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So I read this in German, and it was totally awesome. So it's gotta be good in its original language.
I think that it's a nice story with a good moral. It helps us remember that wisdom takes many forms and our own way of life is not always the best path -- simply the one we are hurtling down at the moment. However, it is written in a 'young adult' format and the story is simple, even childish. Don't read this if you want to explore the depths of translated language or spirituality (I think it's translated from Spanish). Read it if you want a quick book for the airplane and want to explore the possibility of starting a new path for yourself. We all deserve to do something different. I did really like the actual 'alchemist' in the desert. He spoke little and said a lot
As a student of literature and history in my first academic life, there were aspects of this I really enjoyed. In particular, it was great to read some more of Marcus Rediker's work; he was one of my favorite professors at Georgetown. At the same time, I was surprised at how often a scholar's research felt like guesswork along the lines of: "So-and-so wrote this, by which he/she meant that." A few of the essays felt like the author was making the facts fit the theory, rather than the other way around. I guess science has had more of an impact on me than I realized. I am happy, however, to have learned about the quilt pattern "Storm at sea;" I want to make it someday!
this is a nice little book about writing. i got it for my birthday a couple of years ago and i was excited because of the illustration of the dog on the cover. i may have been under the impression that the dog was going to teach me how to write. this was not the case, but i still liked it very much. i should take another look at it one of these days.
decadent, lush, beautiful. this is what life should be like. aside from all the creepy religious baggage.