The Alchemist book review |Paulo Coelho| No spoilers

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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho- Book review

The Alchemist is a fascinating and motivational book written by Paulo Coelho. The style of writing is explicit and the words are impeccable. The book is however short having only 167 pages.

I personally read it after my friend's recommendation, and I feel reading this is like waking up early in the morning while everyone is asleep. The story is based on finding your ikigai – a Japanese word for destiny. The author says that the journey to your destiny is as important as the destination itself. Which I feel is very meaningful. Each action has a reason behind it and nothing goes useless.

The story plot revolves around Santiago, a shepherd who gets recurring dreams about finding a treasure in the Pyramids of Egypt. He meets with a wise king who gifts him with magic stones and says to follow his dream. He meets a beautiful girl who turns out to be the love of his life during his travels. His encounter with an Alchemist on his journey to find the
treasures teaches him more about alchemy and philosophy. An Alchemist is a person who transforms things. The struggle and difficulties faced by Santiago during the journey make build him stronger and bolder.

Climax: The climax was damn unexpected! I literally spat my food when I came across the final twist. An eye-opening book for sure. The ending taught me to laugh at the adversities and difficulties faced in life. It's what makes us resilient, rather than complaining, we should embrace our struggles and turmoil. For a person who has spent her entire life playing it safe, I can say this book definitely created a positive impact in my day-to-day life. 

My thoughts about this book: The book is awesome and feels like a wake-up call to find what I’m passionate about. It makes me feel more positive and taught me to see life from a different perspective. 
However, I feel that the book is a little overrated and draggy but are overall a good book and I would definitely recommend it to my other friends. I love how the author emphasizes the importance of faith and trust. The book, all in all, is one of my favorite fiction novels which deserves a space in everyone’s bookshelf.

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