I was really excited to read this book and picked it up as soon as it came out. I absolutely loved The Alchemist, and I had pretty high expectations for this novel. Unfortunately, it was a total disappointment. Obviously it was a completely different type of story than The Alchemist, but I think Coelho is a great writer, and I feel like this book should have been so much more interesting. In fact, I could barely finish it. The story dragged on, there was no character development, and I had no interest in their problems or situations. Because he jumped from one scenario/character to the next, the story seemed shallow. This was only my second Coelho novel, so I'm hoping his earlier works will prove to be more interesting.
