The Alchemist

I bought this book years ago, intending to read it on the wish of someone wise that I had sold a car too. He had a lot of money and was buying our most expensive truck on the lot in cash. I asked him for a book recommendation and he gave me this one. it's 4 years later after purchasing the book that I finally sat down to read this book. I read the whole thing in a day it was so good. I am so incredibly grateful for the light of this book. The Gold it was hiding for me, I could honestly cry. in fact I did. Time to come home.

I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, it has some deep messages but I really hate the storytelling and all the misticism and alchemy stuff. I personally hate books where it is unclear if it's a realistic story or a fantasy one so I'm conflicted on the rating... the content is good but the container is bad

The Alchemist is a mesmerizing story about a young shepherd named Santiago and his heroes journey to find his long waited treasure. Santiago keeps on having a recurring dream about a hidden treasure somewhere in Egypt, as a result he decides to travel there in hopes of finding this treasure. Santiago travels great distances and encounters many conflicts on his journey to find the hidden treasure, however this doesn't stop him from continuing. Santiago is curious to find this treasure which keeps him striving forward and is willing to do whatever it takes to reach it. Little does he know that the ultimate treasure is actually right besides him and he doesn't even realize it. This book can be worthwhile for high school students to read given that Santiago had to make many decision while on his journey that would impact his future. High school student are constantly making decisions whether it's selecting their group of friends to deciding to give up on work. This book provides a better insight on how important it is for a person to make a decision that not only will help themselves, but can help others. A person should tale risks that will lead to a bigger outcome, life is about adventuring and making life for yourself better. The only way you will enlighten your life is by doing what you want to do, and making choices that will help you out and not let "faith" take over your life.