On November 26th I started reading The Alchemist, by By Paulo Coelho, which I finished just yesterday.
From Amazon.com: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho continues to change the lives of its readers forever. With more than two million copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has established itself as a modern classic, universally admired.
Paulo Coelho’s masterpiece tells the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found.
The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories can, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life’s path, and, above all, following our dreams.
I really enjoyed reading this little book. I found the language simple but elegant; it was a sweet book and I marvel that I didn’t read it years ago.