Paulo Coelho - El Zahir/ the Zahir

Pros: Nicely written book and deep with it.
Cons: Pretentious twaddle.

It’s not a terribly good sign when the book you finished reading a scant few days ago is already a bit of a distant blur. Brazilian author Paulo Coelho’s The Zahir is named after an Islamic concept. A Zahir is a thing or person that becomes an ...

Pros: Mysterious yet spiritual novel about an open marriage gone wrong.
Cons: Affairs and open marriages are treated without judgement but positively spinned.

It takes a special book for me to read halfway. I don't like to read but sometimes if I take the time to pick out something, I will more often than not enjoy it and then will actually read the whole book. It is also very special when I review a book on ...