The end result is a book that reads at a slow and steady pace it wasn’t unenjoyable, but it wasn’t a book I looked forward to delving back into each time I picked it back up. While the plot is interesting enough – Coelho’s horrific saga in South America is particularly compelling – the writing and the lack of strong or well-developed side characters leave something to be desired. One year later, he dropped out and lived life as a hippie. But perhaps this is the very problem with Hippie: that it does not quite live up to the captivating tone its predecessor set, and that, at the same time, it doesn’t truly feel like Coelho’s own personal story – in fact, the third-person narration somehow distances the reader from both the characters and the author himself. At his parents wishes, Coelho enrolled in law school and abandoned his dream of becoming a writer. I found the fable-like tone of The Alchemist enchanting, and I was eager to see how Coelho would implement his gifts to tell his own story through a unique third-person narration.

Through the inevitable relationship, the pair develops on the journey, each begins to make new revelations about themselves, their fellow travelers, and the world around them.Īdmittedly, I had high expectations for Coelho’s latest creation. Together, Paulo, and Karla board the Magic Bus, a hippie excursion stretching from Amsterdam to Kathmandu. Hippie by Paulo Coelho Country of Origin or Manufacture or Assembly, India Common or Generic Name of the commodity, General Fiction Terms & Conditions. If you are not spiritual you may find the stories far-fetched. Coelho tells stories of destiny, divine timing, and takes his readers on a spiritual journey. In Dam Square, Paulo encounters a young Dutch woman named Karla who has been waiting for a companion to accompany her on a transformative journey. Paulo Coelho, Hippie Similar to The Alchemist, Hippie is a coming-of-age novel that writes about a shared human experience: the quest to find oneself.

Written in the third person, we follow the story of Paulo, a young Brazilian man whose dreams of self-exploration and becoming a writer have led him to travels around South America and, eventually, Europe. From the writer of the beloved tale The Alchemist comes a biographical account of personal transformation and global adventure during the hippie-filled 70s.

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