Paulo Coehlo - The Alchemist

I bought The Alchemist after watching an interview with the great American actor and comedian Will Smith touted it as one of the best books he has ever read. After reading The Alchemist myself, I can now state that it is one of the best books I have ever read.Paulo Coehlo is a mysterious Brazilian author, who writes predominantly in Spanish, before having his books translated into English (for the Western world to read and enjoy). This mystery is brought into the book and into the way that it is written, and is one of the things that captivated me from the start.If you're looking for a book to read before bedtime to relax you and to set your mind at rest (while being so thoroughly entertaining that you don't want to put it down) then The Alchemist is the perfect book for you.What I like most about the way Coehlo writes is the way that he only focused on what matters on the story, and all the other unnecessary 'waffle' is removed. The book is only about 130 pages in length (which can be both be a good or a bad thing, depending on your opinion). Most writers would have written this book to be 300 pages because they think that books 'should' be that long. Luckily Coehlo does not play by the same rules as these other writers!This way of writing does have its price, however, and I was left at the end wondering about a few of the things that were never explained (such as what happened to various characters). dr seuss cat in hat book