Nach den Thread, was man gerade hört, kommt nun ein Thread zu dem, was man gerade liest.
Beim Musik-Thread stand, dass die Albumsangabe nicht fehlen sollte. Hier wäre eine Angabe über den Inhalt ganz gut, also ein Link zu Wikipedia oder zu den Bewertungen bei Amazon, damit jemand, der nicht vor hat das Buch zu lesen, eine ungefähre Vorstellung bekommt.

Also fang ich mal an:

Paul Watzlawick - Anleitung zum Unglücklichsein



Nach meiner ersten Einschätzung gehöre ich zu den Naturtalenten, die der Herr in seinem Buch erwähnt...

Link zum Bild in voller Größe

Rating: [XXXOO]

The Alchemist is no smooth read. Speaking in terms of the book it evolves the reader from lead to gold and tries to teach the philosophy of alchemists in a very simple manner. Coelho wants to awaken the passion in people, which don't much reflect on themselves, to pursue their dreams. The book is full of metaphors and worldly wisdom:
* Live your dreams (listen to your heart)
* don't fear what is beyond
* don't fear to give up what you have
* the way is never gonna be easy, although the universe conspires in helping you
The title could as well be: "How to be an Optimist"

Even though it has a beginning and an end, it feels kinda unfinished and "rocky". There could be a bit more of a beautiful story in between the teaching. Also, he explains that sometimes you have to believe in the impossible (turn yourself into wind) in order to achieve your goals. Well, guess weighing alternatives and their consequences would be a better approach.

I would definitely recommend it to people that Coelho supposed to read it (e.g., which have spent their whole lives in front of the TV). Optimists will know all that already


Keine Lust das noch auf Deutsch zu uebersetzen. Bin aber mal gespannt, was ihr ueber den Alchemisten sagt. Vor allem weil er ueberall so hoch gerated ist.
Ein paar andre Reviews gibts hier: http://www.shelfari.com/marcelb/shelf