If you didn't like this book, I encourage you to try to pick it up again when your heart is more open to new ideas and you are ready to start letting go of some of the views that were put into you by society, your parents, or whomever. This started me on such a bigger path, but I had to be in a place of openness and willingness to learn new concepts. My heart and soul would not have been ready for the mind-blowing reality that was about to unfold.

7 years ago, I would have hated this book.I would have been like- What messages? What digging deep? I would have perceived this one-dimensionalensional and woo-woo.

This story made me realize many things that I needed to personally work on.Д®veryone is at a different place in life- and the timing of reading The Alchemist in people's lives needs to line up. It is now something I consciously work on because it is one of the many lessons I acquired whilst reading this. Some people can take hints and incorporate things into their life without concrete direction, while others need a roadmap written out word for word, and also even more help along the way. In my opinion, you either love this book or hate it. If you already know it all, you will not take anything away from this book, it will have no benefit and you will not like it, more so than not, resulting in a bad rating. If you are new(ish) to spirituality, I doubt you will find things so clichГ©. I think it's great the author provides different versions of the same book so that people who learn in different ways have options. So if you like pictures, finding multiple perspectives, and deciphering your own spiritual interpretations, this graphic novel is for you. This is why Paul Coelho adapted this spiritual GRAPHIC NOVEL from his original wordy version of The Alchemist. Some people are visual learners and do best with no words, while others miss the message(s) if there are no words. Self-worth, determination, and sprinkles of enlightenment will be bestowed upon those who are ready to dig deep within themselves for the messages contained within. It did indeed, create a spiritual awakening within me. WAKE UP AND REMEMBER WHO THE EFF YOU ARE! My heart and soul needed this wisdom. I re-read this a couple of times a year, ever since I first picked it up in 2016. Some people are visual learners and do best with no words, while A read for when the soul needs RESToration. 2018 Review WAKE UP AND REMEMBER WHO THE EFF YOU ARE! My heart and soul needed this wisdom. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories can, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along lifeвЂ™s path, and, above all, following our dreams.ДЄcclaimed illustrator Daniel Sampere brings Paulo Coelho's classic to new life in this gorgeously illustrated graphic novel adaptation.moreДЄ read for when the soul needs RESToration. Paulo CoelhoвЂ™s masterpiece tells the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. With more than two million copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has established itself as a modern classic, universally admired. Paulo CoelhoвЂ™s masterpiece tells the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravaga The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho continues to change the lives of its readers forever. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho continues to change the lives of its readers forever.

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