tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post2169599117163639884..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Paulo Coelho: The PilgrimageThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-47998573273625005002013-05-30T09:52:08.894+01:002013-05-30T09:52:08.894+01:00Very trixy guy... Gets subject he knows it would c...Very trixy guy... Gets subject he knows it would catch on people, his characters ask the same questions he knows people would normally ask in the created subject, turns left and right giving you nothing in return. He can't even use his imagination to create at least something original in the end... At the end of the book you realise you didnt receive any usefull information ... and for the ones that read a book "just to escape" than.... Tom and Jerry will give more satisfaction ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-50497907530018095412013-02-20T21:08:40.013+00:002013-02-20T21:08:40.013+00:00I share your views on Coelho.
I remember his acc...I share your views on Coelho. <br /><br />I remember his account of Mme Debril (I forget his name for her) in St Jean Pied de Port and I realised just how he converted experience into nonsense. It was all formulaic, and I think fake.<br /><br />I met Mme Debril in 1991, and I can see how he used his meeting which he converted into narrative. He is right however that she was an impossible character.<br /><br />I would be less kind than you in discussing Coelho.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835732216182273390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-90673091396692403422011-12-22T14:44:47.988+00:002011-12-22T14:44:47.988+00:00SW-Totally.Your personal and subjective opinion is...SW-Totally.Your personal and subjective opinion is why I'm here.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17096402329953310721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-30559908185287840362011-12-22T06:10:42.558+00:002011-12-22T06:10:42.558+00:00Thanks George, Herringbone and Karin for your comm...Thanks George, Herringbone and Karin for your comments! I'm really not trying to influence anyone here about whether to read Coelho or not - everyone must judge for themselves. He's massively popular all over the world, and obviously many, many people find inspiration and spiritual nourishment in his writings. I'm simple giving a very personal and subjective opinion here, based on reading only two of his books.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-50789519659830840922011-12-22T00:46:28.961+00:002011-12-22T00:46:28.961+00:00To begin with, I haven't read Coelho. Or I sh...To begin with, I haven't read Coelho. Or I should say I started, I believe, The Alchemist and just couldn't get into the thing. One thought I've had though, is it perhaps a cultural bent that I'm just not getting? Anytime I'm reading a translation and I don't "get" it, I wonder if it may have something to do with reading thru a filter if you will. I know the feel and flavor and sense I get reading Isabel Allende is very different than reading a North American author. There is just a whole different feel and flavor, and perhaps, in Coelho's case, we're not accustomed or adjusted to those flavorings? Almost like eating a cuisine we're not accustomed to. Just a thought. I think I may have to give him another try before I say a complete no thank you!ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998231466478015431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-39555839108994498972011-12-21T21:55:20.399+00:002011-12-21T21:55:20.399+00:00Hi,
I have a hard time critically judging things....Hi,<br /> I have a hard time critically judging things. I'm sure I've been influenced by something,somewhere along the line. I appreciate technical competence, but still go with feel. Those times I run into both is especially sweet. I think the passage is upbeat and positive.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17096402329953310721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-23979713903792356962011-12-21T21:13:10.971+00:002011-12-21T21:13:10.971+00:00Thanks for this informative post, Robert. I was t...Thanks for this informative post, Robert. I was thinking that I might read "The Pilgrimage" for its insights on the Camino. Having read your account, however, I may take a pass. Like you, I do like the passage that your quoted in the post.<br /><br />I've read a number of Camino books in the last few months and many fell below my expectations. Nancy Louise Frey's study, "Pilgrim Stories," suggest that many embark upon the Camino for egotistical purposes—to write a book or to position themselves for claims of special insight. Who knows? As your experience has shown, however, one is likely to encounter charlatans in sacred places.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.com