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Title: The Valkyries by Paulo Coelho ISBN: 0-06-251334-6 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 11 September, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.43 (30 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Hokey Tale or Spirutual Guide
Comment: This is the first Coelho novel I've read. I had been meaning to pick up the Alchemist, but during a flight from Toronto to Seattle a friend on the plane loaned me this book. It is an easy read (I was done the book before we landed), but I think I may have gotten more out of it if I hadn't sped through it so quickly. The book is a mystical and spiritual journey of a man who heads into the Mojave desert with his wife in search of an answer - how does one talk to and see their gaurdian angel. Sounds weird - right? Well I thought so too. I kept changing my mind as to whether I thought this whole book was a bunch of gobley-gook to thinking that perhaps this could be real. I remember having the same mixed feelings while reading the Celestine Prophecy. But, I wasn't quite hooked by this book - after finishing the book, I can't say that it has had any sort of lasting effect on me that I've been told it has had on others. I'd like to think I read it with an open mind (which is definitely required) but, as I said before, perhaps I just sped through it too quickly not giving enough thought to some of the ideas being presented before me. So...do I think this is a Hokey Tale or a Spirtual Guide?....I think I'll need to read this book again to decide. All in all - this book is worth the read - read it and decide for yourself.
Rating: 2
Summary: A Confusing Voyage
Comment: There are two reasons why I chose this book to read. Reason number one is because Paulo Coelho wrote it, and I became a fan of his work when I read "The Alchemist." The second reason is because I first heard of the Valkyries on a televison show. I had hoped to sit down to a reading of immense enjoyment. I was disappointed.
I believe in order to fully understand and enjoy "The Valkyries", you must be on a different level of spiritual enlightment and be open to strange expressions of faith and of hope and of love. Paulo writes of his experiences in the Mojave Desert searching for his angel through first a young man and then leather wearing, biker running women. Will you find love, faith, and hope with these types of elements? I have no idea. For each person, I suppose it is different.
For me this novel left unexplainable ideals. I wanted more of a description of the channeling, the rituals. What were they feeling? Describe what the second mind is in more detail. Is it the conscious, is it deeper, did I miss the description all together? I didn't find it fullfilling, and I was extremely disappointed.
I will add this, the "The Valkyries" is a true story according to Paulo Coelho. He admits to adding two fictional details in his accounts, but overall it is a true story. If you like to read about soul searching journies, this will do it.
Joy.
Rating: 4
Summary: Simple, But Not at All Bad
Comment: This is my first Coelho book that I have read recommended to me by a friend. It is a simple book to read, so you'll get done with it fast. Although it is not the best book I have read, it is without a doubt, the most inspiring book.
This book is about Paulo trying to converse with his angel. He brings his wife, Chris, along so that he's not alone basically. But soon Chris starts getting more interested and wants to become more interactive, especially when Paulo discovers the Valkyries--women who ride on motorcycles and preach about angels. The Valkyries is just what Paulo needs because they are the ones that can help him see his angel.
This is a book where you need an open mind. It is a book that a fifth grader can read, but perhaps not understand as well as a high schooler might. Either way, this book is good and I would recommend it to those with open minds and who are in need of something settling to read. A simple book, but not bad at all.
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Title: The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho ISBN: 006251279X Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho ISBN: 0060930136 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Warrior of the Light : A Manual by Paulo Coelho ISBN: 0060527978 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 18 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho ISBN: 0060977264 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 07 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho ISBN: 0060955775 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 08 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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