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By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (Paperback)

by Paulo Coelho (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Perennial (May 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0060977264
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060977269
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 12.4 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 836,412 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A spiritual love story, 12 Sep 2000
By kriess@mega.co.za (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
This review is from: By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Wept (Paperback)
This is a book written for all romantics at heart. Paulo Coelho has written another superb novel based on the power of love, faith and hope. This book is inspirational, and pushes us to believe and learn to recognise the little miracles that appear to us each day. Dreams do take hard work, patience and a lot of tears, but the author teaches us never to loose hope. Paulo manages to move and inspire through this story. Excellent! It made me trust in love again!
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars For anyone who's ever been in love, 10 Aug 2003
By Carla Dee (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Wept (Paperback)
Though I did not find this as compelling as The Alchemist, the story of Pilar and her inner conflict with the notion of love highlights universal emotions which anyone who has ever been in love can relate to. Coelho's story-telling technique is simple in prose but conveys a deeper message which may at times be difficult to grasp. I think a re-read is always a good idea as there are subtleties in his message which may not be picked up on straight away. But this shouldn't put the reader off, as it is a relatively short story and easy to read. It is a story of hope, written intelligently by someone who seems to have figured out what a lot of us are trying to find answers for.
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars all love stories are the same, 25 Jul 2001
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I had never read Paulo Coelho before this, which I was given by a good friend (although she immediately borrowed it so she could read it again!) It's a very beautiful book with very much hope about love, but also exploring ideas about relationships with God, and coming alive again from a cynical and empty life (similar in this way to "Veronica Decides to Die") It related to so many area's of my life, and i think therein lies it's magic. I'd never read anything that touched me like this before. very, very beautiful.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction, disappointing story
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1.0 out of 5 stars Story lacks character depth, conflict and drama.
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