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The Alchemist
The Alchemist
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What Members Thought

Kirsten
Jun 15, 2010 rated it liked it
The language was a little too simple for me. It felt dumbed down. I understand the point of it reading like a parable, but I was waiting for a cathartic punch that didn't happen. It was terribly predictable. ...more
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CMG (Mac)
Aug 03, 2010 added it
agree that impacts thinking
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Isabel
May 31, 2007 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
This is currently my favorite book on the planet. I read it just before starting my new job, so it was really relevant and left me all starry-eyed and happy. Yaaay!
(Best review ever)
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rochelle
Apr 24, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Saba A
May 19, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Liz.
Jun 28, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Shinta_read
Jul 06, 2007 rated it really liked it
Kelli Poward
Jul 18, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Chris C
Aug 02, 2007 rated it it was ok
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Aug 27, 2007 rated it really liked it
Dana
Sep 13, 2007 rated it did not like it
Shelves: fiction, allegory, philosophy
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Oct 24, 2008 rated it really liked it
Pamela
Apr 09, 2009 rated it did not like it
Susan
May 24, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2009, 2009-summer-challenge, june-2009
Denise
Oct 17, 2009 rated it really liked it
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Paul
Apr 09, 2010 marked it as to-read
Lauralei Dorian
Mar 20, 2011 marked it as to-read
Andrei Rybin
Apr 02, 2012 rated it it was ok
Kai Coates
Jun 08, 2013 rated it did not like it
Marta
Dec 04, 2014 rated it it was ok
Mostafa
Mar 20, 2015 rated it really liked it
Grace
Jun 07, 2017 rated it really liked it
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