Paulo Coelho wrote many best-selling books most of which are popular all around the world. And translated in various languages. One of his masterpieces is Alchemist. All of his works are related to self-help and motivational genres.
Book: Veronica Decides To Die
Veronica is a young woman who commits suicide due to being full of emptiness in her life. While she waiting for death after taking a lot of sleeping pills she fainted and found herself in an asylum alive. But Doctor said that she has only a few days to live due to a heart condition caused by the overdose. Her presence there affects all of the mental hospital’s patients, especially Zedka, who has clinical depression; Mari, who has panic attacks; and Eduard, who has schizophrenia, and with whom Veronika falls in love. At least she wants to live or not is the key base of this novel.
Why you should read this book:
This one is not a boring plot, book content moves slow still does not let you drop the idea to read it. And this contains good vocabulary which is worth recommending to every reader. If you ever tried or at least thought once to end your life read this one it will make you believe in Miracle.
Book Quotes:
People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves.
You are someone who is different, but who wants to be the same as everyone else.
You have two choices, to control your mind or to let your mind control you.
Note: This book is also adapted as a film by Emily Young in 2009.
Book: The Spy
Mata Hari, the beautiful woman, the dancer, the courtesan, and the spy. She was the center of attraction wherever she goes… As a dancer she delighted her audiences, as a courtesan, she bewitched the richest and powerful men of the era. But is she really a spy?
Why you should read this one:
This book is based on real events. Mata Hari is a real person who is accused of espionage and executed.
On the back cover, it says, “Fiction.” But, I would rather love to say it’s a historical work.
When a man sleeps with many women, do we care to say any terms? So, I can’t criticize Mata Hari for being a courtesan.
In this work, I can visualize how men treated women as an object during those time. They gave preference for outer appearance. They wanted their wife to be loyal. But, those rules aren’t for them. And those things made my heart shrunk.
Book Quotes:
I decided to be who I always dreamed of. And the price of a dream is always high.
When we don’t know where life is taking us, we are never lost.
At this moment, I look back at my life and realize that memory is a river, one that always runs backward.
Recommendations:
I don’t recommend both of these books to children especially if you are younger than sixteen. One book contains intimate scenes and another one contains sexual harassment scenes. Thus I would like to recommend these to elder readers who are more than sixteen.
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