Trying to find direction without a map

Review

Rating: 5

The Alchemist is meant to be an inspiring book about following your dreams and living out your life to the full. It certainly might be and due to it’s immense popularity.

But I’m not too sure how inspired I actually was after I finished it. It wasn’t a hard read and compared to some of the books that I have read rather small (and costing $29.95 which I thought was a bit much for it’s size)

It is essentially a story about a boy who has a dream and through a series of events and meetings with people eventually goes on to realise that dream, even though he encounters obstacles and set backs. He meets a few different people along the way how teach him a few things about life and himself.

I found the story good and inspiring in some parts and I did enjoy the whole book, but I’m not too sure if it’s personal opinion here but I felt that some of the spiritual and personal messages a little too fantastic and over emphasised for my liking and put me off a little bit.

Personally I probably should have borrowed it first before I bought it.