Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho, author of "The Alchemist", has crafted another gem of romance, adventure and spiritual insight in this bestselling story of a woman and her lover facing life's most difficult choices on a trip through the French Pyrenees that becomes a passionate journey of the heart.

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

A Novel of Forgiveness (P.S.)

Aurore

All of us have had this experience. At some point, we have each said through our tears, "I'm suffering for a love that's not worth it." We suffer because we feel we are giving more than we receive. We suffer because our love is going unrecognized. We suffer because we are unable to impose our own rules.

But ultimately, there is no good reason for our suffering, for in every love lies the seed of our growth. 

Miru

A novel of martyr. I dunno how to speak about it, but "love" again find its way til the end. Unhealthy. :3

Reiza H

Aku menghabiskan hari demi hari dengan buku-buku pelajaran dan catatan-catatan, berupaya bak manusia super hanya untuk membeli perbudakanku sendiri, pikirku. Mengapa aku menginginkan pekerjaan itu? apa yang ditawarkan padaku sebagai seorang manusia?"


although not as interesting as The Alchemist (imho), bukunya Paulo Coelho yang satu ini tetep bisa membuat kening kita berkerut sambil memikirkan betapa banyak ladang mutiara yang ada didalam satu gepok buku yang berhalaman 209 ini. yaah, intinya mah sesuai ama tagline depannya: Kisah Cinta tentang Spiritualitas dan Pengorbanan.

mari kita petik satu lagi kuot dahsyat di buku ini:


  "Dan ada kekalahan-kekalahan, Tak seorang pun bisa mengelak. Tapi lebih baik kalah dalam beberapa pertempuran demi mimpi-mimpimu daripada dikalahkan tanpa pernah tahu untuk apa kau bertempur"
 

hmm, satu lagi deh:


  "Semua kisah cinta mirip. Aku juga melalui hal yang sama suatu ketika. Tapi bukan itu yang kukenang. Yang kukenang adalah cinta akan kembali dalam wujud yang lain, harapan-harapan baru, mimpi-mimpi baru."


Obrigado, Senhor Coelho! 

-ditamatkan diatas bus Damri jurusan Dipati Ukur-Jatinangor, pada senja sore tanggal 15 Januari 13-

Colleen

Coelho's writing is pretty, but this booked really lacked depth or strength. It felt like a random mash-up of thoughts about religion and new age thought coated over with a weak love story. Nothing was clear or concise enough to be powerful. I have a suspicion that some of this had to do with the translation, but the end result was the same: I was bored. I have felt many emotions from books - love, like, annoyance, hate. Certainly there have been many books that bored me and that I couldn't wait to be done with. But I don't recall ever feeling this level of apathy towards a book. Except for a couple of pleasant quotes, I read through the whole book in almost complete indifference. The characters were flat. The ideas were unclear and verbose. Despite being very short, it took me over a week to read because I just couldn't get engrossed in it.

I was annoyed by Pilar's willful ignorance though. She reconnects with her childhood crush but then refuses to ask the questions she need to ask. She listens to his speech but daydreams the whole time. Then she goes to dinner with his group and zones out most of the time. So she expresses confusion about what is going on and who he has become. As the book went on, she refused to ask questions because she was afraid the answers might mess up her daydream version of everything. More than once she asked questions or brought up subjects then immediately said, "No, never-mind. I don't want to know the answer." It really ruined anything good that might have been in the book. I can't stand a heroine who is determined to be witless.

This review fulfills the "Book That Was Originally Written in a Different Language" category of the Popsugar reading challenge.
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Ipshita Kanungo

I mean, I loved it. It can kind of confuse you with it meaning, I remember reading it twice to finally get what point it was trying to make. The ending kind of didn't make a lot of sense to me, but it was still good read. I enjoyed it, it's beautiful in a non sensical way 

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

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