Search - The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream

I had such high expectations for this book. In the end, I was very disappointed. The story was very simple, very predictable, and came across like a children's story attempting to play dress-up as a deep, spiritual, inspirational epic.

Fortunately, this book was short (less than 200 pages) so I didn't feel like I wasted too much of my time. If you are looking for a simple little tale and aren't looking to get much out of it (or you're 12 years old) then perhaps this would be worth a look. But if you want more out of this book than that, perhaps you should skip it and look for something else.

An enchanting story, a modern fable. This was a quick read, but very meaningful to those searching the path of following one's dreams.

This was a great read about following your Personal Legend or dreams.

I read this book when my son was required to read it as a freshman in high school. I enjoyed it, it made me want to follow my personal journey. He also enjoy the book.

Fabulous book!! Really touching and moving. A great book to read when you feel "stuck" in life. An amzing Paulo coelho classic!!

I found this to be a good book on various levels. The surface story is an interesting tale with deeper layers of insight.