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by galfarragem 2235 days ago
I was always curious why Paulo Coelho's Alchemist became a worldwide bestseller and last week I finally read it.

It's a self-help book disguised as a mystical and easy to read fairytale that most people can somehow relate. It's not the best self-help book I ever read, it's not the best fairytale I ever read, but the result of this mix is brilliant. Most people love it, some people don't understand it and some people don't want to understand it. It definitely worths a read.