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[angelofboox]

I just read The Alchemist. Jeezum, what a yawn, I'm uncertain why it's so famous. It was stylistically beautiful for a while in a very very simple way (a 9 year old would do with it I'm sure) but about halfway through it just got annoying and repetitive; by the end I felt like I was reading a self-help book. Which seems to be what it is. It's

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[emmersonne]

Attempting to write an Essay on Hound of the Baskervilles, so feel free to keep posting lots of analysis ;)

[angelofboox]

Haha, what's it about? There's been some discussion on the book-club thingy that I run, for which this book was read, but nothing really going into depth :P

[creper]

Share thoughts with you on The Alchemist. =P Though I think the stylistic beauty persisted.

I've been looking for book clubs in this area, to no avail. =(