Pros: Interesting take on what is 'normal' and what is our identity. Cons: None really.
‘Veronika Decides to Die’ is an interesting book about a young girl of 24 who decides she has nothing to live for. This is the first book of author Paulo Coelho that I have read and I would definitely like to read his most talked about ...
Pros: a quick, easy read
Cons: unsympathetic self-absorbed characters; didactic
Young, healthy and attractive, Veronika has nevertheless decided to end her life. However, not all goes according to plan, for she wakes up from an overdose of sleeping pills to find herself very much alive and in Villete, the infamous mental hospital ...
Pros: Insightful and fascinating tale of life and death Cons: Short novel that could have been expanded
*Author* Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil and has become on of the most widely read authors in the world today. He is renowned for his novel "The Alchemist", and is the recipient of numerous international awards. Paulo Coelho was confined to a ...
Pros: Makes you realise that your existance is a choice that we all make. Cons: Very intense.
I decided to read Veronica decides to die when I read its introductory note at the end of Paulo’s another book, The Valkyries. Turning one Page over the other, I will not say that I don’t know when it started and when it ended, because every single...
Pros: A wonderful story, in Paolo Coelho's style Cons: Nothing new...it's Paolo Coelho: love it or hate it!
Who never dreamed of understanding Paolo Coelho...
Since the Alchemist, the Brazilian author told us some stories more fantastic ones than the others. The reader usually enjoys following the characters in their "legend". And yet, number...
This was my first Coehlo book, but I immediately read three others by him because I was so impressed with his writing. Veronika Decides to Die is my favorite, for a number of reasons, primarily because he has created a heroine as unforgettable as Lily...
Pros: Understandable, good for beginner Cons: Not too deep and meaningful
Veronika waits until the death comes. The chemical compound goes in to the body, to the heart in her blood spines...Veronica Decides to Die is a novel of Paulo Coelho about a girl who has given up her life and want to die. She attempted suicide ...
Guessable plot, still a lovely read by noratriepke ,Mar 28 '07
Pros: Great tale of self-discovery Cons: Guessable ending
I guessed where it was going about 50 pages in. But like most Coelho books, it's a touching exploration of a person's life, it's twists and turns, and it's ultimate discovery of happiness and contentment.
Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything - youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing ...More at HotBookSale
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