I think a big reason why I kept listening to it was because I kept epxecting it to get better and I also enjoyed listening to the voice of Jeremy Irons. As for me, I wasn't sold on the message. I can see why others would enjoy this if they haven't read other self-help, motivational, inspiring quest novels before this one. Product details of The-Alchemist-Jeremy-Irons Fable Book Reading for Youth Adults Story Novel Books English Book Teens Books Teenagers Birthday Gifts HOT. Or perhaps it was inspiring in Coelho's native country of Brazil. Jeremy Irons is the author of The Alchemist (3.90 avg rating, 2562815 ratings, 98879 reviews, published 1988), Lolita (3.88 avg rating, 749334 ratings, 3. The Alchemist is translated to 67 languages and published in more. Perhaps the message of 'all you gotta do to accomplish your dreams is to go after it real hard with all you got and blinders on without caring about your other responsibilities' was inspiring and new in the late 1980s when this was first published. The bestselling novel of Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho is now available as an audiobook. According to Goodreads, 'Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, of recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, most importantly, to follow our dreams.' I did not get that from listening to this book, at all. Reply deleted Additional comment actions.

His journey leads him to experience and learn things he never imagined to be possible. Honestly the only reason I finished listening to it was because of the narrator. With more than two million copies sold around. Santiago, the main character, is an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel the world in search of a treasure. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho continues to change the lives of its readers forever. That said, I really didn't think it warrants being on many 'top books of ' lists. I enjoyed listening to this book because it told the story of how someone accomplished figuring out his own personal legend rather than the current trend of telling the reader how to do it for themselves. Anything that's recorded by Jeremy Irons is good in my book! No pun intended.

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