I AM A HUGE FAN OF PAULO COEHLO (THE ALCHEMIST) ANYONE AGREE??
2006-06-17 11:15:56 · 41 answers · asked by briansquest 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
There is only one book i wish everyone would read...
"The dark side of the light chasers" by Debbie Ford.
Please people...take the time and read this book...it will only benefit your life
2006-06-17 11:19:33 · answer #1 · answered by AJ 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I haven't heard of the book or the author til now. I will look out for it.
Difficult to choose my best book- but I think it would be Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams. Published in 1900 and still the definitive text on a very interesting subject.
Cool question.
2006-06-17 11:24:28 · answer #2 · answered by Suzita 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mmmm...so so...I prefer Gabriel Garcia Marquez myself. Less preachy in its tone than Coehlo, who tends to go on and on about how 'we are the light and stars etc etc...' He is too 'Oprah's Bookclub' for me.
As for the best book ever...it's probably not been written yet. But, while we are waiting, try Joseph Heller's Catch - 22. You will be amazed.
2006-06-17 11:18:35 · answer #3 · answered by Superdog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crime & Punishment - Dostoevsky.
I like The Alchemist but it's not the best ever. I even prefer the Ben Jonson play of the same title from 400 years ago.
2006-06-17 11:40:05 · answer #4 · answered by mickyrisk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Omg, hahahah that is so funny...I read your question and that book was like the first one that came to my head (and this was before I opened and realized you were a huge fan!) How weird is that, so I'll have to agree that it is one of the best books I have ever read...his other books are pretty good to..you should try them out. Really inspirational....
2006-06-17 11:19:21 · answer #5 · answered by micheypoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of him. Im reading the Swan Song by Robert McCammon. I reckon its gonna be the best book I ever read. It war recommended to me by Jon English, the singer. Its like Stephen King's The Stand, but better.
2006-06-17 11:18:16 · answer #6 · answered by Kryptoph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas.Its about a young French sailor who was unjustly imprisoned for 14 years before he escapes and ultimately takes revenge on his enemies.The author did a great job describing the emotions of the prisoner.Disbelief,denial,self pity,madness,apathy and finally hope.
2006-06-18 08:51:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure do.
I've read all his books and although The Alchemist is really meaningful to me, I also like "Veronika Decides to Die" and "By the River Piedro, I Sat Down to Cry".
I also like Sogyal Rinpoche's "Tibetan Book of Living and Dying".
2006-06-17 17:36:48 · answer #8 · answered by Kemmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
2006-06-17 11:19:21 · answer #9 · answered by karenjet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Preferred Fifth Mountain.
Paulo Coelho can be a bit preachy though
I enjoy Umberto Eco.
2006-06-17 11:18:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cn't remember the name of the book but it was by the wife of actor Paul Michael Glaser (original Starsky) about their young daughter's (Ariel) death from Aids.
The saddest, most gut-wrenching book I have ever read.
All about the stages from her birth until her eventual death & how they were treated by hospitals, friends, public etc.
A book everyone should read - it could happen to any family.
2006-06-18 00:10:41 · answer #11 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋