sirinrob Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I read this as part of my 'Round the World' reading challenge. The novel is set in Ireland, and concerns the search for knowledge by a young woman, Brida. She obtains guidance from a two teachers, but has to find out much for herself. The plot has some interesting twists and is well written. The author tells the story in his consummate manner. Their are many spiritual concepts in the novel, many of which I had come across before. Some were presented in a form that was quite revealing and thought provoking. I enjoyed this very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brida Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Glad to see other people enjoying Paulo's work And I'm also glad because you've mentioned it being well written,because most people who diss him say how his style of writing is very simple,and make it sound like a bad thing.Well,we all have different tastes What I also liked about Brida was how,like most of Paulo's books,it's a bit like a fairytale,but still realistic.Realistic characters wanting to live in a specific,almost fairy tale-like world.Ok,I'm getting too emotional here,lol,so I'll stop now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I'm intrigued by this one, and have nearly bought it many times. I've only read one book by Paulo Coelho before (Veronika Decides to Die), and I really liked that one, so might have to pay a trip to the library for this one now:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I'm glad this book is good, I've got this and some of his others on my TBR shelf, I will have to bump it up higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I have only read the Alchemist which I really enjoyed, so I may give this one a go too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brida Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I highly recomend it,especially if you've already read something else by Paulo Coelho and enjoyed it It's an easy read,and I especially loved the ending The story is rather romantic imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 What I also liked about Brida was how,like most of Paulo's books,it's a bit like a fairytale,but still realistic.Realistic characters wanting to live in a specific,almost fairy tale-like world. Indeed, very nice mix of fantasy kind of elements and realism. I liked Brida, too. I got it as a present last Christmas and read it pretty fast. Like said, it's an easy read, very enjoyable. Still it gave me something to think about, the themes kind of touched me. And hey, I've always been secretly into all that magic and witchcraft stuff, so no wonder I liked the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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