The Alchemist

Most people would think that the book The Alchemist consists of fantasy and make believe stories of dragons and other mythical beings just by looking at the title. However this book is quite the polar opposite. It’s a story about a Shepherd finding his personal treasure in the world. The book is a very good coming of age book and has very solid characters such as the mysterious king and the caravan leader. I choose this book thinking it was an easy read with a hobbit sort of vibe, but it ended up being a completely different theme then what I thought that it was going to be. This book changed the way I see people in that everyone is only trying to find their place in the world. Now I see the world as a place for everyone to find their calling and their place to fit in. The Alchemist has realistic feeling characters and a vast world it is set it. My only critique is that the books plot line is kinda cheesy and very drawn out. For these reasons, I’m going to have to give this book 6/10 stars just because I tend to not like reading cheesy books and I would not recommend to anyone.