up what you know and do in order to pursue you life's goal - which will cost you a lot in the beggining but reward you greatly in the end. We're also shown how most of us will never aspire to our 'personal legend'. I think everyone will find this book thoughtful and inspirational. A lot is packed into this short read.
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