The Alchemist

The book was intriguing at the beginning but as the book went on and on it slowly became uninteresting. Throughout the book, it talked a lot about the Soul of the World and how people find their Personal Legends. It was in those parts that I got confused and wanted to know more about the story.

I found this book at a secondhand store and remembered wanting to read it. I didn't remember what it was about, but the cover looked pretty and it was short in length. But if I had known it was more of a self-help book than a fiction book, I probably would've never picked it up. The beginning had a strong plot but as the story went on, it dragged and dragged.

I prefer fictional books with the theme of exploring our existence in the universe rather than a self-help book with a plot. At some points, I felt that the author was info-dumping a lot and the more the book tried to explain it, the dumber I got.

Originally, I wanted to rate this three stars because there were some little parts of the book I enjoyed. But the more I think about it, there is nothing I care about in the book. I felt no emotion for the characters except for Santiago at some points, the plot slowly deteriorated, and the meaning kept being repetitive and dumped thus giving it a one star.