Helpful Score: 2
A look at morality with a suspenseful plot and a clever ending!
Helpful Score: 1
In depth, thought provoking novel.
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The Devil and Miss Prym (P.S.)
The Devil and Miss Prym - P.S.
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A stranger arrives at the remote village of Viscos, carrying with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven gold bars. He comes searching for the answer to a question that torments him: Are human beings, in essence, good or evil? In welcoming the mysterious foreigner, the whole village becomes an accomplice to his sophisticated plot, which... more »
Author:
A stranger arrives at the remote village of Viscos, carrying with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven gold bars. He comes searching for the answer to a question that torments him: Are human beings, in essence, good or evil? In welcoming the mysterious foreigner, the whole village becomes an accomplice to his sophisticated plot, which... more »
ISBN-13: 9780060528003
ISBN-10: 0060528001
Publication Date: 4/1/2007
Pages: 240
Edition: Reprint
Rating: 72
ISBN-10: 0060528001
Publication Date: 4/1/2007
Pages: 240
Edition: Reprint
Rating: 72
3.5 stars, based on 72 ratings
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This book is thought-provoking in that it tries to get you to contemplate your own opinions of whether the heart of humankind is ultimately good or evil. I found the book to be a fast read.
Very thought provoking book about the nature of good and evil. I read Coelho's book "The Alchemist" which is supposed to be his best work but I have found that The Devil and Miss Prym and Veronica Decides to Die much better books. Perhaps this is because they are mostly from the women perspective. This book will keep you thinking about it for a long time
This was a rather interesting, psychologically-driven story told in deceptively simple language. The question of good vs. evil and the drivers are, of course, universal, and I appreciated the way Coelho drew on more than Christian myths in order to weave the story. I'll be thinking on this one for a while.
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