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Title: New age psuedo-wisdom - not for me
Review: I fail to understand the appeal of Paulo Coelho if By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept is typical of his work. The book purports to be a love story between a seminarian and an old friend - a college student - in the context of doubt, search for truth, following one's true calling etc. etc. etc.The issues raised and their resolutions are trite and presented in a manner that gives one no confidence in the author. Is he writing for money or fame? out of a misconception of his own wisdom?I suspect that when I first was out of college and reading psuedo-Tibetan drivel, I would have enjoyed this book; so I do understand that there is a place for this book. That place is not on my bookshelf.
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