The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (whole book)

The Alchemist was an okay book. It was a very simple story which made it a bit boring. The story is about a boy who goes on a journey to find his own personal legend. He sells his sheep, and set off on his quest, only to be robbed and lose everything he has. The boy starts a new life and finally, a year later, continues on his journey to find a treasure. One reason why i didn't like this book was that the main character wasn't developed enough. He didn't really have a personality. Another thing that added to this was the fact that he was always referred to by the author as "the boy". The protagonist's lack of persona makes it hard for the book to be very interesting, because it's hard to connect to him, but it also acts in a positive way. The lack of personality also allows the reader to focus more on the storyline. Overall, the book was not one that I would recommend.