http://semanticdrift.com/books/the-secret-the-alchemist-sucks/ Buckling Down, Tightening Up, and Flying Right Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:27:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://semanticdrift.com/books/the-secret-the-alchemist-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1405 Bubbles Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:27:28 +0000 http://semanticdrift.com/books/the-secret-the-alchemist-sucks/#comment-1405 Ordinary, selfish pseudo-philosphy. If I'd read this at 15 it may have meant something new. Not now. It is all about the getting, nought about the giving. Ordinary, selfish pseudo-philosphy. If I’d read this at 15 it may have meant something new. Not now. It is all about the getting, nought about the giving.

]]> http://semanticdrift.com/books/the-secret-the-alchemist-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 Deo Favente Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:31:56 +0000 http://semanticdrift.com/books/the-secret-the-alchemist-sucks/#comment-1333 This is horrendous. And not the book. I'm in high school right now and my teacher had assigned us to read this book. Once I finished the book and I thought, "wow ok that's nice to know that Santiago accomplished something and became a better person, too bad he's a fictional character. But maybe it means that the author accomplished something in his life. good for him, but I would rather have read something that made me think and question my current beliefs and have me explore others, like the last book I read on my own time." I would leave the book at that but my teacher made us discuss this book, write an essay, and have us construct our own "emerald tablets". It seemed that my teacher had expected us to get some deep meaning out of this book. The book had actually seemed the opposite to me, very shallow. All of the few good lessons in the book were simply common sense. The book I read from had this analysis by the author in the front which he had explained the four obstacles you face while trying to realise your dream. It was two pages long. And I feel that it is a perfect copy of the entire book, minus all the fluff. Also, I'm writing this now instead of my essay which is due tomorrow grrrrr. This is horrendous. And not the book. I’m in high school right now and my teacher had assigned us to read this book. Once I finished the book and I thought, “wow ok that’s nice to know that Santiago accomplished something and became a better person, too bad he’s a fictional character. But maybe it means that the author accomplished something in his life. good for him, but I would rather have read something that made me think and question my current beliefs and have me explore others, like the last book I read on my own time.” I would leave the book at that but my teacher made us discuss this book, write an essay, and have us construct our own “emerald tablets”. It seemed that my teacher had expected us to get some deep meaning out of this book. The book had actually seemed the opposite to me, very shallow. All of the few good lessons in the book were simply common sense. The book I read from had this analysis by the author in the front which he had explained the four obstacles you face while trying to realise your dream. It was two pages long. And I feel that it is a perfect copy of the entire book, minus all the fluff. Also, I’m writing this now instead of my essay which is due tomorrow grrrrr.

]]> http://semanticdrift.com/books/the-secret-the-alchemist-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 Fabiano Thu, 14 May 2009 03:16:28 +0000 http://semanticdrift.com/books/the-secret-the-alchemist-sucks/#comment-1192 I'm brazilian and I must say that Coelho is really hated over here, and that his books are really bad, not in a simple way but "Twilight" bad!! Every good reader should keep themselves away from this guy and really god brazilian authors in fact: Machado de Assis, Guimaraes Rosa and Joao Gilberto Noll... I’m brazilian and I must say that Coelho is really hated over here, and that his books are really bad, not in a simple way but “Twilight” bad!! Every good reader should keep themselves away from this guy and really god brazilian authors in fact: Machado de Assis, Guimaraes Rosa and Joao Gilberto Noll…

]]> http://semanticdrift.com/books/the-secret-the-alchemist-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 semanticdrifter Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:15:44 +0000 http://semanticdrift.com/books/the-secret-the-alchemist-sucks/#comment-1166 Well, I don't think it was particularly good story. Or much of a story at all. But it doesn't upset me in any real way. I've read bad books before and I will probably read bad books again. The problem is that I don't always know that a book is bad until I read it. Then, I can bitch about it on the internet. Well, I don’t think it was particularly good story. Or much of a story at all. But it doesn’t upset me in any real way. I’ve read bad books before and I will probably read bad books again. The problem is that I don’t always know that a book is bad until I read it. Then, I can bitch about it on the internet.

]]> http://semanticdrift.com/books/the-secret-the-alchemist-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1165 kaelne Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:25:11 +0000 http://semanticdrift.com/books/the-secret-the-alchemist-sucks/#comment-1165 It's a good story. The Alchemist really tells us nothing new, but that's no reason to be angry with it. Why are you reading books that make you so upset? It’s a good story. The Alchemist really tells us nothing new, but that’s no reason to be angry with it. Why are you reading books that make you so upset?

]]> http://semanticdrift.com/books/the-secret-the-alchemist-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1099 semanticdrifter Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:15:47 +0000 http://semanticdrift.com/books/the-secret-the-alchemist-sucks/#comment-1099 Word. Which makes it all the more laughable that so many people mistake its hokum for depth, its cliches for wisdom. Word. Which makes it all the more laughable that so many people mistake its hokum for depth, its cliches for wisdom.

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