Weird

I tried to think of a way to positively write about The Alchemist, but the truth is I don't really like this book. While it's interesting and has a good mix of adventure, romance, contemplation, etc., I can't get past the weirdness of the language. All the talk of the "Soul of the World" and the "Language of the World" is too new-agey for me, and it bugs me that Paulo Coehlo mixes biblical truths with that stuff and other religious jargon. He gives the side dishes of the gospel without the main course, Jesus, and that's just no good. I'm so sick of the postmodern "tolerance gospel" that seems to aim at keeping people comfortable rather than leading them to God and changing them into His image. Yeah, that's all I have to say. Maybe I'll have a change of heart after talking about it in class, but right now, I don't really like it.