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By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Wept - Paulo Coelho

 

Description: ISBN 0722535201 / Author: Paulo Coelho / Genre: Fiction / Tells the story of Pilar, a frustrated scholar looking for some greater meaning ... more
By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Wept - Paulo Coelho ... in the endless cycle of her days.

Newest Review: ... and mediocre, his ideas naive; The writer puts across the universally acknowledged truths as something new and insightful; ... more

 ... The characters and the plot of the book lack realism and it makes it hard to accept the book's main ideas and summary. The heroine of ...Rio Piedra... wears the same T-shirt all the time and it does not make her less attractive in the eyes of her companion. Imagine this! The characters don't bother about their jobs, friends or moral obligations... Their life is imaginary. Also, I am assured, that the literature's main goal is not to teach us something or to bring new ideas or to provide insights. Liter...more

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Premium Review By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Wept - Paulo Coelho: Sorry, that's only my opinion (320 words)
by dragon2323 - written on 09.12.03 (Somewhat useful, 710 readings)
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I have browsed Russian internet in search of criticism for Paolo Coelho's ...Rio Piedra... All in vain. Russian readers praise him and his books ferociously. Instead, in the English-speaking part of internet I've found several reviews expressing opinions very close to mine. So this is what I think: Coelho's literature language in most of his books (except for the Alchemist, maybe) is shallow and mediocre, his ideas naive; The writer puts across the universally acknowledged truths as something new and insightful; The characters and the plot of the book lack realism and it makes it hard to accept the book's main ideas and summary. The ...

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Crowned Review A Mills and Boon Effort! (1184 words)
by Smile - written on 28.03.01 (Very useful, 643 readings)
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I do not doubt that Paulo Coelho has talent; after reading “The Alchemist” I realised some his literary skills and thought-provoking ideas are worthy of praise. So I picked up another of his novels, “By The River Piedra I Sat Down & Wept” (1994), and eventually put it down sourly disappointed! Coelho markets this one as an arduous yet inspiring journey which revolves around love. However, merely to finish reading the novel potential readers might find themselves on a voyage as laborious and gruelling as climbing a mountain, only to find the view from the summit far from inspirational. The story centres on the relationship ...

 

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