At times the dialogue reads like a didactic religious tract; at other moments, small revelations of wisdom. Unfortunately, the former dominates and I'm not sure I'll get to the full text version as a result.

I didn't read the original novel, but I didn't find this an enjoyable graphic novel. The art is attractive but the dialogue is stiff and preachy.

A read for when the soul needs RESToration. I re-read this a couple of times a year, ever since I first picked it up in 2016.2018 ReviewWAKE UP AND REMEMBER WHO THE EFF YOU ARE! My heart and soul needed this wisdom. It did indeed, create a spiritual awakening within me. Self-worth, determination, and sprinkles of enlightenment will be bestowed upon those who are ready to dig deep within themselves for the messages contained within. Some people are visual learners and do best with no words, while...

After reading “The Alchemist: The Graphic Novel”, I still felt the same way as I did at the end of the regular “The Alchemist”. Both made me twirl my invisible beard and go “hmmmm”. But even after reading both books, I’m still not sure how to uncover the magic of “The Alchemist” that has made it an enduring classic since the late 80’s when the original was released. I blame my parable overload on Sunday school.And parable this puppy is. Loaded up with allegory and “lesson” stories from the Bible...

Meh. This was a disappointment. Since it was a graphic novel I somehow forced myself to complete it, but after a few pages I knew I didn't like it. It felt forced, disjointed and preachy. The art is mesmerising and I could look through it over and over, but the story was terrible.

What would you do to accomplish your dreams, especially if you knew they were attainable? This is exactly the delima facing a young shepherd boy named Santiago. His life started out as well taken care of member of a small family with good parents who wanted only the best for him. Even after his decision to become a lowly sheepherder over a more lucrative career is announced, his father still supports him completely. After an early morning dream one day leaves him questioning his choice he's led

Obviously, the Alchemist is about Alchemy. This is talking about spiritual alchemy. We each have a personal legend. How do we go about making that happen. Alchemy is taking a solid object, melting it into something else and it transforms so when it becomes a solid, it is something new. So, how do we take our life and change it. The book gives a story of what that might look like. Like any good spiritual story will relate, usually we go on a journey and end up back where we started. That is the w...

meh. was alright.i started reading this in april. it's november. 'nuff said.it says two stars means it's "ok". and that's all it was. but 2 out of 5 seems harsh for a book i didn't loath.absolutely loved the original novel, though.

Sometimes I cheat. Sometimes there's a book that I don't believe I'll enjoy but feel a great deal of cultural pressure to read anyway. I dodge and weave and smile and nod when people tell me that it is THE BEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN OH MY GOD HOW HAVE YOU NOT READ IT? And then voila, they adapt it into a graphic novel. This gives me all of the major ideas, flavors, and overall scope in just under an hour, which is far preferable to taking thrice that to discover that my gut feeling was right. It's k...

I read "The Alchemist" book about a year ago and then my daughter picked up the graphic novel from the library and read it in an hour and told me I should read it, she had also read the novel previously.So I read the graphic novel and I feel about it the same way I felt about the novel...I like it, but I do not love it. It is loaded with parables and bible references and nothing is really new and exciting, just a retelling of familiar Sunday school stories. Maybe I have had too much Sunday schoo...

It was okay for me. I kind of enjoyed it....a little. But for the most part, I'm just confused.

Originally posted on Just a Lil' LostThe bestselling book gets a graphic novel treatment with Ruiz & Sampere's take on Coelho's tale about an Andalusian shepherd boy who sells his sheep to travel to Egypt in search of a treasure buried by the Pyramids.Yes, I've heard so much about how life changing The Alchemist is, and I am sad to admit that I have not been able to get through the novel version. So I was interested to see if the graphic novel would be different. And different, it certainly was....

The Alchemist was the first audiobook I ever listened to. I recall this story was not only captivating but explored complex ideas with a simplest of story. Illustrator, Daniel Sampere’s work is just sublime and look forward to picking up other graphic novels including comic books he’s worked on. Derek Ruiz also did well in the adaptation of this best selling novel. Only at the middle of the story I felt the novel picking up, it’s not an instant pages turner, you’d give up on it the first couple

I had read The Alchemist before, in Spanish, a few years back, and I have to say I read at a good time in my life when, much as the book describes, I was in pursuit of my personal legend. So, when I saw there was a graphic novel adaptation of the book, I was very interested. I think the adaption by Derek Ruiz does a good job of bringing the novel to life for readers. The art by Daniel Sampere is well suited to the tale. The art is colorful, and it brings the setting of the tale to life. The grap...

It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.Wow, this book has been a wonderful read.The Alchemist has been on my to-read shelf for a while now. This book was indeed an inspiring and meaningful experience. The artwork is beautiful and the storyline is interesting.Listen to your heart.It knows all things, because it came from the soul of the world, and it will one day return there. It surprised me to notice that there were quite a few critical reviews for this book. But after f...

I decided to read the graphic novel before reading the novel for various reasons. The main one being, I wasn't too sure if I would make it through the book in it's entirity. I am glad I chose to do this. I don't believe that this story should have been turned into a graphic novel. It had very little action and was very theological. These two things make for uninteresting cells. I did like the art (even if the the genders where very similarily drawn), and the story was a good one. I found that th...

I have hated The Alchemist ever since I found it. But people do seem to like this book. I thought I might find what is to like in the graphic version. No. It is still a lot of nonsense. There is not a single concrete statement in the entire book. I am glad to say I still hate this book. This author annoys me to no end. Can I please give negative stars as my rating? The illustrations are nice though.

This graphic novel is so sexist. All the women are boobtastic and have the tiniest pieces of clothing clinging to their nubile bodies . . . oh, except the older ones, who are all ugly, of course. Most of the men are gross and ugly, too. I bought this book because I was teaching a class who were reading the regular version of the book. I have no idea who thought developmental readers would like The Alchemist and I'm disgusted I spent money on two different versions of it.

"My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer" the boy told the alchemist, "tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse that the suffering itself". No matter how many times I read this story (this was my third time, first time reading the graphic novel version), I take away with a new perspective and life lesson. No matter where you are in life, the reminders to be courageous and not allow fear to stop you, to follow your heart, to have faith, persevere, follow your dreams, take action...

I've never read the original, so was unsure what to expect. I didn't really think the story lent itself to the graphic medium, or at least the way that it was recounted here which I did not really connect with. It seemed a bit lightweight, as if the author wanted to say something profound, but ended up not really being able to get very deep, relying instead on a hodgepodge of well-worn religious and philosophical ideas, with an unhealthy dose of New Age gibberish. The book was not particularly i...