I got to ride the bus today, which means I finally finished Paulo Coelho’s THE ALCHEMIST. A very fun little spiritual candy read…I thoroughly enjoyed it. It fit right in line with books like TUESDAY’s WITH MORRIE or CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD – the sort of thing it does me good to pick up once or three times a year just for a dollop of perspective.
Anyway, this is all allegory, a story of a young man’s journey, and an easy read that’s probably an hour or two at most in one sitting.
It has a little bit of Christian overtone, but not so much I found it offensive. I actually really enjoyed it.
I also chose a special treat – to hang out in the Seattle Library (the one downtown) for a few hours this afternoon, where I did writerly things like copyediting.