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The Alchemist

a Fable About Following Your Dream
Jan 20, 2020Parker_TV rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
    In the genre of inspiration, motivation self-help books popular in the 80s-90s but did not prove itself worthy of profit on the bookstalls of Latin America, and so... New Face, New Publisher, New York... and having both Madonna and Clinton clutching in it hand with their carry-on, it made the Times book list for the next 300 weeks. (Wait a sec... those two were at the Top of their game at the time... why would they be reading a self-help book? Could it have been: marketing, advertising, endorsement and cold cash pay-outs?) Rough outline:     A boy shepard (what'shisname) from Adulusa Spain comes down from the hills (accompanied by his sheep of course), one day and goes to see the Gypsy and cuts her a 10% stake of a 'Treasure at the Pyramids' she foretold him that he will find if and when he gets there. He then chit-chats with a King sitting on the curb nearby. The King trades two of his stones for a few of the boy's (what'shisname) sheep and also for giving him advice on how to recognize 'Omens'. (Is this the same guy that traded Jack three beans for the family cow?) The boy shepard (what'shisname) books passage across to the Sahara thus beginning his quest to realize his "Personal Legend" and  to find the Treasure at the Pyramids. Lots of action happening 'On the Road to The Pyramids' with the author consistently reminding and updating the reader every ten pages or so. The boy shepard (what'shisname) picks up on all the Omens to even becoming conversant with the Wind and the Sun before realizing his 'Personal Legend' and finding the Treasure at the Pyramids', which in a funny twist, he should have bought a return passage which could have saved him some coinage. Oh, and did I say he also got the girl?... truly inspirational. The End. THREE STARS only... not a self-help book as the methodology firstly involves seeking a Gypsy. Note: The boy shepard's (what'shisname) name was 'Santiago', for those who may have forgotten after the one time it was it was spoken. Also, Santiago is not really a 'boy' in the prepubescent sense as he has a penchant for wine and an eye for the ladies.